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Microphone Showdown 3

Microphone Showdown 3

by Various

About this book

This is a project which will allow readers and listeners to compare the recording quality of a wide variety of recording devices. It is a sequel to the first Microphone Showdown project which was catalogued in 2011. Since that time the range of devices available for the recording of spoken audio has increased significantly.
- Summary by Algy Pug

Chapters

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  1. 1Ozymandias - Rode - NT1A, Yahama Audiogram 6 USB interface, Windows desktop PC1:30 · read by Algy Pug
  2. 2Mutability - Samson - Q7, Yahama Audiogram 6 USB interface, Windows desktop PC1:37 · read by Algy Pug
  3. 3A Dream Within a Dream - Logitech - C615 webcam1:32 · read by Algy Pug
  4. 4Go, Lovely Rose - MXL - USB.0071:18 · read by Algy Pug
  5. 5A Thing of Beauty - Dell - Venue Pro tablet internal microphone1:50 · read by Algy Pug
  6. 6Embarcation - Zoom - H4N Handy Recorder1:22 · read by Algy Pug
  7. 7Death - Samson - Meteorite USB1:15 · read by Newgatenovelist
  8. 8Decline and Fall (Gibbon) - Kinobo - Akiro USB1:46 · read by Patrick Eaton
  9. 9Emaricdulfe - Samson - Q1U USB1:33 · read by Ruth Golding
  10. 10The Evil Monk - Apogee MiC - USB & MacBook1:12 · read by Mark Nelson
  11. 11Echoes - Audiotechnica - AT2035 XLR condenser microphone, Focusrite iTrack Solo USB, MacBook1:14 · read by Mark Nelson
  12. 12Psalm 133 (Watts) - Internal microphone, Dell Inspiron laptop, Windows 7 and Audacity 1.31:13 · read by Bethesda Lily
  13. 13Psalm 61 (Watts) - Olympus DM-620 Digital Voice Recorder1:04 · read by Bethesda Lily
  14. 14Burning Leaves November - Lenovo - Thinkpad internal microphone1:07 · read by Maria Kasper
  15. 15An Open Fire - Samson - Gomic USB1:20 · read by Maria Kasper
  16. 16Morn - Samson - GoMic USB (with 10 Db pad)1:26 · read by Maria Kasper
  17. 17Pride & Prejudice (excerpt) _ Studio Projects C1 and Focusrite Scarlett 18i201:52 · read by melchior
  18. 18Metsään nukkunut - Studio projects C4 Mk II (omni capsule) and FocusRite Scarlett 8i61:59 · read by melchior
  19. 19Filosofeeraava ylioppilas - Studio projects C4 Mk II (cardioid capsule) and FocusRite Scarlett 8i61:39 · read by melchior
  20. 20The Three Quiet Gentlemen - Havit HV-DM8313 USB Dynamic Microphone1:34 · read by Glenn O'Brien
  21. 21Excerpt from Kavanagh - Blue Yeti USB1:16 · read by Carol Box
  22. 22Excerpt from the Flower Princess - Samson Q1U USB1:01 · read by Jennifer Fournier
  23. 23Excerpt from Peer Gynt - AKG Perception 120 USB microphone1:12 · read by Kristin G.
  24. 24Sonnet 102 - AKG P220 through PreSonus iOne interface1:39 · read by tovarisch
  25. 25Sonnet 103 - Samson Go Mic USB1:31 · read by tovarisch
  26. 26Accidental death - Ipad Air 2 with internal microphone2:23 · read by Jennifer Fournier
  27. 27Enquire within upon everything - excerpt - Rode NT-USB microphone1:08 · read by Jennifer Fournier
  28. 28Psalm 23 (Watts) - Rode Podcaster USB1:56 · read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
  29. 29Years After The War - Sennheiser PC USB headset2:08 · read by Son of the Exiles
  30. 30Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth - Blue, Encore 200 dynamic microphone, TASCAM US-2x2 interface, 2011 MacBook Pro1:19 · read by Brian Darby
  31. 31Lights - Blue, Encore 300 condenser microphone, TASCAM US-2x2 interface, 2011 MacBook Pro.1:14 · read by Brian Darby
