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a review of a microphone that could turn any set of headphones into a gaming headset so today we
are going to be looking at the mod mic USB as well as the mod Mikey uni if you are interested
in either of these microphones the mod mic USB is $80 and the mod mic uni will set you back around
$50 like always I'll throw some links down below and in the sake of full disclosure I
do need to let you know that antlion did send me both of these microphones for the sake of
doing this review for this review I have the mod mic USB connected directly to my Mac with
the input gain set just at around 80% I will not do any kind of post-processing but I may
boost it and post so check the doobly-doo to see what I did and for the mod my uni I have
it connected directly to a saber into USB soundcard which is plugged into my Mac the
gain is set just at around 30% and I will not do any kind of post-processing but I may boost
it so check the dooblydoo to see what I did Lee did now let's talk about what comes in the boxes
both of the microphones come with the exact same stuff in the box you will get a carrying case the
microphone some cable clamps or ties an extra mount so you can have this microphone setup for
multiple sets of headphones some extra 3m sticky pads and an alcohol cloth to clean the headphones
before installing the mounts next up as far as the build quality they feel to be pretty on par
with a standard gaming headset microphone the mod mic USB has a plastic mount a round rubber
arm which is very firm and allows for a lot of flexibility so you can get a good microphone
placement depending on what you prefer there is a switch near the capsule which allows you to switch
between the omnidirectional or unidirectional polar patterns there is a permanently attached
cable with a microphone mute button that is inline and when you press it it is relatively silent and
the cable is 2 meters long and it terminates into a USB port for the mod mic uni it also
has a plastic mounting system but it has more of a flat rubber arm to it it is still firm and
allows for a lot of flexibility so you can place the mic however you want it however when you get
near the capsule the mod Mike uni has no polar pattern switch because it is a unidirectional
microphone just like the mod mic USB the Uni has a permanently attached cable which has an inline
microphone mute switch it is 2 meters long and terminates into a 3.5 millimeter TRS plug next
up as far as the specs for the mod mic USB it has a cardioid or omnidirectional polar pattern and
analog to digital converter of 16-bit up to 48 kilohertz a frequency response of 100 Hertz to
10 kilohertz for the Uni directional pattern and 50 Hertz to 20 kilohertz for the omnidirectional
polar pattern a sensitivity of around negative 36 DB a standard operating voltage of 3 volts but it
can work between 1 and 10 volts and there are other specs that are different and I will have
them on the screen in case you want to read those the mod Mikey uni has a cardioid polar pattern a
frequency response of 100 Hertz to 10 kilohertz a sensitivity of around negative 36 DB an impedance
of two point two kilo ohms a max SPL of 110 DB and a standard operating voltage of 3 volts but it can
work with anything from 1 to 10 volts now for a very quick test on the mod mic USB I am currently
on the omnidirectional polar pattern and here is how the audio is sounding and now I have switched
over to the cardioid polar pattern on the mod mic USB and here is how the audio compares now testing
the polar pattern of the mod mic usb on omni mode as we move all the way around the microphone there
should be minimal to no change of the tone of the mic and on the cardioid mode of the mod
mic USB moving around to 92 continuing around to 180 degrees or the rear then moving around
to 270 degrees or 90 degrees and continuing and ending at the front of the mic now I'm spinning
around the uni to 90 degrees to show you what the off-axis rejection and coloration is we'll
continue around to 180 degrees continuing around to 270 or 90 degrees and then we will rotate and
end at the front of the mod Mike unis now let's test the plosive rejection of the mod Mike USB on
the cardioid mode please bring Pizza pronto please bring Pizza pronto please bring Pizza pronto now
let's test the plosives of the mod Mike uni please bring Pizza pronto please bring Pizza pronto
please bring Pizza pronto wait a second on pizza now I am typing on a keyboard with the mod Mike
USB and cardioid mode to see how much of my voice versus how much of the keyboard a picks up same
test on the mod Mike USB but now we are on the omnidirectional mode now I'm typing on a keyboard
with cherry MX blues using the mod Mike uni to see how much of my voice first how much of the
keyboard a picks up here's a quick demonstration of the microphone mute button on the mod Mike USB
you
here is a demonstration of the mute switch on the mod my cuny now to be as thorough as possible I
have the Sennheiser Game one headset connected using the saber int USB sound card my gain is set
at around 20% and here is how the audio sounds and now I am speaking into the mod my cuny connected
to the saber and USB sound card with my input gain set at around 30% and here is how it compares to
the gaming headset and lastly I am on the mod mic USB on the omnidirectional polar pattern
which does give you the best sound quality out of any of these microphones and here is how the audio
compares well I gotta say antlion does not lie these microphones certainly do turn any set of
headphones into a gaming headset and first up in terms of pros I do really like the carrying case
that the microphones come with I also like the fact that they come with a second mount as well
as cable ties and all of that I think it's really nice that that's all included but then in terms
of cons the microphones sound like a gaming headset microphone so what I recommended the
mod mic uni or mod mic USB yes and no if you're looking for a microphone that will sound better
than your existing gaming headset microphone or if you're looking for a mic that provides audiophile
level quality for podcasting or live streaming then no I would not recommend these microphones
because I don't think it would accomplish that but on the other hand if you already have a set
of headphones that you love that don't have a microphone for example the Sennheiser HD 650 s
or the Philip s HP 9500 s's and you want to use them for gaming then I think that's where these
microphones come into play because they allow you to transform those headphones into a gaming
headset relatively easily and non permanently and an additional but an additional bought but I feel
like Tina from Bob's Burgers if you're gonna be recording at your desk and you're okay having a
relatively bulky microphone in comparison I think you would be much better served with
something like the Sampson Q to you or even the behringer XM 8500 with a um two audio interface
because those sound exponentially better than a headset microphone and I think you'll just be
much happier with them and that is it for today's review so if you found this video fun interesting
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