$1 Vs. $3,000 Vocal Microphone (The Results May Surprise You)

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In this video, we shoot out a $1 vocal microphone against a $3,000 Manley Reference Cardoid Microphone. We'll see together, in real-time, what the differences really are and how good of results you can get with the cheaper piece of gear.

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Chapters & Timestamps:
0:00 $1 vs. $3,000 Microphone
1:05 The Song
1:39 $3,000 Manley Ref C
4:51 $1 Microphone
5:47 Do We Have Signal & Recording
9:27 First Listen to $1 & Editing
12:28 Early Comparison & Mixing $1
17:28 Mixed $1 Comparison
18:54 In Solo Comparisons
20:49 FINAL COMPARISON
22:00 Final Takeaways

My Gear:
Microphones:
Manley Ref C (main vocal mic): https://amzn.to/3s5B2Ge
Coles 4038 (piano and acoustics): https://amzn.to/454rycZ
Neumann KM 184 (Piano and everything): https://amzn.to/453PI7v
Shure KSM 44 (Piano): https://amzn.to/47r2y14
Shure SM7B (vocals and VoiceOver): https://amzn.to/3DUBgTo
Cloudlifter CL-1 (for Coles & SM7B): https://amzn.to/3OTzwjx

Mic Stands:
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