sE Electronics DynaCaster Review ...Just 'anothercaster' ? (*No)
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- Its here! My epic review of the new sE Electronics DynaCaster broadcast dynamic mic (about £230/$300) with a switchable +30dB active preamp and on-board EQ. We put it through its paces including a RØDECaster Pro preamp test, EQ demo and voice comparisons to V7, V7x, SM7B, M201TG, M59, BCM 705 and Procaster. Could this be the only dynamic you'll ever need? Please like, share and subscribe!
0:00 Introduction
0:37 Dynamite built in
1:41 Passive v Active mode (RØDECaster Pro)
3:24 EQ options (Flat)
3:58 EQ options (Bass boost)
4:30 EQ options (Low-cut)
4:49 EQ options (Presence boost 1)
5:13 EQ options (Presence boost 2)
5:50 EQ options (Millennial mode :))
6:16 Build quality & design
7:08 Plosive protection
8:28 Off-axis rejection
9:21 Comparison introduction
10:37 Comparison to sE V7
11:15 Comparison to sE V7X
12:00 Comparison to Shure SM7B
12:34 Comparison to Beyerdynamic M201 TG
13:16 Comparison to Neumann BCM 705
13:46 Comparison to Beyerdynamic M59
14:16 Comparison to Rode Procaster
14:50 Final thoughts
Soundcloud Audio Review (HQ): / se-dynacaster-review
Equipment list in this video:
sE Electronics DynaCaster: www.seelectronics.com/dynacas...
Golden Age Project Pre73 MKIII Preamp: www.goldenageproject.com/outb...
Mackie 802-VLZ3 Mixer: gearspace.com/board/reviews/6...
Antelope Audio Zen Go Synergy Core: en.antelopeaudio.com/products...
Rodecaster Pro: www.rode.com/rodecasterpro
Neumann BCM 705: en-de.neumann.com/bcm-705
Shure SM7B: www.shure.com/en-GB/products/...
Beyerdynamic M201 TG: europe.beyerdynamic.com/m-201...
SE Dynamite DM1: www.seelectronics.com/dm
Rode Procaster: www.rode.com/microphones/proca...
sE V7: www.seelectronics.com/se-v7-d...
sE V7x: www.seelectronics.com/se-v7-x...
Beyerdynamic M59: www.canford.co.uk/ProductReso...
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This is the first time I see a mic designed to compete with the SM7b and win. The price-to-performance is amazing. That built-in signal booster is revolutionary.
Just ordered mine today and I was looking for reviews and use of this mic. I ended up getting a bonus in your video because I also have the Rodecaster Pro, which you do also! Fantastic, can't wait to try out these same settings.
Thank you so much for your work! I think that your approach to the reviews is the best!
Wow thanks so much !
You're right, switching midsentence makes for easier comparisons, though recording the same sentence twice has the advantage of allowing one to focus on a particular sound by jumping back and forth through the track.
By the way: BIG THANKS for providing a high-rez version of this review on SoundCloud. That makes so much sense, to allow us to compare nuances in sound!
great review! you're right - the way you compare mics mid sentence really let's us hear the differences. Cheers for that :)
Yeah I think that’s how I’ll do it from now on, it’s so much better
Excellent review all around. As a fellow Scot, having lived in Australia for most of my (very long) life, I love the accent. Reminds me of my youth listening to my parents friends, but that aside, your voice works really well for the mic tests. I own a Dynacaster and always enjoy listening to the results others get using it. This is the best collection of useful comparisons I've heard here on youtube. Great job. All the best, Neil.
aw thanks so much!
Very helpful review! Definitely helps in making a buying decision for a new dynamic mic for me. Thank you!
I was hoping for a legendary V-shaped sound and it got it! Insane product!
I love your vids. Please continue making them, i could watch'em all day (I already kinda do)
ha, thank you! you're too kind, but I have some more coming soon!
Seems great! First microphone I'm excited for in ages. Thanks for the review mate.
Great review and comparison. You really deserve more subscribers, way more 👍 I got myself a Dynacaster btw, I just love the form factor 🥰
Thank so much!. Yes its a lovely mic, totally flexible and worth the money!
I really dig how you conduct your reviews! Really well constructed and produced!!!
