I have recently started podcasting and researched a lot about these mics and all patterns. This video clearly helps someone who is confused because there are tons of videos to choose from. Thanks! AKG LYRA is my new big investment. :)
The more time I spend looking at mics the more I fall in love with this channel! At this point in time. it would be easier for him to list the mics he hasn't reviewed. Combined with the fact he is the best reviewer of mics for musicians by a golden mile. As we would say in Ireland..... "Keep 'er lit lad!"
Sorry to be offtopic but does any of you know a method to log back into an Instagram account?? I was stupid lost my login password. I appreciate any tips you can give me!
@Gatlin Thatcher thanks so much for your reply. I found the site on google and im in the hacking process atm. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
I'm really grateful for your review. It was very helpful. Thank you so much and keep up the good work! Side note: I enjoyed your humor, it was a nice touch and with the right timing
I love the humour and timing you bring to these videos (also your deadpan expression at times - just after throwing the box). Keep up the great work. :)
Listen, I just got this mic for a whopping $68 bucks at guitar center because the blue yeti I ordered before was defective and this AKG was the only usb mic they had.. I’m thoroughly satisfied up to this point… love the review, as always..
This guy is one of the best music gear reviewers I have seen on RUclips, He is funny, smart and very informative, all at once. Really looking for a USB mic. My boy really seems to favor a single polar pattern model over multiple pattern USB mics. That being said, I want to use my USB mic for both Google Meet calls and as a convenient studio mic that I can hopefully use for vocals and acoustic guitar and usable in a finished pro mix (not just a demo). Budget up to $200.00. May or may not be feasible as a real audio production mic. Have heard a lot of good comments on the Rode NT-USB. Anyway, Podcastage what are your thoughts on best cardiod USB? Thanks in advance.
Love how you edit the music parts together and your reviews are much more in depth. Best audio review channel on RUclips. The mic looks great shame its not more quality built.
I've been browsing your mic review videos for the last 2 days searching for the perfect under budget usb condenser mic and I've finally settled for this one. I've come across many other mics like the Blue Yeti ,Audio Technica Atr2500, Blue snowball ice and many more but they're not available in my country due to their relatively low demand ( although Blue Yeti nano is within the same price range but much better than AKG Lyra 🤷🏽♂️ but only the latter is available). However I'm happy with what I got and I'm glad I had your videos to help me decide. Among other reviews, I've found yours to be the most informative . So I thank you for all the help and guidance 😁
I clicked on this video not because I want or even care about this microphone, but because our dearest host, Bandrew is, as the kids would say, “epic”.
I listened to the review after i picked up the mic on amazon for $40 less the the price at review. I found this review to be both fair and entertaining. Personally I’m not sure I expect the knobs to not be plasticky at this price otherwise review is great. Thanks!!
Oh man... I can feel the apathy through my headphones, I can see it reaching out to me through the screen. Just the complete levels of "I can't even" coming from you Bandrew when talking about multi-polar-pattern USB mics made my chest hurt. I feel you, man.
Just please can anyone do something different here. The Antelope Edge Go is $1250, but at least it’s something new, and that makes it exciting and cool, even though it’s appeal is limited by the pricing of it.
@@Podcastage What I don't get is that 90% of the people who buy them will never use more than the cardioid polar pattern, because it's going to go on a Neewer or Rode boom and be attached to their desk. So, who do these mic companies think they're making these for? I mean, I'm an anomaly, and I carry my Rode NT-USB with me, but honestly. If you're stationary, get a Blue, a Rode, or a Shure and call it done.
@@Podcastage Captain far too late here- As someone in the market for usb mic doing the pros and cons. The Seiren X v2 tried to do one big capsule at 24mm with a single pickup pattern. Essentially most of what you asked for a company to focus on. It inaccurately portrays a lot of the lows and highs that the multiple smaller capsules are capable of picking up- your review of it VS this has me leaning heavily towards the AKG. Also- keep up the good work mate, it is all very well done.
