I was using the Audio Technica AT2020 condenser mic for quite some time. While it is a very good microphone, it was very sensitive in picking up my background noise. I needed a dynamic mic that would only capture just my voice with very little to possibly no background noise. I read up on the Procaster and thought, even though it's a microphone that has been available for quite some time, it looks to be the mic that I needed. And that it was! First impressions, the mic is built like a truck. Solid metal casing, nice grilles along the top end, and even though I have no experience with any high end or expensive studio microphones, I just knew the procaster would meet my expectations based on the construction. Not only is it built solidly, but it has some serious weight to it. It's about 1.5 to 1.7 lbs, so my cheap boom arm was not going to handle it.
I have read that you need a cloudlifter or some sort of preamp to use with the mic, which is somewhat true. The input or sound is very low. However, I didn't need one as the mixer I have had more than enough preamp ability to provide sufficient gain to the mic. If you have a mixer with a good preamp, then you don't need to spend the extra money for an additional preamp. The procaster is exactly what I needed. It captures my voice (which is deeper) extremely well. Most notably, it does not pick up much of the background noise that my AT2020 would. Perfect! I just had to adjust to keeping my mouth near the mic to maintain sound. It comes with a built in pop filter, which I can confirm works great. I could use the foam pop filter I had lying around, but the mic just looks sexier without it. It does not need any phantom power to work either since it is a dynamic microphone!
The mic came in a nice leather pouch, with an adapter and some docs in the box. I was very please to see that I could register and get the 10 year warranty for the mic. 10 years! That tells me RODE is confident in their products. Overall, the quality, the performance, and price, just outstanding across the board!
When I need additional equipment, RODE will be the very first in line for my business!
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| power source | AC | The SM7B does NOT require phantom power and is not affected if phantom power is present on its mixer input. Note that some third-party external pre-amps commonly used with the SM7B DO require phantom power to operate, however. At least 60dB of gain is recommended to get that iconic warm and balanced tone most commonly associated with the SM7B. | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric |
| connectivity tech | Wired | XLR | XLR | USB | XLR | USB |
| connector type | XLR | XLR | XLR | USB Type-C | XLR | USB, XLR |
| model number | PROCASTER | SM7B | PODMIC | NT-USB+ | SM7DB | MV7-K |
| material | — | Metal | Alloy Steel | — | — | Metal |
| audio sensitivity | 56 decibels | -59 decibels | -57 decibels | -32 decibels | -59 decibels | 132 decibels |
| frequency response | — | — | — | 20 hertz | 20000 hertz | 20000 hertz |
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Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2024
Style: MicrophoneVerified Purchase
Love using the mic on my podcasts.
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Alex Klimmek
Vielseitiges Mikrofon für professionelle Anwendungen!
Reviewed in Germany on March 4, 2024Style: MicrophoneVerified Purchase
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Buena alternativa al shure sm7b
Reviewed in Spain on March 31, 2023Style: MicrophoneVerified Purchase
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Reviewed in Spain on March 31, 2023
Pues una vez aclarado esto y si ya tienes claro que lo que buscas es un micrófono del tipo dinámico te habrás fijado que muchos creadores de contenido utilizan el shure sm7b y bien desde mi punto de vista y lo puedes comprobar viendo comparaciones y demás...esto es básicamente por una cuestión de moda y estética, al igual que que por ejemplo se usan sillas de la marca secret lab en lugar de una Steelcase... no se busca la mejor ergonomía o durabilidad, se busca estética o seguir una tendencia, pues en el caso de los micrófonos desde mi punto de vista esta pasando lo mismo este rode procaster le hace frente perfectamente al shure y todo ello por la mitad de precio, por lo que si la estética para ti no es lo mas importante para el uso que le pretendas dar es una opción igual de válida y por la mitad de coste.
La calidad de construcción me ha parecido muy buena, ten en cuenta que es un micro bastante pesado sobre unos 700g por lo que tendrás que tener un brazo o soporte que pueda con él (trae un soporte adaptador para la tuerca de sistema "rode") y que el filtro anti pop que trae incluido internamente puede quedarse algo corto en algunos casos ya que este tipo de micrófonos se suele utilizar a una distancia muy corta, el fabricante indica en este modelo que se debe utilizar a 5cm, por lo que si no te importa modificar su estética, valora adquirir uno ya sea el que vende rode (WS2) de espuma o similar o de los circulares que se ponen mediante un brazo flexible.
Otra cosa muy importante de este tipo de micrófonos es que necesitan mucha ganancia, algo que en postproducción se puede conseguir, pero que si por ejemplo lo vas a usar para directos o prefieres tener directamente una ganancia adecuada seguramente te hará falta un amplificador o mic booster, como puede ser el famoso Cloudlifter que tiene un coste aproximado de unos 150€ u optar por opciones más económicas como el Klark Teknik o TritonAudio que cuestan 3 veces menos y que gracias a ellos dándoles alimentación Phantom conseguirás esos dB extra que necesitas.
Otra cosa que me gusto del rode es que si nos registramos en su web y validamos nuestra compra tendremos una garantía ampliada de 10 años, algo que considero que esta muy bien, en un producto de un valor elevado como este tener más años de tranquilidad en ese sentido siempre se agradece.
✅ lo que mas me gusto :
▪ Calidad general
❌ Lo que menos me gusto :
▪ Peso elevado
Sin duda este procaster es una gran opción de micrófono dinámicos, en mi caso estoy muy contento con los resultado obtenidos y lo recomiendo sin duda.
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Greg
Micro de qualité idéal pour les podcasts et autres webconférences
Reviewed in France on December 26, 2021Style: MicrophoneVerified Purchase
