The Sound Shark Premium Kit includes a Sound Shark LED with our custom accessory bracket and two Lume Cube LED lights.  Also included in the kit is a Wind Cover and a professional quality omni-directional lapel (lavaliere) microphone custom built for us by Microphone Madness.

This professional level microphone comes with a 3.5mm connector that will work with most cameras and digital recorders and provides dual mono signals. The dual mono connector provides the signal from the microphone to both channels of your stereo recording device.  However, the preamp provides the microphone with optimum power for increased dynamic range and superior overall performance.

The Beachtek preamp is a high gain / low noise portable preamplifier with 3.5mm and XLR type microphone jacks.  It also supplies both “plug-in-power” (9 volts D.C.) and “phantom power” (48 volts D.C.) allowing it to work with nearly any microphone. This two channel preamp comes standard with independent output level controls for maximum recording ability!  Use it to raise microphone signal levels to usable line level while minimizing the amplification done by your camera.  Using an external amplifier is this way reduces ambient noise (hiss) very noticeably, especially in quiet environments.  (You may want to refer to our series of blog post on using external amplifiers / mixers to learn more.)  Using the external amplifier also allows you to listen to your audio if your camera does not have a headphone jack.