Can we stop for a second and acknowledge the amount of effort that went into this video. a) always enjoyed your videos b) the best reviews on the net 3) those quick songs at the end is always such a nice cherry on the cake)
Thanks for this! I was waiting for your review before deciding to buy, and I'm glad I waited. I share your boredom with the "Yeti-clone" multi-pattern mics but, as a Windows user, I'm always interested in a USB mic with a gain control (that is NOT a Yeti), and the fact is, nearly all of those with a gain knob are the multi-polar-pattern ones. In this case, there seems to be plenty of gain but it's too noisy to be much help. The tone isn't bad (beats the Yeti there), and the mounting system for getting it off the dang desktop looks good. On balance, I think no sale.
When did the Star Wars franchise get into designing mics? That was a great job of reviewing this mic. It struck me that in the right creative engineer's ears, this mic could be interesting as you've mentioned. Thanks.
Compared to the usb mics of a decade ago this is amazing. Put UAD's LA-2A with a little eq, slap a reverb bus on it and I think you'd be good to go. Had an old MXL USB and it had more noise than Seattle in the 90s.
It's interesting that Bandrew brings up their questionable marketing language on some of their boxes. In another AKG video one of their reps compares their mylar diaphragm material to a competitor to show how quiet theirs is. They take out a crumpled piece of mylar which is supposed to be from their competitor and crinkle it around to show how loud and crinkly it is, then take out a nice smooth piece of mylar which is supposed to be theirs and wave it gently in the air and proclaim that their mylar is much quieter.
@@Podcastage Thanks. I am new to audio. If I may ask for your advice: would a mobil recorder like H6 or similar work as a plug and play Podcastmicrophone with the included capsules in terms of sound quality and easy handling compared to Lyra or yeti? I have neither of these devices and plan to start a podcast/vlog. Occasionally I make little films with 2 sources of audio: Lav mic and boom mic. I got the Rode VMP+ and RodeSmartLav+ so far. So rather buy a usb mic and Recorder? Or is there a recorder that works for both tasks? Hope this is not a too stupid newbies question? Is so please don't bother!
I listened to this, your Blue Yeti and Blue Snowball reviews (snowball is what I have and want to upgrade from) and I actually really like how this sounds compared to the Yeti review video. The build quality sounds disappointing, but I guess the plastic keeps the price down? Maybe? Thanks for doing this, really like your review style.
WOW, it seams like a grate mic. Sound and stereo option are great in this price. Tbh I consider enclosure to be biggest con. Plastic is not a problem for me, but the resonance of any sound (tapping, keyboard banging) is way to big. On the other hand, its sound way better than Blue Yeti imo.
Hi bro. Between AKG Lyra and Hyperx Quadcast, which one is better in sound quality and background noise cancellation? And any specific type of pop filter suitable for AKG Lyra?
I got one of these figuring it would work well with my Samsung Note 10 plus. However I can't get it to record audio. Using 2 different OTG adapters I can see the Lyra but no audio gets recorded on the Samsung voice recorder app and the wave editor app locks up. The monitoring works intermittently.
I dunno.. this mic doesn't seem to have a flat response and sound kinda boosted too much on the hi end.. sounds like there's already a lot of pre-compression going on in the mic itself too...
How did you mount it to the mic stand? Does the thumbscrew need a special key or something? This is my first usb mic and I was expecting it'd be easy to mount like xlr mics but it's super solid and I don't seem to have the proper tools 😭
I like the comment from Parker and Bear. Can your gift guide for 2019 please be based on microphone shapes, so that people can find the right mic to match their aesthetic
Great review! As usual. This is a very uncharacteristic product for AKG, whose reputation earns them the privilege of charging premium prices. I’m old enough to remember when AKG was a close competitor to Neumann. Though they still make seriously great products at the top of their range, sharing the brand with items such as this is a questionable business decision. A reputation can be lost in a year, take decades to regain. Just sayin’. On the PRO side, the sound quality is at least competitive, the plosive reduction is fairly good. On the CON side, the mute switch is utterly useless. In my opinion, AKG should not build such a cheap product. The build quality is alarming.
