No Mike. Thank YOU for making the videos!

That broadcaster just sounds phenomenal.

I watched this video years ago, and im still coming back to it. I used my Procaster for 4 years now, and today I ordered the Broadcaster. Im soooo excited!

The reason the SM7B sounds muffled "like it has a veil over it" is because it does! That black foam windscreen (even the thinner one) is quite substantial and with it secured by the black ring at the base it significantly degrades the sound. Taking off the foam transforms the SM7B into a different mic, with noticeably better clarity and definition across the spectrum. More presence and air, and yes, a bit more sibilant, but overall a distinctly cleaner sound. Looks a little odd at first. Put a decent pop filter in front of a foamless SM7B and see what you think. - And a huge Thank You! for generously producing and sharing these videos. You are coaching and mentoring an enormous number of people who use voice in a diversity of personal and professional pursuits.

Mike, you're one of the best channels that I use as a reference to choose or decide, and I always refer my voice-over friends to see your videos when they ask me " which mic to buy" , respect

It is funny because this video made me decide years ago to go for that Broadcaster mic. Doing so much voiceover work with it now days for radio imaging, it is absolutely perfect.

Wow! In flat mode, just listening on my car speakers, the Rode impressed me. When all the switches on the SM7B were engaged, it sounded off. I cranked the speakers on the Sure and did hear some noise that wasn't evident in the Rode. This has once again confirmed my decision that if I need a front address mic in the future, it will more than likely be an EV RE series or, now, a Rode Broadcaster. Thanks Mike! Always a great educational video that saves tons of time and money.

Wow, sounds like that Broadcaster is better for your voice in just about every setting you compared. I really dig the sound of that one! :)

That Broadcaster is really impressive! I don't think I've ever heard one before, I'd totally consider getting one myself one day.

Yes Mike, thank you! We're grateful for you. Great stuff, keep on rollin!

Hell yeah the two mics I have been looking for more details on, excellent!

Pretty much the results that I got when I compared my new Broadcaster to my SM7b. It's also has much less self-noise (at least with the signal chain I'm running). Thanks for the awesome vids Mike!

Thanks Mike! I came here because l had a crappy USB mic. I learnt from you, bought my Rode mic and keep watching because you're a legend.

Mike and the Mics! I love these. This is helping me decide which direction I want to go for voice acting

so glad i found you!!!!!!!!!!!! I love your channel and content, so helpful to see someone with your passion reviewing all these mics! i been working with a blue yeti because i didn't want to invest before i knew what i was doing and im at a point where i need an actually good mic. thank you for these videos! so much!

Thanks for making this video, mate. That RØDE mic sounds bloody fantastic! Bravo.

Thank you. I will be buying a Rode Broadcaster for my main channel (not this one), I do youtube tuition and I really like the proximity effect on the broadcaster. Also in some countries the broadcaster is used in most radio stations.

Mike, thank YOU for making great videos. I love nerding out on this (and lots of other) stuff!

Thanks for being thankful. This and podcastage are addicting. I love it. Thanks to both of you guys for doing it!

Thank you dude! You're really helping me get started with my career and I appreciate it.

Mike thank you!!! Your channel taught me SOOO much, I hope my developing work is an entertaining and as uplifting as your content!

I think your vids have taught me more than you give yourself credit for x

Great video, thank you. I ran through the comments and it seems to me that nobody mentioned that the indicator light can be switched on/off through two additional pins of the XLR connector of the Broadcaster. Broadcast consoles usually has this feature of controlling an on air lamp via dedicated contacts. When said additional pins of the XLR connector of the microphone is not used, the LED can simply indicate the presence of phantom power. Please note that muting a microphone on a mixer will not switch off the phantom power since even several seconds are required to polarize a condenser when the phantom power arrives and usually one does not have time to wait for the microphone to be ready when unmuted.

Love your stuff man, you're always my go to with anything audio related :)

Big thanks to you Mike cause I have learned alot to kickstart my career in VO!

We have Rode Broadcasters in our Radio Suites at the University for training Broadcast Radio Journalist. Great to learn the proximity effect is enhanced the closer you get. Great comparison review. Thank you.

Always great watching your videos, I've learned so much! Thank YOU!

Your videos are great. Thank you for putting so much effort into them!

Brilliant video Mike. The broadcaster sounds absolutely phenomenal. Real quandary because I was thinking about investing in the SM7b but may have to save a little more for the Rode.

My first mic, the q2u is because of you! Thanks!

I love you videos Mike! I learned a ton about mics and audio gear and voice over work in general from you. Keep it up! As for these two, I prefer the SM7B. I just prefer dynamics in general. Thanks again!

Hey Mike thanks for your videos. All the best!

10:12 "The Broadcaster" :) Nice proximity effect there.

Mike, thank you for being you! Keep up the good work!

My goodness your voice sounds GREAT on the Broadcaster.

