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The mic comes supplied in a smart aluminium flightcase with a long 15m XLR cable. Generously, SE's five-year warranty includes three ribbon replacements. The accompanying cradle, while appreciated, is unusual in that the microphone at first seems to merely sit on top of it, supported at the sides, rather than being clamped or held in any way.
Studio stalwarts sE join the stage-mic fray with these two new designs. It’s a crowded marketplace — can they stand out? While sE are perhaps best known for their studio mics, they’ve made entries into the live-sound market before, and these two new very affordable dynamic microphones are designed to survive the hard knocks of life on the ...
Last month we introduced the mics; this month we put them to the test. Find out which model is the best way of adding ribbon character to your studio.
When you're buying studio gear, even small differences can be crucial. But without trying them all, how can you know which microphone is right for you? To solve this problem, Alex Oana and Ian Hlatky set up Audio Test Kitchen: the most ambitious audio comparison project ever undertaken. In this month's feature video, Alex and Ian explain how they put precision measurements, anechoic chambers ...
Sonic Distribution recently set up a blind listening test at Sphere studios in London, where the following mics were used to record the same set of vocal and acoustic guitar examples: SE Electronics X1, Rode NT1A, AKG Perception P220 and Neumann TLM102.
Industry stalwarts Audio-Technica introduce two new microphones that offer a similar character to their popular AT2020, but with better performance and additional features.
The U87 Of all the mics in Neumann's catalogue, the U87 is still the most popular model, even though it was first introduced over 30 years ago. This multi‑pattern studio condenser mic tends to be used on almost everything from spoken and singing voice to full orchestras, through pianos, brass sections, percussion and bass strings along the way. The U87 is equipped with a bass rolloff filter ...
A multi-pattern mic that plugs straight into a computer. One notable feature of this year's Winter NAMM show was the number of different companies introducing the world's 'first serious USB microphone'. Blue's USB offering comes in their now-familiar Ball format — blue, red and black varieties (the Ball, Kickball and 8-ball respectively) are already available — and because the newcomer is ...
We began our test with Hugh 'performing' some spoken‑word prose into each mic, as the neutral tone of spoken‑word, and the variety of sounds, can be quite revealing of a vocal microphone's general character.
Then consider swapping the mic: if you're working with the sort of bright-sounding mic described earlier, a different capacitor mic with a relatively flat frequency response might keep you closest to that sound without emphasising the sibilance. Note, however, that EQ boosts you apply later could put you back at square one.