Which Budget Condenser Mic Is Best? Razer Seiren Mini Vs. HyperX Solocast

[@CalebThornton]

Here Is a Great Boom Arm You Can Pair With Either the Solocast or Seiren Mini - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIuXpZypZs57frc

[@CalebThornton]

@@Mr.B7845 I talk about it in detail in the video.

[@tecketreelol3405]

Hi

[@fff_f]

another small channel does better reviews than big one

[@CalebThornton]

Haha Thank you!

[@xenonwx]

Small?

[@noapoleon_]

I got the chance to use both and let me tell you: If you just want to get a better mic for discord then buy the Razer Seiren mini! The amount of background noise that the Hyperx picks up really fucks with discord noise suppression and makes your voice volume go up and down and outright cuts your voice.

[@KO_Manic]

Thanks so much im gonna get the seiren mini!

[@snackoo7036]

thank you bro man ill get the seiren mini is cool bro

[@Bacavoit]

Thank you! That's 90% my mic usage so it helps a lot to know this. Mind if I ask, what are your Discord mic settings with the Mini? I currently have a Neewer 7000 and I deactivated noise supression, echo and whatever else cause sometimes it mutes my voice a lot but once deactivated the background noise is insane. The mic pics birds that are far. o______O"

[@noapoleon_]

@@Bacavoit i had the neewer 7000 too and tried to change the settings a bit but since I don't know much I kept making the voice cutting or noise worse. It fixed itself when I just defaulted all the settings though. for the mini settings I just keep them at default on voice activity and it works fine, I don't have nitro anyway so I don't think my voice will sound better anyway

[@darkninjasenju9236]

Upload more my dude it been 2years lol

[@npc.artist]

4:00 hyperx 7:04 razer seiren mini good vid Thankyou

[@leonzspotg]

thx for the time stamps!

[@knuckelz8923]

legend

[@CalebThornton]

How many times did I say "Alrighty Guys" 😂

[@Freakmaster480]

I counted 10 times.

[@CalebThornton]

@@Freakmaster480 Haha its my transition phrase I guess 😆

[@ag7936]

U messed up and u will know when u hear how it sounds

[@CalebThornton]

@@ag7936 What?

[@prismoth]

yes

[@discover-london]

I bought the Razer mic recently and used it for the first time with Shotcut. It was very easy to use although I had to adjust the gain to get a louder volume. It has a nice tone to it and a friend said it made me sound posh! Lol.

[@djk8541]

The cable placement on the Razer seems like a pro at first, but keep in mind it could make things more difficult if you want to slide the mic into a universal shock mount on a boom arm

[@CalebThornton]

Good point, that could cause some issues.

[@oigorboechat]

Without the rumble coming from the PC, the solocast sound is much fuller for me, translating to a better overral sound quality. But even though i don't have anything that may cause any vibrations, i'm still worried with all this noise and might end up getting the seiren mini because of the built in shock mount. Could also spend an extra 20 bucks for some kind of stand and a shock mount. I don't really know what to do. Somebody help me 😂😂

[@k4rmababy]

What did you end up buying? 😂

[@JaxDobba]

@@k4rmababy Also would like to know. Can you please give us an update Igor?

[@JaxDobba]

@@Jtacyt Hello! I also bought the SoloCast and I love it aswell but I don't like it that much in Discord because of the inbuilt sound suppression in there. Either the mic will pick everything or it won't pick high pitched sounds even from me. I still like it though

[@partly_quarantined_tomato573]

Woah, thank you so much... Ive been searching reviews for both of them, and you made a review for both of them, also really good test, and explanation. Thank you.

[@CalebThornton]

Glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching!

[@gustafeklund8028]

The Hyperx Solocast picks up vibrations with the boom arm as well, even if you just nudge the boom arm the vibrations basically destroys the mic and you can hear the vibration resonance for like 1 min afterwards as well. While the Razer Seiren just picks up your voice better with the boom arm with basically no downside to it. So I would recommend the Razer Seiren Mini, even tho I mostly hate Razer products.

[@cialos848]

It just sucks the razer dosent have a mute button

[@sololakey1906]

@@cialos848 yep. thats whats making my decision harder.

