This is how you do a guitar microphone shootout. No talking, no annoying brakes or obstructing sounds in between. I greatly appreciate your effort with this video. Thank you.
Such a fantastic video!! Great and concise presentation. Only bad news: this only confirms that I must start saving for a 121! 🙂Thank you so much for sharing!!
I could live with any of them except that Heil Sound PR30B! So, since I already have an SM57, you have graciously saved me pratting around with anything else. Superb work.
Holy shit you are king of the Internet for not making a super annoying video with 30 minutes of bullshit and 1 minute of samples.. absolutely the best mic comparison
Thank you for the great demo. I was interested in the Tul. It's nice, but sounds a bit scooped in comparison though. The Sm7 is sounding great, as is the trusty old 57 . I liked the 906 too. Great job on the demo. Very thorough yet to the point. I especially liked the quick comparison clips at the end.
I love that TUL G12 mic. Such a great mic. Surprised about the Heil PR30B sounding as harsh as it did here. I've never had mine sound like that before.
Isolated vs in track gives it away, the M201TG would allow for the most flexibility at mix. It doesn't sound the best isolated or in a rough mix but it captures everything more evenly than any of the other mics, therefore an engineer can push or pull any part of it to suit whatever you're going for. The SM57, for instance has the imprint of upper mids all over it and that would take CORRECTIVE actions to account for in many circumstances. The MD421-U4 has a, likewise, signature low mid growl to it. The M201TG doesn't have any of those such colorations. I get that guitarists wouldn't instinctively dig it but their wallets sure would appreciate the studio time it saved them after forking out $1,500 for a mix instead of $2,000, $500 of that saved by NOT messing around ''dialing in'' the guitar tracks so that they don't step all over the vocals or bass.
I've been looking into the G12 and wondering if I should pick one up. In this demo was it dead center and was the filter in the bright or classic setting? Out of curiosity were all the mics in the same spot or did you put them where you felt they each sounded their best. Great demo by the way!
Hi Frank! The G12 was positioned on-axis, almost center, ~2cm away from the grill, bright-switch = on. All other mics were positioned at the edge of the cap, as a starting point, and then some of them were moved 1-2 centimeters to get the best sound.
@@funkpunkmusic Thanks for the detailed response. Wow, I was totally expecting you to say it was on the classic setting lol. I guess it does filter out quite a bit then considering its placement because it actually comes off darker and less in your face. Have you used that mic in a high gain metal setting?
@@fearhk213 I haven't used the G12 in the studio at all (I just borrowed it from a friend). I don't consider it a dull mic (there is a sizzle in the highs ~5k) with the bright switch on. What's missing is the upper-mids of the SM-57 we are used to, which makes it less "in your face". That could be useful though, somethimes that's what a guitar part needs.. or maybe you can combine it with a dynamic mic. Having said that, G12 wasn't one of my favorites.
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This is how you do a guitar microphone shootout.
No talking, no annoying brakes or obstructing sounds in between.
I greatly appreciate your effort with this video. Thank you.
That m201tg sounded perfect in the mix.
I've watched this video by the past, gained experience since, and today i realize how well each microphone is represented here. Respect !
Killer demo! Thanks for sharing. I love my TUL G12 and my SM57. I really the Sennheiser 906 here too
Best demo ever! So organized and easy to follow!
Awesome!
Thank you so much for posting.
Such a fantastic video!! Great and concise presentation. Only bad news: this only confirms that I must start saving for a 121! 🙂Thank you so much for sharing!!
Thanks a lot for this comparison, it helped a great deal on deciding to buy the TUL mic.
I could live with any of them except that Heil Sound PR30B!
So, since I already have an SM57, you have graciously saved me pratting around with anything else. Superb work.
Shure SM57
0:22
1:45
Sennheiser e906
0:30
1:53
Shure SM7B
1:10
2:34
Royer
1:26
2:49
Tul G12
1:34
2:57
Now this is a badass product demo. Thanks man!
This is the best formatted mic shootout I’ve watched, and I’ve watched a lot. I’d love to see one on very clean guitars.
VERY useful comparison! Thank you so much for putting in the time and effort. 👍
Holy shit you are king of the Internet for not making a super annoying video with 30 minutes of bullshit and 1 minute of samples.. absolutely the best mic comparison
This is the best microphone shootout I've ever seen!! You did it perfectly! =D
Thank you for the great demo.
