{"data":{"type":"microphone","label":"Microphones","label_singular":"Microphone","path":"microphones","search_terms":["mic","usb microphone","usb mic","xlr microphone","podcast microphone","streaming microphone","gaming microphone","condenser microphone","dynamic microphone","studio microphone","desktop microphone","mircophone"],"groups":["General","Capsule and pickup","Sound specs","Connectivity","Digital audio","Monitoring","Controls and processing","Mounting and accessories","Design and build","Software","Compatibility","Dimensions and weight","Certifications","In the box","Links","Warranty"],"summary_fields":["transducer_type","polar_patterns","connection_types","frequency_response_hz"],"similar":{"match":["connection_types","transducer_type"],"near":["launch_price_usd","launch_price_eur","release_date"]},"rank":[{"field":"max_spl_db"},{"field":"weight_g","lower_is_better":true},{"field":"max_sample_rate_khz"},{"field":"self_noise_dba","lower_is_better":true},{"field":"noise_floor_dbfs","lower_is_better":true}],"glance":[{"title":"Max SPL","fields":["max_spl_db"]},{"title":"Self-noise","fields":["self_noise_dba"],"lower_is_better":true},{"title":"Bit depth","fields":["max_bit_depth_bits"]},{"title":"Weight","fields":["weight_g","weight_with_stand_g"],"lower_is_better":true}],"fields":[{"id":"series","label":"Series","group":"General","type":"text"},{"id":"model_numbers","label":"Model numbers","group":"General","type":"list","compare":false,"item":"text","variant":true,"help":"Maker identifiers for this exact model and its listed variants. Excludes sibling models and other generations."},{"id":"gtins","label":"GTIN / EAN","group":"General","type":"list","compare":false,"item":"text","variant":true},{"id":"announce_date","label":"Announced","group":"General","type":"date","help":"The maker's first announcement of this model. This is separate from first retail availability."},{"id":"status","label":"Status","group":"General","type":"enum","options":{"available":"Available","discontinued":"Discontinued","cancelled":"Cancelled"}},{"id":"predecessor","label":"Predecessor","group":"General","type":"product","compare":false,"help":"The model this one directly replaced, in the same line, tier and size, as the maker or a trusted review names it."},{"id":"successor","label":"Successor","group":"General","type":"product","compare":false,"help":"The model that directly replaced this one, in the same line, tier and size. A revision such as a Slim or OLED model does not count when a next generation exists."},{"id":"launch_price_usd","label":"Launch price (US)","group":"General","type":"number","unit":"USD","variant":true,"help":"The maker's US launch MSRP for the stated configuration, excluding tax. Current store prices and later discounts do not qualify."},{"id":"launch_price_eur","label":"Launch price (EU)","group":"General","type":"number","unit":"EUR","variant":true,"help":"The maker's euro launch price for the stated configuration, including VAT as published. Current store prices and later discounts do not qualify."},{"id":"markets","label":"Markets","group":"General","type":"list","item":"text","variant":true,"help":"ISO country or region codes where this exact model or variant is sold. A source page's language does not establish availability."},{"id":"colors","label":"Colours","group":"General","type":"list","item":"text","variant":true,"help":"The maker's own colour names"},{"id":"manufacturer_url","label":"Product page","group":"Links","type":"url","compare":false},{"id":"spec_sheet_url","label":"Spec sheet","group":"Links","type":"url","compare":false},{"id":"manual_url","label":"Manual","group":"Links","type":"url","compare":false},{"id":"eprel_registration_number","label":"EPREL registration number","group":"Links","type":"text","compare":false,"variant":true,"help":"Id in the EU energy label database. Each size or model of a series has its own id, so it is per variant."},{"id":"warranty_years","label":"Manufacturer warranty (source market)","group":"Warranty","type":"number","unit":"years","help":"The maker's warranty period for the exact SKU or configuration and market named in the source note. It applies only to that stated market, not every regional variant. Statutory consumer rights are excluded. The base term is stored. An extension that needs registration goes in the source note."},{"id":"transducer_type","label":"Microphone type","short_label":"Type","group":"General","type":"enum","options":{"dynamic":"Dynamic","condenser":"Condenser","ribbon":"Ribbon","other":"Other"},"help":"Electret condensers count as condenser."},{"id":"capsule_size_mm","label":"Capsule size","group":"Capsule and pickup","type":"number","unit":"mm","help":"Diaphragm diameter of one capsule as published. A 1-inch capsule is 25.4 mm."