Wireless Mic Capsule Shootout with Michael Keith Lewis from Colony House

In this video, Johnny teams up with Michael Keith Lewis (front of house engineer with Colony House) to demo a bunch of popular wireless microphone capsules. After the shootout, Johnny and Michael jumped on a zoom call to discuss their thoughts and opinions on each mic.

HUGE thanks to Michael, his brother Matt Lewis, and Emerald City Productions for helping to make this shootout happen!

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
2:11 - Michael's Mic Shootout
3:14 - Shure Beta 58
3:36 - Shure SM58
3:57 - Shure Beta 87a
4:20 - Shure Beta 87c
4:47 - Shure KSM8
5:18 - Shure KSM9
5:55 - sE Electronics V7
6:34 - DPA d:facto 4018V
8:11 - Shure SM58 with Drums
8:37 - Shure Beta 58 with Drums
9:14 - Shure Beta 87c with Drums
9:55 - Shure Beta 87a with Drums
10:28 - Shure KSM8 with Drums
11:12 - Shure KSM9 with Drums
11:54 - sE Electronics V7 with Drums
12:38 - DPA d:facto 4018V with Drums
13:30 - Zoom Call With Johnny and Michael
30:42 - Wrap Up

[samslight]

I personally the rejection level of the sE v7, the ksm9 and the Beta87a is really good. Also, the proximity effect especially for the ksm9 is outstanding

[felipesazo]

I love sE Electronics V7, it's really easy to set in the mix microphone

[joshhoevelmann]

I ran with all SM86 for a while. Added an v7 for fun. Biggest benefit was feedback rejection, less cymbal bleed and not as sensitive to cupping. I also really like the Telefunken M81.

[DavidAnthonyFlores]

That sE is ridiculously good especially for the price.

[paulevans]

I’ve got Sennheiser g4 with 965 capsules. I changed them to se v7 m2 capsules and what a game changer. Unbelievable capsules.

[JeremyLeech]

I use a V7 with my Sennheiser. For the price it can't be beat

[ryansartell]

Can we talk about the huge difference in quality from the HW SM57 to any of the caps on the ULXD? Should do a shoot out of QLXD, ULXD & AD.

[simonzehnder]

best mic capsule shootout i could find on youtube. well done guys!
could you do also a shootout with sennheiser capsules? like the 935, 945, 445, 435, 965, kk205...and so on?
thanks simon

[jeremyryannoel]

One thing worth noting, is how the pickup and isolation (of each capsule) react on a live stage compared to a smaller room. If it’s anything similar to the differences between a shotgun microphone in a wet room, compared to outdoor open sky, I’d contend this shootout is worth considering on indoor and outdoor stages. Great video regardless!

[TheMrfuzzyface]

Ksm9 sounds really good but might be a problem for loud stages

[okay]

One of the things we did not know was - what the transmitter and the receiver for this wireless setup. cos all of them sound like crap, and makes me wonder - is this a function of the compander of this transmitter/receiver wireless pairing. It would have been interesting to hear the wired versions of these microphones, to appreciate how much quality loss the wireless transmission is responsible for.

[RobertBartko]

I was stunned as to how well the Beta 87a rejected the drums with it being a condenser. I thought that even with it tighter pickup, with it still be a condenser, the drums would have been a mess inside the mic’s pickup; but it wasn’t. Can anyone explain this?? I had always ignored using the 87a on loud stages, with what I just heard; should the 87a be reconsidered in a loud stage?

[curly_]

I can say from experience the V7 is super great, i also can recomend the 87c it takes the singer completly out of the mix

[xBobO]

Holy shit where has this video been for the last 3 years!! Thanks so much. This is incredibly helpful. The dfacto does incredibly well, I could barely hear the drums when you moved away. I didn’t know the ksm8 was so bad 😅.

[FVDaudio]

Because just for the sound (soundprint)... The KSM9. Because the spill stage leakage... D:facto.

[Music]

They ALL sound muffled and dull compared to the hard wired sm57 via my senheiser HD280 PRO PHONES. Electrons passing through wires win over Radio freq. Mics.

[samslight]

In all, the defato rejection is best.