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Short Comparative Test DGT Lewitt 650-Tascam iM2X and Rode iXY

rojaros - 9-30-2015 at 12:08 PM

Hello, as you can see I don't mind the total lack of feedback from you. I still think that it might be helfpul if you want to record yourself, to be able to make informed decisions, and that's why I do all these recording tests.

Even if you don't like my playing at all, you can still judge the differences in sound and timbre of the different microphones.

Here is a comparative test:

Short Comparative Test

Brian Prunka - 9-30-2015 at 12:32 PM

Overall, I like the Rode the best, but it is a bit dull. The Lewitt is nice too . . . it has more detail than the others. The Tascam is warmer but sounds a bit colored to me. Of course this is all after youtube compression etc.


rojaros - 9-30-2015 at 11:40 PM

How can you know which is which? I didn't reveal it yet ;-) ...

Plaese name the place in the video: first, second or third?

Brian Prunka - 10-1-2015 at 06:41 AM

I assumed they were in the order you listed.

Brian Prunka - 10-1-2015 at 06:42 AM

Also, it would be nice if you posted the start time for each clip . . . I figured out they were each around 2 minutes but it would be easier for people to compare if you gave reference times.

rojaros - 10-1-2015 at 08:32 AM

I forgot how one can do the direct links to the time in Youtube ... there was a trick.

And no, they are delibaretely not in the same order as in the title ...

rojaros - 10-1-2015 at 08:34 AM

1st mic 0:00
2d mic 2:00
3d mic 3:57

corridoio - 10-1-2015 at 03:23 PM

complete different proximity effect between the 3:
the second it seems the mic was 30 cm from the oud, bassy, intimate, the only one "on focus"
the first seems the mic was more far away, with annoying high harmonics (typical of comb effect from a adiacent wall)
the third is more near the first, just less annoying



corridoio - 10-1-2015 at 03:26 PM

the first seems really off-axis from the source, the worst for sure. Between the other two it depends what sound you are searching for

rojaros - 10-1-2015 at 10:37 PM

The mics were positioned as closely to each other, as it was physically possible. Especially the distance was basically the same, the angling naturally a bit dufferent, but not as much as it would let you expect the actual differences. I think they are rather due to the mic/interface systems themselves.