Comica VM40 Combo | The Only Shotgun Mic You'll Need

[@ComicaAudio]

Thanks for your sharing! Comica VM40 COMBO has duo microphone with 32bit float, which will highly improve your workflow.😄

[@psoon04286]

I use a lav type wireless mic with my Pocket 3, but would also like to record the sound off my subject where I can’t possibly use another wireless lav - like animals or a plane or a train to accompany a long shot

[@robin-comments]

Yes a great mic. I have the vm40 combo and i can recommend it

[@haulfilms]

Thanks for sharing! Excited to get this mic 😄

[@totoroutes5389]

That mic vs. a Shoeps mic & soundevices mix pre ?

[@itmeremy]

@totoroutes5389 I don't have either a Shoeps mic or a Mix Pre so I don't know what you expect from me here

[@gillesmatheronpro]

Are you asking a humble YTuber, who runs a nice yet modest channel, to test gear worth between 4000 and 8000 USD or Euro for the package ? Send those requests to PMcK or MBrownlee. Rémy does his best, but he's no magician ! Why not buying the gear yourself ? Or trying to ask manufacturers if they'd fancy handing over some of their stuff for you to test ! Let's see how this goes... I being curious about this. 😂👌

[@elementshqip]

The sound that is recorded directly on the mic has more low frequencies what i hear on my studio, couse on the phones i don't think people will hear that. These guys make good products which i didn't expect when i first bought from them. I have the Comica WS 60 combo (duo lav mic). It's been since the beggining of 2019 i bought it. I already had the RodeLink and still have them both, but i always use WS60 couse if i have to interview someone else i can use the Comica since it has both microphones that can be connected with the receiver. The downside of those mics is that both rodelink and comica can't save the record in the mic itself, so if you forgot to connect the jack to the camera you're done :D (that's not their fault). Anyway i never get the bag of the mic couse i think you already know the strugle to get stuff out and connect them :D i just put the receiver on the camera and the transmiter with the lav mic on my pocket the night before shooting :D you did a good cover on this mic!

[@Comica.America]

Thanks for your love of Comica!😄

[@PiedmontCommunityChurch]

Ordered with affiliate link. Thank you!

[@Comica.America]

Thanks for your support!

[@LJLeeTV]

just curious, as a shotgun mic why isnt it directional?

[@itmeremy]

@LJLeeTV it is directional, what makes you say it isn't?

[@dawsonboyle99]

This is perfect except all I want is this exactly but also with the ability to sync timecode with it so it has TC Metadata.

[@itmeremy]

@@dawsonboyle99 that would be helpful if you're using timecode, I agree

[@Comica.America]

Thanks for your suggestion. We will develop the product with Timecode function in the near future. 😄

[@smallbizdigitalmedia]

Great video. Can it just record the 32 bit float internally without even bothering with the receiver etc as the feature that draws me most is that minimal mike only set up without cables or receivers

[@itmeremy]

@smallbizdigitalmedia yes it can, you just hold the record button to start and stop recording. And you can copy the files straight off the mic

[@AdamSzarmack]

So just to confirm, the file that records directly into the mic seems to sound much better than the sound it sends into camera or is that because you EQ’d the onboard mic file?

[@itmeremy]

@@AdamSzarmack it generally does sound a little better because it doesn't have to go through the camera's processing, and it's 32bit rather than 24bit. I did no EQing on any of the audio in this video, I only adjusted overall volume

[@gillesmatheronpro]

Which camera did you use, mainly ?

[@itmeremy]

@gillesmatheronpro the A cam for this video was the Sony FX30 and B cam was the Sony a7IV

[@steve_arcenio]

Wireless is a nightmare on set because of so many frequencies everywhere. But it’s a very interesting shotgun Mic for certain videos production shoots.

[@itmeremy]

@steve_arcenio fair point. So far I almost always use the onboard recording and just use the wireless one to sync. It's a little bit more work in post but the 32 bit float really does make a difference

[@steve_arcenio]

@ yeah I like that part of the mic the 32 bit float. I own the Sennheiser 416 and MKE 600 for my documentary setup. Comica might benefit from corporate work, I like the fact that there will be no wires on the floor so people don’t trip 🤌🏼

[@itmeremy]

@steve_arcenio absolutely, long cables can be quite annoying

[@gillesmatheronpro]

Rémy, you are spot on here ! I see this double recording function very useful on set, just for that synchronisation possibility you mention. Because, even if something fails there is always a great quality 24 bits / 48 kHz track recorded internally by the camera. And montage softwares will have no troubles matching those exactly identical soundtracks with absolute precision. Many of them have problems because inboard microphones usually pick ambiant sound that lacks definition and volume, making it difficult to identify and match soundwaves. With a proximity microphone (the VM40 mic/transmitter itself) being so close to the sound source and the receiver on the camera getting that exact same sound (only encoding it with a lower bitrate), the "match sound waveforms" shall operate flawlessly. That is the other great idea the folks at Comica have made a reality... bravo !

[@gillesmatheronpro]

And operaters ( = we) use their time effectively ! Instead of coiling/uncoiling cables for hours... in a month, this is what we do for real even though we tend not to realize it. ☝️😔 That is so precious, in an era where we are sometimes asked to either cut corners or lower prices.