Since its establishment as Freedman Electronics in 1967 and subsequent rebranding as Røde in the 1990s, Røde Microphones has dedicated itself to producing quality mics at affordable prices. The Australian company has an international team of over 250 professionals in a number of disciplines, including electronics engineering, acoustics engineering, robotics, and more. With offices in…
Since the company’s establishment in 1995, Blue Microphones has been at the forefront of the affordable mics game for years. This is primarily due to its comfortably popular units like the Blue Yeti and the Blue Snowball. Thanks to these user favorites, Blue Microphones has built a reputation for vocal and podcasting mics at great…
Ribbon mics might not be as popular as they were once before, but Royer Labs has certainly shown they’re back on the rise. For those unfamiliar, a ribbon microphone is a type of dynamic microphone, but with some fundamental differences. Rather than having a diaphragm attached to a coil suspended in a magnetic field, the…
If there’s one microphone manufacturer that stands out in today’s world, it’s Neumann. This German manufacturer has been in the business since 1928, and in almost a century since has produced some of the world’s most iconic microphones. After all, who can forget the Neumann U87, or the Neumann U47? Neumann is well known for…
No matter how much technology improves, there are still some things that the classics do better. Vintage mics are known for their warm tones and natural sound and are the backbone of recording as both an industry and an art. If there’s a company out there that manages to bring that vintage sound back into…
The landscape of recording has changed in recent years, and many would say for the better. For aspiring musicians, podcasters, and performers, there now exists a wide range of different mics at different price points that can fit anything from the highest caliber recording studio to a beginner’s first home setup. Starting your own recording…
When it comes to technical design and engineering, AKG stands head and shoulders above the rest. The company’s reputation for well-designed microphones is safely established, with a number of popular models such as the C12, C414, and C451. AKG mics are long-standing favorites, and its flagship model the C414 is often a presence in many…
Microphones are undeniably an integral part of modern lifestyle, even when we aren’t actually using them. Even if you’ve never thought about starting a podcast or building a home studio, a microphone has probably impacted your life. How? Through the media you consume. For every favorite TV show and beloved film, you have a whole…
It’s no secret that Georg Neumann GmbH (also more popularly known as Neumann) microphones are considered among the best of the best in the industry. The brand has offered products with some of the highest quality sound and manufacturing over its 80-year history, and many of its products have shaped the direction of studio recording…
In only two short decades, sE Electronics has risen to the top of the industry and become an internationally respected brand that’s become popular in the home and professional studios alike. Known for their top quality, handcrafted mics, the company has produced favorites like the sE Electronics z3300 A, the sE Electronics sE2200a II, and…