How loud is it? My son wants to use it for a costume to record a scream.
620699
It sounds like regular voice when spoken - I have never screamed into ours, but I would think it would be like a slightly modified version of the scream
620700
You need a way to measure decibels (db). Either a DB Meter or a part of your recording program. There are acceptable limits for the human ear.
620701
On a scale of 1 to 10, I would say this is about a 6. You can definitely hear it as long as there is not a lot of noise in the background. My daughter has used it on two class projects and it works perfectly.
620702
It's normal talking Voice level in my opinion. I used it for sounds for a costume and was pleased.
2281208
It is a great little recorder for the money. I like that it has both reg. record and voice. I bought it for a ghost hunt, didn't pick up ghosts but did pick up conversations from the other people so I think it would be fine. Good luck. Patty
782974
It is much louder than average. I have a 15 yr old son that sleeps through must alarms but not this because it can be turned up really high. Hope this help with your choice!
1885550
A few garbled words and static. It really does sound like a police radio with static. The child can play it over and over by pressing the button. Have a 9 volt battery, which the radio needs, available when the costume arrives.
1247739
As far as I can tell from some basic tests, pretty good, although I have not yet had a chance to try this mic in a live performance. I had contact with Rodemic about this microphone because of the handling noise and their recommendation was to set the mic to +20db and the recording level of the mic in the camera to low. This way you will prevent noise resulting from the average camera circuitry. Obviously, if you arerecording very loud music, like in a rock concert, you might want to lower the mic input level. Just a matter of experimenting, I guess.
1591385
It's a decent volume! I wouldn't recommend having any other noise on like a T.V. or music playing but with the actual camera itself that you put on a mantle, in my opinion I think it's a great volume for the baby to your voice. On the hand held device, the monitor itself, it's about the same volume. We have tested from room to room and the volume hasn't wavered. Hope I answered your question!
493549
Yes it is loud enough... I had a party of about 75 and the volume wasn't turned up all the way and it projected very well. I got it for my daughter's 10th birthday but now we use it for everything. I love it
493548
I would say it is loud for the size of the speaker. If you're entertaining 100 people this may not be your best bet for the loudest sound. The Discoball is amazing though! And it comes with a microphone.
1229749
My son would cry with our old one. He said this one isn't bad. I wouldn't say it's loud but it's not quiet. It still sounds like a buzzer but it's really nice. For the price I'd try it!!!
122427
One other thought. If there is a Lowes or Home Depot near you with demonstration fans, run one with a similar Sone rating and then you can get a feel for how loud it will be. Best of luck. Stephen
577987
It is LOUD. A bit unflexible as it will be where your electric jack is, unless you use an extension cord. And have some latency but for movies you can delay the video to fix it.
1999626
I was told I sound quite loud. Used it for a phone call. No one had problems hearing me, but I would not use it for recording.
92855
It's not very loud. You can put it next to baby's head, but honestly, when I used it, I had to change the set of batteries every two days since it was on the highest volume always. I only use my other munchkin noise machine that plugs into the wall.
855459
Its loud enough. I use it to keep an eye on my epileptic dog. I can hear him if he's having a seizure and I can talk to him when he's across the yard. I live on a very busy street and he hears me just fine.
899031
I found it doesn't have a lot of distortion. Is it pro-level? Not even close, but for a budget and for most people that might listen to recordings done with it, it will be fine. I've recorded performances with it, and as a shotgun mic, it filters out external noise nicely.
2040876
This microphone will work for that but the quality will not be great. In order to capture the voice loud enough you would have to turn up the sensitivity in your camera which will add in a hissing noise. It will be alot better than the internal mic especially if your using a dslr.
2089046
I think it's better used for recording. It requires phantom power. However It could be used and could sound good if the levels are good.