Customer Reviews

CAD GXL1200 Cardioid Condenser Microphone

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These are great little mics for instruments and choirs. They have good response and work great in a live setting. They are very sensitive so they will big up a broad range on sound as well as good dynamic contrast.

I bought this microphone since it was an inexpensive condenser microphone which seemed to handle a great frequency range. Unfortunately, it doesn't replicate the sound that well and seems to lower the pitch a little. I didn't expect this from this mic since it's supposed to be for vocals. The quality of the sound from the microphone is really good however.

This is an excellent mic for general use. Pick up is great from a reasonable distance and we use the mic at a church podium, where the speaker may move a bit from directly behind the mic, but can still be heard well through the speakers. A good choice.

I use this mic is used primarily for micing acoustic guitar or mandolin at small coffee house type gigs. The sound is quite good, and its sensitivity allows the instrument to be some distance from the mic, which can be handy if you're trying to mic several instruments at once from one mic. I have another mic of this size, an SE-1, and the two are comparable. I've not had any problems with mine, and would buy another if this one were to disappear (which sometimes happens at gigs!)

These are used in an elementary school cafeteria. They are hung so that they pickup 1/3 of the stage. One mic did such a great job, I bought two more. Now I have complete coverage that produces such a clear and transparent sound image of the action on stage. I also had Rode mics and a few others but quickly found out that nothing came close to this mic. The other mics have their place as they perform well in other situations... but these pencil mics just did the trick in my case. I would completely recommend these for over-head mic'ing.

I like to review good products and let everyone know what is worth buying.
These mics ARE NOT!
The only reason I am reviewing this mic is because I read a lot of reviews
that talk about these mics are as good as the upper end mics. THAT IS NOT
TRUE!
I tried recording with these in my studio in several applications and in all
instances they fail, BIG TIME!
I used them for drum overheads, for cymbals, vocals, and guitar. Not one app
did I get even a decent sound.
Yeah they are cheap, but unless you are looking for a cheap sound SAVE YOUR MONEY!