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arcticrobotthis or similar mic is the only way to cut surrounding noise and move subjects sound closer. I have an old video with similar (Rode NTG-1) mic filming Red Cardinal who was pretty far. Shot with 300mm (600mm ff equivalent) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z\_YvcbVi1tA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_YvcbVi1tA)
godsbelovedtosAs someone said above, you should try for a shotgun mic. They're made to pick up sound of whats directly in front. They're not perfect of course, and there will always be some bleed because sound never moves in a straight line. HOWEVER, bottom end shotguns that are worth getting are not gonna be the best thing ever. The lowest quality I would go is the Sennheiser MKE 600 or RODE NTG1. They are slightly above $200 but like I said, it wouldn't be worth spending less on a shotgun mic. Really good shotgun mics can easily cost more than $2K. So, just imagine the kind of quality sacrifices you're making for something 10% of the cost. If either one of the above shotgun mics aren't in the budget or you just don't wanna do that, then following the advice above about distance or acoustic paneling is your next best option.
ItinerantFellaIn my home studio, I have treated walls, a Rode Procaster or NTG1 or Lav+ mic, and a Streamer X mixer. When I record outside, I use the built-in mic on my Google Pixel 8 phone. I can make the audio recorded in both locations sound similar using Descript's Studio Sound feature (set at 75%). You could achieve similar results with Auphonic or Adobe Podcast. Audio engineers will roll their eyes. And I'll admit that their professional outcomes sound 10x better than mine. But if I can make my own sound 5x better with one simple tool that costs me next to nothing in time or effort, I'll take it.
M_O_O_O_O_TI used a Rode NTG-1 on a shoot a while back, & the recordings sounded pretty great!
Desperate_Piano1914I use a second hand Rode shotgun mic, homemade pop filter, homemade mic stand, positioned about 2" from my mouth when I'm recording voiceover. My voice comes out clear, no background noise despite not sanitizing my environment at all. Moving closer to the mic is my recommendation, if you haven't already, it does wonders.
NoTxi_Jin_PiNgDid pretty much my whole feature doc I used neewer cm28 and a rode shotgun.
Tashi999There aren’t many amazing TRS mics I’m afraid. Rode makes the NTG which might be worth a look. Or get a preamp for the camera that supplies phantom. If you could find a secondhand me64 or me66 with a K6 module - those are Sennheiser shotguns that you can use a battery instead of phantom & adapt to TRS
luckyfucker13I remember being young and dumb back in the day, and buying an NTG2 with a decent deadcat to help with wind. Up until that point, my experience with mics were for recording guitar amps with an SM57 and/or a ribbon mic. For some stupid reason, I thought that Rode shotgun mic would be more forgiving with less movement. That’s despite the fact that I had seen countless hours of dvd extras over the years, of the boom op expertly and actively pointing the mic towards the next current sound source. Fun times.
