You finally found the mic that I use on my syndicated radio show. I bet you love the proximity effect of the Shure. Why buy a Nueman U87. The Shure is more forgiving. I do some VO work myself. That mic close-up can make you sound like God. Good luck with with your career. Oh it's hard to pop that mic, as you should know by now. God Bless from the states.,
Yeah I love the KSM-44, for my voice, doing voiceovers, I doubt I'd find something I liked more. It does get a bit plosive if you're on it too much, even with a pop filter, but it doesn't bother me. All the studios I work with at the moment have complimented me on the sound I'm getting with it so I don't have any urge to replace it :)
Nice voice! and cool idea having all 3 mics recording simultaneously! Great job! Yes, the KSM44 seems to get a bit more low-end bass than the other 2. But I'm really glad to hear you use the Aston Origin on a regular basis because I just bought one yesterday.
It really is a great mic for the money. It's got a nice cut through that I need for my radio production but it's not too hyped in the top end, meaning I can push it hard with EQ and compression without it becoming annoying. Enjoy your new purchase!
Great review thanks. I too have an obsesion with ssssibilance and your comments have confirmed what my reserach has been guiding me towards, the Shure. I was originlly thinking of the Neumann 102 or 103 but happened on the Shure mics purely by luck. I understand the KSM42 is designed specifically for vocals, so surprised you didn't try that one too?
I wasn't actually aware of the existence of the KSM42. It seems it's a similar beast but has a few changes to specifically be tailored to vocals. Either way, the KSM44 is a great mic. I ended up swapping it out of my vocal booth for a Beesneez U87 copy, simply because the U87 is more of an industry standard and most of what happens in my vocal booth is me voicing for studios, so it made sense. I also realised the KSM44 emphasised some of my sibilance, since it has the frequency rise between 3 and 6k (from memory) and that's about where my esses really hit hard. Either way, it sounds great on female vocals, I recently recorded a friend on it and it fit her voice perfectly, run through a Neve pre copy to give it that extra harmonic info, it really was something else.
@@MattDavid I purchased a KSM42 but sadly it has sibilence just as all others do on my voice. The reviews are spot on in all other respects in that no matter how close or far away from the mic you are positioned, there are no bass proximity problems, with or without the magnetic guard. It sounds gorgeous on female and male voices that don't have my bizarre sibilance issue, which is everyone I've tried so far. My voice is deeper than average by the way, which makes it more bizarre and no-one can detect the "sss's" until it's recorded and appears like magic. Anyway, if anyone wants to buy a KSM42 for close to half price as new condition I am yer man!
taking in consideration the price of around $50 you can get the mxl 990 for..... blows everything else away. do these other mics maybe sound a little better? yeah... i little. not 250 better. i would venture to say its one of better mics you can get under 250 EZ. not sure what magic MXL did with these 990s but they really are amazing IMO. i own 3 of them
Great vid! Here is what I hear. The ksm44 is the best sounding of course and not just because of the price, it has a very good low and low mid pic up and the highs are neutral and smooth sounding. The Aston sounds very good but the highs are not the best IMO and the lows are ok. Now the mxl mic, the highs are just crap and very fake sounding. reminds me a low quality mp3 render. Thanks again for the vid, I really want to buy the ksm44 one day. I could have won a bid on one a few years ago for only 300 usd. :(
Thanks for checking out the video and commenting! Shure is amazing yeah, such a natural sound but boosted where it counts, and smooth across the board. For voiceovers I haven't tried anything I like more for my voice, and I've used U87, MKH416, Rode Classic II, plus all the other mics you can see in my mic shootouts. This thing is a weapon and I'm surprised you don't find them in more studios. Good luck with your search for an affordable one, you definitely won't regret the purchase!
