Microphone Frequency Response comparison tool

[AudioPhile777]

http://recordinghacks.com/microphones

- find your mic.
- click on frequency response graph
- enter the name of a mic to compare
- ??
- profit.

 

[The StabbinCabin]

This is way cool- has price comparison features on the bottom

Bookmarked! Thank you for the link

 

[bryan_kilco]

hmm...some of those prices just seem way too high. Where is this site/prices based out of?

 

[recordinghacks]

@bryan_kilco - sorry for the late response; I just saw your question.

The "price finder" feature pulls microphone prices twice a day from all the vendors included in the system. There are about 10 vendors included at the moment, all US based.

The prices shown can't really be "too high;" they're actually current street prices from the biggest online sellers of pro audio gear.

It's worth noting that my site tracks pricing and notices when the price of something drops below a certain threshold. These "price drops" are listed in one place, making it very easy to spot sales:
http://recordinghacks.com/microphones-on-sale/

E.g. the Apex 205 long-geometry ribbon mic for $85, free shipping included. That's a steal.

Some mics never go on sale, sadly, but any that do are very likely to show up at that page noted above.

 

[joelplagues]

Great database but....PLEASE MAKE THE iPHONE APP YOU SUGGESTED!!!!

seriously I'm willing to pay upto $10 for that thing(reasonably priced would be $3 though)

 

[greyskull]

ace, the funny thing is, looking at those charts; a lot of the time, my ears/experience are so vastly different.
Take the SE Titan for example; looks like a pretty bright/flat mic.
Nope... Dark/Smooth awesome on bass...
Wierd

 

[ArthurD]

awesome.

 

[recordinghacks]

ace, the funny thing is, looking at those charts; a lot of the time,
my ears/experience are so vastly different.
Take the SE Titan for example; looks like a pretty bright/flat mic.
Nope... Dark/Smooth awesome on bass...
Wierd

The published charts don't always show proximity effect. Usually the charts are
produced at a 1m distance from the source. But you probably use the mic a lot
closer than that, and therefore you're hearing a low-end boost due to proximity.

 

[Damage, Inc.]

ace, the funny thing is, looking at those charts; a lot of the time, my ears/experience are so vastly different.
Take the SE Titan for example; looks like a pretty bright/flat mic.
Nope... Dark/Smooth awesome on bass...
Wierd

+1...same with speakers. I have never successfully used a freq chart to predict what a mic or speaker is going to sound like, or to decide between two of them.

 

[Audiosprite]

wow, this is a neat site. love the bits about modding.