Not really. It's omnidirectional so it will pick up EVERYTHING in the room. Headset mics attempt to cancel that noise out which degrades their audio quality.
True, if you get a clamp to connect it to your shirt or something and remove the background buzz with an audio interface it would be a great investment.
update: i 3D printed a ping pong ball sized pop filter and cut a piece of my clothes as a filter. was very difficult but glued on. next step was to put it on the mic. how you ask? by 3D printing a stand. because i was so frustrated 3D printing i ended up taping it on. results? good enough. it filtered out surprisingly a lot but you can still feel someone breathing right behind your ear. 0/10 would not reccommend so just use your average earphones that (no longer) comes with your phone's purchase.
I don't know if this is the better option, but I'm going with this over a regular clip-on mic. Looks cooler and a great conversation piece. May get one for my eccentric music theory prof, he would get a kick out of this
The static isn't from the microphone is from the audio chipsets of the devices he plugged it, I have that tiny mic and when connected to a Behringer UMC202HD the hiss is minimal. But yeah is more like a novelty than actual microphone, but the metal casing is pretty good quality, I'm planning to turn mine into a Keychain while still being a working microphone.
I mean it sounds better than inline smartphone headphone mics, but like you said you can get the Neewer lav mics for a similar price and you get 3. Great review on a not-so-great product though. The lav mics plus a set of decent over ear headphones would make a pretty nice alternative to a gaming headset.
Aaaaaawwww, this mic is so cute!))) I think that the TRRS adapter is not broken. There are two variants of TRRS pinout. Some devices use third pin for mic and fourth for ground, some devices - vice versa. If the device uses differrent pinout, the microphone is connected in reverse polarity and does not work. I think this adapter does not work with iPhone (and many android phones), but it will work with some other devices. As far as I know, some old nokia phones used a different pinout.
the audio is super clean thru Apple ear buds ... very strange ... on par with the iPhone mic 🤔 Wonder what this would sound like in post with Waves or iZotope plugins ... overall it kinda makes you think lav mix so that might be better unless the kids wanna wire up Barbie or Action Man to take part in a surreal karaoke comp !!! great work as ever & entertaining 👍🏻
Sorry if OT, but just for info.. regarding all the surprised comments on size, there is no reason for a condenser microphone to be even 1/10 this big. A condenser element can be almost unimaginably tiny. In a very different market and price point, there has always been a large variety of mini-mics, so small that special wire and connectors had to be adapted for their use. They are used for voice in theater and television and for stage use with almost any musical instrument - strings, drums, piano, brass, etc - and made by a number of companies. Shure, Countryman, Sennheiser, and DPA each make a variety of models with special mounting hardware options for almost any application imaginable. Please note these are full-on 48v powered condensers with flat 20-20k response and phenomenal specs for noise, max SPL, and exceptional resistance to moisture. They range from $250 to $1,000 each, depending on use and hardware, but are of uncompromising quality. Seriously, like Neumann quality. The main reasons these even exist are touring, theater, and television, where invisible solutions are required. Head-worn models even come in 7-8 colors to match skin tone for all of us diverse humans. About 15% of my touring mic kit is comprised of mini-mics because we do so much television and awards show work. An entire drum kit can be mic’ed with no stands, and wheeled around on a rolling riser with a single, detachable multicable. A grand piano can have three studio quality mics not even visible on camera closeups of the strings and hammers. They are often used with wireless transmitters for ‘roving’ instruments for a complete show-friendly solution. Lighter than an inch of their own cable, they can be securely mounted to an instrument with a small piece of gaffer tape and removed at the end of the show. It is not unusual to use 20-30 mini-mics on an average music stage for the reasons mentioned. On awards shows, there can be hundreds.
Cool review on an odd mic!! Hey, could you review the audio technica 2050 mic? I just got one after watching every one of your videos (and some multiple times). I’m using it for recording my middle school band and chorus. Thanks!
Sounds super good. Sounds a lot more clear and natural than a $20 Behringer XM8500 which weighs about 10 times more and is considered "much better than a Shure SM58" according to many people on Amazon. People should just buy this instead and realize how muddy and thick sounding the XM8500 is. Oh, and the V-Moda universal add on headset mic for headphones is super tiny and it sounds insanely good. I think everyone should have one. Wish someone would have told me that tiny mics could sound so good. This video is proof.
Fro this size, it actually sounds good. But there is a background noise that's annoying tho, but that's because of the usb thingy. Honestly, i would buy this to hack it, and putting in as an headset mic :D !
I'm looking for a mini (not as small as this one) dynamic microphone or at least something with a CARDIOD polar pattern (most small mics are Omni) 🤷♂️ any help
heyyy, so i bouht it and connected to my laptop directly on the USB Soundcard but it's not working, it works on the phone only. so what can i do to record sound in fl studio???
to say its tiny, im surprised how well it performs, definitely not gonna podcast it. but if i was taking a call, it definitely would help me sound clear in busy situations. Awesome litttle gadget.
Hey man! Awesome vid just as always! Hey, I have a question: in your opinion what is the best mic for all the podcast voice stuff for around 50 bucks atm? (I got m-audio m-track audio interface, that has xlr and phantom power) Thank you in advance!
Could you add the Rode i-XLR interface to your poll on geeksrising? I would love to see your review of it because it seems like it can run shure's sm58/57 pretty well but there is not much information about the gain it provides etc.
This... is just an electret capsule. Question is what size and what build type. Tear it down! 6mm electret capsules is what you'll find in most phones and in small lavs. Larger lavs can come with 9mm. Actually cheap 6mm capsules can sound outright GREAT, if not subject to too much sound pressure.
It's a pity there is no this microphone on the aliexpress ... And then the delivery to Russia from the Amazon and the ebay goes to times more expensive than the microphone
