Microphones Best All Rounder?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 พ.ค. 2018
- REMEMBER TO TAKE PART IN THE VOTE! (hit the "i" button above) and that the order of the blind mics A,B,C,D is not the same as the order of the mics with the original performances. ALSO!!! I screwed up the subtitling on the accordion A,B,C,D in that order despite how I have labelled it! Thanks again to ESV for inspiring this movie: www.eastwoodsoundandvision.com
This is a really focused and well thought out video! Thanks!
I totally love the SM7B. It's interesting because is usually associated with vocals and speech, however I have used it on speaker cabinets, acoustic guitar, flute and Fender Rhodes' mechanics sounding awesome every time! Great video as always!
That C12 on the violin.... golden, amazing, beautiful :')
To be completely honest Christian, I stopped looking at which mic was being used, as I was lost in Laura, Tom, Megan and Kaitlins absolute talent at the start. I'll stick my neck out and say 'C', as it seemed to be the only mic to pick up the detail of the musicians as well as the sound, ie breathing and movement, which made it come alive. (Although I presume the second B on the accordion is the C). The detail and construction of your vlogs astound me, they are truly fantastic. Thank you Christian. And i presume those lovely looking parcels in the background are going to have a future ''ooohhhhh' opening soon. New Toys!!
Great video! Thanks so much for the set of well-engineered comparisons - wonderful to have a logically presented set of A/Bs to listen to.
The lighting in your studio talking head shot looks great! Nicely balanced. Well done.
B was my favorite all around and I think that was the 67. Great video! Every other mic shootout I see just has vocals and acoustic guitar
Dear Christian,
Hey Christian, great video review. Thank you so much for your lovely kind words. Much appreciated
Christian thanks so much for the test and in fact all your vlogging. I never comment on these things videos but thought I should given the efforts you make in creating such excellent content and to engage. You are always hugely watchable and entertaining. I particularly like your in transit editing. You are always incredibly well humoured, enthusiast and considered and you deal with super pertinent issues. Thank you. The ultimate all round mic is something we all seem to be looking for and thanks for addressing it. However I think that I agree with a previous comment that all these mics are of a high enough standard as to be comparable and although each will have different lifts and responses to a degree, they can all basically be made to sound the same with some eq?? That said I think that I would have found making a comparison much easier without any reverb???. Also its probably more an issue with my ears but ABCDing anything does seem to make the exercise specifically relative given how I judged things relative to what I had just heard. Double blind test?? Who has the time??. Of course its all so subject and its meant to be so I get that and thank you. However its such a pertinent question for most independent composers and given how expensive mics are, choosing a specific all rounder is usually down to value for money, how useful it is to have variable pattern configurations and being relatively neutral but of decent quality. It's very much like the issue with monitors which I find equally as baffling. Why are there so many high quality monitors? It doesn't make any sense to me as once you get to a certain level, they should all be fantastic and honest. In much the same way you could do a monitor shoot off. I have always favoured Dynaudio maybe because their range scales so well but suddenly there seems to be an obsession with Barefoot, but I hardly ever hear anyone talking about the concept behind their design??? They just seem to look cool and are fashionable?? It feels the same with high end mic. BTW Would love to know what you use as monitors but maybe you have done that in another vlog. I remember your headphone choice being pretty on it. I thought your initial comment about the Neumann Coles partnership was totally on the money and given how the Coles seemed to be a favourite amongst some of the other Spitfire team, was there a reason why they didn't feature? Any way much too long a comment. Apologies. Just I don't get out enough and I need to buy a mic. Like most people I am looking for a magic bullet that I know is a relative concept given that you generally get what you pay for. Thanks so much again and keep up the excellent work. Always a pleasure never a chore. Best K
Lovely musicians, wonderfull music.
After several months, I came back just to hear that M149 on the accordion again. It grabs the low end so well. Fantastic musicians.
My favorite mic was U67 since I think it had a fuller sound- lows and highs as well as mids. I vote for C (violin), D (flute), D (accordion), B (vocal).
The vocalists, a voice to die for ... through the Neumann U67.. fab u lous!
As always, great video. I gotta’ say... as a recent purchaser and user of the Slate VMS, it’s definitely worth a look. I don’t own ALL of the mics it models so I can’t compare them all but... it’s pretty legit and worth investigating if you only have the budget for one microphone.
Its crazy that the first three mics you mentioned are my top three mics. The SM57 being my favorite mic.
Forget the mics I want to learn how to play the violin and flute like these gifted artists!! Bravo!
lol came for the mic reviews and stayed for the organ piper. that's some majestic music
Fun video Christian.
Belated answers, C12 on the violin and flute, Accordian & voice. Silky top end .