Senal MXBM-621/C MX Series Condenser Boundary Microphone (Cardioid)

If you want better audio quality without having a microphone in your camera shot....this is a very good choice. Specifically...the omnidirectional for acoustically treated spaces, and the cardioid for more typical home rooms. Great build quality and size...and most importantly...very good sound quality for it's price.

I would guess, most people will use this mic (for being omnidirectional) to capture audio from conference meetings and similar situations, since it will capture sound from all directions. This mic will also be very useful to set it up at a podium to capture audio from speeches at a seminar, church, (as close as possible to the source for best results with this mic or any mic) or during a wedding ceremony. But I'll be using this mic for production with a dedicated separate recorder specifically to capture audience from live events to add it separately into my final product mix (audio for video) which I can control how much of the audience audio I want to add. This mic, for being a Condenser mic, it is sensitive and also has sensitivity to bumps and vibrations like a condenser should, but, testing this mic, walking on a wood floor, it held vibrations well, similar to a dynamic mic, which gives me the idea to want to test this mic, centered at the very edge at the of a high school Stage (dance recitals, foot tapping etc), with the same purpose, adding that extra and separate sound to my mix. Maybe placing a foam underneath in this experiment would help minimize unwanted vibration or thumps. (I have NOT tested this yet but I would think it may work) Sound: The cable that comes included with this mic has a low handling conduction, which is good, because it helps prevent noise handling transmission, and since the cable will also be on the floor , eliminating noise transmission via the cable wire. This mic is the BRIGHTEST in highs I've ever heard on a mic before post. The highs are almost excessive when speaking at it, especially at close proximity, It's a little too essy for my taste (and I like highs though) but the S doesn't bleed. This mic has a frequency attenuator at the bottom plate. You'll need a little tool (not included) to set it, such as a mini flat head watch screwdriver sort of thing, or even a toothpick.... One interesting thing I find, was that the mic, even without the attenuation switch on, it doesn't capture unwanted bass in the voice, however, when I took it outside to record a test audio with nature sounds and ambience which also includes occasional vehicles, it recorded lots of low frequencies, which that extra bottom weight audio can be desired, especially for movie production. There was a Mustang and a truck that passed by, and the low frequency recorded from the vehicles was actually too much and too loud compared to all other frequencies. Additionally, the sound captured from the vehicles, this mic had a very annoying frequency around the 50-60 Hz, which you will need to treat it in post. I switched to the low cut filter to cut down the bass from the car / truck scene, recorded it again and it was perfect, STILL with a decent amount of low frequency reduced, but again, there was still the 50-60 Hz annoyance being too pronounced, even after the low cut attenuation, but less pronounced than with no low cut filter. Again, with recording VOICE ONLY, you can leave the switch set to normal (full range). It somehow doesn't add unwanted bass in the voice at all. For recording audiences and nature sounds, it would be cool if Senal made a Stereo version of these mics. Maybe they already have? This item does NOT come with a case, but if you want to protect you mic, here's a very affordable suggestion: Auray WMC-100 Wide Mouth Case, or, #AUWMC100 I received this product in exchange for my honest review]