},{"id":"capsule_count","label":"Capsules","group":"Capsule and pickup","type":"integer","help":"Number of capsules. Multi-pattern USB microphones often use three."},{"id":"polar_patterns","label":"Polar patterns","group":"Capsule and pickup","type":"list","item":"enum","options":{"cardioid":"Cardioid","supercardioid":"Supercardioid","hypercardioid":"Hypercardioid","omnidirectional":"Omnidirectional","bidirectional":"Bidirectional","stereo":"Stereo","unidirectional":"Unidirectional","other":"Other"},"help":"Every pattern the user can select. Unidirectional is used only when the maker names no exact pattern."},{"id":"address_type","label":"Address type","group":"Capsule and pickup","type":"enum","options":{"end":"End address","side":"Side address"},"help":"End address means you speak into the top of the microphone. Side address means you speak into its side."},{"id":"frequency_response_hz","label":"Frequency response","group":"Sound specs","type":"object","properties":[{"id":"min_hz","label":"Min","type":"number","unit":"Hz"},{"id":"max_hz","label":"Max","type":"number","unit":"Hz"}],"help":"Published acoustic range of the microphone. A sample rate does not establish it."},{"id":"sensitivity_dbv_pa","label":"Sensitivity (analog)","group":"Sound specs","type":"number","unit":"dBV/Pa","help":"Analog output level for 94 dB SPL at 1 kHz, as published in dBV. For a microphone with a switchable preamp, the bypass value is used. A value published only in mV/Pa is converted as 20 x log10(mV/Pa / 1000) and rounded to one decimal, so 1.6 mV/Pa is -55.9 dBV/Pa. The printed value goes in the source note. A sensitivity in plain dB with no reference, as many low-cost USB microphones print it, is left out."},{"id":"sensitivity_dbfs","label":"Sensitivity (digital)","group":"Sound specs","type":"number","unit":"dBFS","help":"Digital output level over USB for 94 dB SPL at 1 kHz. The minimum gain value is used when several are given. The gain setting goes in the source note. On a USB-only microphone use this field only when the maker prints dBFS or ties a dBV value to the USB output, as Shure does for the MV7i. A dBV, dB re 1 V/Pa or mV/Pa value that names no USB output is left out. The printed unit and the gain go in the source note. A value printed for another reference level is converted by the level difference, so -40 dBFS at 80 dB SPL is -26 dBFS at 94 dB SPL. The printed value goes in the source note."},{"id":"max_spl_db","label":"Max SPL","group":"Sound specs","type":"number","unit":"dB SPL","help":"Highest sound pressure level at the source's distortion limit. The THD level and output path go in the source note. The value without a clipping protection mode such as Clipguard is used when both are given. The value with the pad off is used. When the maker lists several preamp loads, the highest load is used. The load goes in the source note. On a USB microphone that prints values per gain setting, the minimum gain value is used, as for sensitivity."},{"id":"max_spl_thd_percent","label":"Max SPL distortion limit","group":"Sound specs","type":"number","unit":"%","help":"The distortion level at which the maker states the max SPL, e.g. 1, 3 or 10 % THD. Left out when the maker names none. Max SPL figures compare only at the same limit."},{"id":"self_noise_dba","label":"Self-noise","group":"Sound specs","type":"number","unit":"dB(A)","help":"Equivalent noise level, A-weighted, in dB SPL. Lower is quieter. The analog value is used when analog and digital values are both given. A value in dBV or dBFS is left out. On a USB microphone that prints values per gain setting, the minimum gain value is used, as for max SPL."},{"id":"noise_floor_dbfs","label":"Digital noise floor","group":"Sound specs","type":"number","unit":"dBFS","help":"Digital noise floor of a USB microphone as printed, usually A-weighted over 20 Hz to 20 kHz. Lower is quieter. Processing that was on during the test goes in the source note. It is not self-noise."},{"id":"snr_db","label":"Signal-to-noise ratio","short_label":"SNR","group":"Sound specs","type":"number","unit":"dB","help":"As published. Reference level and weighting go in the source note. The microphone's own figure, not the SNR of a built-in headphone amplifier."},{"id":"dynamic_range_db","label":"Dynamic range","group":"Sound specs","type":"number","unit":"dB","help":"As published. The distortion level goes in the source note. The value without a clipping protection mode is used when both are given. Use the same pad setting, preamp load and gain as for max SPL."