CAD U1 USB Dynamic Recording Microphone

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217 of 224 people found the following review helpful.
Read this before you believe bad reviews!!!
By Daniel C. Cronk
My girlfriend got me this mic for my birthday as I like to write music in my free time. This mic works beautifully for the price and anyone who says otherwise probably didn't read the instructions that came with the mic. There is actually a setting on your computer (for PCs) called either "AGC" or "Mic Boost" if this is enabled on your mic it will be very sensitive. I too was experiencing buzzing when I first plugged in my mic but after READING THE INSTRUCTIONS I found that if you turn off this setting on the mic it will eliminate all those extra noises you don't want to record. So I went into my mics settings in the control panel and turned of the "AGC" option and now the mic records beautifully and I have no extra noises in my recordings.

143 of 149 people found the following review helpful.
Great mic, people on here are WRITING bad reviews becuase they don't know how to use it!!!
By Mattinthebox
Okay you guys, i read many of these reviews before getting this product, and they said it picks up all these radio signal sounds and such but there is any easy solution to completely getting rid of that horid buz sound. I bought this thinking what the heck its $30, cheapest usb mic on the market. At first when recording i heard very annoying sounds, so I began to do some research online about what causes this sound. See most laptops and some desktops, actually most desktops now days have two pronged electricity power cords; it's missing the third one. The third one makes the device(computer) grounded meaning electricity can't pass through all the computer's ports and such. This electric current goes through the usb port of the mic thus causing the buz sound. Simply if you have a laptop unplug the computer and the mic will work amazingly!!! On desktop computers, if you don't have a back up battery then simply buy a three prong adapter from radioshack and add it on to the end of the desktop's power cord. This will also get rid of this buzzing sound that people are leaving horrible reviews about. The mic itself is amazing for the price it could be easily be compared equal to some hundred dollar mics!!! The plastic stand that it has works very well. Also, the usb plug is gold plated which allows more data to pass to the computer allowing better quality in recordings. Not only this, the mics cord is actual at least a meter and a half long which is absolutely awesome. Like most professional mics, a windscreen and a pop filter are very important to bring the best quality of this item. I use this for vocals and rapping and it works very well. I actually became disappointed with all the bad reviews thinking that their mic is broken or is a cheap piece of trash, so please support this review so people see it at the top, so they know how to use a usb mic!!!
thanks for reading, Mattinthebox

152 of 160 people found the following review helpful.
Works for me
By S. Fontenot
I bought this mic to record voices for some amature video games my friends and I make (and secretly for beatboxing late at night). To this end it worked well, so I got a few friends together one day and we decided to try singing into it. Again, it worked above expectations. So I decided to put it to a real test: I recorded myself playing solo bassoon at various distances, and I was surprised at how it could pick up everything from tongue and pitch alterations to the clicking of my keys in a quiet room (with the boost on).

However, the puff reduction (thing that keeps the "p" sound from squealing) doesn't work nearly as well as I had hoped, but this is remedied by keeping a fair distance away when talking. Doing so subjects the recording to room noise and echo, but it's a fair price to pay for a $40 mic. Thumbs up.

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Pyle-Pro PDMIC58 Professional Moving Coil Dynamic Handheld Microphone

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44 of 44 people found the following review helpful.
Amazing results for the price.
By Ryan
I ran a mobile sound business for 8 years and owned 12 SM-58 mics. I sold the business, but now have a basement band for fun. I really wanted to buy an SM-58, but $100 is an investment. I bought the Pyle 58 mic for $13 and got free shipping. It is as durable and sounds as good as any of my old SM-58's. I like the fact that it has no on/off switch. While doing sound for less than professional bands, the vocalist would sometimes accidentally turn the mic off and that became a hassle. I am going to buy more of these in the near future.

