greetings earthlings today I'm back with a review of another brand new very affordable condenser
microphone that microphone is the Presonus px one which is an XLR large diaphragm cardioid
condenser microphone if you are interested in this microphone it will cost you around 130 dollars 130
dollars like always I'll throw some links down below and for this review I have the microphone
connected directly to the Focusrite 18 i 22nd gen my gain is set at around 1 o'clock I will
not do any kind of post-processing but I may have to boost it in post so check the doobly-doo or the
lower third to see what I did Lee did and now let's talk about what comes in the box that was
a real good one that was a real good one I'm proud of a good job me first off you will get a pouch to
store the microphone in you'll of course get the microphone a microphone mount a 5/8 to 3/8 inch
microphone stand adapter and some documentation then as far as the build quality the microphone
actually feels pretty hefty and pretty well put together it does have an all-metal body which is
where the majority of the weight is it also has a metal grille which doesn't have too much give
to it as you move around the microphone there are no switches or buttons or dials or anything and on
the bottom you will find the XLR port then as far as the specs this microphone has a single cardioid
polar pattern a frequency response of 20 Hertz to 18 kilohertz a sensitivity of approximately
negative 32 decibels an impedance of negative 1000 ohms huh a self-noise of 18 DBA a max SPL of 135
DB and a phantom power requirement of I'm guessing 48 volts now I am spinning around the px 1 to 90
degrees to show you the off-axis rejection and coloration we will continue around the microphone
to 180 degrees show you what the rear sounds like continue around the microphone to the second 90
degree angle here's how it sounds and then we will rotate and end at the front of the mic now let's
go ahead and test the plosive rejection of this thing please bring Pizza pronto please bring Pizza
pronto please bring Pizza pronto now I am right on top of the microphone to demonstrate the proximity
effect on this thing about three inches away from the mic with a pointed at the corner of my mouth
and here is how it sounds about 1 foot away from the microphone 2 feet away from the microphone
from the microphone now I am typing on a keyboard with Gator on blue switches to see how much of my
voice versus how much of the keyboard it picks up and for you leet gamers now I am typing on
the sad W keys here's how the microphone sounds in a somewhat well-treated room and here is how
the microphone sounds in a completely untreated room now I am bumping my desk to see how well the
provided microphone mount does at rejecting that noise and I will go ahead and bump the boom arm
now I'll go ahead and tap the microphone to see if there are any kind of resonant frequencies
now I want to do a very quick comparison between the PX one and a couple of other microphones out
there so we can see how this mic stacks up against its competition of course we will
start on the Presonus px 1 I am 6 inches off of this microphone my gain is set at 1 o'clock and
here is how the audio sounds let's jump to the first microphone we're comparing it to first up
I am on the knee where NW 700 which is a $25.00 XLR electorate condenser microphone I am 6 inches
off of the mic gain set at 1 o'clock check the lower third to see how much I boosted it and here
is how the microphone compares to the Presonus we are back on the Presonus px 1 make sure to check
the lower third so you can see if I boosted any of these microphones differently in post here is
how this microphone sounds let's jump to another one next up we are on the Mackie e/m 91 C I am 6
inches off of this mic gain still set at 1 o'clock and make sure to check the lower third but here
is how this microphone sounds compared to the Presonus back on the Presonus px 1 again still
6 inches off still gain set at 1 o'clock here is how the audio sounds let's jump to another one
so you can hear it compared to that hey hey hey we are now on the audio technica at2020 this is
a $100 XLR condenser microphone it is extremely popular my gain is at 1 o'clock check the lower
third to see how much I boosted this microphone because this is much quieter but here is how the
at2020 sounds compared to the Presonus and we have one more microphone to go but we are back
on the px 1 to act as a palate cleanser let's jump to the last microphone so you can hear
how it sounds compared to yeah let's do that and lastly we are on the neat King B which is another
$130 condenser microphone I am 6 inches off of this thing gain at one o'clock check the lower
third to see how much I boosted it imposed so you know if I boosted it differently cool
I'm starting to look like an old-time sailor my hair's getting long and I wear a watch cap I don't