[@tipi5953]

I mean yall can use macros to mute ig

[@jukt.]

i bet the reason is the table ur using is a bit off and shakes. basically, mine does too but i dont care about it cuz i dont go intense. with the boom arm. both works the same. most players here have a loose table :D

[@iamglitchy]

@@jukt.There are other problems with shakyness than just shaky table. For example I have very solid and quite heavy table, you cant shake it with hands, but I do have literal main street outside the house right under my windows and the roads are not perfect,so heavy public transport going over a hole or a bump on the road causes the ground to shake to the point where everything shakes here pretty visibly, no matter how stable the furniture/things are.

[@nxgz7714]

This video really made me buy the hyper x solocast

[@CalebThornton]

Nice 👍

[@Luxurd]

@Faith same

[@aidin6003]

is it good?

[@chickennuggi1012]

@@aidin6003 lmfao every time he touches it you can just hear it rumbling. even having it just sitting there you can hear the humming of whatever it is he has going on. it just picks up so much of the low frequencies.

[@thelonercoder5816]

@@chickennuggi1012 exactly. I went with the razer seiren. The noise reduction/voice isolation on the hyper x is terrible.

[@BrainMigraine]

The humming & vibration on the Hyperx Solocast tho..... Need a boom arm = additional cost

[@alyshabrumit4971]

even with a boom arm the vibrations are still crazy loud

[@BrainMigraine]

@@alyshabrumit4971 maybe boom arm with a shock mount would help?

[@alyshabrumit4971]

@@BrainMigraine maybe idk

[@Clavinohou]

i you're already getting a boom arm it's super worth it

[@eamax]

If you rotate the microphone to the right, the microphone is more stable and prevents these vibrations

[@Lacko888]

Thank you for this video I am ordering the Razer mic!!

[@CalebThornton]

Glad I could help! I hope you enjoy it😀

[@bihlo_1244]

i prefer hyper lmaoo

[@yonshy6650]

You should have wayyyy more subscribers. There aren’t many small youtubers with your level of professionalism.

[@CalebThornton]

Thank you very much! Appreciate the kind words😀

[@JackMaslovCZLive]

I would love to see using the Seiren mini's microphone stand on the Solocast to make clear if the vibration problems with the Solocast come from its mount's unstable and solid build and/or the way the microphone connects to the stand. In case you are reading this late comment and happen to still have the microphones, out of curiosity, please let me know your results.

[@dpedrosoliano]

THE ONLY REVIEW who does the keyboard test and boom arm test , thank you for this!

[@CalebThornton]

Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching 😀

[@mybuddyerick]

Posture check! It's very important ;)

[@CalebThornton]

I was sitting on the front edge of my chair leaning forward while filming. I don't normally sit like this when I'm at my desk. Thanks for reminder though.

[@Autotrope]

Seiren clearly appears to have an integrated highpass. No hum and no thump from keyboard. Solocast has a constant hum (why aren't you mentioning this!) and picks up those thumps really big. Maybe you could do a highpass in software?

[@tonyhong20]

The Seiren does not have a high pass filter. If it did that then it would sound anemic because high pass means it filters ALL frequencies below a threshold. What it does have is an integrated shock mount that isolates the microphone capsule from the stand and desk

[@kostaschikimtzis2081]

One thing I notice on the Razer Seiren is that when you plug it in, Windows by default turn down the gain volume by a lot. So if you want it to pick up more volume, try adjusting the gain on your Windows settings.

[@CalebThornton]

Good to know 👍

[@TanishFX]

The goal is to have almost no gain though, buy a boom arm it will help. Record a side by side of your microphone on your desk while speaking vs while its near your mouth speaking, you will notice the massive difference.

[@jayistic]

so that's the reasoning behind why razer sounds lower actually. so a bit misleading test unfortunately.

[@anjellpigrabbit]

This review is amazing!!! Your effort on this worked well 👌🏻

[@CalebThornton]

Thank you!

[@theswample]

Only reason imma go for the seiren mini is because it ships to my location from Amazon, while the holocast does not, although I do wish the seiren had a tap to mute. I’m also looking for a budget boom arm to go with it, so I’m looking forward to your reviews 😎. Keep up the high quality content!

