May 27, 2024

Exploring the World of Microphones: 9 Mics, 4 Hosts, One Epic Discussion

Exploring the World of Microphones: 9 Mics, 4 Hosts, One Epic Discussion

In this week's episode of The Pro Audio Suite, the gang dives deep into the fascinating world of microphones. Join Robbo, AP, George 'The Tech' Whitham, and Robert Marshall as they explore the nuances, pros, and cons of 9 different mics, including the...

In this week's episode of The Pro Audio Suite, the gang dives deep into the fascinating world of microphones. Join Robbo, AP, George 'The Tech' Whitham, and Robert Marshall as they explore the nuances, pros, and cons of 9 different mics, including the Sennheiser MKH 416, Neumann TLM 67, Neumann TLM 102, Neumann TLM 103, AKG C414, Shure SM7B, Rode NTG5, Sennheiser MD 421, and Electro-Voice RE20.

Whether you're a seasoned audio engineer or just starting out, this discussion is packed with insights that can help you make informed decisions about your mic setup. Tune in to hear the hosts' personal experiences, tips, and a few laughs along the way.

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  • Overview of 9 different microphones
  • The unique characteristics of each mic
  • Personal anecdotes and experiences with the mics
  • Practical tips for choosing the right microphone for various scenarios

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(Transcribed by TurboScribe.ai - Go Unlimited to remove this message) Y'all ready to be history?

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Get started.

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Welcome.

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Hi.

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Hi.

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Hello, everyone.

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To the pro audio suite.

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Introducing Robert Marshall from Source Elements and someone

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audio post Chicago.

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Darren Robert Robertson from Voodoo Radio Imaging, Sydney.

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Take to the VO stars, George the Tech

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Witten from LA.

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And me, Andrew Pinkers, voiceover talent and home

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studio guy.

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Line up, man, and boot me.

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And welcome to another pro audio suite.

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Thanks to Austrian Audio, making passion heard.

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And Triboose, your booth away from home.

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Now, this week, we're not featuring an Austrian

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Audio microphone.

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We're featuring, how many have we got?

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Two, four, six, eight, nine.

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Nine microphones, none of which are Austrian Audio.

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Sorry about that, guys, but...

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Sounds German though, nine.

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Yes, nine.

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There's a lot of German representation in this

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test.

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There is rather a lot of German representation.

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So this was sent to you, George, is

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that correct?

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Yeah, I have a client who sent me

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a series of mic tests and it was

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a blind test.

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So he sent them, you know, just, I

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think it was six or seven mics, no

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labels.

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And it was, we did, you know, he

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ordered a mic check, you know, which is

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where you send me a bunch of audio

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files and I will listen to them and

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tell you which I think is the best

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sounding with your voice and kind of rank

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them.

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And so I thought, wow, that was really

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cool because I get occasional mic tests, but

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oftentimes they're not very consistently recorded or the

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mics are all very different.

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This was the case where the person, Tim

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Campbell in this case, did a very nice

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collection and did a very careful job of

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recording with consistent mic placement and the whole

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thing.

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So I was just going to lift it

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and use it on the show, but he

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said, you know, the script was something I

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couldn't release, but let me do another test

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for you guys and I'll chuck in even

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more mics.

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So out of, you know, just on his

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own time, just for fun, he provided us

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this sample of nine microphones and that's what

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you're going to be hearing today.

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I think there's some that sound very different

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and there's a lot that sound very, very

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similar.

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Agreed.

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So for instance, take a look at these

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Just to begin with, I think here's the

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biggest difference.

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Your niece wants an Epic Fun Fatty Cake

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for her birthday.

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Or?

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Your niece wants an Epic Fun Fatty Cake

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for her birthday.

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And these have all been equalized as far

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as average energy and volume.

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So they're not peak normalized.

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Can I guess what those two were?

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Would we like to play the guessing game?

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Well, I think the first one was the

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416 and the second one was the TLM67.

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You are exactly wrong.

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Yeah, I couldn't tell you which mic was

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which, but I can tell you that the

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first one, it was sort of a little

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weaker and a bit thinner and the second

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one was certainly much more in your face

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and a much fatter, nicer, rounder sound.

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The first one was a UAD7, the second

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one was a 320.

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Andrew hit it exactly wrong.

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Oh no, he just had them flip flopped.

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Yeah, literally.

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The first one was a TLM67, which to

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me was amazingly dull.

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What was that a TLM107?