},{"id":"output_impedance_ohm","label":"Output impedance","group":"Sound specs","type":"number","unit":"ohm","help":"Rated impedance of the XLR output. For a microphone with a switchable preamp, the bypass value is used. A USB-only microphone has no value here, even when the maker prints an impedance for the capsule. When the maker prints a rated and an actual impedance, as Shure does for the SM58, the rated value is stored and the actual one goes in the source note."},{"id":"connection_types","label":"Outputs","group":"Connectivity","type":"list","item":"enum","options":{"usb":"USB","xlr":"XLR","wireless":"Wireless"},"help":"Outputs that carry the microphone signal to a computer, interface or mixer. A headphone jack does not count. Wireless is a radio link to a receiver, such as 2.4 GHz."},{"id":"external_inputs","label":"Inputs for other sources","group":"Connectivity","type":"list","item":"enum","options":{"xlr":"XLR","trs_quarter_inch":"1/4-inch TS or TRS"},"help":"Inputs on the microphone for another microphone or instrument, which it sends to the computer with its own signal."},{"id":"simultaneous_usb_xlr","label":"USB and XLR at once","group":"Connectivity","type":"boolean","help":"Both outputs carry audio at the same time."},{"id":"usb_connector","label":"USB port","group":"Connectivity","type":"enum","options":{"usb_c":"USB-C","micro_usb":"Micro-USB","mini_usb":"Mini-USB","usb_b":"USB-B"},"help":"USB socket on the microphone. USB-B is the full-size square socket. A Micro-B socket is Micro-USB, even when the maker writes USB-B."},{"id":"cable_host_connector","label":"Cable host plug","group":"Connectivity","type":"enum","options":{"usb_a":"USB-A","usb_c":"USB-C"},"help":"Plug on the computer end of the included USB cable. An included adapter is listed in In the box."},{"id":"cable_length_m","label":"Cable length","group":"Connectivity","type":"number","unit":"m","help":"Length of the included USB cable."},{"id":"phantom_power","label":"Phantom power","group":"Connectivity","type":"enum","options":{"required":"Required","optional":"Optional","not_required":"Not required","supplies":"Supplies 48 V to its input"},"help":"Phantom power for the XLR output. Optional means some XLR modes work without it, for example a built-in preamp in bypass. Supplies means the microphone gives 48 V phantom power to a microphone on its XLR input."},{"id":"max_bit_depth_bits","label":"Max bit depth","group":"Digital audio","type":"integer","unit":"bits","help":"Highest recording bit depth over USB."},{"id":"max_sample_rate_khz","label":"Max sample rate","short_label":"Sample rate","group":"Digital audio","type":"number","unit":"kHz","help":"Highest recording sample rate over USB. This is not the frequency response."},{"id":"float_32_bit","label":"32-bit float recording","group":"Digital audio","type":"boolean","help":"Records over USB in 32-bit floating point. A 32-bit integer format does not count."},{"id":"headphone_jack","label":"Headphone output","group":"Monitoring","type":"boolean","help":"A headphone jack on the microphone."},{"id":"zero_latency_monitoring","label":"Zero-latency monitoring","group":"Monitoring","type":"boolean","help":"The headphone output plays the microphone signal directly, before it reaches the computer."},{"id":"onboard_controls","label":"Onboard controls","group":"Controls and processing","type":"list","item":"enum","options":{"gain":"Gain","headphone_volume":"Headphone volume","monitor_mix":"Monitor mix","mute":"Mute","polar_pattern":"Polar pattern","presets":"Presets","echo":"Echo"},"help":"Functions you can change on the microphone itself, by knob, button, switch or touch. Settings that exist only in the app do not count. A switch that sets preamp gain steps, such as +18 or +28 dB, counts as gain. Echo is a knob or button for an echo or reverb effect."},{"id":"onboard_processing","label":"Onboard processing","group":"Controls and processing","type":"list","item":"enum","options":{"auto_level":"Auto level","compressor":"Compressor","limiter":"Limiter","noise_gate":"Noise gate","noise_reduction":"Noise reduction","eq":"EQ","high_pass_filter":"High-pass filter","presence_boost":"Presence boost","clip_protection":"Clip protection","plosive_reduction":"Plosive reduction","pad":"Attenuation pad","echo":"Echo","enhancer":"Exciter or bass enhancer"},"help":"Processing inside the microphone, analog or digital, that works without the maker's app running. A maker statement that settings are saved in the microphone counts. Effects that run only in the app on the computer do not count. An expander counts as noise gate. Clip protection such as Clipguard is clip protection. Limiter is only for a limiter the maker lists as its own effect, never both for one feature. Brand names such as APHEX or Clipguard go in the source note. Attenuation pad is a switch that lowers the capsule output, such as -15 dB. Echo is an echo or reverb effect in the microphone. Exciter or bass enhancer covers effects that add harmonics or bass, such as APHEX Aural Exciter and Big Bottom."