Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Donner UA-44 vs FDUCE SL40. Identical in price, looks, and the guts inside, but how do they REALLY stack up against each other? We put these two head-to-head to see which mic comes out on top as the better budget option to the Shure MV7.

FDUCE SL40 (amazon) amzn.to/3Lg8hxe
Donner UA-44 (amazon) amzn.to/3r2rxrk

This video is not sponsored, I am not paid to make this video. I bought these two mics with my own funds in order to see which mic is the better option to the budget alternative to the $250 Shure MV7 Usb & XLR combo mic for podcasting.

gear used in this video:
Vocaster One Interface: amzn.to/3rgXo7l
Shure MV7: amzn.to/3piy93U

Camera used in the video:
Sony ZV-E10 - amzn.to/3MSHSHm

Lenses Used to make this video:
Sigma 16mm F1.4 Sony E-Mount Lens - amzn.to/3V1rJSh
Sigma 30mm F1.4 Sony E-Mount Lens - amzn.to/3L7IW99

timecodes:
0:00 - intro
1:02 - mics revealed
- full disclosure
2:00 - Donner SL40 no processing
2:16 - Donner Specs
2:37 - FDUCE no processing with specs
3:23 - Donner With processing Radio Mode
3:50 - FDUCE with processing Radio Mode
4:15 - Donner UA-44 processing Clean Mode
4:51 - FDUCE with processing Clean mode
5:37 - Donner processing Warm mode
6:07 - FDUCE processing Warm mode
6:35 - Donner processing Bright Mode
7:01 - FDUCE processing Bright Mode
8:00 - Donner UA-44 USB mode
8:30 - FDUCE USB Mode
9:09 - My Final Thoughts

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