BUDGET MICROPHONES SECTOR SPOTLIGHT
Shure PG58 £65.52
Comes with a steel mesh ball grille with internal pop filter, which reduces any harsh breath sounds or wind noise.
Sontronics STC-80 £85
Offering low handling noise, sturdy construction and anti-slip body grooves, the STC-80 also comes with a mic clip and aluminium flightcase.
VocoPro Mark 6 £15
A true bargain indeed, this mic provides a sensitivity of -78 dB, a frequency response of 60Hz – 14,000Hz and 600 Ohms of impedance.
Stagg MD- 1500 £29.20
Provides excellent dynamic response for its price, rugged construction and is supplied with a hard carry case and six-metre XLR/Phone Plug cable.
which, like all the other KDMs, features an XLR to ¼ inch jack cable. The Mark 6 is a great value mic from
VocoPro, one of the big names in the global karaoke market. Featuring a robust metal body, it is more than capable of coping with the demands of a stage environment and is bundled with a 4-metre XLR to quarter inch jack audio cable. New from Samson is the Meteor Mic.
A perfect studio solution, this smart looking product features a large condenser with chrome-plated body and a fold-back leg design, which allows for optimal positioning. The Korg UK brand’s Go Mic is a
portable recording microphone that can clip straight to a laptop. Users can switch between a cardioid or omni polar pattern, with the former being especially useful for recording acoustic guitars or vocals. This handy little gadget has a frequency response of 20Hx – 18kHz and features plug and play operation. The GYC GS67 from JHS is equipped with a high performance Neodymium cartridge within a new trapezoidal head cage design and for less than £20, you get an impressive level of vocal detailing and response. Also from GYC is the MUD637, a uni-
directional cardioid polar pattern mic, which includes a hard steel mesh with built-in foam screen and pop filter. The
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M-Audio Nova £81.88
A large capsule cardioid condenser, offering a frequency response of 20Hz-18kHz and a body and capsule made from solid brass.
MUD637 comes with a riveted joint ring and a 4.5-metre cable. One other high value option from GYC is the MUD500 JHS Microphone, which can be used in broadcasting, recording and stage situations.
As it does with so many other MI
sectors, Stagg offers a great budget mic in the form of the MD-1500. This surprisingly high quality dynamic model provides excellent dynamic response for the price, rugged construction and it comes with a hard carry case and six- metre XLR/Phone Plug cable. The new DM-series of dynamic vocal
microphones (supplied by AVSL) is available in cardioid (DM-01 – £9.99) or hyper cardioid (DM-02 – £15.99) versions and offers a Presence Boost, wide bandwidth and dynamic range, XLRM connector and a maximum sound pressure level of 144dB. A second recent addition to the AVSL
catalogue is the CM05, which features a studio quality gold diaphragm condenser capsule for use with vocals and acoustic instruments. From M-Audio, there’s the Nova, a
great looking large capsule cardioid mic that resembles a much more expensive model. With an evaporated gold diaphragm mounted in a solid brass capsule, as well as Class A solid state electronics to ensure low levels of noise, distortion and colouration, you’ll be
surprised at just how much you get for your money if you go with one of these. For any situation where a low-noise,
wide response cardioid condenser is required, Røde has the answer with the M3. With a heavy-duty metal body, this piece of kit offers an internal capsule shock mount, three step PAD (0, -10dB and -20dB) and battery status indicator. Although well known for its higher end
offerings, Sennheiser’s e835 falls nicely into this category. Capable of performing under great pressure, this model gives the user impressive feedback rejection and its cardioid pick-up pattern effectively isolates other on-stage signals. Designed to work on even the noisiest
of stages, the AKG D5 uses a Laminated Varimotion diaphragm deep-drawing process, which allows for the fine-tuning of the diaphragm without the need for extra tuning resonators. The dual shock mount prevents any sort of mechanical noise and its supercardioid polar pattern means maximum gain can be reached before any feedback occurs. Representing the entry level of sE
Electronics’ mic range, the saucily named sEX1 has a large hand made diaphragm, 10dB pad, bass cut and black rubber paint finish. sE feels the sEX1 poses a real threat to other mics in this price point and there’s no doubt that those investing in one of these are getting a very good deal indeed.
CONTACTS
AKG (Sound Technology) 01462 480000 GYC (JHS) 0113 286 5381 Samson (Korg UK) 01908 857100 JTS (Proel) 020 8761 9911 Røde (Source Distribution) 020 8962 5000 LD Systems (Adam Hall) 01702 613922 Stagg (EMD) 01293 862612 AVSL 0845 270 2411 Kam 01582 690600 Time + Space (Sontronics) 01837 55200 Sennheiser 01494 551551 Shure 01992 703058 Audix (SCV) 020 8418 1470 Audio-Technica 0113 277 1441 sE Electronics 0845 500 2500 M-Audio (Avid) 01753 659590 Studiomaster 01525 217111
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Studiomaster KM92 £29
This uni-directional mic is made from die-cast zinc alloy and features a 50Hz-16kHz frequency response and dark grey satin finish.
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