MXL V67G vs V69ME vs CR30

[@holygoat]

Amanda Tee: come for the mic reviews, stay for the music.

[@Fitzliputzli23]

V69ME delivers the smoothest and most balanced sound in my ears. The CR30 is a bit harsh in the trebles what makes it sound a bit sexier and more intimate when you sing the Norah-Jones-style. Also the CR30 reacts best to the aggressive impulses of your strumming. The V67G tames everything down a little. In my ears the weakest canditate. Great singing by the way!

[@HOUNDDAWG]

Kid, lemme tell you, I've been playing since Nixon was honest, and I'm truly impressed with your sweet singing, great strum and fingerpick techniques and those dynamite, all six strings-chord inversions that fill the air and my soul when you flawlessly execute the patterns. And, you did MXL a real solid with this product demo. I'm sure that they're pleased. If you write music, great! But, even if you don't there are many gifted songwriters who could collaborate to showcase your talent. And for the benefit of all, Master Bluesman Coco Montoya also plays a flipped guitar without mirrored strings. The guitar is after all, a TWO HANDED instrument and playing an inverted axe without re-stringing is obviously no handicap for gifted individuals.

[@tahrimabs]

for me: V67G Wins! CR30 Second! V69ME third! Amazing video helped a lot! Thanks!

[@majsterV]

Tahrima Islam Put V69M on top please :)

[@marike1100]

+Tahrima Islam The clarity in the highs makes the CR30 sound really good for miking acoustic guitar. None of them sound bad, but no one mike is best on all sources.

[@antonmuzik]

lol that was funny she put the best mic last

[@RobertMinkler]

Thanks for sharing. All 3 are excellent, but the v69 ME really amazed me. You're also incredibly talented.

[@the1songwriter]

At some point I forgot this was a mic comparision and was absolutely taken by your magnificent voice! Thanks for shaing your talent. Also this is a superb microphone juxtapositions. I found the V69ME best on guitar as well as vocals for various reasons.

[@jeroenfigee]

I see this as proof that it depends on the track what works the best. the 69 sounds really pro on guitars and I liked the 30 on the last track. Liked the singing too! Cool shout out. I saw in the mic specs that the 30 is really linear.

[@RodrigoSasaki]

The CR30 sounds so amazing :)

[@starsandguitars2050]

Glad to review this again. Great mic comparison and you are super talented. MXL needs you to demo all their mics.

[@HerculesAyala]

Just downloaded your EP. Great work! Your voice and guitar playing make my mind go into a place where everything is possible. Thanks for your art Amanda!

[@KekeLauda]

Thank you for an amazing video, great comparisons all round... imo the "air" that the CR30 gives to your voice is amazing, they really work well together, even on the guitar the CR30 brought out the percussive side of the guitar amazingly well... The v69me had the most lows, the CR30 the most highs and the v67g was a nice mixture of the two... imo, v69me AND CR30 on instruments at the same time so you can have a full spread of frequencies and the v67g on vocals would be perfect... Just my 2c :)

[@michaeldia2164]

First of all your really good, love your voice. ^_^ It really wasn't till you started singing that the different microphones jump out. The V69ME is clear, but sounds boring. The CR30 is bright, and really shines on vocals. The V67G brings more of the low mids and arounds out the highs to a more full warm sound. Overall great microphones, definitely each microphone are for different applications. I'm liking the V67G myself. ^_^

[@Sound9Studios]

Hey thanks for the demo! Nice playing as well. I just ordered the V69ME.

[@kenlee79]

Great comparison! out the 3, I least liked the cr30, it's too dry for my liking--almost sounding 'tinny'. The v67 sound great, pretty 'warm' in a good way, but it's lacking top-end extension just a tad more than I'd like. I'd easily take the v69ME, beautiful extension and neutral, listen to that midrange on the vocals!

I watched your video and bought the v69g Congratulations Amanda, amazing voice!!

[@AmandaTee]

Alex Chatão Thank you, Alex! :)

[@conor1423]

Am I the only one who has noticed the fact that she flipped the guitar? The fact that she can play a guitar like that is beyond impressive to me

[@emm7777]

somebody had already mentioned that before. Even though it seems she´s left handed, her playing is upsidedown. really awsome!.

[@michaeldia2164]

She's pretty OG.

[@hiimnewt]

shes jimmy hendrix

[@ronbarriaultjr]

Kris Roe from the ataris plays this way too. I’m left handed, but learned to play right handed because it’s all we had around growing up (right handed father who plays guitar.) wish I could play upside down like this though! Awesome.

[@markksanchez8474]

Kick ass vocals! Wasnt Expecting this but i feel in love when I heard you sing Blind Melon 🙊

[@staple765]

Thanks for posting, because of this I am going to get a V69ME...all three have good qualities on strumming, but I like the V69 the best for vocals.

