Shure MV6 Assessment: A Clear Trying Gaming Mic

Getting began is so simple as plug and play, however you will want software program to deep dive into any settings. I’m not an enormous fan of the Motiv Combine software program advisable on the field. Earlier than I might obtain it, Shure required my full title, metropolis and state, postal code, and e mail tackle for updates concerning the software program, which appeared pointless.

The software program offers you the choice to modify to guide acquire, modify a tone slider from Darkish to Vibrant, with Pure within the center, and activate or off the denoiser and plosive reducer, in addition to modify a excessive go filter for background noise. There are additionally settings for the monitor and mute in the event you select to document with Motiv Combine. Nothing groundbreaking right here, however there doesn’t appear to be any technique to entry these settings in any other case. I want there have been simply knobs on the mic.

Can You Hear Me?

So far as I can inform, the settings you modify will stick even when the software program isn’t open, so be at liberty to make changes, then shut it and return to no matter you have been doing. I ran a number of comparability checks with the completely different settings whereas recording myself, and after listening again I usually felt the default settings labored effectively sufficient. There’s nothing right here I’d consider as out of the extraordinary or goofy in any method. The plosive reducer works effectively sufficient to not want a pop filter for my Ps. I didn’t discover a very robust change from disabling the denoiser, though that’s most likely helped by the mic’s rear rejection, which helps maintain out my keyboard noise.

Auto-level did trigger me to peak a bit if I immediately yelled after whispering, but it surely adjusted shortly sufficient, and introduced me up simply as shortly after I spoke quietly. It’s good to not have to fret an excessive amount of about ranges, since there’s no interface for a fast examine, and the MV6 lacks any onboard controls or suggestions.

Individuals who listened to recordings or chatted with me in Discord famous that my voice sounded clear and crisp, a noticeable enchancment over my traditional gaming headset. I believe you may simply use this microphone for infrequent streaming or podcasting, and also you wouldn’t get any complaints. I don’t really feel like I’m lacking something sound-wise if I exploit this as a substitute of my Audio-Technica AT2035, a minimum of with regards to common talking high quality. Skilled audio engineers may really feel in another way, however in the event you aren’t inspecting waveforms or recording audiobooks, you most likely gained’t.

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