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Today I'm reivewing and demoing the Hyperx Quadcast 2, a multipattern USB condenser microphone. This thing offers a nice sound quality, a fairly intuitive operation, a capacitive mute button, and everything you need to start recording. It's a nice improvement over the gen 1 with improved sound quality, A/D and D/A converters and functionality.
Today I review the Fifine AM8, a budget USB/XLR dynamic microphone that only costs around $50. As mentioned this has an XLR & USB output which can be used simultaneously, a 3.5mm headphone jack which offers computer playback and zero latency monitoring, a capacitive mute button, and RGB LIGHTS!!! Sound wise I perceive it as slightly V-shaped where the lower & higher frequencies overpower the mid frequencies, but overall it sounds pretty darn good especially considering the price. There is one flaw with this microphone which makes me only kind of recommend it, the mount which makes the microphone very floppy.
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RECORDING SETTINGS:
Conversion: 24-bit / 48kHz
Mic-Gain: 11:00dB
Computer Input Level: 33%
Boosted in Post: +7dB
SPECS:
Polar Pattern: Cardioid, Omni, Stereo, Bi-directional
Freq Response: 20Hz - 20kHz
Sensitivity: -7.5dB
A/D & D/A: 16/24-bit / 44.1-96khz
00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer
00:25 - What’s in the Box
00:42 - Build Quality / Walkthrough
01:34 - Specifications
01:42 - Operation Walkthrough
02:32 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)
02:51 - Cardioid / Omni / Stereo / Figure-8 Demo
04:03 - Plosive Test
04:16 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
04:36 - Background Noise Test
04:49 - Untreated Room Test
05:09 - Mic Resonance Tap Test
05:23 - Desktop Stand Demo
06:02 - Mute Button Test
06:18 - Does it ASMR Test?
07:02 - Samson Go Mic Comparison
07:26 - HyperX Solocast Comparison
07:53 - HyperX Quadcast Original Comparison
08:23 - Blue Yeti Comparison
08:55 - Sennheiser Profile USB Comparison
09:28 - Audio Technica AT2020 USB-X Comparison
09:58 - Elgato Wave 3 Comparison
10:30 - Rode NT-USB+ Comparison
11:04 - Logitech Blue Yeti X Comparison
11:39 - Shure SM57 Comparison
12:12 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison
12:40 - Music Test
15:04 - Pros & Cons
16:29 - Overall Thoughts
17:49 - Recommendation