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matching Røde BLIMP wind- ments, in the jungle, on sand, put off after a 22-hour working
Neumann
shield system on the trip. “I near water, on water – you day. I dread to think what a
was familiar with the 416 – it’s name it. Temperatures ranged beating the gear got.” But the
Introduces a
a solid and reliable workhorse from near freezing on the side NTG-3 performed superbly
Multi-Channel
that can handle most environ- of a volcano to the more nor- and Chris had no reservations
ments – but I’d read some rave mal 35 degrees plus, accom- about his new kit at all: “It was
Digital
reviews of the NTG-3 and was panied by 100% humidity and an exhausting trip, but the
Microphone
intrigued to find out how well a frequent tropical rain storms. NTG-3 performed brilliantly
mic costing half as much Jakarta is a very densely pop- throughout and was no trouble
Interface
would measure up to the old ulated city in a part of the world at all. I didn’t need to use any-
standard. We did some blind where, dare I say it, RF restric- thing else, and didn’t even
tests and we were really strug- tions on electrical equipment have to dip into the bag for my
gling to tell the difference probably aren’t quite so strin- spare. We went through a
between the two.” gent as they are in Europe. In whole variety of environments
The real test for these all situations the NTG-3 per- and damp humid locations and
Digital microphones are
location shotguns is whether formed outstandingly well.” it didn’t let me down once. I’m
already offering decisive
they are able to withstand The other challenge of a so happy with it, it’s going to be
advantages in many fields of
adverse environmental condi- trip such as this, is the sheer my main shotgun mic on my
application. Weight, setup
tions. The NTG-3’s RF bias physical battering to which the next trip to Ethiopia.”
times, space requirements,
technology makes it almost kit is subjected: “We travelled
investment costs, and costs for
completely resistant to water, in planes, boats, taxis, vans, Source Distribution
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and the mic is also designed to trains and rickshaws as we fol- Tel: +44 (0)20 8962 5080
lower than in the case of cur-
have excellent immunity to lowed our backpackers across www.sourcedistribution.co.uk
rent analogue solutions; espe-
radio frequency interference. the country,” says Chris.
cially in complex setups where
Again, Chris was very “Typically your gear would be
a large number of microphone
impressed: “It’s difficult to hauled out of one mode of
channels are operated in par-
overstate exactly how transport and tossed into the
allel, for example in orchestral
unfriendly the conditions were. back of the next by a ‘helpful’
studio recordings or live PA
We were in tropical environ- local who you were too tired to
systems.
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