Top 6 Mic Shields: $50 to $1,000 - Aston Halo, sE Electronics, IsoVox 2, and more!
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1. sE Electronics (Zzounds) www.zzounds.com/a--3971854/it...
sE Electronics (Amazon paid link) geni.us/Ralj
sE Electronics (Sweetwater) imp.i114863.net/7mJO6r
sE Electronics (Thomann) www.thomann.de/gb/se_electron...
2. Aston Halo (Zzounds) www.zzounds.com/a--3971854/it...
Aston Halo (Amazon paid link) geni.us/WpmOXA
Aston Halo (Sweetwater) imp.i114863.net/DVke6o
Aston Halo ( Thomann) www.thomann.de/gb/aston_micro...
3. Monoprice (Amazon paid link) geni.us/KMLzC
4. Primacoustic (Zzounds) www.zzounds.com/a--3971854/it...
Primacoustic (Amazon) geni.us/dykn
Primacoustic (Sweetwater) imp.i114863.net/e4AE0D
5. On-Stage (Zzounds) www.zzounds.com/a--3971854/it...
6. IsoVox 2 (Direct) bit.ly/3LPgNEq
IsoVox 2 (Amazon) geni.us/LrngXef
IsoVox 2 (Sweetwater) imp.i114863.net/Vy6Y5A
IsoVox 2 (Thomann) www.thomann.de/gb/isovox_mobi...
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In this video, I compare the best microphone shields available right now. I have shields ranging rom $50 to $1,000 and I share my test recordings with you as well. These are the top mic shields on Amazon, Zzounds, and Sweetwater, and I tested them all to let you know which mic isolation shield has the best protection, which is the best made, and which has the best build quality. I also share audio samples for all the shields include the sE electronics mic shield, the Aston Halo, IsoVox 2, Monoprice, and On-Stage shields. These are the best shields for your vocals and help reduce background noise from your environment and reflections from your studio.
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1:14 Most popular one
1:56 Mid-price
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5:29 Crazy Vocal Booth
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Sanjay, your channel has been incredibly valuable to me over the last month. Thanks for all the work you do.
Awww every new video brings forth surprises about what you can have in a home studio... thanks sanjay
Thanks Sanjay. This is well enlightening. Amazing as usual, I salute you
Thank you Mwenda!
Thank you for for this Sanjay! Always innovating and reading our minds on what we want to see next!!
Good to hear that, Ronald...glad I can be helpful!
Exactly
Yeah 😉
Great video Sanjay. I've been thinking of picking up a shield. Currently, I just use bass traps behind vocals when tracking to tame reflections.
Another great video comparing mic shields. Thank you Sanjay C.
My pleasure
I just subbed due to you being one of the most chill and happy uplifting producers I have seen on RUclips.
Wow! Thank you HOLLA SOUNDS!
@@SanjayC Keep creating that value Sanjay.
Love the booths! So cool!!
Hi Sanjay, thanks for covering this often-ignored space. After buying SE Electronics Reflection Filter X, I bought the SE Electronics Reflexion Filter PRO. It is much better than X. Once again, I am a fan of your channel and have learned a lot from your series.
Great comparison! Not the typical video seen so it’s a welcome addition!
The isovox really stands apart.
However, I really liked the Monoprice shield’s mic sound, was pretty surprised.
The other shields do what it says on the tin too, I guess it really depends on one’s budget.
Yeah, the Monoprice shield is a great value and its super sturdy.
Hey Sanjay, as always, great video! I was just wondering if you’ve ever used the kaotica eyeball and if it’s comparable to maybe the Aston halo? Would be a great follow up video I think!
I used it for like 8 months, it’s completely a gimmick. Ended up giving it to a friend
I have the SE RFX, just watching this video for more information on reflection filters. Love your videos, keep em coming. 😁
Thanks, will do!
Would have loved to see the Kaotica eyeball in this comparison. But still awesome video! Thanks for the quality content
I actually have it and I feel it's a bit boomy compared to the other Mic Shields. For me I stopped using it any kind of my shield as soon as I treated my room and the environment was right got some carpet on the floor and some theater curtains on the windows no need for Mic shield!
