Comments on: Apogee MiC Plus Review

By: Andrew S.

Andrew S. — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 03:37:56 +0000

Some other voiceover actors I know recommended this mic, including some instructors at Kalmenson, so I bought it a few months ago to have a small but excellent quality mic for portable use. I use it with my iPhone 5S and my MacBook.

Happy!! It's a great little mic. I have a "deep movie trailer" voice, and this mic is great for that, comparable to my AKG or Schoeps. Today, I used it for a video ecocast on-camera audition shot on iPhone. The mic was clamped to the tripod with the iPhone, and I was 3'-6' away — the sound was clean and tight, and required nothing in post for cleanup. In fact I was able to send in the audition as recorded on the iPhone & the Apogee mic with no alterations or post fixing whatsoever.

Just for the record, I've been a sound professional since the early 1980s. I own a dozen mics, including Sennheiser (816 & 416), Schoeps (MK41), AKG, etc. This apogee mic fits in well with them, both in sound and build quality.

Apogee mic general notes:

Good:
1) Heavy for the size, and very solid in construction. Excellent build quality.
2) Easy to use with all the USB/Lightning cables you might need.
3) Great sound, comparable to other high quality mics.
4) Quiet low noise preamp, low self noise, clean output.
5) Built in headphone jack allows latency free monitoring.

Neither good nor bad:
6) The separately available fitted case is a must have, though it does not hold my third party pop screen. It does hold the mic well protected, the mini stand, and the accessory cables.
7) Not a fault of the mic - some apps like Audacity you need to make sure the mic is selected, as Audacity does not necessarily use the system selected mic.

Weak:
8) I wish it had a rolloff filter. I use the mic very close for some things, and I get a little too much bass as a result, as is true of most any cardioid mic.
9) The mini mic stand is just wonky, and not a good complement to such a nice mic.
10) IMO the mic should come with at least a foam windscreen, but it doesn't. I use a third party nylon type screen that's okay. Pop sensitivity is like most medium to large diaphragm mics, so some sort of screen is useful for close mic-ing.
11) Package does not come "factory sealed" so you won't know if it was opened — weird. I know Apogee wants to be "green" and not use unnecessary packaging, but really guys you need to have a tamper-evident seal on the box!

In short, I'm really happy to have a mic this good that is plug and play with my iPhone or MacBook. To be honest, even at home I'll more likely use this with my MacBook for a quick audition than fire up the whole studio.

By: Guilon Frederic

Guilon Frederic — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 07:25:33 +0000

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Perfekt mit dem IPhone und GarageBand. Super einfach zu bedienen, toller Klang und robust.

By: Jason Hubbard

Jason Hubbard — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 00:22:42 +0000

Très bonne qualité

By: Chelle

Chelle — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 13:32:55 +0000

What they do not mention, when you load the Mic onto the computer it changes the input sound settings of the entire computer to headset. Drove me crazy and even Thier tech did not discover it. Found the "Sounds" settings and changed it back to standard with headsets. They also do not clearly tell you the flashing green light means in standby mode.

Recording output is very good.

By: DrockPhenom

DrockPhenom — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 09:40:17 +0000

So I have always been a fan of the idea that in the computer age why can’t we have a mic that eliminates the DA converter. I mean signals all go into the computer the same! The difference in price for a mic is the company name, maybe a few tweaks here and there. So my first try at eliminating the old school mic set up was with the YETI PRO. I found out quickly that usb signals cannot travel very far. Also with the yeti that when the ceiling was reached you heard your vocals being squeezed at the top or near the top end. So I scrapped it and waited.
So I see this scroll across my feed. I look into it and it pretty much has the same internals as the yeti pro, but again apogee’s teaks here and there could be what I need to break away from the top end vocal squeeze
I am highly impressed! This mic competes with my 1000$ mic and it’s plug and play on multiple devices!
This review is for in the box studio producers who want to get vocals crisp and clear and have headroom for vocal mix downs!
This mic is PERFECT! Easy to use easy to connect and gives you RAW vocal capabilities like your expensive mic without the DA converter. It’s all in one!
The positives: EVERYTHING can’t say enough
The negatives: YOU NEED A LOUD HEADPHONE AMP!! The headphone output is good even when utilizing my MAC audio midi app to increase the volume. But I had an old Mackie BigKnob and just ran the headphone out from the MiC PLUS to it and it’s as loud and clean as ever.
If your an artist looking for a nice mic to record without having to build an a tire studio, start here. This is the best USB mic for studio and MAJOR recording
Trust when I tell you that I have a major studio this mic has blown me away

By: Amazon Customer

Amazon Customer — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 21:42:47 +0000

I ran a small recording studio for a few years about 15 years ago and have been recording my own projects since. I generally use an old school M-Audio Solaris through an audio interface but wanted a portable solution for voice over work, and possibly some singing, while traveling. I bought both this mic and the Rode NT usb mic at the same time and tested their abilities. With SEVERAL tweaks, I was finally able to get the Rode NT to relatively match the performance of my higher quality studio mic, at least when it came to radio and voice over work. I was UNABLE to ever get the Apogee mic to sound remotely in the same ballpark. It’s just too small to be a serious mic. It couldn’t deliver the low end that the Rode could. Honestly, the apogee mic felt like a toy. Don’t get me wrong, I understand the appeal of lightweight and small, but the technology just hasn’t reached the point where such a small mic can produce decent results. It WAS clear sounding, so if you don’t want a mic to pick up low end, then this might work for you. It just doesn’t work for me, however, since I’m used to studio quality condenser mics capable of giving that stereotypical “movie preview narrator” sound. This mic was more suited for light sounding high frequencies. I’m going to have to return it.

By: Amazon Customer

Amazon Customer — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 17:35:50 +0000

Je l’utilise pour mon studio maison avec mon iPad Air et je suis entièrement satisfait!

By: Darritt

Darritt — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 20:02:51 +0000

Me gusta el microfono es pequeño y suena muy bien, envio rapido

By: Amazon Customer

Amazon Customer — Sat, 14 Oct 2023 00:19:54 +0000

I’ve learned my lesson. I went cheap twice and both mics were failures. Now I bought this (at a price of the two cheaper ones put together) and it is perfect. Easy set up, no fuss, great sound.

You get what you pay for.

By: Wildlife

Wildlife — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 07:47:57 +0000

I purchased this microphone to replace one that fell way below my expectations. The Apogee mic far exceeds my expectations in terms of sound quality, ease of use with my ipad and build quality. No much more to say other than if you are looking for a quality mic in this price point I do not think you will be disappointed.