Yeah he really knows how to Boom 😁. Didn't expect to see Alan on your channel. 2 of the best sound guys out there Curtis & Alan.
@Schwermetall
6 ай бұрын
@@curtisjudd Hello Curtis. At first thanks a lot for this great review. You said this mic is not the best for very loud noise. Do you have a recommendation for a mic for very loud noise? I'm planing to film a Top Fuel dragster race and these cars are very, very loud 🙂 Because I will have a light rig I'm thinking about a F3 or H4e but I have no idea about the mic. A dynamic? Best regards, Alex
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
@@Schwermetall Yes, a dynamic mic. The most important specification to look for is Max SPL handling. You'll want something rated in the 130 dB SPL or higher range.
@Podcastage
6 ай бұрын
Best MAX SPL Test.
@Brazen_Rebel
6 ай бұрын
Curtis, your content has played a pivotal role in my microphone education and empowered me to make informed decisions about my recent shotgun microphone purchase. This product video in particular felt extremely useful with the types of tests and use case examples. I really feel as though it gave me a clearer use case picture of how this microphone could work under various conditions. I hope to see more of this type of video style. The added cutaways and scream test humor was a welcome addition. Thank you for all the wonderful information and content you continue to provide.
@BasicFilmmaker
6 ай бұрын
Bam! Right into the video at the start. Love it!
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
👍❤️
@mrheng562
6 ай бұрын
Allen!!! I loved the cameo for the yelling portions. Maybe one day I’ll swing by and do one too. LOL!!!
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
One yeller at a time, please! 😉
@mrheng562
6 ай бұрын
@@curtisjudd 😂😂😂
@edclevel402
6 ай бұрын
MKH416 sounds brighter, more mid-forward. The Movo def has a bit more punch in the low end and low mid frequencies. Seems like a pretty solid value unless you want to use it camera-top for run and gun type applications.
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
👍
@heroicvision
6 ай бұрын
We need this Max SPL test for every mic review! That is officially the new gold standard test. 🤣🤣
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
LOL!
@gregelgie
6 ай бұрын
Great cameo by Allen! You are the Whitney Houston of yellers! Thanks for the great review, Curtis.
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
LOL!
@knowyourjoe8826
6 ай бұрын
OMGosh!!! That cameo ... "Only if you ..." I literally laughed out loud! Y'all are awesome! Thanks for all the great information in a specular delivery!
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
👍
@ecmjr
13 күн бұрын
Very insightful!!!
@curtisjudd
7 күн бұрын
👍
@Tom_Roberts
5 ай бұрын
You just can't beat the clean crisp full sound of the 416 and your voice tests prove it once again 🙂
@curtisjudd
5 ай бұрын
👍
@twotone3070
6 ай бұрын
I hate to question your methodology, especially as I have little to no knowledge on the subject, but was it the fact it was battery powered or that it was connected to the GH5 that altered the sound?
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
Or a combination of the two? Not sure, just reporting our hands-on experience with the camera I had available.
@craighoward5486
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for this. It's a mic I would consider, BUT... that battery powered vs. phantom demo was really suspect. The difference is so dramatic. I would want to test that on something like the Mix Pre by using phantom, then turning off the phantom and using the battery. I just can't believe they're that different. (Not to doubt you Curtis... just looking for an apples-to-apples comparison.) Thanks again.
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
Fair point. But the reason we did what we did was to address the most likely use cases - people using cameras with 3.5mm inputs.
@Rivenworld
6 ай бұрын
I did have a Movo shotgun mic a number of years ago and the self noise was pretty terrible, moved to a couple of Rode NTG2's which have been super, having said that = this one sounds pretty good at this price point. Great review Curtis, many thanks.
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
👍
@cwichura
6 ай бұрын
Awesome cameo by Allen! :)
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
Hahaha! 😂
@leafcatcherstudio
3 ай бұрын
I bought this mic a little less than 3 months ago and I’ve only used it a handful of times since then. It sounded good at first, but now it crackles (on phantom power). I’ve tested it with different cables and devices and the problem hasn’t gone away. I can’t recommend a mic that develops a fault so quickly. Hopefully my copy was an outlier. If you still have this mic you might want to check and see if it’s still performing the same.
