WTMI! Get the wet wipes for this guy somebody!tutt The RE27 is about another 6db hotter than the RE20 but a bit too strong in the midrange for my preference.Īnyway, I'd suggest a RE20 with a high gain low noise preamp. I offered to loan them a couple of other mics to test before they chose what to replace the SM7 with and it turned out that they raved over the EV RE27. Anyway a couple of years later I found out that they weren't happy with the SM7 because it lacked bottom end.
I once was asked to recommend some microphones for a radio station and I recommended the SM7 because I thought it was a good alrounder for speech and VO that you can't go wrong with. Sounds OK but a bit thin compared to the RE20. The SM7 is the deafest mic I have come across - about 6db lower in output than the RE20. A preamp with upto 60dB of gain and a very low noise floor is a must. Haven't used the Procaster before but I used to work in a broadcast facility where we used SM7s and RE20s.ĭon't think you would go wrong with either one but they both need heaps of gain. The Tascam US100 works just fine (use the 2-track inputs and outputs on the mixer) for this. and you won't run into problems with obsolete drivers. What you want is an audio interface that works reliably with Asio (Windows) or CoreAdio (Mac) so it'll work with any application such as Skype, uStream, Stickam, etc. It sounds much warmer than the Mackie and has a built-in stereo USB interface which can be very useful to route computer output like music, jungles or Skype calls into the mixer.Īs an audio interface (assuming you're broadcasting through a computer), you don't need 24 bit or high sampling rates because your levels should be compressed enough to be just below 0 dB. It does sound a bit cold/sterile though which is why I recommend that preamp/compressor mentioned above.Īnother good mixer is the Allen&Heath ZED 14, I personally like the 100mm faders (the 1402 only has 60mm) and more spaced out knobs. It's very cheap but the compressor in there works surprisingly well for talk and the EQ has different bands than your average mixer, the 80Hz knob is very useful combined with the enabled low cut on the mixer.Īs a mixer, the Mackie 1402 VLZ3 is awesome compact enough so it doesn't annoy you, durable and not cluttered.
Rode procaster vs podcaster pro#
In terms of other gear, I can highly recommend the SM Pro Audio TB202 a 2-channel preamp with compressor and EQ. Rode PSM1 (shockmount/spider for the Procaster) Heil Sound PL-2T Mic Boom (expensive but it actually works) Speaking of mic booms: Stay away from K&M! Their current mic boom is a crime against engineering.
The SM7B handles the mic boom vibration very well, but on the Procaster you'd need the spider to save your (and the listener's) ears from loud rumbling when moving the mic around. If you intend to broadcast/record for more than half an hour per session, I highly recommend getting a mic boom so you can shift in your chair and just move the mic along with you. A current Mackie 1402 works just fine for the SM7B by the way and they can take abuse very well. The Procaster needs a little less gain than the SM7 which can be a real advantage especially on budget preamps that either don't have enough gain or introduce serious hissing to the signal when cranked up (eg. The Rode Procaster is kind of between the SM7 and the RE20 in terms of sound. It's a totally different beast than the SM7 in terms of sound IMO, works well on female voices. It's about the same price as the SM7 and sounds much brighter. Well, there is the EV RE20, another classic in the broadcast scene. I'd say go for the SM7bs - easier to get your money back on those in the future. Put it this way, if I could have afforded 4 x SM7bs I would have bought those rather than my mixed pairs, but when I record radio drama using my mixed pairs, I find a bit of eq'ing in the bottom end on the Procasters gets them sitting well with the SM7bs in the mix. The Procaster is a great broadcast/VO mic for the money, needs quite a bit of gain, maybe not quite so much as the SM7b but not far from it. Also, if you have a number of them that you later decide you don't need, you'll find it easier to get a buyer for the SM7bs - the Rode Procasters are an unknown to many people. If you're doing some music things on the side other than just the broadcast work, I'd probably go for the SM7bs as you'll find more use for them in addition to the broadcast work. The Rodes are only around A$200 here in Australia compared to in excess of A$500 for the SM7bs (in fact I have one of my SM7bs mounted on the Rode boom arm at present). Well, I have pairs of both the SM7B and the Rode Procaster.
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