Miranda Posted June 18, 2016 Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 Hi Im wanting to get some basic starter equipment, does anyone have advice for a cheap but good mic that is good for booming? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted June 18, 2016 Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 29 minutes ago, Miranda said: Hi Im wanting to get some basic starter equipment, does anyone have advice for a cheap but good mic that is good for booming? Thanks. No. I don't think anybody has any advice. If you've spent any time on this site reading any of the thousands of posts since I started this site in 2006, you should have been able to come to some conclusions on your own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Deakin Posted June 18, 2016 Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 Hmmmm. Did you search on the internet??? Congrats Jeff the site is 10 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted June 18, 2016 Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 Fisher Price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted June 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 This is for a university assignment that requires me to interact with people on online forums. I am new to this world, so I apologize for my ignorance. I have had a look around your site and thought it may be one I use in the future when I have more knowledge about the industry. But it seems that you, and the members that engage with the site, are a bunch of condescending pricks so I'm happy to go somewhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Yep, that's us to a tee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirror Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Hahahaha!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 10 hours ago, Miranda said: This is for a university assignment that requires me to interact with people on online forums. I am new to this world, so I apologize for my ignorance. I have had a look around your site and thought it may be one I use in the future when I have more knowledge about the industry. But it seems that you, and the members that engage with the site, are a bunch of condescending pricks so I'm happy to go somewhere else. Your university may not have taught you proper forum protocol as well as the even more important skill of doing research. This is a site by, of, and for professional sound mixers. If you had channeled some of your self-righteousness into investing more time and energy researching here, you would have likely realized that over time we have received a great number of requests quite similar to yours. Even though it's not in our self interest, dozens upon dozens of detailed answers have been forthcoming to this same question over time. So, given that some newcomers feel too entitled to spend the time to learn that we are here to discuss sound mixing as working professionals, and that those same newcomers are too lazy to spend the time to learn that there has been a massive amount of discussion about all types of microphones that they could acquire their desired knowledge from, there comes a point when such rudeness on the part of newcomers is not rewarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Deakin Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 condescending pricks. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 I've been called far worse.... As for the OP, maybe a little more effort and a lot less attitude will get you further down the road you're traveling. Best of luck. CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe Dolinger Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 You're a class act, Crew. Which, on the internet, is really saying something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobilemike Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Ooh I want to be a condescending prick too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 It seems like there have been a lot of little exchanges like this in the past while. Is using a search function a lost art, out of fashion or just not part of current internet protocol anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 This is for a university assignment that requires me to interact with people on online forums. So is this the assignment already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 It's a psych class assignment: Act rude and entitled in an established forum and then see if you can get the participants to apologize to you by branding them with unflattering epithets. So far -- pulling an "F." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Deakin Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Don't think the OP will be back on the forum. Is it worth beating a dead horse?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 19 minutes ago, Glen Deakin said: Don't think the OP will be back on the forum. Is it worth beating a dead horse?? Therapy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 13 hours ago, Miranda said: Hi Im wanting to get some basic starter equipment, does anyone have advice for a cheap but good mic that is good for booming? Thanks. Rode NTG-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 4 hours ago, VAS said: Rode NTG-3 Ooh. I just bought an MKH50 and I would say this mic would be cheap at twice the price - quiet, clear, versatile and with so much off axis rejection, gorgeous. My only regret - I didn't buy 1 sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Deakin Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 I'm thinking the OP idea of cheap would be alot less then the ntg3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBJersey Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 In all seriousness, I do think research is somewhat of a dying art with the millenial generation. After all they have never had to visit a library and it's easier to ask Siri than actually looking for an answer. I used a run a large forum that was targeted mainly at people in Audio and Theatre Technology education and it was astonishing how many people would post and ask for someone to write their assignment for them. Is that enough to earn a 'Condescending Prick' badge for my bag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 6 minutes ago, NBJersey said: In all seriousness, I do think research is somewhat of a dying art with the millenial generation. After all they have never had to visit a library and it's easier to ask Siri than actually looking for an answer. I used a run a large forum that was targeted mainly at people in Audio and Theatre Technology education and it was astonishing how many people would post and ask for someone to write their assignment for them. Is that enough to earn a 'Condescending Prick' badge for my bag? No doubt the entitlement generation is minting a badge for you even as we speak... ...well... ...it may be a while as they're likely expecting someone to do it for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berniebeaudry Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 12 hours ago, Philip Perkins said: It seems like there have been a lot of little exchanges like this in the past while. Is using a search function a lost art, out of fashion or just not part of current internet protocol anymore? There are those that can be referred to as "ask holes". They want advice or recommendations on something, ask a thousand questions and proceed to waste a lot of your time. Then they don't thank you for the work you put into it, don't follow up on your recommendations, and go off and do whatever they already decided to do before they wasted your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Spaeth Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 for the next ten years of posts about cheap boom mics, suggested reply: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Deakin Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Im not one for microphones but I have to say that's pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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