@curtisjudd
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing. I gave it to someone who needed a mic. Haven’t heard back.
@robertocalderonabogado1427
6 ай бұрын
I like how your voice sounds with this mic, better than the Sennheiser. Has richer bass and tamed pleasant high frequencies. Sounds like talking very close to a quality broadcast dynamic mic.
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
👍
@mattwruff
6 ай бұрын
Ok Allen was hilarious!, great review as always being a 'Mic snob' it not for me but if someone ask I'll send them to your review!
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
👍
@FlatLanderTech
6 ай бұрын
Im very thankful for all the detailed videos, The person doing the B-Roll footage has a very nice Coat!
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
I’ll let her know!
@monty671
6 ай бұрын
Glass of water spiked with Advil. Awesome
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
👍
@winfilms3681
6 ай бұрын
Sir, that loudness test should be mandatory in every video!
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
LOL!
@8lec_R
6 ай бұрын
Jesus 😂 Allen really went all out
@SoundSpeeds
6 ай бұрын
He does that
@8lec_R
6 ай бұрын
@@SoundSpeeds I'm not surprised at all. Lovely to see you 😊
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
Yes. I expect nothing less from Allen.
@semiprotech
6 ай бұрын
I've just completed my review of this mic as well! (video dropping tomorrow) and while it won't hold a candle to Curtis' review, I did have the exact same issue with the battery power. It actually sounded quite usable and similar to phantom power running into my Lumix S5II, however when plugged into my Sony FX30 and ZVE1, it sounded very thin and tinny just like the sample in this video. It seems to vary widely depending on the internals of the camera that you connect it to unfortunately - perhaps different impedance on the camera's mic input or something like that. But other than that, I came to the same conclusion - if you're going to use it with phantom power, it's a great option for the price!
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
👍 interesting findings, thanks for sharing!
@MovoOfficial
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the honest review, Curtis! Loved the MAX SPL test 😁
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
👍
@Dracomies
6 ай бұрын
This one sounds more muffled. But could be eqed to sound more clearer. But very muffled out the box.
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
👍
@PawFromTheBroons
6 ай бұрын
Only if you spike it with Advil, now that's quotable.
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
Quotable indeed. That's Allen!
@SoundSpeeds
6 ай бұрын
Curtis only drinks the hard stuff though. 🤪
@PawFromTheBroons
6 ай бұрын
@@SoundSpeeds It smoothes the voice
@HeathcliffBlair
6 ай бұрын
@4.58... Pretty darn definitive test! 😄 Interesting mic for the price. Thanks!
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
👍
@focuspulling
6 ай бұрын
Wow, the Senn is dramatically better in the opening comparison! I'm lucky to own one; in a weird fluke circa 2016, B&H put it on sale for $599.
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
It’s a keeper for sure.
@madsmix
6 ай бұрын
Nice video again. Perfect conclusion too. Great for its price! In a pinch I can get a decent output off it knowing it's limitations.
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
👍
@marinrealestatephotography
6 ай бұрын
Hi Curtis: Thanks for the review. Can you share your thoughts on how this new Movo mic compares to a 3.5mm plug mount like the Deity D4 in terms of sound, please? Also, any thoughts on how this mic works in a highly reverbarant room? I have heard samples where even the mighty Sennheiser MKH 416 sounds pretty warbly in small, untreated rooms with lots of reverb. Thanks in advance.
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
If you’re recording to a camera with a 3.5mm mic input, I can’t recommend the Movo without doing a bunch more tests with various cameras. If recording to 3.5mm input on camera is your use case, In that case, I’d look at the D4. But if you record to an XLR input which supplies phantom power, I’d probably choose the Movo.
@TransplantHelper
6 ай бұрын
I love your videos but please can you find a new passage to read for tests? I get excited when I see a new video but I have to skip the reading passages.
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
No, we keep it so people can cue up any of our previous mic reviews and hear the same passage in different browser tabs. Easier to get a direct comparison.
@DrGDaniels
6 ай бұрын
Another great review. Thank you.
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
👍
@ScandinavianCoward
6 ай бұрын
I like the new aspect ratio!
