sE Electronics sE7 Review / Test
Today i review the sE Electronics sE7, a small diaphragm condenser which offers a nice low end, neutral mids and a lifted top end which gives you some liveliness but it's not overdone. Like most SDCs it doesn't do great with plosives, but does pretty well with off axis coloration. I also think this mic can exagerate a little bit of sibilance.
RECORDING SETTINGS:
Interface: Focsurite Scarlett 18i20 2nd Gen
Conversion: 24-bit / 48kHz
Gain: ~1:30
Boosted in Post: +5dB
SPECS:
- Polar Pattern: Cardioid
- Freq Response : 40Hz - 20khz
- Sensitivity: -35dB
- Self Noise: 16dB
- Max SPL: 136dB (156dB with -20dB pad)
- Impedance: 200 Ohms
- High Pass Filter: 6dB/octave at 80hz
- Phantom power: +48V
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00:00 - Intro / Setup
00:23 - What’s in the Box
00:44 - Build Quality / Walkthrough
01:11 - Specifications
01:21 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)
01:41 - Plosive Test
01:59 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
02:23 - Background Noise Test
02:39 - Untreated Room Test
02:59 - Underboom & Overhead Booming Test
03:40 - Shock Rejection Test
03:56 - Mic Resonance Tap Test
04:08 - High Pass Filter Test
04:32 - Windscreen Tone Test
05:01 - Intro to Comparison
05:31 - Behringer C2 Comparison
05:57 - Rode M5 Comparison
06:27 - Sennheiser E614 Comparison
06:57 - sE Electronics sE8 Comparison
07:33 - Shure SM81 Comparison
08:03 - Beyerdynamic MC930 Comparison
08:34 - Neumann KM184 Comparison
09:18 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison
09:46 - Music Test
11:09 - Pros & Cons
12:38 - Overall Thoughts
13:52 - Recommendation
15:00 - Outro
