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Amos Kim · July 1st, 2009, 03:32 AM

I'm looking for the best hypercard to complement a rode ntg-3 for narrative work. I do have a oktava mk012 available. Anybody have other suggestions?

Steve House · July 1st, 2009, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Amos Kim

I'm looking for the best hypercard to complement a rode ntg-3 for narrative work. I do have a oktava mk012 available. Anybody have other suggestions?

Audio Technica AT4053b, AKG Blueline Series SE300/CK93 combo, AKG ULS Series C480/CK63 combo, Sennheiser MKH8050, Sanken CS-3e, and the industry standard Schoeps CMC641.

Amos Kim · July 1st, 2009, 03:42 PM

anyone know how a rode nt3 hyper compares to oktava mk012? thanks

Alex Donkle · July 1st, 2009, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Amos Kim

anyone know how a rode nt3 hyper compares to oktava mk012? thanks

I don't know about sound quality, but it's significantly heavier than the oktava and most hypers, so I wouldn't recommend it if you're booming it.

Robert Morane · July 1st, 2009, 07:04 PM

the sound is superb (NT3) and it is a bit heavy but manageable.

Michael Wisniewski · July 1st, 2009, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Amos Kim

anyone know how a rode nt3 hyper compares to oktava mk012? thanks

To my ears, the sound from the Rode NT3 hyper is much more rich and dynamic than the Oktava. Plus it's more resistant to handling noise. So personally, I'll use the Rode NT3 hyper any day over the Oktava. In fact, I'll use the NT3 over the AT4053a. The trade off is the size/weight of the NT3 hyper.

Usually, mics from the same manufacturer match better, so the NT3/NTG-3 combo might work quite well.

Ty Ford · July 3rd, 2009, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert Morane

the sound is superb (NT3) and it is a bit heavy but manageable.

Superb? We obviously have different different definitions of the word.

A Schoeps cmc641; that's about as superb as you get.

Regards,

Ty Ford

Dana Love · July 8th, 2009, 03:32 PM

At ten times the price, I hope the Schoeps is better than the Rode.

At half the price, the Rode produces a sound more compatible to the NTG-2 than the Oktava.

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Amos Kim Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 335	best hypercardiod for indoors I'm looking for the best hypercard to complement a rode ntg-3 for narrative work. I do have a oktava mk012 available. Anybody have other suggestions?

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Robert Morane Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 267	the sound is superb (NT3) and it is a bit heavy but manageable. __________________ Measure twice, cut once!

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Amos Kim Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 335	anyone know how a rode nt3 hyper compares to oktava mk012? thanks

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Dana Love Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chesterfield, VA Posts: 63	At ten times the price, I hope the Schoeps is better than the Rode. At half the price, the Rode produces a sound more compatible to the NTG-2 than the Oktava.