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Nessa Rose · September 29th, 2005, 07:21 PM

Hi I just hired out this microhone thinking that it was directional. When i plugged it into my camera it just sounds highly omnidirectional. i stood a very far distance behind it and whispered and it picked it up. Was i given the wrong microphone or is this right?

Nessa Rose · September 29th, 2005, 07:30 PM

Hi
I looked closer at the microphone it is a me66. The pick-up pattern is just so bad!!! I mounted it onto my camera and it is picking up every little noise, its worse than the microphone that came with my pd-150. i hope im doing something wrong

Douglas Spotted Eagle · September 29th, 2005, 07:39 PM

Are you using this indoors? Outdoors? This is a fairly hot mic, but it also is a noisy mic, plus being indoors will only serve to amplify what's happening around it.
You likely need a good hyper cardiod for indoor work, if that indeed is what you're doing.

Laurence Kingston · September 29th, 2005, 07:48 PM

It sounds like you may not have changed the level and might be overdriving the limiter which is probably still set for the softer mic.

Nessa Rose · September 29th, 2005, 09:01 PM

I've turned off the agc and I've played with the audio levels. This has helped a bit, and probably the best i will get it. I was hoping to use it indoors in a controlled environment (as much as things can be controlled) I jus had no idea how sensitive it was. picking up sounds of the zoom function etc. It will teach me to reseach my microphones better before hiring them
thanks for the replies

September 29th, 2005, 07:21 PM	#1
Nessa Rose New Boot Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 8	Sennheiser ME66 Hi I just hired out this microhone thinking that it was directional. When i plugged it into my camera it just sounds highly omnidirectional. i stood a very far distance behind it and whispered and it picked it up. Was i given the wrong microphone or is this right? __________________ http://www.screennetwork.com.au

September 29th, 2005, 07:30 PM	#2
Nessa Rose New Boot Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 8	Hi I looked closer at the microphone it is a me66. The pick-up pattern is just so bad!!! I mounted it onto my camera and it is picking up every little noise, its worse than the microphone that came with my pd-150. i hope im doing something wrong __________________ http://www.screennetwork.com.au

September 29th, 2005, 07:39 PM	#3
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	Are you using this indoors? Outdoors? This is a fairly hot mic, but it also is a noisy mic, plus being indoors will only serve to amplify what's happening around it. You likely need a good hyper cardiod for indoor work, if that indeed is what you're doing. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

September 29th, 2005, 09:01 PM	#5
Nessa Rose New Boot Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 8	I've turned off the agc and I've played with the audio levels. This has helped a bit, and probably the best i will get it. I was hoping to use it indoors in a controlled environment (as much as things can be controlled) I jus had no idea how sensitive it was. picking up sounds of the zoom function etc. It will teach me to reseach my microphones better before hiring them thanks for the replies __________________ http://www.screennetwork.com.au

September 29th, 2005, 07:48 PM	#4
Laurence Kingston Major Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Clermont, FL. Posts: 941	It sounds like you may not have changed the level and might be overdriving the limiter which is probably still set for the softer mic.