Today I walkthrough, explain, test and review the Elgato WaveXLR. This thing essentially turns any XLR mic into a Wave3. This has 75dB of gain for your microphone (so yes it can drive the Shure SM7b), it has a digital mixer to mix multiple digital sound sources, and also has a clipboard feature to ensure you don’t distort your analog to digital converters. Regarding the A/D converters it is 24-bit 48/96kHz, which is great.
00:00 - Intro / Pricing / Disclosure 00:30 - Signal Chain for Testing 00:56 - What’s in the Box 01:13 - Build Quality 01:48 - Walkthrough of Features 04:05 - Specifications 04:53 - Shure SM7b Mic Test (No Cloudlifter or Fethead) 06:00 - Clipguard Test 06:49 - Low-cut / High Pass Filter Test 07:45 - Interface Mute Test 08:35 - Preamp Gain Noise Test 09:30 - Latency Test 10:23 - Software Walkthrough 14:49 - Pros & Cons 17:57 - Recommendation 20:59 - Outro
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Today I walkthrough, explain, test and review the budget Behringer MIC300 tube preamp. This offer +60dB of gain with +10dB on the output stage, and the main thing that drew me to it, an analog limiter (which is fine, but not great). If you're looking for a fantastic sounding preamp with tons of clean gain, this is not for you. It's a relatively distorted, slightly noisy tube preamp that's a little bit of fun.
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00:00 - Intro / Pricing
00:30 - What’s in the Box
00:40 - Build Quality / Walkthrough
01:12 - Specifications
02:05 - Shure SM7b Mic Test (No Cloudlifter or Fethead)
03:15 - Preamp Gain Noise Test
03:56 - Limiter Test
05:49 - Preamp vs. Interface Preamp
06:29 - Music Test
08:17 - Pros & Cons
09:16 - Opinion on Pre
10:08 - Recommendation
11:25 - Outro
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Today I review a new budget condenser mic from Presonus, the PX-1. This mic has a pretty robust low end, a neutral low end, and a nice boost to the top end, however it does start to sound slightly sizzly and artificial, but nothing terrible. The huge draw back here is the handling noise which is atrocious. I also found a really low sub 50hz noise. I also compare it to the Neewer NW700, Mackie EM-91C, Audio Technica AT2020, and Neat King Bee.
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00:25 - Setup
00:42 - What’s in the Box
01:05 - Build Quality / Walkthrough
01:29 - Specifications
01:56 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)
02:16 - Plosive Test
02:25 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
02:42 - Background Noise Test (Keyboard Test)
02:57 - Untreated Room Test
03:12 - Shock Mount Shock Rejection Test
03:27 - Mic Resonance Tap Testt
03:42 - Neewer NW700 Comparison
04:23 - Mackie EM-91c Comparison
04:50 - Audio Technica AT2020 Comparison
05:22 - Neat King Bee Comparison
05:50 - Music Test
06:45 - Pros & Cons
08:20 - Overall Thoughts
10:20 - Recommendation
11:42 - Outro
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Today we’re looking at another new budget USB condenser microphone from AmazonBasics, the AmazonBasics Professional USB Condenser Microphone. This is clearly trying to copy the Blue Yeti, Samson G-Track Pro, and the M-Audio Uber mic, but it fails miserably. This is a perfect example of throwing too many features in one device, and not mastering any of them. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS MICROPHONE! But in case you don’t care what I think, feel free to use my affiliate links below ?
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00:00 - Intro / Price
00:23 - Setup for Testing
00:43 - What’s in the Box
00:56 - Build Quality / Walk Through
01:51 - Specifications
02:15 - 360-degree Polar Pattern Test (Cardioid)
02:33 - Polar Pattern Speaking Test
02:51 - Background Noise Test (Boom Arm / Desk Stand)
03:28 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
03:39 - Windows 10 Test
04:03 - Preamp Gain Noise Test
05:12 - Music Test (All 4 Polar Patterns)
06:23 - Pros & Cons
08:02 - Overall thoughts
08:56 - Conclusion / Recommendation
07:27 - Outro
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Today I review a very popular new mic on the market, the Tech Zone Audio Products Stellar X2. This is frequently compared to the Neumann U87 and TLM103, so I compare it to those microphones. I also compare it to the Neewer NW7000, Audo Technical’s AT2020, Rode NT1, Roswell Mini K47, Neumann TLM102, Neumann TLM103, and Neumann U87Ai.
