IK Multimedia iRig Microphone (Review)

let’s face right now, huge freak when comes audio. though headphones , earphones love review most, know quality microphone sound when hear it. let me begin off introduction little story of mine, short , sweet. absolutely hate using built in microphone in iphone 4, sounds muddy, choppy, , boomy @ times. i’m planning on going both ces , macworld expo next year , needed portable microphone interviews , podcasts. had cheap, lightweight, , work idevices. irig microphone did that, , few weeks have used it, irig microphone has impressed me no end. so, want hear little bit more spectacular product? read on full review of irig microphone find out.

always, let’s take @ packaging irig microphone comes in of goodies get. irig microphone pretty simple cardboard packaging showcasing irig microphone , ik multimedia’s logo information on actual product itself. taking inside packaging of course find irig microphone itself, nice synthetic leather carrying case, manual on how use irig microphone, , nice mount works types of mic stands. keep in mind if iklip ipad 1 or 2, makes pretty ideal combination podcasting , recordings. have packaging aside, let’s take quick overview of irig microphone itself. starting @ bottom find dual mini jack connector allows real time monitoring headphones , earphones. moving irig microphone find nice black rubber cable seems 5 or 6 feet long. next have actual body of irig microphone seems made out of nice , sleek looking matte metal material. notice 3 sensitivity settings, discuss little bit later once audio quality, irig mic logo on top. lastly have diaphragm surrounded in nice aluminum mesh casing.

now, irig microphone easy set , took me mere 2 3 minutes. first, hook irig microphone ipod, iphone, or ipad jack (and can alway hook headphones opposite end well) , open voice recording application (voice memos example) , start recording. now, fun doesn’t stop there. ik multimedia includes plethora of app store applications can download. vocalive app allows real time vocal editing bunch of different effects. there amplitube allows real time editing of bass , guitar effects, irig recorder, can used professional audio recording , processing. put links down @ bottom of review in case guys check out of applications listed above. next sound, important part of irig microphone, let’s started.

now, far durability , design go, irig microphone has great quality components $60 dollar condenser microphone. cable , jack nice , if use irig microphone iphone coupled case, should fit types of cases. cable nice , thick black rubber , has not presented tangling issues of far. body of microphone seems made out of metal, stated in above paragraph, seems durable due strong housing it’s in. being said, sexy looks , design come @ few downsides. firstly, matte body seem pick scratches quite easily, , show quite easily. also, though microphones have pretty amount of bulk on there backs, found irig microphone pretty heavy, portable microphone. casing @ top of microphone made out of aluminum, not show scratches, , quality , durability on par high end condenser microphones.

won’t go huge detailed review of irig microphone sounded like, rather give brief summary of sound like. used middle sensitivity setting podcasting , such, can’t talk quality of other settings. have heard on mid level setting, irig microphone performs exceptionally $60 mic. there absolutely no hiss or white noise present in background, boomy-ness , impact found when speaking when recording in higher tones , found recording deeper voices worked exceptionally too. lastly, though irig microphone kind of fails reproduce complete real world tone of speakers voice, irig microphone crystal clear , there no echoing found.

$60, can highly recommend irig microphone it’s superb attention detail, sound quality, simplistic design, , ease of use. if on go user needs mobile recording setup irig microphone may you. irig microphone can purchased on ik multimedia’s website bunch of different audio gear. hit link more information , don’t forget check out of apps can bought join forces irig microphone.

rating: 4.5/5

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