$300 Mic Collection for Home Studio, Streaming, and Voice Over

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Dec 21

Today I share a few mic collection ideas I had for Home Studio, Music, Podcasting, Streaming, and Voice Over. The first budget we're looking at is $300 and we'll explore other price ranges in future episodes. Let me know what you think in the comments about the next budget we should look at and what your perfect collection at this price range would be.

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Gear Discussed (Affiliate Links):

Audio Technica AT2020
Amazon: https://geni.us/at2020x
Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/at2020

Shure SM57
Amazon: https://geni.us/sm57
Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/sm57

sE Electronics sE7
Amazon: https://geni.us/sese7
Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/se7

sE Electronics sE8
Amazon: https://geni.us/sese8
Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/se8

Beyerdynamic M201 TG
Amazon: https://geni.us/M201
Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/m201tg

Rode Procaster
Amazon: https://geni.us/rodepro
Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/procaster

Electro Voice RE320
Amazon: https://geni.us/re320
Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/re320

Shure SM58
Amazon: https://geni.us/sm58
Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/sm58

Sennheiser E835
Amazon: https://geni.us/e835
Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/e835

sE Electronics V7
Amazon: https://geni.us/sEv7
Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/sev7

Rode NT1
Amazon: https://geni.us/rodent1
Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/nt1

Sennheiser MK4
Amazon: https://geni.us/sennmk4
Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/mk4

Gear Used to Record (Affiliate Links):
Lauten Audio LC-387: https://geni.us/lautenfc387
Hakan P110 Pop Filter: https://imp.i114863.net/Za2Ag
OC White Low Profile Boom Arm: https://www.ocwhite.com/product/ultima-gen2-ultra-low-profile-adjustable-mic-boom-with-a-12-fixed-horizontal-arm-and-machined-table-bushing/
Universal Audio x8: https://imp.i114863.net/zMg2r
Sennheiser HD650: https://geni.us/sennhd650

00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Don't Get Offended
01:04 - Home Studio Musician Picks
05:07 - Podcaster / Streamer Picks
09:21 - Voice Over Picks
11:05 - Mic Tests for Music
12:55 - Conclusion

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Bandrew Scott

Bandrew Scott is the founder and host of the youtube channel Podcastage, where he posts reviews of audio gear, and shares tips and tricks to improve the audio of your Podcast, YouTube Channel, or Live Stream.

He also founded the Geeks Rising podcast network, which is home to amazing education, wellness, and pop culture podcasts such as Tourette’s Podcast, Sunshine & Powercuts, and On The Subject.

Bandrew also runs his own show titled the Bandrew Says Podcast. On this show he analyzes the latest news to determine how it affects the content creation ecosystem, and shares that to help creates remain aware of how the platform they use is changing.

https://www.bandrewscott.com/

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