Ever wonder how your favorite recordings seem to leap from the speaker, with vocals that magically float above even a dense background track? That’s compression. Hype mic features studio-quality analog compression that’s easy to use and brings the magic to your vocals, voice-overs, instruments, percussion, and podcasts – anything you record! With hype mic and your iPhone or computer, you can make amazing recordings on the go.
Product Features
- Studio-quality analog compressor
- Pure digital connection for pristine sound quality up to 24-bit/96kHz
- Premium cardioid condenser microphone capsule
- Headphone output with blend feature offers zero latency recording
- Premium accessories kit includes tripod, pop filter and carrying case
the Apogee Hype Mic is solid, well-built, compact, well-accessorized, & matches the hype Apogee is known for making solid products. This latest mic is beautifully made and they provide it with a great little case, with almost everything you’ll need to make great recordings. I use it for voice-over, especially when I need portability.It is one of the few quality condenser mics that can plug directly into the iPad and work without external power. I tried a larger Marshall USB mic and it required a powered camera adapter — that can be a pain, if you’re trying to record where an outlet is not easily available.The mic itself has some nifty features, like the (almost) zero-latency headphone jack with adjustable mix b/w headphones and playback, a fairly easy-to-use gain setting dial, and it’s much-bragged-about built-in compression. That feature is much more important for broadcast/podcast use. For voice-over, many clients want to be able to go back to raw signal and hardware compression means the “original” signal has been messed with on input. But, for a…
Solid travel mic; exceeds expectations I travel a lot on business and find myself in hotel rooms creating videos for work. This is an absolutely excellent mic for these situations. It’s not as good as my main go-to (a $3000 Neumann U87), but that’s to be expected. It sound excellent regardless… and the portability is superb. It comes with a great travel case that includes the mic, a tripod, and three cables (one mini USB to USB-C, one mini USB to USB-A, and one mini USB to Lightning), a pop filter, a little hex wrench for the tripod (not sure if I’ll ever use this, but I keep it in the case regardless) and a nice, lamented user guide to remind you of what those buttons do. ðIf you’re on the road a lot and need a good mic for voiceovers and/or podcasts, this is the mic to get.
Overall pleased but RODE Mic seems better Fully disclosure. I first purchased the Rode NT-USB condenser Mic and was extremely impressed with the sound quality. However, I had to return it because it had no manual audio gain gauge on it and I discovered that the audio gain would change automatically when recording on Windows 10 and google chrome. So sadly I returned this mic due to that issue and I went with this microphone after reading the reviews. This mic solves the problem of no automatic audio gain as it has a manual knob to control the input sound level. So it solved that problem. Overall, the sound quality is top-notch EXCEPT I have to say I find the dynamic range of the RODE a bit better if I still was able to use it.I’m satisfied with this purchase, but I would invest in a RODE mic if the company would release a USB version with an audio gain control knob that I could control.