The Best Affordable USB Condenser Microphone? Wave U1 Review

Today we do a hands-on unboxing and review of the brand new Simorr Wave U1 USB cardioid condenser microphone by SmallRig.
This USB condenser mic is super small and lightweight but packs a BIG punch for its price.
At $50 this USB condenser mic may be perfect as a:
Telecommuting Microphone
Business Conference Calls Microphone
Content Creators Microphone
Gaming Microphone
Streaming Microphone
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Today we do a hands-on unboxing and review of the brand new Simorr Wave U1 USB cardioid condenser microphone by SmallRig. This USB condenser mic is super small and lightweight but packs a BIG punch for its price. At $50 this USB condenser mic may be perfect as a: Telecommuting Microphone Business Conference Calls Microphone Content Creators Microphone Gaming Microphone Streaming Microphone What do you think about this brand new condenser mic from SmallRig? Is this something you would like to purchase? If so, consider supporting the channel by checking it out here: Direct product link: bhpho.to/3rTFdmx 💎 I would love to hear your thoughts in the comment area below! If you would like to get a FREE copy of the Prologue to "How To Create A Digital Fort Knox - Backing Up Your Digital Life" or one of my other FREE books, simply visit jcristina.com/books Consider subscribing to the channel, commenting below, and signing up for my newsletter at jcristina.com/join Interested in any products that I personally use? Visit www.amazon.com/shop/jcristina or go to the bottom of this description for direct links. [ Channel Membership ] KZbin has recently made Memberships available to this channel. The great thing about this is that I can now provide perks for becoming a channel member as a way of giving back and saying thank you! Simply click the JOIN button under any of my hundreds of videos. If you enjoy my content and are thinking about contributing to the channel by becoming a member, I thank you in advance for your generosity. Rest assured, I will continue to make quality unbiased content and build this amazing community of fellow creatives. For business relations please contact me at jcristina.com/contact Follow me on Instagram @josephcristina for extra behind-the-scenes content and if you found value in this video, please take a moment to Thumbs-Up, Subscribe, Turn-On Notifications, and most importantly Tell A Friend about the channel. If you haven't, download my 🆓 FREE ebook over at jcristina.com/ebook please check it out. There is something there for Amateur right up to professional photographers. Join our Creative Discord community at 📰 community.jcristina.com Subscribe and use promo code YT20 at checkout and receive 📦 20% off everything in your cart at jcristina.com [ Media Contact Business Relations ] 📧 eMail - jcristina.com/contact [ Free Giveaways & Promos ] 📦 20% Off everything jcristina.com - Subscribe & use Promo Code YT20 🆓 FREE eBook jcristina.com/ebook - 10 Tips To Making Tack Sharp Images [ Tea I Drink ] 🌒 Dark MoonTeas DarkMoonTeas.com [ Social Media & Additional Conections ] 🎬 KZbin - kzbin.info 🔖 Twitter - twitter.com/JosephCristina 👀 Instagram - instagram.com/JosephCristina 👨‍💼 LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/josephcristina 📖 Facebook - facebook.com/joseph.cristina 📰 Creative Discord Server - community.jcristina.com

[@davidmilisock5200]

BTW Joe the Simorr on my tablet had a bit more high end in the equalization curve, sounded reallmgood, for $50 sound perfect for my needs.

[@michaelh7506]

Hi Joe I like everything you have been showing on your channel hopefully camera things will pickup soon.

[@jcristina]

Thanks so much Michael. Likewise I hope so also!!!

[@tladoux]

I liked this video and the Starlink ones (hands-on) that I recently viewed. I think people have a short attention span and look for videos around 5 to 10 minutes long. I would think the shorter the video that harder they are to make. Keep up the good work.

[@jcristina]

I totally agree! Today's video is exact 10 mins. I really have to leave a lot on the floor to make it 10 mins for sure! ;) Thanks again.

[@davidmilisock5200]

Thanks, I'm having to do some video tutorial outlines in the future and need an inexpensive microphone, just in time.

[@jcristina]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@Knowbody42]

I just ordered an Oktava MK-012 Hypercardoid mic. I heard good things about it.

[@jcristina]

Sweet!!!

[@DonAdwick]

Honestly, as long as you're reading one of those stories I don't really care which one. You're an underrated story-teller. You should do audiobooks. I'd buy them all.

[@jcristina]

Omg. Thanks so much. I’ll read some for Christmas like I did for Halloween. 😉

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

This looks and sounds like a good little mic. I recently bought a Røde NT-USB ($169) after considering several mics, including the mini version of this one. I'm far from an audio pro but I'm very happy with it, having used it for several video voiceovers, web meetings, and a couple of live streams on another guy's channel. Of the two mics, they're both good, but I like the Samson sound better. Especially after you edited them.

[@jcristina]

It does have a larger capsule which does help for sure. But the C03U was 3x more expensive. I could say this in the video because I didn’t know until the end. I might edit the comment/description. Good information.

[@rhykko77]

On my monitor speakers, I definitely prefer the Samsung for your voice . The other mic has a slight notch in the midrange

[@jcristina]

Thanks for adding your thoughts. Appreciate it. BTW the Samson is $150 compared to $50 for the Wave U1.

[@TheRealAlpha2]

I use earbuds so the Samson feels nicer to my ears than the Simorr. It feels a little more solid, but I can see the sharper sound of the Simorr being preferable to some people either ones sounds fine but with the added issue of not having a shock mount I'd probably pass. The sing direction capsule seems preferable for a streaming mic though. The Samson would be good as a podcast mic if you need more than one person to be heard.

[@jcristina]

Can agree more. The bi-direction omni pickup of the Samson is perfect for a two person across the table podcast all in one mic instead of two.