Held at BRISBANE SOUND GROUP, in the evening of the 7th of November, the Mic Shoot Off! event took place with soundo Chris McCallum from RMK Crew manning the mixer and our very own Mikey Goldman hosting.. 

This was a fantastic hands-on session where AAVA community members got test all sorts of mics, and rubbed shoulders with other members of the AAVA family too - even getting to celebrate Mikey G's birthday!

Chris road tested 10 commercially available mics (with a bonus 11th mic!) with our live in-person group of AAVA members, and for those who couldn't be there in person, we got to watch and listen in via Zoom - and it sounded great!

Scroll on down below to watch the video recording, and to also check out details of some of the equipment used as part of the shoot off.

Equipment used during the event:

AAVA Members can also enjoy a wonderfully generous 10% discount on microphone purchases, thanks to Brisbane Sound Group! Head to the MEMBER BENEFITS & DISCOUNT CODES page to grab the discount code.

• Camera = Sony FX6 — [Sony website] 
• Camera Switch = Black Magic ATEM Mini Pro ISO — [Black Magic website] — Brisbane Sound Group link
   
• Audio Mixer (interface) = Yamaha DM3s — [Yamaha website] — Brisbane Sound Group link
   
• Microphones:
  1. Shure SM58 — [Shure website] — Brisbane Sound Group link
  2. RØDE Podmic — [RØDE website] — Brisbane Sound Group link
  3. RØDE NT1 5th Gen — [RØDE website] — Brisbane Sound Group link
  4. Universal Audio SD-1 — [UA website] — Brisbane Sound Group link
     Note: The UA SD-1 is a special kind of mic that allows you to use software to make it sound like you’re recording with 5 different famous microphones - well worth a look if you’ve got the cash and want to give it a look!
  5. Electro-Voice RE320 — [EV website] — Brisbane Sound Group link
  6. ASTON Stealth — [ASTON website] — Brisbane Sound Group link
  7. Sennheiser MKH 416 — [Sennheiser website] — Brisbane Sound Group link
  8. Shure SM7B — [Shure website] — Brisbane Sound Group link
  9. Neumann BCM 705 — [Neumann website] — Brisbane Sound Group link
  10. Neumann u 87 Ai — [Neumann website] — Brisbane Sound Group link
  11. BONUS: Austrian Audio OC18 — [Austrian Audio website] — Brisbane Sound Group link
       
• Other Mics mentioned:
  • Neumann TLM 103 — [Neumann website] — Brisbane Sound Group link
  • Neumann TLM 102 — [Neumann website] — Brisbane Sound Group link
  • Sennheiser MKH 8060 — [Sennheiser website]
  • RØDE NTG5 — [RØDE website] — Brisbane Sound Group link
     
• Decent Headphones for VAs that don't cost $$$ and provide a "flat" audio response:
  • Sony MDR 7506 — [Sony website]
  • KRK KNS 6402 — [KRK website]
  • Audio Technica ATH-M50x — [AT website] — Brisbane Sound Group link
  • beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro — [beyerdynamic website] — Brisbane Sound Group link
    Note: the 770 Pros come in 32 Ω, 80 Ω, and 250 Ω
    - VAs only really need 32 Ω or 80 Ω
    - Ω is the symbol for “Ohms”

Special thanks to:

• Brisbane Sound Group - https://brisound.com.au/
• Chris McCallum from RMK Crew - https://www.rmkcrew.com.au/crew/chris-mccallum/

and thanks to our wonderful AAVA Hosts:

• Mike Goldman - https://www.onthemike.com/
• Teresa Lim - https://www.teresalim.com/