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Today i review the sE Electronics sE7, a small diaphragm condenser which offers a nice low end, neutral mids and a lifted top end which gives you some liveliness but it's not overdone. Like most SDCs it doesn't do great with plosives, but does pretty well with off axis coloration. I also think this mic can exagerate a little bit of sibilance. RECORDING SETTINGS:Interface: Focsurite Scarlett 18i20 2nd GenConversion: 24-bit / 48kHzGain: ~1:30Boosted in Post: +5dBSPECS:- Polar Pattern: Cardioid- Freq Response : 40Hz - 20khz- Sensitivity: -35dB- Self Noise: 16dB- Max SPL: 136dB (156dB with -20dB pad) - Impedance: 200 Ohms- High Pass Filter: 6dB/octave at 80hz- Phantom power: +48VBuy the sE Electronics sE7 (Affiliate Link)Amazon: https://geni.us/sese7Sweetwater: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/sE7B&H Photo: https://bhpho.to/3rNZeN7Thomann: https://www.thomannmusic.com/se_electronics_se7.htm?offid=1&affid=2060Buy the Focusrite 2i2 (3rd Gen)- Same Performance as 18i20 (Affiliate Link)Amazon: https://geni.us/2i32rdSweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/k6g4dB&H Photo: https://bhpho.to/42lcWDFThomann: https://www.thomann.de/intl/focusrite_scarlett_2i2_3rd_gen.htm?offid=1&affid=2060NOTE (FULL DISCLOSURE): As an associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. For more info check my FAQ page links below.00:00 - Intro / Setup 00:23 - What’s in the Box00:44 - Build Quality / Walkthrough01:11 - Specifications01:21 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)01:41 - Plosive Test01:59 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test02:23 - Background Noise Test 02:39 - Untreated Room Test02:59 - Underboom & Overhead Booming Test03:40 - Shock Rejection Test03:56 - Mic Resonance Tap Test04:08 - High Pass Filter Test04:32 - Windscreen Tone Test05:01 - Intro to Comparison05:31 - Behringer C2 Comparison05:57 - Rode M5 Comparison06:27 - Sennheiser E614 Comparison06:57 - sE Electronics sE8 Comparison07:33 - Shure SM81 Comparison08:03 - Beyerdynamic MC930 Comparison08:34 - Neumann KM184 Comparison09:18 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison09:46 - Music Test11:09 - Pros & Cons12:38 - Overall Thoughts13:52 - Recommendation15:00 - Outro
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