Have two pairs of these - one set for streaming choir and one set for a streaming acoustic grand piano! Great sound at this price point for both activities.
The "Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française" was a public authority, in charge of broadcast medium (radios stations and TV channels) until 1974. It was a time when, in France, most medium were supervised by the Presidence and Government. Which is not the case nowadays, at all. This structure was splitted in multiple others, such as Radio France, France Télévisions, and various entities (such as INA, a huge facility in charge of recording archives of every single radio and TV braodcast, for France and many other countries too). The ORTF was rendered famous by the skill level displayed in those early stage of "neo-electronic" radio. Their engineers worked relentlessly to achieve the absolute best in sound quality (FM-band was in its early stages), supported the World's greatest team of produced-for-radio fictional programs, teamed up with major brands (Schoeps, Elipson, Cabasse, Beyerdynamic, Revox, Nagra, etc.) to create some of the finest gear ever produced for radio-program creation, initiated live-broadcasted music events on larger scale, operated (and still do) several radio and TV studios located in the "Maison de la Radio et de la Musique" ("House of Radio and Music"), etc. etc. And, among hundreds of others things, they set many of the technical principles and standards still used today in radio and TV production. The great Pierre Schaeffer was among them (and his assistant, Pierre Henry). He theorised microphone-specific techniques for voice artists, and, among numerous ones, developped the "groove-loop" in which a record groove plays endlessly forward, backward, in slow-speed, set-speed, etc. This very one became the signature of the Pink Floyd early year recordings, as is or through magnetic tapes. In "Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française", only the last word is a bit tricky. In French, "française" means "french" in the feminime form, and must be pronouced "fran say z" (when "français" means "french" in the masculine form, and sounds like "fran say"). Simple. More than you thought ! 😉
I really appreciated your honesty and straight forward approach. I am going to pick up a pair of these mics. Thank you for bringing them to my attention. Good job 👏
Thanks! great review and info. I'm working in a charity project and I'm planning to use these mics. Can you tell me how is the cable management and suggested length?
Thank you for this very interesting video and the nice recording examples. I wondering if you ever compared these mics to the rode M5. I am mostly interested in recording piano and wondering if the rode M5 are worth the extra money. Thank you in advance. Christian
We haven't done a comparison to the Rode M5 but we did do a video about the Samson CO2 mic that you might find interesting. th-cam.com/video/HTT13oD4Ycg/w-d-xo.html
Hi Brother. Thank you so much for your review and testimony. I have four samson Co2 that I use for crowd voice capturing. But either one or two of them are giving me buzzing or static noise after an hour of use. Have you experienced such a thing? If so how did you solve it?
What adapter are you using to space the mics vertically in the XY configuration? I don't see it as part of the mount bar and I can't find anything similar on your website.
Hi Reginald, yes, they can. Using the stereo XY would probably be best, depending on how big the group is. You may want to check out around 6:26 in the video for more info.
Just bought a pair and connected to Yamaha mg 166 CX-usb. The mixer is connected to OBS though USB BUT cannnot get seem enough gain to hear through speakers and they seem somewhat faint in earphones. Any suggestions?
Hi I have Qn8 to record my Handpan / Rav Vast and a Roland Cube EX , I tried a few times to record videos but it seems the sound is at times loud or some notes on the instrument are distorted , Would better mics like the CO 2 work better the one that the recorder comes with?
If using the built in XY mics, and they are close (which they should be), try turning down the gain to about 2/3. We had to do this for recording the live drums up close. And yes, changing out microphones will allow for better recording options.
When you made your recordings, did you use the audio from the Zoom recorder's built in mic's as well, or do you purely use the audio from the Samson's?
The problem with modern mics is not the sound quality, it is more like the dynamic range and self noise which this cheap mics tend to have issues with.
This is the best video I found on this subject. I am not sure why I have so much trouble with audio.
This is a very well made video. Very well shot. Great graphics. And of course, great sounding voice!
Have two pairs of these - one set for streaming choir and one set for a streaming acoustic grand piano! Great sound at this price point for both activities.
You are really good at recording ensembles and I have used these mics for seven years…amazing value 🙏🏿🙏👍🎩🎵
I have this set and they work great for overheads for drums as well as congregation mics hung above them
The "Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française" was a public authority, in charge of broadcast medium (radios stations and TV channels) until 1974. It was a time when, in France, most medium were supervised by the Presidence and Government. Which is not the case nowadays, at all. This structure was splitted in multiple others, such as Radio France, France Télévisions, and various entities (such as INA, a huge facility in charge of recording archives of every single radio and TV braodcast, for France and many other countries too).