@@MattDavid Thanks for the comment! That means a lot as well! I found a mic I bought used for only $150 usd. Its the Audio Technica ae5400. Its a stage mic but can be used in the studio as well as I am using it for. The lows and low mids on the ae5400 sound very good like the ksm44a but the highs remind me of the Aston mic which I don't really care for. A little eq adjustment and its not too bad. The ksm44a has a flattering amazing sound. I would take it over a neumann any day. Another killer mic that cost much more is the Audio Technica 5040. The patent design just makes since how it works. I would love to hear a vocal shoot out between the 2 mics. Years ago I laugh at the guy at the music store when he said I should spend hundreds of dollars on a very good mic. I told him I can just use eq and fix it. Boy was I wrong. I have a neighbor 2 doors down that owns a ksm32 mic and he let me borrow it once. Its a very nice mic as well. In fact I wished I would have invested a little more and bought one used. One day I will get my hands on the Ksm44a. I did want to ask, how well does the figure 8 and omni work on the mic? Does Omni excite the highs in any way? I got a studio projects b3 mic that I put a k47 capsule in. It should ok normal mode but when in Omni mode, it excites the highs way too much. Thanks again! I subscribed!
@@jhudstudio4144 Omni mode does sound more like that standard "hyped" condenser sound, yeah. But not harsh at all, just brighter than I like. I imagine the circuit in that B3 is designed to hype up the top end sound coming from the capsule, a K47 capsule definitely shouldn't be hyped at all. If you're looking for other great budget offerings, check out Advanced Audio, 3U Audio, Roswell and TZ Audio, all make some nice inexpensive 47 versions (among other styles) which aren't like the regular cheaper hyped condensers out there.
Actually it's in Omni mode, I had only just got the mic and was keen to use it in the booth so hadn't even played around with the switch, just plugged it in and figured the bass roll off and pad were on the side that you talk into (which isn't a bad assumption, since most of my other mics with switches on them, that's the case).
I put this back into the studio for voice work again and found out that the back is actually the front - meaning in cardiod mode this mic activates the back diaphragm and switches off the front one. It's likely someone's swapped the wires inside at some point during its life.
My first professional microphone going to be ksm44a
It's incredible, you won't regret it!
You finally found the mic that I use on my syndicated radio show. I bet you love the proximity effect of the Shure. Why buy a Nueman U87. The Shure is more forgiving. I do some VO work myself. That
mic close-up can make you sound like God. Good luck with with your career. Oh it's hard to pop that mic, as you should know by now. God Bless from the states.,
Yeah I love the KSM-44, for my voice, doing voiceovers, I doubt I'd find something I liked more. It does get a bit plosive if you're on it too much, even with a pop filter, but it doesn't bother me. All the studios I work with at the moment have complimented me on the sound I'm getting with it so I don't have any urge to replace it :)
Nice voice! and cool idea having all 3 mics recording simultaneously! Great job! Yes, the KSM44 seems to get a bit more low-end bass than the other 2. But I'm really glad to hear you use the Aston Origin on a regular basis because I just bought one yesterday.
It really is a great mic for the money. It's got a nice cut through that I need for my radio production but it's not too hyped in the top end, meaning I can push it hard with EQ and compression without it becoming annoying. Enjoy your new purchase!
I really love the soubd of the ksm
i liked the ksm44a for your voice
your S’s sound wayyyy better on the shure than the aston tbh. i’m looking into an aston Spirit
The MXL sounds freaking great…
not to a trained ear
sounds like a completely different room. the shure sounds really good
Great review thanks. I too have an obsesion with ssssibilance and your comments have confirmed what my reserach has been guiding me towards, the Shure. I was originlly thinking of the Neumann 102 or 103 but happened on the Shure mics purely by luck. I understand the KSM42 is designed specifically for vocals, so surprised you didn't try that one too?
I wasn't actually aware of the existence of the KSM42. It seems it's a similar beast but has a few changes to specifically be tailored to vocals. Either way, the KSM44 is a great mic. I ended up swapping it out of my vocal booth for a Beesneez U87 copy, simply because the U87 is more of an industry standard and most of what happens in my vocal booth is me voicing for studios, so it made sense. I also realised the KSM44 emphasised some of my sibilance, since it has the frequency rise between 3 and 6k (from memory) and that's about where my esses really hit hard. Either way, it sounds great on female vocals, I recently recorded a friend on it and it fit her voice perfectly, run through a Neve pre copy to give it that extra harmonic info, it really was something else.
@@MattDavid I purchased a KSM42 but sadly it has sibilence just as all others do on my voice. The reviews are spot on in all other respects in that no matter how close or far away from the mic you are positioned, there are no bass proximity problems, with or without the magnetic guard. It sounds gorgeous on female and male voices that don't have my bizarre sibilance issue, which is everyone I've tried so far. My voice is deeper than average by the way, which makes it more bizarre and no-one can detect the "sss's" until it's recorded and appears like magic. Anyway, if anyone wants to buy a KSM42 for close to half price as new condition I am yer man!
