Microphone Test 2 (Beyerdynamic M500 Ribbon Microphone)

I used my GoPro HD Hero 2 camera with a series of microphones to test how the Hero2 works with them. Next up is the Beyerdynamic M500 Ribbon Microphone. It was the creme-de-la-creme of handheld vocal microphones because of how smooth the microphone sounded. I think it was designed for balladeers more than rockers. The output (as I discovered in this video) is very low so the sound is very quiet. You'll again notice that the cricket sound is there again. Also, you'll notice that the sound only comes out of the left channel. The cable is a mono cable so it only feeds the left channel. True stereo microphones would have a ring-tip-sleeve configuration for the jack so that it feeds both left and right channels.

More microphones coming up!

Ambrose