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A TLM67.

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TLM67 to me was very dull here.

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Your niece wants an Epic Fun Fatty Cake

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for her birthday.

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And then you compare that to this.

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Your niece wants an Epic Fun Fatty Cake

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for her birthday.

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And that pops out and there's that 416

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in your face thing.

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I don't like the first one, I'll be

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honest.

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I don't like it at all.

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Yeah, the TLM67 did not rank.

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My comment on the TLM167 was, I believe

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it was dull.

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By the way, that's a multi-pattern mic.

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A lot of people may not know that

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mic, but that is a...

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Yeah, the U87 is the most expensive, but

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the TLM67 is over 2 grand.

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Wow, really?

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So then, what were some other surprising things

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that I noticed?

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So for instance, do we want to use

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the 416 as sort of the baseline?

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We should, because that's the baseline mic in

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the industry.

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And I do think it's the one to

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beat in this list in a way.

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There's some others that are close, but it's

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definitely a standout.

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So here's the 416.

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Your niece wants an Epic Fun Fatty Cake

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for her birthday.

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And then here's some others.

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Your niece wants an Epic Fun Fatty Cake

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for her birthday.

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See, they're close.

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What was that one?

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Really close, right?

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Yeah, what was that one?

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102.

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And the 102, my comment when I first

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heard it was meaty mids.

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So the mids are back, I felt like.

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And then, again, back to the 416.

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Your niece wants an Epic Fun Fatty Cake

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for her birthday.

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And then we got this one.

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Your niece wants an Epic Fun Fatty Cake

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for her birthday.

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That's the 320.

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I reckon that's the 103.

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That's the 103.

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It is?

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And that is like a better 102.

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It almost gives the 416 a run for

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its money.

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Your niece wants an Epic...

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Play the 102 and the 103.

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Here's 102.

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Your niece wants an Epic Fun Fatty Cake

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for her birthday.

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And?

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Your niece wants an Epic Fun Fatty Cake

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for her birthday.

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Yeah, it's the 416 of the two, isn't

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it?

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And then some of that could be in

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the energy of the reed, but there's...

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The 103 pops out just a little bit

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more.

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Yeah, well, that's what I've got.

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My note was on the 102.

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I said it was like the 103, but

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less top end.

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Yes, my note on the 103 was a

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bit brighter than the 102.

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This is why I like the 103 on

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male voices and the 102 on women's voices.

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And that's being very generalized.

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So then we keep on going here and

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check this out.

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Your niece wants an Epic Fun Fatty Cake

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for her birthday.

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Your niece wants an Epic Fun Fatty Cake

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for her birthday.

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And what do you think those two are?

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I was going to say the LA320, but

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I'm not sure now.

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No clue.

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What was that?

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It's the 107.

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The 107, really?

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go like 102, 103, 107.

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They just get better, better, better, like here.

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So here's 102.

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for her birthday.

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103.

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for her birthday.

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107.

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for her birthday.

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The 107 just kind of warms up a

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little bit.

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Yeah, it does.

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It doesn't lose anything.

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And that's an interesting mic now because that

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is, that is a budget multi-pattern mic,

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as Neumann goes.

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The 107.

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Yeah, it's a very unusual one because I

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thought tonally it's similar to the 103 and

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I thought it was building the similar topology.

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I think it's got more low end.

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I think it was very similar to the

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103.

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We all thought the 103 was a little

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bit brighter and then the 107 seems to

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like throw the low end in.

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But that 107 is very unusual.

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You have to look at that mic.

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It literally has a joystick on the front

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and it has this very strange, you know,

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controller that lets you set all the different

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functions on it.

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So it's a whole different design philosophy and

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I think it's around 1500 US.

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So yeah, it's sort of a Goldilocks mic,

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right?

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Like multi-pattern and good sounding.

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Is it remote multi-pattern?

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Is it kind of a big one?

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No, I don't believe.

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It's like a, it's like a control.

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It just, they use a digital controller on

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the front.

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It's got a goofy control that's going to

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break on you one day.

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That's the thing.

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It's a little nerve wracking having something like

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that.

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All right.

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So here, check this out.

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Back to our reference.

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Your niece wants an epic, fun, fatty cake

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for her birthday.

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Your niece wants an epic, fun, fatty cake

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for her birthday.

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Wow.

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That's the 320, isn't it?

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That was the 320.

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That's not.

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Wow.

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Why am I not getting this one?

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Oh, it could be the 67, the MK67.