Just can't beat that warm, smooth, slightly compressed sound of the SM7B.

lol, CONGRATS on the AC! And thank you for your videos. You are an inspiration and a joy. And no, I'm not joking. I'm actually serious. Awesome job man, awesome job.

Mike, I have used you videos many times to help other You Tubers and Twitch gamers to decide on a mic. You videos are informative and in depth yet fun to watch. I now have a request. Can you review some mics that can be used on cameras like a DSLR and can also be used on a stand for podcasting and vlogs? A dual use mic would be very helpful to many of us. Thanks! And keep up the great work.

Nice comparison. As much as the SM7B has a solid reputation, I'm sat here with a decent pair of headphones on and the Rode is my preference. It may be a little more fatiguing to listen to over a long duration as it is a little bright but it really sounds sweet and rich. It suits your voice.

The broadcaster works best for your voice in my opinion.

I'm a HUGE fan of yours and a big fan of Rode mics... Thank you for another great video! I agree with most folks here - I think the Broadcaster sounds better on your voice (which is very similar to my own)

“Go get a mic ... Record something amazing” Thank you! ☺️☺️☺️ I’ve learned so much from watching your videos.

Dude, I love your intros, they crack me up...glad to hear your A/C is back. Question, can you use phantom power with the Dynamic Shure or would it damage it?

whoa the broadcaster sounds amazing! Lively Full and well balanced

Excellent video as usual. Most anyone I've talked to about the SM7B, including producers at the radio stations I work with (and I use their SM7B's as well in their studios) all recommend using a Cloud Lifter or a FetHead with it because it's so quiet. Factory specs say requires minimum 70 dB of gain but 90 is optimal. Wondering if you ever use such an add-on with it to pump up it's performance. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for the vid Mike! A lot of drummer's are hip to SM7b for snare too.. I'd try it.

This guy has a very cool voice i have to say. Wow! So, as an owner of the broadcaster, in my opinion it sounds just way better than the SM7B in direct comparison

Loving your work. Keep it coming please.

I've watched most of your great videos (some of them several times), but I never left a comment. This is the first time... The information you share is always helpful. Your voice is so relaxing (sometimes your videos play in my headphone in the background while I'm coding my games). I'd love to make my room isolated from the noisy neighborhood and noise cancellation headphone helps, but still doesn't let me work and record in quiet :P I've checked your kits, along with several other websites and videos about how to make a sound proof room or booth. But most of them are just acoustic treatments, and not real sound proofing. Is there a way I can make a silent booth? minimum of 2m x 2m ? ... Whisperroom is super duper expensive and I'm not even considering. Thanks again for the great work you do. You've made improvements in our lives! :)

I've been using a Rode Procaster for a little over a year now and I've absolutely love it, but I've been thinking about picking up an SM7B as well. Now, you have me thinking that I like the Rode Broadcaster a little better.

Would love it if, somewhere down the line Mike would get the opportunity to throw the Rode Procaster at the Shure SM7B. Basically I want a dynamic mic, but this price point is a little too high for me. But, obviously, I think that these mics are the quality I do want. So if the Procaster stands up, that might be the one for me.

Excellent video - thanks Mike!

I just picked up a second hand Broadcaster. Can't wait to have a play with it!

Excellent review thank you for that!

Such a good channel. What a guy!

The rode really does sound amazing and I’ll probably use that. But damn it the 7b just sounds so classic.

I love your channel and your voice is soothing

Thank you #BoothJunkie AKA Mike . Please keep up the great work, I have learned so much more from you other than just about microphones. Thanks to you and few positive people in my life, It has re-sparked a passion of mine, To work with audio and video, I am going back to school for it here very soon. Keep up the great videos, I'm looking forward to more videos about the vo business as well.

Wow. That Rode mic sounds amazing.

The Rode broadcaster is a great mic and has no gain issues. The presence or what I call sparkle in the top end is awesome and I do get up on my broadcaster as it produces a very rich sound with presence. The sm7b has always sounded dull and dark to me. Love to see you put the CAD 100s up against this rode broadcaster. My voice like yours always sounds better on a condenser mic. Much more articulate.

Amazing demo

Yes, SM7B is more like sound in a can, and lack of presence, a little bit boost of mid-range in a not-so-good way(sound for me, haven't seen its freq. map). I am fan of both company, I have Shuer SM58 & Super55, also have RODE NT1 & NT2000 & M5 Pair, but IMO, for song & voice-over recording I choose RODE, for Live or other noise enviroment performing Shuer is the only option. I used to work at a traditional FM station(in China) several years ago, they used 4 RODE Broadcasters and a pair of Dynaudio LYD8 monitor, the sound just tight and punchy and powerful, so now I am considering for buy one(Broadcaster). and at last and the most important, this is a very good comparision, THANK YOU!

What a likable gentleman.

I looked at just about every mic I could find a review for that was in my price range, and there are several out there that I thought would really work for me, but not gonna lie, the look of the SM7B did have something to do with me picking it.