},{"id":"mount_threads","label":"Mount threads","group":"Mounting and accessories","type":"list","item":"enum","options":{"5_8_inch":"5/8 inch","3_8_inch":"3/8 inch","1_4_inch":"1/4 inch"},"help":"Stand threads the microphone or its included mount accepts, also with an included adapter."},{"id":"shock_mount","label":"Shock mount","group":"Mounting and accessories","type":"enum","options":{"internal":"Internal","included":"Included","none":"None"},"help":"Internal is suspension inside the body. Included is a separate shock mount in the box. A cradle or ring mount that comes fitted to the microphone or its stand is included, even when the maker calls it built-in. A microphone with internal suspension and a separate shock mount in the box is included."},{"id":"pop_filter","label":"Pop filter","group":"Mounting and accessories","type":"list","item":"enum","options":{"internal":"Internal","foam_windscreen":"Foam windscreen","external_screen":"External screen"},"help":"Pop protection built in or in the box."},{"id":"desk_stand_included","label":"Desk stand included","group":"Mounting and accessories","type":"boolean","variant":true,"help":"A desk stand or base in the box. A yoke alone does not count. A boom arm does not count either. In the box names it."},{"id":"housing_material","label":"Housing material","group":"Design and build","type":"text"},{"id":"rgb_lighting","label":"RGB lighting","group":"Design and build","type":"boolean","help":"Decorative lighting. Status and mute lights alone do not count. RGB lighting is lighting with no function. A level meter or mute indicator is not RGB lighting, even when its colour can be chosen. Lighting that changes colour on its own counts, even when it also turns off on mute."},{"id":"lighting_zones","label":"Lighting zones","group":"Design and build","type":"integer","help":"Independently controllable lighting areas."},{"id":"software_name","label":"Software","group":"Software","type":"text","help":"The maker's app for the microphone."},{"id":"firmware_updatable","label":"User firmware updates","group":"Software","type":"boolean","help":"A public updater or a documented firmware update procedure exists for this exact model."},{"id":"os_compatibility","label":"Works with","group":"Compatibility","type":"list","item":"enum","options":{"windows":"Windows","macos":"macOS","linux":"Linux","chromeos":"ChromeOS","ios":"iOS","ipados":"iPadOS","android":"Android"},"help":"Operating systems the maker lists for USB audio. App support can be narrower."},{"id":"console_compatibility","label":"Consoles","group":"Compatibility","type":"list","item":"enum","options":{"playstation":"PlayStation","xbox":"Xbox","switch":"Nintendo Switch"},"help":"Consoles the maker lists for USB audio."},{"id":"dimensions_mm","label":"Microphone dimensions","group":"Dimensions and weight","type":"object","properties":[{"id":"width_mm","label":"Width","type":"number","unit":"mm"},{"id":"height_mm","label":"Height","type":"number","unit":"mm"},{"id":"depth_mm","label":"Depth","type":"number","unit":"mm"}],"help":"Microphone body without a stand or a detachable shock mount. A fixed yoke is included. Width is left to right as seen by the speaker, height is bottom to top in normal use and depth is front to back. Orient the microphone as in use on its yoke or stand. Depth is the direction it points at the speaker, height is up and width is across. An upright side-address microphone has its length as height. An end-address microphone has its length as depth, also when it is held in the hand. A round microphone with only a length and a diameter uses the diameter for the other two sides. The source note states the mapping."},{"id":"weight_g","label":"Microphone weight","short_label":"Weight","group":"Dimensions and weight","type":"number","unit":"g","help":"Without stand, detachable shock mount and cable. A fixed yoke is included."},{"id":"weight_with_stand_g","label":"Weight with stand","group":"Dimensions and weight","type":"number","unit":"g","help":"With the included stand or mount attached, without the cable. An included shock mount between the microphone and the stand counts."},{"id":"other_certifications","label":"Other certifications","group":"Certifications","type":"list","item":"text"},{"id":"in_the_box","label":"In the box","group":"In the box","type":"list","item":"text","variant":true}],"card_spares":["max_spl_db","max_sample_rate_khz","weight_g"]},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}