One of the best videos I've ever seen on any mic-related subject. Incredibly well researched, delivered and edited and will no doubt help many people in the studio world as it gains more exposure! Looking forward to more from this channel.
As a Small Diaphragm Mic, i tested the beyer 201 and i now work with the sennheiser MKH 8050 for flute recording🙂 , it sport huge range from 20 to 50 000 h... ThanKs for the nice video on tthese types of microphone.
Wow, the 8050 is a serious mic! I've only seen them at trade shows, haven't gotten a chance to use them in the studio. Thats an incredible range! Great for the flute, probably even better for piccolo. Congrats! Thanks for the comment!
Hello again................. Yes, as you mentioned , the 8050 is a serious mic. And i really liked your video bout the 441 , that is the easy to use microphone ,sound great on anything , i use it for voice , violon flute … Well i am a musician first not a real sound engineer. And i appreciated to work on huge studios but i am very happy to have my home studio.. My first mic was the AKG c1000s the black version, still have one made in Austria (champaing color). Very good quality price ratio , i agree 100% . It is sturdy and a good compromise for low budget home studio , that was my situation 15 years ago.. Finally if you have a chance to test the Sennheiser 8000 series mic, like the 8050 and the 8040 that would be interesting. There are a very few reviews on these microphones for studio recording.!
I think the lack of reviews for the 8k series may be due to cost and lack of promotion of the product. I dont think i've ever seen an advertisement for it or any kind of feature in any media on it either. The fact that there are 6 mics in the line is kind of even more surprising. I will reach out to sennheiser and see if they will send an evaluation mic. I wouldn't hold my breath, but its worth a shot. Very interesting mics.
Small Diaphragm Mics can be surprising on what sound they provide. From Behringer,MXL,Se to Neumann you have to find the perfect one for you. I personally love them and its always best to test before you buy or extensive research.
100% Its kind of like getting a different perspective looking at something. Some times you don't know whats there till you walk around it a bit and look from all angles.
I have a pair of warm audio mics that are a circuit take of the km84. Those tend to be on the warmer side (the company name is just coincidence lol) Those are scheduled for the second video. Thanks for checking it out!
I will certainly try to get my hands on a pair to check out. I actually thought they had stopped making the 55 in place of the NT5, but turns out thats not true! From what i know the two share the same capsules, but the electronics are different between the two. I'll definitely look into it! Thanks for the suggestion!
@@meistudiony Thanks. They have the same capsules and sensitivities but the NT55 has two pads, two HPFs, 1 dB better self noise but 7dB less max SPL. By the way, it would be nice to compare the NT55 and the "high end" TF5.
Just heard back from my contact at Rode... the nt5 and 55 are the same mic only difference is the added pad and filter switches (as we both said). The amp/circuit inside and capsule are all identical. The switches in the signal path lead to the tiny discrepancies in the specs of the two mics. The TF5 are pretty expensive. Now you've got me interested in "WHY" they are so pricey. Working on this series has opened my eyes quite a bit to the fact that there isn't a HUGE difference between a lot of these mics, and certainly not enough of a difference to justify some of the prices. I'm going to pick up a few more mics tomorrow for the videos, a set of the warm84's, some oktava mics and Neumann... so far out of the AKG, sE, UA, EV, MXL, Shure... the biggest difference im noticing is the sensitivity. Soundwise, when compensated for volume, the differences are pretty much an eq move or two apart from one another. Price range here is like WAY under $100/pr to over $700/pr. Either im losing it, or these mics are just all usable with some slight post work. Going to to have to break out some freq sweep tests before this is all over!
