I'm not sure if this really is a smart idea, or is this just a case of a dumb person thinking they're smart, but came around with this idea a while ago and decided to share this idea in case somebody else would find it useful.
Some time ago, I was recording video of our local community college's poetry night with my Pocket 2 Creator Combo and later checked the video. I was appalled to find out the audio was of very uneven quality, as I was a fool to think the built-in mics of the Pocket 2 would be adequate to record the voice of the performers standing in the front. The audio was sometimes barely audible, while other times it was very loud when local musicians played their trombones. It got me thinking, what would be a easy to arrange and carry solution for putting a mic on the front and get good quality, easy-to-sync audio for the recording. At first, I thought of the Pocket 2's own wireless mic with the Do-It-All handle, but thought that would be problematic as the performers would have their own hassle if they attached the mic to their shirt collars and then remove it for the next performer, and it would be hard to setup as a static microphone as it has no mounts for mic stands or tripods to attach it... or does it?
Then I invented a solution that utilizes the carrying case of the Pocket 2...
As we know, the Pocket 2 carrying case has a slot for storing the wireless mic in it...
Step one: Attach the mic to it's slot in the carrying case.
It also has a thread for storing the original mini tripod - but nothing is stopping the user from using it as a mount for a bigger tripod, so...
Step 2: Remove the mini tripod from the case.
BOOM! Instant wireless microphone stand!
Step 3: Screw the case onto a bigger camera tripod and adjust the angle to your needs..
So what is your opinion on this? Is this a dumb idea or something that could be useful? Did you figure this one yourself as self-explanatory or is this something new to you? Let me know if I am an idiot
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