Hey Fam!
It’s me, your resident mic nerd and squeaker extraordinaire!
As you all know I’ve got a pretty awesome professional voice over studio. I’ve finally made a page with my specs. Check out the deets here! https://www.bendyvoices.com/studio
I have both a Neumann U87 and the Sennheiser MKH 416, which are the heavy hitters in professional VO.
Wouldn’t it be great to hear both of those and more in a squeaker voice mic shootout?
I have a bunch of other mics in my locker, including popular first upgrades.
I’m going to be doing a shootout so folks can hear the different mics in the same environment on a high voiced female! It’s under represented for mic samples. (Seriously, why are all shootouts for dudes?!)
The idea is that folks hear the differences in mic character on dem Brights. A lot of mics sounds great...until you hit the higher frequencies. Brittle Bright Syndrome is a thing! Hopefully it will help folks trying to upgrade. It’s hard to try every mic, especially with COVID. Spoilers: I only keep mics that sound okay on my squeaks. You’re not gonna hear stinkers.
If you have a request, let me know and I’ll include it in the shootout! The current list includes VO industry standards, some fun ones I like for my squeaky voice, and popular first mic upgrades (from Blue, because I love Blue)
Current List
- Neumann U87
- Sennheiser MKH 416
- Blue Dragonfly Deluxe
- Blue Dragonfly
- Blue Reactor
- Blue Bluebird (Legacy)
- Blue Spark (Legacy)
This list doesn’t include USB mics or super beginner mics! My Yeti, Snowball, and MXL 990 are on loan, sorry! If y’all are interested in hearing super beginner mics, let me know and I’ll see what I can do!