Today we're looking at the Sennheiser ME 2 a relatively affordable lavalier microphone. This offers a brighter character which can be beneficial on the collar or in the center or the chest to maintain some clarity and not sound overly muddy. This mic does have a self noise of 32dBA which is high and the noise can be quite noticeable. Also, you don't get any accessories with this other than the mic clip, so if you want any kind of dead cat or windscreen, you're going to need to buy those separately.
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RECORDING SETTINGS:
Input: Zoom F2
Boosted in Post: +22dB
SPECS:
Polar Pattern: Omnidirectional
Freq Response : 50Hz - 18kHz
Sensitivity ~ -35dB
Noise: 32dBA
Max SPL: 130dB
Input Voltage: 10v
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer
00:20 - What’s in the Box
00:35 - Build Quality / Walkthrough
01:08 - Specifications
01:16 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)
01:33 - Plosive Test
01:51 - Background Noise Test
02:05 - Untreated Room Test
02:24 - Lav Mic Position Tests
03:58 - Camera Internal Mic Comparison
05:04 - Different Room Tests
06:08 - Portable Recorder Demo
06:24 - 3.5mm Interface Demo
06:58 - USB Soundcard Demo
07:25 - XLR Adapter Demo|
07:50 - iPhone Demo
08:18 - 3.5mm Computer Input Demo
08:40 - Camera Mic Input Demo
09:14 - Zoom LMF-2 Comparison
09:39 - Shure MVL Comparison
10:05 - Rode Lavalier Go Comparison
10:31 - Rode Lavalier 2 Comparison
10:59 - Countryman B6 Comparison
11:33 - Sanken Cos 11D Comparison
12:07 - Shure TL48 Comparison
12:50 - Neumann U87 Comparison
13:26 - Pros & Cons
14:57 - Overall Thoughts
15:46 - Recommendation