Indoor Boom Microphones: Oktava MK-012, RODE NT5, Audio Technica AT4053b

In my efforts to help you choose a microphone for recording dialogue indoors, here is another comparison of three cardioid (to hyper-cardioid) options: The Oktava MK-012 (cardioid), RODE NT5 (cardioid) and the Audio Technica AT4053B (hyper-cardioid). We take a closer look and listen with female and male sample clips, demonstrations of off-axis sound rejection, off-axis phase issues or coloration, handling noise, self-noise, and my overall impressions. I hope you find it helpful! To find out more about the courses we offer, please see Links to gear discussed and used to record this episode: —————————————————————————————————— Oktava MK-012 (cardioid capsule - 199 EUR): Amazon: Oktava Shop: —————————————————————————————————— Oktava MK-012 (hyper-cardioid capsule “Movie Set” 219 EUR): Oktava Shop: —————————————————————————————————— RODE