LOM BasicUcho Omni Microphones

In which I review the LOM BasicUcho Omni Microphones! These hard-to-get gems are amazing! I tested them out in the field and some other neat things!
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00:00-Intro Motion Picture
01:25-Regular Intro
02:58-LOM
05:00-BasicUcho
07:39-Field Tests
12:06-Price and Conclusion
#BasicUcho #Ucho #LOM #LOMinstruments #fieldrecording #micreview #cheapmic #OmniMic #StereoRecording
Gear Used in this video:
-Sound Devices MixPre 6 II
-V2 XLR Cables (Vermöuth 2ndborn)
-Canon M50
-Sigma 30mm 1.4 EF-M Lens
-Sennheiser HD25 Headphones
-Manfrotto BeFree Tripod
-Manfrotto Mini Tripod (MixPre Mount)
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[@SpringdaleSolo]

This is great. You're great. Love that ending.

[@TheRecordist]

Hahaha. Thanks very much!

[@PsionicAudio]

At this point I’d watch you review a spoon.

[@JimiCanRead]

I wouldn’t be surprised if lom released a spoon lol

[@TheRecordist]

Hahaha. Thanks, Lyle! And also thanks so much for that boost in subscribers for me! I really appreciated that! Love your channel!

[@lerrynhawke3375]

I'm with ya on that one!

[@photo-markus]

I discovered you 2-3 years ago but listened once in a while till few days ago, since I arrived to your video about SE 4400(which I ordered since then!). From that moment, I listen every day to your videos!!!

[@TheRecordist]

Wow. Thanks so much! I so appreciate your awesome comment! Cheers!

[@EdwardKilner]

The quality of audio on your channel is not equaled anywhere! Excellent. Voice and diction does not hurt either.

[@TheRecordist]

Oh thanks so much, Edward! I appreciate that!

[@OrenArieli]

Came for the mics, stayed for the bat dialogue. Thanks for another fun review.

[@TheRecordist]

Hahaha. Thanks for the awesome comment!

[@JustRallax]

Wow I remember when you had like 300-500 subs now you made it to 3k :0 always love your videos man great quality and always entertaining keep it up!

[@TheRecordist]

Hey man! Nice to see you again! I’d wondered where you’d gone to! Haha. Thanks so much! Cheers!

[@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff]

The opening film is, again, totally incredible. Those mics do sound really great!

[@TheRecordist]

Hahahaha. I get these stupid ideas and then have to make it. Hahaha. Great little mics! Thanks, Mark!

[@OzExpeditions]

Man, this was an AMAZING review. We’re going to have to get you a promotion. Quickly. Before you leave us and move on to something greater.

[@TheRecordist]

Hahaha. Well thank you very much! I don’t know what kind of promotion I could get, but I’m down for it! Thanks for the awesome comment!

[@relaxedmusiclab]

I was lucky to get me a stereo pair of these BasicUcho's myself 3 months ago. I like them so much! In combination with the Zoom F6 an unbeatable cooperation. I love your style of reviews with the humor touch! And of course every time the measuring tape story..... LOL!

[@TheRecordist]

Oh that’s great! They’re fantastic mics! A must-have for any field recording kit! Thanks so much! Haha. Then measuring tape bit. Hahaha.

[@Zaleskee]

Dr.Montoya, bravo on another Master class on Video Production, Script writing and SOUND!. grazie Maestrini!

[@TheRecordist]

Hahaha. Thank you very much! I’m not sure how “masterful” I am, but I sure do love making these! Thanks again! Saluti!

[@birbs4life174]

Just ordered one to try out in a parabolic microphone for isolating bird song. Excited! It’s interesting to note that the capsule this microphone uses is not a Primo 272 (as explained by the sensitivity) and is instead an AOM model. Same self-noise, higher sensitivity, with a slightly lower SPL (minor tradeoff in context for what it was designed for)-what’s not to love?

[@TheRecordist]

Did they swap capsules? Huh. I didn’t know that. I was told they were primo capsules. I could be wrong. Thanks for the comment!

