Moving my mouth from about an inch to six inches away from the mic changed the characteristics, as it does with most mics. Using the G-Track Pro in the cardioid polar pattern for voice-over work in DaVinci Resolve I found my vocals to be full with nice rounded bass, clear mids and a crisp top end. I’m not going to pretend that the G-Track Pro is in that ballpark but boy, for the money, it’s an impressive microphone. I used to own a Neumann U87 Ai, which cost £2,000, and if you know anything about mics you’ll know the U87 is about as good as it gets for vocal work. The G-Track Pro’s frequency response is from 50Hz to 20kHz, a bit depth/sample rate of 16 or 24-bit, up to 96kHz with a Max SPL (sound pressure level) of 120dB. On the back of the mic there’s a ‘Monitor’ On/Off switch for zero latency monitoring via the 3.5mm headphone jack. Switching it to the 2 Track position sends the Mic and Instrument to two separate tracks for easier editing.

The ‘Mono/2 Track’ switch simply mixes the Mic and Instrument (when plugging in say a guitar via the 1/4' instrument jack input on back) down to a single track when set to Mono. The Mute button, however, does not have enough tactile feedback for my personal liking, but there is a green/orange light for visual feedback. The polar pattern switch is nice and clicky and the dials for Mic, Instrument and Volume feel nice. It doesn’t offer any serious shock absorption (a Samson shock mount can be bought separately) other than the rubber on the base of the metal stand, so don’t go slamming cups of coffee down on the desk while recording. The G-Track Pro is nice and heavy (3.52 lb), which means it won’t slip around your desk. It sports multiple polar patterns: cardioid (unidirectional to pick up your voice from the front), bidirectional figure of 8 (for mic placement between two people so it picks up both parties equally) and omnidirectional for recording several people sitting around a conference table. This new Pro model comes with a heavy-duty metal desktop stand, a metal mic mount (for use with mic stands) and better recording resolution of up to 24-bit 96 kHz. This new Pro model is much better built – like a WWII hand grenade: solid metal, solid/heavy metal base and a heavy gauge metal mesh cover to protect the dual 1-inch capsule. The G-Track Pro is the replacement for the older G-Track model.

– but don’t want to break the bank then the Samson G-Track Pro USB mic, at just £179, could be the answer.īeing a USB mic means it has an Audio Interface built in so there’s no need to buy an additional Focusrite for example – simply plug-and-play, the G-Track Pro doesn’t even need any driver installation.

If you’re a video editor in need of a decent voice-over microphone to use with your favourite editing software – Resolve, Final Cut, etc.

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