Audio Assist: The Audix SCX1 Hypercardioid and the Oscar SoundTech 801 Lavalier
The Audix SCX1 Hypercardioid
I had been putting off buying a new hypercardioid microphone for too long, which is why I recently purchased the Audix SCX1 microphone.
My company has been happily working with the Audio-Technica AT875R short shotgun for the past few years as our main microphone, both as an on-camera scratch and ambient mic and on a boom for interviews. We’ve owned and used much more expensive microphones in the past, such as the Schoeps CMC641 and the Sennheiser MKH-50, and have enjoyed the focused and neutral sound quality that a fine microphone like those can provide.
However, I’m not a pro sound mixer. It’s difficult to justify spending roughly $2,000 for a top-of-the-line microphone.
Generally, I prefer to hire pro sound mixers any time we go past a single talking head, whether that’s coverage of moving subjects, multiple subjects in an interview or anything narrative.
