Marantz Professional MPM-2000U USB Mic Review / Test
Today, I review one of the best USB microphones I have reviewed to date; the Marantz MPM-2000u. This thing has an INCREDIBLY quiet preamp, and sounds great on electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and voice.
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Today I review the Telefunken M80, a dynamic microphone that seems to be growing in popularity. This microphone has a large presence, treble and air boost which gives it a “condenser” like sound, meaning it has a LOT of detail and clarity. Due to this large boost it does seem to lack a bit in the low end, but it maintains a very smooth sound.
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00:00 - Intro / Price
00:29 - Disclaimer & Setup
00:45 - What’s in the Box
01:02 - Build Quality
01:43 - Specifications
02:10 - Polar Pattern Test
02:27 - Handling Noise Test
02:39 - Plosive Test
02:50 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
03:05 - Background Noise Test (Keyboard Test)
03:20 - Shure SM58 Comparison
03:41 - Music Test
04:34 - Pros & Cons
05:14 - Overall Thoughts
06:07 - Recommendation
07:07 - Outro
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Today we compare two of the cheapest budget interfaces on the market, the Behringer UM2 and the Behringer UMC22, to find out which is best, and which one you should buy. The thing I was most excited about this test was comparing the Xenyx Preamp to the Midas Preamp. Let me know which one is your favorite!
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00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Build Quality
01:02 - UM2 Condenser Test / Price
01:25 - UMC22 Condenser Test / Price
01:48 - UM2 Dynamic Microphone Test
02:08 - UMC22 Dynamic Microphone Test
02:30 - Noise Floor Tests
03:05 - UM2 Latency Test
03:34 - UMC22 Latency Test
04:00 - D.I. Instrument Tests
04:46 - Winner / Test Findings
06:48 - Outro / Questions
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The Austrian Audio OC16 is a worthy competitor as an all rounder studio workhorse mic. It uses the same capsule as the OC18 which is 2x the price and uses different electronics and is made in China instead of Austria.
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00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer
00:17 - Setup
00:34 - What’s in the Box
00:57 - Build Quality / Walkthrough
01:31 - Specifications
01:56 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)
02:16 - Plosive Test
02:26 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
02:52 - Background Noise Test
03:09 - Untreated Room Test
03:30 - Shock Rejection Test
03:51 - Mic Resonance Tap Test
04:05 - High Pass Filter Test
04:39 - Intro to Comparison
05:10 - Audio Technica AT2020 Comparison
05:33 - Rode NT1 Comparison
05:59 - Lewitt LCT440 Comparison
06:34 - AKG P214 Comparison
06:59 - sE Electronics 4400a Comparison
07:35 - Austrian Audio OC818 Comparison
08:21 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison
08:47 - Music Test
09:51 - Pros & Cons
11:06 - Overall Thoughts
13:17 - Recommendation
14:18 - Outro
#WorkHorse #Studio #MicReview
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Today I review the Behringer B-1 Large Diaphragm Condenser. This thing is boosted 10dB in the higher frequencies while the mids and lows are relatively flat. This gives the microphone a somewhat thinner, more sibilant sound. I think it may work well for singing in a mix, but it may be over boosted for many other applications.
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00:00 - Intro / Price
00:26 - Setup / Disclaimers
00:46 - What’s in the Box
01:11 - Build Quality
01:43 - Specifications
02:05 - Flat vs High Pass vs Pad
02:20 - Windscreen Test
02:31 - Polar Pattern Test
02:44 - Background Noise Test
02:51 - Distance Test
03:09 - Music Test
03:41 - Pros & Cons
04:38 - Recommendation / Conclusion
05:11 - Outro
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Today I review the Audio Technica BP-40, a Large Diaphragm Dynamic Microphone with a Hyper Cardioid polar pattern. This mic has a healthy sensitivity in comparison to it’s competition and a significant boost of 10dB that peaks around 3.5kHz. I personally am not the biggest fan of this microphone because of this boost, but I have heard a lot of people praising it. All other specs on this mic are pretty good, so if you like the tone of this, then by all means, pick it up.
