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The "Bai Fei Li V5" is an inexpensive large diaphragm (34mm) studio condenser microphone with a silky smooth sound reminiscent of expensive vintage microphones. This is a sample speech recording at various distances 7cm, 15cm and 25cm. It is recorded 'flat' with no bass cut, processing, noise reduction or compression. The circuit is very quiet - there is no noticeable circuit noise on the recording. Gain is set at 55-60db recorded onto a SoundDevices MixPre3.
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The "Bai Fei Li V5" is an inexpensive large diaphragm (34mm) studio condenser microphone with a silky smooth sound reminiscent of expensive vintage microphones. This is a sample speech recording at various distances 7cm, 15cm and 25cm. It is recorded 'flat' with no bass cut, processing, noise reduction or compression. The circuit is very quiet - there is no noticeable circuit noise on the recording. Gain is set at 55-60db recorded onto a SoundDevices MixPre3.
The Bifele V5 is a large diaphragm studio condenser microphone with a 34 mm capsule and cardioid pattern. The website claims a frequency response of 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz, but the leaflet and box state 40 Hz to 16,000 Hz. Sensitivity is quoted at -34 dB on the website, but -47 dB on the leaflet and box. It requires 48 volt phantom power and weighs 0.43 kg. The microphone performs well at distances of 6-12 inches, producing a smooth and silky sound. This is an audio sample from the Bifele V5 large diaphragm studio condenser microphone. This microphone has a capsule of 34 mm in diameter and is cardioid in pattern. It's quoted on the website as having a frequency response of 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz, although the leaflet that comes with it and the printing on the box quotes 40 Hz to 16,000. The sensitivity on the website is quoted at minus 34 dB, but on the leaflet and the box it's quoted at minus 47, which is about 15 dB lower, although in practice it's almost as sensitive as my Rode NT2-A, only 2 or 3 dB less sensitive. It requires 48 volt phantom power and it weighs about 0.43 kg. Now, I've been quoting those specifications at about 3 inches away from the microphone, I'm now going to move back to about 10 inches and read some text. So, I'm now about 10 inches from the microphone. When I got up, Grandma had not made any porridge. I always have porridge at Grandma's, so I sulked and she made me some. Grandpa ate his cornflakes. I said, if he'd have sulked, he could have some porridge as well. And now to about 6 inches away. When I got up, Grandma had not made any porridge. I always have porridge at Grandma's, so I sulked and she made me some. Grandpa ate his cornflakes. I said, if he'd have sulked, he could have had porridge as well. And now at 3 inches. When I got up, Grandma had not made any porridge. I always have porridge at Grandma's, so I sulked and she made me some. Grandpa ate his cornflakes. I said, if he'd have sulked, he could have had porridge as well. So that's the By Faehle V5, the large diaphragm studio condenser microphone, and I would generally speak about 6 inches away, or for a more natural voice, probably about 10 or 12 inches. Even at those distances, the microphone is still quite smooth and silky.
