Beyerdynamic has produced studio mics, reference and tracking headphones, and other high-end recording equipment for years. With the Fox, Beyerdynamic offers a reliable, simple-to-use USB microphone; Its price falls in the middle of expensive amateur and entry-level pro versions. The microphone comes with a Snap-On pop filter to assist control plosive-prone vocalist performances and a reliable desktop mount that enables the speaker’s lips to be directly in line with the mic’s diaphragm. This helps in eliminating background noises and makes the voice crispier and tighter. We’re going to review Beyerdynamic fox in this article.
Beyerdynamic Fox Review:
Fox USB Condenser
The Fox USB condenser dark grey and black microphone is cylindrical and appears more like a pro-level microphone than other USB microphones; it is around 8.3 by 2.0 inches (HW) off the stand. The front and back grilles have four vents, and the top has grille panels with vents. A front-address condenser capsule with a cardioid pattern is located underneath this. Fox’s frequency response, according to Beyerdynamic, ranges from 20Hz to 20kHz. The microphone can capture output signals up to 24-bit, 96kHz.
Packaging
It comes with a USB-C connection, a stylish braided USB-C cable, a clip-on pop shield that rests 1 14 inches from the mic, and an adjustable stand. A mute button glows when used on the front of the device and lets you know when you are off-air. Volume and mix settings are located above a headphone input. A slider switches between high and low input settings for recording close to or distant from the mic. There is only one control at the back, above the USB-C connector.
Design and Quality
The desk stand may be inclined at an angle, and after you’ve adjusted it, it stays in place because of its durable design and high-quality building materials. If you have it tilted back; it’s a bit simple to lose balance if you need to tweak the controls. The possibility of pressing the mute button and tipping it over exists.
The Fox is fortunately not extremely sensitive to bumps and knocks against your desk when utilizing the desk stand. Your voice won’t have that fabricated, overly noise-gated quality from filtering out undesired noises. Despite being less frequent than in other mics we tried, mechanical keyboard sounds occasionally appear.
Performance
when the Fox showed here, the 96KHz, 24-bit recording quality attracted our attention. Our primary concern with USB microphones was that, despite their simplicity of use and excellent sound quality when recording vocals at a specific distance, they were somewhat constrained compared to studio microphones. The holy grail would undoubtedly be achieved by a new microphone that could keep its usability while handling a more comprehensive range of recording situations and performing studio-quality recording fidelity.
If we compare the Fox with other USB streaming microphones, then it takes the cake here. You cannot compare this microphone to a studio-level mic, though it has all the recipes for it. In the studio, a 96 kHz sample rate and 24-bit depth are crucial because they guarantee little compression or clipping while preserving all the nuances of the sound.Â
Fox excels in both recording vocals up close and far away. The signal doesn’t come in too hot and start distorting while you’re belting, and the whispery high-end clarity isn’t lost by just flipping the high/low input button at the back.
However, it might be challenging to listen to the music coming through the headphone jack since the audio distorts much more quickly through the headphones than in the actual recording. When played back in a DAW, recordings that appeared to have clipped during our monitoring phase played back without cutting on the waveform.
Conclusion
The Fox has a sleek, professional-looking appearance and comes with practical extras like a desktop stand and a windshield. It performs admirably, pulling up rich lows and low-mids with a crisp, clear signal. Beyerdynamic also wins the accessory fight due to the included windshield since it has a more classic studio appearance and feels compared to the comparably priced Blue Raspberry. The Raspberry has the advantage in audio, if only because it doesn’t use DSP and has a gain knob for fine-tuning the settings.