[@CalebThornton]

That makes sense. Sometimes that is what will make the decision for you. I will try to get some reviews on some budget boom arms before long. Thanks for the support 😀

[@Brandon-jq3in]

“Holocast” so close to something so different

[@CalebThornton]

@@Brandon-jq3in I noticed that too haha

[@-seoulair]

Holocast?

[@alankuo2727]

​@@-seoulair hol up

[@ShenziBuni]

Great video! I’m doing lots of ASMR of my rabbit chewing and so I wanted the best possible audio for a cheap price. This video helped a lot

[@CalebThornton]

Awesome! Glad you found it helpful😀

[@krasome6440]

huh, I never really thought of the desk shakiness and the usage of the boom arm, thanks for teaching me new factors to look into when choosing a mic XD

[@CalebThornton]

Glad you found it helpful! Hope you get a microphone that works well for you 😀

[@krasome6440]

@@CalebThornton Thanks 😁

[@jayburrell4840]

Honestly this is a fantastic video. thank you so much Caleb. You saved me so much hassle by testing SEVERAL things i wondered. I am tossed up between both and this side by side with typing tests, boom mic position tests, cord positions, mute buttons, background noise. all helps. Thank you again for doing this video for us.

[@XInfinityXify]

Damnnnn that vibration on the solo cast

[@CalebThornton]

I know right

[@iamglitchy]

Thank You ! This helps a ton right now since I m trying to find a more or less budget mic (because in my country those unfortunatrlly are not budget at all :( ) that picks up as less as possible vibrations and low background sounds, since I have very busy main street right outside the house and also public transport causes quite a lot and pretty visible vibrations. Considering Razer after this

[@JawaPunter]

The seiren mini just sounds bad from the stock position.

[@AndreiSude]

YOU CAN CANCLE OUT NOISE WITH OBS SETTINGS, OBS MIC SETTINGS ARE LIFE SAVING

[@AndreiSude]

PRO TIP, use obs settings to make your mic 100x better. Compressor makes whole lot of a difference, helps alot, just do your research

[@isaiahwelch5558]

does the quality of the mic stay the same as when you would be unsing something like obs even when you use the seiren mini in discord?

[@CalebThornton]

Yeah should be no difference. Just going to depend on what the other person is listening to you on as well, like how nice there headphones are or whatever

[@МартинИлиев-п9в]

In my country right now razers one is 30 dolars and solocast is 90

[@Juno_Kujo]

I got the Solocast and yeah, the vibration is bad, but I'm getting a boom arm and shock mount for less than 40 bucks and it'll probably sound much better.

[@xiaolanliu1786]

Quick tip, when doing a mic review I wouldn’t recommend adding music

[@Kivencito]

I'm watching this video from my Razer Siren Mini 😛

[@CalebThornton]

haha Nice!

[@a.h.s.3006]

Hey, I am a noob in audio recording, I really can't notice the vibrations, it could be just that I don't know where to focus, but it is clear that you are talking about you use of the keyboard, if I am narrating something and purposely not writing anything on the keyboard, would it make a difference? Which would you choose if you are fully limited to just reading stuff outloud and not using your keyboard?

[@stay_coolXD]

The only downside of solo cast is the vibration. If there's none. I think it would be great

[@kochan1147]

Thanks for the review! Thinking about my lifestyle and considering the low vibration, I will buy the Razer Seiren Mini. Thank you for this helpful vid!

[@laang220]

I was just thinking of looking for a video like this since I had my doubts with the solocast, and today you appeared among my recommendations, a greeting from Mexico (and sorry if it is something wrong, but I'm using google translator xD)

[@CalebThornton]

Thanks for watching!

[@sousukesagara7182]

Thanks for this, I'll choose Razer Seiren for my voice over projects.

[@sados6497]

How did you get rid of the table sounds and the sounds of graving the HyperX? I have one and everytime I record it sounds like a Dollarama mic.

[@2feps441]

hard to choose between them, but with a better stand the solocast would be so nice!

[@CalebThornton]

Yeah, each one has a different thing that’s nice about it.

