Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Thanks to Neat for sending me the King Bee II neatmic.com/bee/king-bee-ii-microphone
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00 Introduction
00:14 Disclaimer
01:50 Packaging and Unboxing
02:42 What do you get?
03:19 Spec Review
04:40 Self Noise
05:47 Frequency Response
06:20 Polar Pattern
06:38 Mic Positioning
08:35 vs King Bee Original
09:19 vs Audio Technica AT2020
10:39 vs CAD m179
12:18 vs Rode NT1A
13:40 vs Lewitt LCT 440 Pure
15:11 vs Lauten Audio LA220
17:43 vs Lewitt LCT540 Pure
20:12 vs. Austrian Audio OC18
22:00 vs Neumann TLM103
23:31 vs Neumann u87 Ai
24:29 Conclusion

Check the second half of this video about the CAD m179 which shows how to use the pattern to minimize noise: youtube.com/watch?v=7WyNIQlOFIA

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