[@DAVIDSDIEGO]

Great comparison and performance! 👍

[@AmandaTee]

Thank you!

[@donicwolf]

My ears say you and the MXL-V69ME mic, won first place. You have lovely voice to my ears.

[@AndyHayner]

67 has annoying shrill on the top end of vocals. Really love the CR30. Thanks.

[@engel_geeks]

Oh my God. I love your art.

[@prtrjstn80]

Thanks for compairing. I just purchased a v67 but know I think I'll pick up a 69.

[@TheAntonioFernandez]

This was so helpful to watch! Thank you for sharing this video. V69ME was my favorite. Great balanced sound

[@secondratemutant]

The V69ME is definitely the best of the three with the V67G coming in second place for me.

[@cardos]

wow, I had to watch it twice, at first I couldn't pay attention to the microphones :) But after all I liked the V67G best because it seems to have a better "intimacy", but the V69M seems to produce a more professional sounding voice. I didn't like the CR30 that much (though the extra highs are good on the guitar). Thanks for recording this video :)

[@nydabeats]

V69 seemed to be the biggest or loudest, V67 was the smoothest an my fav of the 3. cr30 was my least fav but had a nice clean vocal sound, the other 2 sounded superior in my opinion

[@studio1551]

Thank you for the microphone comparison but thank you even more for sharing your lovely voice and skillful guitar work. I am an accomplished songwriter, studio guitarist and recording producer. I own and/or have owned two of these mics. Currently I favor the V67 with a capsule swap for acoustic guitar. Frankly I enjoyed your music too much to be objective about the mic test.

[@AmandaTee]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the music part of this video, haha!

[@christopherandrochellchann3581]

Great job sounds very good thanks

[@HMJohnsonGuitar]

Nice rhythm feel and vocal work.

[@morganwright9030]

This was really helpful, thanks Amanda!

[@jclbuxfan]

All I heard was amazing talent

[@ItsUpRoot]

I love your voice!! So talented!!

[@_JohnnySav]

Beautiful playing!!!

[@laraknierim957]

I listened carefully.... My favourite is the 67. The CR30 is - at first glance - the most brilliant one, BUT it has a sizzling in sound. The 69 on the other hand is like a little bit dampended. So I would go for the 67 ... :-) When you record keep attention to the MIDS. There are manufacturers which try to get you by booming basses and dramatic highs. But this is not natural!!! Listen to Neumann mics. They give you an eveness on the whole spectrum. Maybe people think this is boring but this is the start for a producer to bend the tracks to whatever he/she has in mind. After recording there is mixing, putting in effects and finally mastering. So, you must deliver a boooooring tone (which is a tone showing evenly all frequencies). Having said this, my opinion is that the 67 model is the best of those three regarding eveness in frequency. I am in search of a Neumann alternative. Hopefully, I have found it in the MXL 2006 I ordered yesterday. What do you think all about this, would like to know :-)

[@harvesteroftone5473]

Lara Knierim... How did you go with the MXL 2006? Is it what you expected?

[@mendesjohn1007]

Really nice initiative Amanda. Well done! ( you are very talented as well) I just graduated on Sound engineering in the Los Angeles Recording school. Im about to move back to Brasil and Im looking for the best options of essential mikes with affordable price. It can't sound cheap though =) I was sold on v67, it seems the best on the acoustic guits for me (gives a bit more warmth on the low mids). Once you were singing I didn't really like the v67. Once again a mid low boost, this time on your vocals (in this case made it sound a bit boomy). I guess having that in mind shouldn't be a hard fix on the EQ. Carve the mid lows (probably around 800 Hz) and boost the presence (somewhere around 5 Khz). I am really curious with the golden age project TC-1(Tube Multi-Pattern Condenser Microphone). 299 $. Good luck with the music. Keep up the good work. John

[@kutnersuicide]

V69 is the best imo. Less sibilant and more natural sounding although a bit boomy on the guitar. The two other mic have over hyped highs, especially the CR30.

[@StewartBrand85]

Superb demo! If only the KZbin demo of every product was as perfect as this

[@x-STORMXX-x]

I know this is a mic shootout but, how did you learn to play guitar upside down. I play a 7 string guitar and this blows my mind omg. That's amazing.

[@psychedelic1487]

Amazing playing upside down string

[@eggyboi1217]

Beautiful playing, and your groove strumming reminded me of Drive by Incubus.

[@anudutt1605]

Thanks for the video

[@productamadeus8745]

Great test! AMAZING!

[@nano7586]

1:30 INCUBUS

[@brandonclark4685]

sounds good! I dig that v69!

[@chanimal24]

Thank you! This was very useful!

[@Tessijia]

You have a very unusual way of playing the guitar, but I dig it!

[@papahuge]

Really awesome video!!

