2-Pack Pencil Stick Condenser Mic

These are so useful as a utility recording tool for several reasons:1: they are inexpensive, so almost anyone can afford them.2. The sound quality is very good.3. you get 3 capsules for Omni, cardioid and hyper-cardioid.4. You get two of them: so you can do all the stereo field spacial treatments.These sound satisfyingly natural overall. They showed a useably neutral and accurate frequency response for a variety of percussion and foley effects, and acoustic stringed instruments like guitar and mandolin. They sound like the instrument. Having the various capsules allows for different isolation and sound focus.They do not render transients to perfection like great pro mics: KM84s, Gefell M300s or SE8s or the like: so if you record symphony orchestras or need critically well balanced stereo fields: these don't stand up so well in comparison: But if you don't have a pair of small diaphragm condensers: this is a great place to start, you'll get fine recordings and won't be afraid to stick them where expensive mics are afraid to go.

Trying to mic a clarinet for a live band (drums, bass, guitars... that kind of band) performance without spending big money has been a challenge. This is the third mic setup I've tried and I think it's the final! I've used these just once so far for that purpose (super cardioid), and they performed marvelously. I attached a couple of extension mic holders to my vocal mic stand, positioned one up high and one down low, plugged into a mixer and voila, no more missing notes or feedback, and just one DI for the venue to deal with. I didn't even have to position them super close, which let me move a bit. Also used a single cardioid to lightly amplify a guitar for a live stream and it sounded better than any other mic in my house. Granted they're all vocal mics and this is my first experience with cardioid, but the sound was remarkably warm and rich. My only gripe is that the top of the case could use a thicker piece of foam. There's enough room for the mics to slip out of their slot a little, but that's an easy and cheap enough fix and the case is otherwise very nice. I'm so glad I took the chance on these when I could have easily spent 4 times more. Someday when I have a nicer clarinet and am making that big clarinet money I can upgrade.

These are really great quality microphones. The different capsules allow you to compromise between directionality and audio quality. We use these as room microphones in the church to pick up the people singing as well as the piano and those signals are fed through to the live stream.We are using the cardioid pattern, and the sound quality is really good. The Omni was also really good, but picked up too much of the surrounding room that we didn't want including in the feed. The hypercardoid was a little too narrow and sounded a little tinny, plus the volume was much lower .But having the options was really good to allow us to fine tune our setup, and the quality of the audio is really good. Highly recommend.

I bought these mics to record a marching band (outside). Put 2 dead cats on them and mounted them on the 35 yard lines, and was very surprised at the performance. Good range and clear recording. Originally I had some interference on one of the mics but it was easily rectified. For the money, these are terrific to use if you occasionally need small condenser mics. Buy with confidence.

These work really well. Excellent microphone for the price point from our perspective. We will see how they do long-term, but I could not recommend more highly if you need a condenser mic. I

I use these mics for recording background vocals and and acoustic instruments and they sound fantastic and for the price I highly recommend these mics

I use these for classical recordings as a backup and they don't sound half bad. Thanks to the recording revolution, mics like these are ridiculously cheap. I've used a bunch of mid-budget and high-end SDCs and these make good backups. I've used them in rough or dangerous recording situations when I didn't want to risk the expensive mics. Play around with the different caps--super useful.

I purchased these 12/2019 for general home recording use. One year later, one of the mics is no longer functional. This was from very light use, never left the studio, never dropped or abused in any way. Just started making noise like something was shorting out and then quit working. Used them with a Scarlett 2i2, FYI. At least I only paid $75.I found the warranty info on the Neewer website. 3 months. Be aware, these will probably outlive the warranty, but they are not going to last. I have 2 MXL mics (990/991) that I've had for at least 15 years that I've never had any issues with. That set is about the same price as the Neewer set and I think it's a better choice for home recording. But it's not a stereo pair.At any rate, I will not be purchasing any more Neewer products, nor can I recommend them.