I picked up one of these microphones, attached a phantom power supply and fed it into the line-input of a soundcard (ALC1220 which is Realtek's highest model).
I noticed my voice lacked any weight, almost as if it was compressed. A few diy modifications talked about changing the pre-amplifer caps inside the microphone and a filter on the voltage regulator stage, which I performed, but they've made no conceivable difference.
To me, it's similar to what I might get on a mobile phone recording!
To get a better idea I stuck the mic inbetween two B&O Beolab 1 speakers and played some mobi, and recorded it (see attached). Half way through I paused and moved the mic pretty much in front of one. It's obvious that the mic isn't at all accurate. Is this normal, are my expectations too high?
I noticed my voice lacked any weight, almost as if it was compressed. A few diy modifications talked about changing the pre-amplifer caps inside the microphone and a filter on the voltage regulator stage, which I performed, but they've made no conceivable difference.
To me, it's similar to what I might get on a mobile phone recording!
To get a better idea I stuck the mic inbetween two B&O Beolab 1 speakers and played some mobi, and recorded it (see attached). Half way through I paused and moved the mic pretty much in front of one. It's obvious that the mic isn't at all accurate. Is this normal, are my expectations too high?
Needs a load impedance of + 1000ohms--has it got that into the sound-card ?
You can buy it for £18 (UK) on eBay I would not expect too much out of it.
Its sold under many brands which makes me think---------.
You can buy it for £18 (UK) on eBay I would not expect too much out of it.
Its sold under many brands which makes me think---------.
I'm guessing it does but I can't find the spec.
I stuck the mic (boosted) into a Canon M50 and the quality was better than the internal mic but still had that limited frequency response. Doesn't sound good enough to my ears.
The mic is supposed to be only a notch down what you get with ones costing thousands from some of the YouTube comparisons.
I stuck the mic (boosted) into a Canon M50 and the quality was better than the internal mic but still had that limited frequency response. Doesn't sound good enough to my ears.
The mic is supposed to be only a notch down what you get with ones costing thousands from some of the YouTube comparisons.
Try a shure KSM27. Only $549. Worth every penny.
People that test mikes with guitars are only using half the spectrum. Great test for deaf people. I use piano for test, a sohmer with real highs & lows. Very difficult to reproduce electrically.