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Published on 07/14/11 at 11:53
*Microphones are very subjective. Some microphones that work for some brilliantly may be disastrous on others. It is therefore important to understand the context in which this review is written and take it with a grain of salt, like all reviews on microphones should be treated.*
The Behringer C-2 microphones are small diaphragm cardioid pencil condensors and are sold in matched pairs that come with a stereo bar. Very nice inclusion, but one comes to expect these extra features from Behringer despite the price.
The Behringer C-2 has a frequency response of 20-20,000 Hz and a respectably low (for a pencil condenser) self noise at only 19 dB. The signal to noise ratio is also not something to scoff at, coming in at a quite respectable 75 dB. The Behringer C-2 microphones have 10 dB pads and low frequency roll off switches, although the obnoxious trend of the budget microphone world seems to dictate that the two features can't be activated at the same time because they are on the same switch.
The most remarkable thing about this microphone is that, again, even though I may not be the best authority on pencil mics because I mainly do vocals, they are easy to EQ and very forgiving. It is rather odd that I would find a pair of hyper budget microphones, especially from Behringer, that I enjoy. However, it does not exactly have anything to do with the original sound; it is more from this very fact that EQing this microphone is not terribly destructive.
And when you XY these microphones, you can get some very usable, if not top shelf results. And I also found that piling these up in a mix, while obviously harsh, is easy to do, because of how well this microphone actually responds to EQ.
OVERALL OPINION
The Behringer C-2 microphone is a piece of black magic, not for its quality, or even its price to performance ratio, but for the fact that in a sea of awful Behringer products, this gloriously outshines them all. I haven't gotten to use them extensively yet, but if I ever get into more instrument recording, it's certainly something I'll have to consider!
The Behringer C-2 microphones are small diaphragm cardioid pencil condensors and are sold in matched pairs that come with a stereo bar. Very nice inclusion, but one comes to expect these extra features from Behringer despite the price.
The Behringer C-2 has a frequency response of 20-20,000 Hz and a respectably low (for a pencil condenser) self noise at only 19 dB. The signal to noise ratio is also not something to scoff at, coming in at a quite respectable 75 dB. The Behringer C-2 microphones have 10 dB pads and low frequency roll off switches, although the obnoxious trend of the budget microphone world seems to dictate that the two features can't be activated at the same time because they are on the same switch.
The most remarkable thing about this microphone is that, again, even though I may not be the best authority on pencil mics because I mainly do vocals, they are easy to EQ and very forgiving. It is rather odd that I would find a pair of hyper budget microphones, especially from Behringer, that I enjoy. However, it does not exactly have anything to do with the original sound; it is more from this very fact that EQing this microphone is not terribly destructive.
And when you XY these microphones, you can get some very usable, if not top shelf results. And I also found that piling these up in a mix, while obviously harsh, is easy to do, because of how well this microphone actually responds to EQ.
OVERALL OPINION
The Behringer C-2 microphone is a piece of black magic, not for its quality, or even its price to performance ratio, but for the fact that in a sea of awful Behringer products, this gloriously outshines them all. I haven't gotten to use them extensively yet, but if I ever get into more instrument recording, it's certainly something I'll have to consider!