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Nope.

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But there is one number that's correct.

267
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Oh, the T1167.

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No, we've already done that.

269
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We've already rolled that one out.

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Yo, so one of those is the 87?

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That's the 87.

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Really?

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Really, really mids.

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Like that 87 is, it's not bright.

275
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I always think of mids when I think

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87.

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I think mids, not a lot of low,

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not a lot of high.

279
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It's more of a mids mic.

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It's a terrible mic for Australian accent, I've

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got to say, because it's honky.

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It's a honky mic.

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Oh, you know what their most honky mic

284
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is, in my opinion?

285
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Because I've heard it enough times to identify

286
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it, is the TLM49.

287
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I do not like the sound of that

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mic.

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It has this mid-range honkiness.

290
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I'm like, why?

291
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Yeah.

292
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Really?

293
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Anyway.

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Moving on now.

295
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Your niece wants an Epic Funfetti Cake for

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her birthday.

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You said no problem.

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Your niece wants an Epic Funfetti Cake for

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her birthday.

300
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Okay, so now we're comparing a 416 against

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a, is that the MK67?

302
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That is.

303
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Okay.

304
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So, and the MK67 should, you would think,

305
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if it's trying to be like a, you

306
00:09:10,650 --> 00:09:13,630
know, 8767, but here's an 87 to a

307
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MK67.

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Your niece wants an Epic Funfetti Cake for

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her birthday.

310
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Your niece wants an Epic Funfetti Cake for

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her birthday.

312
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And they are more similar to each other

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than they are to that 416.

314
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Your niece wants an Epic Funfetti Cake.

315
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Which has that sizzle at the top.

316
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Is the MK67, that's a mic I know

317
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nothing about, I haven't even googled it.

318
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I think it's a modded 67.

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So, I mean, is it a TLM or

320
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is it a 2?

321
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Is it a 2, MK67?

322
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You know what, I don't know.

323
00:09:44,870 --> 00:09:46,850
I just assumed it was a modded U67,

324
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but hold on.

325
00:09:48,550 --> 00:09:50,310
Well, a modded U67 would be a 2

326
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mic.

327
00:09:51,430 --> 00:09:53,590
Yeah, it's like a modded 67, I thought.

328
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It's a genuine...

329
00:09:55,370 --> 00:09:56,770
Does this guy have the budget for that

330
00:09:56,770 --> 00:09:57,190
kind of mic?

331
00:09:57,750 --> 00:09:59,430
That's like a $10,000 mic.

332
00:09:59,450 --> 00:10:00,770
I think Andrew asked the same question.

333
00:10:01,130 --> 00:10:02,070
How the heck did he get all these

334
00:10:02,070 --> 00:10:02,350
mics?

335
00:10:03,830 --> 00:10:05,530
And that's a question I do not know

336
00:10:05,530 --> 00:10:06,470
the answer to.

337
00:10:07,410 --> 00:10:09,790
I do think they sound similar anyways, and

338
00:10:09,790 --> 00:10:11,350
that's why I thought it was also that.

339
00:10:11,350 --> 00:10:13,130
Because like really, here's the 87.

340
00:10:13,830 --> 00:10:15,750
Your niece wants an epic funfetti cake for

341
00:10:15,750 --> 00:10:16,290
her birthday.

342
00:10:16,790 --> 00:10:18,850
Your niece wants an epic funfetti cake for

343
00:10:18,850 --> 00:10:19,270
her birthday.

344
00:10:19,390 --> 00:10:20,370
And that was the 67.

345
00:10:20,610 --> 00:10:23,190
I think they sound similar, and they should.

346
00:10:23,730 --> 00:10:24,650
Yeah, that's that one, Mike.

347
00:10:24,750 --> 00:10:26,730
That Mike's way outside of my area of

348
00:10:26,730 --> 00:10:27,490
understanding.

349
00:10:28,290 --> 00:10:29,390
I just never heard it before.

350
00:10:29,670 --> 00:10:31,410
And okay, I found a listing.

351
00:10:31,610 --> 00:10:38,430
It says the TLM67 with Max Kirchner U67

352
00:10:38,430 --> 00:10:39,170
mod.

353
00:10:39,170 --> 00:10:41,090
That's the MK67.

354
00:10:42,310 --> 00:10:47,330
So it's a TLM67 converted into a tube

355
00:10:47,330 --> 00:10:47,590
mic.