know what I'm really saying I'm getting real fat I don't know it it is what it is right yeah let's
go with that all right so if all we're doing is listening to the sound of this microphone I think
the Presonus has made a pretty good sounding affordable condenser mic but first up in terms
of pros the sound it is a very unoffensive sound it is relatively balanced with a bit of a boost
in the top-end and when you get closer to the microphone the low-end does get a little bit
overpowering so you get a tiny bit of a v-shape but all in all a very neutral and balanced sound
and also the off-axis coloration of this thing although it is apparent when you are off axis
it doesn't get harsh or piercing or unpleasant to listen to which was pretty impressive and then as
far as cons the first and most apparent thing to me is the capsule suspension in this thing
if I so much as look at it let alone touch it the noise it picks up is atrocious it sounds
as though the capsule is being sent down to the depths of hell and being you know what I mean
it's absolutely terrible also with a self-noise of around 18 DBA it is starting to get on the
high side and on the note of noise I am not sure if I got a faulty unit or not but I believe there
is some kind of grounding issue with this mic because when I look at a frequency analyzer of
a silent signal I am getting a lot of noise sub 50 Hertz so I would check other reviews and see
if anybody else has that same issue then what about my overall thoughts and opinions on this
microphone on the electric guitar I really enjoyed the biting top end that just gives a really great
sound for an aggressive guitar the mids are not over boosted they are not scooped just nice and
neutral and accurate the low end does get a little bit Whoopie but a high-pass filter will
clear that right up and in most guitar recordings you're gonna have a high pass filter anyways so
all around for electric I thought it was pretty good next up for the acoustic guitar I found the
low end to be a little bit bumi and out of control but the top end did have a nice amount of attack I
think it is a pretty usable sound for the acoustic with a little bit of EQ added on to it to correct
for those issues then for singing the top end started to sound a little bit artificial and
sizzle e to me the mids nice and neutral nothing offensive not overly nasally not recessed the low
end I know I'm a broken record the low end was a little bit out of control but with a little bit of
EQ that's gonna be corrected throw on a high-pass filter like you typically do on a vocal track it's
gonna be fun pretty usable all around a little bit artificial though and lastly for spoke in a
word this thing has a thick low end it is very warm and robust and it has this kind of weight
to it down in the lower frequencies so if you have a super bass voice may not be the best fit
for you I do like the mids because it doesn't have that nasally sound to it it is neutral and natural
sounding and the top-end is nice but I do start to hear a little bit of sizzle to it it's not
sibling but it is a little bit artificial sounding again broken record I know whatever and to wrap up
what I recommend a VPX one kind of I do really enjoy the sound of the microphone the top end is
clear but it's not over boosted or harsh it is a little bit sizzle II a little bit artificial but
nothing terrible the low end is warm and thick and heavy but it's not too overpowering particularly
on the voice so as far as the sound I would recommend it but if you're going to be putting
this microphone in any situation where you might touch it or bump it or look at it the wrong way
I don't think I can recommend it because that noise is so terrible it is unacceptable for a
mic to be that bad at handling noise and I know it's a studio microphone don't handle
it well if you're at your desk I want to move so I can just get out of way come on and as I
already mentioned I am not sure if the mic that I got is faulty so go check other audio samples
other video reviews and written reviews to see if anybody else encountered that same issue and
if that's an issue the handling noise with the 50 cycle hum grounding issue just a big no from
me alrighty and I think that's gonna wrap up for today but like always I want to hear from you and
the comments down below of all of the microphones that I compared it against which one did you like
the best did you like the PX one the at2020 are you secretly in NW 700 stand let me know in the
comments down below also I apologize there was a lot of computer fan noise I don't know what's
happening I think my computer is dying I need to buy a new computer I'm gonna try some stuff
but sorry about that I am fully aware there was a lot more in the background there's nothing I
can do about that because I record on the computer sorry but with all of that being said if you found
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