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The MXL AC-404 USB microphone examined by me at present is a high-quality condenser boundary microphone, which is provided with three capsules and affords a recording vary of 180 °. I purchased the great piece for 77 euros in a well-stocked specialty retailer, as a result of with sure issues I belief, for instance, Thomann and the evaluations left there by professionals greater than Amazon with probably the most purchased reward. Set off of the entire thing is my acoustically actually disastrous, as a result of very reverberant workplace space, the place lately additionally the criticism of the audio high quality at numerous conferences accrued. The boundary (or floor) microphone is a particular microphone that’s positioned on a floor and picks up sound waves instantly from that floor. It’s typically utilized in theaters, convention rooms, and different environments the place unobtrusive miking is required. So now it’s additionally utilized in mine.
Sure, my webcam (Logitech C930) has an built-in microphone, however the distance between digicam in me is about 80 cm. Even a large-diaphragm condenser microphone mendacity on the desk and a streaming microphone didn’t actually assist, particularly for the reason that product for streamers nonetheless blocks my view of my OLED. We see on the image under as soon as the state of affairs on my desktop, particularly since I discover spatially no different answer. We’ll after all hear the audio check evaluating all 4 options in the middle of the article. Which sounds finest? Let’s be shocked!
However why a so-called convention microphone? I generally sit with it in my massive assembly room and might then join the half to the mini PC of the TV set, if as soon as a number of folks wish to take part in an internet assembly. In order that’s why a boundary microphone like this is sensible. With a frequency response that ranges from 40 to 16000 Hz and a sampling fee between 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz, this microphone additionally ensures respectable audio high quality (at the least on paper). The built-in 16-bit Delta Sigma A/D converter with a THD N of – 0.01% additionally ensures clear and exact sound copy, and sure, there’s nearly no noise both.
The scope of supply features a USB mini-B connection cable (for the microphone) and a USB A cable (for the PC) in addition to a sensible microfiber cleansing fabric. That’s all you get and all you want. Sure, it will work for half as effectively, nevertheless, it was necessary to me to unravel an issue and never create one other one. I wished one thing actually helpful that will match into my desk panorama and subordinate it visually.
The microphone is, after all, USB appropriate and helps each USB 1.1 and a couple of.0, which signifies that it may be simply linked to each Home windows and Mac computer systems with none further driver set up. This makes it an excellent selection for numerous streaming and conferencing techniques right here at dwelling (however not restricted to), together with, however not restricted to, platforms like Zoom, OBS, Skype, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Fb Messenger.
One other function of the MXL AC-404 is its 3.5mm jack headphone output (in case you want it). The microphone is conveniently powered by way of USB from the pc, which eliminates the necessity for exterior energy sources. By way of design, the microphone is a sturdy mixture of steel and plastic and presents in a modern black end. It measures 78 x 25 x 109 mm and weighs simply 190 g. {Many professional} customers respect the MXL AC-404 USB microphone for its excellent audio high quality and easy plug-and-play performance. Nonetheless, it’s not solely nice for conferencing and streaming, but in addition for easy audio recording. One explicit use case comes from a buyer who put in the microphone on the ceiling of his rehearsal room and located that it delivered amazingly clear and usable sound (in response to thomann.de).
Sure, all this makes after all curious and precisely why I purchased the half then. By the way, there may be the half additionally with LED headlights, however that was an excessive amount of for me. Ultimately, it’s extra of a piece merchandise that’s purported to be notably conspicuous in that it’s not conspicuous in any respect. It simply has to work.
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