We put two 67-style mics head to head on male and female vocals in this shootout. Guitarist Duncan Webster and cellist Leah Gibson of the band Prypyat lent their talents as we put a Neumann U67 and a Peluso P-67 (a microphone modeled after the U67) up against each...
In this shootout, we’ve put 4 SDC mics head to head in recording acoustic guitar. We’ve used all of these mics in a variety of applications all over the studio, so we knew we would be able to get some great audio samples. The mics featured are: The...
We put 4 of our most commonly used ribbon microphones head to head on recording electric guitar in this shootout. The contenders include: The Shure KSM313, the Royer R-121, the Coles 4038, and the AEA R84. The four ribbon mics chosen for this shootout are mics that...
While every mic has it’s own unique voice and response, there are broad characteristics and differences can be found in all Large and Small Diaphragm Condenser microphones. For this comparison we chose the Miktek C5 SDC and the Miktek C7 LDC microphones to show...
This shootout features 3 microphones that are tied together by history. The Neumann KM84 was developed in the 1960s, and is a SDC mic with a warm, natural, and detailed sound. The modernized version, the Neumann KM184, features a slightly different tone and response...
There are multiple factors that determine what makes microphones sound different from each other, but when speaking about SDCs and LDCs, size is the most important. In this shootout, the Miktek C5 and the Miktek C7 go head to head in showing the effect differences in...
The Peluso P-87 versus the classic Neumann Microphones Do you wonder how does the Peluso P87 compare to the classic Neumann U87 microphone? And to its newest offspring, the Neumann U87ai? Check out the video above, where Sound Pure pro audio expert David Barrett...
It’s hard to determine what’s the best of the best, but in this shootout, we tried to do that with 4 of our top tier mics. Here are the LDC tube mics we put head to head: The Manley Reference Gold, the Bock Audio 47, the Telefunken 251E, and the Telefunken...
If you’re on the lookout for high-definition, extremely detailed, and honest microphones, DPA is the manufacturer you’re looking for. We decided to put two of their microphones head to head in this shootout: the DPA 4006A and the DPA 2006A. The mics chosen...
The DPA 4011A is known for being an incredibly accurate SDC microphone. We decided to put this mic head to head with the newer DPA 2011A to compare the two. We found that the two sound very similar, but listen for yourself! The mics chosen for this shootout are mics...
In modern voiceover recording, the standard LDC to use is the Neumann U87Ai. We decided to put this mic to the test and do a blind shootout with three other similar LDCs: The Peluso P87, the Peluso 2247 SE, and the CharterOak E700. The LDCs chosen for this shootout...
While it might be more common to see a dynamic mic on a kick drum, in this shootout we’ve put three LDCs to the test with a little help from pro audio specialist David Barrett. The contenders include: The Neumann U 47, the Bock Audio iFET, and the Soyuz SU-019....
