Microphones

Electro-Voice RE320 vs Shure SM7B vs Heil PR40 vs Audio-Technica BP40 vs Procaster vs Art D7 Shootout Comparison

In this MASSIVE Microphone Shootout we compare 6 large dynamic microphones. Audio-Technica BP40 vs Electro-Voice RE320 vs Shure SM7B vs Heil PR40 vs Rode Procaster vs Art D7. To help provide samples for multiple use cases, the test is run 3 times – once with the raw audio, another with some enhancement by the DBX286,…

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Game/Life Balance U.S. Podcast Episode 12: Steam prices in Russia, the C2E2 GonnaGeek panel, and Darkest Dungeon reviewed

 Cody introduces special guest “Russian Jon,” a long-time friend of the podcast who discusses what it’s like to buy Steam games in Russia. Then, Cody recaps the GonnaGeek Network podcasting event he attended at C2E2, and the two Jons review the roguelike dungeon crawler Darkest Dungeon. Life Stuff Cody discusses the panel he sat on at the Chicago…

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MXL 770 Condenser Microphone Unboxing and Review

I’m a strong advocate of using Dynamic microphones for podcasting; however, sometimes my geekiness gets the best of me and I don’t always practice what I preach. For a long time I’ve used a Shure SM58 for my podcasting and I’ve maintained good podcast quality using this mic by simply adding some post processing including…

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