Roswell Pro Audio Mini K67x

[@mattytwohatsmusic]

Best demo ever. Mic sounds sooo good. Im tying to choose between the mini k67x and the mini k87. May just have to to go for this one. PS. There will be a documentary about your tape measure one day.😂

[@TheRecordist]

Haha. Thanks! Imagine a documentary about my tape measure. Hahahaha. So it’s between the two mics. Well let me help you decide. The K67x has a beefy transformer inside. It creates beautiful saturation that is incredibly colorful. If you’re looking for a mic that has character (harmonic distortion), and is dark and warm, the K67x is your guy. However, if you’re looking for an incredibly clear and transparent mic, that rounds all sounds and all frequencies, that smooths out the high end and almost completely removes shrill and sibilant frequencies, but has a very tight and robust low end, then the K87 is your guy. The K87 is like an album mic. Sounds like a vinyl record album in its roundness. The 67x is a gritty but warm 60s mic. Hope this helps!

[@guitarshop3227]

@@TheRecordist Very helpful! Many thanks! Will come down to how much saturation I want really.

[@TheRecordist]

@@guitarshop3227 exactly.

[@samwallflower7875]

It sounds like most mics you review on your channel. It's great. And as for the color orange 🍊 with the matt black grill. Second place army green matt black grill. P.S. Thank you for being so picky with your microphone and gear reviews. You help us not waste time or money. Cheers.

[@TheRecordist]

Orange! Yes indeed! It was an option. I hope it still is! And you’re very welcome! I’m trying to say no to crappy mics. I just want to do good ones! Cheers!

[@southsidesoderlund]

Nice song! you have a beautiful voice.

[@TheRecordist]

Oh. Thank you very much! I’m not much of a singer. I used to do backup singing in the band days, but these days it’s only just me. But I do appreciate the compliment!

[@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff]

Saw you in the Roswell email this morning. Another triumph! The song really puts this into some serious contention. The mic sounds great on you and loves that tele of yours. If this isn't a compelling mic demo, then I don't know what is. You really covered everything.

[@TheRecordist]

Hey thanks, Mark! And I agree. It’s a great little mic!

[@revevague6256]

I’ve only used their mini k47 but this one sounds awesome too. Big fan of Roswell.

[@TheRecordist]

Yes. They’ve done a great job! I’ll be reviewing the K87 next!

[@CaptainMoto]

Oh…….love your guitar tone on the mini song. 😊

[@TheRecordist]

Oh thanks very much! I love me some good tone!

[@CamiloVelandia]

Man!!! First of all, the video was entertaining enough before you even got to the song... and then the song!!! Loved it man! Sounds great. I have all the Roswell microphones, and this one is fantastic for sure. The transformer on this one and the K47x really makes these mics sound way expensive.

[@TheRecordist]

Thank you very much! And I fully agree! These little mics are amazing! Cheers!

[@KickstarterRadio1024]

Can't wait to get this one... white one to go the the PSA1+ White edition, pink cable xlr to the Rodecaster Duo White edition... going to look badass!

[@TheRecordist]

You know what? That’s a setup I would definitely do! Love those color choices! You have excellent taste!

[@RoswellProAudio]

Imperial White with black chrome grille = the "stormtrooper" edition. :-)

[@CaptainMoto]

From one captain to another, so glad you hooked up with Roswell I’ve been avoiding mid priced large diaphragm condensers leaning toward high end dynamics and ribbons for my vocals and acoustic guitar work. After considerable research, I recently grabbed a mini k67x and I love it! I have sibilance problem just shy of 5k and the mini k67x has a little EQ notch just where I need it. The transformer gives me some nice smooth character and it’s dead quite to boot. I used it on my latest release “Hate Is a Fire” Thanks for confirming my assement Welcome back!

[@TheRecordist]

Hey thanks, Captain! I can see why you’d love this mic as much as I do! It blew me away! Cheers, man!