Hi @Podcastage, When you say there is no mix-dial between 0 latency monitoring and computer playback? what does that exactly mean? generally we try to record singing with karaoke, we generally hear the computer sound as well as our singing also right? Could you pls clarify...This would help me in making a final decision to buy a usb based condenser mic..
Well, one year passed, and that answer might be unactual but anyways: Mix-dial between 0 latency monitoring and computer playback means that in first case (0 latency monitoring) you can isolate your voice only without hearing computer playback (music, games, cinema) in another case (computer playback) -- you can hear only media from computer without your voice you're recording.
I have recently started podcasting and researched a lot about these mics and all patterns. This video clearly helps someone who is confused because there are tons of videos to choose from. Thanks! AKG LYRA is my new big investment. :)
For this price range it sounds really really good
The more time I spend looking at mics the more I fall in love with this channel! At this point in time. it would be easier for him to list the mics he hasn't reviewed. Combined with the fact he is the best reviewer of mics for musicians by a golden mile. As we would say in Ireland..... "Keep 'er lit lad!"
Thank you very much for the kind words. that’s so nice. Keep ‘er lit lad.
The best mic reviewer returns again
You flatter me! Keep it up and I’m gonna track you down and give you never ending high fives until your hand is raw and you can’t type your code!
Sorry to be offtopic but does any of you know a method to log back into an Instagram account??
I was stupid lost my login password. I appreciate any tips you can give me!
@Wells Benedict Instablaster =)
@Gatlin Thatcher thanks so much for your reply. I found the site on google and im in the hacking process atm.
Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Gatlin Thatcher It worked and I now got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D
Thanks so much you really help me out!
Just picked up an AKG C214 and this actually turned me on to a great backup just in case! I dig it
I'm really grateful for your review. It was very helpful. Thank you so much and keep up the good work!
Side note: I enjoyed your humor, it was a nice touch and with the right timing
You are a star! Buying the AKG now
I love the humour and timing you bring to these videos (also your deadpan expression at times - just after throwing the box). Keep up the great work. :)
This is my first microphone and im quite loving it
Listen, I just got this mic for a whopping $68 bucks at guitar center because the blue yeti I ordered before was defective and this AKG was the only usb mic they had.. I’m thoroughly satisfied up to this point… love the review, as always..
This guy is one of the best music gear reviewers I have seen on RUclips, He is funny, smart and very informative, all at once. Really looking for a USB mic. My boy really seems to favor a single polar pattern model over multiple pattern USB mics. That being said, I want to use my USB mic for both Google Meet calls and as a convenient studio mic that I can hopefully use for vocals and acoustic guitar and usable in a finished pro mix (not just a demo). Budget up to $200.00. May or may not be feasible as a real audio production mic. Have heard a lot of good comments on the Rode NT-USB. Anyway, Podcastage what are your thoughts on best cardiod USB? Thanks in advance.
Love how you edit the music parts together and your reviews are much more in depth.
Best audio review channel on RUclips.
The mic looks great shame its not more quality built.
I was having a bad day but now I'm excited to get home and watch this.
Thanks Bandrew!
Hope your day improves over there mate!
@@Podcastage Thank You
I've been browsing your mic review videos for the last 2 days searching for the perfect under budget usb condenser mic and I've finally settled for this one. I've come across many other mics like the Blue Yeti ,Audio Technica Atr2500, Blue snowball ice and many more but they're not available in my country due to their relatively low demand ( although Blue Yeti nano is within the same price range but much better than AKG Lyra 🤷🏽♂️ but only the latter is available).
