Sennheiser MKE 300 Shotgun Microphone WITH HDR-FX1 - HISS AND LOW LEVELS.

just wondering if anyone has this mic and is experiencing low levels and a hiss sound...

if not i must have got a bad one...

thanks

joel

I have had a similar problem, but I think it had to do with the Beachtek box I was using. Has anyone else experienced this?

I've got it for my hd1, but the only time I encounter a hiss is when the battery is low, that's about it. The red indicator light flashes when you turn it on, and I usually do a test record and play back the audio to see if it sounds decent, if I hear the hiss, time to swap the battery. Other than that, the mic is ok.

well i returned it and got a RODE video mic... super pleased so far.


joel

I've found that putting the audio to auto tends to make it really quiet. As in -30dB... At least it's been nice and clean for me so I can boost it as much as necessary.