Update,
I now have 4 of these mics, and I love them. I practice weekly and have had other people come over and plug their mics into my system and then ask why my mic sounds so much better than theirs and how much I paid for it. Jaws drop and vulgaritys fly, then they tell me what they paid and they seem upset. I'm pretty happy.

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful.
Here are some helpful things they SHOULD list before you buy this
By Kevin D. Pacheco
First there is no on/off switch. Its on all the time.

Second, the picture makes it appear that you only get the microphone. Well it comes with a 15' microphone cable 1/4".

Why don't they list these items??

69 of 84 people found the following review helpful.
Decent mic for the price
By Scott J
Again to my own fault, I failed to see if this mic had an on-off switch- it does not. For the money, its a good mic. Feels sturdy and constructed well. The audio quality is decent. I've been a musician for over 15 years so I've had my fair share of mics. To the reviewer who said he couldn't tell the difference between this mic and the SHURE SM58, well, we'll have to agree to disagree. SHURE makes one of the best LIVE/Stage mics in the industry. I simply purchased this mic as a back-up for my DJ business. I just wished I had noticed it didn't have an on/off switch on the mic body itself.

For the money- its a very good buy. You wont get much better in terms of construction build/sound quality for around $12. You'll definitely want to invest in a better mic cable, as the one that is included is really cheap. I'd suggest HOSA as they are my cable company of choice.

All in all, if you're looking for a back-up mic or a karaoke mic, this does the trick for a low price. Quality is good enough to get by, but the mic lacks the on/off switch and you'll want to upgrade to a higher quality mic cable.

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Premium White Earphone Earbuds In-ear Headphone with Microphone &Volume Control for Iphone Ipad Ipod Great Quality 3.5mm Plug

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful.
My first product review.
By BOoBOo
My girlfriend lost my original earphones so I bought this . It looks like the original in shape but the quality of the plastic is below average.the sound quality is bad and immediately u can tell the difference from the original .
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
cheap headphone!
By Phong C. Ngo
i just bought this headphone. look exactly like the apple headphone, but is not! the quality of the sound suck! got no base and sound like you listing inside a box. the first day and the only day i use it, the head that you use to plug in the iPhone is already losing apart and i can see the wire! DON'T BUY IT! you can get this quality at a 99 cent store. i'm gonna ask for my money back!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Controls work but sound is terrible.
By Harsh Mall
Two stars because it does everything it is supposed to. The volume controls (including track change etc) and microphone work, albeit you have to press a little harder than the original Apple headphones.

The sound quality is not good at all. You will hear the significant difference between these headphones and the Apple brand. I'm going out to buy another pair right now.
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Olympus ME-52W Noise Canceling Microphone

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297 of 309 people found the following review helpful.
An outstanding compact microphone
By Lew Miller
My first reaction to this microphone was astonishment at is its small size. It's larger than most lapel microphones, but that's because of the physical requirements for noise-cancellation. Still, it's very small, especially for a true "cardioid" (noise-cancelling) microphone.

The performance is superb! As Jim wrote, it is very sensitive. I tested it in a quiet room at distances up to 10 feet away. At about 3 feet, my voice was strong and clear. At 10 feet, it was obviously remote, but the sound was good and very clear, with no echo. Off-axis, the sensitivity drops rapidly. At about 70 degrees, the sound weakens noticeably, and beyond 90 degrees, it is almost inaudible.

M. L. Strickland is correct in warning that the microphone requires external power. The instructions on the box specify 1.5 - 10 volts. Writers who reported that the microphone was very weak were almost certainly using a recorder that does not provide the necessary excitation voltage. This energizer voltage draws negligible power from the recorder's batteries.

However, he is wrong when he writes, '... the noise "cancelation" is only provided by a directional shield. True cancellation is obtained by using a stereo mike with the two pickups wired to cancel noise that arrives at both equally.'

