Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this week's Sound for Video Session, we'll have our first listen to the Topping CL101 large diaphragm condenser microphone. I've never tried the microphones from Topping — a Chinese company that I hadn't heard of before this year. This small bodied, large diaphragm condenser microphone sits in the budget range so we'll compare it to the RODE NT1 Signature Series which comes in around the same price.
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses at school.learnlightandsound.com including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. We have a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini, Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio, and Mixing fundamentals in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.
Gear I often use or that we mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- Topping CL101 large diaphragm condenser microphone — geni.us/kaAqkL
- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders — geni.us/O8e0
- Mackie DLZ Creator adaptive audio mixer (the original, bigger one) — geni.us/42KrX0
- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — geni.us/8G8UdBB
- Allen & Heath SQ5 digital mixing board — geni.us/sRxFU90
- Sound Devices 888 field recorder/mixer with Dante — geni.us/zAryW4J
- Panasonic GH5 camera - geni.us/InspOl
- Teleprompter Ikan 17" high bright — geni.us/RcuXD3
- Canon C200 Camera - geni.us/9Zi4m4a
- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — geni.us/kZyU7e
- ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO — geni.us/b8my
- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor — geni.us/9ZfE77
- Universal Audio 6176 channel strip pre-amp, EQ, compressor — geni.us/505L55n
The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: geni.us/G7by
Copyright 2025, Curtis Judd
00:00 Start
02:38 Beginning of stream
In this week's Sound for Video Session, we'll have our first listen to the Topping CL101 large diaphragm condenser microphone. I've never tried the microphones from Topping — a Chinese company that I hadn't heard of before this year. This small bodied, large diaphragm condenser microphone sits in the budget range so we'll compare it to the RODE NT1 Signature Series which comes in around the same price.
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses at school.learnlightandsound.com including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. We have a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini, Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio, and Mixing fundamentals in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.
Gear I often use or that we mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- Topping CL101 large diaphragm condenser microphone — geni.us/kaAqkL
- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders — geni.us/O8e0
- Mackie DLZ Creator adaptive audio mixer (the original, bigger one) — geni.us/42KrX0
- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — geni.us/8G8UdBB
- Allen & Heath SQ5 digital mixing board — geni.us/sRxFU90
- Sound Devices 888 field recorder/mixer with Dante — geni.us/zAryW4J
- Panasonic GH5 camera - geni.us/InspOl
- Teleprompter Ikan 17" high bright — geni.us/RcuXD3
- Canon C200 Camera - geni.us/9Zi4m4a
- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — geni.us/kZyU7e
- ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO — geni.us/b8my
- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor — geni.us/9ZfE77
- Universal Audio 6176 channel strip pre-amp, EQ, compressor — geni.us/505L55n
The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: geni.us/G7by
Copyright 2025, Curtis Judd
00:00 Start
02:38 Beginning of stream