[@byronfunk]

Thanks for the review! I have a potential project coming up that I’m considering this mic for! And I’m with you… Seafoam of Tranquility! What grille are you partial to? I’m leaning Black Chrome!

[@TheRecordist]

No problem! Oh man, we agree! Seafoam of Tranquility! YES. The back chrome on that seafoam would look so good. I agree! And honestly, this is a killer mic! I really didn’t believe it at first when I saw the size of it, but wow. It sounds huge. Let me know if you go for it!

[@DapperDanLovesYou]

Awesome coverage! You've really been reviewing all the different mics I have in my shortlist! 😂 This little mic sounds super great! Love the classic-meets-modern tone to it!

[@TheRecordist]

As do I! I’m glad this one is on your list!

[@richardsisk1770]

Yeah, I want one of these things. Thanks for a great review as always.!!😅

[@TheRecordist]

It’s a special mic! You’re very welcome! Cheers!

[@ramspencer5492]

Awesome! Glad you checked that model in particular, out.... I thought you would like it. It's such a great, rich, sounding, affordable transformer based, character mic. Definitely punches way shove is Pricepoint. Cheers! 😎👍🥂

[@TheRecordist]

Yes it sure does! Were you the one who contacted Roswell? You had suggested to me that I get this particular one, and I listened to your suggestion when I was talking to Josh. I think you were right! Thanks!

[@ramspencer5492]

@@TheRecordist I didn't contact Roswell That was another of your subscribers.... But I did suggest this particular mic to you on that same mic video thread! 😎 Glad you love it too!

[@jjj6655]

Thanks for making that song! Awesome!

[@TheRecordist]

Oh you’re very welcome! And thanks! Cheers!

[@northcoaststudios]

I love things that are much better than their price. You know they could charge more for it, but choose not to. What a company. I'll take the metallic blue. I started listening to Art Bell just for his amazing voice. Then I realized what he was talking about, but through a paradigm formed by radio hosts that would preface his show about to come on their station by sarcastically saying "...the UFO people...." Then I realized Art gave all these people a platform to feel comfortable to talk about these things......and this way even if only 10% of the people were for real, they were able to come forward and we could hear some amazing stuff. Also, Art respected everyone that came on the show and asked them questions with the utmost seriousness. We were all given the opportunity to decide for ourselves if what they were talking about was real. My favorite was a guy who talked about the Philadelphia Experiment in far "too much" detail to not be real. I still listen to Coast to Coast on my way home from work, but its not the same without Art.

[@TheRecordist]

Hahaha. I was a HUGE Art Bell fan in the 90s! I even called in and talked to him back then when he was taking to John Titor the time traveller. Hahaha. I listened for years. I figured, if nothing else, these are all great stories! I continued to listen here are there until he passed away. Really a sad day. But what a show!

[@northcoaststudios]

@@TheRecordist - Very cool that you got to talk to him! I discovered him when I was working midnight shift and decided to make a run to a local restaurant that was open at those hours for lunch. It was likely 3 or 4 in the morning. He was one of those guys you'd like to have dinner with and shoot the bull for a while.

[@DearNoobs]

Welcome back, I like the purple one. I'm not even shopping for mics but somehow I've found the one i didn't know i needed??? how does he do it...

[@TheRecordist]

Hahaha. Thanks! Isn’t that always the case! The purple one looks amazeballs! I agree!

[@babalkp]

Wow, Awesome DEMO and this MIC ROCKS!!!

[@TheRecordist]

Hey thanks! And I agree!

[@windpeoples]

The descendants of Robin of Loxley kindly request that you return that measuring tape to Sherwood Forest as soon as possible.

[@TheRecordist]

Hahaha. As soon as I’m done with it! Hahaha

[@rounderone8437]

In the past, as you may know, I've been really upset with you for only reviewing stellar mics, instead of crummy, rotten, stinky mics like some other reviewers, where I was completely safe in not having to spend a dime. But here we go again. What to do, I asked myself. Okay, you win, but only because I am getting a weekend job to augment my regular job to pay for every thing you review. I told my wife I'll see her at night, as I will never be home on the weekends again. I'm also building an extension on my house to display all my TPS-reviewed mics behind glass cases, as my wife demanded that I get them out of our bed. I can't wait to display my STAM SA-87i when it arrives in August. So, you beat me, but I'm rising to the challenge!

