You Need A Long Shotgun Mic - Rode NTG-8 and Rycote WS-11 - Sound Speeds

If you've never heard of a long shotgun microphone before then you need to hear what they can do for you! You know what a short shotgun microphone is even if you've only ever heard of them as "shotgun mics" before but a long shotgun mic is a powerful tool you can use to extract audio from far away.

Around the world people have heard of Rode Microphones but few people I've spoken to even knew Rode made the NTG-8 long shotgun microphone. With reach and rejection you have to hear to believe, get ready for an awesome example of what this microphone can do for you.

Rycote is known for having a huge selection of acoustically transparent wind protection options and has such an extensive catalog that there's at least one wind protection option for every shotgun microphone in the world. Even the NTG-8 has it's own special model number of Rycote Windjammer, the WS-11.

In this video I show you exactly why you need a long long shotgun microphone but one thing you might not think about is the fact that you heard no wind hit the microphone. That's because the WS-11 was doing it's job so well, you didn't even think about it.

Links to products featured in this video:
Rode NTG-8: https://geni.us/RodeNTG8
Rycote WS-11 Windjammer Kit: https://geni.us/RycoteWS11
Rycote Boom PCS Adapter: https://geni.us/PCSBoom
Rycote PCS Quick Release: https://geni.us/RycotePCS
Rode NT-1: https://geni.us/Rode-NT1
Rode NTG-5: https://geni.us/RodeNTG5
To Purchase An Ambient QDS "Dipstick": https://geni.us/AmbientQDS
Rode Blimp: https://geni.us/Rode-Blimp
Rode Extension (If Still Available): https://geni.us/RodeBlimpExtension

Special thanks to Mike Sal for helping me hold the QP-6200 steady.

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Aputure Amaran AL-MX LED Video Light: https://geni.us/AputureLight
Tascam DR-40: http://geni.us/TascamDR40
Sound Devices MixPre-6: https://geni.us/SoundDevicesMP6

Full Disclosure:
Rode did send me the NTG-8 and Rycote sent me the WS-11 kit, boom adapter, HWC and PCS in exchange for an unbiased showcase. I did not pay for them and get to keep them but did not allow it to affect my opinion so you can be unbiased and edited in a fair manner.

Please note that some of the links above are affiliate links and if you purchase something using one of these links, you'll pay the same price that you'd find on Amazon if you looked it up yourself but Amazon will pay me a small referral fee for sending you there to make a purchase.

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