However I'm happy with what I got and I'm glad I had your videos to help me decide. Among other reviews, I've found yours to be the most informative . So I thank you for all the help and guidance 😁
Came for the Mic check, stayed for the music test.
That electric guitar solo makes me want to start a 1990s tv show about teen issues in California.
I clicked on this video not because I want or even care about this microphone, but because our dearest host, Bandrew is, as the kids would say, “epic”.
The clarity on this recording is incredible for a USB mic.
I listened to the review after i picked up the mic on amazon for $40 less the the price at review. I found this review to be both fair and entertaining. Personally I’m not sure I expect the knobs to not be plasticky at this price otherwise review is great. Thanks!!
Oh man... I can feel the apathy through my headphones, I can see it reaching out to me through the screen. Just the complete levels of "I can't even" coming from you Bandrew when talking about multi-polar-pattern USB mics made my chest hurt. I feel you, man.
Just please can anyone do something different here. The Antelope Edge Go is $1250, but at least it’s something new, and that makes it exciting and cool, even though it’s appeal is limited by the pricing of it.
@@Podcastage What I don't get is that 90% of the people who buy them will never use more than the cardioid polar pattern, because it's going to go on a Neewer or Rode boom and be attached to their desk. So, who do these mic companies think they're making these for? I mean, I'm an anomaly, and I carry my Rode NT-USB with me, but honestly. If you're stationary, get a Blue, a Rode, or a Shure and call it done.
@@Podcastage Captain far too late here- As someone in the market for usb mic doing the pros and cons. The Seiren X v2 tried to do one big capsule at 24mm with a single pickup pattern. Essentially most of what you asked for a company to focus on. It inaccurately portrays a lot of the lows and highs that the multiple smaller capsules are capable of picking up- your review of it VS this has me leaning heavily towards the AKG. Also- keep up the good work mate, it is all very well done.
Can we stop for a second and acknowledge the amount of effort that went into this video. a) always enjoyed your videos b) the best reviews on the net 3) those quick songs at the end is always such a nice cherry on the cake)
Wow, thank you! That really does mean the world to me.
Not gonna lie this sounds actually nice on acoustic guitar, to my ears at least. Not a bad mic overall, these wibbly wobbly dials though, yikes!
Just ordered one of these, my first mic. Yeti was slightly out of budget
Thanks for this! I was waiting for your review before deciding to buy, and I'm glad I waited. I share your boredom with the "Yeti-clone" multi-pattern mics but, as a Windows user, I'm always interested in a USB mic with a gain control (that is NOT a Yeti), and the fact is, nearly all of those with a gain knob are the multi-polar-pattern ones. In this case, there seems to be plenty of gain but it's too noisy to be much help. The tone isn't bad (beats the Yeti there), and the mounting system for getting it off the dang desktop looks good. On balance, I think no sale.
So, which multi-polar mic would you choose?
Which did you buy?
This is the first poscast I see about microphones, but this is quite confronting. Thanks for the good review.!
Thanks for the honesty and integrity. Awsome as always.
You're a great entertainer. Also a top reviewer. Thank you from Germany....
That really means a lot. Thank you so much for the kind words.
When did the Star Wars franchise get into designing mics? That was a great job of reviewing this mic. It struck me that in the right creative engineer's ears, this mic could be interesting as you've mentioned. Thanks.
A great review as always with the added benefit of some wonderful dry wit throughout!!
Ah "and the button has a nice tactile click to it", glad to know the build quality is exceptional
Great video as always! I'm waiting for more reviews on microphones
Thx from Brazil!!!! Amazing review
Perfect review, I am about to buy C44 Lyra !! Thank you
Compared to the usb mics of a decade ago this is amazing. Put UAD's LA-2A with a little eq, slap a reverb bus on it and I think you'd be good to go. Had an old MXL USB and it had more noise than Seattle in the 90s.
The review on this mic seems way more detailed than the ones you've done in the past, good job!
