RØDE PinMic Song at DVinfo.net

Chad Johnson · January 20th, 2011, 02:40 PM

Well here it is. With no prompting from Rode I decided to make this song/video for the heck of it because business is slow and I have a lot of time on my hands this month.

Drums by Justin Hoopes. Everything else by Chad Johnson.

So I got myself this thing called a “PinMic” from Rode Microphones. It’s a kind of lavalier that is less visible than your typical lavalier because the cables go behind your clothes, and the capsule just sits on your shirt or jacket looking like a button or something. I thought they sounded pretty good, so on a lark I decided to record a whole song using only the Rode PinMic (for most tracks), the Lavalier (on lead guitar and kick drum) and their Hs1 headset mic (on backing vocals). It was an exercise to show that used the right way, you can get a great recording without using the traditional high priced studio mics that are the norm. Not that I would really choose a PinMic to use in the studio, but it does show that it’s a pretty decent mic. I think it’s hecka tight.

Andrew Smith · January 20th, 2011, 10:07 PM

Awesome.

Couldn't help myself but leave a voicemail message for Craig at Rode. He'll get a real kick out of it.

Andrew

Chad Johnson · January 20th, 2011, 10:30 PM

Cool Andrew!

Andrew Smith · January 21st, 2011, 12:39 AM

Hopefully they might even reward you with whatever Rode mics you don't own yet. :-P

Andrew

Ray Barber · January 21st, 2011, 12:47 AM

Hopefully they might even reward you with whatever Rode mics you don't own yet.

Not to mention a Grammy. That was excellent.

Paul Cronin · January 21st, 2011, 09:21 AM

WOW! Chad that was fantastic.

Rob Katz · January 21st, 2011, 10:39 AM

chad-

very well done

please take a well earned bow.

(shot w/your ex1?)

be well

rob

Renton Maclachlan · January 21st, 2011, 12:17 PM

Yeah, excellent. Are you in Rode pay? :-)

Chad Johnson · January 21st, 2011, 01:55 PM

Thanks guys!

Andrew it would be nice to get my pick of mics. I hinted to Scott Emerton about the NT2000, and I think he'll send me one. If you want to put in a word for me for a matched pair that would be awesome!

Rob, yes the video was shot with my EX1, and edited in FCP and Apple Motion. Some tracks I recorded then lip synced on video, or play synced. The Lead guitar, Xylophone, shaker, & drums were recorded into Cubase & on camera at the same time, so what you see is what you hear. The lead track was take 6, as it's hard to get the whole thing all the way through with no mistakes. Drums were in 3 takes mixed together. After that my girlfriend was pissed and I had to stop and clean up.

Renton, I don't know what being "in Rode Pay" is but if there were some way I could work for Rode for actual money that would be a dream come true. My Girlfriend is tired of me cluttering up the house recording drums with PinMics and having lights and cameras everywhere, so she says it's OK for me to move to Australia and send my checks home. She didn't mention anything about missing me...

This was really just a work of pleasure for me. I'd record one or two tracks on a weekend, then forget about it and kept going like that until it was done. I have my own "regular" songs that I may do a video for eventually, but I enjoy making jingles and doing stuff with a comedic edge. I figure that will go further than a 44 year old trying to break into pop music! Ha. I do have a number about how Autotune is Satan, but I don't think Anteres would appreciate that one. Ha ha.

Here's that song if anyone is interested: Sexy Satan (Autotune) Chad Johnson at HumboldtMusic.com

Cheers

Jonathan Bufkin · January 21st, 2011, 03:40 PM

What a great mic for events. Thanks for mentioning!

Jon Fairhurst · January 21st, 2011, 04:03 PM

That was awesome!

I was expecting a solo voice and guitar like you've done in some other reviews here. Those are way fun, but this was over the top. Love it!

Reed Gidez · January 21st, 2011, 04:30 PM

Well done Chad!

You can tell the fine folks at Rode that your video sold me on TWO pin mics!

Chad Johnson · January 21st, 2011, 04:41 PM

Thanks Reed. And good on you for getting a couple! I honestly have not used my Sanken COS11D since I got my Lavalier/pinmics. The sound is really balanced IMO. Clear without being harsh, and full without being muddy.

Simon Denny · January 22nd, 2011, 05:57 AM

Cool video and song. I have been trying to purchase a pin mike here in Sydney and do you think I can find one. Who is distributing these in Sydney?

Andrew Smith · January 22nd, 2011, 08:47 AM

I don't know about Sydney, but videoguys.com.au in Melbourne should have them.

