I just ordered this mic after watching several reviews including yours. With a $15 coupon and a $20 amazon gift card I brought the total down to $85.08 CAD which in my opinion is an excellent deal, Canadian Amazon is always more expensive due to the lower value of the CAD dollar and all the taxes Canada levies on purchases.
Okay, I'm the 370th subscriber and I can tell you're gonna be the best .. seeing you is nice to the eyes and hearing your voice is better than the majority of the other TH-camrs ... hope you keep up and wish you all the best .. just remember this comment if you become well known because i have a really good feeling about that
Arsen El Mentalista the 422 is newer but the shock mount on it is just for looks, that’s why the price on Amazon is a lot cheaper than its original price
@@PizzaOfficials Lol randomly came back here now. It broke after about 4-6 months. Constant hissing. Sent it in and all I could get was that they would "repair" it. Got it back after quite some time. Still didnt work. Complained and got my money back, and threw away the thing. Worked fine when it was working. Also, way before the sound got fed up on it, the monitoring jack stopped working. Just bout an AU40 instead now, gonna see how that is in comparison.
Thanks for your great review about this mic. You help me to take my final decision to buy it. I guess it´s the best budget choice for beginners podcasters.
not even 1K subscriber full your video felt way more professional than what the numbers look like. Great vid, might get this microphone if the Maono headphones (AU MH-601) are good
For me: Performance (0-3): 3 Build Quality (0-2): 1.7 Versatility (0-2): 1.2 Cost (0-3): 2.8 (Feel better if like $5 less) using your way you seem to rate and my personal thoughts.
ty sir you are a gamers savior i will remember you for millennium to come - but for real this is most definitely a very well put together channel it seams and even though I won't be a regular for your content, I'm certainly a new sub and will support you for as much as I am here! great vibe you are sir
Amazing review, actually i noticed a little diference between v63m and the maono (v63m better) but in general terms i thing maono because of the price, is good mic. thanks for the video
Dude great quality, video looks great and helpful. Just one thought: I skipped ahead to your rating portion and was immediately confused by your layout of 3/3, 1.5/2, whatever. Sorry if I skipped your metrics at a earlier point. I would probably just use a X/5 or X/10 format for consistency. Other than that great video!
Thanks for the insight. My goal with the rating system was to create a consistent approach that would weigh the most important aspects more heavily, but still ultimately come out with a "scale of 0-10" for an overall number. I've benefitted from this type of review system on other videos, so that's what I decided to do, but I'll keep your note in mind as I continue. Do you think I should I explain the system in each video (I expect most viewers wouldn't have seen another one of my reviews)?
@@ClosetHymnologist If you do decide to explain I'd keep it very brief if possible. I see why you did it, it just seemed a little janky to me at first. Maybe if you just went and put TOTAL SCORE: X/10 score at the bottom, beneath where you have your other metrics, it'd be more clear. I don't know I'm not a expert lol. Best of like and you have my subscribe though!
@@ClosetHymnologist I respectfully disagree with Judah's comment - I found the rating system very clear and I immediately understood that you were weighing the most important aspects more heavily (I wish that was something more reviewers would do!!). Just my 2 cents!
I haven’t used it on guitar myself, but I expect it would do pretty well with the right placement. 8-10 inches in front of the 12th fret, pointed back towards the sound hole.
You don’t need an XLR mic to do a 2 person, or even 5 person mic setup with the PM421/PM422… or really ANY usb mic. You just have to know what software to use to combine and separate the multiple mics into separate voice tracks.
