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RODE Lanuches Lav Mic for iOS Devices

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I’m a pretty big fan of RODE mics, I have a lav and a shotgun myself and they have been very nice to work with.  I like a company that innovates and we’ve already seen things like the upcoming Videomic HD and just last month the brand new iXY mic for the iPhone 4/4s.  This week the innovation continues with the introduction of the dedicated lavalier microphone for iOS devices.  The RODE SmartLav will retail for just $60 and operate with their own iOS app for recording purposes.  Such a simple idea, a wonderful backup device for larger productions or

New Tascam DR-40 and DR-100 MKII FOR DSLR Audio

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Getting around the deficient audio in DSLR video production is always a tricky problem for one reason or another.  There are several ways to do it , depending on which camera you are using but it also depends on whether you want to shoot separate audio tracks and sync in post using Plural Eyes , or whether you want to record straight into the video track on camera.  The latter route will never be as high quality but sometimes you just don’t have time for the extra step in post of syncing and managing the audio files.  Of course the