Please. How is it compared to the sr40v???

Looking for my first condenser stage mic - Im a keys player and its mostly backing. My fav dynamic is the Beyer V70 - and Im considering the SR117 and the KMS105 primarily. DPAa 20-28 and Shures KMS8 are in the mix - but not the primary choice. Thoughts?

At the end you ask why anyone would use a 57 on instruments, so it left me wondering, what should be used instead in the same price range as the 57??

Everybody should try the Miktek PM10 (tom mic) on voice. Super similar to the M88 but with a little more life… has an american transformer and on sale now….this is a vocal sleeper!!

Tried the 8/C, cleaner and clearer and possibly sibilant sound. Well behaved plosive rejection but without low end authority! Returned it! Better than thr SM58 but very similar to the e835, beautiful mic, no foam in the grill… a finer mesh inside the outer mesh, not sure all this research is worth the price!!!

I've watched this video and many others of yours numerous times now, and I'd like to report that I have indeed developed an ear for testing microphones on my own voice thanks to you. I am very grateful that I found your channel, as you have been a consistent source of serene listening entertainment and inspiration to me.

What an unbelievably rich voice Aaron has. I have a deep voice and wave forms typically show me at around 80-400hz… and I tried to go down that low on my NT1, and thought I was close until he dropped into a whole level at the bottom of the ocean…. And I was still at periscope depth… AMAZING! Thanks for this.

Hi Anton. Your review videos are always great. However, who the hell sings with their microphone 3 feet away from their mouth 24:43 Sorry but that’s a terrible technique 😂👎🏻

Thank you for this video! Where did you purchase the battery adapter?

you should seriously consider doing audio books. you have the ultimate audio book voice

All fans of Neumann and Sinheiser are very afraid of a shootout with Shure KSM9. It's hard to find a fair comparison anywhere. If such a video exists, then they are trying to show this microphone not truthfully

I need a new mic lol. I have a Beta 57, and a Beyer Dynamic V70. I do like the V70 but it needs replacing and as itsd noise handling isnt the best Im looking at others. Ive considered the MD431 and teh MD445 - along with the KSM8 and this new NXN8. I like a little air on my vocals which is probably why I like the V70 - though its possible a little too much - but I also like the heft the V70 has in the lo end. any thoughts?

It’s weird how some mics sounds clear for one voice and for another voice looks muffled. I like a more brittle and crispy (and even with a tenor voice with good mid highs, I find it hard to find what I want ) I don’t know, I liked the e945 but sometimes it hits my ears so hard. And all the others sounds sweet and smooth, it’s like missing something I can’t find on Eq. And I really hated the v7 on my voice. My most go to it’s b87a, ksm9 (supercardioide)and ksm9hs(hypercardioide) but even being clear enough, it sounds smooth 🤔

i got a really deep voice and i just want a mic that picks up my voice fully and naturally bc on the current mic i have it sounds weird and cuts off

It's a great pedal

could you tell the difference between MD 445 and MD 431 please?

Hello Anton, Hope you are well... I think i mentioned it before but trust me, grab a Sennheiser e935 and review it. I trully believe its the diamond that somehow eacaped you 😊... its the mic for everyone out there who has been using an sm58 or a beta and ials looking for something that can capture more detail and clarity without the need of heavy EQ.

Beautiful 😍 prescious, profound! Thank you 🙏

hello sir, I'm facing this kind of situation. i bought a Mackie 30ProFXV3 from a local church. they've been using for almost 3 years and most of the gain knob facing crackling noises. my question is, how's your mixer now? is it in good condition once you do the cleaning thing? it's been 2 years since you post this video. mind to share it?

Brilliant review, thank you :)

Nice and clean sound, love it's extended bass, that 30hz response😊

Do you by chance have any thoughts of the Line Audio CM4?

Love the clip and it was a really nice comparison of those 3. I have a similar baritone voice to yours… that gets boomy at the low end… also could be described as muddy. The Earthworks sounded the best to me with the best definition. Thanks

Sounded very quiet considering its a studio condensor. When I hold my pencil condensor it ads a bunch of constant sub bass, even if im not moving at all

As the neck never moved on a sub nano inch since 1976, dspite 3 refret, my StingRay II, MusicMan don't need to be unbolted. Nor tilted . never dare.

The V7X and MK is so good for the price, such a flat and extended dynamic. I have one on the way :)

I'm coming here 2 years later on the same search: I've got a low voice that goes down to an A1 chest (maybe an F#1 occasionally as I learn) up to an E4. Not much oomph below a B1 though. A year ago when I started exploring I started at a D2. I sing backing vocals and a few leads on a relatively noisy stage. All of a sudden my Sen e935 doesn't work down here very well. Above a D2 it was OK. My voice always sounds kind of 'hollow' and all you hear is the air if I get right on it, it seems; maybe a better mic would help that, too. All the mics mentioned in the video and comments discussion run from $400 to much more, out of my budget for our 3-piece cover band, or at least more than I want to spend. We only play out about 40 times a year, I guess 3 shows worth wouldn't be too bad. But... I was looking at the EV ND96 for around $200, much more in my price range. Very tight pattern. Reviews mention it being a 'fuller' sound, which I think I also need for the middle part of my range. Is there anything else out there that I might want to consider? Or just bite the bullet and look at the one Anton mentioned, or some others in the comment. Thanks for any input anyone can provide. My goodness that video, those two lowest notes!!

The best mic test on KZfaq.

Would you use a MD 431 to record studio vocals instead of the USA SM58?

