SteelSeries, your mic is good. Stop the false advertising.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Stop making claims like this
00:58 - 50% off stream alerts and overlays with Own3d.tv (ad)
01:43 - Mic Overview
02:12 - Good thing - Build Quality
03:05 - Bad thing - Power Adapter
03:34 - Good thing - Audio Quality (SOUND TEST)
04:24 - Bad thing - XLR Interface
07:32 - Good thing - Sonar Mixing Software
09:12 - Good thing - Dual USB on the Interface
09:30 - Worst thing - The False Advertising
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Description tags, yo: microphone, usb, XLR, condenser, SteelSeries, Alias, Sonar, mixer, mixing software, GG, quality, premium, gaming, streaming, obs, broadcasting
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What do you think of the mic OR what's your favorite mic right now? (or answer both, whatever, I'm not the boss of you)
my CAD GXL2200 is amazing
I dig their pro headphones that you recommended years ago. Not sure the mic will be an upgrade for me.
It looks nice, but I’m currently using the elgato wave. I bought into it back when you released it and compared it to an expensive mic. I’ve tried tuning mine but have never been satisfied with how I sound in recordings. Is there a company or place I can go to and send a recording and have someone customize settings to sound great that I can then adjust on my end?
how did they release this in its current state? Seems strange, like they didnt test it, not a big fan of "gaming gear" coming out unfinished in the same way some games come out unfinished nowadays. But great video- I am looking for a replacement for the GOXLR. So if you see anything that could do that, I would love to see it from this channel
My favorite Budget Mic Rn is the Rode-NT USB+, And favorite XLR Mic for streamers atm is the Lewitt 440 Pure
Thank you for calling them out. They seem to know what makes a good product, but rush them out a bit. While a software-heavy approach might be always fixable later, it could also never happen.
I have so so so many of their best products and i love them (duh otherwise i wouldn't spend soooo much money on them) but they are overpriced definitely. I mainly bought them because of FaZe Clan even tho I have little to do with them. I am aware of the mistakes i made but i wont change. That should not be a reason to buy stuff but it was for me and now i have all of their stuff and am buying this microphone too.
@@Alexifeu bro did NOT learn his lesson
@@Alexifeu "I'm aware of the mistakes I made, but I won't change." I'm genuinely dumbfounded by your comment.
@@Kamiyada27 I can't tell if it's just a bait because wth kinda mindset is that
good point, the apex pro was bad because they rushed it as other companies also started expirementing with the hall effect switches, for a long while they had the worst HE keyboard that wasnt alot faster but now... its the second best option due to a small redesign and software updates
Gotta say, I love the "It's good enough, so stop lying" stance. Besides, the streaming community is gonna research this stuff anyway- with the amount of money we're spending on our soft & hardware, we need the facts up front, lol
u need viewers too and i doubt in the beginning they care about the mic being the quality of a studio recording mic
But that's the thing: this mic is already good. They don't need to lie, the truth will sell the thing just fine.@@undergroundjem645
@@undergroundjem645 Yea, obviously. He didn't say otherwise?
It's a trash stance that lowers the standard of living. It's a trash usb mic with a scam xlr version. Don't eat this slop up and buy a behringer c-1
@@CaptKami18 U DONT COMPREHEND ANYTHING LMAOOOO LOSER
Fellow audio engineer dropping by. Everything said here checks out. Great vid 🫡
I swear if I catch you pulling a KickedTripod I'm revoking your audio engineering license.
Agreed. I’ve used mics made by DPA that are so so tiny, but still blew me away with how good they sound.
TIL Theo is an audio engineer?
@@trebabcock no he's just a moron
Jim Lill's latest video on microphones does a deep dive into this, trying out capsules of all mics, and with a nice testing rig actually play everything side by side with proper frequency distribution graphs and so much analysis. I wish consumer brands didn't treat us like babies and gave us more technical insight, give us the nerdy stuff, the graphs, the specs, even in the marketing material.
It's a wider symptom of anti-intellectualism and willful ignorance in the general public at large. They don't WANT to know too much, and more importantly, the leadership of major companies (not the engineers themselves) don't want you to know too much either. This is why R2R is SO goddamn important.