356
00:10:48,430 --> 00:10:50,410
Is it an actual tube mic, or is

357
00:10:50,410 --> 00:10:51,410
it just like a fake tube?

358
00:10:51,590 --> 00:10:53,290
It's a drop-in circuit.

359
00:10:53,670 --> 00:10:54,190
How could it be...

360
00:10:54,970 --> 00:10:55,950
If it's just a drop-in circuit, it

361
00:10:55,950 --> 00:10:55,970
can't be tuned.

362
00:10:55,970 --> 00:10:56,550
Well, they have that.

363
00:10:56,850 --> 00:10:58,730
Inward audio had a drop-in for your

364
00:10:58,730 --> 00:11:00,570
U87 that would make it a 67.

365
00:11:01,310 --> 00:11:01,970
Yeah, you're right.

366
00:11:02,070 --> 00:11:03,830
It says it uses a 7-pin cable.

367
00:11:04,510 --> 00:11:06,090
So yeah, that's what it is.

368
00:11:06,090 --> 00:11:09,150
It's just adding a tube circuit to a

369
00:11:09,150 --> 00:11:10,770
TLM67 is what it is.

370
00:11:10,930 --> 00:11:12,130
Expensive kit there.

371
00:11:12,310 --> 00:11:14,090
Yeah, you can buy one on Reverb for

372
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$28.50. But it makes sense that the

373
00:11:20,310 --> 00:11:26,730
87 is the continuation transistor version of a

374
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67.

375
00:11:27,570 --> 00:11:27,770
Yes.

376
00:11:28,490 --> 00:11:29,970
So they should have similar capsules.

377
00:11:31,430 --> 00:11:33,010
I'm sure that that tube mic gets the

378
00:11:33,010 --> 00:11:34,010
transformer back.

379
00:11:34,010 --> 00:11:37,310
The 87 is the evolution of the U67,

380
00:11:37,550 --> 00:11:37,770
right?

381
00:11:37,950 --> 00:11:38,210
Correct.

382
00:11:38,310 --> 00:11:38,930
That's my understanding.

383
00:11:39,450 --> 00:11:40,170
The original 87.

384
00:11:40,730 --> 00:11:42,510
It's a transistorized 67.

385
00:11:42,810 --> 00:11:44,070
And the one in this test is the

386
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U87 AI, which is not the same as

387
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the original U87.

388
00:11:49,730 --> 00:11:50,490
It's pretty close.

389
00:11:50,610 --> 00:11:51,710
It's just a lower noise.

390
00:11:51,850 --> 00:11:52,750
No, it's the same.

391
00:11:52,950 --> 00:11:53,390
Same capsule?

392
00:11:53,610 --> 00:11:54,370
It's this lower noise circuit.

393
00:11:54,430 --> 00:11:54,670
Okay.

394
00:11:54,830 --> 00:11:55,350
Same capsule.

395
00:11:56,450 --> 00:11:58,870
The 87 capsule and the 67 capsule are

396
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the same except a little bit for the

397
00:12:00,290 --> 00:12:03,310
spacing because the 67 has more voltage going

398
00:12:03,310 --> 00:12:03,790
through it.

399
00:12:04,030 --> 00:12:06,470
But I think in some of these modified

400
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tube versions, they don't quite put the voltage

401
00:12:09,570 --> 00:12:12,250
high enough to make it a necessity to

402
00:12:12,250 --> 00:12:14,550
have different spacing, I think.

403
00:12:14,850 --> 00:12:15,270
I don't know.

404
00:12:16,250 --> 00:12:19,530
I know there's a KK67 and a KK87

405
00:12:19,530 --> 00:12:19,790
capsule.

406
00:12:19,790 --> 00:12:20,010
Okay.

407
00:12:20,130 --> 00:12:20,750
We're going off the rails.

408
00:12:21,270 --> 00:12:22,050
What's the...

409
00:12:23,070 --> 00:12:23,870
What's the...

410
00:12:23,870 --> 00:12:25,210
There was a couple of mics we've missed

411
00:12:25,210 --> 00:12:26,790
or we haven't talked about yet and that

412
00:12:26,790 --> 00:12:28,750
we re-initially thought were really good.

413
00:12:29,370 --> 00:12:29,510
Yeah.

414
00:12:29,510 --> 00:12:31,410
So here, let me play some more here.

415
00:12:32,010 --> 00:12:33,030
So here's our reference.

