CAD U37 is a very cheap USB mic and while some may not take it seriously, it actually offers the best bang for the buck. Despite having some disadvantages, overall quality is quite decent. This mic is mainly designed for situations that don’t demand maximum performance. Particularly, it will be a great choice for Skype, amateur videos and even gaming….
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…high end does have a tad of grain, this mic still handles it way much better than most entry lavs. However, its performance isn’t that great to compete with more expensive microphones and it’s actually considered only a low budget, entry-level device. The mic comes with a compact, neat-looking preamp, which can also be powered by the battery and this…
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…that hearing the hammering of keyboard keys that come from table vibrations isn’t a good thing, so they came up with cheap but effective suspensions to deal with this problem. Blue mics don’t seem to be one of them, because Yeti Nano comes with the same old pad design seen on Blue Yeti that acoustically amplifies those vibrations – for…
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…get too excited because I actually posted a comparison and the one on the left is none other than Shure SM57, and the “Super Deluxe” is the one on the right. Yeah, the SM57’s response surprisingly looks better, whereas the Super 55 has a disgusting cliff into abyss right at the point of 10 kHz. But I mean, if a…
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…not forget to get some nice pop filter when recording vocals – this is a must for any LDC. This mic uses standard 5/8″ – 27 mounting thread and comes with adapter nut for 3/8″ – 16. The package also includes AT8458 shock mount, which alone costs around $50-60. Although made of plastic, it’s quite efficient in what it does…
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…supplied from Hong Kong and is offered at a very competitive price. It makes little sense comparing it to the professional lavaliers that usually worth over $300, not only because of the price difference but also due to the fact that none of those professional microphones are compatible with iPhone. Second, sound recording is not a simple task, so more…
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+/- buttons on the receiver does the adjustment. I personally used it with my computer realtek line-in, input levels adjusted to 100% in sound settings and -0 dB on the device. This gives me a pretty good gain and I’ve never experienced clipping so far. Mobile connectivity Aside from connecting to cameras and computers via 3.5mm TRS to TRS cord,…
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…recommend plugging this mic directly into computer either. Most computer inputs have sub-par quality and it’s likely to have three of the following outcomes. 1) The amount of noise may reach the threshold of becoming annoying. 2) It may not have the sufficient gain and the sound will be low. 3) There is a smaller chance that it will not…
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something whisper quiet, which would be a dumb thing to attempt to anyway on this type of budget gear. The exact figures for the Perception 220 are as follows: sensitivity = 20 mV/Pa, equivalent noise level = 16 dB-A. In comparison, AT2035’s sensitivity = 22.4 mV/Pa, and equivalent noise = 12 dB-A. Using my favorite 20·log10(V1/V2) formula, the difference in…
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…It is still a shotgun, and it works like shotgun and perfectly rejects a reasonable amount of extraneous sounds but do not be deluded into thinking that it actually offers a tighter pattern – it is not. In fact, its pattern is more comparable to hypercardioid mics, which are commonly used for miking indoors. It’s also one of the reasons…
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the nuances and if you take this route, funnily enough it will take you …more investments. Both in terms of time and in terms of money – otherwise, it is easy to end up committing those seemingly small mistakes, which nevertheless diminish your efforts. However, this is not the case with USB mics, which come with in-built preamps and DACs….
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…notice is 767A has a much higher sensitivity than most of the other dynamic microphones in the market. This is achieved by using a considerably larger diaphragm transducer. In terms of clarity it’s quite crisp and easily beats SM58 in A/B comparison. Inflections preserve a lot of detail similar to that of a condenser microphone. It can handle high sound…
Read More…being published, do not hesitate and do leave a comment. This may help other visitors to make more accurate buying decisions. Likewise, if you have any questions about some particular mics just leave your comment and wait for the reply. Out team continuously works on this project and it takes a bit of effort and creativity, so any suggestions are…
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Shure MVL is a new lapel mic with TRRS connector designed for mobile devices. It belongs to Shure Motiv line and comes with a handy mobile app for iOS users. Other platform users will have to rely on third party software but it shouldn’t have any compatibility issues. This mic is also the worst from their new line and the…
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never be affordable for everyone. On the other hand, when it comes to professional recording all the equipment suddenly triples and quadruples in price, and microphones are not an exception. Thus a thousand-dollar Neumann mic may easily become another necessity tool rather than being something whimsy. Moreover, this model also offers a probably best pound for pound price for its…
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…like exaggerating those details, as it still excels at what it does, and I don’t know any other mic that would come on top in terms of sound quality. MKH50 in comparison being an older version might be a little more susceptible to EMI especially compared to the MKH416 with a longer tube, but the overall specs are slightly in…
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when compared to professional omni lavs that fall into $300 and above price range category. Sennheiser offers their own model called MKE 2, which is great but there are also other alternatives such as Sanken or Countryman. So when comparing Sennheiser ME 2-II to a more expensive omni mic, it suddenly starts to sound a bit boxy, and you may…
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environment, the Electro-Voice RE320 actually gives more advantage when it comes to recording. On the other hand, it is also fairly easy to reduce the EQ to complete flat in the mixer. In my personal experience, the RE320 sounds great without any external EQ. It just sounds a bit different from a traditional flat broadcaster mic and may need some…
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…extra bit of dampening. In a side-by-side comparison, the RE-20 may sound weaker and darker but don’t get fooled by the first impression, because the RE-20 still has an upper hand when it comes to signal quality and that extra bit of background rejection is what distinguishes a high-end broadcast mic from a regular one. RE320 is also a nice…
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clarity. It has a well-balanced frequency pattern with a slightly elevated high-end, bulging at 5 kHz, which results in a warmer presence. However, the vocals come out natural and undistorted. The mic has a fixed 12 dB/ octave roll off from 120 Hz and below. This is useful for eliminating low frequency noises so common for any directional mics. Noise…
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