Noise-cancelling microphones have existed almost from the start, long before stereo ever existed. The close-up photo on this page clearly shows a slot ("port") in the side of the microphone's body. There is another on the other side. These ports channel sound to the back of the transducer (the sound-sensitive element) so that it is 180 degrees out of phase with the sound striking the front. These opposing signals cancel each other acoustically, but there is always some sound "leakage" through the case and because of imperfect cancellation, resulting in a weak output.

This microphone is intended for recording sounds at a distance, which is the purpose of all cardioid (unidirectional) microphones. Its output level is higher than on most microphones, so there is a possibility of distortion, especially if the sound source (such as the speaker) is too close. For a normal voice, I suggest it be held 8 to 12 inches from the speaker's mouth.

This microphone was bought to be used on an Olympus DS-330, a six-year-old monophonic digital voice recorder. The internal microphone is sensitive and effective, but because it is omni-directional, recordings in a noisy environment, or at a distance from the speaker, are unclear. The ME-52W mic worked equally well in the "Dictation" (low-sensitivity) and "Conference" (high-sensitivy) modes, but the "Dictation" mode is preferable. It's almost identical in sensitivity to the "Conference" mode, and omits residual background noise, such as radios and air conditioners.

With a rated frequency range of 100 - 15,000 Hz, and depending on your equipment, the ME-52W makes excellent voice recordings, and respectable, but not perfect, music recordings. It essentially eliminates echoes, and strongly reduces background sounds. If it's compatible with your equipment, it should be a winner.

Edit; 16 Jun 2012:
Several inquiries regarding the use of this microphone on stereo recorders prompt me to add this comment.

This microphone is monophonic, and two-channel recording from this mic requires one of two conditions:

1: The recorder has a "mono-input" or "mono-recording" mode, which delivers the signal from the microphone to both recording channels,

or

2. A mono-to-stereo adaptor must be used. These adaptors are available at Radio Shack stores, and usually in the electronics departments of Wal-Mart and Best Buy stores. The "plug" end of the adaptor will have two contacts: the tip, and a "ring" below it. The plug on this microphone has only the tip contact. These adaptors usually cost about $2 to $3.

Stereo hand-held recorders have become very popular, but most of the less-expensive models do not have cardioid microphones. A couple of notable exceptions:

TASCAM TASCAM DR-07MKII Portable Digital Recorder
Zoom H1 Handy Portable Digital Recorder

Both recorders cost about $100.

When searching for stereo recorders, be sure to look for "cardioid" or "uni-directional" in the descriptions of the microphones

Edit; 19 Jul 2012:
This microphone will not work with the iPad, iPhone, or iPod, as many users have discovered, for two reasons:
1: The jacks on these devices are non-standard
2: The microphone requires power from the device to which it is connected.

While browsing through the comments today, I came across a reference which I immediately checked out, and I learned that these Apple devices do have excitation power available for external electret microphones, but a special adaptor is needed to access the power connection. One supplier of such adaptors is Their web-site describes the configuration of the jacks in the Apple devices, and lists a number of adaptors and cables to connect unpowered electret microphones, such as this Olympus ME-52W, to them.

115 of 118 people found the following review helpful.
Does just what you want
By SoundGuy
For a cheapo microphone, I was pleasantly surpised with how well this worked at picking up speakers who were a distance away. You may have to adjust the sensitivity of the recorder, because the sensitivity of this mic is significantly higher than the built-in stereo mic, and recording to 'hot' will result in garbled, distorted sound.

The Olympus recorders seem to select sensitivity with labels like 'dictate' and 'conference', where 'conference' would normally be used in a distant recording situation but if the record bar hits the right side of the screen you want to set it to the lower sensitivity mode 'dictate'. In any case, with this (mono) mic you should change your recording mode to Mono so you can get double the record time.

111 of 115 people found the following review helpful.
good in a noisy setting
By Matthew Billings
I did an interview in a noisy restaurant and put the recorder on the table with the mic pointed straight up. The mic picked up both voices very well and cut down the background noise by at least 70%. The interview would have been impossible otherwise.

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