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One of the best cheap microphones around
I have worked in radio with a few Neumann microphones (U87Ai, BCM-104, TLM-103) and Shure SM7A and B-microphones and on stage with many dynamic microphones (Shure SM57 and 58, and 58 Beta, Sennheiser MD421 and 441s for instruments), and quite a few condenser microphones.
Nowadays I make a lot of voice overs in a booth for instructional videos with my sE Electronics sE2200a (usuallay and Z5600a II, Gemini II occasionally), but for a podcast project I needed something else, more "broadcast-y", and useable outside of the booth.
I tried my complement of regular handheld dynamics (Shure SM57, SM58, SM48, AKG D770, D880, and some clones) but none of them sounded the way I wanted it to sound.
Either that, or I was nostalgic and wanted the sound of the SM7, or something good enough to replace it.
I could have bought an SM7 for the project, but I have really good experiences with some other t.Bone microphones (SCT-2000, SC-1100, SC-450, MB85Beta, ...), usually bought second hand.
So I bought both the MB7 Beta and the BC-500. The first was a disappointment to be honest, even though it was more expensive than this one.
The BC-500 on the other hand, was a revelation. I activated both the high pass filter and the presence boost for that "radio" feeling, and recorded a few sessions with a cheap Klark Teknik CT1 preamp going in a simple Behringer mixer and then into a portable recorder (or my laptop depending on the location) . I think this qualifies as a cheap environment, but still the recordings with the BC-500 sound FANTASTIC.
Now my recordings are just me talking (due to Covid), but soon I hoop I'll need a second one for guests and more on location (untreated room) recordings.
The weight and quality are really good, a lot better than its price might make you think. So gave this microphone 5 stars for everything, except for the features.
Not unlike the SM7 the default windshield is a very thin foam, and every so often some plosives get through. So a better windshield (like the thick foam one that is available for the SM7 as well) would have been better, and should be default.
My conclusion still is that this is a great microphone, worth every cent, twice!
Nowadays I make a lot of voice overs in a booth for instructional videos with my sE Electronics sE2200a (usuallay and Z5600a II, Gemini II occasionally), but for a podcast project I needed something else, more "broadcast-y", and useable outside of the booth.
I tried my complement of regular handheld dynamics (Shure SM57, SM58, SM48, AKG D770, D880, and some clones) but none of them sounded the way I wanted it to sound.
Either that, or I was nostalgic and wanted the sound of the SM7, or something good enough to replace it.
I could have bought an SM7 for the project, but I have really good experiences with some other t.Bone microphones (SCT-2000, SC-1100, SC-450, MB85Beta, ...), usually bought second hand.
So I bought both the MB7 Beta and the BC-500. The first was a disappointment to be honest, even though it was more expensive than this one.
The BC-500 on the other hand, was a revelation. I activated both the high pass filter and the presence boost for that "radio" feeling, and recorded a few sessions with a cheap Klark Teknik CT1 preamp going in a simple Behringer mixer and then into a portable recorder (or my laptop depending on the location) . I think this qualifies as a cheap environment, but still the recordings with the BC-500 sound FANTASTIC.
Now my recordings are just me talking (due to Covid), but soon I hoop I'll need a second one for guests and more on location (untreated room) recordings.
The weight and quality are really good, a lot better than its price might make you think. So gave this microphone 5 stars for everything, except for the features.
Not unlike the SM7 the default windshield is a very thin foam, and every so often some plosives get through. So a better windshield (like the thick foam one that is available for the SM7 as well) would have been better, and should be default.
My conclusion still is that this is a great microphone, worth every cent, twice!
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