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00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer 00:08 - Setup 00:38 - What’s in the Box 00:59 - Build Quality 01:15 - Specifications 01:36 - Neewer NW-700 Test 02:06 - Behringer XM8500 Test 02:28 - Audio Technica AT2020 Test 02:53 - Shure SM7b Test 03:49 - Stick Microphone Test 04:13 - Line Level Input 05:00 - Does it Power Headphones? 05:52 - Pros & Cons 07:42 - Who Is It For? 08:40 - Outro
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What's the difference between an $8 and $50 XLR cable? Do $50 mic cables make your recording sound better? Why pay so much for a cable? In this video, I address those questions and demonstrate the difference in shielding and test if there is any difference in tone based on the XLR cable you're using.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:15 - An Answer To The Question
01:06 - Build Quality
02:41 - Shielding Performance Measurement
06:05 - Noise Floor Measurement
07:50 - Do Cables Affect the Tone of Recording?
10:05 - Warranty of Cables
10:42 - Why Are Cables More Expensive?
11:05 - Who Should Buy Expensive Cables?
13:30 - Outro
NOTE 1: The frequency response measurements only cover 20Hz - 20kHz which is all most podcast producers and at home studio producers will encounter. The results may differ if you record high resolution with the intention of slowing down the audio. For most people 20Hz - 20kHz is more than sufficient.
NOTE 2: For non-reviews I typically record unprocessed audio and process in post. Here I mistakenly recorded the processed audio for my spoken word portions, and that processing was not good, so this is not a good representation of the sound of this mic. Sorry about that.
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Today I review an affordable condenser mic, the Avantone CK-6 Classic. This mic has a controlled low end with a gooey low mid section and a more midforward sound with an apparent top end that does sound a bit recessed compared to similar priced mics. The big draw back to this mic is the ringing and resonance of it, so if you touch this mic it will ring like a bell.
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00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer
00:18 - Setup
00:38 - What’s in the Box
01:12 - Build Quality / Walkthrough
01:52 - Specifications
02:17 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)
02:37 - Plosive Test
02:54 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
03:14 - Background Noise Test
03:36 - Untreated Room Test
03:51 - Shock Rejection Test
04:12 - Mic Resonance Tap Test
04:46 - High Pass Filter Test
05:14 - Intro to Comparison
05:27 - Neewer NW700 Comparison
05:50 - Neat Worker Bee Comparison
06:17 - MXL V67G Comparison
06:43 - Audio Technica AT2020 Copmarison
07:13 - Blue Ember Comparison
07:36 - AKG P120 Comparison
08:00 - Lewitt LCT440 Compariswon
08:32 - Rode NT1 Comparison
09:07 - Lauten Audio LA220 Comparison
09:42 - Soyuz SU-23 Comparison
10:17 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison
11:17 - Music Test
12:24 - Pros & Cons
13:30 - Overall Thoughts
16:16 - Recommendation
17:26 - Outro
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Today I review the new headset mics from Audio Technica. These things use the ATH-M50x as the platform, and pull the capsule from the AT2020. The headphones are very easy to listen to, and the mic ends up with a lot of the same characteristics of most headset mics. It does sound better than a lot of headset mics, but it still sounds like a headset mic.
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00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer
00:26 - Setup
00:47 - What’s in the Box
01:28 - Build Quality
03:12 - Microphone Functionality
04:06 - Comfort
04:38 - Specifications
05:22 - Headphone Discussion
06:14 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)
06:33 - Plosive Test
06:51 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
07:11 - Background Noise Test
07:31 - Untreated Room Test
07:51 - Shock Rejection Test
08:07 - Microphone Mute Test
08:31 - EQ-Ing The Mic to Sound Better
10:06 - Intro to Comparison
10:29 - Audio Technica AT2020 Comparison
11:00 - Sennheiser Game One Comparison
11:44 - Audio Technica ATH-M50x-STS-USB Comparison
12:14 - Audio Technica BPHS1 Comparison
12:51 - Audio Technica BPHS2 Comparison
13:24 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison
13:51 - Pros & Cons
15:32 - Overall Thoughts
17:06 - Recommendation
19:50 - Outro
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Today I review the Cyber Acoustics USB Condenser Microphone, or the Cyber Acoustics Tahoe, or the Rainer CVL-2006, or any other name they put on this thing. This microphone fell flat on it’s face for me. It has constant digital interface, the tone is painful to listen to, it has a camera mount threading and not a microphone mount threading, and it picks up every bump of your desk. I think you can get MUCH better microphones for this price. I would not recommend this at all.
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00:30 - Setup / Disclaimers
00:45 - What’s in the Box
01:01 - Build Quality / Features
02:24 - Specifications
02:44 - Polar Pattern Tests
03:23 - Background Noise Test
03:34 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
03:40 - Windows 10 Test
03:55 - Preamp Noise Test
04:35 - Music Test
05:17 - Pros & Cons
06:03 - 2 More Compaints
07:15 - Recommendation / Conclusion
08:11 - Outro
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Today I review a microphone from one of my favorite mics of all time, the AEA KU5a. This is a super cardioid active ribbon microphone that gives you that great ribbon sound without the issue of requiring a super powerful preamp. Additionally, it does a very respectable job at background noise rejection, has a built in high pass filter, and a 3M built in XLR cable.
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01:12 - Build Quality / Walkthrough
02:09 - Specifications
02:32 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)
02:54 - Plosive Test
03:05 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
03:31 - Background Noise Test
03:50 - Untreated Room Test
04:03 - Mic Mount Bump Test
04:21 - Mic Resonance Tap Test
04:38 - High Pass Filter Test
05:12 - AEA Windscreen Test
05:47 - Intro to Comparison
06:01 - MXL R144 Comparison
06:50 - Shure SM7b Comparison
07:36 - Royer R10 Comparison
08:18 - Beyerdynamic M160 Comparison
09:25 - Music Test
10:41 - Pros & Cons
12:00 - Overall Thoughts
14:44 - Recommendation
16:27 - Outro
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In today's video, I review the Rode M3; a multi-powered condenser microphone. That means you can power this with standard phantom power, or with a battery! Yes! This is a battery powered condenser microphone!
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