Thanks for this review. I have been deliberating this package for a while now but I shouldn't as all reviewers consistently rate this unit quite favourably. My one question to reviewers is, "what processing software do you use" and/or did you try the Maono Link software and have any thoughts on it? Again, great revew.
what did you do to make the mic sound so good like did you use software or edit it in post? I want to replicate what ever you have done to it when i get mine because it sounds really good
if im not mistaken the nw800 is an xlr microphone. I think you messed up a knob on your " xlr module thingy" or whatever its called because I dont think it sounds like that normaly
Yeah, I know, the NW800 sounds kind of shockingly bad, right? I've heard some good tests with the NW800, so I'm guessing that they maybe just aren't very consistent. Maybe I got a bad one. It's EQ-able into something workable, I did another video on that. Thanks for the sub!
so what should i go for pm421 or pm422 , is it that headphone jack on pm422 useful or just a + that i'm not going to use it for my gaming channel 🤷♂️🤷♂️
Is this mic required a sound card? because I have a little latency issue in recording. I have purchased a M Audio SOLO sound card, but the cable is not supported. Please suggest.
I don't hear any background hiss at all. Did you edit it out or am I not hearing it or is it that good? I need it for audiobook narration. I don't want hissing or static voice. Do you recommend?
I did nothing to the audio accept adjust the levels in a few places (noted in the video). There's got to be some noise ground in there somewhere, but it's barely there. It really is "that good". I am also in a pretty quiet room. I think it would be great for audiobook narration. I've been using for video voiceovers for several weeks now, and I still really like it. I usually bring the highs up a bit in the EQ and add some compression (but that's just for my voice, everyone's is different).
One of the youtubers who reviewed this mic said that at 90% on the gain knob, you still have to be at least a few inches away from the mic. How true is this?
I did not find that to be true at all. As you can see in the tests, I found that it was plenty loud enough with the gain knob at about 60%, at least for normal talking.
can I run a pm420 & pm421 together on the same laptop? I read that I can't run 2 of the same mics cause it recognizes it as the same. so I bought a Maono 420 and 421....am I able to run two of the "pm421" thru the same laptop? id rather use two 421's
Unfortunately, no. Unless there's some workaround I don't know about, I don't believe you can have two USB sources. Period. Regardless of the mic model. That's the downside of USB mics (or actually, the way operating systems are designed). A computer will only ever "see" one audio source from a USB connection. Now, that source *could* have lots of discrete channels, but in the case of a single mono USB microphone, I don't think you can "add" more to a computer. But please correct me if I'm wrong. That's why I still use XLR mics and a multichannel audio interface for most of what I do.
I would actually recommend the PM422 as opposed to the PM421. The kinky reason being that in the PM422 you have to option of zero latency voice monitoring with th 3.5mm audio Jack on the front. But if you’re somebody who doesn’t care that much about hearing your own voice this is definitely a great pick up as well.
I've bought the PM422 just for the zero latency jack. When recording audiobooks, I really find that feature a *must* because, let's be fair, a recorded voice will never be exactly as the real one (hence the frequency response curves...) so being able to hear in RT how it's being recorded (even more when the text has different characters speaking and you have to impersonate) is a real time saving, allowing you to make any emendations as required.
I haven't tested the k670, but I've been pretty impressed with Fifine quality in the dynamic mic of theirs I have. I would guess they are fairly similar to each other, it looks like they may even be built with a lot of the same parts.
Nikki, the PM421 is it’s own interface, it just plugs directly into the computer. For the other mics, I was using a Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 audio interface.
@@ClosetHymnologist I dunno all mics I get have white noise. Some less some more... Might be that I don't have grounding in my house so I'll have to go something like phantom powered XLR mic. Great review by the way.
If you plan on recording 1 track at a time, then YES, this would be a good starter mic. If you plan to grow your recording setup to include more mics or sources, then I would say it’s better to go with a mic with a traditional XLR output and get some kind of audio interface for it.
Has anyone experienced latency problems while using a Maono AU-A04 mic with Adobe Audition ? I'm talking about delay when recording. Like for example, you record your voice to the project's tempo, but the actual recordings have a slight delay and dont match up with the rest of the clips in the project (there's a delay). Is there a way to fix a problem like this?
