Today I review the brand new microphone from Sennheiser, the MD445. This is a super cardioid handheld dynamic microphone that does a great job at background noise rejection and handling noise rejection. The mic tone is very bright and offers some nice shimmer to singing vocals, but for spoken word I personally think the boost in the top end is a bit too much.

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00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer
00:29 - Setup
00:46 - What’s in the Box
01:10 - Build Quality / Walkthrough
01:47 - Specifications
02:11 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)
02:37 - Plosive Test
02:47 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
03:07 - Background Noise Test
03:26 - Untreated Room Test
03:40 - Handling Noise Test
03:54 - Mic Mount Bump Test
04:14 - Mic Resonance Tap Test
04:32 - Cup The Mic Test
04:58 - Intro to Comparison
05:09 - AKG D5 Comparison
05:42 - Shure SM58 Comparison
06:15 - Sennheiser E835 Comparison
06:52 - Electro Voice ND76 Comparison
07:28 - sE Electronics V7 Comparison
08:06 - Audix OM2 Comparison
08:36 - Sennheiser E935 Comaparison
09:14 - Beyerdynamic TG V70d Comparison
09:50 - Beyerdynamic M88 TG Comparison
10:36 - Shure KSM8 Comparison
11:22 - Sennheiser MD435 Comparison
12:17 - Lewitt MTP940CM Comparison
13:20 - Neumann KMS 105 Comparison
14:32 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison
15:47 - Music Test
17:08 - Pros & Cons
18:16 - Overall Thoughts
20:54 - Recommendation
23:21 - Outro