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00:24 - Setup
00:42 - What’s in the Box
01:08 - Build Quality
01:34 - Specifications
01:53 - Polar Pattern Test
02:15 - Plosive Test
02:26 - Windscreen Coloration Test
02:47 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
03:05 - Background Noise Test (Keyboard Test)
03:23 - Shock Mount Effectiveness Test
03:43 - Untreated Room Test
04:12 - Neewer NW7000 Comparison
04:31 - Audio Technica AT2020 Comparison
04:55 - Rode NT1 Comparison
05:22 - Roswell Mini K47 Comparison
05:54 - Neumann TLM102 Comparison
06:21 - Neumann TLM103 Comparison
06:57 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison
07:30 - Music Test
08:40 - Pros & Cons
09:17 - Overall Thoughts
10:22 - Recommendation
12:22 - Outro
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Today we’re looking at the AKG Lyra, a Multi Pattern USB Condenser Microphone, which is in direct competition with the Blue Yeti and Blue Yeti X. This offers a much more detailed and clear sound compared to the blue yeti family of mics, but it falls a bit short in the build quality department as well as some pretty essential features.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:20 - Pricing
00:34 - Setup for Testing
00:56 - What’s in the Box
01:15 - Build Quality
01:44 - Walk Through of Features
02:28 - Specifications
03:00 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone 360-degrees)
04:40 - Microphone Mute Test
04:53 - Desktop Stand vs. Boom Arm (Keyboard / Desk Bumps)
05:41 - Microphone Tap Test
06:00 - Keyboard Background Noise Test
06:17 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
06:35 - Untreated Room vs. Treated Room
07:02 - Plosive Rejection Test
07:11 - Preamp Gain Noise Test
07:37 - AKG Lyra vs. Blue Yeti X
08:17 - Latency Test
09:15 - Music Test
10:59 - Pros & Cons
12:47 - Overall thoughts
14:28 - Recommendation
15:14 - Thoughts on AKG Making This Microphone
15:51 - Outro
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Today I review a new USB mic from Logitech the Yeti GX. This is an USB supercardioid dynamic mic with RGB lighting. The software is pretty good but has a few faults, while the sound of the microphone is bested by every other microphone I compared it against; this sounds similar to the mic on a headset.
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RECORDING SETTINGS:
Conversion: 24-bit / 48kHz
Computer Level: 49
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Polar Pattern: Super Cardioid
Freq Response : 50Hz - 18kHz
Signal to Noise: 78dB
Dynamic Range: 95dB
Bit Depth: 24-bit
Sample Rate: 48kHz/96kHz
00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer
00:33 - What’s in the Box
00:58 - Build Quality / Walkthrough
01:43 - Specifications
01:53 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)
02:12 - Plosive Test
02:22 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
02:46 - Background Noise Test
03:08 - Untreated Room Test
03:30 - Shock Rejection Test
03:48 - Mic Resonance Tap Test
04:02 - Mute Button Test
04:18 - Foam Windscreen Sound Test
04:55 - Desktop Stand Test
05:24 - Smart Audio Lock Demo (Never Clip)
06:06 - Intro to Comparison
06:29 - Samson Q2u Comparison
06:59 - Blue Yeti X Comparison
07:36 - Elgato Wave 3 Comparison
08:11 - Audio Technica AT2040 USB Comparison
08:42 - Rode Podmic USB Comparison
09:22 - Shure MV7 Comparison
10:04 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison
10:35 - Software Walkthrough
15:10 - Are Processing Settings Stored on Mic?
15:57 - Music Test
17:25 - Pros & Cons
19:13 - Overall Thoughts
20:49 - Recommendation
22:21 - Outro
#RGB #Gamer #MicReview
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Today I review the first dynamic mic from Mojave, the MA-D. This mic gives a very bright sound, but it handles that upper end very well. It also has a slightly pulled back midsection and a slight exageration in the bass and low mids which yields a V-shaped sound. As far as handheld dynamics go, it doesn't sound like any of the 17 other mics I compare it against.
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00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer
00:26 - Setup
00:46 - What’s in the Box
01:06 - Build Quality / Walkthrough
01:31 - Specifications
01:51 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)
02:10 - Plosive Test
02:20 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
02:41 - Background Noise Test
03:00 - Untreated Room Test
03:17 - Shock Rejection Test
03:36 - Handling Noise Rejection
03:50 - Mic Resonance Tap Test
04:05 - Cup the Mic Test
04:30 - Intro to Comparison
04:48 - Behringer XM8500 Comparison
05:09 - Lewitt MTP250 DM Comparison
05:28 - Sennheiser E835 Comparison
05:49 - sE Electronics V7 Comparison
06:11 - Rode M1 Comparison
06:31 - Audix OM2 Comparison
06:49 - Shure SM58 Comparison
07:06 - Miktek T89 Comparison
07:27 - AKG D5 Comparison
07:49 - Audio Technica AT2010 Comparison
08:12 - Shure Beta 58a Comparison
08:36 - Beyerdynamic TG V70d Comparison
09:03 - JZ Mics HH1 Comparison
09:25 - Blue Encore 200 Comparison
09:52 - Earthworks SR314 Comparison
10:15 - Neumann KMS105 Comparison
10:49 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison
11:12 - Music Test
12:31 - Pros & Cons
13:56 - Overall Thoughts
16:56 - Recommendation
17:41 - Outro
#VocalMic #StageMic #MicReview
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