Mic Listening Room

Audio samples of modern and vintage microphones used in radio, television, motion picture and music production.

Mic

 Notes

Typical Price*

AKG C 414 Condenser - cardioid pattern $950 Ogg Vorbis FLAC

AKG D9000

Cardioid dynamic

$80

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC

AKG Perception 100 Cardioid condenser  $100 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
AKG Perception 150 Cardioid condenser $130 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
American D33B Vintage broadcast mic   Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Audio Technica AT 2010 Cardioid condenser  $99 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Audio Technica AT 2020 Cardioid condenser $100 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Audio Technica AT 804 Discontinued $82 Ogg Vorbis FLAC

Audio Technica Pro63

Hypercardioid dynamic

$79

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC

Audio Technica Pro8HEx Headworn $80 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Audix OM2 Hypercardioid dynamic $99 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Azden SGM-1X Shotgun $199 Ogg Vorbis FLAC

Behringer XM8500

Cardioid dynamic

$20

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC

Beyerdynamic M 160 Hypercardioid ribbon $600 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Blue Snowball USB/Cardioid $100 Ogg Vorbis FLAC

CAD C195

Cardioid condenser

$100

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC

Countryman ISOMAX 4-RF Omnidirectional   Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Crown CM-311a Headworn $200 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Electro-Voice 635A  Omnidirectional dynamic $110 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Electro-Voice 646 Vintage omnidirectional dynamic     FLAC
Electro-Voice 647 Vintage omnidirectional dynamic     FLAC
Electro-Voice 647a Vintage omnidirectional dynamic     FLAC
Electro-Voice 654 Vintage omnidirectional dynamic     FLAC
Electro-Voice 666 Vintage cardioid dynamic     FLAC
Electro-Voice Cobalt Co4 Cardioid dynamic $59 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Electro-Voice Cobalt Co7 Cardioid dynamic $59 Ogg Vorbis FLAC

Electro-Voice N/D267a

Cardioid dynamic

$80

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC

Electro-Voice N/D967 Cardioid dynamic -- presence setting     FLAC
Electro-Voice RE10 Discontinued -- cardioid dynamic   Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Electro-Voice RE15 Discontinued -- cardioid dynamic     FLAC
Electro-Voice RE20 Cardioid dynamic $400 Ogg Vorbis FLAC

Electro-Voice RE50

Omnidirectional dynamic 

$160

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC

Heil Sound PR 20 Cardioid dynamic $150 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Heil Sound PR 30 Cardioid dynamic $250 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Heil Sound PR 40 Cardioid dynamic $350 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
KEL HM-1 Cardioid condenser     FLAC
Logitech USB USB $22 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
MXL 990 Cardioid condenser $60 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
MXL 990 Modified  Cardioid condenser with capacitor mod     FLAC

MXL 991

Cardioid condenser

(Kit)

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC

MXL USB006 USB $130

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC
MXL V67G Cardioid condenser     FLAC

Nady RSM-2

Ribbon

$200

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC

Nady SP33

Cardioid dynamic

$15

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC

Nady SP5

Cardioid dynamic 

$20

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC

Neumann KMR 82 i Shotgun condenser $1519 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Neumann U87A Cardioid condenser -- flat $2799 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Oktava MK319 Discontinued   Ogg Vorbis FLAC
RCA 44BX Vintage ribbon mic   Ogg Vorbis FLAC
RCA 77DX Vintage ribbon mic   Ogg Vorbis FLAC
RCA BK1A Vintage broadcast mic   Ogg Vorbis FLAC
RCA BK5B Vintage ribbon mic   Ogg Vorbis FLAC
RCA BK6B Vintage lavalier mic   Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Rode NT-1A Cardioid condenser $229 Ogg Vorbis FLAC

Samson C01

Cardioid condenser

$69

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC

Samson CM15P

Gooseneck condenser

$89

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC

Samson Q1U USB dynamic $60

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC

Sennheiser e835

Cardioid dynamic

$100

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC

Sennheiser e935 Cardioid dynamic     FLAC
Sennheiser MD421 Discontinued

Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Sennheiser MD421 II "Music" setting $350 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Sennheiser MD441 "Presence" setting $737 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Sennheiser MD735 Discontinued   Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Sennheiser MKH416 Shotgun  $1100 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Shure Beta 87A Supercardioid condenser $250 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Shure MX418 Cardioid condenser gooseneck     FLAC
Shure SM10a Cardioid dynamic headworn $130 Ogg Vorbis FLAC

Shure SM11

Omnidirectional dynamic lapel

$98

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC

Shure SM48

Cardioid dynamic

$69

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC

Shure SM54 Discontinued   Ogg Vorbis FLAC

Shure SM57

Cardioid dynamic

$100

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC

Shure SM58

Cardioid dynamic

$100

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC

Shure SM61 Discontinued   Ogg Vorbis FLAC

Shure SM63

Omnidirectional dynamic

$119

Ogg Vorbis

FLAC

Shure SM7B "Flat" setting $350 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Shure SM81 "Flat" setting  $350 Ogg Vorbis FLAC
Sony ECM-55B Omnidirectional condenser lapel  $268 Ogg Vorbis FLAC

    *Prices reflect typical Internet prices in U.S. dollars as of December 2008.


AUDIO-RELATED LINKS

Below are links to some interesting audio-related web sites.

Understanding dB
dB Calculation
Mic Gain
Mic Sensitivity
Mic Sensitivity Conversion

Gain Changes
Stan Coutant's Excellent Mic Site
Vintage Broadcast Microphones
Klaus Heyne's Mic Lab
The Microphone Vault
Ben Eden's Voice-Over Studio
Harmony Central

How To Fix a Broken Dynamic Microphone
Recorder and Interface Tests


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Last updated 21-April-2009