  32. 32Love Thee - Shure, Beta 58A, dynamic microphone, TASCAM US-2x2 interface, 2011 MacBook Pro1:27 · read by Brian Darby
  33. 33The Camper - Electrovoice, RE320, dynamic microphone, CloudLifter interface into TASCAM US-2x2 interface, 2011 MacBook Pro1:18 · read by Brian Darby
  34. 34In the Autumn Grass - AKG P220 XLR condenser microphone, TASCAM US-2x2 interface, 2011 MacBook Pro1:18 · read by Brian Darby
  35. 35The Challenge - Shure SM35 headworn XLR condenser microphone, TASCAM US-2x2 interface, 2011 MacBook Pro1:17 · read by Brian Darby
  36. 36Psalm 24 - Watts - Olympus DM-420 digital voice recorder, Audacity 1.3, Dell Inspiron laptop1:18 · read by Bethesda Lily
  37. 37To One in Bedlam - Samson Meteorite USB microphone, Asus Windows 10 laptop1:36 · read by Newgatenovelist
  38. 38Cherry Ripe - Philips Voice Tracer hand held recorde1:27 · read by Newgatenovelist
  39. 39Psalm 126 (Watts) - Blue Snowball USB Microphone; Windows 7 and Audacity 1.31:21 · read by Bethesda Lily
  40. 40Excerpt from 20,00 leagues Under the Sea - Samson C05 XLR with a Xenyx 302 USB interface and a pop filter on Windows 102:16 · read by Kristin G.
  41. 41I Dream'd in a Dream - Rode K2 tube microphone, Audient ID4 interface, reaper and Windows 101:07 · read by Scotty Smith
  42. 42The Road Not Taken - ElectroVoice ND767a, XLR, Focusrite Scarlett 18i8, using Reaper and Windows 101:13 · read by Harley James
  43. 43Christmas Trees - Studio Projects B3, XLR, RME OctaMic interface, using Reaper and Windows 103:24 · read by Harley James
  44. 44An Old Man's Winter Night - Shure SM57 through a Midas VeniceU 24 console using Reaper on a Windows PC1:58 · read by Harley James
  45. 45Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Scene 2- Rode NT1A through Zoom H4 digital recorder1:45 · read by Andrew Frueh
  46. 46Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Scene 2- But soft....- Shure SM57 through Zoom H4 digital recorder1:46 · read by Andrew Frueh
  47. 47Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Scene 2- But soft....- Cable Up dynamic mic through Zoom H4 digital recorder1:46 · read by Andrew Frueh
  48. 48Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Scene 2- But soft....- Built-in mic on Samsung Galaxy S5 cell phone with Titanium Recorder app1:44 · read by Andrew Frueh
  49. 49Home They Brought Her Warrior Dead - Rode NT-USB microphone through Asus laptop using Windows 101:23 · read by Newgatenovelist
  50. 50Pretty Cow - Shure pg58 dynamic mic recorded into a Tascam DR-60D mkII recorder0:58 · read by Scotty Smith
  51. 51There was a Little Girl - MXL V67G large diaphragm condenser into a Tascam DR-60D mkII recorder1:16 · read by Scotty Smith
  52. 52The Unseen Playmate - Rode Videomicro (little) shotgun mic into a Tascam DR-60D mkII recorder1:37 · read by Scotty Smith
  53. 53If ever I See - Blue Baby Bottle large diaphragm condenser mic into a Tascam DR-60D mkII recorder1:09 · read by Scotty Smith
  54. 54Sage Councel - Sennheiser MKH 416 shotgun mic into a Tascam DR-60D mkII recorder1:28 · read by Scotty Smith
  55. 55Sonnet 21 - Behringer C1 cardioid condenser microphone through Tascam US-800 interface on Windows PC1:24 · read by Mark Crowle-Groves
  56. 56All the World's a Stage - Rode NT1A condenser mic through DAV BG1 preamp to Tascam HPD2 digital recorder.2:33 · read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022)
  57. 57I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud - Audio Technica At 2020+ USB.1:29 · read by Eva Davis (d. 2025)

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