I just saw a video by Sarah-n-Tuned that she posted an hour ago where she was able to use a 50-year-old technical booklet that had FULL technical instructions for the wiring layout. Even just 20 or 15 years ago, this sort of technical information was freely and widely available for a large variety of products. Now? Good fucking luck lol.
These mics dont target audio-enthusiasts. The marketing and probably also the mic itself is literally not made for you if thats what you want to see in short advertisements.
@@spdcrzy It's funny how software has been moving towards mass open-sourcing, while hardware is doing the opposite. Even computing hardware is overpriced and underdocumented, you can build a high-end server for less than $1000 with used 7-year-old parts lmfao
@@CallMeTeci It comes down to being able to do your due research if you want to. And not lying in an advertisement
@@nade5557 Wrong brand and mic then. Professionals wouldnt care about those overmarketed buzzword filled toys.
And honestly this video has as much bs in it as the advertisement for the mic itself.
The worst thing is, there must’ve been an audio engineer involved in the design process of this thing at some point. And yet they got this so wrong in so many ways.
Yup. Probably because the marketing department didn't understand a word the engineer said, and just went with their own stuff. Happens so often, it seems.
@@floorpizza8074 The marketing department doesn't care, and it really isn't their job to care tbh. False marketing like this is only bad if they get punished for it, and they won't.
If marketing can get away with straight up lying, they will do it and I can't even blame them. Unless regulatory agencies are allowed to tear these companies to shreds they will keep doing it because it is quite literally the best choice they can make.
so what ur saying is 1 audio engineer is suppose to come up w everything another would and both would perfect it....thats stupid. no one is equal so why would their ideas be equally as great? not even teams can get things 100% right why would you expect everything in the world to be 100% were only human
@@undergroundjem645 What are you talking about man
@@ltcuddles685 im answering to the comment the original one goofy...have you ever been in engineering curriculums
Thank you so much for this! I was looking at this mainly for the simplistic dual pc option. I was skeptical and was really hoping you’d review this before I made another purchase I’d be unhappy with! Thank you so much for all you do!
man, this attitude you had around this mic was not only informative, and helpful to me, but was a relief of authenticity TH-cam has been lacking lately, because the side of actually believing in the mice being good.
Moreover, putting your morals front and center is a great influence on the world. I appreciate that.
I hope SteelSeries sees this and doesn't feel attacked but more ashamed. Then i hope they act accordingly and do what you suggest to their product.
Thank. you for making a great video.
Side note, at 4:25, that mic and setup, you sound like that guy in "film editing pro" who, in my opinion, has one of the greatest audio treatments to him voice. very natural but strong.
I have always strayed away from organisations that post false marketing materials. There is no reason to do that as it's going to push away the people that understand from the brand. If the microphone's good, there's no need to make stuff up. I am loving my elgato wave1 and there wasn't the same bs there.
Videos Awsome! Ty for all your hard work! have helped me more than any other videos on YT and love what you do for the Community
Thank you for all of the reviewing that you do! and also love the streaming setup vids!
Always good stuff. Its mind blowing that companies are releasing things with massive shortcomings when its so obvious that there are huge channels like this that will point them out.
Thanks for all your reviews and stuff, helps me choose my streaming gear without being too much in the unknown of what's good and what's not, really appreciate it, keep up the good work Harris ^^
Transparency in this industry is paramount. Thank you for pointing this out
This video came up at perfect timing. Looking at new mics for the future right now and was eyeing some of their mics and headsets.
thank you for this review i was really hoping u would take a look at this mic and see if it was everything the ad said so thank yo harris for another amazing vid
Honestly I've been using the Steelseries software for awhile now, it feels like they're constantly adding features to it. Lately it feels like they took a deeper dive into it and added a bunch more stuff, heck the added the auto-clipping, 3d aim trainer, the sonar streamer mode, and a lot of other small and big features. The keybinds part they added was also fairly recent. I wouldn't be surprised if they fix the weird mic thing in another update in under a month from now. Also always be sure to select the beta opt-in features as it sometimes has features that aren't fully realized and still being developed, that could've been what was causing the issue with the mic too tbh. Idk for sure, just a random user and have been using Steelseries for about 3-4 years now.
Is there any chance the "gain" knob is bi-modal, i.e. press it once before turning it for gain control, then press it again before turning for monitor volume control. Good review! Thank you as always.