[@jpizel1070]

@@acumen1 Difficult? The vibration based on his test was horrible lol.

[@vladolaf2601]

Caleb, I'm looking for budget mic for mukbang ASMR. What would you recommend?

[@quveks6621]

Just do not plug in micro and camera

[@4ppleb0ttomjeans]

i need convincing. which is better guys?

[@paradoxptero263]

Razerr

[@CliffuckingBooth]

Hello could you help me to decide please? Im thinking about buying HyperX Solocast and Im wondering if it's a good choice if Im talking very quietly and planning to have the mic about 1m in front of me (about 3.3 feet). Will the Solocast still record my voice with a decent quality? Thanks for info!

[@fredrikjansen7120]

Boom arm doesnt work as well. I downloaded the RTX voice and NVIDIA Broadcast softwares..when turning on noise removal you can clap 10 cm in front of the HyperX without hearing anything. But as soon as you start talking it picks up on every word. So I would recommend the HyperX :D

[@CalebThornton]

I have heard a lot of great things about RTX voice. I'm glad it works well for that as well.

[@ronnelprincipe2140]

hey dude, i'm planning to buy the solo cast and my system unit supports either rtx voice or nvidia broadcast. Are u sure that it fix the vibrations and other background noises using these software?

[@skandz6110]

@@ronnelprincipe2140 did u get it ?

[@matt.paikoff]

I have a boom arm already from my previous microphone kit and it I believe it supports the solocast so i think I will go for it. A mic mute button is important for me but I may not want to use the boom arm due to a cleaner look or anything along those lines. Should I still go for the solocast if i decide to use a boomarm or can you recommend something else for around this price range?

[@kraken598]

why i didn't find this video before bying the solocast..... :/ gg

[@apocalic]

Can I place these mics under the monitor to save space instead of in front of the keyboard? How much that affect the quality?

[@gerrardhart6040]

I've seen a video of someone doing that and both pickup the sound of the keyboard when you type. If you don't mind that then the sound is still good

[@myriam5426]

Fantastic review, thank you! I'll buy the seiren mini ❤

[@moiber9491]

What if I have a boom arm with the Solocast for $10 extra?

[@AtBeforeAndAfter.]

Just got a 19$ deal on the razor seiren mini, exited to use it. great guide!

[@farazalikhan5242]

There is a loud humming sound in HyperX 3:34, listen yourself

[@oldflick1964]

Hi Caleb, I just bought a hyperx solocast 😊😊 your review is sooo precise!! 100% happy I watched your video, I almost buy a razer seiren mini last week. Thank you soo much man! You're a great help ❤

[@CalebThornton]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy the solocast!

[@marcopacs6662]

Wait, i thought the solocast is the worse one here. Aren't the vibrations troublesome?

[@TimberJackEB]

Bear in mind, the slider on OBS only goes up to 0db, but you can go into the advanced audio properties and set it to a higher value there. I've been setting my current microphone to +5db, until my computer suddenly decided my mic should behave differently.

[@revtane9]

Siren mini is a way to go if you don't want to edit a lot of audio, which I do. Definitely subbed!

[@aronm.sandstad1288]

i know u call uself for caleb, but i call you a real chad! thanks for this video

[@yagelbar7632]

It’s crazy out that you had music in the background while you tested the microphones 😅😵‍💫

[@elarsia]

great video man. can i suggest in the mic tests to stop the music. great otherwise!

[@CalebThornton]

Thank you! Appreciate the suggestion 👍

[@NeZz795]

i think razer is better

[@m.santos5388]

I really appreciate how he reviewed these two mics. So now I know what mic to purchase. Thanks a lot! :)

[@ashtongerald2983]

The ungodly amount of gain the solocast was given really makes this test unfair lol, sounds horrible with the background buzz

[@CalebThornton]

That buzz is not from an ungodly amount of gain. That’s from it picking up vibrations. My voice was never peaking into the red, it was where you would want it if you were talking to someone or recording your voice. It sounded much better when I picked it up(which I showed in the video and talked about)

[@AnGeLyKee]

Thank you so much for this quality review. Will be buying HyperX Solocast. More power to you.

