3:46 feels so relieving, after hearing from off axis! And thanks for one more great review Curtis. As I always say, you are the gold standard of audio gear review.
Hi Curtis, First of all thank you for your wonderful videos. We are doing book readings in our channel, sometimes using Rode NT-USB mini and sometimes Zoom h1n. We have a big big problem - mouth sounds (lip smacks, saliva crackle and mouth clicks). Currently, we remove those manually and that's a lot of work, as the readings are sometimes too lengthy. The DeClicker honestly makes not much difference, same is with the pop filter (although I'm not sure if its supposed for that). I know that first of, the voice artist is trained to avoid all that, but my question is, is there any microphone that will work best for us? Maybe we should not use something that closer to the reader and try shotgun mic? Or are there mics which are ignoring that type of sounds? We will be very grateful for an advice!
Working at more distance can help. Also make sure the voice artist is well hydrated an hour before the recording starts, that seems to help. And avoid coffee before recording.
Awesome comparison- I just got both of these last week and really like the Skylight. The Limelight left a bit to be desired, but maybe I need to tweak it more 🤔 (And thanks for clarifying that the peppers were, in fact, pickled.)
Curtis, thanks so much for all your excellent reviews and general guidance related to audio and lighting. A general question for you: my field audio kit consists of Sennheiser MKH 416, MKE 600 and MKH 50 mics recorded into a MixPre 6 II. Is there any advantage in applying a high-pass (low-cut) filter at the mic or in the MixPre rather than applying the filter in post? I feel I have more control in post, but I've always wondered if allowing those low-frequencies into the recording chain causes harmonic distortions in higher frequencies. Thanks, and keep up the great work!
Hi Charles, microphones with high pass filters are generally fixed and in the case of the MKH50, its center is over 200Hz if memory serves. This means that it will cut well into most men's voices so I don't usually use that particular filter, opting in stead for a mild filter in my MixPre. You'll want to check for the details on the other two. The potential advantage of using a microphone's high pass filter is that you're filtering out the low frequencies well before the audio arrives at the analogue to digital converter and thus, you end up with more headroom. I believe the MixPre also applies its high pass in the analogue stage so that's just as good. You have to watch for this on lower end recorders which generally apply the high pass after the audio has already been converted to digital so in those cases, you don't get the additional headroom benefits. When I do apply a high pass filter during recordings, I usually keep it pretty mild at around 40 - 65Hz. If I need more in post, I can always add more and tune it more precisely.
I liked the Skylight much better on both of your voices. In fact so much better that I was surprised it does not cost more than the Limelight (not that I want to give the manufacturer any ideas about raising the price).
Hello Curtis Judd, this brand is new to me, I don't know anything of their products. It seems to me they are cloning one of the microphones, the LIMELIGTH is very similar to the EV RE-320 to me and it would be a good idea to do a review side by side with the EV. On the other hand, I feel the sound of each microphone is good enough, but the one that is condenser is much sensitive to plosives. Good review, I'm going to do a further investigation on the brand.
Hi Francisco, this is a new company which was started by the founder of Warm Audio. I don't have an RE320 on hand for the comparison, but that would be a good comparison.
There is a lot of stripey noise in shadows of your video the GH5S is infamous for when gain is a bit messed up. I did not notice that in your previous clips. What has happened?
I didn't use the GH5S. The livestream room was shot with a Canon C70, the studio talking head was shot on the Canon C200, and the b-roll shots were made with the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K. I think you're referring to the Pocket camera footage.
@@curtisjudd I did not mean that this is GH5S but that it looks like something I saw with this camera. It is most visible in skylight details section. Maybe this has something to do with dual native ISO? I was actually thinking about buying BMPCC 6K for its resolution, dual native ISO, raw output and free DR17 Studio (I already have three very good DX EF lenses), but would not like to encounter such a problem.
@@przybylskipawel It might. To be honest, it could be that I'm not exposing the P6K optimally. I believe we had it at its lower native ISO, can't remember for sure.
The mouse on actually moving on mouse pad is more offensive than the typing because you cant quite identify it is the clear intermittent sound. The Skylight sounds a lot more friendly for desk sounds.
God I'm not a fan of the Limelight, a gentle low-cut filter helps a lot but at two hundred I can buy a Procaster. Surprisingly a fan of the Skylight here but if the WA-47jr goes on a sale again, there's no point to buy the Skylight, either.