Harris I have a blue snowball and been meaning to upgrade it for a while I have it on an arm so it doesn't pick up sounds from my desk and stuff but it still picks up fans in my room from, PC/PS5 and minifridge should I buy a new mic and if you have a suggestion please let me know or is there anything i could do to resolve this issue?
I've been waiting for this video to come out from you as soon as they released this mic.
Truth in advertising is a major sticking point for me and makes me glad I went with the Elgato Wave DX instead.
I currently use and recommend the Shure MV7, dual inputs for growth and upgrades, sound comparable to the sm7b and dynamic helps to cut ambient noise. Harris, love the content and while I understand that bigger isn't better, them comparing to the yeti isn't far fetched since streamers either have a yeti or sm7b for the most part. Just like most streamers have a Sony alpha or brio. Same with goXLR yes most still have the goXLR still to this day. Don't believe me, do a poll. Keep up the good work though sir!
Also own and use an MV7 and agree it is a fantastic mic. Pricy, but but you’re absolutely getting a quality mic.
I love my MV7, have it connected to a Scarlett Solo, works and sounds great.
I have the MV7X (MV7 with XLR connector) and love mine. Big upgrade to what I was using before.
Great video!
I'd love to hear more of the microphone during your review. Swap back and forth more so it's more obvious to hear the difference compared to your baseline mic.
I also would like to hear another mic on that interface, lol.
love the music man in the background; solid guitar and worth every penny
The Wave 3 also still sends a signal when the gain is all the way down.
I'm considering a college engineering project involving modular audio equipment, allowing quick swaps of mic capsules and frames (e.g., dynamic to shotgun mics). Do you think there's a market for this, or should I stick to making a shotgun mic and mixer?
The mixer would also be dynamic allowing a user to change the amount of faders buttons and more. If the project goes well I might expand on it and give more functionality.
a modular mic would be cool, I think it's good enough of a niche to work
100% there is a market for that. Audio designers for games and movies could seriesly benefit from having an easily swappable pickup method
In the SteelSeries GG app the gain adjust for the mic is in the Mixer tab, not the Mic tab. Just make sure you have your mic set as the input device. It's on the far right column, but in the Mixer tab.
Can you do a quick video explaining/setting up this microphone when it comes to a dual PC set up?
i love to see awesome content creators like yourself calling out these big companies when they lie to their customers, we need more people like you!
It goes to show that there are still big companies lying about their products because people dont know better......
Beautiful! 2:27 Edit: Can we get a Steel Series GG video run down all to itself?
RandomFrankP had a great one. He goes into serious detail.
TheFrugalStreamer has good coverage on Sonar/SteelSeriesGG as well
I actually really like having easy access to a gain knob, but it has to be set up in a very specific way. I make sure that 50% (usually a cardinal direction) on the knob is the baseline, which means I can use it to fine-tune and easily return to the baseline. When you only use the gain knob for tuning then the way SteelSeries has it set up is actually more useful than having it go all the way to silent, which would make for a very sensitive knob.
I am so glad someone likes of yourself reviewed this as I found the typical creator hyped it so much. I was really considering this for my new setup to go with my new steelseries apex mini, honestly.. I just can't help the fact Elgato have the full setup of mic, shock mount, pop filter & LP arm for £230. Back to the wave 3 I go again!!!
7:52 this is actually super useful for Windows 11 users since Microsoft just decided we don't need a built-in mixer anymore
1> You might be peaking but I hear no clipping - also you have OBS to thank for mic filters, that WILL lower the gain and will clean up the mic audio.
🤯Thank you for the review! I believe SteelSeries may have been referring to a headset mics in microphones diaphragm comparison
Thank you for this review, helps with my decision between standard or pro Alias that I was wanting to gift my brother. I just gotta hope a compatible boom arm comes around sometime soon if the Steelseries one isn't restocked in time lol
Speaking of false advertising, your title is doing the exact same thing. This is quite a stretch. THEY SAID 3 TIMES AND IT'S ONLY 2.2 - And I'm comparing to another above average mic!
Hello! thanks for the informative video.
I did just buy their mic, the normal one not the pro. It's working well for me, but Idk if i actually love it. the mute on it is awesome, i mean how easy it is and the way I can tell if it's muted or not. but like you said, the dial thing is a turn off for sure. I would love to hear from you about a recommendation about the same price, something not like the yeti that picks all sounds, even the dishes in the kitchen. But in the same time has great voice clarity, and good noise cancelation. While at it, could you please recommend a good app for the mic?