And speaking of well constructed… this mic really seems like a great package that hits the sweet spot for use on different voices of varying experience in front of a mic!
Thanks so much! yep super flexible, none of the EQ variations sound too crazy either, they're all credible options - which id say is unusual.
@@thedarksidemic I have the lewitt 440 pure it's super fatiguing 🥺. Can I buy this and use this up close for voice without too much post processing?
@@jcap8391 Yes if you find the 440 a bit bright / shrill, this on bass boost / flat mode feels much softer / easy to listen to (kinda SM7B_ish) or maybe the M201 TG from Beyer - thats my favourite for me - warm, smooth but still articulate.
Nice episode. As for the comparison, I think I liked the m201 TG the most of them all. :)
Thanks for this, glad you compared it to the rode procaster. I think the procaster sounded clearer, but I like that you have options with eq
Yep the Procaster has more presence boost and is brighter in the high end for sure, but doesn’t have the extended response of the Dynacaster which sounds much softer as a result. I’d say the Rode is more of a commercial radio type sound in that sense, but I think it did sound good here, sometimes I’m not too sure about it.
dynacaster is 100% more versatile tho. especially since you can just eq straight from the mic.
Fantastic review, and I agree: masterful bits of journalism there.
I compared the V7, V7x, e835, and e845, for daily use with the cloudifter I already had. The e835 ended up working best for me.
That said, I do have one of these on pre-order. It would be great to free up the desk space the cloud lifter is occupying. 😀
What you think about v7 vs v7x?
@@Tomijee As I recall, the V7 sounded better on voice than the V7x -- at least on my voice. The V7's response has a couple of dips above 1Khz that seem to take any unpleasant edges off.
This is an excellent review! Just subscribed.
Thanks! Merry Christmas!
Thank you for the review! It sounds surprisingly similar to SM58 (in my opinion)
Excellent review... This might be the go to dynamic for my mic locker... Love the flexibility and fills a niche I am looking for with the sE brand... I love the sE7 SDC and have a stereo pair, definitely the best in class of budget SDC's and looks like this will be best in broadcast dynamic class for the money...
Yep I’d say so. Quite remarkable how it can get so close to the SM7B vibe but also more hyped mics aswell while still sounding credible.
Wow, the DynaCaster sounds very good! Very full, which is probably from an emphasis on bass response rather then V7/X that seemed brighter and more focused in the spoken word. It seems to be totally good enough for voice overs without being to sharp. There’s only a few mics that I think sound a little better, but the trade-off having basically no plosives is amazing.
Just toggle presence boost in the dynacaster. Problem solved lol
Excellent review my friend. I do think in flat mode it's still a little too dark, leaning up on SM7B sound. I do like the first presence boost with the low eq in flat position - seems to lift it up in the mix better without being too harsh. Well done.
yeah thats fair comment i think, i prefer the M201TG over the SM7b (for me anyway), it just gives a bit more air. i guess its whether you add the boost in the Dynacaster or in the daw, i think you maybe lose a tad of the smoothness when you do it on the mic and it gets a wee bit nasal (again i need to watch out for that!) but in terms of flexibility at the mic stage, this is pretty cool.
@@thedarksidemic Yea that EQ option is nice when you are Live and there is no option for any post processing.
Really solid review. Great work!
Hello - great review! I need to do voiceovers in a very noise area - would you recommend this mic (DynaCaster) or the V7/V7x mics?
Actually I spoke too soon - I hadn't heard the Dynacaster vs V7 vs V7x comparison yet, and I now think the V7 will be better for my purpose! Regardless, let me know what you think and keep up the great review!
