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Don't mean to be rude, but in the real deal, you don't want your microphones to be this light .. sounds crazy maybe, but thin, light materials store up sonic energy and resonate, and that damages transient response. To test this out the easy way, just speak into the mic holding it loosly and then speak into it holding the mic tightly in grip. In tight grip this mic sounds noticeably more crisp. Having serious intentions, I solved this by coating the inside of the aluminum tube with a combination of paper tissue and water putty which about doubled the weight of the alu tube. .. Don't get me wrong, the mic is cool without doing this, but 15 cents of water putty and 5 cents of paper tissue will make it perform like a substantially more expensive mic. Alu. is probably not the best choice for the metal tube as it is known to resonate quite a bit, but it's ok. It's way better than plastic .. OMG .. avoid plastic for mics or loudspeaker horns .. Being clamped in tightly, the alu tube is not terrible. .. In any case, you don't want your mic storing up sonic energy .. you want that energy to just bounce right off. A little bit of care, and this can be a great, pro class mic. A way to avoid the reinforcement would be to use a mount that grabs and holds the tube portion of the mic very strongly and firmly. Read full review
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Looks good and professional and was easy to hook up to my PC's external sound card. with the "screen" attached the recording quality was horrendous! Better without it, but it was NOT even close a true representation of what the ACTUAL sound was REALLY like (in this case, a saxophone). Then, after three months, the thing started to literally disintegrate! The support cradle around the mic fell apart; the clip that secures the cable top the input at the back of the mic broke making it useless.............Chinese Junk!
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I normally record with a bluebird microphone by Blue. I have found nothing to be better even in the higher-priced microphones when coupled with the right preamp. I'm a sound engineer by trade so I know quite a bit about the subject. That being said this was a very honest sounding microphone. A little heavy on the high end and lacking a bit of warmth but was able to fix that with a bit of EQ and mic modeling through post processors. my only real complaint about the microphone is that the stock is very lightweight and it is prone to picking up noises and harmonic vibrations so I unscrew the bottom p stand in the cylinder that surrounds the microphone amplifier for phantom power I added some sound deadening. It was something similar to Dynamat that's used in vehicles Just Not That Brand. Once I had done that, this microphone really wss able compete with much higher dollar microphones. It was very accurate when used with my PreSonus preamp and I even tried it on an Avalon preamp and didn't notice much difference. the biggest difference was in a preamp that I have made some custom modifications to that let me add a little bit of warmth and effect. You're basically able to achieve the same thing with the PreSonus piece and I believe these couple very well with the PreSonus Eureka. So if you're looking for a high-dollar sounding mic with a nice looking exterior this one will definitely get you there! Don't be fooled either the RCM01 may have the same carrier diode but the internal mic amplifier is different as well as many other things and this RCM02 is Leaps and Bounds above it. I have you been purchased more of these microphones for a project Studio, so that should be an indication how much I like them. so far I've only recorded vocals on then but that's usually where you can tell how honest a microphone is, although acoustic guitar is a nice way to catch some of the subtle nuances as well. All in all I would give this microphone for the price of a 5-star rating and as an overall microphone 3.5 Stars.Read full review
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I bought this for simple "voice recordings." The sound quality is not professional. If you record in a home studio, you will have to do some post production. After recording through a USB direct box, with no effects, you will notice the mid's are very "raw" sounding and their really aren't many "highs".... the "lows" are average. However, once you compress and equalize what you recorded in your DAW, you can get a somewhat professional sound out of this mic. The pop filter doesn't work very well because it is only fractions of an inch away from the mic screen. If you purchase one of these, you may want to put a sock over the mic head. That's what worked for me. It's a great value for the price. This phantom powered mic sounds better than a Shure Beta 58 and 58A, but it's not as rugged as the Beta's. If you buy this for singing, you will have to sing about 3 feet away from the mic because it will clip or splatter when you yell into it. It will splatter at 60 decibels or higher. This is only good for recording a regular speaking voice.Read full review
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For my application, this is a tremendous mic package! Outstanding quality, both cosmetically, and functionally. It has drawn a lot of attention from people that have seen it.
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Well built and really belies the price and quality of this item. Came with everything you would need to get started in recording.
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Incredible sound for the investment...built to last...if I were looking for more mics I would seriously buy some more these.
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Great and easy to use mic. It’s absolutely beautiful in person and sound super clean and crisp out of the box.
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Great mic, I use it on a boom, has some weight but I'm sure it makes it sound so good. Ralph
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excellent product own other Rockville products and they have never disappointed me
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