Andrew

January 20th, 2011, 02:40 PM	#1
Chad Johnson Major Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Arcata, Ca Posts: 750	RØDE PinMic Song Well here it is. With no prompting from Rode I decided to make this song/video for the heck of it because business is slow and I have a lot of time on my hands this month. RØDE PinMic Song on Vimeo Drums by Justin Hoopes. Everything else by Chad Johnson. So I got myself this thing called a “PinMic” from Rode Microphones. It’s a kind of lavalier that is less visible than your typical lavalier because the cables go behind your clothes, and the capsule just sits on your shirt or jacket looking like a button or something. I thought they sounded pretty good, so on a lark I decided to record a whole song using only the Rode PinMic (for most tracks), the Lavalier (on lead guitar and kick drum) and their Hs1 headset mic (on backing vocals). It was an exercise to show that used the right way, you can get a great recording without using the traditional high priced studio mics that are the norm. Not that I would really choose a PinMic to use in the studio, but it does show that it’s a pretty decent mic. I think it’s hecka tight. __________________ My Work: http://www.youtube.com/ChadWork1 Sony FS5 :: Panasonic GH4 :: Sony PMW-EX1 :: FCPx :: AT4053b :: Rode NTG-3,

January 20th, 2011, 10:30 PM	#3
Chad Johnson Major Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Arcata, Ca Posts: 750	Cool Andrew! __________________ My Work: http://www.youtube.com/ChadWork1 Sony FS5 :: Panasonic GH4 :: Sony PMW-EX1 :: FCPx :: AT4053b :: Rode NTG-3,

January 21st, 2011, 12:47 AM	#5
Ray Barber Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UK Posts: 103	Hopefully they might even reward you with whatever Rode mics you don't own yet. Not to mention a Grammy. That was excellent. __________________ Six out of seven dwarves are not Happy

January 21st, 2011, 09:21 AM	#6
Paul Cronin Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 4,048	WOW! Chad that was fantastic. __________________ Paul Cronin www.paulcroninstudios.com

January 21st, 2011, 01:55 PM	#9
Chad Johnson Major Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Arcata, Ca Posts: 750	Thanks guys! Andrew it would be nice to get my pick of mics. I hinted to Scott Emerton about the NT2000, and I think he'll send me one. If you want to put in a word for me for a matched pair that would be awesome! Rob, yes the video was shot with my EX1, and edited in FCP and Apple Motion. Some tracks I recorded then lip synced on video, or play synced. The Lead guitar, Xylophone, shaker, & drums were recorded into Cubase & on camera at the same time, so what you see is what you hear. The lead track was take 6, as it's hard to get the whole thing all the way through with no mistakes. Drums were in 3 takes mixed together. After that my girlfriend was pissed and I had to stop and clean up. Renton, I don't know what being "in Rode Pay" is but if there were some way I could work for Rode for actual money that would be a dream come true. My Girlfriend is tired of me cluttering up the house recording drums with PinMics and having lights and cameras everywhere, so she says it's OK for me to move to Australia and send my checks home. She didn't mention anything about missing me... This was really just a work of pleasure for me. I'd record one or two tracks on a weekend, then forget about it and kept going like that until it was done. I have my own "regular" songs that I may do a video for eventually, but I enjoy making jingles and doing stuff with a comedic edge. I figure that will go further than a 44 year old trying to break into pop music! Ha. I do have a number about how Autotune is Satan, but I don't think Anteres would appreciate that one. Ha ha. Here's that song if anyone is interested: Sexy Satan (Autotune) Chad Johnson at HumboldtMusic.com Cheers __________________ My Work: http://www.youtube.com/ChadWork1 Sony FS5 :: Panasonic GH4 :: Sony PMW-EX1 :: FCPx :: AT4053b :: Rode NTG-3, Last edited by Chad Johnson; January 22nd, 2011 at 12:41 PM.

January 20th, 2011, 10:07 PM	#2
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,064	Awesome. Couldn't help myself but leave a voicemail message for Craig at Rode. He'll get a real kick out of it. Andrew

January 21st, 2011, 12:39 AM	#4
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,064	Hopefully they might even reward you with whatever Rode mics you don't own yet. :-P Andrew

January 21st, 2011, 10:39 AM	#7
Rob Katz Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: new york city, new york Posts: 594	chad- very well done please take a well earned bow. (shot w/your ex1?) be well rob

January 21st, 2011, 12:17 PM	#8
Renton Maclachlan Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,180	Yeah, excellent. Are you in Rode pay? :-)

January 21st, 2011, 03:40 PM	#10
Jonathan Bufkin Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 253	What a great mic for events. Thanks for mentioning! __________________ Jon Bufkin focalpointcinematic.com

January 21st, 2011, 04:03 PM	#11
Jon Fairhurst Inner Circle Join Date: May 2006 Location: Camas, WA, USA Posts: 5,513	That was awesome! I was expecting a solo voice and guitar like you've done in some other reviews here. Those are way fun, but this was over the top. Love it! __________________ Jon Fairhurst

January 21st, 2011, 04:30 PM	#12
Reed Gidez Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Oradell, New Jersey Posts: 283	Well done Chad! You can tell the fine folks at Rode that your video sold me on TWO pin mics! __________________ Reed Gidez

January 21st, 2011, 04:41 PM	#13
Chad Johnson Major Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Arcata, Ca Posts: 750	Thanks Reed. And good on you for getting a couple! I honestly have not used my Sanken COS11D since I got my Lavalier/pinmics. The sound is really balanced IMO. Clear without being harsh, and full without being muddy. __________________ My Work: http://www.youtube.com/ChadWork1 Sony FS5 :: Panasonic GH4 :: Sony PMW-EX1 :: FCPx :: AT4053b :: Rode NTG-3,

January 22nd, 2011, 05:57 AM	#14
Simon Denny Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,409	Cool video and song. I have been trying to purchase a pin mike here in Sydney and do you think I can find one. Who is distributing these in Sydney?

January 22nd, 2011, 08:47 AM	#15
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,064	I don't know about Sydney, but videoguys.com.au in Melbourne should have them. Andrew