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Today I review a $30 lavalier microphone from Sony. This is very similar to their older ECMCS3, but it sounds a bit brighter. It is a stereo lav mic, it has a pretty healthy sensitivity, it does pick up a little bit of room tone, but the top end boost gives it clarity even while clipped to the collar of your shirt. The build quality leaves a bit to be desired, the cable is kind of short, and the top end can be sharp if your sound source is already bright. But for a bright budget lav mic, it's not bad.

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RECORDING SETTINGS:
Input: Canon 90d
Computer Level: ~40%
Boosted in Post: +6dB

SPECS:
Polar Pattern: Omnidirectional
Freq Response : 50Hz 15kHz
Sensitivity 38dB
Power Required: Plugin Power

00:00 Intro / Price / Disclaimer
00:22 What’s in the Box
00:39 Build Quality / Walkthrough
01:07 Specifications
01:20 Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)
01:36 Plosive Test
01:54 Lav Mic Position Tests
03:04 Background Noise Test
03:18 Untreated Room Test
03:46 Windscreen Test
04:19 Does it ASMR?
04:43 Camera Internal Mic Comparison
05:53 Laptop Input Demo
06:22 USB Soundcard Demo
06:41 Lav Mic Audio Interface Demo
06:59 Portable Record Demo
07:19 Smart Phone Demo
07:47 Intro to Comparison
08:13 Sony ECMCS3 Comparison
08:40 Boya BYM1 Comparison
09:06 Movo LV1 Comparison
09:31 Rode Lavalier Go Comparison
10:06 Shure MVL Comparison
10:43 Rode Lavalier II Comparison
11:12 Shure TL47 Comparison
11:50 Neumann U87 Comparison
12:30 Pros & Cons
13:31 Overall Thoughts
14:02 Recommendation
15:50 Outro

#Budget #Lav #MicReview


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