Excellent video. You have earned a new subscriber.
Perfect timing for this great video - thanks so much! The IsoVox2 looks hilarious but sounds incredible - about to try out the Halo at home.
Both are great
The sE electronix looks like the best one to buy on this list for people on a budget
Thanks Sanjay C, I always love your content 🥲
The best overall would be the Aston Halo IMO. It has the best balance of reducing room noise/reverberations and produces a sound that's not significantly different from the mic's natural sound. The Isovox definitely does the best at taking out the sound of the room, but it makes the mic sound very unnatural and boomy, so eq'ing is a must.
If I brought a Aston Halo, would I need anything else to treat the room?
@@iankay8977 you wouldn’t necessarily need additional acoustic treatment, but the more reflections you can eliminate, the better. Also that would depend on the room you’re recording in. For instance, if you’re recording in an empty room with bare walls and hard floors, there will still be a lot of reflections being picked up even if you’re using the halo. But if you have a room that has carpet/rug, maybe some couches, or a bed, etc, all of those items will cut down on reflections and you can get a pretty good recording with just the halo. You can also use household items, like get some cheap throw blankets and tack them up on any naked walls or If you’re recording in a bedroom and have a closet with clothes hanging up, keep the closet door open, rather than reflections bouncing off the closed closet door, open it up so that some reflections can be absorbed by the clothes you have hanging. There are a ton of creative ways to improve the acoustics of your room, even with things you already have. Doing that on top of having the halo could give you great results.
I own a Isovox 2 and it's a bit tricky on getting the booming noise out. I'm thinking about getting the Aston Halo and keep my isovox just in case...
@@iankay8977putting an acoustic cloud above your recording position will kill that reflection that the Halo physically can't.
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I'm a voiceactor as well as and artist and I have a portabooth plus.
Great comparison as always Sanjay! Always get the best from you on how to get the best out of our home studios!
Portabooth looks like a good value considering the cost
@@SanjayC thanks for the reply Sanjay!!
I bought a $25 nameless shield and it works amazing. !!
Definitely Aston Halo, and hey I got the MXL 770 mic, was a bit rare to find down here. Can't wait to use it, just that I need a SoundCard 🥺
Thanks for your service!
The way the Aston halo seems to add low end is nuts almost an effect, it sound so crisp
Great comparisons. I have had a vocal booth for quite a while but I think I heard a couple that sounded better. Maybe time to upgrade. For the Iso Vox 2, is there room to read a script?
I have the sE Electronix and the IsoVox2. The IsoVox2 blocks out the outside noise but it adds a lot of bass to your recording that you'll have to EQ out. I had to get the Maag EQ2 to add some sheen to my vocals
The Maag EQ is fire!
I use the Rockville Rockshield 4 and is really good, the foam is 2" thick and cover the sides well, for $50 I can't complaint.
PS: The Rockshield 4 is very similar to the On-Stage but more cheaper price.
😍😍😍Isovox 2 is a great Mic Shield...Love the audio samples from that Shield...😍😍💛💛💛
A step up from the days of getting a cardboard box cut one end off and glue foam inside. Then cut an opening in the back so a boom arm can slide thru and a mic cable. Cheap and easy mic shield. Now want to go big time cruz through the alley and get and water heater box and line it with foam and have a complete isolation booth . When funds are low gotta get creative.
Yes...get creative!!
I love my Aston Halo & so do the people that come through my home studio.
Yes finally!! Aston Halo is my favorite!
Yeah, for just over $300, its a really good buy. Made a big difference.
@@SanjayC $469.00 in Australia.
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I’m sorry- but What Microphone Stand are you using for the Aston Halo..?
