The AKG did sound thin, but IMHO I think it sounded better outside and a lot better in the garage where there was echo. Would've been worthwhile seeing how the ME-2 cleaned up in both scenarios to compare thoroughly. Regardless, I think it shows there is some value in having a cardioid lav in the toolkit so thanks for doing the test 👍🏼
I've used the B2D in really noisy environments, and it performs well. The only problem is the 48V phantom power. To use it for narrative, I attach it to the talent's breastbone, and strap a Zoom H5 to their back. The H5 will supply enough power for a little over an hour, using two Panasonic Eneloop Black batteries. There is no small recorder which will do this.
Thanks for the test. I've been told to use omni lavs and that's what I've always done so interesting to hear a cardioid. I agree with your conclusions. I could hear the biggest difference in a room with echo. Could also hear the self noise of the Countryman.
I’m looking at using a cardioid Lavalier mic to narrate demo videos of my Nolatone vacuum to guitar amps. These can get quite loud, upwards of 100 DB. It’s probably OK to get some bleed over, as long as the amp volume doesn’t clip the lav based on my vocal level.
Are you plugging these into a video camera or maybe a Zoom type recorder? I had bought an Audio-Technica ATR-3350 condenser microphone, but the volume is extremely low when plugged-into my PC's microphone jack, even with the gain increased to maximum. It takes a little coin cell battery which is new and installed correctly.
I can't remember if it was plugged into my camera. I think I was more likely using my Tascam DR-10L recorder. The ATR 3350 does have a fairly low output signal. But I don't have much experience plugging mics directly into the mic jack on a PC, so I don't have a reference for how of a signal they require. How close is the mic to your mouth?
Would be intersted about clipping of the Cardioid Mics during heavy traffic, since Omnidirectional lav mic tend to clip fast in heavy noise situations.
I use jbl speakers on desk for output for zoom meetings & an omni directional collar lav mic that creates eco does cardoid mics help here? or any other solution I dont want to use over the ear headphone to prevent ear health
I think headphones should be safe as long as you keep the volume at low levels. But if you don't want to use headphones, a cardioid mic may help a bit, but it's going to be tough to avoid all feedback. Something like a cardioid earset mic (a small mic on a little boom that hooks over your ear) would probably be best because you could keep the gain very low since it's close to your mouth. If you did that and kept the volume on your speakers low, it may work out okay.
You would have to get an adapter for the phone, and it still may not work. I don't see anything one way or the other in the specs, but many lavalier mics like this require what is called "plug-in power." This is a small voltage supplied from the device the microphone is connected into that allows the capsule to work properly. Without this you will get extremely quiet audio, if anything at all. Some microphones don't require this, but many do. They do make lavalier mics specifically for smart phones (the Rode Smartlav+ comes to mind). As for connecting to your computer, some have a 3.5mm analog mic input, and it's possible that plugging this mic into that would work. But it will again come down to whether or not that jack provides plug-in power. Also, many of those inputs are not very clean at all. This will depend on your particular computer and how good this audio jack is. Some are okay, some are pretty poor.
The cardioid mics will pick up less keyboard noise than the omni-directional mic, but they will still pick it up a little. It will partly depend on the gain level you use for the mics, how loud you talk and how loud your keyboard is.
It depends on the phone. It has to have a headphone/mic jack, or a way to adapt one into the USB/charging port. Rode makes a lavalier mic specifically for smartphones, called the SmartLav+. With adapters, some other non-powered lav mics work, and some don't. Some companies also make powered lav mics for smartphones.
@@bigtb1717 the thing is I bought the ctp-10Dx omnidirectional mic ,the connected it straight to my phone without any other appliance, but it isn't working
It could be interesting to turn the mic as well. But in my testing, I wanted to see how each of these mics would work for dialogue when clipped to a shirt and pointing at my mouth. I wanted to see if the cardioid mics would suffer from excessive volume dropoff or tone change as I moved my head around. I wasn't really testing the cardioid pickup pattern, per-se. I was just testing how consistent the audio would be if someone was moving or turning their head a bit while wearing each of these mics.
