BehringerC-2 Studio Condenser Microphones (Pack of 2)

This brand is astonishing value for money. I have bought other Behringer items. These mics come with a good protective carrying case and extra mounts. -10dB switched too! Recording of Gibson sj200 (strum) and a Martin OOO Koa (finger pic) were high fidelity! You could clearly hear my mistakes! Used the sound hole and 10th fret at c12" distance positioning (dual mounted on one stand). Obviously you need XLR cables and a phantom power recording apparatus. In my case a Zoom R16 with 2 phantom power channels (usable across 2 banks of 8 channels). Gain at about 7.5 and monitor channels flat. These are great value for money additions to your recording capabilities.

Whilst I wouldn't say I was a professional music producer, after studying music tech at college I do feel confident in being able to determine whether something is of an acceptable quality for an enthusiast on a budget. I really do think these things are great.Getting two microphones for £45, I wasn't really sure what I was going to receive. Especially when I have used fairly expensive mics (nothing ridiculous costing, mainly mid range rode and shure microphones) at college and further at University. This was exacerbated when I opened the package to find that they are small, I mean really small. They are fairly heavy for their size and feel of nice quality in the hand with the aluminium finish. They come in a 'nice for the price' carry case that seems to be well padded to protect them well enough with all of the accessories and the mics themselves packing up into a small area, great for on the move recordings. Small note about the incidental pairing stand that they come with, I thought (quite possibly stupidly) that the stand would act as a table mount and hold the mics up. Whilst that is the case without xlr's attached, attached it topples over straight away. Not an issue as a stand is better practice anyway but thought id mention it.Having quickly set them up through my alesis io2 audio interface onto cubase I set about recording my acoustic guitar and vocals as well as just general sampling. They sound great, nice and clear free from distortion etc. Really excellent, especially considering the price point. They need a fair amount of gain from my alesis to get a decent signal through to cubase but once that's sorted they record acoustic guitars very well. For such a small diaphragm they do a good job of picking up low end, maybe too much so when it comes to vocals (probably just my untrained boomy voice haha) for my taste. I do plan to try them out recording a brass band and continue to use them as acoustic bedroom mics.Whilst im not going to lie and say these things are big boy killers (they really arent) they will do a brillinat job of semi professional music production, which in the end is exactly what i bought them for, for a fraction of the price of two Audio Technica Mics or other budget options.

I recently bought a Behringer C-3 microphone ostensibly on the basis of the reviews at Amazon. I have not been disappointed and my band mates have also been very impressed. I bought it to try out as an affordable single mic solution with a small PA to re-inforce vocals in our acoustic string band. The first time out we found it re-inforced our whole sound, with very little in the way of feedback problems. We plugged it through a mic pre-amp/Phantom power unit (M-Audio 2 channel Audio-Buddy) and used a shock mount. We have also tried the mount included with the mic, which was fine and ideal for emergencies (who forgot the shock mount!). The sound reproduction with this set up is excellent - warm and realistic, which is just what we wanted, though a decent pre-amp is required. Another reason for buying this product is the pattern and filter switching, which were not available on a more expensive recording mic that we have tried. Here, the C-3 offers a good degree of flexibility, depending on the details of the situation we find ourselves in.The Behringer C-3 is well built and well presented, being complete with a bespoke mount and hard plastic foam lined case. It represents excellent value. The product came with an instruction manual in any language but English, so there's an opportunity to brush up on your Spanish or French. The English version is available here:[...]

This is an outstanding microphone. It definitely makes home recording much easier! - Buying this has saved me some money (not loads - but a good enough amount - Roughly £30).I am a drummer looking to do some home YouTube-ing cover videos. This does the job I want it. I wouldn't however recommend buying this for recording professional music as you cannot tweak individual components of your kit (e.g. snare, toms, bass, etc.). This product isn't for you then.I have read about the low pick up. This didn't happen for me. I use a mac (IOS). I plugged the microphone in and turned up the pick up in the system preferences and there was no issue. - I use Garage Band to record my covers.The only reason for the 4 star review is for one, you cannot record all your drum professionally. And the fact that the CD with the extra's provided is useless (Audacity, Juice and PodNova). All of the programs are out dated and you cannot use them as Apple doesn't support them any more. HOWEVER, I would encourage you to use Garage Band as it is a much better program to record music anyways - The monitor feedback tool is very useful! it gives you a good sense of your sound without having to record and move the mic.I hope this review helps. If you want to listen to any of the recording I do or any YouTuber does, simply search for "Behringer C-1U Drums" - This will bring up plenty of examples!REMEMBER: MIC placement is key when using only one mic!

The product is amazing and better than expected. However, Amazon has changed its delivery policy and leaves your package outside on the street without seeing if you are in. I spoke to the driver, and he said this is OK. I will not be using this service again with this attitude change