Sterling P20 Dynamic Mic Review / Test

Today I review a new budget stage vocal dynamic mic from Sterling audio, the P20. This thing is very bright but does a respectable job at background noise rejection and handling noise rejection.

Buy the Sterling P20
Musicians Friend: https://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/sterling-audio-p20-dynamic-passive-vocal-microphone

Buy the Focusrite 2i2 (3rd Gen)- Same Performance as 18i20 (Affiliate Link)
Amazon: https://geni.us/2i32rd
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00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer
00:26 - Setup
00:51 - What’s in the Box
01:07 - Build Quality / Walkthrough
01:31 - Specifications
01:46 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)
02:05 - Plosive Test
02:19 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
02:37 - Background Noise Test
02:55 - Untreated Room Test
03:14 - Shock Rejection Test
03:31 - Handling Noise Rejection
03:42 - Mic Resonance Tap Test
04:01 - Cup the Mic Test
04:30 - Intro to Comparison
04:48 - Behringer XM8500 Comparison
05:10 - Shure SM48 Comparison
05:31 - Shure PGA58 Comparison
05:53 - Lewitt MTP250 DM Comparison
06:14 - Sennheiser E835 Comparison
06:36 - Electro Voice ND76 Comparison
06:56 - sE Electronics V7 Comparison
07:23 - Berydynamic V50d Comparison
07:47 - Shure SM58 Comparison
08:18 - AKG D5 Comparison
08:43 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison
09:17 - Music Test
10:28 - Pros & Cons
11:10 - Overall Thoughts
12:56 - Recommendation
13:54 - Outro

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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