Microphone Showdown 3
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Length 1 h 27 min
Chapters 57
This is a project which will allow readers and listeners to compare the recording quality of a wide variety of recording devices. It is a sequel to the first Microphone Showdown project which was catalogued in 2011. Since that time the range of devices available for the recording of spoken audio has increased significantly. - Summary by Algy Pug
Chapters
1
Ozymandias - Rode - NT1A, Yahama Audiogram 6 USB interface, Windows desktop PC Read by Algy Pug 1:30
2
Mutability - Samson - Q7, Yahama Audiogram 6 USB interface, Windows desktop PC Read by Algy Pug 1:37
3
A Dream Within a Dream - Logitech - C615 webcam Read by Algy Pug 1:32
4
Go, Lovely Rose - MXL - USB.007 Read by Algy Pug 1:18
5
A Thing of Beauty - Dell - Venue Pro tablet internal microphone Read by Algy Pug 1:50
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Embarcation - Zoom - H4N Handy Recorder Read by Algy Pug 1:22
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Death - Samson - Meteorite USB Read by Newgatenovelist 1:15
8
Decline and Fall (Gibbon) - Kinobo - Akiro USB Read by Patrick Eaton 1:46
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Emaricdulfe - Samson - Q1U USB Read by Ruth Golding 1:33
10
The Evil Monk - Apogee MiC - USB & MacBook Read by Mark Nelson 1:12
11
Echoes - Audiotechnica - AT2035 XLR condenser microphone, Focusrite iTrack Solo USB, MacBook Read by Mark Nelson 1:14
12
Psalm 133 (Watts) - Internal microphone, Dell Inspiron laptop, Windows 7 and Audacity 1.3 Read by Bethesda Lily 1:13
13
Psalm 61 (Watts) - Olympus DM-620 Digital Voice Recorder Read by Bethesda Lily 1:04
14
Burning Leaves November - Lenovo - Thinkpad internal microphone Read by Maria Kasper 1:07
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An Open Fire - Samson - Gomic USB Read by Maria Kasper 1:20
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Morn - Samson - GoMic USB (with 10 Db pad) Read by Maria Kasper 1:26
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Pride & Prejudice (excerpt) _ Studio Projects C1 and Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 Read by melchior 1:52
18
Metsään nukkunut - Studio projects C4 Mk II (omni capsule) and FocusRite Scarlett 8i6 Read by melchior 1:59
19
Filosofeeraava ylioppilas - Studio projects C4 Mk II (cardioid capsule) and FocusRite Scarlett 8i6 Read by melchior 1:39
20
The Three Quiet Gentlemen - Havit HV-DM8313 USB Dynamic Microphone Read by Glenn O'Brien 1:34
21
Excerpt from Kavanagh - Blue Yeti USB Read by Carol Box 1:16
22
Excerpt from the Flower Princess - Samson Q1U USB Read by Jennifer Fournier 1:01
23
Excerpt from Peer Gynt - AKG Perception 120 USB microphone Read by Kristin G. 1:12
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Sonnet 102 - AKG P220 through PreSonus iOne interface Read by tovarisch 1:39
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Sonnet 103 - Samson Go Mic USB Read by tovarisch 1:31
26
Accidental death - Ipad Air 2 with internal microphone Read by Jennifer Fournier 2:23
27
Enquire within upon everything - excerpt - Rode NT-USB microphone Read by Jennifer Fournier 1:08
28
Psalm 23 (Watts) - Rode Podcaster USB Read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020) 1:56
29
Years After The War - Sennheiser PC USB headset Read by Son of the Exiles 2:08
30
Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth - Blue, Encore 200 dynamic microphone, TASCAM US-2x2 interface, 2011 MacBook Pro Read by Brian Darby 1:19
31
Lights - Blue, Encore 300 condenser microphone, TASCAM US-2x2 interface, 2011 MacBook Pro. Read by Brian Darby 1:14
32
Love Thee - Shure, Beta 58A, dynamic microphone, TASCAM US-2x2 interface, 2011 MacBook Pro Read by Brian Darby 1:27
33