The Primacoustic one, I think is really good, because I am a solitary musician. I compose, and I sing my recordings. What I think is good about this shield, is that I can look directly through the window while I am singing. I don't have to go sideways, to see what's happening on my screen. I have an idea, of how to make it better. I am thinking of making an extension of it using hi density sponge such as a small ceiling, extended walls on the sides, everything held with Velcro, maybe I will need to hold the sponge gluing it to insulation foamboard, so it doesn't wobble. Let's see what happens. It will be sord of the iso vox, but not exactly. I am sure that way, I'll get more attenuation. I'll let you know what happens. Also, the shape of the shield allows to do those things.
Definitely gonna grab a couple of the Monopricers. Thanks, Sanjay!
Ok, I lied. Went with two SE Electronics-ers.
Both are great. The SE is light, so better for mic stands
Great video. May I ask what frequencies you ended up cutting in the isovox? Thanks!!!
Shoes box with foam or sofa cushions are my DIY vocal booths
I noticed that none of them really took much reflections out except the Halo and iso vox, but the vox booth sounded really unnatural. It would be interesting to hear these examples being compressed to extremes to really bring out the room just to hear the difference.
Cardioid mics (particularly LDC mics) are more omnidirectional when it comes to low frequency sounds. You're effectively hearing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd bounce reflections of low frequency sounds. It's just not big enough to really kill those.
Thank you Sanjay!
You're welcome
Do you have any advice for a mic shield for travelling? I want to go to Thailand in a couple of months and I'm bringing my mic with me. But what shield would be the best to use in non acoustic rooms?
Great review and interesting subject! Listening to this RUclips video the Aston Halo and the IsoVox 2 seemed to make the most impact, while they have completely different form factors and price tags. I am wondering which one from this review you will be using from now onwards?
Aston Halo. I don't think I can keep the IsoVox in my space - too big
@@SanjayC Nice to know! I really like the design and results from Astin Halo. Now the ‘purchase stress’ consist of ‘black’ vs ‘purple’ 😂 Both look really nice additions to the home studio
For me most of the shields sound noisy, but still relatively different of course. Can't say I feel like buying this kind of thing. Of course, the crazy booth is more effective hehe.
I'm hearing some SanjayC Aurora Pack's music in the background! Great video :)
Wow! You've got good ears!
Could you do review of the foam shield 'Face-X01' which you wear as full face mask to stop the sound bouncing off the forehead, eyes and hair?
very interesting and very targeted to me right now - just setting up my spare room to make youtube video editing better quality, and at the stage of getting "this" stuff sorted.. was going to look at foam pads.. Interetsing to hear "environmental noise".. like PC fans/ambient noise etc on most of them to some degree.. was gearing towards the halo.. and then WOW! the very last one is unbelievable! Talk about studio quality.... weigh up the cost of doing this, or putting foam pads on every wall (and taking them off in years to come, and this is definitely on my radar now.. my mic is on a boom arm though, and sadly I would struggle to do talking head shot videos with this.. but Im seriously impressed
hi! what mic stand do you use?? can't decide what stand I should get, but this one seems perfect. please help!
can you show how you eq the low end out of the isovox? I have one but eq' ing out the low end is ruining my vocal...
Hi Sanjay I do voicoevers from home and I often read scripts from my laptop in my booth. Im considering one of these for when I go on the road and cant take my booth with me. Because I need to see the script to read I guess the only one that would work would be the Vox guard Vu with clear screen. Any other suggestions?
I’m sorry- but What Microphone Stand are you using for the Aston Halo..? Or would basically any microphone stand fit..?
Hi Sanjay, I bought the On-Stage ASMS4730 for $100. Do you still think the rf-x se electronics portable vocal booth is better?
Hi Sanjay. Kaotica Eyeball is the one I use....
One could easily build an Isovox with the right size cardboard box. Cut a hole in bottom for your head and shoulders. Glue in some foam insulation, then cover that with sound panels. Figure out a way to support the box at the right height.
Lessgooo
hyped to see the video
Hey Shlok!
@@SanjayC hi sanjayyyyyy !!!!
