greetings earthlings today I'm back with a review of a brand new contender in the podcast microphone
market the microphone we're looking at is the Sanh Tronics podcast pro dynamic microphone if
you are interested in picking this up it will cost you around one hundred and fifty dollars
or one hundred pounds like always I'll throw some links down below and for this review I have the
microphone connected directly to the Focusrite 18i 20 no cloud lifts or no fat head my gain is
set just at around 3:15 I will not do any kind of post-processing but I may have to boost it
a bit in post so check the doobly-doo to see what I did Lee did and now let's talk about what comes
in the box of course you are going to get the microphone and you'll get a postcard sized sheet
of paper and that's actually it but as far as the build quality I think this mic is a bit lacking
in that department yes it does have an all-metal body but the metal grille has a bit of give to
it but to be fair on the end where you speak into it there is a grille that is much stronger metal
it is feather-light weighing in at 310 grams it feels even lighter than the shure sm58 on the
back of the microphone you'll find the XLR port you have tightening screws for the yoke mount on
the side and the yoke has a 5/8 inch threading to mount this to a standard microphone stand then as
far as the specs the microphone has a super cardioid polar pattern a frequency response
of 50 Hertz to 15 kilohertz a sensitivity of approximately negative 50 DB and an impedance
of 600 ohms now I am spinning around the podcast pro to 90 degrees to show you what the off-axis
rejection and coloration is will continue around the microphone to 180 degrees let you hear what
it sounds like from the rear continue around the microphone to the second 90 degree angle and then
we will rotate and end at the front of the mic now let's go ahead and test the pilosa projection of
this thing please bring Pizza pronto please bring Pizza prong so please bring Pizza pronto now I am
right on top of the microphone so you can hear the proximity effect on this thing about three
inches off of the microphone with a pointed at the corner of my mouth one foot away from the
microphone two feet away from the microphone microphone now I am typing on a keyboard with
Gator on blue switches so you can hear how much of my voice versus how much of the keyboard it picks
up and for you emo gamers now I am clicking on the sad W keys here's how the microphone
sounds in a well treated room and here's how the microphone sounds in a completely untreated room
now let's go ahead and tap the microphone to see if there are any kind of resonant frequencies
now I am tapping on the desk very lightly so you can see how it rejects that kind of noise
when it's on a boom arm and I will tap on the boom arm so you can hear how it rejects that
in case you bump your boom arm while you're recording a podcast now I want to do a very
quick comparison between the podcast pro and a few very popular options around the same price
point so right now I'm speaking into the podcast pro about 3 inches off of the mic the gain on the
18 I 20 is set at around 315 or maybe 330 and here is how the audio sounds now I am speaking
into the road pod mic about the same distance away I had to increase my gain on the 8922 near
100% but here is how the sound quality compares to the San Tronics podcast Pro we are back on
the podcast pro so you can hear how this sounds before we jump to the next microphone and now
I am speaking into the shure sm58 about the same distance away the gain on the 18 I 20 is just at
about 95% or maybe for 30 and here is how the audio compares to the San Tronics podcast Pro
and we are back on the podcast oh so you can hear how this microphone sounds before we jump to the
next microphone to compare it to it's now just because this microphone was sitting on my desk
I figured I would throw it in the mix as well now I am speaking into the Bayer dynamic m20 1
TG which is an instrument dynamic microphone it is $300 but this is what I think a really good
dynamic microphone can sound like we are back on the podcast pro so you can hear how this sounds
Before we jump to the next microphone and for the sake of being as complete as possible now I have
connected the shure sm7b directly to the Focusrite 18 i 20 cranked the gain to 100% the shure sm7b is
in flat mode but this is how the audio from this microphone compares to the podcast pro
is this the podcast Mike you and them all is this one will be the shirts
don't fall I don't know good I would love to hear from you Bello you know
secret probably not gonna know uh probably not alright so I was super excited to get
this microphone play around with it and try it out but unfortunately I am a little bit let down but
first up in terms of pros the microphone does have a very healthy output for a dynamic at negative 50
DB meaning pretty much any interface preamp is going to be able to drive this fairly well and
then also the background noise rejection of this thing was excellent just very well done there but
then in terms of cons the very first thing that I noticed about it when I plugged it in and started
testing it on my test rig was the complete lack of isolation from bumps of the desk or when you're
moving the microphone while recording and also as I mentioned the build quality does leave a
little bit to be desired I am sure that it won't fall apart on you but it doesn't feel as a robust
as something like the sm58 or the rode pod mic and then as far as my overall thoughts on the electric
guitar first I know it's not an instrument microphone but I test all mics on the instruments
and I share my thoughts on them so on the electric guitar I thought it was very mid forward a little
bit honky and just very unpleasant to listen to so this would not be something that I personally
reach for when I'm recording electric then on the acoustic guitar I found it very dull and
dead sounding with a very punchy mid section which is just not something I look for when
I'm miking up an acoustic next up for singing again I wasn't terribly impressed with it to my
ears it was somewhat reminiscent of an old-time radio show because it is so mid forward and it
is a bit dull in the upper frequencies so again I wouldn't be reaching for this if I was recording
singing and lastly for spoken word I personally find the microphone to be very very mid forward
and a little bit honky and when I say honky I mean it sounds like I'm kind of nasally in honky honk
honk I know that's very flattering on me but also I don't know any other way to describe it
other than its sounding as though it is a hollow microphone not sure if that is the actual capsule
or if that's the construction of the body and the interior of the body I'm not sure what's causing
it but to my ears compared to the 58 the pod Mike and the Bayer dynamic it has a very hollow type of
sound to it and to wrap up what I recommend this microphone unfortunately not I was actually pretty
surprised when I heard it because to my ears it is very mid forward very honky and it has that
hollow sound to it as well as a complete lack of rejection from bumps of the desk or repositioning
of the microphone and because of those features or characteristics rather I really don't think I
can recommend it because at around $100 I think there are much better sounding options like the
sm58 the SE v7 the pod mic and a bunch of others all right that's gonna wrap up for today but I
would love to hear from you in the comments down below what did you think of the podcast Pro did it
live up to your expectations do you think you're gonna pick one up or are you going to be avoiding
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