Nice! Did you use a nylon string IR preset from the pedal? Or did you add your own IR?

Bravo

Earthworks SV33 records too much bass, sennheiser e945 is so good

thanks for that

Sound advice, imo v. BTW, the MD431I is a gorgeous sounding mic.

Its a troll who trolls lying to people saying these can build big muscles by using these only when these never have did that they only build lean muscle

If I was able to create a super special awesome uncle, you would be the one 😂 You're very entertaining while giving a perfect comparison review, thnx!

The is the best analysis into the handling noise of multiple microphones I've been able to find. I'm already a fan of Earthworks' other microphones. This video has sealed the fate of my microphone budget.

I like anything that is clean and minimalist.

These were obviously brought out to compete with the Sennheiser ND435 and 445 as Shure were getting somewhat ‘trounced’ by them - it would great to see/hear a comparison between them

Super useful, thanks for your work in putting this comparison together. This is thorough and authentic: just us, the mics, and your thoughts. Love it.

Can you tell me the model name of the microphone you are talking about in the video?

Can we hear nexadyne vs Earthworks, DPA and Neumann

Im a solo acoustic guitarist and tenor vocalist and I just bought this mic. Like most, all I’ve ever used for many years is the SM58. Im excited to try something different.

Are these devices reversible assuming that one can cobble together the adapters? In other words, can you simply change the orientation?

There has NEVER BEEN IN THE HISTORY OF SINGING!! been a singer that constantly sings 2 feet away from the microphone (unless you are an opera singer)

The Se is not spiky just because it has the most treble. It's still extremely smooth.

Do you own any shoes/boots by TRICKERS?

Hi Anton, For years, I've travelled on the road of master keyboard, audio interface, laptop and amp. For a clean stereo image (for rotary simulators, pads etc.) I have used a small PA or powered speakers. On the laptop, I'd run a DAW but these days use Gig Performer which is an amazingly stable and reliable host. With such a setup, that has many advantages for me, earth loops were the first issue that arose between the components and seemed to scupper whole concept at the very outset. The simple answer was to get a Ground (or Earth) Loop Inhibitor (or isolator). These typically come in L and R channels and use RCA plugs to the audio output socket/s and then plug into your amp or desk. They can easily be had for around a tenner and totally remove the hum issue. Most of what's inside is just a big capacitor per channel.

When I joined the Pentax forums I discussed Chromatic Aberrations with one chap and he informed me that CA's are there in lenses by design and it creates the 3D effect or dimensionality to an image. Its been 15 years since I heard that and I can concur that this is correct and when ever you see a lens producing CA's its a good or great thing IMO. So like at the cinema when you watch a 3D movie you buy a pair of cardboard glasses with one eye red and the other blue to fool your brain as you combine the images from both eyes you get the impression of dimensionality. Mix red and blue paint, you get purple down a single lens. The movie isn't as sharp but its very interesting all the same. Some of best lens manufacturers like Zeiss and Voightlander can have lenses with psychedelic CA's from wide open, and thats where they shine and the image looks most dimensional, but you need to shoot in monochrome to save the dimensionality in the image. In colour if you edit out the purple it might lose that 3D pop, or shoot without high contrast things in the frame if you can and it pops. But thats the thing, if there's fringing around high contrast objects, why isn't appearing in a low contrast scene? Thats because the CA's or light hitting the film or sensor at a slightly different time is simulating DEPTH or dimensionality. You don't have to believe me......... But the video game makers are also adding lens aberrations into their video games to make a more cinematic experience, like lens flares and lens bloom and adding CA's. There's in game footage in some youtube videos showing "With CA's turned on and with CA's turned off" and when they're on the image is has more ambience and dimensionality, but it loses some sharpness. Without CA's on the video game is sharper. Okay so thats where the problem is and that is about having a sharp image with CA's and dimensionality in a lens. Here is some in game footage with CA's on and off, and you can see there's more ambience and dimensionality with it on. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fM1-faVplbWYpmQ.html Not just used in video games but in CG movies too. I've seen youtube videos where they CG an old scene from Star Wars and add lens aberration including CA's to give the image a more cinematic feel and ambience. In the video below they "Adds a healthy dose of CA's" along with many other lens aberrations to create that cinematic look. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gZmSkraQ1tqml5c.html So the photographic industry talks about CA's like its a dirty word and they review lenses by saying "CA's are well controlled" which means the lens has virtually no 3D pop. I've had those modern lenses for mirrorless with no CA's and no 3D pop, and I was looking at my files on the computer going "why does everything look so bland and boring and sterile and clinical". Sold it all and kept my Pentax gear. I like CA's because I know what they're doing in there. The problem with the modern stuff is that they're trying to get rid of the CA's so they're copying Zeiss's Distagon formula of having floating elements in a prime lens and sort of slicing the image via bokeh and how the out of focus areas are split up. So's that when you look at the image it looks kind of holographic at the depth of field and considerably before and after it. The $30,000 cinema lenses do this. But the modern for mirrorless lenses are doing it a little bit, plus having high edge to edge and corner to corner sharpness that all the lenses are now exactly the same from all the manufacturers. Modern photography wants and demands sterile lenses with no character, because they can add those things in post to a certain degree. They are taking the cinematic look out of the lenses in exchange for clinical sharpness and 2D flat images where objects can blend togther. But when a lens can separate tree branches and give a depth in the tree canopy and another lens simply cannot do it and it all merges, then thats when you have 2D lens.