Yes you can use it for that purpose but if your purpose is gaming I would buy a Philips SHP9500 headphones and a mod mic. You would benefit more from good headphones over a mic unless you are planning to stream.
Thanks brother! Just bought one of the same kind. Only issue I have now: I do not have that kind of voice you are blessed with :D
Wow! I was noticed :D
I'm working on several videos using the mic. I will upload soon. God bless bro!
Which 1 is best pm420 or pm421 ?how is this different?plz reply
@@nitinraina1788 there is Pm422
@@angelomagtira1998 not available in india .only 420 and 421 are available
I just ordered this mic after watching several reviews including yours. With a $15 coupon and a $20 amazon gift card I brought the total down to $85.08 CAD which in my opinion is an excellent deal, Canadian Amazon is always more expensive due to the lower value of the CAD dollar and all the taxes Canada levies on purchases.
So have you got it in yet?
Thanks for this good review
Straight to the point and runs through everything I needed to hear
Okay, I'm the 370th subscriber and I can tell you're gonna be the best .. seeing you is nice to the eyes and hearing your voice is better than the majority of the other TH-camrs ... hope you keep up and wish you all the best .. just remember this comment if you become well known because i have a really good feeling about that
Thanks for subscribing!
So satisfying to get all answers are once ..
Great example of very good new channel quality
excellent review, just ordered this today via Amazon
Really really good review ! Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks a lot !!!
I just bought this after researching a few mics. In every test I've seen on TH-cam on the pm421, it always sounds so nice
WHY DOES EVERYONE HAVE YOUR PFP
i CANNOT get it to work and detect sound! it dosent work, it says it is a speaker.... but clearly it is a microphone
@@K2Kassandra it should be instantly recognizable. Mine was literally plug and play, windows 10
Sam Loki do you know whats the difference between this version and the pm422?
Arsen El Mentalista the 422 is newer but the shock mount on it is just for looks, that’s why the price on Amazon is a lot cheaper than its original price
Just bought the 422. Seems awesome.
how's it doing rn
@@PizzaOfficials Lol randomly came back here now. It broke after about 4-6 months. Constant hissing. Sent it in and all I could get was that they would "repair" it. Got it back after quite some time. Still didnt work. Complained and got my money back, and threw away the thing. Worked fine when it was working.
Also, way before the sound got fed up on it, the monitoring jack stopped working.
Just bout an AU40 instead now, gonna see how that is in comparison.
@@ugglebo1198 oh so is it worth buying it then? or nah
Your voice quality so good
They have actually fixed the shock mount volume knob problem in the pm422 revision, which I bought recently!
This is a Great Video 👍 I bought it and trying it tomorrow. Thanks
Thanks for your great review about this mic. You help me to take my final decision to buy it. I guess it´s the best budget choice for beginners podcasters.
i dont get how you have 402 subs your amazing
Bruh, you need more subs
Thanks for this review!
I am an indian cover singer and was searching for a mike... Thanks for this video
You're welcome! Good luck with your singing!
I agree with your "one"... Love you dude. (Note: now it's $115 on Amazon)
Oh, that $115 kit is the one that comes with a set of headphones. This kit is still $79. Love you too, brother!
not even 1K subscriber full your video felt way more professional than what the numbers look like. Great vid, might get this microphone if the Maono headphones (AU MH-601) are good
you give a good explanation and not everyone does that in youtube videos. thank you for the good information
You're very welcome. I hope to do more. Just don't have a lot of time these days. Thanks!
Better review than all those videos available on youtube 😁❤️👍
For me:
Performance (0-3): 3
Build Quality (0-2): 1.7
Versatility (0-2): 1.2
Cost (0-3): 2.8 (Feel better if like $5 less)
using your way you seem to rate and my personal thoughts.
Does it pick up background noise? Also is it good for vc?
WHO IS IT GEARED TOWARDS!!!! I NEEE TO KNOW!!!
They Say Online Teaching, Meeting, Livestreaming, Gaming, Broadcasting
underrated youtuber loved it thanks.
