SE ELECTRONICS SEBUNX1 BUNDLE

SE Elec­tron­ics has estab­lished them­selves in the world of micro­phone man­u­fac­tur­ing offer­ing good qual­ity micro­phones that begin at an afford­able price range. The newest addi­tion to their range is the sEX1 bun­dle. This com­bines their sEX1 stu­dio con­denser micro­phone with their Project Stu­dio Reflex­ion fil­ter, offer­ing a clever solu­tion for record­ing in envi­ron­ments where noise or reflec­tions can­not be con­trolled as eas­ily as one would like.

sEX1 MICROPHONE

The sEX1 is a large diaphragm, stu­dio qual­ity con­denser micro­phone with a fixed car­dioid polar pat­tern. It fea­tures a switch­able 10dB pad as well as a switch­able high pass fil­ter to remove unwanted low end rum­ble. SE claims a 20Hz – 20KHz fre­quency response with a max­i­mum SPL or 125dB, so it offers the user a wide range of appli­ca­tions. As far as build qual­ity goes, this micro­phone feels the busi­ness. It is solid, the switches are smooth but firm and the black rub­ber paint fin­ish seems tough enough to han­dle the gru­elling pun­ish­ment of sit­ting in a stu­dio all day.

The sEX1 offers a nice flat response, with a slight increase in pres­ence in the top end, some­thing that is very wel­come when being used in con­junc­tion with the Reflex­ion Fil­ter. Smooth mid fre­quen­cies are abun­dant and the low end is even with no unruly humps as many cheaper micro­phones tend to suf­fer from.

PROJECT STUDIO REFLEXION FILTER

The Reflec­tion Fil­ter is an idea that has been sur­fac­ing from a num­ber of man­u­fac­tur­ers over past years and the SE model cer­tainly stand up with the com­peti­tors. It is, how­ever, some­what smaller than other mod­els around, mak­ing it ideal for the home stu­dio where space is often lim­ited. The RF is designed to work in two ways. Given that the accom­pa­ny­ing micro­phone has a car­dioid polar pat­tern, it is still sus­cep­ti­ble to off axis noise and side spill. The RF reduces unwanted noise from enter­ing the area imme­di­ately behind and to the sides of the micro­phone, which is a bless­ing for any­one with a not entirely quiet home stu­dio. More impor­tantly, the Reflex­ion Fil­ter, as its name would sug­gest, fil­ters out unwanted reflec­tions from the room. Addi­tion­ally, it reduces the amount of higher har­mon­ics in the singer’s voice that make it into the space of the room which often cause issues with record­ing a qual­ity vocal.

THE TWO TOGETHER

As an all in one bun­dle, this is a great idea. It gets the user ready to record qual­ity vocals with the addi­tion of a micro­phone stand right away. This makes it a great solu­tion for the home or project stu­dio, but it may be out­side of the bud­get of many home stu­dios. What was a shame was the lack of a sus­pen­sion mount included in the bun­dle, but this does keep the price down and still allows the pack­age to be a very work­able solu­tion indeed.

Price: RRP $599.99

Dis­trib­u­tor: Music Link Australia

Phone: ( 03 ) 9765 6565

Web­site: www.musiclink.com.au

By Rob Gee