@@randyquimpo hi thanks, I think either of the Vs would be slightly better in noisy environments since the supercardioid pattern rejects more from the sides, but it will only be a slight improvement. might be worth trying to record under a duvet if it’s really bad :)
Wonderful review, I have a few questions for you since you are have both SM&B & Dynacaster. 1) If you were to compare both mics, how similar or further do you think the Dynacaster comes to sm7b 2) how do you rate Dynacaster's sibilance performance against sm7b, I love SM7B because the s's are easy to hear, so how does Dynacaster perform on someone whose s's are a slightly harsh 3) what's the self noise performance of Dynacaster when you activate the in-built preamp , can you compare the self noise performance of sm7b as well when you chain it cloudlifter / fethead etc ? I am willing to pay the extra $ on SM7B but I am not willing to compromise on the above qualities in my mic. love your review again my brother. thank you
Funny you ask this i am thinking about doing direct video comparison about this. Ive been playing about with both of them this morning. The closest setting on the Dynacaster to match the SM7B is to engage Bass Boost switch on the mic and leave the high end flat. To my ears though the SM7B still has slightly more in the low mids, it still feels a little bit warmer, more robust. But the main difference is the high end, the Dynacaster is much more extended and doesn't have the softness the SM7B has (don't get me wrong, its still smooth by any standards, but not as smooth). However, if you add a High Cut in post to roll off the high end (10k at 12dB per octave seems the sweet spot to me), it then gets very very close. But out the box with just the EQ options on the mic there are still differences. The Dynacaster feels more articulate on my voice while the SM7B, for me, feels a tad wooly (i prefer the M201TG on my voice over both of these). As for noise, much of this depends on the preamp but in passive mode i think the Dynacaster just edges it, but not by much, but in active mode it would be noticeably better, especially if you were running a regular 50-55dB db output preamp from an interface like what most people are using. Ill try and do another video illustrating this for next week!
@@thedarksidemic thank you so much , very well put. Thank you for introducing BD M201TG into my life .. Continue all the good work my man.
I bought a DynaCaster on the back of this review and feel very happy with it. Whilst it isn't (quite) my absolute number 1 mic, it brings together enough goodness in one package to be an excellent product. I'm also a major fan of the V7, which seems weirdly underrated (does the low price make people suspicious?). Having the guts of the V7 mic, with the extra gain in active mode, is a great combination. The extra pop filter is a bonus. For me it's been great for recording/streaming while away from my usual gear (and the rackmounted pre-amps needed to drive other dynamic mics).
I've yet to do an A-B comparison against my favourite mics (e.g. M201TG, SM7b), but just on it's own terms this is a great mic for a very decent price. If I were being picky then I guess I'd want more obvious options for shockmounting it, but the built in dampening is reasonable. Thanks for such a useful review!
Thanks very much Dan! - I completely agree. The V7 is outstanding and an absolute steal for what you get in terms of sound / smoothness. My fave dynamic for my voice is the M201 TG - it just has that smooth and punchy mojo thats hard to define. But the Dynacaster pretty good and really flexible if you don't have your 'good' gear to hand. I think the Dynacaster would get very close to the SM7B if you applied the bass boost and a subtle high cut roll off in post (i need to test this theory!) Im using a boom arm here at home, but the mic not completely ideal with the one i have - the cable interferes with angle positioning a little bit in my tight space so i end up physically moving to accommodate it. desktop stands are good though, maybe i just need abetter boom arm :D
@@thedarksidemic I agree about the M201TG. It has a really flattering sound for my voice. Very sensitive to plosives, although I can't complain since it is sold for instruments. Having had success putting a Shure A81WS foam windscreen on an SM57, I must try the same on the M201 some time (and if it works, I might upload to youtube). That said the M201 seems to cost more in the UK right now, and shops with the best prices don't seem to have it in stock. :-( As for the V7, it's hard to argue with the price especially when you consider the thoughtful little extras e.g. the extra foam liner for inside the grill.
@@DanShepperd I went with a cheapo pop filter/ shockmount for the M201. I think too much foam muddies the high end too much. Foam works with the sm57 since the high end is very sharp and the windscreen takes the edge off in a nice way. With the M201 I think you want it as transparent as possible. But talking at angle with pop screen, I think it’s ok. But mic technique is still important :)
Great way to do comparisons!
I am jealous. This mic is enticing to me. I enjoyed your approach to comparisons, and you discussion of use cases is helpful.
Thanks! I think I might do a recording that compares the different voicings to mics that are similar. I think you should be able to get SM7B darkness with bass boost on but by rolling off the high end a tad with EQ in your DAW. I think maybe the presence boost 1 option is close to original V7 on its own. Depends on the sound you want - very flexible.
