Sennheiser MKE 600 Shotgun Microphone Review

In this week’s episode, we have a look at and a listen to the Sennheiser MKE 600 shotgun microphone. This medium sized shotgun mic — in Sennheiser’s words, a ‘microphone for video journalists’ — is highly directional and can be used both as a traditional shotgun mic or as a camera-top vlog microphone. The included XLR to 3.5 mm TRS cable also allows you to record from this mic directly into cameras with a 3.5mm mic input. In this video we walk through the MKE 600’s feature set and test it out in multiple environments and applications. Let’s take a closer look!

Additional microphone reviews:
- Audio Technica AT875R https://youtu.be/8NknNRy2uXQ
- RODE NTG4 https://youtu.be/B8aE0loboMA
- RODE NTG2 https://youtu.be/GlQ32DwdpEw
- RODE VideoMic NTG https://youtu.be/c4Pu72J5BRE
- Sony ECM 674 https://youtu.be/DLqBMKcSCHo
- Deity S-Mic 2S https://youtu.be/n2dbpwbAP4M
- Deity S-Mic 2 https://youtu.be/x4tPO0G8b2Y
- Deity D3 Pro https://youtu.be/W9Sde3ey2kc

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Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVEStore, Perfect Circuit, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- Sennheiser MKE 600 Shotgun Microphone – Trew Audio, B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/LQYpZr
- Sennheiser MKH416 shotgun microphone — Trew Audio, B&H, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Amazon https://geni.us/AVgsgHZ
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- Canon C70 camera — B&H https://geni.us/ABYB
- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8L lens — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/qwsEs
- SoundDevices 888 Audio Recorder – Trew Audio, B&H, Sweetwater https://geni.us/zAryW4J

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Index
00:00 Start
00:12 Summary
00:22 Introduction
01:21 Raw samples
02:19 Directional polar pattern
04:15 Sibilance
04:45 Self-noise
06:33 On-camera use
06:53 Powering options
07:15 Camera-top sample
08:21 Low cut filter
09:55 Shock mount
10:34 RF interference test
11:13 Build quality
11:29 Price
11:40 Summary - My take
13:30 Audio Technica AT875R
14:12 Cons — Shock mount
14:48 Wrap up
15:34 Please buy my courses