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
👍
@paulengle5784
4 ай бұрын
Im halfway through the video, and I’m wondering how this microphone stacks against the Sennheiser mke600, as that’s a much more affordable price than the MHK-416
@curtisjudd
4 ай бұрын
Open up our MKE600 review in another browser tab and you can hear them back to back 👍
@elementary8963
6 ай бұрын
Insane value for money!
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
👍
@dwftube
6 ай бұрын
Even before I heard the comparision with the 416 I could hear some sort of phasey 'cupped hands' colouration that I could not get used to.
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
🤔
@democast
6 ай бұрын
If you deem the battery-powered sound too weak, may you run Phantom from your BeachTek without having to remove the battery? How about 12v? Which (cheaper than the Mix-Pre II) under (or near) camera mobile mixer can run real-time compression and/or noise-reduction?
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
Yes
@user-cx6rg6mr7d
6 ай бұрын
04::54 what a surprise!!
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
🙂😳
@artofduke
6 ай бұрын
You always do a nice thorough job.
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
Thanks
@swolodkin
5 ай бұрын
Curtis, I was thinking that the dramatic sound quality difference when plugged into the GH5 could have been caused by the mic sending a Balanced signal into an Unbalanced preamp. The GH5 preamps are expecting the same signal on each channel (in mono), so if one channel is 180 degrees out of phase with the other the result would be massive signal cancellation. This could be the cause as opposed to the battery power. What do you think?
@curtisjudd
5 ай бұрын
If that’s the problem, then MOVO needs to include the right cable with the mic (I used the cable that came with the mic)
@iPhone-Cinematograhy
6 ай бұрын
Very helpful... Thank you.
@curtisjudd
5 ай бұрын
👍
@carpetbomberz
6 ай бұрын
No internal blood vessels were harmed in this recording. 👍
Surely the comparison should be with the MKE 600, of which this appears to be an almost direct copy, not the MKH416?
@Matthew_Raymond
6 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t say it’s a copy of the MKE 600, but that’s the more logical mic to compare it to. (If anything, the Movo appears to be a competitor to something like the VidPro XM-55.)
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
Depends on the goal. Even the MKE600 is not a fair comparison in terms of price.
@Matthew_Raymond
6 ай бұрын
@@curtisjudd True. However, the MKE 600, when operating under battery power, is said to perform nearly as well as when it’s operating under phantom power, with the only major difference being a drop in sensitivity. This contrasts sharply with the large difference performance you saw with the Movo mic. Or is the idea that you’ve done comparisons with the MKH 416 in the past, so it serves as a sort of reference microphone?
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
@@Matthew_Raymond yes, the latter. AND most people have heard the MKH416 in films, TV, and streaming shows. It's about as close to industry standard as a microphone can get.
@adobemastr
6 ай бұрын
I would say this is a GREAT deal for $129!! Especially with all the attachments. China is becoming more and more of a competitor with these decent sounding and quality built microphones. It just goes to show how much profit and markup there is in this industry.
@adwil8175
6 ай бұрын
But the Chinese manufacturer did not add anything of its own and incurred minimal construction costs. Meanwhile, Sennheiser is a groundbreaking design. Work on the final version of this microphone took many years. The Chinese only copy these products for free. In addition, Sennheiser has proven that its microphones can operate for several dozen years without loss of quality. That's why I prefer to invest in a used MKH416.
@adobemastr
6 ай бұрын
@@adwil8175 I agree with you.
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
Yes, quite a lot of value for the price.
@JoATTech
6 ай бұрын
Sounds good although handling noise is quite substantial ... the same is for their Movo VXR10 ... sounds nice, dreadful handling noise :D.
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
I heard mostly air hitting the mic capsule which is more of an issue of the foam cover.
@MrKuschelTieger
6 ай бұрын
Favourite KZitemr!
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
❤️
@jeffrey3205
6 ай бұрын
Hey Curtis, can you pleeeese do a video on the Zoom M3 MicTrak as it relates to the Rode video mic and Ntg?
@curtisjudd
5 ай бұрын
I’m sorry, no budget to review the M series. 😞
@glynnetolar4423
6 ай бұрын
Sounds like Alan was letting loose his internal Sam Kinison.