Hi, i buy Rode NT-USB Mini and im really amaze about Rode NT-USB Mini for Vocal Recording, but i have the problem with the Latency of the mic.. im recording my vocal with the beats, and when i playback it has a delay.. i already installed Asio4all, but it cant read the Rode NT-USB Mini... i wonder how you setup the mic with a low latency or zero latency.. thanks
Hello Sanjay hope you make review for SSL+ especially for the instrument tracking not only audio quality cus many of the Market audio interface get lagging with instrument tracking and audio
Halo is nice. Any thoughts on the kayotica eye ball
I can not find the heavy-duty stand for the Mono Price! any suggestions (I'm UK based)
Dope review Sanjay :) replace your mxl 770 by a neumann 102 though haha
Can u plz suggest me the m
Best microphone stand for Hawk reflection filter bit heavy duty
i've been using mxl 770 for 3+ years now, one of the best things i ever bought
Yeah, love that mic
What's better an isolation shield or eyeball for an untreated room?
been buying from zzounds the last few years wish i knew about them earlier
Sanjay it sounds like they all do a good job. Sounds like I should buy something around 100 dollars and I will be fine.
Great video Sanjay about one of those things we need in our home studio, but is not sexy enough, so we always get distracted by "kool" gear.
But can someone please tell me what thought process a company such as SE is using when they set their price point at $103 dollars?
Any high school marketing student will tell you an odd number like 103 is off putting for consumers..set your price at $99.95 or $105..but $103 is just weird, and do they really need to add $3 from the $99 mark?
I heard backround noise in all of the shields except for the Aston Halo and ISOVOX 2. I was going to purchase the ISOVOX 2 but after hearing the comparisons I'm going with the Aston Halo.
Yeah, paying more definitely gives you better isolation
The Aston is the best, the Isovox you can DIY.
Universal Audio's Sphere Microphone (DLX) software has a setting that automatically "EQ" compensates for a variety of different iso shields including the ISOVox booth.
I would like a comparison of budget keyboards with ability to stack piano with atmospheres/pads
😍😍 really love that mic shield
Sanjay sir when you are announcing the giveaway winner
I already announced it in my news report!
what frequencies did you cut for the bass at the end?
What do you think of the Kaotica eyeball, Sanjay?
I use the IsoVox 2 vocal booth in my studio. The results are amazing. I cannot recommend them highly enough. Pretty much every song on my RUclips channel was recorded in this isolation box, and the vocals are always extremely clean.
Okay, quick question, does it also dp good to block out your sound from the outside world?
@@rottenmynded2127 Very much so. It is about the best isolation you can get without a full iso booth.
@@TheTerrorBeyond do* and thank you so much, truly contemplating getting this due to all the video reviews I've seen. I saw complaints about boxy vocals, but what's the point of recording if you're not willing to put in time to mix your vocals to a better sound. I appreciate the feedback 💯🙌🏼
@@rottenmynded2127 If you check my channel you can see what the box sounds (or doesn't) like. All the vocals on all the tracks on the channel were recorded with the IsoVox II.
This is the lastest video:
ruclips.net/video/b6qMRoSJhOE/видео.html
Hey, Sanjay. That's cool, but could you make the comparisons with noise reduction applied? I have Beyerdynamic DT1990 Pro, so the noise is super distracting (apart from the last booth). Cheers.
I didn't want to apply any effects so that you can hear the difference with the raw audio files.
@@SanjayC I get that. So next time, if you choose to do it, I would love without the noise ;-)
Isovox is crazy! I can even hear the difference through my phone speaker!
Yeah, its amazing
The SE electronics solution looks like it's a combination between acoustic panels and a shotgun mic interference tube. I wonder if that is part of the acoustic design they applied.
"Seems like a cozy place to take a nap." I died laughing lmao
Best idea
ISO Vox seems ideal for podcasts but for typical vocals recording I don't see the point of having so much isolation since you normally add reverb in the mix and that tend to mask small amounts of room reflections
IsoVox and Aston Halo the best ones!
Yeah, you get what you pay for
Can so use Distrokid on Moblie? Like a tablet?
Keep making videos 💯
Will do!
