Sennheiser 600 MKE Low-Cut Filter Guide | How to Use and Apply Low-Cut Filters for Crisp Audio

[@MeridianMedia]

Interested in how we use this mic for interviews? Watch our video on recording interview audio: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hanLqmdueM-eias

[@kandjlumber]

I have the MKE 400. I have scoured KZbin to find the simple info explained here within the first two minutes. sheesh. thanks you've earned my sub.

[@MeridianMedia]

Great to hear! Thanks for subscribing 👍

[@LoveChristJesus]

Same here😅, for the same microphone MKE 400.

[@globalmolecule]

Wow low cut and hpf are the same thing hahahaha, already learnt something new!! Thanks

[@TimelessMerchant]

very informative, thanks! I have the Sennheiser 600 MKE as well, but I've never actually realized what that slide button was for haha...now I do though!

[@MeridianMedia]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@OnLocationEvents]

Great video explaining the low cut filter fully.

[@thomaschaves8432]

Thanks for running this test. very informative.

[@MeridianMedia]

You are very welcome, thanks for watching!

[@TheDunderFiles]

Exactly what I needed. Thank you!

[@MeridianMedia]

Glad it was helpful, and thanks for watching!

[@cotomaznaczyc]

This is exactly the video I was looking for. However, I'm gonna have to rewatch it on my computer or with headphones on, because on my phone's speaker, they all sound the same to me. 😂

[@MeridianMedia]

Haha honestly it's a pretty subtle difference so it's hard to hear in headphones too! But I promise there is a difference! Thanks for watching!

[@MichaelShea-r4p]

Very nice! Thank you

[@MeridianMedia]

Thanks!

[@DeannaRashell]

What is the on position vs the off position? I have this mic and I never know which is which. :)

[@MeridianMedia]

Sorry for the delayed response, but the on position is when the button is towards the top of the microphone. Hope that helps!

[@amirulrasyidyussof]

may i know if chewing sound would be canceled using the LCF function?

[@MeridianMedia]

Great question! The low-cut filter on the Sennheiser MKE 600 primarily reduces low-frequency noise like wind or traffic rumble. It might slightly reduce the intensity of chewing sounds, which can have low-frequency components, but it won't completely cancel them out.

[@dario-digiovanni]

Thanks for this video. There's barely no difference, so is it better to use set it on on the mic and also applying some noise remover in post?

[@MeridianMedia]

Hi Dario, thanks for watching! It always will depend on your environment and the type of audio you are recording, but for the most part you should be fine leaving the low-cut filter turned on and doing some additional cleaning up in post.

[@lktasl999]

would there be any reason to not just shoot everything with the low cut filter on? Would you only want it off if you actively wanted those lower frequencies?

[@MeridianMedia]

For recording dialogue and really for most cases I don't think it would do any harm to keep the low- cut turned on. However, you may want to turn the filter off if you are doing field recordings or using it for music recording. Like you said, there may be instances where you want to keep as much low end as possible.

[@soldermecold7456]

I mostly use it for dialog and keep high pass filter switch on, same for when recording outside to help with wind rejection. The only time I really turn it off, is when I record sound effects. My recorder also has a HPF and if I need to tune it up or down, I will turn it off on the MIC, and do it in the recorder.

[@mosesnandi]

You didn't touch on the mic gain. I use the Canon C70 with Sennheiser 600 MKE and I was struggling because of the background noises even when low cut was ON. I found out the solution to be to decrease the gain on the camera, in my case I went all the way to 4 (from a 0 to 10 scale) and there was little to no background noise. So probably if you mix the two settings you get even better sound. Also not forgetting Canon C70 (probably on other cameras too) has got this low-cut filter setting too. I wonder if I can mix all the three settings (low cut on camera, low cut on mic and lower gain) to achieve the best of audio.

[@MeridianMedia]

The gain level depends on what you are recording. For instance, if you are recording dialogue, you want your meters to read between -18db and -12db. If you place your microphone close to the subject, you shouldn’t need to apply too much gain to get those levels. However, if you don’t apply enough gain, you’ll get noise in post when you try to raise the volume because you’ll also be raising the noise floor.

[@nycvideoauditions]

Great video. Thank you!

[@MeridianMedia]

Of course, thanks for watching!

[@wcsdiaries]

@@MeridianMedia does low cut filter remove internal noise from the mic? i hate having that hissing sound

[@lynnng3483]

hello! i recently just got an mke 600 and realized that my camera doesnt have a mic input... is there any other way that i could use this mic? can i insert it in a recorder and use it instead?

[@MeridianMedia]

Hello! Are you sure your camera doesn’t have a mic input? Most have at least a 3.5mm mic input. If so, you could buy an XLR to 3.5mm adapter. If not, you can definitely use this on an audio recorder. Most of the time this is what we do and then we just sync up the sound once we are editing. Audio recorders are relatively affordable too. Hope this helps!

[@globalmolecule]

No difference at all with the air conditioning test!!! Whats worrying is the noisefloor on this mic. Its seems to be an issue with all of the vlogging style mics

[@novaplius1]

Halo friend! need info , filming video with wedding party, high music and bass music , need good audio , mke 600 low filter? and zoom f3? Thanks

[@j.oakley9588]

Smartphone speakers probably aren’t the best way to hear the difference, but I think I understand the concept. I just got the mic in yesterday and I did a little testing in my living room with the ceiling fan on, and in my backyard with a little bit of a breeze. So would you say, for simplicity, it’s cool to just keep the low cut on pretty much all the time?

[@MeridianMedia]

Yeah, you can probably get away with leaving it on. In most instances you won’t want that low end noise anyway. Thanks for watching!

[@DaveSoltura]

Voice actors need to have live recording sessions with clients sometimes. It would be embarrassing if they heard some kind of low hum throughout the recording. That's when I'd especially use a high-pass filter!

[@Co_Conditions]

Greetings friend, how does this mic work for vlogging? Due to my autistic nature, I walk and talk to get into a flow. Would I be able to do that with this connected to an iPhone while maintaining good sound? Thanks.

[@MeridianMedia]

Hello, thanks for watching! This mic would work fine for vlogging, but it requires phantom power in order to operate. So you'd need to connect to an audio recorder with phantom power, or a camera that provides phantom power. You may want to consider a lavalier microphone. They are super reliable and ideal if you'd like to walk and talk. Hope this helps!

[@mosesnandi]

@@MeridianMedia I think you should add too that it also uses battery 🔋 (AA Batteries) in absence of phantom power

[@MeridianMedia]

@@mosesnandi Yep, forgot to add that in but that's a good point! I usually power the microphone from the recorder or the camera.

[@joonajks]

Have you ever experience hiss in your recording?

[@MeridianMedia]

Hi Joon, thanks for watching! Usually I've found this comes from setting the gain too low on the audio recorder. When you try to boost the levels in post it raises the noise floor, resulting in a hiss.

[@dspoet1]

Are you using the mic to record this video?

[@MeridianMedia]

Yep...I realized I should have said that in the video. I had it on a boom pole just outside of the frame. -Dustin

[@philsfilm]

@@MeridianMedia Was the low cut filter on?

[@VirginaAV]

Take my sub

[@MeridianMedia]

Thanks so much!

[@WunKoolKat]

Maybe I’m just too old because I didn’t hear a difference lol

[@AnneGoggansQHHT]

Looking this subject up brings up way too many asmr videos and not enough info.

[@ladarieusparrish]

Audio is a few frames out of sync... good info though

[@MeridianMedia]

Thanks for watching and glad you found it helpful

[@PrinceZee]

excellent video. thank you!