[@glenallan815]

Am i the first one to comment??? Pterodactyls have ultrasonic hearing too. Your videos are the best! Thanks so much!

[@TheRecordist]

Haha. Thanks, Glen! Right! Pterodactyls! How could I have forgotten?! Hahaha. Thanks for sticking around on my channel! Cheers!

[@nomadherper]

Stumbled across mention of LOM in some field recording blog and purchased a pair Uši Pros as my first pair. Was so impressed I've purchased something from them during every release since. Ha! Was able to get the basicUchos, Elektrouši, and a Geofōn too. Great advice about increasing the chance of success with a purchase. That's how I succeeded. In addition to great microphones they also have tremendous customer servicel. Can't recommend them enough.

[@TheRecordist]

Fantastic! Thanks so much for telling us that! I love LOM! I have the ElektoUsis, the BadicUchos, and the Geofón. I’m hoping to test out some of their other products! Fantastic mics, great prices, and fabulous people! Cheers!

[@Casual_Everything]

Yes! A nice dose of nerdy stuff! Awesome video! I've tried (and so far failed) to get a pair of these and Uši Pros for quite some time now.

[@TheRecordist]

Thanks so much! Well, I’ve heard that just before they go on, you disable image loading in your browser and prep the payment method sign in stuff. Here’s a list I found online as posted by Nick Amandote: 1. create a Lom account 2. add your shipping details to the account 3. be logged into your Paypal account before the sale starts 4. go to the product page, disable images and hit F5 5. when product is live add to cart and pay - your order will be placed in the first minute so here you have the product Good luck! I've already used these steps to get the Lom Usi Pro - tested method :) Hope this helps!

[@pacovillalta4910]

I'm actually the happy owner of a pair of mikrousi pro and a pair of their geofon. Really amazing and fun stuff. Even a humble washing machine becomes a universe to preserve

[@TheRecordist]

Exactly! Amazing, aren’t they? They make great stuff!

[@gogollama]

07:20 hot dang, I'm only now realizing that these are pop culture references.. I guess that means I'll need to go back and rewatch a whole lot of these 🤗

[@TheRecordist]

Hahaha. Oh yes! My videos are full of pop culture Easter eggs! Sometimes I just casually say something or add phrase inside another thing. I try to come up with as many as I can per video-if I can think of any. Haha. Thanks for noticing! Cheers!

[@davidhay1303]

Nice review brother. LOM sucked me into the field recording world

[@TheRecordist]

They tend to do that, don’t they? Haha. Love LOM! Thanks for watching!

[@UltrafiAV]

Here's my experience buying two (2) pairs of BasicUchos in November 2023: 1. To avoid disappointment I was on LOM's website the very minute they said they'd be back in stock. And they were. Interesting fact: Ten (10) days later they still had the BasicUchos in stock. Hmmm. 2. I ordered 4 BasicUchos and paid for them with a credit card. The 4 mics were a total of 240 Euros ($358.00 CANADIAN) 3. Shipping via DHL international was an additional 25 Euros ($38 CANADIAN) 4. Duty and import taxes were $61.50 CANADIAN 5. Total price to get the four mics to my front door in Canada from Slovakia: $457.50 CANADIAN. $114.38 per microphone. 6. Next up: wind protection and first recordings!

[@TheRecordist]

Haha. Yes. The BasicUchos don’t sell out quite as fast as the others. Perhaps due to the word “basic” in the title. Everyone wants the “pro” versions. Hmm. When you did shipping did you have a choice for the carrier? Did you opt for a quicker shipping method? The import fees always get you. I get dinged all the time - especially when getting products sent to me to review. I have to pay duty even on items lent to me. But the total is still far less than mics that are an eighth as good. Still a great deal! And now for wind protection! I am in the same boat. Buying the BBG and furries from LOM or even from Rycote themselves is incredibly expensive. That’s why I went with my blimp. I already own that and can use it for other stuff. Happy recording!

[@bweatherman1952]

Thanks!