I was interested in the Tul. It's nice, but sounds a bit scooped in comparison though.
The Sm7 is sounding great, as is the trusty old 57 . I liked the 906 too.
Great job on the demo. Very thorough yet to the point.
I especially liked the quick comparison clips at the end.
That is an INSANE demo!!!
Many thanks for your good work!!!
I love that TUL G12 mic. Such a great mic. Surprised about the Heil PR30B sounding as harsh as it did here. I've never had mine sound like that before.
Awesome man. That heil pr20 and a md421 would slay
Brilliant comparison! Thanks!!!!
Excellent vid. Thank you.
Great mic comparison!
Great job! That's how it should be done.
Good mic test. Thanks for sharing ✌🏻
SM7B 👍🏻
In first place is a tie between the Royer 121 and the Beyerdynamic M201. In last place (as always) is the Sennheiser MD-421.
PR20 3:34
SM7B 3:44
SM57 3:48
E906. 3:58
MD421-U4 3:38
Thank you! Great job!
Thanks! Good job!!
Whats the difference between a 421-U4, and U5? Anyone know?
Why isn't the Audix i5 in this comparison? I have compared this mic to a couple of other mics and found it to be an excellent guitar microphone.
Hi Henry! Unfortunately I don't own an Audix i5, neither do my friends. Maybe in a future shootout :)
Can we do one more with the Tub G12 turned to 'classic?'
Unfortunately I don't own the G12.
Also, was the boost on for the SM7, or was it flat? Also, holy cow that Tul had a shit tonne of low end hah.
Hi! Please check the description for the switch settings of each microphone.
M201 and SM7B are the 'deepest' and fullest imo. They sounded the best to me with this tone.
Isolated vs in track gives it away, the M201TG would allow for the most flexibility at mix. It doesn't sound the best isolated or in a rough mix but it captures everything more evenly than any of the other mics, therefore an engineer can push or pull any part of it to suit whatever you're going for. The SM57, for instance has the imprint of upper mids all over it and that would take CORRECTIVE actions to account for in many circumstances. The MD421-U4 has a, likewise, signature low mid growl to it. The M201TG doesn't have any of those such colorations. I get that guitarists wouldn't instinctively dig it but their wallets sure would appreciate the studio time it saved them after forking out $1,500 for a mix instead of $2,000, $500 of that saved by NOT messing around ''dialing in'' the guitar tracks so that they don't step all over the vocals or bass.
I've been looking into the G12 and wondering if I should pick one up. In this demo was it dead center and was the filter in the bright or classic setting? Out of curiosity were all the mics in the same spot or did you put them where you felt they each sounded their best. Great demo by the way!
Hi Frank! The G12 was positioned on-axis, almost center, ~2cm away from the grill, bright-switch = on. All other mics were positioned at the edge of the cap, as a starting point, and then some of them were moved 1-2 centimeters to get the best sound.
@@funkpunkmusic Thanks for the detailed response. Wow, I was totally expecting you to say it was on the classic setting lol. I guess it does filter out quite a bit then considering its placement because it actually comes off darker and less in your face. Have you used that mic in a high gain metal setting?
@@fearhk213 I haven't used the G12 in the studio at all (I just borrowed it from a friend). I don't consider it a dull mic (there is a sizzle in the highs ~5k) with the bright switch on. What's missing is the upper-mids of the SM-57 we are used to, which makes it less "in your face". That could be useful though, somethimes that's what a guitar part needs.. or maybe you can combine it with a dynamic mic. Having said that, G12 wasn't one of my favorites.
Beyer 160 and sm7.
SM57 3:08
E906. 3:11
PR20. 3:17 3:19
What was the presence filter switch set to on the e906? Flat?
Yeap! Flat.
E906, SM57 and TUL G12
3:34. Vs. 3:40
3:44. Vs. 3:48
Royer sounds great, pity they cost so much
0:22 0:46 1:10
0:55.
1:03
1:11
The SM57 really doesn't fuck around in the slightest
1:45 1:53 2:17
am i starting to get deaf ---- i only heard some real difference when the beyer m160 came by and that royer labs....???
0:22 0:38 1:18 1:26
1:45 2:01 2:41 2:49