416
00:12:33,550 --> 00:12:35,690
Your niece wants an epic funfetti cake for

417
00:12:35,690 --> 00:12:36,290
her birthday.

418
00:12:36,810 --> 00:12:38,870
Your niece wants an epic funfetti cake for

419
00:12:38,870 --> 00:12:39,390
her birthday.

420
00:12:40,130 --> 00:12:40,330
All right.

421
00:12:40,430 --> 00:12:41,330
I'm going to have a crack at this

422
00:12:41,330 --> 00:12:42,830
one because finally I think I've got it

423
00:12:42,830 --> 00:12:43,030
right.

424
00:12:43,390 --> 00:12:43,790
LA320.

425
00:12:44,650 --> 00:12:44,870
Yes.

426
00:12:45,450 --> 00:12:46,010
And that's bright.

427
00:12:46,490 --> 00:12:47,050
Yeah, very...

428
00:12:47,050 --> 00:12:47,950
That's a pretty bright mic there.

429
00:12:48,470 --> 00:12:51,070
I've got hyped top end was my comment.

430
00:12:51,710 --> 00:12:53,270
Mike, my comment was bright.

431
00:12:53,810 --> 00:12:55,890
And that's a budget tube mic.

432
00:12:56,310 --> 00:12:57,210
Made by who, by the way?

433
00:12:57,210 --> 00:12:57,730
Loughton.

434
00:12:58,070 --> 00:12:58,490
Loughton.

435
00:12:59,150 --> 00:12:59,710
Yeah, Loughton.

436
00:13:00,150 --> 00:13:01,150
So yeah, kind of bright.

437
00:13:01,350 --> 00:13:02,110
It was my favorite.

438
00:13:02,250 --> 00:13:03,270
And then let me give you one more.

439
00:13:03,490 --> 00:13:05,030
This one you can all get by deduction.

440
00:13:05,450 --> 00:13:07,430
Your niece wants an epic funfetti cake for

441
00:13:07,430 --> 00:13:08,010
her birthday.

442
00:13:08,290 --> 00:13:10,270
Your niece wants an epic funfetti cake for

443
00:13:10,270 --> 00:13:10,810
her birthday.

444
00:13:11,190 --> 00:13:11,330
Okay.

445
00:13:11,430 --> 00:13:12,930
That's the KSM32 then.

446
00:13:13,610 --> 00:13:13,930
Yeah.

447
00:13:14,270 --> 00:13:15,630
And that one surprised me.

448
00:13:15,910 --> 00:13:17,290
I thought it was really well balanced.

449
00:13:18,390 --> 00:13:19,210
I said...

450
00:13:19,210 --> 00:13:20,650
And I have a 44 that I like

451
00:13:20,650 --> 00:13:21,090
a lot.

452
00:13:21,730 --> 00:13:22,310
And so...

453
00:13:22,310 --> 00:13:22,850
Brighter though.

454
00:13:23,190 --> 00:13:23,530
Isn't it brighter?

455
00:13:24,270 --> 00:13:26,110
I always thought the 32 is brighter than

456
00:13:26,110 --> 00:13:26,610
the 44.

457
00:13:26,610 --> 00:13:28,970
The 44 is a pretty neutral mic.

458
00:13:30,950 --> 00:13:32,670
And the 44 is a multi-pattern, right?

459
00:13:33,170 --> 00:13:33,910
Multi-pattern.

460
00:13:34,110 --> 00:13:36,710
But I think it's different enough that they

461
00:13:36,710 --> 00:13:37,850
sound different for some reason.

462
00:13:38,550 --> 00:13:39,530
But it's a multi-pattern.

463
00:13:40,410 --> 00:13:43,570
The 32 I have recommended many times to

464
00:13:43,570 --> 00:13:46,390
female voice talent because it's very, very smooth.

465
00:13:47,710 --> 00:13:49,170
It's got a nice low end to it.

466
00:13:49,330 --> 00:13:50,790
Yeah, it doesn't hype the top end.

467
00:13:51,010 --> 00:13:52,310
It has a nice low end to it.

468
00:13:53,350 --> 00:13:55,650
What's the price point of the KSM32 compared

469
00:13:55,650 --> 00:13:56,490
to the TLM107?

470
00:13:57,810 --> 00:13:58,770
Oh, it's like half the price.

471
00:13:58,950 --> 00:14:00,970
Or 103 actually would be the better comparison.

472
00:14:01,010 --> 00:14:03,130
The 32 is like $499.

