Prodipe MC-1 Condenser Lanen

The Prodipe MC-1 Ludovic Lanen microphone is a higher end model in French audio company Prodipe’s line of hand held vocal microphones. Before committing to that pigeonholing of the microphone into a purely vocal usage, I must comment that the MC-1 is, considering its price, incredibly faithful sounding. And by faithful, I refer to its frequency response, and its relatively non colored reproduction of the sound that it is micing up. The Prodipe MC-1 has a fairly run of the mill frequency response that begins at 50 Hz and goes up to 16,000 Hz. On paper, it honestly is not a very impressive microphone, but Prodipe knows exactly what it is doing when it comes to budget gear. This particular microphone has a remarkably linear frequency curve, and this makes it, despite looking like and being touted as a hand held vocal microphone, incredibly capable of doing so much more. It literally fills a workhorse role in the studio and on the stage for very little. This puts it squarely in the realm of the venerable Shure microphones, the SM57 and the SM58. What is incredible about this microphone is that the Prodipe competes with both, and holds its own. While the SM57 and SM58 are consistently being used for their aggressive presence boosting, the Prodipe MC-1 maintains a fairly smooth curve, allowing an engineer much more control over the end product.

OVERALL OPINION

The only disadvantage I see is that engineers know how to deal with the Shures better simply because of their ubiquity. But I honestly fail to see where popularity actually comes into play when we are speaking of a microphone’s actual performance. This microphone is flatter than the Shures, and if you’re living not in France, it can be difficult to get a hold of them before buying. The low price should make the gamble lass terrifying however. So give it a shot! You won’t be disappointed!

See manufacturer CHARACTERISTICS:
Type: Dynamic
* Polarity: Uni-directional
* Sensitivity:-55dB3dB (0dB = 1V/Pa 1kHz)
* Rponse in frquence: 50Hz-16kHz
* Impdance output: 1kHz 400Ω30%.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 6 months.
I am not a professional.
He serves on scne in a jazz directory.
I used all kinds of micro, bottom-end inaudible to most of rpandus shure (pg 58, sm58, beta 58 ...) Sennheiser (E845, 945), peavey (pvm22).
While that of J'apprcie particulirement prodipe made for his voice trs trs clean and clear without deformation or the timbre or color. Compared to the Shure and Sennheiser was well above me parat.
Ct strength, it would be another few months to say more, but he trusts.
Report qualitprix excellent.
I do not regret my choice

Well I just received today the third micro "Ludovic Lanen," so the MC-1 wired version.

No surprise. Heavy manufacturing side is just right, good grip, very low noise manipulation, resistance to feedback very good, it's nickel.
I noticed that removing the grid cell there is a true copy of Shure SM58. Well there are plenty of poor Chinese microphones or poor quality that the cell resembles the SM, attention MC-1 is not affected by this remark, his cell is very good.

The technology is standard for this kind of micro

OVERALL OPINION

verdict Therefore, direct comparison with its competitor live the Shure SM58, and although I find these two very similar microphones, the MC-1 and more linear, more faithful but that's all.

79 euros for Prodipe MC-1, 109 euros for the Shure SM58, the choice is quickly made!

I put a damper on the MC-1, 40 euros more expensive than its little brother the TT1 I find much more punchy and more enjoyable and with a more consistent output level.

Basically if I had to choose between an MC and TT 1 and TT well I'd take one, moreover I park in my microwave!

You will understand, the SM58 is no longer in the game!

then to see a concert, I'll post an update by then!