Lavalier Mics for video

[Nikolay Nikolov]

Hello folks! I have my fully equiped voice over studio and i have a lot of experience with studio mics, but this is not the case with the lavalier microphones.
So i need some tips from guys who have done PRO video job about lav mics.My question is which type is better ? omni or cardioid?
I know good models like Sennheiser MKE 2 gold, Sanken cos 11 d, DPA descreet ,so any sudgestion is wellcome.
Again i am intersted in thruly PRO sound , not cheap crap alternatives.

 

[Angelboy]

My mate, a professional cameraman, always used a sennheiser g3 system. Don't know what he uses today.

 

[paul.w]

Have a look at the rode filmmaker kit, I've used it, and it's a great bit of kit.

 

[Chappers]

What make of mikes do you use in your VO studio. Sometimes it's a good idea to stick with particular make. I've used Sennheisers, ( all wireless) and have not been disappoint with the results. The lavs you list are all omni directional which, without doing more research, I think most lavs are.

In a studio you've got more control of the environment, so stray noises shouldn't be to much of a problem. Location recording can throw up different problems

 

[itsdavedotnet]

the sennheiser G3s are the goto standard ENG setup, though for wireless most professional sound recordists seem to use Lectro systems.

As for the capsule itself, a colleague spent a huge amount of time debating the minutae of differences between the tram and DPAs. Both are miles ahead of the standard one sennheiser etc supply

 

[Kei]

Standard studio lavalier mic in the broadcast industry is the sony ECM-77B but this is probably way beyond sensible in terms of cost. Rhode, sennheiser and audio technica make better budget alternatives.

In the field, a variety of kit is used from DPA cardioid (stadiums primarily) to handheld beyer M58 hyper cardioid and sennheiser ME-66.

 

[Nikolay Nikolov]

About question for my VO studio setup, i use Sennheiser 416 shotgun mic and also Neumann 103 a studio condenser. I have a vocal booth but for video recordings i dont have threated room, so thats why i ask for ideas.
for lav mics. Maybe cardiod lav will be better insted of omni. I have some cheap Sennheiser lav (ME2 ) but sound is terrible and a lot of poping noise from clothes. I will check info about sony and maybe DPA.

 

[Chappers]

Noise from clothing is a major concern with lav mics. When I do audio for video I use a vocal booth and an SL150 mic. (Not the ultimate but good quality for the money ) Although of late I've started to use the lav mic, just for ease of set up, but again clothing ( and hair) noises can be annoying.. Without the vocal booth the lav sound poor, but that's due to room effect not the lav, although I do find it a bit base rich. But that can be eq'd out