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REVIEW OF GADGETS 5

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Sound Devices 302 Mixer

The Sound Devices 302 Mixer was developed for the applications of audio-for-picture. This device is the ideal tool for camera operators and production companies who want to control their own audio. This mixer is extremely stunning for its size. It is very flexible, easy to control and highly effective when it comes to performance. This device is the most cost-effective and compact audio professional mixer powered by a battery. At the same time, this device is also suitable for both hobbyists and professionals (Hillman, 2013). This notion stems from the fact that the device is great for on-the-go audio meant for video production. Some of the features that make this device highly effective are;

Versatility: this device has wireless receivers and transmitters, external audio recorders and all kinds of camera audio inputs which enable it to accommodate all over-the-shoulder productions.

Compact and powerful: this device has a complete feature set that is compact. The device’s controls are easily accessible from its main surfaces. In addition the high-efficiency of the device runs from either the external 5-18 VDC or the AA batteries.

Studio-styles features kept in a portable box: this device is loaded which features that are similar to those found in professional studios.

Despite this device having a lot of great features, users are likely to experience some problems while using it. One of the problems that users of this mixer are likely to face while using it is the dead battery issue. Users should notice this problem in the event the mixer does not turn on. There are also situations when the device is on but not working. Under such situation, the problem is likely to be with the cable being used as it is not sending signals back to the splitter or camera that is being used.

Sennheiser ew 100 Wireless Microphone Kits

These microphone kits are the latest inventions of the Sennheiser Evolution wireless microphone family. This wireless microphone systems that takes the design of UHF has 1,680 frequencies that are tunable, 12 frequency presets for each bank and 21 frequency banks. This system comprises of SK 100 G3 body pack transmitter which have ME 2 lavelier, the SKP 100 G3 plug-on transmitter which comes in one package and the EK 100 G3 camera mount receiver. Besides these features, the UHF transmission in the system allows long range and interference and drop-outs.

Just like the other electrical devices, there are also some problems associated with using this wireless microphone kit. Some of these problems are; interference of microphones when you run more than one microphone on the system. The other problem is interference from the unwanted environmental noise which is blocked by a cardioid pickup pattern.

H4N Zoom Recorder

The H4N zoom recorder has been a favorite of video and audio aficionados everywhere. This recorder provides two separate ways of recording sounding stereo. Here, the X/Y strategy is an effective way of uncovering a wide area while still capturing the sources of sound in the center with both definition and clarity thereby making it suitable for all types of stereo recording that is live. X/Y microphone found in this recorder provides two unidirectional microphones that are matched. The angle of the two microphones can easily be changed to tightly focused stereo image from 90 degrees. At the same time, they can be adjusted to 120 degrees to cover a wider image. In addition the H4N provides an MS decoder that is onboard whose purpose is to record external microphones.

Despite the effectiveness of this device, there are also some problems associated with using it. One of these problems is that it has a NTG-2 AND PreAMP low recording level. The other problem of this device is getting low results despite pushing the recording levels very high, in some occasions to the maximum.

References

Hillman, N. (2013). Journeyman. S.l.: Lulu Com.