I first heard about this mic being touted as having a built in RTX voice, which is great at cancelling your typical rhythmic, predictive background noise like a fan running or a mechanical keyboard typing sound. My previous setup was a simple Blue Snowball ICE standing behind the keyboard with RTX Voice on and with this set up, my friends are not able to hear me type or hear my ceiling fan directly above me even when I'm talking. However, there are two gripes I've had with the setup that led me to purchase this mic:
1) I'm using the alpha/beta RTX voice with a GTX 1080 Ti as I do not have an RTX card to be using the Nvidia Broadcast version. While this software works well most of the time, there are occasions where it either glitches out and produces very loud static noise to the other party instead of my voice and I'd have to restart RTX voice or I've had times where it likely crashed silently and I notice the other party can't hear me until I check and realize that RTX voice isn't running in the background as it should be. A hardware based RTX voice would eliminate my need to rely on this buggy software.
2) RTX voice, while amazing for what it does cancel, does not work particularly well to cancel other types of noise like music or youtube video playing in the background, especially when someone is talking in a youtube video or movie. This is understandable as generally this type of noise cancelling is not meant to cancel out human voice to begin with, but it does mean that I have to mute my mic whenever I have these types of things in the background while in voice chat. It is particularly problematic if I'm watching along with a group in voice chat where I'd have to unmute and mute back if I want to say something while we are watching. I did not have high hopes that a new mic would fix this scenario as I tried various other things before such as a dynamic mic without much better results, so I've mostly stuck with the previous setup until now and really only purchased this Tonor mic as it was on sale and potentially would allow me to drop RTX voice like mentioned above.
Now on to the impressions of this mic. For this impression, the mic is on the desk in the included standard mount positioned right behind my keyboard (basically where my previous mic was). I tested by recording my input audio via audacity to monitor what the mic picks up and also verified my tests with a friend in voice chat after that. The volume of the mic is set to half yellow/half orange and the noise cancelling feature is set to on. I also disabled RTX voice for the test:
-The overall build of the mic is super solid and the included base has some weight to prevent it from shifting around. There's also a shock mount included and it's all assembled and ready to go out of the box. I am super satisfied with the look and build quality along with the features included.
-Immediately I notice right away that it does not do a good job of cancelling my keyboard typing sound. My friend also told me that he could hear a bit of the ceiling fan sound from above me. At this point, I thought I simply fell for the marketing scheme.
-HOWEVER, it does seem to be MUCH better than RTX voice at rejecting noise behind the mic, such as TV in the background or people talking on youtube. I have tested this with some friends in voice chat and I have played music, youtube videos, and watched a movie together where I have my speakers going at a pretty loud volume and it does not get picked up by the mic at all! If I crank my speakers super loud, it does get picked up by the mic eventually, but I can have it at a level that is loud enough for normal listening without getting picked up by the mic
-I noticed when looking closer that the mic has grills not only on the front but also the back. I suspect that the noise rejection is primarily happening for noise behind the mic rather than the front of the mic which is why it would pick up the keyboard noise directly in front of it but not some louder music playing from my speakers behind it. Because of this, I suspect if you have the mic set up with a boom arm closer to your mouth and in front of the keyboard, it would do a better job at cancelling the keyboard sound vs at the desk behind the keyboard, but I can't really test this scenario with my setup unfortunately.
-Another observation is that I also notice that unlike the Snowball ICE, this mic does not level my volume as much so if I speak more quietly, I will come across more quietly to the other person. With the Snowball, whether I am farther or closer to the mic as well as speaking more quietly or normally doesn't seem to affect how loud I come across much, which can be beneficial when I'm leaning back on my recliner or just generally not projecting my voice as much. While it's a bit of a negative downside for me, I don't think that it's an issue with the mic itself and likely just has to do with the condenser capsule design, but thought I'd mention it here. It's likely that the Snowball ICE would be better if you were say trying to record multiple instruments for a song. This mic is primarily meant for general voice chat use even though both are condenser mics.
-The other thing that doesn't really bother me but I know bothers a lot of people is that the lights for the volume and noise cancelling stays on and is decently bright (not blinding, but it is there). While there's no off button on the mic, you can tap on the top to mute the mic and that turns off the big volume light. Turning off the noise cancel button turns off that specific light too. I personally see it as a positive that I have a light indicator to let me know whether I am muted or not, but I know that some people are sensitive to the light.
Overall, I ended up seeing this mic as a pretty good value. It has many features missing in other mics for the same price, and includes a noise cancelling feature that is unheard of for this price and works well. At $70 or higher, it is a bit pricey, but I think it is a steal at the $43 price during this black friday sale. In fact, I picked up another one as a backup! Ultimately, it unfortunately doesn't eliminate my need to keep using the buggy RTX voice, but overall, I do see it as a big improvement over my previous setup as it eliminated issue no. 2 that I had given up on solving, so I would recommend this mic!
