Hi Jay,I have 4 of these and love them. By the way i think I preferred the un-edited sound. No offence but it had more depth in my opinion. i do use the Sennheiser mke600 for outdoor dialogue etc and sometimes indoor but the b5 is great indoors. Thanks for the review.
Personally (like a couple of other commenters), I also think the unedited sound 'sounds' better and clearer. I've found many of your videos sound muffled, flat (I still love your videos though) and a bit unnatural. Though that could also be my gear.
The flat part I understand. I used to sing in a band, and we used to have to double track my vocals because of that exact reason. It's unfortunately the natural sound of my voice lol. As far as the muffled sound is concerned, I'm not sure what that's about. Thanks for watching!!
Grat information. Most hunt for the big brands and mikes with big pricetags. But this Behringers offers LOTS of bang fir the buck. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Where was the microphone placed? How far away? Does it have the pop filter on? Most of us have rather bad experiences with non-shotgun mics in reverberant rooms, especially if the mic must be further away to keep it out of frame. That may be why the pros I know generally use shotguns except where the talking head is moving around (and then they use a boom man with a shotgun).
The best placement for any directional mic (shotguns included) is within 12" (better at 6-8")from the subjects forehead, and aimed at the chest. No pop filter needed. And most pros actually use these types of mics for reverberant rooms, because shotguns pick up a lot of the unwanted frequencies from the back, while small diaphragm condensors (pencil mics) block most of them out. Shotguns are best for outside dialogue.
@@jimshaw899 definitely a possibility. The pros that taught me always pointed me to pencil mics in untreated rooms. The only exception is when minimizing the reverb would take away from the story. So if the setting is a big, open warehouse, you want it to sound like a big open warehouse.
@@jimshaw899 jay is right. Shotgun lobar pattern best for outside or well treated rooms. Shotgun is best for noisy areas, or trying to get sound from something 50 feet away (outside). Even some of the longest shotgun tube designs can't cancel out low frequency harmonics in a room with lots of reverberation and with low ceilings. Low frequencies are hard to cancel out. Takes about 4" of fiberglass. In these small rooms with mic closer to ceiling, the sound is going to come back towards the back or even reverberate towards front of mic again. You'll see shotgun mics used in big studios or newsrooms maybe even, but most people don't shoot in 50ft ceiling studios like a Verizon commercial. Where are small diaphragm condensers are typically super or hypercardioid, they get a bit more sound from the side compared to shotgun mics, however with a lot less from the back. Now a good majority or simply cardioid, and this mic itself probably not the 'best,' but it's at least decent for youtube videos. Further, it's a $70 behringer.
I actually broke this mic, but when I was using it, I had it positioned like a shotgun mic. Above my head, about 6" away from my forehead and pointed at my chest. No pop filter.
I use the Zoom H4n Pro.well, I did. Now I have a camera with an XLR port so I just record straight to the camera. You don't need a lot of gain, but you do need 48v phantom power.
Thanks Jay! I'm using a Rode NTG2 (to reject ambient room sounds like the AC, other people, and others) and a Zoom H5 and the self noise is terrible. The NTG2 needs a lot of gain to get it to -12db on the H5. I know that the H5 has similar preamps with the H4n pro so now I'm thinking, if I switch to the Behringer b-5, I might get a lower self-noise while recording at -12db. What do you think?
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Hi Jay,I have 4 of these and love them. By the way i think I preferred the un-edited sound. No offence but it had more depth in my opinion. i do use the Sennheiser mke600 for outdoor dialogue etc and sometimes indoor but the b5 is great indoors. Thanks for the review.
Damn bro.... What a killer mic!!! Epic results for 70 bucks!!
Totally a lucky find dude! The one I was looking at first cost double!
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Hahaha hey man!
Personally (like a couple of other commenters), I also think the unedited sound 'sounds' better and clearer. I've found many of your videos sound muffled, flat (I still love your videos though) and a bit unnatural. Though that could also be my gear.