@SoundSpeeds
6 ай бұрын
I'm not quite that Epic
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
I concur.
@akak5128
5 ай бұрын
hey thanks for the great video for us not so serious yet guys with a small budget. one question, what was that orange mesh sleeve thing around the base of the mic for? just looks or RF Faraday cage or something?
@curtisjudd
5 ай бұрын
Just nylon mesh to keep the metal connector from damaging the graphite boom pole if it swings around when not connected.
@Ben-Hur73
6 ай бұрын
Senheiser sounds more open less compressed
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
Yes! And also $870 more dollars. 😉
@Ben-Hur73
6 ай бұрын
@@curtisjuddwould it be possible for you to tweak the sound of that mic to bring it close to the senheiser? Or if you dont have a good base its a lost cause? I also wander with all the ai tweaking tools if its still worth it to invest in good mics
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
@@Ben-Hur73 You could probably EQ to get close, but not perfectly matched. There is still value in buying a quality mic. One of the benefits being that you don't have to do as much post production work.
@Ben-Hur73
6 ай бұрын
thank you for taking the time to answer@@curtisjudd
@carrascoricardo
6 ай бұрын
Cheers from Venezuela, Curtis! I love your whole production style, and I find your videos super informative. Keep it coming!
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
👍
@bardosapien
5 ай бұрын
Can the noise when powered with the AA battery be caused by a noisy preamp in the camera? Would be interested in seeing if the noise is the same when connected to an audio recorder not supplying phantom power, with a battery in the mic. I'd like to know because I have a Rode NTG-2 and I'd like to plug it right into a Sony camera, but I think no matter what I do it'll be noisy because of the camera's less-than-ideal preamp. I usually run my mics through a Tascam and then the line-out to the camera and it works fine. I will try the Rode directly to the camera as soon as I get an xlr to 3.5 cable. Am I right? Anyone?
@curtisjudd
5 ай бұрын
The GH5 preamps are not normally this noisy so I suspect an impedance mismatch or something else.
@aatamikarvinen9936
5 ай бұрын
Would it good for wildlife? Like birds singing etc.
@curtisjudd
5 ай бұрын
It would be ok, yes.
@oriffel
6 ай бұрын
damn, this looks handy. also looks a bit tough to get a hold of in canada. What is that sound program you're using here?
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
Adobe Audition 👍
@Joachimton
6 ай бұрын
Oh my god!! Does she really wear Beats headphones? 🥴
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
When she’s just listening to music while filming b-roll, yes. When we’re mixing, we use Beyerdynamic headphones.
@gregkeith6958
3 ай бұрын
Can you review the zoom m3 mictrak
@curtisjudd
3 ай бұрын
I’m sorry, probably not unless someone can lend it to me. ZOOM doesn’t send me things because they thought I was unfair to one of their products I reviewed a few years ago.
@gregkeith6958
3 ай бұрын
@@curtisjudd Ohh wow lol that's crazy. Well maybe I can send it to you one day. It's great backup mic for me.
@HardcoreMotors
6 ай бұрын
I'm looking for a mic to record exhaust (mounted above a car's exhaust) and drive by sound in really high quality. Do you have one or two shotgun mics that you can recommend off the cuff, maybe one budget and one quality one? I'd record into a zoom H4N via. XLR.
@curtisjudd
5 ай бұрын
I’m not sure that a shotgun mic is the best choice for recording exhaust. Check in with Watson Wu for advice. He’s the master of recording performance vehicles.
@HardcoreMotors
5 ай бұрын
@@curtisjuddThank you.
@rickonmic
6 ай бұрын
Would you recommend this over the Audio Technica AT875R?
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
Hmm. Close call. For sibilant voices I’d choose the Movo. For neutral to lispy voices I’d choose the AT
@rickonmic
6 ай бұрын
@@curtisjudd Thanks!
@SoundSpeeds
6 ай бұрын
Tonally... it sounds like it's trying to make an MKH-50 sound but fails on the level of detail of the 50. It doesn't sound bad... it's just too bass extended and lacking in detail.
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
👍
@na7202
5 ай бұрын
How does it compare to at875r?
@curtisjudd
5 ай бұрын
The Movo is bassier, the AT brighter. If you pull up our AT875r review in a separate browser tab, you can hear them back to back.