@@thedarksidemicMuch of what I do is live or recorded by others without an opportunity for audio post processing ... and as someone who owns 2 mics I haven't had an opportunity to play with different mics and their sound characteristics and how they work with my voice ...so the variety of boost and roll off combinations here and the ability to do some EQ in live sound without more gear is what makes this attractive to me. I don't have budget for something new right now so I will stick with my Lewitt MTP 550 DM for now, but maybe this is an option sometime in the future.
@@EricPierce The lewitt is a very good mic from what Ive heard - well balanced and neutral sounding. live processing is tricky i find, since what you hear through our headphones isn't always what comes out the other end. So you're right, it is really about playing with settings and listening back. But even the recording gear makes a difference, i felt the Rodecaster was brighter sounding, maybe a bit strained, when the preamps are pushed, whereas the Pre 73 is a bit warmer and wooly. one cheapish way of adding more low end is using one of those Klark-Teknik CT-1 boosters - i bought a couple because they seem to add more bass to the audio, more than what the dynamite does.
@@thedarksidemic I never thought of exploring the coloration from mic activators. I have a fethead but I never tested it side by side with and without it to see if or how it impacts the sound beyond gain (especially with my motu m2 preamps at 90%). I am looking forward to testing that. Thanks. Happy Holidays!
Excellent demo! 👍
Now I am very happy with sE v7 and Klark Teknik CT1. DynaCaster seems is same but better. Nice.
The V7 is superb. It competes with the big boys at a budget price. That would be my pick for most things, it’s smooth and balanced, very classy! It amazes me that people still buy podmic, presonus etc over this - it’s light years better :)
I now use my V7X with a thin foam windshield. I think it probably achieves something quite similar to the Dynacaster set flat; add a touch of compression and I have what to my old ears seems to be a happy combination for my voice.
I sometimes use it with an ART MP/C preamp (set to clean) and compressor; sometimes I record with a barrel preamp and then compress the result. It seems to work both ways, but I haven't studied which is better.
Yeah I think a windscreen on the v7x gets you in the same ballpark (these examples were all bare grill so the v7x sounds noticeably more mid forward and brighter). The smoothness is just the same though. If I had criticism of the Dynacaster is that I would have preferred a high end roll off as opposed to a second presence boost. Then you could really match the SM7B sound.
@@thedarksidemic I should explore the ART MP/C's high pass filter.
@@GavinAtkin outboard compression will be the end of me, I just don’t have the room for more stuff, but the art does look small….can you mod the tubes? Is that recommended? I saw a YT video where the guy tried to mod the KT LA2A clone with new tubes and it made no difference. Part of me says on spoken word the differences are slight, but more noticeable for singers and instruments.
@@thedarksidemic It's small. It does what a barrel preamp does plus a bit of compression, so long as I avoid going too far into 'warmth', which I don't greatly care for. I guess it's like other effects, which are often best dialled in until you notice them and then dialled slightly back.
It seems to me to have quite nice compression, though I'm no expert.
The spec has a low pass set fairly low at -3 dB @ 70 Hz, 6dB/octave, so I'd guess it's more for cutting rumble than controlling proximity effect. But maybe that bass cut will in practice prove helpful: one thing I've learned is that with gear the specs don't always match the impression you get as a listener. (Perhaps particularly with transients, but that's another story.)
I've tried changing the valve and while I'm willing to believe that some valves are noisier and more linear than others, the main effect I notice is how quickly the 'warmth' kicks in. Instead of the original valve, I've tried lower gain 12AT... models and found the main difference was less gain. I went back to the original valves, but after a few years got the bug again and bought and installed a ECC83/5751-Tung Sol from Watford Valves. I haven't switched back, but I haven't noticed a night-and-day change either.
Someone else might have an entirely different story to tell! I remember switching my Fender Princeton to Mullard valves and enjoying a new mellow warmth, so I know changing valves /can/ make a big difference that may or may not be good.