In my opinion, if you're worried about room acoustics you're better off getting a Shure SM7B. Because it's a high impendence dynamic mic, it literally picks up no background noise. It costs $400 new, and you'll probably want an in-line amplier like a Cloudlifter to boost the signal. So all told, you'll spend around $600 after tax for the mic and in-line amp.
That's pricey, but I'd rather put my money into a great mic like the Shure than a mic shield that only does so much. I mean, unless you're buying the Isovox Vocal Booth all of these have a serious design flaw. They only block sound in one direction. And it's probably the less important direction.
True...and I love the SM7B
I do a huge variety of different vocal styles. From RnB to Heavy rock/Metal to Voice Over/Monologue. I really really like how in your face the isovox gets the sound but I keep seeing people say it sounds “boxey” “boomy” “dark”. Is it truly coloring the sound THAT much or are people just being too nitpicky? I definitely want that super tight sound that it achieves, I don’t have the space to install a legitimate booth.
It probably sounds boxy compared to recording in an open room. Still, you can adjust the IsoVox with some EQ and it will sound good. Honestly, even with the Aston Halo, things sound a little more boxy - but we can only do our best in a home studio.
Love it
Thanks!
The Aston halo and the last one definitely changed the sound. I could hear room noise/reverb on the rest
Yeah, Aston and IsoVox had a drastic difference.
@@SanjayC awesome. Now I know without necessarily having to make the mistake of buying and returning, etc.. So thank you for doing this video!
@@SanjayC wat would u prefer even if price doesn't make difrent what sounds better out the 2
You should test the PIB( portable iso booth) by GIK Acoustics
Oh good. I was just looking at the IsoVox
So are you going to get it? :-D
@@SanjayC You know... I think I will.
They also have the IsoMic that is suppose to go along with this. It's supposed to get you better raw vocals using the IsoVox booth. If you get a chance to review/demo that mic, definitely let us know or make a video. Lol!
While the IsoBox was absolutely incredible, for a decent budget under $500, I would definitely purchase the Astin Halo!!!!
Yeah, the Halo is a good buy for sure. Hi Jade :-D
I think you should try all of the item in the non accoustic treatment room, not in your studio...
Wish you would have compared it to the khaotica Eyeball
RF-x is what I have and I have the red one and I love it for what I use $189.00 in Australia finds this one to be my go to. Halo in Black? WTAF - we can only get Purple down under.
Halo in black is the only way I'd go :-)
@@SanjayC yeah I agree but we only have purple :’(
THE VOCAL BOOTH LOOKS AND SOUND CRAZY 🤩🤩🤩 THE ASTON HALO IS DOPE TOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!
Aston is a great value and I think its much more convenient than the IsoVox
@@SanjayC waayyyyyyy more convenient
I cannot imagine how weird it would be to sing in the isovox
I believe in aston domination 😁😁
Do these work with a sure sm7b
sounds like aston halo is the most popular, might buy one
That is amazing🔥🎤🔥🔊🔊🔥
Glad you liked it!
You’re super awesome thank you for sharing excellent work 💯💯😎✌️
Sanjay I'm about to purchase a Shield man .You read my mind😹❤️🔥
Haha!...What are you going to get after this video?
What about the t.akustik booth?
Aston Halo sounds the best but for $329 ...It looks like you can easily build this with acoustic foam.
Yeah, I think a DIY project is in order!
Thanks for the video. Trying to decide which one to go with to upgrade my voiceover setup. Aston Halo and the IsoVox were the only two good sounding ones to me. Else maybe I just treat my room or try recording in a walk-in closet.
need a video on best 100-200$ 49-key keyboards
I’d love to see a video on room treatment
Yes😩
imo the aston and the on stage sounded the best
How isovox works with u87?
The IsoVox was definitely the most isolating, but it would also need the most EQ correction of them all. The Aston Halo was the overall winner, IMHO. I know the latest UA Sphere mic plugin has EQ correction for both the IsoVox and the Halo. I'm anxious for my Halo to arrive so the experimentation may begin.
Ashton Halo & Isovox were the best ones