[@TheRecordist]

Hahahahahahahah! I can always count on you to make me laugh, man! Hahahaha They were in your BED! Hahahahahaha Yeah, I’m done with junk. I want to review good stuff only. But sometimes I’ll review popular things that still might suck. I’ve got a few more stellar mics on the way! And then some amazing preamps. Some of this stuff I buy myself. And THAT’S why I live in a place that could flood. It’s basically a tent made out of concrete and chalk. I drive a 20 year old car. But I’ve got the best mics. Haha.

[@rounderone8437]

@@TheRecordist Likewise, as you always make me laugh!

[@dannylightning-audio-reviews]

Definitely a nice microphone, great video as always

[@TheRecordist]

Thanks, man!

[@unleashedjeremyhanson1597]

Absolutely fantastic microphone

[@TheRecordist]

I totally agree! Cheers!

[@keeppushin]

Wow ok first off....amazing performance man, you made that mic shine bucko. As a former user of the dbx, id like to see a video on it someday if thats what your still using. Sounds great.

[@TheRecordist]

Hey there. Thanks so much! ❤️ Do you mean the DBX 286s? I did a review on it a couple of years ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5yzXmyDp614bNUsi=krh9ZyhPZjTR6k28 Honestly, I don’t use it for anything anymore. It’s more for decoration. It’s a great live sound solution. These days I’m using a Grace M101 and also a DIYRE Colour Duo preamps. The compression is all done in the box. I don’t do live. But it’s a great entry point into outboard gear! That is, of course, if the 286s is what you’re talking about. Haha.

[@keeppushin]

@@TheRecordist yeah I was wondering if they renewed it or remodeled it since I had mine. I don't use it much because it introduces too much noise.

[@keeppushin]

@@TheRecordist Your videos remind me how much potential that thing has for it's price range. Wish they updated It with better parts

[@TheRecordist]

@@keeppushin I haven’t never used the DBX 286s on any video except the one about the DBX 286s. Haha. But if it can be modified, I’d like to know about it. I’ve been getting into building preamps lately and modifying gear. I’d like to modify this thing as much as possible to make it amazing.

[@keeppushin]

@@TheRecordist well that's great to know lol. What pre are you currently using?

[@PokeChit]

Thats a mouth full... thats a great way to start. Gonna be a good one lol

[@TheRecordist]

Haha. Sure is! Thanks!

[@savethefails]

it kinda sounds/feels like you're a bit too far away from it. And to be clear, I dont mean "snuggle" it to get proximity. But maybe just a bit closer. It sounds good in the video but I've heard it sound better. It just seems like it's lacking some of the bottom which is what makes this mice shine to be honest. It has a thick heavy sound that isnt wooly. It's a killer mic and as always amazing review. The K67x really is a crazy good mic.

[@TheRecordist]

Hey thanks! No idea about the low end. Are you watching the video in 4K? Sometimes when watching in a lower resolution, the sound goes all thin and sharty.

[@savethefails]

@@TheRecordistwatching in hd. And don’t get me wrong, it still sounds great. I’m only nitpicking because I’ve heard it sound thick in a good way. You’ve done good by it :)

[@By_Rant_Or_Ruin]

I bought the K87. It made me cry when used correctly. Thanks my - friend? I didn't know what else to say there. But if you mourn cats, we are friends by default.

[@TheRecordist]

Of course! Cat friends! The K87 review is coming in about a month!

[@nickdual]

Sound good with the price

[@TheRecordist]

Sure does!

[@nickdual]

@@TheRecordist Shure is better?

[@TheRecordist]

@@nickdual hahaha. That was autocorrect. So weird.

[@TheRecordist]

@@nickdual and many Shure mics are not better than this mic. Maybe the KSM 32 can give it a run, but it’s a whole different mic without all the warmth that this one has.

