The new PIN MIC comes to us from Australia and just goes to
prove that the film industry down under is sometimes a lot more advanced than
Hollywood!
The concept of the PIN MIC is so simple that it is brilliant.
Instead of fussing around with tie bars, vampyre clips, unsightly cables, and
awkward mic placement -- just poke the pins of the backplate thru the wardrobe
and cap it with the microphone capsule!
Because the microphone is outside of clothing, there is
virtually no clothing noise to contend with.
Since the mic capsule mates to its electronics via PINS, you
can position the mic almost anywhere on talent. You are no longer limited to
lapels and center button-up openings. T-shirts, pullovers, and dresses are not a
problem anymore.
On the camera side of things, all that is visible is a
nondescript round capsule about the size of an aspirin. Using just the black or
white sleeve covers that go over the mic capsule, the PIN MIC usually just
blends into wardrobe on its own. But if you need better invisibility, you can
attach whatever you want onto the face of the mic sleeve (the PIN MIC has ports
on the circumference, so that the face is okay for mounting things to).
For example, you can cover the PIN MIC with a spare shirt
button. Hide it under a corporate or station logo jewelry pin. Cover it with a
snippet of cloth. Mask it with colored tape, or use a colored marker to paint
some plain tape. One mixer that I know shoots a Polaroid or digital picture of
the wardrobe, and then pastes a snippet of the print over the mic to make it
perfectly blend in.
As for overall audio quality, the PIN MIC is sharp and clear.
Fred has used it alongside a variety of popular lavaliers and was extremely
impressed by the audio pickup.
But for sheer convenience in rigging talent and eliminating clothing noise
along with unsightly clips (not to mention the invasion of modesty often
required to hide lavs inside clothing) -- the PIN MIC is a winner!
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