The ORTF was rendered famous by the skill level displayed in those early stage of "neo-electronic" radio. Their engineers worked relentlessly to achieve the absolute best in sound quality (FM-band was in its early stages), supported the World's greatest team of produced-for-radio fictional programs, teamed up with major brands (Schoeps, Elipson, Cabasse, Beyerdynamic, Revox, Nagra, etc.) to create some of the finest gear ever produced for radio-program creation, initiated live-broadcasted music events on larger scale, operated (and still do) several radio and TV studios located in the "Maison de la Radio et de la Musique" ("House of Radio and Music"), etc. etc.
And, among hundreds of others things, they set many of the technical principles and standards still used today in radio and TV production. The great Pierre Schaeffer was among them (and his assistant, Pierre Henry). He theorised microphone-specific techniques for voice artists, and, among numerous ones, developped the "groove-loop" in which a record groove plays endlessly forward, backward, in slow-speed, set-speed, etc. This very one became the signature of the Pink Floyd early year recordings, as is or through magnetic tapes.
In "Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française", only the last word is a bit tricky. In French, "française" means "french" in the feminime form, and must be pronouced "fran say z" (when "français" means "french" in the masculine form, and sounds like "fran say"). Simple. More than you thought ! 😉
I really appreciated your honesty and straight forward approach. I am going to pick up a pair of these mics. Thank you for bringing them to my attention. Good job 👏
Thanks for watching! Enjoy the mics!
Hi! Would you recommend this for a podcast? Or do you have any other recommendation? Great video, btw!
Most excellent video, extremely informative and useful, thank you !
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Great presentation, dude!
❤❤❤love your review and effort you kept in video thank you
Thanks! great review and info. I'm working in a charity project and I'm planning to use these mics. Can you tell me how is the cable management and suggested length?
How would you set them up for a LIVE performance of a 30 or more voice choir?
Good video that revalue my mics❤
Hi! Could you compare these microphones with Behringer C-2 please? Thanks a lot!
Would a set of these for stereo sound go into the same channel on a mixer? Or separate channels?
Great information
Would this be a good route for attaching to your camera for filming?
Can i use it for live Choir?
is it recomendded for live choir performances?
Thank you for this very interesting video and the nice recording examples. I wondering if you ever compared these mics to the rode M5. I am mostly interested in recording piano and wondering if the rode M5 are worth the extra money. Thank you in advance. Christian
We haven't done a comparison to the Rode M5 but we did do a video about the Samson CO2 mic that you might find interesting. th-cam.com/video/HTT13oD4Ycg/w-d-xo.html
Hi Brother. Thank you so much for your review and testimony. I have four samson Co2 that I use for crowd voice capturing. But either one or two of them are giving me buzzing or static noise after an hour of use. Have you experienced such a thing? If so how did you solve it?
Were the audio samples raw audio samples or edited?
What adapter are you using to space the mics vertically in the XY configuration? I don't see it as part of the mount bar and I can't find anything similar on your website.
Wow, just what i nedded!!
Thank you!
where can i find the two microphone mount?
Hello , what is Your best technic for choir recording 20 people , ortf ? Or xy , is always ortf Has 110 deegres ? Please help 😁
Can U suggest me a Omni directional mic (small diaphragm) for nature recording including under water
Can these microphones be used to mic a band for performance as well??
Hi Reginald, yes, they can. Using the stereo XY would probably be best, depending on how big the group is. You may want to check out around 6:26 in the video for more info.
so if you have 4 mics going into an h8 unit? how do you sink in post?
Does anyone know how these mics compare with Rode M5 ? Thanks 😊
Just bought a pair and connected to Yamaha mg 166 CX-usb. The mixer is connected to OBS though USB BUT cannnot get seem enough gain to hear through speakers and they seem somewhat faint in earphones. Any suggestions?
Hi I have Qn8 to record my Handpan / Rav Vast and a Roland Cube EX , I tried a few times to record videos but it seems the sound is at times loud or some notes on the instrument are distorted , Would better mics like the CO 2 work better the one that the recorder comes with?
If using the built in XY mics, and they are close (which they should be), try turning down the gain to about 2/3. We had to do this for recording the live drums up close. And yes, changing out microphones will allow for better recording options.
When you made your recordings, did you use the audio from the Zoom recorder's built in mic's as well, or do you purely use the audio from the Samson's?
Can the Zoom Q8 be used to record and put out a Facebook Live performance?
Hi Peter, you can livestream with the Q8 - it can be used as a webcam.
The problem with modern mics is not the sound quality, it is more like the dynamic range and self noise which this cheap mics tend to have issues with.
how much is this Sir?
Hi Aurelia, if you click the product links in the description you'll see more information on each including the price.
You just groomed an African sound engineer ☺️
They are too noisy...