[@nickdual]

@@TheRecordist I thought you wrote: 'Shure = sure"

[@JonathanDano]

For someone going to buy a mic for voiceover, would you recommend this or the se 4100?

[@TheRecordist]

For VO work clean is sometimes preferred but not always. If I was to pick a first mic for VO, between them, I’d pick the 4100 because it’s clean. The Mini K67x has growl and character. I’d get that one next. It’s good to have both available for jobs.

[@By_Rant_Or_Ruin]

Quite rolled off above 15K isn't it? It isn't harsh in any way. Oh hey I couldn't find a video about how you rebuilt your room after the disaster. KZbin.Any details?

[@TheRecordist]

Yes. It is rather rolled off. Classic sounding. I like that. No I didn’t do a video about the restoration efforts. At the time I was losing my mind and trying to get it all repaired and replaced as soon as possible and never thought to video the procedure. But I’ll tell you this: I’ve raised everything off the floor. Everything. If ever I have another flood, nothing will be destroyed. All cabling. All amps. Even all my guitar pedals have been raised off the floor.

[@RoswellProAudio]

Here's the best way to make a mic that is flat past 15kHz: boost the 8-10kHz response by 6dB. Once you remove the sonic ice pick from your eardrum, you'll savor that smooth 20kHz fade, unless you're older than 13, in which case not so much. More seriously, the Mini K67x is not "rolled off" in the sense that we're filtering the top end. Compared to the U87 Ai (USD $3500), the Mini K67x has 7dB more output @ 15kHz. To be clear, both are rolling off in that frequency range, because large diaphragm capsules generally all roll off somewhere between 10k and 12kHz. The capsule we made for this mic, which is nominally a K67 but unlike every other K67 we've ever tested does not need circuit EQ to control the 10kHz response, has a smoother top end with a more gradual rolloff. The. U87 Ai has a more aggressive HF rolloff than the Mini K67x, Mini K87, Delphos II, Colares, and Aztec. Said another way, this mic is much less rolled off above 15kHz than most other LDCs, with the exception of those that are really hyped and harsh, although by the time you've de-essed and EQ'd those, they have no air left anyway.

[@The-Logician]

How could that have been you in the time machine, when it was me in the time machine?

[@TheRecordist]

Hahaha. Damn! You might be right! Well then where the hell was I??

[@Spasmatic]

Popular spot, missed you both by minutes...😮

[@TheRecordist]

@@Spasmatic fiddlebottoms!

[@BojanBojovic]

In what measurable way better than the NT1?

[@TheRecordist]

In extraordinarily measurable ways. It’s got a high quality transformer inside the mic. This causes a wonderful harmonic saturation. It’s also less harsh. Also much easier to work with in a music mix. The NT1 is relatively flat and unremarkable - which is sometimes what one might be after - while the Mini K67x is full of warmth and character. All of this is measurable. Hope this helps!

[@BojanBojovic]

​@@TheRecordistBasically it is nothing technical but you simply like it more. Fair enough, thanks.

[@TheRecordist]

@@BojanBojovic it is 100% technical. The NT1 has no transformer. The components are subpar. The body is thinner and has a resonance. The sound is thinner and 2D. The NT1 is made in a factory line by robots. The Mini K67x is hand made. This is all technical stuff. That’s why I said there are some situations where the NT1 would be more desirable (if choosing between them). For example, if you were doing an audiobook narration, flat and unremarkable would be more desired. But if you were doing a radio ad, a colorful mic might be better. To be clear, it’s not just that I like it better. There are legitimate measurable differences.

[@mikebauer6917]

Captain North America! Or maybe, Captain America North.

[@TheRecordist]

Hahahaha. I should’ve went with either of those!

[@mikebauer6917]

@@TheRecordist or perhaps in en Français? Capitaine Amérique du Nord! The red/white spandex and maple leaf shield would be magnifique. As for the mic. Hmm, this might drain my Lauten Audio savings plan…