How to Set Up Two Shotgun Microphones

Video Transcript

"Ok. The next setup we're going to talk about is Two Shotguns. So, a couple situations this might be good for. They're fairly different situations. One I can think of is, maybe you're recording like an orchestra. You might want to get one of your condenser mics setup on one side and one on the other. And, they record in stereo using two separate mics. One on each side of the orchestra. That might be a pretty good setup for something like that. Another thing I can think of, is you're recording a more you're going to shoot this more like a film. You're there shooting, you've got script and all that good stuff. It's not just B-roll or documentary style. You might setup up a on-camera shotgun like we have here as a safety mic. And, then setup your real boom on a boom pole or a mic stand as your primary audio. In case, if there was any kind of problems with this you've also got your on-camera mic recording as well kind of acting as a safety mic. And, also may be picking up a little more ambient noise if you need that. So, that's basically a couple of situations you might use a Two Shotguns in. And, just think about your setup. When you're setting up, what two mics are going to work best for me. If you're deciding to use two mics."