the t.bone SC 300

I purchased this microphone to record some vocals for a band and I have to say I have not been disappointed with the results. There is a good frequency range and the microphone captures the high and low end of voices really well and competes with many microphones I have that cost over ?100! I was that impressed with its performance that I have used it to record some live instruments as well. I found it to be really good at capturing the snare sound on a cajon drum. When experimenting with other microphones the t.bone gave the most natural sound of the 4 I tested. in terms of its durability I cannot fault it. It comes with a padded case which keeps the mic in good shape. It doesn't feel very robust as it is super light compared to other microphones so it almost doesn't feel like it is capable of doing the job it can!

It only has the cardioid polarity setting, which reduces the amount of uses I have for it, but at the price it is, I really don't care. It's cheap, you probably won't see it in huge recording studios, but it does a job - a good job at that. The amount of microphone you get for each of your pennies is unbelievable!

Thomann's own brand mic is the cheapest in my collection by quite a long way but I find it quite usable - have tried to A/B it with more expensive ones, and, guess what, it's a bit noisier and a bit quieter than the mic I have that cost 20 times as much. But if your budget is stretched or you're starting out and experimenting or if you want a mic that you can afford to break/lose/have stolen, but don't want to trade too much quality off against the price, then it's a good purchase. Mic cables lock in securely and it fits snugly in the holder. My star rating reflects the fact that it's such great value, and the fact that in terms of quality and features, the only things I have with which to compare it are so much more expensive.

I bought this condenser as part of a project to record drums in a live setting. The SC 300 was around the cheapest new condenser that I could find, without the need to risk buying used.

The microphone comes with it's own fitting, which is of high quality, I've never had any problem with it moving during use. As for sound, the microphone produces an acceptable, if not exceptional quality of sound recording. It's pretty well balanced without heavy emphasis on any particular part of the spectrum, and sounds good on a range of instruments (and in this case particularly, on different parts of the drum kit). It's particularly good for bass drum. However, the microphone is a little noiser than more expensive examples, but nothing that would be noticeable in a live mix.

Overall, a very cheap and reasonably performing condenser. I think it would be great for beginners, and particularly good for live recording in a busy mix. However, the noise floor may be of concern on quieter pieces. With that in mind, I recommend this microphone for beginners and home studio setups alike.

Thomann advertise this mic as a studio condenser for obvious reasons - I needed a large diaphragm condenser for guitar cab duties at a mini festival I was doing this summer. Wow it sounds great in that roll, smooth and even across the frequency range with good definition and the holder makes life so much easier. I was also using an old Audio Technica AT3525 which was originally priced at £300 and although the AT has a built in switchable pad and hi pass filter I was able to use the desk to tailor the SC300 to taste and the comparison was very favourable. All in all another very usable mic from t.bone.

Got this little mic to replace a Rode which has failed and thought it was worth a punt for the price. Not the best condenser I've used over the years but for the cost I really can't complain. Only one pickup pattern, but nowadays it's just me in my little home studio so no problem. Plastic body which was a suprise, but it's not used on the road, so again not too much of an issue. Quite an open sound which has worked well for my vocals and should be good for miking up acoustic guitar? Comes with solid mic clip so may be wise to get hold of a shock mount if you use it for recording.
All in all for me, worth a go,so happy with my purchase.
Thanks Thomaan for speedy service once again. 😊😊