EXCELLENT and thanks.... but I did notice that your changing of positions in front of the mics. It changes the sound comparison in a very real way. It distracted me from believing all I was hearing.

[@rodrigobritoimportador]

Gostei mais do MXL V67G . Som mais limpo e suave sem os chiados dos SSSS

[@mhs0034]

Well done on the recordings. I liked the v69m, worked really well on the Norah Jones voicing. BTW what is the name of the piece you sang on that voicing style? Good luck with your work....

[@mannytrinidadmusic]

For Steel strings guitar my choice is the v69m

[@NEMOZAC]

v67 my pick

[@cptpicklejuice6753]

came for the comparison,stayed for the music

[@Windiguana]

The v69m edt sounds sooo good. Unfortunately the price and the need to deal with the extra energizer box made it a no go for me. Luckily the much less expensive and easy to set up v67g has 85% of the sound of the v69 to my ears.

[@Windiguana]

Really not a fan of the cr30 at all

[@Adetv1616]

Who thinks the 67 sounds the best?

[@pnldk]

beautiful singing on that Norah Jones song!

[@enriquevidal9700]

are those strings upside down???

[@7thgalaxy07]

Thanks for the review, it helped me to make the decision to get mxl v67g on amazon..mxl v69 mogami sounds superb but not within my budget... i wonder how the mxl v67i will sound.. warm vs bright sounds available in mxl v67i

[@juansoloa1529]

Great, thanks a lot!

[@codking82]

wow that sounds nice! how are you controlling the noise floor and background noise?? so the bandcamp audio is that recorded by you or a studio?

[@milanogiovonni3524]

Name the guitar please 😢.... Whats the name? What kind is it?

[@maskedleyend]

it's just me? or.... you play leffty withoth chage strings from it's place :3 (i do that) xD

[@AmandaTee]

Yeah I do that! High five!!

[@maskedleyend]

\( * u * )

[@Shredberry]

Oh wow... then you should know eric gale then. Best up-side-down player i've seen so far

[@mahiramvevo]

which model guitar

[@johnrichardson1867]

The V69 me sounded best on the guitar fuller rounder. On vocals they were all very close.

[@PARENTALADVISORYPODCAST]

cr30 on vocals is incredible.

[@fidelmflores1786]

ACK!!! Like the V69ME the most but would never buy it because it colors the sound so much. CR30 most accurate; V67 best bargain.

[@tozguitar]

How far away are the mics from the guitar? Hard to tell . I have my 67g 12 inches from the 12th fret and it sounds incredibly boomy. Could be my room though.

[@AncilledS]

thenq

[@AbhishekDutta777]

is shez playing the guitar upside down....??????

[@CaalamusTube]

Hey, are you tuned other than E? ...to accommodate playing upside down like that? Cause all of your shapes look right side up :]

[@AmandaTee]

Hey! It's a standard E, but the low string is below and high string on top :)

[@CaalamusTube]

Amanda Tee That's wild. So, you're just upside down :P Did you learn to play like that cause you were left handed, but didn't have access to a guitar you could restring? ...er, you probably still ARE left handed :P

[@CaalamusTube]

***** When you tune a Guitar, you tune to the Notes E A D G B E ( top to bottom, thick to thin). These are also the names of the Strings. She is playing the guitar upside down. Her thick strings are on the bottom of the Neck. I am used to looking at someone's hand & seeing it make certain shapes which correspond to certain sounds. Even though her Strings are in reverse order... her shapes still look the same to me :]

[@karlanka4366]

Listening on an ipad every mic sounds si and so to be honest. Got the v67 myself and its an ok mic but mayby not for recording a guitar specially not small body guitars with a bright sound. Put it behind as an ambient mic for guitar but be carefull when you blend it in.

[@powersliding]

that cr30

[@colintunez]

can u make a comparison with img stage line ECM-140 and mxl v69me or the 67 pls.. cos i have this stage line and im not so happy with it for reasons i really dont know.. i need help

[@Kebekwoodcraft7375]

Great job need a tube mic I pic the V69ME

[@ДмитрийИванов-ф1х]

Why u tested v69ME on ur voice if it's mic for man with good low-mid?

[@Mkinsella332]

How do you like the V69 in general? I'm thinking about purchasing one

[@GosnJaksic]

Thumbs up for Blind Melon!

[@yaffarhassan6574]

gracias,sirvio de mucho

[@mrake1000]

Thanks a got V67 mike but its gone (stolen?) i will get me a new one maybye a V69Me ore a MXL tube mike. thanks for the test. Åke / Stockholm

[@joshuabaker7735]

Libby Cotten Lefty!

[@liamhebden8857]

the mics are not i the same position and the playing is slightly different on each take so not helpful in knowing the actual dynamics vs mic placement ... although that is a point for people to pay attention to when recording... the effect of the placement of the mic effects the sound tremendously.