[@CalebThornton]

Thank you for watching! Hope you enjoy it 😀

[@loveappleboy]

which one is better for karaoke pls ^^

[@salemnakdali8775]

Can I connect razen with my I phone?

[@lilosan4104]

I really needed this. Thank you. Earned a sub. And nothing related to this video but what budget gaming and streaming mic would you recommend?

[@CalebThornton]

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching😀

[@Murtizano]

Can you say the height of seiren mini

[@Sp3ctr]

But what if i use RTX voice cancellation along with HyperX solocast ? Will the vibrations be gone? Btw this video should be watched headphones on.

[@jonmeadow3699]

dude that solo cast i hear the hum from the fans still threw the desk im glad i got the mini and no hum

[@jarensinclair9436]

With a boom arm the solocast shouldn’t be a problem.

[@LawAbidingSociopath69]

@@jarensinclair9436 even without the shock mount?also will it pick up ceiling fan noise?

[@JLALALALA]

Hi Caleb. Neither mic seems all that impressive and I personally wouldn’t use the adjective great to describe them. 😄 the one with the usb cable sticking out the back would absolutely drive me nuts. The other one was too low for an average sized person to sit 8” away. I feel these mics ought be reviewed as is and not for potentially being used with a boom arm. I recently bought a FiFine 678 for $54 and it’s been very nice. It’s solid metal, sits up high, has both a volume and a gain knob as well as a mute button and light. It can also be boom mounted. I use this with my video conferencing calls for work and also multi hour training calls when I don’t want to wear a headset. Btw, you can also plug a headset into it. People tell me my voice comes through very clear and at the right level and they can hear themselves through my external speaker when I have the gain set correctly.

[@CalebThornton]

Yeah, that is why I tested them on the desk and then held them up to my mouth showing how it would sound both ways. I personally think they sound good. I have not tested a wide variety of microphones though, so I don't know everything there is on offer. I might have to check out the FiFine 678 though, sounds like a nice microphone.

[@JLALALALA]

@@CalebThornton I feel like the one mic that we could barely hear you even with the gain turned up wouldn’t be a good choice, in my opinion. If the company is designing and building these as desktop mics they ought to be able to be used properly that way and bot need and additional piece of hardware that might not fit everyone’s need to get the right sound. Other important features I believe are a mute button, a mute indicator, and actual buttons or knobs for volume and gain. Having to open an app to control these isn’t optimal especially when there are other better quality mics for the same prices that come with these. I’m looking forward to your review of mic arms because that’s my next purchase. 😃. Keep up the good work Caleb.

[@lucanatlas]

Hey man I've gotta say this is a really good review!!!!

[@CalebThornton]

Thank you very much!

[@flixonfn204]

Just ordered the solo cast!!

[@CalebThornton]

Awesome!

[@FabianBlack2k]

Hi, im looking for a very specific setup, i want the mic to stream, i want it to be out of frame and want it to pick up my voice and controller sound (in front of it) but i dont want it to pick up ps5 noise (back of the mic) do you think one of these is it? Psdt: if u wanna know what im looking for just check any dark souls vid from "the happy hob" that sort of sound im looking for

[@noahboolin]

I have both mics both are very good for there price! but if I had to recommend someone one of these I would 100% say the solo cast an pair it with a good stand or boom arm! The mini is still a really good mic just for the same price as the solocast ur gonna get better quality out of the solocast more features and the simple fact for me the Mini out the box sounded terrrible I had to adjust a load of settings pair it with a boom arm or i was to quiet or it would pick up everysound in the room. but with the solocast I will say you kinda need to pair it with a good stand or boom arm also or it will be thuds like crazy out the box there are ways around that. there are pros an cons to every mic includin the 300% ones so really at the end of the day its prefrence both mics are entry level mics that will work amazing for small streamers an content creators!

[@seitto_]

Note: Discords noise suppression hides pretty much all the background noise including the keyboard noise on the hyperX solocast

[@johnmo8915]

Good

[@iBehalez]

it works on any desired microphone*

[@seitto_]

​@@iBehalez It does, although it may or may not be recommended depending on the mic. Let me know if you have anymore questions :)

[@galaxygkm4696]

Thanks for the info

[@YohanSeals]

Great review. But I'm still torn between the vibration and volume issue. Although Razer is much cheaper.

