Shotgun Mic Shootout: Sennheiser MKH 416 vs. Aputure Deity vs. Rode NTG-3

3 shotgun microphones at 3 different price ranges: $999, $699, $360.

My correction settings for parametric EQ's.

The parametric eq on Final Cut Pro X is called AUNBandEQ. I've included links to the "correction" presets for FCPX. Let me know what you think of them.

Deity to MKH 416 and Rode NTG3 to MKH 416 Presets
Download: http://bit.ly/joentellmkh416presets
Place those files into the folder Users/yourusername/Library/Audio/Presets/appl/AUNBandEQ

Here are the manual settings for other parametric EQ's:

Aputure Deity to MKH 416 v1 (more accurate but more noise)
Filter 1: ON PK Fc 20 Hz Gain -29.3 dB Q 2.000
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 57.2 Hz Gain 8.7 dB Q 3.77
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 462 Hz Gain -7.1 dB Q 1.17
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1475 Hz Gain -4.2 dB Q 1.0
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 3511 Hz Gain -7.5 dB Q 1.02
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 10590 Hz Gain 3.8 dB Q 1.91
Global Gain: +1.0 dB

Aputure Deity to MKH 416 v2 (less accurate but less noise)
Filter 1: ON PK Fc 20 Hz Gain -21.8 dB Q 2.000
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 52.5 Hz Gain 18 dB Q 2.000
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 155.5 Hz Gain 18 dB Q 2.000
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 47.3 Hz Gain -9.2 dB Q 2.73
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 140 Hz Gain -10.6 dB Q 3.53
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 219 Hz Gain -5.7 dB Q 4.75
Global Gain: +1.0 dB

Rode NTG-3 to MKH 416
Filter 1: ON PK Fc 27.2 Hz Gain -6.6 dB Q 2.000
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 117 Hz Gain -5.5 dB Q 3.300
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 150 Hz Gain 2.2 dB Q 2.727
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 566 Hz Gain -2.8 dB Q 4.986
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 7904 Hz Gain -1.4 dB Q 1.000
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 11633 Hz Gain -1.3 dB Q 1.000
Global Gain: +3.0 dB

Where to find these shotgun mics online:
Sennheiser MKH 416: http://amzn.to/2FsObQu
Aputure Deity: http://amzn.to/2Ft8Gwu
Rode NTG-3: http://amzn.to/2FGDzgh

Shout out to Audio Department in Burbank for letting me borrow the Rode NTG-3 for testing. www.audiodept.com

Gear I used for this video:
Google Pixel 2 XL: http://bit.ly/Pixel2XLJoeNTell
Zhiyun Smooth Q Smartphone Stabilizer: http://bit.ly/ZhiyunSmoothQJoeNTell
Tascam Audio Recorder: http://bit.ly/TascamDR70DJoeNTell
Panasonic GH4: http://bit.ly/GH4JoeNTell
Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 for Nikon F-Mount: http://bit.ly/Sigma1835LENS
Metabones Speedbooster for Micro-Four-Thirds: http://bit.ly/MetabonesNikonSpeedbooster
Sennheiser MKH 416 Shotgun Mic: http://bit.ly/SennheiserMKH416

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