Shootout of my Large Diaphragm Condensers
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So how do you rank these? I know the best/worst to me are obvious, but the 2 in the middle of my ranking are neck in neck. 4 Mics. I recorded them at 10db gain, but level matched them in post so louder won't read as better.
Mic 1 Rode NT2000 Mic 2 Audio-technica AT4050 Mic 3 Rode NT1 Mic 4 M-Audio Sputnik |
Based on the clips here, Chad's voice though the MOTU pre and A/D converter :
NT-1: I do not like the high-end .. at all. AT4050: It's usable I guess. M-Audio Sputnik: Smooth high-end and nice mid-range clarity, but contains some mild plosives. (which could be controlled by a stocking type pop filter. or surgically tweaked in post) The NT2000 would be my top pick.. for today at least. Surprise! Based on my experience with other M-Audio products, I thought the Sputnik would be dead last. |
I was pretty close, and did have a pop filter. I should have been a bit more back.
I have been really happy with the Sputnik as my main VO mic. I like the tube sparkle it give me. The NT1 - crap IMO. It was a really close tossup between the nT2000 and the AT4050 for me. I think I like the smoothness of the NT2000 over the slight extra sparkle of the 4050. Which is surprising. I was ready for it to be 1 - Sputnik 2 - 4050 3 - NT2000 4 - NT1 but instead for me its: 1 - NT2000 2 - 4050 3 - Sputnik 4 - NT1 Interesting. |
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