I tried to look for the car option but Amazon did not have any
FINALLY the person I’ve been waiting on to talk about this mic. legoo
Hey ! i have a weird Question maybe the community or you can help me. Im using a Shure SM7B + GOXLR and a Rode Microphone im looking for a different microphone arm thats a bit more flexible than the idk Rode PSA1?
With regards to the 3.2 larger claim, i took it to mean vs gaming headsets and not other standalone xlr / usb mics.
What a great call out and review. Keep up the great work!
Hey Harris, great Video. I would like to have a video on only the free software you mentioned. Explaining everything and maybe comparing it a bit to Wavelink. I'm interested in a little tutorial of this free audio mixing software.
Ive always found the software to be really wonky even with my steel series artis pro wireless being pretty old at the point. The noise cancelling seems to do nothing as my friends can still occasionally hear stuff happening in the background.
HTC had a magnetic phone case back in 2016-2016 ish and the HTC ONE case lit back lit holes in the front of the case and this mic looks almost inspired from that
I really wanted to like the Alias Pro since I recently started a dual pc setup but the lack of total control of my stream audio was a deal breaker. I did one stream with it and decided to stick with my Wave 3 mic and Wavelink to control my stream audio. I still use Sonar for my gaming audio because the eq is amazing.
One issue I ran into when i had this Mic was that when running a 2 pc setup the Mic would come into my obs all choppy and playing with diffrent settings in sonar I could not get the audio from being choppy.
Those Magic Animate 3 transitions, simply beautiful. I see you Dustin.
ive been using steel series gg since i got my apex 3 tkl and can honestly say between moments and sonar, i absolutely love it
If you go to the mixer setting in their software the mic part on the far right is the gain setting I believe
3:51 why haven’t you done a review on the ProCast yet?? it’s the mic i got and there aren’t many reviews out there, i’d love to see your take on it
I use computer software that filters the sound to remove the external noise and then I get it to the mixer so that I can clamp from the mixer to the mobile and the process is successful so that I can open the TikTok or Space on Twitter except I hear my voice at the time of speaking and I just want to hear the voices of others without my voice.
Is there a specific mixer that provides me with the option of separating adjusted audio from computer to mixer and makes me muffle it and it is only apparent to me the sounds of others not my voice.
How do you think this stacks up to the wave 3? Which would you recommend a person to buy?
so do you think the hyper best mic or elgato wave or steal series is the best
Where you not able to control or fix the settings via the Engine Section of the GG App like the headphones usually has?
Why didn't you mention the other huge knob on the interface at all?
Big agree on having a Gain knob be in software, because 9/10 you dial it in for your setup, and that's it. The rest is just level control. Would much rather see a software gain, and then interface be able to control your input level inside OBS or something like that, or have it set to control a mix level inside that wonderful mix software they provide (which is very cool about this product)
How would the Steelseries software hold up w/ the GoXLR? Would I want to use the Alias Pro with the GoXLR or the DAC that comes with it? And if I were to use both (via the headphone monitor jack), would I need a dongle to remove the background noise or something?
I tried using wavelink for a while but it wasn’t really intuitive and it ended up unable to capture the audio of slay the spire for some reason.
@Senpai, would u be doing a video comparison between Voicemeeter and the SteelSeries mixer?
Thank you for your well thought out and objective review, Senpai Gaming.
would be your go to recommended xlr mic? thats not insanely priced?
when will you guys finally put Stream beats to TH-cam music ?
btw whats the benefit of using a hyper-cardiod shotgun mic compared to a normal cardiod
the mixer has its issues. It takes up a ton of system resources for no reason what so ever. Its the reason i switched to voicemeeter, it also likes to reset my inputs a lot which i find infuriating. also their claims of the diaphragm being 3x bigger i think is comparing to the tiny mics on headsets not standalone microphones.
help, im confused why i dont have the multi multi mixer on mine?, to control output for me/outside
Ik the blue yeti for a long time was advertised as THE microphone to have for youtube but those times have been over for ages now so idk what that comparison means
Man your videos are so good, like damn, so good man
The gain knob sounds like it's just broken, or not functioning as intended. Does have a neat lighted ring, but it feels like they went too far with the DC power input. Like someone calibrated it with only USB power (which is plenty to power XLR mics, from what I've seen).
