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I had problems with my Rode Boompole. Did you had the same?


Dan Wake

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I had problems with my boomple. it produce a "click" when I move it clockwise and  counterclockwise.

 

I did a video I hope it will explain the problem. Did you had the same experience with this Rode boolpole? do you believe is it a defective unit? or it's a common problem?

 

 

thx

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I'm going to send it back to the seller. I will have about 300 euro of budget to get a boompole that can allow me to take clean dialogue between two actors (and I hope also to walk with it without produce noise). Do you have any advice in wich boompole could I invest my money please? I do not know the market of the boompoles and theyr pourpose. if my budget is tiny I will take the one heavy as a orcish battle axe but all I ask is to take clean audio. thanks a lot for your help. :) 

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Have a look at Pinknoise's selection. They have really good customer service. For that budget you might find a proper boom (like those K-Tek's) but I'm sure it'll be aluminum and therefore heavier. But I think Rode's pole is aluminum anyway, right? They have an Ambient boom for a bit over 300, but it's a short one, and for your only/first boom you should probably get one that goes to 3-4 metres or so.

http://www.pinknoise-systems.co.uk/boom-poles.html

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If you are going to buy in the EU, i would recommend VdB or Ambient, both are very well build and most resellers in the EU have them in stock. you can find the mini boompoles under 300€ (about 40cm or 50cm to 2m, for most interior situation is long enough). I have a Rode Boompole years ago before i got my Ambient XQ, never happy with Rode, they can not be 100% locked, and make noise itself. If you want to continue to do more boom job, a good boom pole is very important just like a gun for a soldier, it can save your life. 

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With threads like these I really really miss the Senator.

Dan, with the various replies in this thread you can already tell that there are a lot of options for boompoles. You need to rent a few different ones and find out which one you like best and then save up to buy that one. There is no point to buy another cheap one.

But don't expect any of these booms to provide clean dialogue recordings. There's a lot more to that

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Since everyone here has decided that your boom pole is crap, might I suggest that you check the consignment sections on the usual suspect's web stores. Trew audio, Gotham sound, and pro sound. You can pick up a decent pole like a VDB or k-tec with some miles on it. Parts are available and you would be surprised what a good cleaning will do for them.

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