The Camper - Electrovoice, RE320, dynamic microphone, CloudLifter interface into TASCAM US-2x2 interface, 2011 MacBook Pro Read by Brian Darby 1:18
34
In the Autumn Grass - AKG P220 XLR condenser microphone, TASCAM US-2x2 interface, 2011 MacBook Pro Read by Brian Darby 1:18
35
The Challenge - Shure SM35 headworn XLR condenser microphone, TASCAM US-2x2 interface, 2011 MacBook Pro Read by Brian Darby 1:17
36
Psalm 24 - Watts - Olympus DM-420 digital voice recorder, Audacity 1.3, Dell Inspiron laptop Read by Bethesda Lily 1:18
37
To One in Bedlam - Samson Meteorite USB microphone, Asus Windows 10 laptop Read by Newgatenovelist 1:36
38
Cherry Ripe - Philips Voice Tracer hand held recorde Read by Newgatenovelist 1:27
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Psalm 126 (Watts) - Blue Snowball USB Microphone; Windows 7 and Audacity 1.3 Read by Bethesda Lily 1:21
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Excerpt from 20,00 leagues Under the Sea - Samson C05 XLR with a Xenyx 302 USB interface and a pop filter on Windows 10 Read by Kristin G. 2:16
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I Dream'd in a Dream - Rode K2 tube microphone, Audient ID4 interface, reaper and Windows 10 Read by Scotty Smith 1:07
42
The Road Not Taken - ElectroVoice ND767a, XLR, Focusrite Scarlett 18i8, using Reaper and Windows 10 Read by Harley James 1:13
43
Christmas Trees - Studio Projects B3, XLR, RME OctaMic interface, using Reaper and Windows 10 Read by Harley James 3:24
44
An Old Man's Winter Night - Shure SM57 through a Midas VeniceU 24 console using Reaper on a Windows PC Read by Harley James 1:58
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Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Scene 2- Rode NT1A through Zoom H4 digital recorder Read by Andrew Frueh 1:45
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Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Scene 2- But soft....- Shure SM57 through Zoom H4 digital recorder Read by Andrew Frueh 1:46
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Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Scene 2- But soft....- Cable Up dynamic mic through Zoom H4 digital recorder Read by Andrew Frueh 1:46
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Romeo and Juliet - Act 2 Scene 2- But soft....- Built-in mic on Samsung Galaxy S5 cell phone with Titanium Recorder app Read by Andrew Frueh 1:44
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Home They Brought Her Warrior Dead - Rode NT-USB microphone through Asus laptop using Windows 10 Read by Newgatenovelist 1:23
50
Pretty Cow - Shure pg58 dynamic mic recorded into a Tascam DR-60D mkII recorder Read by Scotty Smith 0:58
51
There was a Little Girl - MXL V67G large diaphragm condenser into a Tascam DR-60D mkII recorder Read by Scotty Smith 1:16
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The Unseen Playmate - Rode Videomicro (little) shotgun mic into a Tascam DR-60D mkII recorder Read by Scotty Smith 1:37
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If ever I See - Blue Baby Bottle large diaphragm condenser mic into a Tascam DR-60D mkII recorder Read by Scotty Smith 1:09
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Sage Councel - Sennheiser MKH 416 shotgun mic into a Tascam DR-60D mkII recorder Read by Scotty Smith 1:28
55
Sonnet 21 - Behringer C1 cardioid condenser microphone through Tascam US-800 interface on Windows PC Read by Mark Crowle-Groves 1:24
56
All the World's a Stage - Rode NT1A condenser mic through DAV BG1 preamp to Tascam HPD2 digital recorder. Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) 2:33
57
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud - Audio Technica At 2020+ USB. Read by Eva Davis (d. 2025) 1:29
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