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Microphone Poll Results
🕑 Added 2021-09-02 23:45:40 +0000 UTC15% of you ticked I like them all / any of them are fine
The microphones are (drumroll):
1 - is actually the two microphones below, one in each ear.
Chosen by 5% as the best
This is the mistake I made on the latest debunking video. I recorded with a different microphone to L and R channel, intending to choose one. But I accidentally left it as both (lockdown homeschooling makes editing so noisy that I didn't notice). But there were lots of comments from people liking the sound. This seemed strange to me and I thought it may have simply been because the mic was visible, but wanted to do a poll to check.
Your feedback on mic 1:
1 feels a bit too "brite"
1 seemed to be more in my right ear than the left
1 was the worst
I found 1 to lisp your s sounds and make them more prominent and noticeable
1 was worst by far. It felt like my ears needed to pop
In any case, no number 1! It sounds mono (right ear mostly, from PC speakers)
1 was the worst
I listened to all 3 options on my phone, on my pc, with my headset and with air pods, and in all four ways I do not like 1. It’s like an overstimulation and it’s uncomfortable for my brain to hear, it’s too “surround sound” if that makes sense.
1 seemed to be quite sharp.
I definitely prefer 1
1 picks up too much reflection off the table
1 just sounded off
1 sounded tinny
2 - Rode NTG-1 positioned on a boom pole mic stand above out of shot
Chosen by 35% as the best
Your feedback on 2:
2 was the best with my headset
2 definitely sounds best, the sound quality I felt, sounded better
Number 2 has kind of an echo...?
2 is better, the sound is clearer and no crackling
2 sounded like a good mix
2 is best of the three and tonally sounds better, but still has a lot of reflection (sound professional)
To me 2 and 3 sounded basically the same. I preferred 2 but only slightly.
2 sounded clearest to me and easiest to understand
2 was very toppy, no bass at all
2 sounded hollow
2 was the loudest treble
3- Rode NT1 positioned slightly to my right (you can see it behind the laptop)
Chosen by 38% as the best
Your feedback:
- 3 had a muffled affect about it that was unpleasing
- 3 had a muffled tunnel sound that bothered my ears
+ Liked the sound of number 3 the most
- 3 sounds a bit muffled (no echo or background sounds at all), so sounds less natural
+ With the normal ipad speakers 3 was the best
+ I work in radio. I think mic 3 has the best sound! It sounds like it has the least amount of echo/reflection
- There was a bit of crackling in the speech with no 3, so I would never choose that one
+ 3 sounds best to me on my computer's built-in speaker, my separate (and old) speakers hooked to my computer, and my AirPods. It's richer than 2, and the S's don't hiss as much
+ Initially I preferred 2, but after a couple more listens, I felt 3 placed you more in the same room, conversational type of feel
2 & 3 are similar with a slight preference for 3
- I didn't like mic 3 because your voice ended up too dull
- My husband actually works in sound professionally! He described 3 as "too bass heavy"
- 3 was fuzzy
- I found 3 less clear
+ 2 & 3 sound very similar to me but i think 3 is the fullest or more level of the two
- 3 picked up a lot of your movement noise
+ I prefer 3 it has a more rounded sound
+ 3 gets my vote. 1 & 2 sounded like I was hearing you in an auditorium, and 3 sounded like we were having a conversation
+ I felt 3 was best
+ 3 had the most full sound to me
In summary
* 2 and 3 are both OK depending on what you're listening on and personal preference.
* I need better headphones so I can hear during lockdown so I don't make the number 1 mistake again. It's just been announced that kids will not be returning to school this term.
* I need to experiment a bit more with microphone and sound absorption panel positioning.
