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A valuable asset in any home studio!
When building a home studio on a relatively low budget one of the biggest challenges is the acoustic treatment. Panels cost a fortune, especially if your room is quite large like mine and no one likes to have no control over the reflections of their room when recording, which is why this micscreen was a small but good investment.
The vocals I?ve recorded with this screen (using a sensitive medium diaphragm condenser microphone) were surprisingly dry and comfortable to work with during the mixing process. That being said, I do have some acoustic paneling in my room and the results are still not as dry as they could be but the screen does noticeably and considerably reduce those troublesome early reflections.
Its versatility in articulations and positioning are ideal and extremely helpful for fine-tuning how much you want to dampen those reflections, the only thing I will say is that the materials and fabrication of these articulations are not of great strength and stability, but at this price range you?d expect a trade-off somewhere.
All in all, this micscreen is already at the quality of others almost double its price. It?s not the most stable or sturdy piece of equipment but if you?re careful and delicate with it, you?ll be more than happy with the results.
The vocals I?ve recorded with this screen (using a sensitive medium diaphragm condenser microphone) were surprisingly dry and comfortable to work with during the mixing process. That being said, I do have some acoustic paneling in my room and the results are still not as dry as they could be but the screen does noticeably and considerably reduce those troublesome early reflections.
Its versatility in articulations and positioning are ideal and extremely helpful for fine-tuning how much you want to dampen those reflections, the only thing I will say is that the materials and fabrication of these articulations are not of great strength and stability, but at this price range you?d expect a trade-off somewhere.
All in all, this micscreen is already at the quality of others almost double its price. It?s not the most stable or sturdy piece of equipment but if you?re careful and delicate with it, you?ll be more than happy with the results.
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Micscreen LE review
I'm using this Micsreen LE at the top of Millenium 2003 mic stand (which is cheap and pretty okay quality) for Rode NT-1 microphone with a pop filter. I'm using it at one of my studios which is in my bedroom studio. So I wouldn't use it at my main studio, because there is all good with acoustics. You know, the Micsreen are being used for places, where the acoustic is poor. For e.g. bedroom studio. Let's make it all clear with pros and cons.
Pros:
1. When the recording was done - it feels the difference with this Micsreen and without. The function of Micsreen was actually done well.
2. The back (from design and quality perspective) actually does look good.
3. Fits almost every standard microphone stand, what is important.
4. Good quality materials.
Cons:
1. I didn't really enjoy the handling of it. Let's say I'm using Rode NT-1 condenser mic. The place for mic's cable is poor and uncomfortable. It didn't fit well so you have to move microphone little bit right/left to plug a mic in. So handling - is the biggest con.
In conclusion, I still would recommend this product for bedroom studios users. It works well and the quality of the record is actually better.
You should watch out for one more thing: Micsreens are pretty heavy (3kg.), don't forget to have a better quality microphone stand, which has good and strong materials, just for safety and your own work quality. :)
Have fun, you guys!
Pros:
1. When the recording was done - it feels the difference with this Micsreen and without. The function of Micsreen was actually done well.
2. The back (from design and quality perspective) actually does look good.
3. Fits almost every standard microphone stand, what is important.
4. Good quality materials.
Cons:
1. I didn't really enjoy the handling of it. Let's say I'm using Rode NT-1 condenser mic. The place for mic's cable is poor and uncomfortable. It didn't fit well so you have to move microphone little bit right/left to plug a mic in. So handling - is the biggest con.
In conclusion, I still would recommend this product for bedroom studios users. It works well and the quality of the record is actually better.
You should watch out for one more thing: Micsreens are pretty heavy (3kg.), don't forget to have a better quality microphone stand, which has good and strong materials, just for safety and your own work quality. :)
Have fun, you guys!
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Heavy weight Microphone screen
It really does what it is supposed to do. The screen is a little heavy but with a good balance you won't have any disadvantage. It absorbs all unwanted sounds of the room.
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Easy to use bit cumbersome
I use this to record vox in a home environment. It does the job well and presents nice tracks. It is a bit cumbersome as it sits on the top of your mic stand. I have cheapo mic stands so are not crazy solid. The components that come with the stand for mounting it are high quality but the screw in system is a bit fiddly but it works ultimately.
I have not used others so have nothing to compare to but if you are looking something cheap that does the job function over form I would say it is good.
I have not used others so have nothing to compare to but if you are looking something cheap that does the job function over form I would say it is good.
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Connection is a bit weird
This is a pretty cool piece of kit, although the way of connecting it to the mic stand is a bit weird. So, lining up the shield and the mic to make it "straight" is a bit fiddly. I'm not sure this is that same for other mic screens, but, surely there could be a better design?
Anyway, apart from that, it is very cool :-)
Anyway, apart from that, it is very cool :-)
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Almost perfect
This is a really good product in my opinion. It has a noticeably positive affect on reducing room echo and noise and the build quality where the mic is attached is excellent. My only gripe is on the back where the screen attaches to the bracket, the mechanism isn't as sturdy as I would like. This only matters if you move it around a lot like I do. If you don't plan on taking it apart and moving it from place to place then you can expect an excellent product across the board.
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Works great
It's feels very sturdy and my recordings sound a lot more professional now. It's a bit heavy, so be sure your micstand can handle it.
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Does its job.
- Does its job.
- Easy to assemble.
- Good looking
Cons
- Strong "plastic" smell. I hope it goes away with the time.
Thanks
- Easy to assemble.
- Good looking
Cons
- Strong "plastic" smell. I hope it goes away with the time.
Thanks
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Average quality mic diffusor.
It gets the job done, but the quality could be better, it's really heavy and the metal part that attaches whole screen to microphone stand should be thicker and more sturdy because it bends and the whole mic screen tends to swing to the sides or to the back, sometimes even making the whole stand fall down, also you can't really change the way it mounts or it's height (besides small adjustments of where it is attached in the back or if you use the long standoff to mount your mic higher or lower without it). As for it's main functionality it all depends on the way your room is setup and thats too complicated to explain in such small comment but used with properly or at least half-properly treated room can yield in some great results, otherwise it can ruin the way your voice sounds on recording or give you almost no effect.
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Easy setup
while it might look hefty in practice whether on a full height or table stand this unit {once assembled } is easy to move around ..... However it is not great for it,s stability unless your using extra weight or a heavy duty stand to mount it on ..... This is true for many of it,s competition ..... It,s plus side makes up in the fact it does what you want in removing room slap back from the microphone field ... cleaner sound is worth any stabilty issue
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