Shotgun Mic Shootout: Sennheiser MKH 416 vs. Aputure Deity vs. Rode NTG-3

3 shotgun microphones at 3 different price ranges: $999, $699, $360. My correction settings for parametric EQ's. The parametric eq on Final Cut Pro X is called AUNBandEQ. I've included links to the "correction" presets for FCPX. Let me know what you think of them. Deity to MKH 416 and Rode NTG3 to MKH 416 Presets Download: http://bit.ly/joentellmkh416presets Place those files into the folder Users/yourusername/Library/Audio/Presets/appl/AUNBandEQ Here are the manual settings for other parametric EQ's: Aputure Deity to MKH 416 v1 (more accurate but more noise) Filter 1: ON PK Fc 20 Hz Gain -29.3 dB Q 2.000 Filter 2: ON PK Fc 57.2 Hz Gain 8.7 dB Q 3.77 Filter 3: ON PK Fc 462 Hz Gain -7.1 dB Q 1.17 Filter 4: ON PK Fc 1475 Hz Gain -4.2 dB Q 1.0 Filter 5: ON PK Fc 3511 Hz Gain -7.5 dB Q 1.02 Filter 6: ON PK Fc 10590 Hz Gain 3.8 dB Q 1.91 Global Gain: +1.0 dB Aputure Deity to MKH 416 v2 (less accurate but less noise) Filter 1: ON PK Fc 20 Hz Gain -21.8 dB Q 2.000 Filter 2: ON PK Fc 52.5 Hz Gain 18 dB Q 2.000 Filter 3: ON PK Fc 155.5 Hz Gain 18 dB Q 2.000 Filter 4: ON PK Fc 47.3 Hz Gain -9.2 dB Q 2.73 Filter 5: ON PK Fc 140 Hz Gain -10.6 dB Q 3.53 Filter 6: ON PK Fc 219 Hz Gain -5.7 dB Q 4.75 Global Gain: +1.0 dB Rode NTG-3 to MKH 416 Filter 1: ON PK Fc 27.2 Hz Gain -6.6 dB Q 2.000 Filter 2: ON PK Fc 117 Hz Gain -5.5 dB Q 3.300 Filter 3: ON PK Fc 150 Hz Gain 2.2 dB Q 2.727 Filter 4: ON PK Fc 566 Hz Gain -2.8 dB Q 4.986 Filter 5: ON PK Fc 7904 Hz Gain -1.4 dB Q 1.000 Filter 6: ON PK Fc 11633 Hz Gain -1.3 dB Q 1.000 Global Gain: +3.0 dB Where to find these shotgun mics online: Sennheiser MKH 416: http://amzn.to/2FsObQu Aputure Deity: http://amzn.to/2Ft8Gwu Rode NTG-3: http://amzn.to/2FGDzgh Shout out to Audio Department in Burbank for letting me borrow the Rode NTG-3 for testing. www.audiodept.com Gear I used for this video: Google Pixel 2 XL: http://bit.ly/Pixel2XLJoeNTell Zhiyun Smooth Q Smartphone Stabilizer: http://bit.ly/ZhiyunSmoothQJoeNTell Tascam Audio Recorder: http://bit.ly/TascamDR70DJoeNTell Panasonic GH4: http://bit.ly/GH4JoeNTell Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 for Nikon F-Mount: http://bit.ly/Sigma1835LENS Metabones Speedbooster for Micro-Four-Thirds: http://bit.ly/MetabonesNikonSpeedbooster Sennheiser MKH 416 Shotgun Mic: http://bit.ly/SennheiserMKH416 🔈 Speaker Leaderboard Rankings: http://bit.ly/SpeakerLeaderboard 🎙️ Daily HiFi Audio Podcast: http://anchor.fm/dailyhifi ㊙️ Become a Patron:   / joentell   1️⃣ My Recommended Products: https://kit.co/joentell 🌐 Daily HiFi Official Website: http://dailyhifi.com/ Follow me on: 📸Instagram:   / joentell   🐦Twitter:   / realjoentell   👥Facebook:   / realjoentell   Music by Kilo House:   / kilo-house   Intro song: Friday Music By The Passion HiFi www.thepassionhifi.com Disclaimer: The Affiliate links above earn me a commission if you purchase using those links. This is at no additional cost to you. AFFILIATE LINKS: Crutchfield: https://howl.me/ckjnBvmnd5M Best Buy: https://howl.me/ckjoam20vaE Target: https://howl.me/ckjoaHc0z1l Disclosure: The Affiliate links above earn me a commission if you purchase using those links. This is at no additional cost to you. This product was sent free for the purpose of this review.