I didn't know a review could be so good
Not for the first time, the video is 1000x better than the product. Great demo.
i can't stop now. thanks. i became one of those audio junkies you hear of
A very thorough and helpful review.
11/10 throw would watch again.
Zero desire for this mic. Watched cause it looked vintage and was curious how it sounds, and cause I pretty much support anything u put out 👌
Dear internet. Be more like Timothy!
Thank you so much Tim for the support, it really does mean the world to me! 😊
@@Podcastage lol! you're very welcome, I will continue to support
amazing in-depth review. thanks a lot!
great review - appreciate the thoroughness
The acoustic sounded really good with it and I do like the clarity. Great video. New to your channel, very entertaining. Lol
You have such a great life. You get free microphones
I buy almost everything I review.
Haven't even watched the video yet, but that is a pretty microphone. I suspect it's not gonna have the best personality though.
Best Review Possible for people who know things.
It's interesting that Bandrew brings up their questionable marketing language on some of their boxes. In another AKG video one of their reps compares their mylar diaphragm material to a competitor to show how quiet theirs is. They take out a crumpled piece of mylar which is supposed to be from their competitor and crinkle it around to show how loud and crinkly it is, then take out a nice smooth piece of mylar which is supposed to be theirs and wave it gently in the air and proclaim that their mylar is much quieter.
Please do a review of AKG ARA.
Wonderful Review! Wait it is not only a review it is entertainment! Dankeschön!
Carina C. Kircher my pleasure. Happy to know it was able to help shed some light on the microphone as well as entertain. I appreciate the kind words.
@@Podcastage Thanks. I am new to audio. If I may ask for your advice: would a mobil recorder like H6 or similar work as a plug and play Podcastmicrophone with the included capsules in terms of sound quality and easy handling compared to Lyra or yeti? I have neither of these devices and plan to start a podcast/vlog. Occasionally I make little films with 2 sources of audio: Lav mic and boom mic. I got the Rode VMP+ and RodeSmartLav+ so far.
So rather buy a usb mic and Recorder? Or is there a recorder that works for both tasks?
Hope this is not a too stupid newbies question? Is so please don't bother!
Very thorough review bro, thanks!
Omg I want to bring him home …he’s hysterical….yet no nonsense….
How were you able to remove the stand screw? its so hard.
I listened to this, your Blue Yeti and Blue Snowball reviews (snowball is what I have and want to upgrade from) and I actually really like how this sounds compared to the Yeti review video. The build quality sounds disappointing, but I guess the plastic keeps the price down? Maybe?
Thanks for doing this, really like your review style.
Nice review! I'd love to know how these stack up against the Rode NT-USB.
Same nt usb mini
Me too. Please compare them, of of anyone knows the difference, please tell here.
WOW, it seams like a grate mic. Sound and stereo option are great in this price. Tbh I consider enclosure to be biggest con. Plastic is not a problem for me, but the resonance of any sound (tapping, keyboard banging) is way to big. On the other hand, its sound way better than Blue Yeti imo.
man, what a high quality review! insta-sub.
brilliant reviewer...man is a legend
Can you actually hear audio from PC via headphones jack? or only zero-latency? Can you turn off zero-latency?
Thanks from Brazil!!! 👏👏👏👏
10:47 what a quality part :D
Great video! Like all your videos 👍!
Thank you so much LifeDimensions, that means a lot.
very, very good soundtest! great job!
Does this mic need a pop filter ? Beautiful microphone
You’re amazing thank you so much for the precision and the fun
Any chance that's an Ableton registration sticker?
The upper-end has a boost? It's 192KHz sampling that makes the difference perhaps.
I only came for Boomer drew... who's this guy?
Boomer drew is still napping. That video really took it out of him. This is his grandson, Zoomerdrew.
Ok coomer. 😂
@@Podcastage IM COOMING
Dude, best review!