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00:00 - Intro / Price
00:21 - Setup / Disclaimers
00:36 - What’s in the Box
00:54 - Build Quality
01:26 - Specifications
01:40 - Polar Pattern Test
02:03 - Background Noise Test
02:12 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test / High Pass Filter Test
02:29 - Music Test
02:54 - Processed Sample
03:24 - Pros & Cons
03:57 - Overall thoughts
04:35 - Conclusion / Recommendation
05:10 - Outro
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How does the Neve Portico 5017 Sound? Awesome. This "mobile" preamp has a ton of gain, a silk circuit to add some coloration, a high pass filter, a compressor with a 2:1 ratio, a noise floor is better than -127dBA, and a D.I. section. This thing is awesome, but the control over the features is pretty limited and at $1400 it's a pretty penny.
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00:00 - Intro / Pricing
00:26 - What’s in the Box
00:37 - Build Quality
00:57 - Walkthrough
02:16 - Specifications
03:02 - Shure SM7b Mic Test (No Cloudlifter or Fethead)
04:36 - Preamp vs. Interface Preamp
05:25 - Comparison to Other Preamps
06:49 - High Pass Filter Demo
07:16 - Silk Circuit Demo
07:46 - Compressor Demo
08:25 - Music Test (Drum Machine, Electric Guitar, D.I. Bass, D.I. Acoustic)
12:06 - Pros & Cons
14:51 - What Does it Offer?
15:52 - Recommendation
17:14 - Outro
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Today I review the Neewer kit that includes the Neewer NW-2S Sound Card, NW-88 Microphone and NW-680 Headphones. It has everything to start recording, but the sound card leaves a LOT to be desired.
00:00 - Intro / Setup / Disclaimers
00:57 - What’s in the Box?
01:21 - Build Quality
01:53 - Specifications
02:27 - Soundcard: Walkthrough
04:24 - Soundcard: Gain Test
05:04 - Soundcard: Dynamic Microphone Test
05:29 - Soundcard: Reverb Test
06:09 - Mic: Polar Pattern Test
06:18 - Mic: Background Noise Test
06:27 - Mic: Distance Test
06:34 - Mic: Scarlett Solo Test
06:51 - Mic: Music Test
07:30 - Headphones: Disclaimer (Link to Audio Demo)
07:40 - Thoughts on Kit
08:14 - Conclusion / Recommendation
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Today I review the Shure Beta 57a, a supercardioid version of the classic SM57. The main difference between this and the 57 is the polar pattern, and will do a better job at background noise rejection. There are also tonal differences, with a slightly more aggressive low cut, and less boosted treble and air frequencies. If you want the classic 57 sound with minor tonal differences and better noise rejection, this is an essential mic.
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00:00 - Intro / Price
00:30 - Disclaimer & Setup
00:45 - What’s in the Box
01:10 - Build Quality
01:34 - Specifications
01:50 - Polar Pattern Test
02:11 - Handling Noise Test
02:23 - Plosive Test
02:31 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
02:47 - Background Noise Test
02:56 - SM57 Comparison
03:18 - Music Test
04:14 - Pros & Cons
04:54 - Overall Thoughts
06:29 - Recommendation
07:10 - Outro
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Today we compare the Universal Audio SD1 and the Music Villa MV3. I'm doing this comparison to determine if Universal Audio is just rebranding budget microphones and increasing prices.
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00:00 - Intro to SD1 and MV3
00:28 - Build Quality
01:33 - Blind Comparison
02:42 - Microphone Spoken Word Test (Price / Specs)
03:22 - Polar Pattern Tests
04:01 - Background Noise Tests
04:37 - Distance Tests
05:10 - High Pass Filter / Presence Boost Switch Test
06:25 - Handling Noise Rejection Tests
06:51 - Music Tests
08:36 - Conclusion & Winner
10:53 - Is Universal Audio Just Rebadging Cheap Mics?
12:19 - Outro
#UniversalAudio #MusicVilla #Comparison
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