Modmic instead of a Lavalier?

[TheGhzGuy]

Hello all,

I'm in the process of putting together all the parts for a Youtube channel (Camera, Lighting, Audio, etc) and I'm haveing a hard time decideing on the mic. There's a few good, reletivly cheap lavalier mics, there's the Antlion Modmic 4.0, or I could use a condenser mic and have it on top of the camera, out of sight. Please let me know of any other options. Thanks!

[X1XNobleX1X]

Hello all,

I'm in the process of putting together all the parts for a Youtube channel (Camera, Lighting, Audio, etc) and I'm haveing a hard time decideing on the mic. There's a few good, reletivly cheap lavalier mics, there's the Antlion Modmic 4.0, or I could use a condenser mic and have it on top of the camera, out of sight. Please let me know of any other options. Thanks!

 

A bit off topic, for what you want.

 

Do you actually want to spend money on all that equipment, with a chance of not succeeding.

 

Youtube takes hardwork and dedication to do.

[Elfuego]

I grabbed a Rode SmartLav and was really impressed with the quality out of the box. Its a bit annoying to sync the audio up but even so for the price its excellent.

[Silverer]

I post this whenever I see a modmic 4 mentioned.

Good mic, I have a small bit of auto noise reduction in my realtek drivers but otherwise this is what it sounds like unedited at maximum bitrate in windows. https://soundcloud.com/silvererer/modmic-4-unidirectional-audio-quality-for-ltt

 

Microphone placement 1cm away from face over the corner of the mouth.

[TheGhzGuy]

A bit off topic, for what you want.

 

Do you actually want to spend money on all that equipment, with a chance of not succeeding.

 

Youtube takes hardwork and dedication to do.

Well didn't everyone have to spend money to start their Youtube channel?

[TheGhzGuy]

I post this whenever I see a modmic 4 mentioned.

Good mic, I have a small bit of auto noise reduction in my realtek drivers but otherwise this is what it sounds like unedited at maximum bitrate in windows. https://soundcloud.com/silvererer/modmic-4-unidirectional-audio-quality-for-ltt

 

Microphone placement 1cm away from face over the corner of the mouth.

Awesome! Thanks for the audio sample, it's very helpful!

[TheGhzGuy]

I grabbed a Rode SmartLav and was really impressed with the quality out of the box. Its a bit annoying to sync the audio up but even so for the price its excellent.

That was another I was looking at.

[Elfuego]

That was another I was looking at.

 

I would say its 85% as good as the Sennheiser wireless LAVs we use at work for presentations.

[TheGhzGuy]

I would say its 85% as good as the Sennheiser wireless LAVs we use at work for presentations.

For about 10% of the price

[Elfuego]

For about 10% of the price

 

I paid nearer 5%... (£38.99 with promo code I had lying around) vs £700 for the sennheisers.

[TheGhzGuy]

I paid nearer 5%... (£38.99 with promo code I had lying around) vs £700 for the sennheisers.

Nice!

[X1XNobleX1X]

Well didn't everyone have to spend money to start their Youtube channel?

No many did actually.

[TheGhzGuy]

No many did actually.

Such as?

[ShearMe]

Ultimately which mic you choose matters less than how much effort you put into proper set up. A 10 dollar clip-on can be made to sound great with enough tweaking.

[Jboss]

Not all YouTubers spent money doing it, people just did it for fun and it became a thing. Then when it gets all professional is where you need proper equipment.