Townsend Labs Sphere L22 Review / Test (Compared to Neumann U87 Ai, U67, SM7b, & More)
Today I review an XLR Modeling Mic which allows you to get a U47, M49, ELAM 251, C12 tone, for a fraction of the costs of the microphones. The Sphere L22 is extremely versatile and seemed to work well on everything that I threw at it as it has a mic it’s modeling that fits most use cases, it has a low self noise of 7dBa, and it has great accessories. If you are not using the mic with universal audio interfaces, you will have to use a plugin in your daw and have to monitor that way so depending on your interface and computer, you may run into some latency issues. The mic will not get you the EXACT tone of these $10,000 microphones, but it’ll get you close enough that most people won’t be able to tell the difference. Demo of All Mic Emulations: https://youtu.be/4Myw5vXpwX4 Townsend Labs YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqJqq99cPLBWGwmhoj3Uj3Q HQ Audio Of Review: https://podcastage.com/rev/l22 Buy the Sphere L22 (Affiliate) Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/7AYRV Buy the Universal Audio X8 (Affiliate) Amazon: https://geni.us/uax8 Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/zMg2r Buy the Pop Filter Used (Hakan P110) (Affiliate) Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/Za2Ag 00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer 00:29 - Setup for Tests 01:01 - What’s in the Box 01:54 - Build Quality / Walkthrough 02:37 - Specifications 03:01 - Polar Pattern Test 03:29 - Plosive Rejection Test 03:40 - Distance Test 03:59 - Background Noise Test 04:26 - Untreated Room Test 05:21 - Rejection of Desk Bumps 05:36 - Samples of Every Microphone Model? 06:14 - Software Walkthrough 13:36 - Intro To Comparison 14:08 - SM57 vs. SM57 Emulation 15:30 - SM7b vs SM7 Emulation 16:42 - RE20 vs RE20 Emulation 18:12 - MKH416 vs MKH416 Emulation 19:22 - U87Ai vs U87 Emulation 20:54 - U67 vs U67 Emulation 22:46 - Music Test (Electric Guitar / Acoustic Guitar / Singing) 24:05 - Pros & Cons 26:05 - Overall Thoughts 28:05 - Recommendation 30:10 - Outro Subscribe For More Videos: https://www.youtube.com/podcastage?sub_confirmation=1 Become a Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOU-zTlankT-JjN3ZzvuKA/join My YouTube Setup: https://podcastage.com/studio My Favorite XLR Mics: https://podcastage.com/rev/favxlr My Favorite USB Mics: https://podcastage.com/rev/favusb Check the Frequently Asked Questions: https://podcastage.com/faq Vote For What You Want Reviewed: https://podcastage.com/vote NOTE (FULL DISCLOSURE): If you purchase an item using my amazon link, it provides me a small referral fee. For more info check my FAQ page links below. Check Out This Stuff TOO: Website: https://www.podcastage.com Giveaways: https://podcastage.com/giveaways Discord: https://www.podcastage.com/discord Merch: https://podcastage.com/store Company Relationship Disclosure: https://podcastage.com/disclosure Personal: https://www.bandrewscott.com