[@cerealkiller026]

Hey great video thanks, just one question. what strings are you using?

[@AmandaTee]

I'm using D'Addarios! If I'm not wrong the phosphor bronze ones, .11 gauge!

[@cerealkiller026]

Amanda Tee Great. Thanks. You rock btw.

[@IIOU8]

How does a MX 770 compare ?

[@glenwikarta491]

Amanda Tee, Where did you get these Microphones ?

[@AmandaTee]

Hey there! I got them from Luther Music, a local shop here in Singapore :)

[@glenwikarta491]

Wow we're neighbours, i'm from Indonesia :) Cool

[@debarghabiswas1990]

is the MXL V67g good buy? I mean is it worth the money and is it what are you paying or more than that..?? please do reply and rally enjoyed your video..

[@Doctor_Boz]

I'm considering the V67 myself. To my ear the cr30 is the brightest sounding of the three but the v67 has a really smooth top end and better bass response than the rest of them

[@debarghabiswas1990]

well I just bought mxl 770.. and to be honest the sound is really warm and smooth

[@CaliforniaKeyz]

Where are you now hmu

[@winstontimmermans7816]

HOW TF are you playing that guitar upside down O_O

[@daspacechoechechoz9028]

Apparently everyone here forgot Jimi Hendrix.

[@arturolinares6565]

Rogue Planet or Albert King

[@Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55]

Hendrix's strings weren't upside down, just the guitar body and neck. the strings were correct. Albert King's were upside down though. As you'll see, Hendrix's strings were correct: www.abc.net.au/news/image/8701164-3x2-940x627.jpg

[@daspacechoechechoz9028]

What? lol You must not be a guitar player. Here's the deal...Hendrix originally started with stringing and playing as natural left, sanding the nut, low E on top, etc. Not long after he switched to playing a right handed guitar flipped over left handed without changing the strings (high E string on top) This is what I think you meant, but technically, that IS "upside down" stings and guitar...if you play guitar like 97.9% of the rest of the world it is anyway, lefty or righty, the low E is generally on top. Hendrix mostly played with low E on bottom. Fun fact, he was actually known for being "both handed" playing equally well flipped or strung left or right.

[@Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55]

i'm a guitar player. Find me a picture of Hendrix playing with the strings in reverse, or a video, to how most people play. You can't. He had a right handed guitar flipped over, but restrung the standard way. Everyone knows that. That's why people say part of his tone come from there being more tension behind the nut on the high E and less on the Low E, because of how much string length was behind the nut. As i said, go find me a video of Hendrix playing with the strings like this lady in the video. Here's a video with some close ups. as you'll see, the strings are how most people would have them, despite the neck and body being upside down due to it being a right handed guitar - kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6isqqCnZc6Hqdk or go to 6 mins 30 on this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/raKvdppmgtiGg7M - it has another close up of the strings..

[@pnaiiiiii]

Are you playing upside down???

[@AmandaTee]

Yes I am! :)

[@lpcprodutora9464]

whats your acoustic guitar?

[@danfuerthgillis4483]

left handed guitar players should not be playing upside down!! . The issue is the guitar nut and bridge saddle is always 1 sided. This would create a problem since then a left hand guitar could not be used by a right handed guitar. So left handed players left the guitars untouched and play upside down with the trebles on top and basses on bottom. This helps both left and right handed players as no changes are needed.

[@wbw317]

v69 wins in my opinion

[@rynn4721]

playing a right handed guitar left hand, very interesting

[@gahman]

CR30 has quite a lot of self noise.... For me, V67G for the win!

[@Hau830404]

v69 has more lows, and it's better on your voice.

[@paulcardsfan]

mxl 69 has more bass

[@Rander2004]

Hahaha, I also play left handed, with changed strings or not, the right sided never will know how is the pleasure of the victory against the majority. lol

[@urwholefamilydied]

The V69 I liked the most, then the V67... didn't like the cr30 at all on guitars, but sounded good on vocals. Between the 69 and the 67 for me, but for 3 times the price?? 69 is $300 dollars, 67 is $100. For 300 dollars I'm not sure if I'd go MXL... not sure why, they make nice mic's... just seems like you buy MXL when you're on a budget.

[@Akashsama]

0:07 I've got to say for a raw recording, the V69ME sounds incredibly good on the guitar strumming.

[@stillphil]

The V69 and the odd order harmonic of the tube smoothes out the "Whooo" in the lyric. 8:19 it's not too noticeable 8:33 hardly at all compared to the "Whoo" of the other to mics CR30 9:01 V67 9:30 This is the best practical mic shootout I've seen to date on You Tube. Excellent work Amanda Tee.

[@anudutt1605]

Seriously🤗🤗