Just subbed, thank you for the review!
Really good review. Thanks, I just bought one.
the best review i have seen and listed to.many thanks
Thanks for the review. You have a great channel!
ty sir you are a gamers savior i will remember you for millennium to come - but for real this is most definitely a very well put together channel it seams and even though I won't be a regular for your content, I'm certainly a new sub and will support you for as much as I am here! great vibe you are sir
3:50 "so this kit and mic is really geared toward.....ALRIGHT so as far as quality goes..."
Geared toward what dude! lol.
Ha! Nice catch. I think I meant to say "geared towards people getting started out in podcasting" I guess that ended up on the editing floor. oops!
@@ClosetHymnologist it's all good :) i was just really curious xD Great video though :)
U did great reviews bro 👍🏻 keep it up.
May I know what software u use to edit vocals sound that u’ve been recorded?
i love this review so much, it's so full of insights.
I'm already considering on buying this microphone thank you.
Great review man, thank you!
Thanks brother for that wonderful review for the mic
Am definitely buying it after your video
Thank you for the great review I am going to buy it 👍
thank you for your good review buddy, which camera are you using?
You doing this job really great
Best review !
Amazing review!! No second opinion required.👍
Me encantó tu taza de Superman, y obviamente tu review
Amazing review, actually i noticed a little diference between v63m and the maono (v63m better) but in general terms i thing maono because of the price, is good mic. thanks for the video
Thank you for the review!! would you say it is a good mic to clearly record singing (high notes specifically)?
Dude great quality, video looks great and helpful. Just one thought: I skipped ahead to your rating portion and was immediately confused by your layout of 3/3, 1.5/2, whatever. Sorry if I skipped your metrics at a earlier point. I would probably just use a X/5 or X/10 format for consistency. Other than that great video!
Thanks for the insight. My goal with the rating system was to create a consistent approach that would weigh the most important aspects more heavily, but still ultimately come out with a "scale of 0-10" for an overall number. I've benefitted from this type of review system on other videos, so that's what I decided to do, but I'll keep your note in mind as I continue. Do you think I should I explain the system in each video (I expect most viewers wouldn't have seen another one of my reviews)?
@@ClosetHymnologist If you do decide to explain I'd keep it very brief if possible. I see why you did it, it just seemed a little janky to me at first. Maybe if you just went and put TOTAL SCORE: X/10 score at the bottom, beneath where you have your other metrics, it'd be more clear. I don't know I'm not a expert lol. Best of like and you have my subscribe though!
@@ClosetHymnologist I respectfully disagree with Judah's comment - I found the rating system very clear and I immediately understood that you were weighing the most important aspects more heavily (I wish that was something more reviewers would do!!). Just my 2 cents!
Thanks for this good review!
Would you say it's just a microphone for the voice or would you use it with an acoustic guitar?
I haven’t used it on guitar myself, but I expect it would do pretty well with the right placement. 8-10 inches in front of the 12th fret, pointed back towards the sound hole.
hey man, very nice review! i'm sold and just added this to my cart! subscribed as well!
😎 beans. Thanks for the review.
Thank you Bro
You do great work
great review
You don’t need an XLR mic to do a 2 person, or even 5 person mic setup with the PM421/PM422… or really ANY usb mic. You just have to know what software to use to combine and separate the multiple mics into separate voice tracks.
Hi from Borneo🙋🏻♀️..Very nice vid.Which one Maono perfect for singing recording?