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| Sold By | TonorDirect US | TonorDirect US | Amazon.com | VeGue Tech | Fifine shop | Amazon.com |
| power source | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Usb Microphone,Usb Plug | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric |
| connectivity tech | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB |
| connector type | USB | USB | USB | USB Type-B | USB | USB |
| model number | TC30 | TC30 | PDMIUSB75.5 | VM30 | A6V | HMIS1X-XX-BK/G |
| material | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene | — | Metal | Metal | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, Metal | — |
| audio sensitivity | — | 30 decibels | 66 decibels | — | -40 decibels | -6 decibels |
Product Description
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Plug and Play
Compatible with Windows, MacOS and Linux, the TC30 connects directly with a USB 2.0 data port.
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Cardioid Pickup Pattern
Capture clear sound & avoid noise with A+ cardioid pickup and off-axis suppression function.
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Exceptional Anti-Vibration
Effectively reduce mouse, keyboard, or mic touch sounds with its upgraded concealed shock mount.
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Refined Pop Filter
Made of ultrasonic die casting with a steel rod, the pop filter adopts a convenient buckle design.
1 Plug and Play 2 Cardioid Pattern 3 Anti-Vibration 4 Refined Pop Filter
Package Includes
● 1 x condenser microphone, 1 x shock mount, 1 x foldable mic tripod, 1 x pop filter, 1 x USB Type-C to USB-A 2.0 Cable, 1 x manual.
● Note: It is compatible with Macs, PCs, PS4, and iPad (an adapter is required), not compatible with Phones and Xbox.
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| Plug Type | USB A | USB A | USB A | USB A | USB A |
| Sampling Rate | 48kHz | 44.1kHz | 44.1kHz | 48kHz | 48kHz |
| Polar Pattern | Cardioid | Cardioid | Omnidirectional | Omnidirectional | Cardioid |
| Frequency Response | 50Hz-20kHz | 100Hz-16kHz | 50Hz-16kHz | 20Hz-20kHz | 20Hz-20kHz |
| Sensitivity | -32dB±3dB | -38±3dB | -38dB±3dB | -38dB±3dB | -45dB±3dB |
| Output Impedance | 2.2kΩ | 680Ω | 2.2kΩ | 2.2kΩ | 2.2kΩ |
| S/N ratio | 68dB | 56dB | 96dB | >60dB | 76dB |
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| Suitable for | Recording/Podcasting/Streaming | Podcasting/Recording/Streaming | Meeting/Class/Zoom/Skype | Meeting/Class/Zoom/Skype | Recording/Gaming/Meeting |
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Great addition to the Battle Station.
Reviewed in Canada on April 21, 2024Style: TC30S+Verified Purchase
Zabdi Villa
El mejor micrófono calidad/precio
Reviewed in Mexico on March 18, 2024Style: TC777 ProVerified Purchase
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Reviewed in Mexico on March 18, 2024
PROS:
-Salida de Jack 3.5 para audífonos que te permite monitorear tu propia voz en tiempo real, que a diferencia de la opción que tiene Windows, esa tiene un poco de retraso.
-Control de ganancia, Esto ya es más que un plus ya que no solo te permite controlar el volumen del micrófono, si no cuanto logra captar de tu entorno, por lo que ajustarlo manualmente en lugar de en la configuración es mucho más óptimo, hasta ahora el único micrófono que tenía una función similar era el blue yeti que costaba 5 veces lo que este.
Esto más el botón de muteo (con el que puedes encender y apagar el rgb si lo dejas presionado), ya son dos características que aprecio mucho por su utilidad y practicidad
-Salida USB-C, puede parecer algo tonto, pero en el tiempo actual, usar micro USB ya es un despropósito, no solo porque es una entrada que solo permite una orientación al conectar (lo que en mi experiencia es algo fácil de dañar si no tienes cuidado) si no que el USB-c tiene mejor trasporte de datos y encima puede ser reemplazable el cable en caso de que algo le llegue a pasar.
Las únicas contras que tengo que decir son las siguientes, pero ojo esto no significa que no valga cada centavo este micrófono, definitivamente si se da el caso, lo vuelvo a comprar:
CONTRAS:
-La construcción del cuerpo se siente de plástico, es un micrófono económico, no esperes más de ello, pero la carcasa si la sentí un poco plasticosa, no de mala calidad, pero es un detalle que considerar si lo vas a trasportar y no quieres que se dañe.
-El filtro antipop, Hace su función completamente bien, el problema es que es una pequeña reja de metal poroso (con agujeritos) que no sé qué tan bueno sea para su trabajo. A ver que no he tenido problemas con los pops pero usualmente estos filtros son de tela justamente para detener la ondas de aire al pronunciar la P.
Fuera de eso, es un increíble micrófono, me sorprendió que fuera alfo un poco más pequeño de lo que pensé pero es una pequeña bestia, sin duda habrá micros mil veces mejores pero yo por su precio y todas las funciones que tiene me quedo con este hasta encontrar un digno oponente.
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I like it, solid bang for the buck.
Reviewed in Canada on October 22, 2023Style: TC30+Verified Purchase
