SeriesElectro-Voice RE

The Electro Voice RE20 is a dynamic microphone with a cardioids polar pattern. The casing is made out of steal and you don’t have to worry at all about this microphone getting damaged from a drop/fall. The microphone is built to last a long time and it is great in so many different situations. The RE20 is truly a work horse type of microphone, it can do it all and do it well. You can use this microphone on kick drums, vocals, bass and guitar cabinets. Since we have had this microphone we really have not found something that it is not good at. OVERALL OPINION This open circuit dynamic microphone has an impedance of 150 ohms and a frequency response of 45Hz-18 kHz. I love the way this microphone sounds on our Pearl kick, it brings that thump while still keeping the sound punchy. We don’t even have to mess with the EQ at all when we record kicks with the Electro Voice RE20. Depending on what your main use for this microphone is I do suggest getting a good quality shock mount for it, Electro Voice does make a shock mount for it but you have to pay for it separately and it is not cheap. The shock mount itself will cost you a little over a hundred dollars. Since you can use this microphone for almost any applications, live or studio; it makes it a must have for any band or group that is a dynamic group recording not only vocals but instruments as well. You will need a microphone that can handle whatever you throw at it and the RE20 is just that. I was not too sold on Electro Voice microphones before we got this one, but since we have been using it I have to respect the company now because this is by far one of the best all around microphones that I have used.

The ElectroVoice RE27 N/D is a dynamic microphone, somewhat similar to the popular RE20. It has a similar look, and is designed for the same sort of use, but doesn't prove to be as versatile or well liked as the RE20. The RE27 has a cardioid polar pick up pattern and will pick up frequencies between 45 Hz and 18 kHz. It is designed for broadcast use as well as use in the recording studio. OVERALL OPINION When compared with the RE20, which seems like a natural comparison, the ElectroVoice RE27 N/D is seldom seen in recording studios. I've used the RE27 a number for times for recording a few different things, but mostly for kick drum and voice over speech. It definitely has a similar type of response to the RE20, but I have found that it doesn't sound as good on as many different things as the RE20 does. The RE27 is really best used for speech in broadcasting and voice over work in the studio, which is definitely the application that you will see it being used for most of the time as it just has a great response for the human voice. When I use the RE27 I find that I get a very clear sound, true to the sound of the original source. It has a built in wind filter screen, so it is really just begging to be used for vocals and is best designed for this. It would be hard for me to say which I would recommend between this and the RE20, but I would really be leaning toward the RE20 for a few reasons. First, it can be used for more musical applications, at least from what I have seen. Also, it is going to cost you a little bit less money and it is more readily available. The price is really the main reason, as I think that they are two very comparable mic. However, if you're looking for a microphone of this nature, I'd highly encourage you to check out both models to see what will work best for what you're trying to do...

The ElectroVoice RE 90B is a electret condenser microphone that is also a boundary microphone AKA a PZM (pressure zone microphone). It has a half caridiod polar pick up pattern and has an XLR cable connected to it. I have used it for both in the studio recording as well as for live shows. OVERALL OPINION I've had the ElectroVoice RE 90B for about four years and while I don't use it all the time, it has a lot of uses that come in handy for a lot of different things. This microphone is really designed for use in conferences and things like that so you can pick up the entire room, and I have to say that when you place this on the floor or on a table within a room it will definitely do a good job of picking up everything that is going on around it. For this reason I have used it during live shows and have found that if you place it on the stage it does a pretty good job of picking up the vibrations. I have also used it in the studio and works in many occasions as a room microphone or even if you place it within a kick drum or something like that. While this microphone isn't the most versatile in terms of traditional audio recording, it does have a lot of uses, many of which aren't best suited for recording music. While I haven't used it for this, I'm sure that it would do a pretty good job even as a broadcast microphone or simply for picking up conversations or something like a book on tape or something. It has built in EQ that I would imagine is boosted at around 5 KHz to add clarity to the human voice as that is what it is best for picking up. While these are somewhat expensive you buy them new on an online store, definitely look on Ebay for the ElectroVoice RE 90B if you are looking for one as you can get them for much cheaper on there.