Thanks for this review. I have been deliberating this package for a while now but I shouldn't as all reviewers consistently rate this unit quite favourably. My one question to reviewers is, "what processing software do you use" and/or did you try the Maono Link software and have any thoughts on it? Again, great revew.
what did you do to make the mic sound so good like did you use software or edit it in post? I want to replicate what ever you have done to it when i get mine because it sounds really good
Amazimg man.... can you compare the fifine t669 with that? From Dominican republic
thanks for this
🔥🔥🔥
nice review like it very much
Just a side note, you could easily do voiceovers for Lewis CK.
if im not mistaken the nw800 is an xlr microphone. I think you messed up a knob on your " xlr module thingy" or whatever its called because I dont think it sounds like that normaly
Yeah, I know, the NW800 sounds kind of shockingly bad, right? I've heard some good tests with the NW800, so I'm guessing that they maybe just aren't very consistent. Maybe I got a bad one. It's EQ-able into something workable, I did another video on that. Thanks for the sub!
@@ClosetHymnologist hell yeah!
@@ClosetHymnologistthe nw800 sounds worse than my hyperx headset mic lmao. (i have the hyperx cloud revolver s)
so what should i go for pm421 or pm422 , is it that headphone jack on pm422 useful or just a + that i'm not going to use it for my gaming channel 🤷♂️🤷♂️
you have a nice voice. you should be an audio book voice reader. lol
Thanks. I've actually thought of doing that as a side job. The problem is, I'm not a very good reader :) They'd have to edit me too much.
Is this mic required a sound card? because I have a little latency issue in recording. I have purchased a M Audio SOLO sound card, but the cable is not supported. Please suggest.
Hello friend ... did you connect the microphone directly to the computer or did you connect to any card?
Maono AU-PM421 vs Fifine K690?
the only bad thing is that you are in the highly controlled environment which most of us don't have.
I don't hear any background hiss at all. Did you edit it out or am I not hearing it or is it that good? I need it for audiobook narration. I don't want hissing or static voice. Do you recommend?
I did nothing to the audio accept adjust the levels in a few places (noted in the video). There's got to be some noise ground in there somewhere, but it's barely there. It really is "that good". I am also in a pretty quiet room. I think it would be great for audiobook narration. I've been using for video voiceovers for several weeks now, and I still really like it. I usually bring the highs up a bit in the EQ and add some compression (but that's just for my voice, everyone's is different).
One of the youtubers who reviewed this mic said that at 90% on the gain knob, you still have to be at least a few inches away from the mic. How true is this?
I did not find that to be true at all. As you can see in the tests, I found that it was plenty loud enough with the gain knob at about 60%, at least for normal talking.
I have the mic, if you are like 1cm away from the mic at 100% knob input vol, it will have this deafening loudness that breaks the 'soundstage'
Is i need a speaker for output???
I'm stucked please help me
maono au 903 or maono pm422 or fifine k678 or fifine k690 which is the best for singing??
Hi, could you please tell me whether it cancels out the background noise well while recording an audio with music (without canceling out the music)?
Please review Moano PM422
Zero latency is a gimmick. To be honest they sound the same.
can I run a pm420 & pm421 together on the same laptop? I read that I can't run 2 of the same mics cause it recognizes it as the same. so I bought a Maono 420 and 421....am I able to run two of the "pm421" thru the same laptop? id rather use two 421's
Unfortunately, no. Unless there's some workaround I don't know about, I don't believe you can have two USB sources. Period. Regardless of the mic model. That's the downside of USB mics (or actually, the way operating systems are designed). A computer will only ever "see" one audio source from a USB connection. Now, that source *could* have lots of discrete channels, but in the case of a single mono USB microphone, I don't think you can "add" more to a computer. But please correct me if I'm wrong. That's why I still use XLR mics and a multichannel audio interface for most of what I do.
Closet Hymnologist someone told me I could run a 421 & 422 on the same computer through GarageBand
So is it best with the pop filter that’s attacked separately or the one you put right on it
the last one the orange one isn't that good dont you think?
I would actually recommend the PM422 as opposed to the PM421. The kinky reason being that in the PM422 you have to option of zero latency voice monitoring with th 3.5mm audio Jack on the front. But if you’re somebody who doesn’t care that much about hearing your own voice this is definitely a great pick up as well.