[@Nemesis_]

Bro. Gracias por los subtítulos en español, excelente video me ayudaste mucho.

[@TropicalSnipeZ]

I recently purchased the razer seiren mini it’s a very good microphone also u can make it pick up your voice better and it’s already good at cutting out background sound but I made it so it doesn’t pick up any at all not even my keyboard and mouse which is sitting right behind my microphone on the desk and I use steel series gg to change mic settings a little

[@1nhumanewastaken]

so seiren then, huh? :D

[@dirge44]

Why did the siren sound better than your normal mic? xD

[@CalebThornton]

I don't know 🤷‍♂️ lol

[@Boyz2705]

i might not gonna have the mic stand, so i'll pick up razer this time

[@CalebThornton]

Nice!

[@CallmeLQ]

Got the Razer Siren Mini Pro and still have a boom arm as well. It's a great mic, just wish it had some more functionality.

[@elmareao]

it's only me or the solocast background sound is just waaaay too loud? I mean, it's really annoying or its just my idea? Im talking about the recorded from the review, I don't have any of this ones yet.

[@gnostie]

Um... you sure the Razer Seiren Mini wasn't a dud? It was virtually inaudible.

[@jonskelipoikaJP]

if ur solocast sounds very loud just put a beanie on it like anomaly

[@LabRynthisist]

I got the Solocast yesterday and I immediately tried it and upon doing so, it cannot hear the keyboard while Im talking. Slight tavle tapping yes, but the keyboard not really. Maybe I havent really tried it but now? It picks my voice for the majority

[@weinrauch83]

Just ordered HyperX Solocast. Hope it will be good for me. Thx for the review it really helpful.

[@CalebThornton]

Awesome! I hope it works good for you. I'm glad you found it helpful 😀

[@zsavage1820]

Not a fan of Razer and the cord run on the Seiren is typical of Razer.. if you move the mic around a few times... you can bet the cord with short out as that is typical of Razer products that are corded..

[@snowyashell]

Hey do you recommend the model o or pulsefire haste more?

[@CalebThornton]

Pulsefire haste. Unless you want wireless, then I would say the Model O wireless because they greatly improved the build quality with the MOW

[@donyx0604]

my ears hurt hearing how loud the vibration hum can be heard through out you suing the hyperx solocast. The mic may be super clear and more loud but the sound you can hear like even a little nudge of a table rlly make me uncomfortable .

[@isaiahb1837]

The thing is is I hear a fuzzy sound from the solocast

[@CalebThornton]

It’s the from the solo cast just easily picking up vibrations.

[@townyfn32]

in my country the difference between price is 3$ LMFAO

[@JavierCostasFranco]

Thank you, a very honest comparative and plenty of samples of real use, not useless chatter with another microphone (yeah, I see it's pretty, but it's a mic, not a piece of modern art).

[@edibandari7406]

Hello from german :) which one should i buy? I do reaction videos ..wanna do and dont know which one to get? :D

[@CalebThornton]

Hello 😀 In the video I test them both in multiple ways comparing and talking about them.

[@edibandari7406]

@@CalebThornton i see which one you choose and i think i wil get the hyperx :D thanks mr

[@CalebThornton]

@@edibandari7406 No problem, I hope it works well for you!

[@leaffys]

x

[@joecilento3335]

Which would you recommend if you're looking for a solid, compact microphone to leave connected to a hub for my 2021 MBPro 14" powered desktop setup, for FaceTime and online/virtual meetings? My goal is to have something that blends into the smaller corner desk setup I have in my office. Thank you!

[@coachcorales9229]

dude how tell my how u do that content and u have that subs???? u are to good mate

[@CalebThornton]

Haha thank you very much!

[@ItsRomulu]

Nvidia Broadcast solves the vibration issue

[@rinjel2890]

Sometimes you are talking at 1,25x speed and other times you talk normal

[@LuiDipop]

Only thing I like about the hyper x one is the mute tbh

[@mateoruiz8792]

so which one is better?

[@cloutfn8226]

what's that web app you're using for the microphones volume mixer?