I have a V7 ,is Dynacaster going to be better in the untreated space ? I also want to thank you for this brilliant review
The v7 is supercardioid so will reject the sides a bit better. The Dynacaster is cardioid so theoretically should feel more open. but in real world use I’m not sure it will be that noticeable. If you work close to the mic (2inches) untreated spaces are less noticeable than if you were 2ft away with the gain cranked (like a psychopath!) :)
@@thedarksidemic Thank you, I listened to the whole review again on Soundcloud & couldn't really tell if there was a lot of difference between V7 & Dyna except Dynacaster sounded a little more warmer while V7 rejected noise from sideways better... to your point, even I was thinking of buying the Dynacaster because of how good it looks.. Thank you so much for uploading on the Soundcloud as CZcams definitely compresses the audio quality which makes it very hard to distinguish one from another... Subbed.
Hey, this is really well done. Nice work. Your voice is in my own register so this is a nice comparison to hear.
I've found myself switching the EQ switches even for myself - I do a little voiceover and given that my VO booth needs another couple weeks of work, I can do tolerably well by turning on the low cut and getting a largely raw take. But I tend to find that being on teleconferences all day is less fatiguing for listeners if notch up the presence switch a tad. It doesn't replace my M201 TG (are you me?) but it has a distinct tone that I like. I just don't like having to throw that huge Shure windscreen on it if I have to be on camera.
You're right in that the power use case is for multiple voices, though. My podcast recording room will end up with four of these this year as standard table mics.
haha, yeah i'm you, for me the M201 TG is the perfect sound, but you need to know how to use it. The dynaCaster is prefect for guests i think, and the EQ makes it really flexible.
@@thedarksidemic dynacaster or lewitt 440 pure for voice?
@@jcap8391 totally different sounds, I've not tried the Lewitt but its more of a crispy bright condenser sound whereas the Dynacaster (dynamic) is much darker (on the flat setting i like anyway). It would really come down to your recording environment, the Dynacaster would help if you were dealing with room noise or reflections. The Lewitt would be my choice for a studio recording.
Hmm looking to move on from my yeti that I bought... gosh like 12 years ago as the left channel has gotten significantly quieter all of a sudden. Really difficult knowing what to pick without testing the mics on my own voice.
Sm7b, dynacaster, procaster, re320/used re20. Can someone walk me through why you might pick one over the other?
Hi, I think firstly you look at what you want to spend, and bear in mind most of those mics will need an audio interface ( a powerful one with a strong preamp) to work well. It’s also worth thinking about how you like to use the mic, all those broadcast dynamics want you to be 2-3 inches off the mic to get the best sound. Your Yeti probably sounds ok from 6 inches so there’s a technique adjustment to be had there. And that’s 90% of the dynamic sound - you need to use them properly. That all said, it comes down to the sound you are going for, from dark, bassy, and smooth to bright, crispy and detailed. It’s subjective but think about your voice, is it deep or do you have issues with sibilance ? I’m not a fan of the Re320, it’s quite fiery, over boosted and to my ears fatiguing to listen to. The SM7B is lovely on some voices but on mine I find it a tad muddy, just a tad. The Dynacaster solves all these issues with the EQ switches but I still prefer it in the flat mode. But I would still come back to costs, if you know the sound you want, you can get a mic much cheaper than all of those that improves your sound.
@@thedarksidemic hmm the dynacaster wouldn't need a strong preamp though? It has their dynamite circuit built in no?
If I like the re20 sound or the dynacaster sound, what would cheaper alternatives with same sound be then?
Been eyeing the audient Evo 4 too.
Thanks for getting back to me so fast!
@@ScrattleGG yep the Dynacaster would be ok with any interface. Cheaper alternatives to the RE20 might be the rode Procaster (I did a short comparing them, search for that), the sE v7 could get quite close, you might like the AA OD505 which at £250 is quite a premium sound. The Dynacaster on FLAT-HF1 EQ might get close (HF2 is horrid IMO).
Great job 👏
I really don't like the high-pass filter on your voice, at this distance.
Flat is real nice. The first presence boost without high-pass filter is nice too. Both are good options, depending on the type of recording job. The second presence boost without high-pass filter makes for an obviously scooped sound, as if the lows and the highs were separate instead of part of a continuum.* The M201 TG, by comparison, manages to ally a deep low-end with a brightish top-end without this feeling of disconnection.
* Buuut maybe it would be very usable with the foam windscreen on.
Game changer!