Just realized I said kinky reason. Whoops. I meant *only* reason. But whatever. Lmaoooo
so the only difference between the pm421 and pm422 is the zero latency of the pm422? nothing else?
@@shyshyalt I believe so. If you don’t care for that the 421 is just fine.
I've bought the PM422 just for the zero latency jack. When recording audiobooks, I really find that feature a *must* because, let's be fair, a recorded voice will never be exactly as the real one (hence the frequency response curves...) so being able to hear in RT how it's being recorded (even more when the text has different characters speaking and you have to impersonate) is a real time saving, allowing you to make any emendations as required.
May I ask what do u use to do the video? Like the words that came out for the rating?
The video was edited with Adobe Premiere Pro. Recorded with a Lumix G7.
Would you be able to connect it to an audio interface? Like the Scarlett focusrite 3rd gen
can you make a tutorial on how you edit your video
Will it be good for my deep voice ( rap )
How to connect this mic to audio interface please reply brooh
you can connect it into an audio interface ?
Can we take that Mike from system and sing
Does it have a Headphone port?
No headphone port on the PM421. I think they may have another model that has a headphone port.
May I connect this with mobile???
does it make hissing sound?
Does it work on Android? Can u please try it out and tell me I wanan buy this mic too😊😊😊
im l00king at there au902 case can use headset with it i wont a blue yeti butt cant see pay 140. for it
Can u say which one is better fifine k670 or maono AU when it comes to Audio quality???
I haven't tested the k670, but I've been pretty impressed with Fifine quality in the dynamic mic of theirs I have. I would guess they are fairly similar to each other, it looks like they may even be built with a lot of the same parts.
@@ClosetHymnologist ohhh ok thanks for saying 👍
So can we plugin headphones to our pc and listen to maono while recording???
Yes!
what interface are you using where can i download it ? thank you
Nikki, the PM421 is it’s own interface, it just plugs directly into the computer. For the other mics, I was using a Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 audio interface.
@@ClosetHymnologist thank you so much
i feel like maybe he got a really good model since they sent it to him, every other review i see it doesn't sound this good
Its good trust me
@@Coopercaptain4 i know, i got one
Why do I get hissing in background on higher volume with mine? Did you add noise removal to post processing?
Nope, I didn’t add anything in post, other than just adjust the level up a bit as noted. It could be you got a defective one? Hard to say.
@@ClosetHymnologist I dunno all mics I get have white noise. Some less some more... Might be that I don't have grounding in my house so I'll have to go something like phantom powered XLR mic. Great review by the way.
Hi, does this mic work with an iPhone if you use a otg adapter ?
Not sure. I would think so, but I haven't tested that.
Can somebody answer my question,I’m thinking about getting this mic for making music so would this be a good starter mic?
If you plan on recording 1 track at a time, then YES, this would be a good starter mic. If you plan to grow your recording setup to include more mics or sources, then I would say it’s better to go with a mic with a traditional XLR output and get some kind of audio interface for it.
@@ClosetHymnologist thank you for the reply,now I made my decision!!
can this be used in a phone?
Can I connect Maono AU PM421to my smartphone?
Yes, with an OTG cable ofc
Has anyone experienced latency problems while using a Maono AU-A04 mic with Adobe Audition ? I'm talking about delay when recording. Like for example, you record your voice to the project's tempo, but the actual recordings have a slight delay and dont match up with the rest of the clips in the project (there's a delay).
Is there a way to fix a problem like this?
yeah its a compatibility issue, use garageband maybe
Would it capture a air conditioner fan that is about 5/10 loud
It could. But you can get rid of that with a noise gate or using voicemeeter
im confused why he only has 600 subscribers
Yeah, me too. :)
its only like $45 on amazon now
Is it good for gaming?????
Yes you can use it for that purpose but if your purpose is gaming I would buy a Philips SHP9500 headphones and a mod mic. You would benefit more from good headphones over a mic unless you are planning to stream.