Shure Microphones

We gathered together five different types of microphone from the current Shure product range and gave them to sound engineer Dave Lockwood to test. Read his report in this issue.

Beyer microphones

Want to know how the electret principle functions? Or the difference between pressure and pressure-gradient microphones? Then read the review, as recording engineer Gareth Stuart field tests the most recent additions to the famous Beyer range.

Beyer DT159 & DT329

Headset mics

Condenser Microphone

Good quality microphones can be a real asset to any type of studio, but if you want the best tools you should be prepared to pay the price for them. Gareth Stuart considers the worth of Beyer's top of the range condenser mic.

Beyer's MCE81 condenser mic is their latest addition to a long line of sturdy, high quality studio and stage microphones. Gareth Stuart finds out just what it records best.

Audio Technica AT4050

High-quality studio mic

A versatile microphone — and its British!

Microphone

Fender P1, D1 & M1.

Oktava MK012

Three-capsule Russian condenser mic

Groove Tubes MD1 & MD2 Tube Microphones

They're Groovy, they're Tubey, they're born in the USA and they glow in the dark. Bring a little warmth into your life.

Audio Technica AT4033 Capacitor Microphone

At around £500, this mic may not seem exactly cheap, but its performance rivals that of microphones costing twice as much.

A PZM Mic for under £20. Sound value?

Amcron, Milab and Sennheiser ‘pressure zone’ mics.

Microphone

Oktava MK011

Condenser mic from the East