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Hello, how are you? could you tell me something about the TAKSTAR 45 Microphone ?? thanks
taking in consideration the price of around $50 you can get the mxl 990 for..... blows everything else away. do these other mics maybe sound a little better? yeah... i little. not 250 better. i would venture to say its one of better mics you can get under 250 EZ. not sure what magic MXL did with these 990s but they really are amazing IMO. i own 3 of them
Great vid! Here is what I hear. The ksm44 is the best sounding of course and not just because of the price, it has a very good low and low mid pic up and the highs are neutral and smooth sounding. The Aston sounds very good but the highs are not the best IMO and the lows are ok. Now the mxl mic, the highs are just crap and very fake sounding. reminds me a low quality mp3 render. Thanks again for the vid, I really want to buy the ksm44 one day. I could have won a bid on one a few years ago for only 300 usd. :(
Thanks for checking out the video and commenting! Shure is amazing yeah, such a natural sound but boosted where it counts, and smooth across the board. For voiceovers I haven't tried anything I like more for my voice, and I've used U87, MKH416, Rode Classic II, plus all the other mics you can see in my mic shootouts. This thing is a weapon and I'm surprised you don't find them in more studios. Good luck with your search for an affordable one, you definitely won't regret the purchase!
@@MattDavid Thanks for the comment! That means a lot as well! I found a mic I bought used for only $150 usd. Its the Audio Technica ae5400. Its a stage mic but can be used in the studio as well as I am using it for. The lows and low mids on the ae5400 sound very good like the ksm44a but the highs remind me of the Aston mic which I don't really care for. A little eq adjustment and its not too bad. The ksm44a has a flattering amazing sound. I would take it over a neumann any day. Another killer mic that cost much more is the Audio Technica 5040. The patent design just makes since how it works. I would love to hear a vocal shoot out between the 2 mics. Years ago I laugh at the guy at the music store when he said I should spend hundreds of dollars on a very good mic. I told him I can just use eq and fix it. Boy was I wrong. I have a neighbor 2 doors down that owns a ksm32 mic and he let me borrow it once. Its a very nice mic as well. In fact I wished I would have invested a little more and bought one used. One day I will get my hands on the Ksm44a. I did want to ask, how well does the figure 8 and omni work on the mic? Does Omni excite the highs in any way? I got a studio projects b3 mic that I put a k47 capsule in. It should ok normal mode but when in Omni mode, it excites the highs way too much. Thanks again! I subscribed!
@@jhudstudio4144 Omni mode does sound more like that standard "hyped" condenser sound, yeah. But not harsh at all, just brighter than I like. I imagine the circuit in that B3 is designed to hype up the top end sound coming from the capsule, a K47 capsule definitely shouldn't be hyped at all. If you're looking for other great budget offerings, check out Advanced Audio, 3U Audio, Roswell and TZ Audio, all make some nice inexpensive 47 versions (among other styles) which aren't like the regular cheaper hyped condensers out there.
@@MattDavid Thanks again! Keep up the good work!
How did you deal with the self noise of the MXL 990? It's pretty high at 20 dBA if I remember correctly.
It wasn't an issue because I was doing voiceovers for commercials which almost always had music under the voice.
4:37 i agree
Thanks for your video! I have a question - is your mic a KSM44a or the older KSM44?
KSM44. Thanks for watching!
Should I go for the KSM44 ?
Go for NT1a or NTI.
Go for NT1a or NTI.
Is shure can be used for making ASMR video?
"Shure" can! :D
Does this guy realize that he has the Shure mic facing the wrong direction...in cardioid mode?
Actually it's in Omni mode, I had only just got the mic and was keen to use it in the booth so hadn't even played around with the switch, just plugged it in and figured the bass roll off and pad were on the side that you talk into (which isn't a bad assumption, since most of my other mics with switches on them, that's the case).
I put this back into the studio for voice work again and found out that the back is actually the front - meaning in cardiod mode this mic activates the back diaphragm and switches off the front one. It's likely someone's swapped the wires inside at some point during its life.
I hear a difference but it’s not a big difference & that’s the crazy thing about it lol