473
00:14:04,290 --> 00:14:06,430
And the 103 is like a grand?

474
00:14:06,570 --> 00:14:07,310
$1200-ish.

475
00:14:08,490 --> 00:14:10,330
Yeah, I think the 32's got a nicer

476
00:14:10,330 --> 00:14:10,830
low end.

477
00:14:10,990 --> 00:14:12,310
I mean, here's the two.

478
00:14:12,790 --> 00:14:14,930
Your niece wants an epic funfetti cake for

479
00:14:14,930 --> 00:14:15,550
her birthday.

480
00:14:16,050 --> 00:14:18,070
Your niece wants an epic funfetti cake for

481
00:14:18,070 --> 00:14:18,610
her birthday.

482
00:14:18,950 --> 00:14:19,710
Now do the 102.

483
00:14:19,710 --> 00:14:22,550
Your niece wants an epic funfetti cake for

484
00:14:22,550 --> 00:14:23,130
her birthday.

485
00:14:23,730 --> 00:14:25,430
I think the 32 and the 102 are

486
00:14:25,430 --> 00:14:26,490
more similar.

487
00:14:26,970 --> 00:14:28,030
I think so, you're right.

488
00:14:28,650 --> 00:14:30,090
And they're a very similar price point.

489
00:14:30,290 --> 00:14:31,070
And that's the problem.

490
00:14:31,490 --> 00:14:33,230
Because the 103 is a bit brighter than

491
00:14:33,230 --> 00:14:33,770
the 32.

492
00:14:34,150 --> 00:14:35,130
If I'm going to tell someone to spend

493
00:14:35,130 --> 00:14:39,070
$500 or $600 on the Shure when they

494
00:14:39,070 --> 00:14:40,950
can spend a skosh more and get a

495
00:14:40,950 --> 00:14:41,270
Neumann.

496
00:14:41,370 --> 00:14:42,090
I mean, Neumann.

497
00:14:42,250 --> 00:14:44,150
It's so hard to say it's worth it

498
00:14:44,150 --> 00:14:46,830
because, frankly, at the bottom, you know, unfortunately,

499
00:14:47,050 --> 00:14:47,710
it's true, though.

500
00:14:48,450 --> 00:14:51,330
Brand recognition and microphones is kind of a

501
00:14:51,330 --> 00:14:51,590
thing.

502
00:14:52,290 --> 00:14:53,810
So you have Neumann in your studio.

503
00:14:54,670 --> 00:14:55,690
I agree with you.

504
00:14:55,870 --> 00:14:56,790
They are very similar.

505
00:14:56,930 --> 00:14:57,970
And if they're at the same price point,

506
00:14:58,050 --> 00:14:58,950
it's like, I'll buy the Ferrari.

507
00:14:59,930 --> 00:15:02,250
But Shure made a really good showing with

508
00:15:02,250 --> 00:15:03,250
that, I felt like.

509
00:15:03,250 --> 00:15:05,150
It's not quite a Corvette versus a Ferrari.

510
00:15:05,570 --> 00:15:07,010
Because a Corvette is like a third the

511
00:15:07,010 --> 00:15:07,810
price of the Ferrari.

512
00:15:08,830 --> 00:15:11,210
No, the problem is, if the KSM was

513
00:15:11,210 --> 00:15:12,990
like $100 or $200 under that.

514
00:15:14,010 --> 00:15:15,290
What's the price difference you said?

515
00:15:15,290 --> 00:15:17,650
The 102 and the KSM 32 are so

516
00:15:17,650 --> 00:15:18,450
close in price.

517
00:15:18,710 --> 00:15:20,890
I mean, they're only like $100 to $200

518
00:15:20,890 --> 00:15:21,610
apart.

519
00:15:22,470 --> 00:15:23,930
So that's the problem.

520
00:15:23,930 --> 00:15:24,590
200 might make the difference.

521
00:15:25,210 --> 00:15:26,110
You know, 200 might.

522
00:15:27,170 --> 00:15:29,430
I think, honestly, I think the KSM has

523
00:15:29,430 --> 00:15:29,950
the edge.

524
00:15:30,370 --> 00:15:31,170
I think it sounds better.

525
00:15:31,630 --> 00:15:32,170
I think it's warmer.

526
00:15:32,650 --> 00:15:34,250
I think the KSM sounds like the 107.

527
00:15:34,430 --> 00:15:35,050
See, I'm off price.