@terrygriffin5201
2 ай бұрын
Can this mic be used outdoors?
@curtisjudd
2 ай бұрын
Yes!
@batturion
6 ай бұрын
Allen!😂
@SoundSpeeds
6 ай бұрын
You called?
@curtisjudd
5 ай бұрын
Haha!
@Shalin.S.Shah.
3 ай бұрын
Would I be correct in stating that XLR to XLR has higher accuracy and audio quality than XLR to 3.5 TRS connection? I am looking for a Shotgun/Boom microphone solution for my Panasonic S5ii. Unfortunately, S5ii does not have XLR connection and I am really struggling determining whether to go with Rode NTG or Rode NTG3. I want to get one mic only as I am just starting out and NTG3 seems to be in whole different league after watching your review on it compared to NTG. Do you think I can go ahead with Rode NTG3 and use it on camera via XLR to 3.5mm when mounted on camera and go XLR to XLR on Boom pole recording to my Zoom H6 and be extremely happy with the sound quality I get? Thank you a ton. p.s. I do understand that camera amp are considerably worst than external recorder. I am basically asking if the results of NTG3 XLR to 3.5mm connection will be same or worst than NTG 3.5 to 3.5 connection.
@curtisjudd
2 ай бұрын
The NTG3 needs +48V phantom power so it will NOT work with XLR to 3.5mm adapter cables. This is because 3.5mm mic inputs do not supply that voltage. And, as a separate note, the NTG3 sounds worlds better than any of the videomics.
@Shalin.S.Shah.
2 ай бұрын
@@curtisjudd thank you for your quick response, Curtis!, much much appreciated. What in your opinion would be best option in my case, someone who has budget constraint and wants good quality shotgun mic for on camera and boompole?
@curtisjudd
2 ай бұрын
@@Shalin.S.Shah. The Sennheiser MKE600 is worth a listen: kzitem.info/news/bejne/po6pk2WIcX50mmU
@Shalin.S.Shah.
2 ай бұрын
@@curtisjudd thank you!
@Shalin.S.Shah.
2 ай бұрын
@@curtisjudd also can you give any recommendation for on camera shotgun mic? For the cameras with 3.5mm TRS jack? I was considering Deity V mic d3 pro Rode Videomic Go II Comica VM30 Rode NTG is bit out of the budget now that I will be buying Sennehsier mke600
@a1selecta1
6 ай бұрын
Interesting
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
👍
@scottpwood
6 ай бұрын
No way he got Sound Speeds 😂
@SoundSpeeds
6 ай бұрын
He did!
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
I think it was more like he got me.
@rhalfik
5 ай бұрын
The plosives sound muffled to me. Maybe it's my headphones or your tiny lips, but eligibility of ps and bs is on the low side. Of course it's better than the opposite.
@curtisjudd
5 ай бұрын
My tiny lips LOL!
@przybylskipawel
6 ай бұрын
A lot of crispness is taken out by the mic itself. Sound very muffled to me.
@curtisjudd
6 ай бұрын
Ok.
@CRE8VALU
6 ай бұрын
Surprised it sounds so bad direct to camera. My MKE 600 sounds great directly into my Canon 1DX mark III.
@curtisjudd
5 ай бұрын
Yep.
@CoZChristopher
Ай бұрын
Only if you spike it with advil hahahaha
@curtisjudd
Ай бұрын
😅
@Brani1974
5 ай бұрын
When on camera it sounded worse than the camera microphone :-D
@curtisjudd
5 ай бұрын
Yes. Might just be this camera, not sure.
@robertsaca3512
6 ай бұрын
I loathe questions in thumbnails, it reeks of tackiness. Just say what you think, i.e. the conclusion in the thumbnail and I'll watch the video for the details. This way I just scroll on by and lose respect for one of the few KZitemrs I have much respect for. I hope this wasn't too harsh, it's genuine criticism intended to help.
@arnoldsnodgrass2953
6 ай бұрын
An odd perspective. I understand about click bait etc but this title is simply giving the question that the video sets out to ask. Nothing false, nothing fake, no clickbait. Questions don’t inherently mean tacky! 🤣🤣
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