Exploring the Shure MV7 Microphone: Analysing Plosives, Sibilance, and Sound Quality

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Today we're bringing a review to you,

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this microphone right here, the Shure

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MV7 I did a podcast Battle between

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the Shure MV7 and the Rode PodMic.

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They have the same inputs.

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They're about the same price point.

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And I wanted to do a review of

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this one by itself as well, so

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that you could have a listen to it.

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If it's a microphone that you're really

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looking at potentially buying, or you

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have it already and you want some advice

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on how to use this one effectively.

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the Shure MV7 is a dynamic microphone

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that has both the XLR and the USB input.

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I'm going to try both of those things

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on for size today so that you can

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listen to the difference of both

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of these inputs stay tuned because

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I'm going to give you my advice,

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my feedback, my recommendations.

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And we're also going to get a male

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voice in here as well, so that you

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can see how it handles a duper voice

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versus a high pitched ish voice, The

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pop filter comes off really easily,

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but the thing I will say about this

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is I don't think it's good enough.

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It doesn't feel foamy enough.

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That's kind of a weird thing to

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say, but it just doesn't feel

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very like, uh, sturdy, you know?

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So it comes on and off really

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easily, which is fine, but I

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just don't think it's that great.

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So let's jump into a few tests that

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I like to run with microphones.

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First thing we're going to test

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is how it handles plosives and

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how it handles s's, sibilants.

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whether there's like a high frequency

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that's kind of annoying and how it

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handles those poppy sounds as well.

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Popping the popcorn and

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sizzling the sausages.

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You can see it's off axis here as well.

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Now if I bring this around to

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the front, Popping the popcorn

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and sizzling the sausages.

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How did that sound for you?

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Okay, so that's in the XLR input.

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Now we're going to sing a little

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bit into the microphone off axis.

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Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high.

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And then I'm going to go back.

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There's a land I heard

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in the la la is Alex.

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I've provided him with a lovely sentence.

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So, here it goes.

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Please provide a stinky sandwich.

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Please provide a stinky sandwich.

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then now I want just like,

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I don't know, Now we have it

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plugged in via the USB input.

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There are a few little things

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that you need to make sure that

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you set up when you first plug in

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the microphone in the USB format.

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Namely making sure that the right

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input is selected for the computer.

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so you have to go into sound

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settings of your computer, PC or

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Mac, and you have to find it in your

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inputs, once you've plugged it in,

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select it, and then it will work.

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You can also adjust the level

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of it within the sound settings

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on your PC or Mac if you have a

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slider that you can change, but you

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can also adjust the level of it.

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On the microphone itself,

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now I'm going to do my plosive and

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sibilance test, popping the popcorn and.

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Sizzling the sausages.

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Popping the popcorn and

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sizzling the sausages.

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L is for the way you look at me.

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Oh, is for the only one I see.

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Okay, so that's that.

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Now we're going to get

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the male voice back in.

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I need Please provide a stinky sandwich.

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Please provide a stinky sandwich.

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All right.

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So this is where I would

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have to have the microphone.

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It needs to be on an off axis about here.

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If I get much further away, It

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doesn't sound very good, does it?

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And this is what a lot of the

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mistake that people make with

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microphones is that they put them

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too far away from their faces.

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Now, if we do almost on top of it here

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with this one, this is creating the

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proximity effect, which is actually

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quite intense for this microphone.

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It's going to give me a lot of bassy

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bottom end, and some people really like

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that sound A lot of that ASMR vibe is

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going to come from being really close

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to the microphone, but you have to make

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sure that the microphone can handle it.

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This microphone is not

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good in that setting.

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Can you hear that there

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is a lot of breath?

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it's like every time I have a T or

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a B or a P or an S, there's a lot of

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extra interruption with the microphone.

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So I don't suggest using a

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microphone like this if you want

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that really close vibe, because

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it just sounds a little bit shmeh.

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I'm off axis so that the

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pop isn't a big deal.

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It's still a little bit of a deal.

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But it's not as bad as it is if I'm

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on like this, and then I'm popping

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the popcorn, popping the popcorn.

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So it's a little bit less

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brutal on the side like this.

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Let's go through my overall

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recommendation for this microphone

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and how I feel about it.

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what do I like about this microphone?

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I like that it's compact.

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I like that it has XLR and USB input.

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I like that it has an app that means

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that you can adjust things yourself

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in there, which is fantastic.

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and it's not hard to set up.

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It's easy to get going.

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It's great for a DIY podcaster.

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I don't like that it

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sounds a little bit muddy.

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I have to get it in like the

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perfect spot for me to not

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sound a little bit too low end.

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I also don't like the placement of these

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lights and the way that you have to

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touch them to make it move I just find

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that kind of silly that it's there.

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I think that it's fantastic for

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those that are looking for a

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microphone that can have longevity.

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Maybe you start with USB and you work

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your way up to the XLR format, but

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it is not my favorite microphone.

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I've definitely recommended this

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microphone to some of our clients,

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depending on the type of voice that

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they have and the recording environment.

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I can recommend different microphones

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for different people and they sound

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great with this microphone as well.

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done on other microphones.

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Thanks for joining me.

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And I hope this was helpful.

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Bye.