This is what, in my opinion, is often overlooked in a mic review but, in the end, matters a lot: What is the combined ambient noise level with both the mic and selected preamp? Do this in a ‘quiet’ setting -
Speak normally into the sE Dynacaster.
Set the preamp gain so the max level peaks at -3dB.
Hold your breath for 5 to 10 seconds and record silence.
Look at the noise floor. If it’s -60dB to -80dB, the noise floor is acceptable. If it’s -45dB to -59dB, the noise floor is unacceptable.
So: How noisy is the sE Dynacaster with the built-in mic activator with various preamps?
Thats a fair comment, but difficult to test for here since ambient room noise will be more than preamp and mic combined. I'd need a deathly slient space, which i don't have. Planning to do a followup video in the Dynacaster alongside SM7B, so ill try to include another noise test. From what i can tell the dynacaster is definitely quieter than the SM7B with and without the cloudlifter activated. I suppose i can record noise under a duvet with my Podtrak P4 :) Max peaks at -3db seems high to me, i don't know any record situation where i would do that, but i can give it a shot :)
@@thedarksidemic The test I’ve suggested is the ‘standard’ test for voice-over audio. The test can be performed in either a closet or a modern car (as most cars are designed with low cabin noise levels).
Why -3 dB? This is the ‘standard’ level required after final processing and what a studio would request. If processing is done at home, you’d actually record between -12dB to -6dB with max peaks at -6dB. After processing you’ll get to around -3dB (EQ + Compressor).
Note: Most mics sound OK with the gain set low. The test is when it’s raised to the ‘standard’ studio level. If you’re having to add a gate or noise reduction, the mic / preamp combination was too noisy.
Note: I’ve not tested the sE Dynacaster. From my online research, however, the built-in mic activator is ‘not’ clean gain.
Example: I recently tested the Zoom F3 with a RODE NT1. The noise floor is acceptable. No gate / noise reduction required.
Example: All things being equal, the PodTrac P8 with all mics tested has the lowest noise floor as compared to, say, the RODEcaster and the new Mixcast 4-the TASCAM being the noisiest.
Example: The Apogee HypeMiC into an iPhone or Mac is very noisy.
@@yinYangMountain Ok yeah i take your point, thinking about the finishing level. Ill have a play with that and see what comes back. You're right that it probably isn't completely clean gain, but I think its slightly better than the equivalent preamp gain from the preamps I have to hand (Podtrak P4, Rodecaster Pro (Hell No!), Mackie VLZ3, Antelope Zen Go. Even the GAP pre 73 is not what you'd call ultra clean). I worry about the Podtrak for example when passed 5/6 on the dial, its gets much noisier - so hitting -3db without the activator might really emphasise the weaknesses of those preamps. Still i am interested now so it might be a useful experiment!
@@thedarksidemic REAL WORLD SCENARIO
FYI, here is a real world voice-over scenario I produced.
So… I’m a commercial pilot / flight instructor. I sometimes produce short training videos for flight students. I get various flight instructors to explain a particular point / technique. Getting the audio, however, is not always easy. So once I did this:
- The mic was an Apogee HypeMiC plugged into an iPad Pro via USB-C.
- The ‘voice-over’ talent sat in a Mercedes and spoke 2” off-axis (edge of the chin resting on the pop filter).
- The recording software was Apogee’s MetaRecorder set to 24-bit / 48 KHz with the gain set to 65%. (This resulted in -12dB to -6dB)
The recording’s noise floor was (technically) above acceptable. So, the solution:
The file was imported to Cubasis 3 on the iPad Pro. Brusfi analyzed the 10 sec. leader and applied. Then it was reduced to a mix of only 50%. (Because the mix level was only 50%, the nuance in his voice was retained.). The gain was increased to the optimum of -3.2dB. [Never, ever normalize!] [No gate / silence occurs.]
Would the above pass for audiobook quality? No. But, it was very good with little effort. [Note: No EQ or Compressor was used.]
My point: The HypeMiC has a built-in preamp and is generally noisy. And if we cannot get a lower noise floor with a dynamic using a mic activator… something is wrong.
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I have a PodTrak P8 and am interested in the sE. So I’d be interested in a test via the P4 using the sE in a quiet location, off-axis and 6” rendering -12 to -6dB with peaks at -6dB. During the silent portion, what is the noise level in the DAW?