Love my SM7B. The Broadcaster sounds nice, but in less than ideal environments, condensor mics can sound far more noisy than dynamic. And a solid preamp will take care of any noise concerns. My SM7B sings with the Grace M101 preamp running into an Audient ID22 (passthrough.)

Hi Mike, great video, thank you! A question: what are the benefits of the low-cut buttons on these mics, over just cutting out the low end via EQ in post?

Listening to this with my Sennheiser HD280 Pro, the Rode sounds better on your voice, its brighter and clearer and I quite like the sound. With the Shure, when you put the presence boost on, it seemed to just boost the high frequencies and cut all the bass and I would have liked more bass than that and with the bass roll off on, it sounded too thin to me.I don't normally like the sound of Rode mics, but that is quite a good sounding mic.

Hi mike, greeting from the Netherlands.

Hey Mike, thanks for this comparison. The SM7B is great, but people need to know just how many other mics out there compete with it at lower price points. I was wondering if you would consider doing a video about phase cancellation. I have tons of issues monitoring my voice while recording with my voice and the headphone monitor phase cancelling each other, which makes it really hard to listen to myself talk for extended periods of time. Is there anything I can do about it? Thanks again.

Appreciate the videos really helpful

Would love to see a collaboration with Podcastage. Think it would be both interesting & entertaining. A christmas special rounding up the years mic releases and their favourites would be an example.

I come for the mics, I stay for the Mike! #datvoice!

That broadcaster is buttery! Narrate all the things.

Hi Mike. Thanks for the review I have both and love them. But a 3 way comparison try the Sennheiser MD421. Or 4 way Electrovoice 320. Or 5 way. No stop it. Love the videos Mike.

Thank you for your work. I'm planning a podcast and your advice has been very valuable. God bless.

I’ve picked up a Focusrite 6i6 Gen 1 in preparation for the shure sm7b. I understand that I will need a Cloudlifter if I want to get a clean gain, but can the microphone be used temporarily without the Cloudlifter?

Thank you! Greetings from Germany

Lol. I’ve watch a couple of your vids. I like you. You’re funny 🙏🏻

Я ждал это видео очень очень долго)))) Спасибо!)

Mike, you're looking healthy and handsome these days. We love you.

Thank YOU, Mike. :)

Great video, Broadcaster sounds a bit brighter , but i would buy both. Maybe using a cloudlifter in the sm7b makes a difference...

Thank you Mike. I prefer the Rode as I found to be, to my ear, more alive. Shure is lazy and I am waiting for it to deliver. For me, it does not. Shure is less present; I have to work for Shure to listen to and get the feeling. Rode is effortless for me. Then again, the sound is such a personal thing and I am glad we have choices to get exactly the effect we think we like. Give Shure "the bean" and it starts the wind and sticks up the joint.....smiles.

Man if i had the money the sm76(b?) sounds so nice and clean to me. oh well, cheap usb mic works fine for my taste. no pro, just hobby. cheers, keep 'em coming.

Hey! Thanks a bunch for all the great videos... one question if I may: my sm7b is hissing and I can't find the reason... any idea?? I have a fethead plugged straight into the sm7b and it runs into a new focusrite scarlett solo... this is so frustrating

You might have already made a video on it, or just answered it, but is the Blue Snowball iCE worth the price or is it overpriced?

Bonus. If you pair the Rode Broadcaster mic with a RodeCaster Pro 1 or 2 mixing board there are presets that really make the signal standout.

Mr. Booth Junkie, I have a question for you since you seem to be an expert on microphones. What microphone would you recommend for a professional podcast? My issue is that I live next to a noisy street and even with acoustic treatment you can still hear cars in the background. I need one that is very good at cancelling background noise. I'm looking for something around $500 range. Any advice from you would be greatly appreciated.

I love both mics but nothing is sexier than that SM7B

Thank you very much. Your Video helps me a lot. Greetings from Germany ;-)

Love your videos. What would you suggest as a good microphone for a female voice podcaster and live social media broadcaster? I am using a cheap usb microphone right now and am upgrading.

Think I’m gonna get myself a RODE Broadcaster. Should I get a RODE Procaster as well?

The man!

You are such a nice guy!!!

what is your exact setup? I use a procaster + cloudlifter+scarlet solo but when I want the volume to be high enough at about 60% gain on the scarlet it starts getting distorted

I wish you had a video on the MXL BCD-1... Ive been looking at that because of its price compared to these 2...

Wait, that guy from Hangover has a KZfaq channel? That's great!

Hi Mike, would you compare the Broadcaster to the other classics (mk 416 and tlm 103), because I think we all noticed how well the broadcaster sounded with your voice here.

SM7B sounds very muffled compared to the Broadcaster

Rode Broadcaster all the way! It’s what I use on my show. Up close and personal and the sound is amazing. Great comparison! I’ve often wondered. But I am a huge RODE Fan! Thanks again. 👽