Hello. Considering Blue Yeti and AKG Lyra, which is better at producing sound?
This or the G Track pro for musicians? :) (violin specifically)
This is why you are the GOAT of mic reviews! Do you think the AKG Lyra is better than the Yeti X for ASMR?
Which usb audio card (cheap one) support 3.5mm jack line in audio from devices like mobile or iPod etc waiting for your answer...:-)
i love your unboxing... was really funny 😃
Was the noise floor done in the amp box? If so, that's LOUD!
great video drew!
when stereo mode ，the pan direction is wrong？ left and right invert problem？
Hi bro. Between AKG Lyra and Hyperx Quadcast, which one is better in sound quality and background noise cancellation? And any specific type of pop filter suitable for AKG Lyra?
I got one of these figuring it would work well with my Samsung Note 10 plus. However I can't get it to record audio. Using 2 different OTG adapters I can see the Lyra but no audio gets recorded on the Samsung voice recorder app and the wave editor app locks up. The monitoring works intermittently.
Hey! I just bought the Lyra and for some reason I cannot unscrew it from the desk mount. Did you have any issues doing so?
whoaa this sounds really good
Not bad for the price. Thanks!
Akg lyra vs blue yeti x which one is best for asmr videos.
I dunno.. this mic doesn't seem to have a flat response and sound kinda boosted too much on the hi end.. sounds like there's already a lot of pre-compression going on in the mic itself too...
I love my AKG Pro Audio Lyra, Bub!!!
How did you mount it to the mic stand? Does the thumbscrew need a special key or something? This is my first usb mic and I was expecting it'd be easy to mount like xlr mics but it's super solid and I don't seem to have the proper tools 😭
Good review. May you please review the Apogee Hype USB mic
Yeah..! You are the best at what you are doing! :) Keeeepdoinit!
I like the tight stereo. The front back sounded cool though.
I like the comment from Parker and Bear. Can your gift guide for 2019 please be based on microphone shapes, so that people can find the right mic to match their aesthetic
Another great review. Clearly, they should be charging much more, this thing has WIDE stereo.
works great perfect !
Is it good for saxophones or others instruments?
Can I plug multiple AKG Lyra into 1 computer?
How do you compare this with Blue Yeti. which one is better?
Blue yeti Vs akg Lyra who is best please tell me sir
Can i plug it straight to some iPad Pro 2020 via USB-C without any adapter or USB Hub Magic?
Great review! As usual. This is a very uncharacteristic product for AKG, whose reputation earns them the privilege of charging premium prices. I’m old enough to remember when AKG was a close competitor to Neumann. Though they still make seriously great products at the top of their range, sharing the brand with items such as this is a questionable business decision. A reputation can be lost in a year, take decades to regain. Just sayin’.
On the PRO side, the sound quality is at least competitive, the plosive reduction is fairly good.
On the CON side, the mute switch is utterly useless. In my opinion, AKG should not build such a cheap product. The build quality is alarming.
The AKG single-capsule cardiod mic is called the P120 in the USB variant. Now discontinued :-( Great review, though!
Should I return my SuperTube Condenser HiFi True 8k mic I got from China? LOL
Yes absolutely. You need the new 5G 16k LTE VPN Microphone.
@@Podcastage LOL
Hi @Podcastage, When you say there is no mix-dial between 0 latency monitoring and computer playback? what does that exactly mean? generally we try to record singing with karaoke, we generally hear the computer sound as well as our singing also right?
Could you pls clarify...This would help me in making a final decision to buy a usb based condenser mic..
Well, one year passed, and that answer might be unactual but anyways:
Mix-dial between 0 latency monitoring and computer playback means that in first case (0 latency monitoring) you can isolate your voice only without hearing computer playback (music, games, cinema) in another case (computer playback) -- you can hear only media from computer without your voice you're recording.
Can I use Audio Technica m50x with Akg Lyra?