[@TheRecordist]

Wow! Thank you so much! I truly appreciate the SuperThanks! Cheers!

[@The-Logician]

Incredible intro. I'm guessing the flashing red and blue "police Lights" are the same iphone and ipad app we always used for making independent films where we needed flashing police lights but were too scared to steal the police car for the day of the shoot.

[@TheRecordist]

Hahaha. No actually. It is a small RGB light. The Godox M1 is the one I used for that. And a Godox ML60 with a CTB blue gel over it outside pointing in for the moonlight/street light. It was actually quite pitch black where I was-and dead silent. Haha. Thanks for the compliment! And as always, thanks for watching!

[@europeanambience]

I´ve also done a Review with the LOM Basic Uchos as the first drop came out last year and use them for almost all my Field Recordings. Great Mics. Your all welcome to check it out BTW. I like your Intro :)

[@TheRecordist]

Thanks so much! You’ve got a nice channel!

[@europeanambience]

@@TheRecordist Thanks man you too. I like your Ironie talking :)

[@TheRecordist]

@@europeanambience haha. Thank you, sir!

[@fotografioso77]

Hey, awesome video. I could listen to you for hours. You are like the Bill Bryson of audio. Btw how did you mount the omnis inside the blimp?

[@TheRecordist]

Hey man! Thanks so much! And what a compliment! Bill Bryson is awesome! Funny about the mounting. I just rigged something up because believe it or not, I lost my homemade mounting bar somewhere in my studio and couldn’t find it in time. So I just used masking tape and taped both mics to each end of a drum stick. Hahaha. I’ll try and post a photo of it under my community tab right now. Have a look for it! Cheers!

[@guidogargani]

I really love your videos, according to your experience they are suitable for recording classical music (double bass and piano or small chamber ensembles)?? It would be really interesting to find out! Thanks a lot, Greetings from Italy.

[@TheRecordist]

Hi there! Thanks for the comment! Well, omni mics are fantastic when you want to hear everything - including the room. So if you want to hear the acoustics of the room you’re in, then yes, these are great. But if you want to pinpoint instruments and reject everything else, then I would opt for more directional mics like a cardioid. Hope this helps! Cheers from Canada! 🇨🇦

[@guidogargani]

@@TheRecordist thanks a lot!

[@Prashant.Khapane]

you met Hans Grueber? Yippie Yay....

[@TheRecordist]

Hahaha. I love it!

[@the_black_douglas9041]

back here checking in because LOM just emailed about an impending drop!

[@TheRecordist]

Yes! I just posted that very same news under my COMMUNITY tab! Are you grabbing some?

[@the_black_douglas9041]

@@TheRecordist 💯!! It will be midnight here in Sydney so my beauty sleep will be interrupted. Not to worry though as my ugly mug is beyond hope! Thanks for the heads up about these incredible mics 😸Also, is it worth getting their shock mounts??

[@TheRecordist]

@@the_black_douglas9041 hey no worries! I’m beyond hope too. Hahaha Yes. It is very worth getting the shockmounts. I believe they use the Rycote INV-6 Heavy shockmounts. Literally the best in the world. If you don’t have any shockmounts, then these will be amazing.

[@the_black_douglas9041]

@@TheRecordist ah cool!! Thanks man 😸

[@TheRecordist]

@@the_black_douglas9041 cheers!

[@stoyanstefanov7461]

What a great mics! They will go well with my Zoom F3 recorder. But your video kind of ended too soon. We didn't see what happened to the fly afterwards. :)

[@TheRecordist]

Hahahaha. Oh he met his demise readily! Thanks for watching!

[@europeanambience]

I also use them with the Zoom F3. Awesome Setup

[@CoenradJMorgan]

Thank you for this video, really informative. Question, how would you record infrasound, like those produced by elephants, the opposite end of the spectrum to bats?

[@TheRecordist]

Hmm. Infrasonic mics are interesting. I wonder if using a seismic mic like the LOM Geofón might help grab some deep rumble somehow. I know many recordists who are after infrasonic sounds build their own. I’ve never done that, but I’ve heard it done. They then speed up the recording to an audible frequency.

