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REC. SETTINGS

OFF

REC. LOWCUT

OFF

REC. LIMITER

6.0

REC. LEVEL

AUX. SETTINGS

N/A

AUX. BASS

N/A

AUX. HIGH-LOW

N/A

AUX. OUTPUT

MIC. SETTINGS

150 Hz

MIC. LOWCUT

N/A

MIC. HIGH PASS

@8.0

MIC. BOOST

(RFI) RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE

?

LESS THAN

1.1ft / 0.34m

?

BETWEEN
1.1ft / 0.34m -2.2ft / 0.67m 

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BETWEEN
2.2ft / 0.67m -3.3ft / 1m

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BETWEEN
3.3ft / 1m -4.4ft / 1.34m

Published: 

February 17, 2023 at 5:34:42 PM

 REAL  RATINGS

After testing each microphone, I like to know if it sounds realistic (accurate lows/bass, mids, highs/treble) in combination with the recorder and/or AUX. amplifier, to see if it needs EQ.

Catching a Wave

LOWS/BASS

A

 DO THE "LOWS" SOUND REAL? 

Song Notes

MIDS

A

 DO THE "MIDS" SOUND REAL? 

A woman singing in a record studio

HIGHS/TREBLE

A

 DO THE "HIGHS" SOUND REAL? 

NOTES:

At this "VLOG" proximity, this mic is sounding pretty natural (and "REAL") with these settings. I'm using both the stock FOAM + FURRY (Official) because in a vlogging scenario, you're often OUTDOORS. This combo is doing a pretty good job rejecting from the sides AND THE BACK!

As I've mentioned before, the shock mount that comes with this microphone isn't super good...but I've been finding that it's even MORE important to make sure the output cable (from the mic) isn't rubbing against anything (that causes a lot of the handling noise I've mentioned before).

 

Remember to always monitor your audio while you're recording (using accurate headphones) because good settings can't fix bad audio. Also, these settings will not establish the exact level you'll need for every scene, but the goal is to provide a good starting point that will become clean, after adjusting in post. Additionally, these "custom settings" are used to make the Microphone-Specific EQ files work (as they won't work as intended if any of they aren't used). The EQ files were created to correct any imperfections of the microphone and/or wind protection (FOAM and/or FURRY) and were made in Audacity (the free audio editor) to make them as affordable & universal as possible.

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