FYI: I tested the Audio-Technica BP-40. It only requires -48dB as compared to the Shure SM7B requiring -59dB. The EQ, however, is too harsh / bright IMO.
Cheers and thanks for the tech chat.
@@yinYangMountain no worries ill let you know when i get something done and link you to any samples!
How does it sound in untreated room? I am now testing RE320 and SM7B and I have a bad acoustics in my room, and the SM7B is quite handling the room resonance, much better than condenser or the RE320 or maybe the Beyerdynamic M210 TG, how does it sound in untreated room?
I’ve not really tried that although my room is only slightly treated - rug on floor, some panels behind me. But the cardioid pattern of the Dynacaster is definitely wider than the m201TG (hypercardioid) and I would always reach for that in a less than ideal space. Having said that the dynacaster is still pretty good, but proximity to the mic matters more, I think. If your close, the gain can be turned down and less likely to pick up reflections. But adding things like a fabric desk mat, rug, Amazon panels were like £20, really helps.
@@thedarksidemic Thanks for your suggestions, but unfortunately I cannot put panels on walls in my room. I am streaming on twitch and making youtube videos. So I was wondering, if I should stick with the SM7B, or switch to the Dynacaster if it would work similiar to the SM7B, still good sounding with less room resonance, or try the M201TG. I have around a week to return these microphones. I originaly wanted to try Blue Baby Bottle SL, but it would not sound good because it is condenser microphone, even though it sounds great but it´s unavaible through EU now and I am using NI Komplet Audio 1 and process the audio with vst plugin made for streamers called Speachy
@@luk7n try the M201TG - I love that mic, recently used it to record a female talent voiceover for a video project, and we recorded on location in a small box room with wooden floors. It sounded great. It has a bit more presence than the. SM7B (I prefer M201TG on my voice) but it’s really good at off axis rejection. I’m not sure how much better than the SM7B, the differences will likely be slight. But I’d get get a pop filter for it, the foam windscreen that comes with it is excellent but not quite as good as a filter.
M201 is quite small too, so perhaps less obtrusive for twitch etc but I’d say you still want to be 3-4 inches off it for it to sound its best, but on a boom arm under chin would work well I think
@@thedarksidemic Thanks, I would love to try this one, but maybe I would return the RE320 and get the M201 and test it with the SM7B. You can check my youtube I did an A/B comparisson but it´s in my native language so you won´t understand a word I am saying, but you would hear the mics. Mic A is RE320 mic B is SM7B. Also I could recommend you listen to my stream, so you could hear my voice, etc. My name on twitch is OniTron1x. And I did a voice over on the game called Vanguard where I was using Rode Broadcaster. Just if you are curious and it would help you to decide which mic could do better to my voice. I can get my voice high or low, but I have bad esses in my voice
Any information on the price?
I got mine for £230 from gear4music.com so that’s Europe, I would expect it be around $300 in US or thereabouts
Sounds pretty good, shame i already have so many mics
Always remember: The perfect amount of microphones to own is x+1. x being the amount of mics you currently have.
Exactly :D when you're asked "how many mics do you need?" the answer is always "Just one more."
@@thedarksidemic my mom actually asked me this and i replied with "x+1" shes not really into mics and sees it more like a waste of money.
Bought some mics recently for the purpose of making a review and stuff but never got to actually recording anything, so now I have a few mics sitting around doing nothing and a sm7b for online classes and discord
@@adambukovsekdev I get that. I try to rotate mine a bit, but having a few kicking around I think does help tune your ears, there’s mics I bought ages ago that I thought were good and now I’m like, that’s not what I remember….I should sell some…probably
SE V7 sounds just fine in comparison.
I own the V7. It's exceptional.
i feel like V7 capsule is good for singing but it's not that good for spoken word, good appempt from Se but at this price Sm7b is way way better. This mic should cost 200$......
yep i think the price is perhaps not enough of carrot for those folk thinking about the SM7B. I think you could make the Dynacaster sound almost identical to the SM7B by applying a high cut in the DAW. The main difference is the high end extension, but if you rolled it off earlier i think it would be very close. It would definitely be cleaner than the SM7B even in passive mode - that might be interesting to some :)