The flat part I understand. I used to sing in a band, and we used to have to double track my vocals because of that exact reason. It's unfortunately the natural sound of my voice lol. As far as the muffled sound is concerned, I'm not sure what that's about. Thanks for watching!!
i also feel that the not edited sound may have been better
Behringer for the lucid musician
Grat information. Most hunt for the big brands and mikes with big pricetags. But this Behringers offers LOTS of bang fir the buck. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Thank you so much Marcus!!
Nice review, mate. The mic sounds better raw...unedited.
Thank you!
@@JayLippman I like the eq ftr
Pretty cool budget shotgun mic, it looks very nice touch and clean. ;)
Not a shotgun. Small diaphragm condenser. Much better for indoor dialogue than a shotgun. Thanks for watching Jellyduck!
Where was the microphone placed? How far away? Does it have the pop filter on? Most of us have rather bad experiences with non-shotgun mics in reverberant rooms, especially if the mic must be further away to keep it out of frame. That may be why the pros I know generally use shotguns except where the talking head is moving around (and then they use a boom man with a shotgun).
The best placement for any directional mic (shotguns included) is within 12" (better at 6-8")from the subjects forehead, and aimed at the chest. No pop filter needed. And most pros actually use these types of mics for reverberant rooms, because shotguns pick up a lot of the unwanted frequencies from the back, while small diaphragm condensors (pencil mics) block most of them out. Shotguns are best for outside dialogue.
@@JayLippman Clearly, we know different pros.
@@jimshaw899 definitely a possibility. The pros that taught me always pointed me to pencil mics in untreated rooms. The only exception is when minimizing the reverb would take away from the story. So if the setting is a big, open warehouse, you want it to sound like a big open warehouse.
@@jimshaw899 jay is right. Shotgun lobar pattern best for outside or well treated rooms. Shotgun is best for noisy areas, or trying to get sound from something 50 feet away (outside). Even some of the longest shotgun tube designs can't cancel out low frequency harmonics in a room with lots of reverberation and with low ceilings. Low frequencies are hard to cancel out. Takes about 4" of fiberglass. In these small rooms with mic closer to ceiling, the sound is going to come back towards the back or even reverberate towards front of mic again. You'll see shotgun mics used in big studios or newsrooms maybe even, but most people don't shoot in 50ft ceiling studios like a Verizon commercial.
Where are small diaphragm condensers are typically super or hypercardioid, they get a bit more sound from the side compared to shotgun mics, however with a lot less from the back. Now a good majority or simply cardioid, and this mic itself probably not the 'best,' but it's at least decent for youtube videos. Further, it's a $70 behringer.
Mine is too low so it needs a lot of gain, resulting in hiss.
3:04 damn it! Give a heads up that sound will get loud!! 🤣
Hey would this be a good mic for a podcast?
It would work, but what you really want is a Large Diaphragm Condenser mic for a podcast. Like the Audio-Technica AT2020
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Hey Jay.... I'm not a smart man.... but I don't see a link in your description.
Hahahaha I totally forgot to put it in there. The link to my gear will take you to it. Just below the subscribe link
I have the same mic but have problems with popping. Where is your B5 placed and do you use a pop filter?
I actually broke this mic, but when I was using it, I had it positioned like a shotgun mic. Above my head, about 6" away from my forehead and pointed at my chest. No pop filter.
@@JayLippman I will try that :)
Lol no I just dropped it when taking it off of the boom. It hit the edge of my desk and then hit the hardwood floor.
can i use this handheld in some cases
You could. It's not really meant for that, but you could.
@@JayLippman thank you kind sir
What recorder did you use? Does the B5 need a lot of gain to normalize? Thanks!
I use the Zoom H4n Pro.well, I did. Now I have a camera with an XLR port so I just record straight to the camera. You don't need a lot of gain, but you do need 48v phantom power.
Thanks Jay! I'm using a Rode NTG2 (to reject ambient room sounds like the AC, other people, and others) and a Zoom H5 and the self noise is terrible. The NTG2 needs a lot of gain to get it to -12db on the H5. I know that the H5 has similar preamps with the H4n pro so now I'm thinking, if I switch to the Behringer b-5, I might get a lower self-noise while recording at -12db. What do you think?
nice.
cool.