How is the sibilance on this mic? I use the Blue Spark currently and the high end is quite harsh. I hear dynamic is much better at reducing this.
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The built in pop filter does an okay job but I bought the foam cover and never hear it when using that.
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Even though it has an internal pop filter.. I still put a ball filter on it.. You can be an inch away from the mic and no wind noise at all
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Sibilance is nearly eliminated, unless you really push for it for effect. Then the hissing sounds more 'normal' as in regular conversation.
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The Yeti has that deeper, rich voice, but the Spark sounds just as good with that really good amount of clarity. That depends and what are you doing or what are you using it for. Yeti was on stereo setting not cardioid so it recorded in both directions. Spark has built it "earthquake" technology or something that acts as an optical stabilization. So much bass difference between the Spark and the Yeti. Spark is most expensive but best sound quality definitely, audio is louder and a bit more clearer than Yeti. I think the Spark is much much better in my opinion.﻿
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I agree with Brandon that the onboard mic is extremely problematic, especially in post. The Zoom, which I use is somewhat complicated but a wonderful way to capture audio. The Fostex FR2 is a lot more expensive, but is a lot more user friendly. A sound board is also helpful to shape the sound, and to support multiple mics.
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With a good mic easy. I have a cheap mic and it sounds like crap. I bought a set of Shure PGXD24/Beta58A Digital Wireless System with Beta 58A Mic and it sounds GREAT!
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I would give it a solid "decent". I believe I was expecting better, and looked for something else. In the course of trying more expensive Sennheiser, B&W;, Beats models, I came to feel the less than perfect isolation was way more than offset by everything else. Audio quality is fabulous and so is the design and fit and finish. Let me know how you go on this. Ed
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I'm happy with the acoustics, I use in a medium to small room, the high sounds are nice! My high is at level 10, too high going up. Maybe what you are looking for. Best wishes & enjoy!
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It's a very good mic and it also come with a mic popper which can help it. I've been using mines for almost a year now and I'm satisfied with it each time i use it. I would recommend it if you're just starting in home recording and for the price, it's a great deal!
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It's a dynamic mic, therefore it will not pick up any outside noise. You can easily talk directly into the microphone or 2 to 6 inches away for best quality without any distortion. If you lean back and talk from couple of feet away, you will still be heard but your voice will sound in the distance. Needless to say this mic is simply awesome and has much clearer sound than my $300 + mics. Get it. You'll love it. Good luck.
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Hey Zach. You definitely need a preamp especially with the SM7B. It's such a quiet mic even compared to 58, 58A. I run mine through a line 6 Toneport UX2 and have to really crank up the preamp. For my money, I'd go with the Focusrite Scarlett 2i4. Actually, just looking at it, I might buy one for the SM7B as a preamp on top of my UX2.
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The newer version of the unit has a better mic. In fact, it has two to choose from - a directional and an omni-directional. You might consider using the directional for voice and switch to omni if you want the crowd sounds.
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I purchased it to use in live streaming and have not used it yet for that purpose. But, I did run some initial tests with it to see how it sounded with and without it. My results were done using my iPod touch 4th generation. Using the Blue Mikey gave my recordings more clarity with less room noise. I still need to test it with loud music playing in the recording since I want to use it for live streaming worship nights with my band. I think this mic would work for you pretty well for the purpose that you mentioned.
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are you using any kind of channel mixer? Or are you going straight into a powered speaker? I find that when you don't use a mixer, you have less control. If you are using a mixer, try lowering the bass to near 0. That being said, once you have a grip on the mic, it shouldn't be making noises, if you're getting noises when being passed around from hand to hand, then all I can say is that you'll get that with almost any mic this price range.
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Hi Samuel Why would you NOT pick the Zoom Q3? Because the Q3 doesn't have a proper manual level setting. It offers you Low, High and Auto. "Low" is 24 dB lower than "High", that's a big jump. "Auto" lowers the recording level when it needs to, but never raises it. Unfortunately, it doesn't put markers in the file to tell you when it lowered or how much it lowered, which makes it a bitch to correct the audio file for level changes. And if the applause after your first number is louder than your second number's going to be, you have to turn off the Q3 and start over. The Q3 can use the same wall-plug power unit as the H mics, but it's not included in the nice price. If none of this bugs you. its a really great machine.
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If someone could help with a solution, would be awesome.. when i plug the mic on my H4N using the XLR cable, it gives a lot of noise for me too, but when i use it with USB on my pc, it's perfect.
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I am currently using the spark by blue microphones it works great ad it's not to expensive, the boss has phantom power so the choices are endless!!
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Mines made in exico. not sure if they all are. but this is the best performance lead vocal mic for under 1000 and its only likw 160 on here. its a hell of a mic. i use it for mcing at drum and bass shows. deep lows crisp highs very resistant to feedback and the backround noise is canceled out.
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the Q4, so far for me, has recorded various types of music nicely. i've not had the opportunity to record anything "classical/symphonic" yet. the key to getting a good recording with the Q4 is picking the appropriate setting on the Three-position MIC GAIN switch...either AUTO or manual, H - High sensitivity (for &#64257;eld recording), M - Medium sensitivity (for solo and chamber music performances) or L - Low sensitivity (for band performances and concerts).