Today I review the "AmazonBasics Dynamic Vocal Microphone, Super Cardioid”. This microphone has a very top heavy sound to it which leads to some sibilance and harshness issues. It also did an awful job at plosive rejection. On the other hand it has a nice output at -52dB, it did a fine job at background noise rejection, and a decent job at handling noise rejection. Buy the AmazonBasics Dynamic Mic (Amazon Affiliate) Global: https://geni.us/ambasdvm Buy the Focusrite 2i2 (3rd Gen) (Amazon Affiliate) - Same Performance as 18i20 Global: https://geni.us/2i32rd 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - Price 01:00 - Setup 01:22 - What’s in the Box 01:45 - Build Quality 02:18 - Specifications 02:42 - Polar Pattern Test 03:00 - Handling Noise Test 03:12 - Plosive Test 03:24 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test 03:40 - Background Noise Test (Keyboard Test) 03:55 - Amazon Basics vs. Shure SM48 04:29 - Music Test 05:43 - Pros & Cons 06:30 - Overall Thoughts 07:32 - Recommendation 08:26 - Outro Subscribe For More Videos: https://www.youtube.com/podcastage?sub_confirmation=1 Become a Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOU-zTlankT-JjN3ZzvuKA/join My YouTube Kit: https://podcastage.com/studio My Favorite XLR Mics: https://podcastage.com/rev/favxlr My Favorite USB Mics: https://podcastage.com/rev/favusb NOTE (FULL DISCLOSURE): If you purchase an item using my amazon link, it provides me a small referral fee. For more info check my FAQ page links below. Check the FAQ to see if your question was already answered: http://www.geeksrising.com/faq Vote For The Mics You Want Reviewed: http://www.geeksrising.com/podcastage Check us out, Follow us, & Like us over at: Merch: https://podcastage.com/store Discord: https://discord.gg/dXQUc7v Website: http://www.geeksrising.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/podcastage Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/podcastage Personal Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bandrewsays ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYw2EVrQd24

Today I review one of the best budget microphones available, the samson Q2u. The microphone is a plug and play mic that sounds pretty great for the price. It does have it's faults being that it suffers from plosives, sibilance, and handling noise. If you can't deal with those issues I recommend looking elsewhere ,but if you are able to deal with those issues you can get some great recordings for a $50-$70 mic. HQ Audio Of Review: https://podcastage.com/rev/req2u Buy the Samson Q2u (Affiliate Link) Amazon: https://geni.us/samq2u Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/q2u Buy the Focusrite 2i2 (3rd Gen)- Same Performance as 18i20 (Affiliate Link) Amazon: https://geni.us/2i32rd Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/k6g4d NOTE (FULL DISCLOSURE): As an associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. For more info check my FAQ page links below. 00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer 00:21 - Setup 00:40 - What’s in the Box 01:08 - Build Quality / Walkthrough 02:09 - Specifications 02:28 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation) 02:47 - Plosive Test 03:03 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test 03:22 - Background Noise Test 03:41 - Untreated Room Test 04:01 - Shock Rejection Test 04:45 - Mic Resonance Tap Test 05:01 - Handling Noise Test 05:17 - Cup the Mic Test 05:44 - Windscreen Test 06:17 - On / Off Switch Test 06:34 - XLR vs USB Output Test 07:32 - Noise Floor Measurement 08:24 - Latency Measure 08:43 - Intro to Comparison 09:07 - Behringer XM8500 Comparison 09:37 - Samson Q2u Comparison 10:03 - Shure SM58 Comparison 10:33 - Audio Technica ATR2100X Comparison 11:04 - sE Electronics V7 Comparison 11:41 - Audio Technica AT2020 USB + Comparison 12:20 - Samson Q9U Comparison 13:06 - Shure SM7b Comparison 13:43 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison 14:17 - Music Test 15:44 - Pros & Cons 18:00 - Overall Thoughts 20:39 - Recommendation 22:00 - Outro #BudgetMic #Samson #MicReview Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastage Become a Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOU-zTlankT-JjN3ZzvuKA/join Subscribe For More Videos: https://www.youtube.com/podcastage?sub_confirmation=1 My YouTube Setup: https://podcastage.com/studio My Favorite XLR Mics: https://podcastage.com/rev/favxlr My Favorite USB Mics: https://podcastage.com/rev/favusb Check the Frequently Asked Questions: https://podcastage.com/faq Vote For What You Want Reviewed: https://podcastage.com/vote NOTE (FULL DISCLOSURE): If you purchase an item using an affiliate link, it provides me a small referral fee. As an associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. For more info check my FAQ page links below. Check Out This Stuff TOO: Website: https://www.podcastage.com Giveaways: https://podcastage.com/giveaways Discord: https://www.podcastage.com/discord Merch: https://podcastage.com/store Company Relatio ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o42-oX6BPYU