Just wanted to share my new audio purchase, a Schoeps CMIT 5U shotgun microphone arriving soon.
It’s for my film productions and being a crazy audiophile like everyone else here, I wanted the best sound possible for a shotgun mic (for dialog).
There are many mic shootouts on YouTube (with high quality downloads) comparing various mics and I feel the skills I developed evaluating audio gear really helped when listening to different mics.
Case in point. Schoeps has a version of the mic I ordered called the mini Cmit. It’s the same capsule, however the electronics are more compact and missing switches for roll off and boost filters. The manufacturer and general consensus in the pro Audio world is that the mics sound virtually the same.
However on closer listen to some direct comparison videos, I could hear the full sized version had better dynamics. Looking at the specs, the mini version operates on a lower current, and I attribute that to part of the difference.
I have never seen people talk about the difference in sound between the two mics in this manner on pro audio forums, and I believe the ear training we go through evaluating small differences in playback gear has allowed be to identify something I’ve never read discussed.
I wasn’t even listening on my big audio system, as that could account for hearing things others don’t, but rather I evaluated on my computer post production workstation which uses small Genelec 8020’s and their 7050 sub with an RME ufx a/d d/a.
I plan to use this legendary mic on a new feature film I’m producing and directing, and I will post here soon when the crowdfunding portal page is up and running, as these new crowdfunding platforms are actually true investments with return, as opposed to most crowdfunding, which is a donation or product pre-purchase. I’m thinking maybe audio and HT enthusiasts might be interested in helping make this true crime film a reality and taking this journey with me.
