Podcasters Unite! » gear http://www.podcastunite.com This is Not a Monologue. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:30:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 I’ve become somewhat addicted to new mi… http://www.podcastunite.com/2009/11/ive-become-somewhat-addicted-to-new-mi/ http://www.podcastunite.com/2009/11/ive-become-somewhat-addicted-to-new-mi/#comments Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:55:33 +0000 James http://www.podcastunite.com/2009/11/ive-become-somewhat-addicted-to-new-mi/ I’ve become somewhat addicted to new microphones lately. I just purchased an Electro-Voice Raven, a dynamic vocal mic that seems like it might make a nice cheap ($99) guest mic. I have heard it’s cousin, a more sensitive condenser, but I don’t want a condenser microphone (I’ll have to get more into this at a later date). Plus, it’s less expensive than the other mic I really want to try out, the Rode Procaster ($299, plus $40 for the shock mount, and $60 for the pop filter). The Rode is a try before buy mic, but I don’t know where I can try it out at.

I never considered myself a microphone collector, and I guess I still am not. I don’t have an exotic collection. I have 4 of the same shotgun mics (RODE NTG1), two nice broadcast mics (a Heil PR40 and an EV RE20), as well as an AT2020 (cheap condenser) and a few other odds and ends.

It’s amazing how good the quality of the microphones that are coming out these days are, and for such a low price. I’ll report back on the microphone. For $99, if this one is a solid vocal mic, it could become a nice podcasting staple.

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