528
00:15:35,230 --> 00:15:36,810
I'm off base on the prices because things

529
00:15:36,810 --> 00:15:38,130
have changed and gone up.

530
00:15:38,130 --> 00:15:44,750
The KSM 32 is $599 without the shock

531
00:15:44,750 --> 00:15:45,070
mount.

532
00:15:46,210 --> 00:15:48,850
If you buy it with the shock, now

533
00:15:48,850 --> 00:15:51,450
you're getting, yeah, it's going to add another

534
00:15:51,450 --> 00:15:51,790
$100.

535
00:15:52,310 --> 00:15:54,110
And now you're getting up there with a

536
00:15:54,110 --> 00:15:57,570
TLM 102, which does not come with a

537
00:15:57,570 --> 00:15:58,190
shock mount either.

538
00:15:58,530 --> 00:16:00,910
But you can add the shock mount, right?

539
00:16:01,330 --> 00:16:04,050
So they're basically within a hundred bucks of

540
00:16:04,050 --> 00:16:04,310
each other.

541
00:16:04,570 --> 00:16:04,950
They're very close.

542
00:16:04,950 --> 00:16:08,470
I think KSM sounds a little bit warmer,

543
00:16:09,330 --> 00:16:10,970
but it doesn't have that brand name.

544
00:16:11,490 --> 00:16:11,950
Don't forget that.

545
00:16:12,390 --> 00:16:13,570
The 102 is really compact.

546
00:16:14,550 --> 00:16:15,750
And I think that's kind of nice.

547
00:16:16,010 --> 00:16:17,710
It's just nice to have a smaller mic.

548
00:16:17,890 --> 00:16:18,970
It's easier to position it.

549
00:16:19,450 --> 00:16:20,750
And I don't know.

550
00:16:21,270 --> 00:16:22,550
Andrew, have you used the 102 at all?

551
00:16:22,910 --> 00:16:23,770
No, I haven't.

552
00:16:23,790 --> 00:16:24,910
But I was thinking about the 102.

553
00:16:25,170 --> 00:16:28,350
And that reminded me of the M930, the

554
00:16:28,350 --> 00:16:29,110
Microcheck to fill.

555
00:16:29,530 --> 00:16:30,130
Yeah, yeah.

556
00:16:30,470 --> 00:16:31,150
Yeah, very similar.

557
00:16:31,430 --> 00:16:32,950
That's a beautiful mic there.

558
00:16:32,950 --> 00:16:35,390
And you don't see them around very much

559
00:16:35,390 --> 00:16:37,690
at all, which surprises me, because everyone that

560
00:16:37,690 --> 00:16:39,130
has ever used one loves them.

561
00:16:39,350 --> 00:16:39,970
They sound great.

562
00:16:42,010 --> 00:16:45,130
And they're small, so they're perfect for not

563
00:16:45,130 --> 00:16:45,730
getting in the way.

564
00:16:46,210 --> 00:16:47,810
But I still think of all of them,

565
00:16:48,830 --> 00:16:50,430
that 416 has got that sound.

566
00:16:51,230 --> 00:16:52,030
Yes, it does.

567
00:16:52,330 --> 00:16:52,610
It does.

568
00:16:53,310 --> 00:16:53,630
I know.

569
00:16:54,210 --> 00:16:54,510
Crazy.

570
00:16:56,070 --> 00:16:58,950
Well, it looks like the 416, once again,

571
00:16:59,170 --> 00:17:01,010
is the mic to go for.

572
00:17:01,510 --> 00:17:02,250
Isn't that crazy?

573
00:17:02,250 --> 00:17:04,170
I think it comes down to this.

574
00:17:04,530 --> 00:17:08,130
We are just so accustomed to the sound

575
00:17:08,130 --> 00:17:08,849
of that mic.

576
00:17:09,910 --> 00:17:12,410
It is deeply burned into our psyche.

577
00:17:13,170 --> 00:17:14,329
But you see, that's what we said last

578
00:17:14,329 --> 00:17:15,589
week when we were doing, we were talking

579
00:17:15,589 --> 00:17:16,930
about setting up at home.

580
00:17:18,630 --> 00:17:20,250
Like, invest the, chuck the money at it

581
00:17:20,250 --> 00:17:20,470
now.

582
00:17:20,589 --> 00:17:21,650
Just buy the 416.

583
00:17:22,250 --> 00:17:23,869
If it's the only mic you can afford,

584
00:17:24,290 --> 00:17:26,369
just do that one, because that's the standard.