I have been using steelseries gg for around 4 months and have been loving it for its mixing for gaming
How is voicemeeter in its free version anti consumer? not enough channels? i'll have to check out if it can actually replace voicemeeter in my use case, but like, free vs free i dont get it lol
I like the separate power brick. USB power is notorious for signal noise that is borderline unfixable. Even if USB power would be sufficient, auxiliary power at least as an option is a required feature for any decent audio interface imo.
Image and sound design student here. Everything said checks out from a technical standpoint. Excellent video brother!
Do you think maybe their 3.2x diaphragm size is maybe comparing it to gaming headset microphones?
Is that a Majesty guitar at the back?! :O
The software does have a gain, it’s on the front page where u can change the gain on the different softwares, you can control the mic with the dial or type in a %, personally I have mine at 75% with my razer serien x, trying to upgrade but I don’t know what to get
pretty sure windows does sound app separation now so even if u dont want sonar u can still do it
Top Notch review. Honest, to the point, and very informative. Just my 2 cents on it though, while they aren't specific, I do believe their claim to the diaphragm size is based on headset microphones, and not actual competition of their Alias. Which is very misleading, but we all know how much marketing teams like to "exaggerate" specs.
I just got a steelseries arctic nova 4 headset and the advertising behind the mic is similar to this. The mic for a headset boom mic is great for my use case but i spent about 30 minutes in the GG software to make it sound better. not sure why it doesn’t come out the box with the best settings
I wonder if the gain thing can be fixed by adjusting the mic levels in the system settings to be lower then increasing the gain on the dial.
Mix levels are different than mic gain (and they should be)
Personaly I went with a Podcast Pro from Sontronics, a great budget friendly dynamic supercardioid, my only qualm with it is it doesnt have a native shock mount.
Have the beacn mic and Beacn mix create. Havnt used the Beacn mic ad I am still using the a head set mic which is way smaller yet sounds great. Or so I am told by people watching the stream.
Wow, the issues with that interface are absolutely embarrassingly bad! How did that make it though any level of testing?
yeah my interface has all the knobs on top and I have it placed well out of the way on the side of my desk :) Also it has not easily knocked buttons.
i got a mic ad on this video and Im usually not even interested in stuff about mics this vid just came up on my recommended. Scary.
The Headphone Out monitoring volume is @ 12:15 on the lower left portion , you can fix the Monitoring there.
That being said, I have this mic (Alias Pro) and bought it expecting the 2 PC setup to be a solution for 2 stream PC ... it is a solution, just not a great one. Still debating to keep it but there is nothing like it at its price.
Cool stuff! Bummer about the gain control; can confirm the GG software and Sonar are AWESOME!
Could it be that the gain knob only adjusts the monitoring, meanwhile input vol is set somewhere else?
So... what is the mic you are using to record this video [the one you're not reviewing in this video]? It sounds fantastic!
gotta get that software, when i installed voicemeeter it just randomly pitched my voice up and made me sounds like a nerd emoji, so i had to uninstall the driver for my interface and reinstall it to reset everything. im using a podmic as well so its not like its just a cheap mic i got from walmart
Recently found out about their free mixer software. Definitely a game change for anyone without something similar. No purchase required.
The power brick is for the ability to power condensator microphones with 48V phantom power via XLR port.
Did CameraTim tell you about the Program EYE?
tbf mics are expensive for me atm and I'm using my $10 miniso headphones but with Steelseries GG, every single friend has asked me where my mic is from and that i sound so clear. surprise it was all software. they really do be up in that side of the game
Try moving your monitor out of the frame for the wide shots when you’re talking to the camera. It’s a little dustracting
First video I'm watching from you and bro, the moment you start talking I was flashed from the soundquality of your mic. I just wanted to have the same mic until you mentioned its price :D. RIP. BTW great Review!
I know it's not in the segment you're discussing, but for me and my voice, my favorite microphone hands down is the beta 58A. It just sounds "right" to my ear.
What makes you consider voicemeeter anti-consumer? I've been using it for years and am just curious
Question. Did you record this on your iPhone. It looks great but was curious because it looks like Cinematic footage.