Behringer ECM8000 - Ultra-Linear Omni-Directional Measurement Microphone

Comments about Behringer ECM8000 - Ultra-Linear Omni-Directional Measurement Microphone:

For the money you pay for it, it's a great deal. Due to its linear directional capacities, it's better off on spot situations when trying to over a very specific audible spot.

Comments about Behringer ECM8000 - Ultra-Linear Omni-Directional Measurement Microphone:

I'm really tempted to give this five stars.
It's marketed as a measurment mic but I got two of them for use as drums overheads and they have not dissapointed me in the least. I don't know how Behringer does it. It's a bargain at it's usual price and B&H beat that by a few dollars. I am a lifelong musician and I have a lot of recording gear and mics. Mics that are many many times more expensive than these ECM8000's but these fit right in. They are my first omni mics and I love the usefulness of them on acoustic instruments up close and as drums overheads. The lack of proximity effect is particularly handy. The one critisizm that I've heard amongst other pro users is that they have an elevated noise floor but in my applications this has not proven to be the case. I highly recommend these mics and they can also be used to evaluate your speakers and room when used with the appropriate measurement software as they have a pretty much ruler flat response curve.

Comments about Behringer ECM8000 - Ultra-Linear Omni-Directional Measurement Microphone:

Used for high end pro car audio.

I could find this Mic nowhere else for such a low price and still be able to get in super fast in a box packed like it should be able to survive a 10,000 foot drop.

The mic is awesome and totally flat response, needing no calibration. I bet it will stay that way as delicately as I will handle it.

There's not a thing I don't like about this whole experience!

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This is a really inexpensive but good quality mic. I use it in my home studio to make demo songs on garage band.

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I used this for measurement using the REW program and it worked great. I was able to get much better results with this mic than with a LDC. I'll probably try it for recording with a portable device in places I'd prefer to not take expensive stuff.

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Th product works fine for Live Sound P.A. analysys, where you need good and fast RTA responses, not extremely precise as needed in recording studios or similar.
What you get for such a price is excellent, but of course don't expect to have a 100% linear frequency response

Comments about Behringer ECM8000 - Ultra-Linear Omni-Directional Measurement Microphone:

I use this product for acoustic measurements in my home studio.

Comments about Behringer ECM8000 - Ultra-Linear Omni-Directional Measurement Microphone:

[...]Good PriceMic works as expected.Made a great addition to my DSP 8024

Comments about Behringer ECM8000 - Ultra-Linear Omni-Directional Measurement Microphone:

Low and mid frequency response is good.

High frequency response is not as precise and the self noise level is not low as is expected from a measurement mic but hey, it costs less than 50 bucks.

It doesn't come with a calibration certificate which is a big minus. A measurement microphone SHOULD have one. If some third parties could offer it for an extra $75, then sure Behringer could have added that cost on top of the microphone and sell it with that. I don't think that anybody would mind it if it was $75 dearer, as the closest next measurement mic in the market is above $500 mark anyway.

Still, pretty good value for money overall, but without the calibration document it's pretty much useless for professional work, although for home users it may be adequate, just to give an idea of the room acoustics.

I recommend to have it calibrated for any more serious work.

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I use thsi mic with the Berhringer DEQ2496, and it integrates very easily with that unit. Woks fine, and has nice case and accessories. Highly recommended. NOTE: Not for live voice recording.

Comments about Behringer ECM8000 - Ultra-Linear Omni-Directional Measurement Microphone:

I use this mic for its intended purpose, as a measurement mic for RTA (real time analysis) and it performs flawlessly.

I keep the mic in one location, so I cannot comment on how well it "travels," albeit the case it comes with is impressive and would likely cost the same as the mic, if purchased separately.

Rumor has it that this mic is also good for acoustic recording.

An excellent value.

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I bought two of these after I saw them used to mic drums and to record a concert. I have to tell everybody, THESE ARE ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL! Extremely high quality, durable, and the best part: you can scream into it, and it won't clip! I highly recommend these microphones to anybody who wants an inexpensive, extremely high quality mic!

Comments about Behringer ECM8000 - Ultra-Linear Omni-Directional Measurement Microphone:

This is in my opinion one of Behringer's better entries. At the heart of this mic is a quality Panasonic capsule, very flat, and probably as close to true omni as you can get. Most omni mics aren't nearly this spherical in their pickup pattern. The one drawback with this mic is its self-noise; Compare it with most any quality condenser and you'll see what I mean. This noisyness seems to be typical of this type of mic, even the more expensive ones, Earthworks, etc.
It's still extremely useful, just best used with louder sources, so less gain is needed. Very natural sounding acoustic instruments; I used this as drum overhead on latest project thru GrooveTubes "brick" tube pre, loved it. I'll probably get another one for split omni use. I even used it once for its intended purpose of EQing a room!

Comments about Behringer ECM8000 - Ultra-Linear Omni-Directional Measurement Microphone:

Why buy the more expensive measurement mics when this one does what you need it to do, for half the price.

Great Mic, Accurate Readings, and Rock solid construstion.

Comments about Behringer ECM8000 - Ultra-Linear Omni-Directional Measurement Microphone:

Accurate, linear response, inexpensive.