585
00:17:26,630 --> 00:17:26,869
That's it.

586
00:17:27,369 --> 00:17:27,850
Blind taste test.

587
00:17:27,970 --> 00:17:28,290
Ready, guys?

588
00:17:29,030 --> 00:17:29,550
What's best?

589
00:17:29,950 --> 00:17:30,270
This one?

590
00:17:30,270 --> 00:17:32,250
Your niece wants an epic, fun, fatty cake

591
00:17:32,250 --> 00:17:32,930
for her birthday.

592
00:17:33,390 --> 00:17:33,650
This one?

593
00:17:33,790 --> 00:17:35,150
Your niece wants an epic, fun, fatty cake

594
00:17:35,150 --> 00:17:35,830
for her birthday.

595
00:17:36,570 --> 00:17:38,630
Your niece wants an epic, fun, fatty cake

596
00:17:38,630 --> 00:17:39,390
for her birthday.

597
00:17:40,170 --> 00:17:41,010
Which one are the three?

598
00:17:41,850 --> 00:17:42,830
Yeah, I'd go with second.

599
00:17:43,590 --> 00:17:43,990
Second?

600
00:17:45,050 --> 00:17:45,810
TLM 107.

601
00:17:46,630 --> 00:17:47,050
Oh, really?

602
00:17:47,170 --> 00:17:47,570
There you go.

603
00:17:47,810 --> 00:17:48,510
That's interesting.

604
00:17:48,710 --> 00:17:50,270
I would agree with AP that, you know,

605
00:17:50,690 --> 00:17:52,470
that sound is, and well, and George, that

606
00:17:52,470 --> 00:17:53,230
that sound is right.

607
00:17:53,310 --> 00:17:55,190
But I reckon you can still fake it.

608
00:17:55,690 --> 00:17:56,290
Well, we can make it.

609
00:17:56,710 --> 00:17:58,050
We've proved that, you know.

610
00:17:58,130 --> 00:17:59,590
You can fake it to make it.

611
00:17:59,590 --> 00:18:01,910
You don't have to have the 41 since.

612
00:18:02,770 --> 00:18:03,090
Well, we did.

613
00:18:03,270 --> 00:18:04,090
We've done it twice now.

614
00:18:04,230 --> 00:18:07,030
We've done it with the OC 818 through

615
00:18:07,030 --> 00:18:08,450
with the 4K button on the SSL.

616
00:18:09,770 --> 00:18:11,090
And we also did it years ago.

617
00:18:11,750 --> 00:18:14,030
The NT1 from Rhodes sounded like a 41

618
00:18:14,030 --> 00:18:18,170
.6. And the sphere fake 41.6 sounds

619
00:18:18,170 --> 00:18:20,290
like a 41.6. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

620
00:18:20,710 --> 00:18:22,390
You can buy the spheres now for $7

621
00:18:22,390 --> 00:18:25,550
.99. The basic base model mic has dropped

622
00:18:25,550 --> 00:18:25,970
in price.

623
00:18:26,350 --> 00:18:27,990
So maybe the tip is if you're looking

624
00:18:27,990 --> 00:18:30,050
for a mic, then that 4.1.6

625
00:18:30,050 --> 00:18:31,450
sound is what you need to look for.

626
00:18:31,670 --> 00:18:33,230
No matter what you're going for, look for

627
00:18:33,230 --> 00:18:35,210
that sound and you're on the right track.

628
00:18:35,590 --> 00:18:36,390
I just had a thought.

629
00:18:36,690 --> 00:18:39,350
Imagine the NT1 through the SSL with the

630
00:18:39,350 --> 00:18:40,490
4K button pressed.

631
00:18:41,330 --> 00:18:42,070
Come on, come on.

632
00:18:42,070 --> 00:18:42,730
Why buy ears?

633
00:18:43,430 --> 00:18:44,630
It's like an NT1F.

634
00:18:46,910 --> 00:18:47,410
That's right.

635
00:18:48,130 --> 00:18:48,590
We proved that.

636
00:18:49,950 --> 00:18:50,990
Well, that was fun.

637
00:18:51,110 --> 00:18:51,490
Is it over?

638
00:18:52,990 --> 00:18:54,230
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639
00:18:54,630 --> 00:18:55,370
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640
00:18:55,370 --> 00:18:57,070
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641
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642
00:18:59,190 --> 00:19:00,610
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643
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