Sterling P10 Instrument Mic Review / Test

Today I review a budget microphone from Sterling made for instrument, the P10. This mic offers a controlled low end which helps avoid muddiness, a very mid forward sound, and then a tame treble and air section. In my tests I found that it did really well on electric guitar, and was workable on acoustic and singing (in a controlled space). I don't necessarily think it's an effective spoken word microphone though but it's not designed to be. 

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00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer 
00:39 - Setup
01:02 - What’s in the Box
01:22 - Build Quality / Walkthrough
01:48 - Specifications
02:06 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)
02:26 - Plosive Test
02:37 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
02:58 - Background Noise Test 
03:18 - Untreated Room Test
03:38 - Shock Rejection Test
04:00 - Mic Resonance Tap Test
04:15 - Handling Noise Test
04:33 - Intro to Comparison
05:02 - Sterling P20 Comparison
05:31 - Shure SM57 Comparison
05:57 - Beyerdynamic TG I51 Comparison
06:24 - Beyerdynamic M201 TG Comparison
06:48 - Shure SM7b Comparison
07:27 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison
07:53 - Music Test
09:26 - Pros & Cons
11:02 - Overall Thoughts
13:28 - Recommendation
14:22 - Outro

Bandrew Scott

Bandrew Scott is the founder and host of the youtube channel Podcastage, where he posts reviews of audio gear, and shares tips and tricks to improve the audio of your Podcast, YouTube Channel, or Live Stream.

He also founded the Geeks Rising podcast network, which is home to amazing education, wellness, and pop culture podcasts such as Tourette’s Podcast, Sunshine & Powercuts, and On The Subject.

Bandrew also runs his own show titled the Bandrew Says Podcast. On this show he analyzes the latest news to determine how it affects the content creation ecosystem, and shares that to help creates remain aware of how the platform they use is changing.