RØDE Stereo VideoMic X | Tests and Commentary

This video presents some sound tests and a running commentary about the RØDE Stereo VideoMic X (SVMX). Not quite an opinion review, and not quite a lab test, this is designed to acquaint you with what the microphone can do, at situations where you aren't honing in on a specific sound, but instead capturing the whole stereo environment around your camera.

Considering its hefty $800 price tag, the usual advice applies: Don't get want you want, just get what you need! If you need top-quality stereo capture, with excellent wind reduction and isolation from vibrations, using high-fidelity condenser microphone elements in a stereo X-Y pattern, this is the best on-camera stereo capsule on the market. It's also future-proof if your rig grows, with mini XLR balanced ports that take 48V phantom power. Yet, if you do light documentary work, this video also suggests (via the separate sample at    • Royal Street Vignettes | New Orleans,...  ) that in-camera stereo microphones often perform really well, and might be enough for your needs to begin with.

Looking forward to your comments, and further samples of field use. You can buy the RØDE Stereo VideoMic X at http://focuspull.in/rodex. Thanks for watching, and as this feed grows into a real resource, please hit the red Subscribe button above, then the gear icon you'll see there, to get notified about new video uploads from http://www.focuspulling.com.