[@skakdosmer]

How does the LOM compare to the LineAudio OM1?

[@TheRecordist]

The OM1 I think is now called the Omni 1 but I’ve never tested it. I really should reach out to Line Audio and see if I can get a pair. I hear amazing things though!

[@skakdosmer]

@@TheRecordist I bought mine directly, but that was years ago. These days that isn't possible, I think. "All sales are handled by our SELECTED DEALERS. We no longer sell directly". ... (List of resellers) ... "USA, South America and rest of the world (except for the above) - No resellers. (Please contact one of the resellers above to find out if they do exports.)"

[@TheRecordist]

@@skakdosmer yep. You’re right. Although Nicholas Hayes handles all North American sales, if I recall correctly. He’s very accessible.

[@PSILOCYBINISTHEWAY]

The bat bit was good

[@TheRecordist]

Hahaha. Thanks! I don’t know where these ideas come from but when I get them, I have to do them! Haha. Thanks very much!

[@PSILOCYBINISTHEWAY]

I just picked up a pair, thanks for this video. I’m excited to hit the field with them once I save up for the windscreens and a bar

[@PSILOCYBINISTHEWAY]

Subbed too!

[@TheRecordist]

@@PSILOCYBINISTHEWAY thanks so much! And enjoy!

[@oselgonzalezgonzalez]

Hello, thank you very much for the video: very informative and entertaining! I wonder what behavior this microphone would have when recording an acoustic guitar. Greetings and thank you in advance!

[@daustin777]

How did you mount your Uchos in your blimp? Did I miss that in the video? If not, how about a video showing this. Thanks!

[@TheRecordist]

If you check out my community tab, I posted a photo of how I did it. I tagged you in there. Hopefully you can see it. A drumstick and some masking tape is the answer!

[@daustin777]

@@TheRecordist Thanks! Got it.

[@ShachafPolakow]

I got the basic Ucho but they did not have cable in stock and non will be soon. Which cable did you use with them?

[@TheRecordist]

Hi. You can use any standard XLR microphone cable with the BasicUchos. You do not need to use any special cables at all. Cheers!

[@ShachafPolakow]

Thanks @@TheRecordist

[@CINENIMUS]

Yeah I learned that the hard way - wind protection is more expensive than most mics 🤣🙈

[@TheRecordist]

I know eh? Hahaha.

[@europeanambience]

I got a good comparision about the Cheap Rode Deadcat VS. Rycote Baby Ball & Windjammer

[@TheRecordist]

@@europeanambience I just saw your channel and subscribed! Cheers!

[@europeanambience]

@@TheRecordist dito :)

[@Michaelebills]

You bought your tape measure where?

[@TheRecordist]

Oh I didn’t buy it. I picked it up at Nakatomi Plaza back in ‘88, just before Hans Gruber fell from the building in slow motion. 🤓

[@adam-fanaberium484]

Fun fact: in Polish, "ucho" simply means "ear". I suppose in Slovak too.

[@TheRecordist]

Thanks! Now I know. And knowing is half the battle! Haha. Cheers!

[@By_Rant_Or_Ruin]

SuperFly baby, SuperFly.

[@TheRecordist]

Woo hoo!

[@JimiCanRead]

How do these compare to clippies for field rec (in situations where you don’t need the supersonic abilities)?

[@TheRecordist]

I think the Clippys have a more rounded sound. Less highs and more flat.

[@europeanambience]

I did a comparision Video of the LOM Basic UCHO and the Clippy EM272 . I just need to edit and upload it. Should be online soon. The Uchos are a bit more Sensitiv than the Clippy

[@TheOpticalFreak]

Goodbye McFly! 😁🤘

[@TheRecordist]

Oh he’s long since toast! He died almost a week ago today. No funeral arrangements were made. Hahahahaha.

[@TheOpticalFreak]

@@TheRecordist Rip is the Buzz word of today! 😅👍

[@TheRecordist]

@@TheOpticalFreak hahahaha. It seems so!