046 Which Voiceover Microphone Should I Use?

from Voiceover Lessons for Beginners Hosted by John Matthew

Let's demystify the complicated world of voiceover microphones. (00:00) Intro (00:30) Three Categories of Voiceover Mics (00:59) Condenser Microphones (02:14) Dynamic Microphones (02:55) Content Creator Microphones (04:16) Outro Condenser Mics: Neumann U87 Neumann TLM 103 Sennheiser MKH416 (I used this for years) Shure KSM32 Dachman DA87 (my current mic) Audio-Technica AT4040 Audio-Technica AT2020 Rode NT1 Dynamic Mics: Shure SM7B Electro-Voice RE20 Shure MV7 Shure SM57/58 (mostly used for instruments & live vocals) Content Creator Mics: Rode PodMic FiFine mics Blue Yeti My Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://linktr.ee/johnmatthewvo ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://buymeacoffee.com/johnmatthew ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://johnmatthew.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Questions & comments to [email protected] [NOTE: I won't receive comments left on platforms I don't have accounts with, so please use the email if you don't hear back from me.] Copyright 2025 John Matthew, all rights reserved. No unauthorized reproduction or use permitted, including use for AI training or content creation. Music & SFX copyright Envato and/or their associated artists. Graphic images copyright John Matthew or Canva and/or their associated artists.