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The t.bone SC 1100 is a large-diaphragm condenser studio microphone that features a double diaphragm with a directional characteristic that can be switched between "cardioid", "figure-of-eight", and "omnidirectional". In addition, there is a low cut, which can be used to filter impact sound, for example. These features make the SC 1100 flexible to use, and thanks to its metal housing, the microphone is also extremely robust - just like the supplied shock mount and case. With such lavish features, one might expect an equally lavish price - but this is far from the case: The SC 1100 costs only a fraction of what users would pay for a competitor with the same features. What is more, the clear sound and a frequency response of 20Hz to 20kHz offer excellent recording results at home and beyond.
Double or nothing
With its gold-sputtered 35mm double diaphragm capsule, the SC 1100 captures the sound source with clear transmission quality and depth. At the same time, it sounds very open and only starts compressing at very high volumes, while the low self-noise and the switchable low cut ensure a clean resolution. The frequency curve shows a boost in the bass as well as in the treble range, while the frequency response from 20Hz to 20kHz enables a hi-fi like sound - perfect for a clear voice. Speaking of vocals: When it comes to voice recordings, the condenser microphone is most often used with a cardioid pattern - but thanks to the double diaphragm, it can just as easily become a figure-of-eight or omnidirectional type at the flick of a switch, opening up all kinds of possible applications in everyday recording.
Perfect for beginners and beyond
With its low price, the t.bone SC 1100 is not only a good choice for beginners or newcomers - it is also recommended for advanced users, because it happens from time to time that a microphone with a different polar pattern is needed during a recording situation. So it is great to have an inexpensive but high-quality second microphone to hand. For beginners in home recording or video production, the SC 1100 is the ideal choice thanks to its price, sound, and flexibility. Users who are about to start a YouTube or streaming career and want to make the audio quality sound more sophisticated will especially find this microphone to be the perfect companion thanks to its good resolution, low cut feature, and low self-noise.
About the t.bone
Since 1994, the t.bone has been one of Thomann's in-house brands, and its name can be found on devices such as headphones, wireless systems, in-ear equipment, and various microphones and matching accessories. "the t.bone" products are made exclusively by renowned companies who also manufacture products for other well-known brands. This provides a clear advantage: Brand-quality products at very reasonable prices. And word gets around: One in seven Thomann customers has already bought at least one product from the t.bone.
Versatility is the key
The maximum sound pressure level (SPL) of 123dB and the undistorted transmission of up to 125dB SPL show that the t.bone SC 1100 works best for vocal and speech recordings, but acoustic instruments such as nylon-string guitars can also shine with the microphone's brilliant hi-fi sound, because the different polar patterns make it flexible to use in the studio. In the omnidirectional setting, it can also be used as a room mic, e.g. for drum recordings. In cardioid mode, it can be used to record not only sung vocals but also spoken-word pieces with very little ambient noise - excellent for high-quality video production. The figure-of-eight polar pattern is particularly interesting for voice recordings: For example, it can record two speakers sitting opposite each other in a podcast or a vocal duet.
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There's a little trick I do from time to time to compare different products. It's good fun and you can learn a lot. What I do is set up blind A/B comparisons and compare two or more products to see which one's better. I don't limit this activity to audio products - I do it with wines, cheeses, coffees and teas... even fabrics. Sometimes the results are really astonishing. If you can't tell the brand name of the thing you're listening to/tasting/feeling... then you have to decide your preference on what your senses are telling you.
Most of the time I do this test on audio products, though. I've done pre-amps, mics, reverbs, keyboards, snare drums...
I've actually done blind A/B testing with some other T.Bone mics - the MB75 and the MB85 - and the reviews are up here on the Thomann website.
Anyway, I've just finished doing my blind A/B test on this mic (the T.Bone SC-1100) and another (how shall I put this?) er... "very well known" large diaphragm condenser mic. I won't mention it by name, but you know which one it is.
Well, the T.Bone mic won. Yes it did. Admittedly, I only tried the A/B test on vocals, but after all that's mostly what I'll be using this mic for. It beat the other, much more famous, mic; not by a huge amount - it was close - but it definitely came out on top. This mic has a warmer, smoother and less "middly" sound than "the other one". It also responds better to plosives (although that's not really an issue for either mic if you use a pop shield). The output of this mic did seem to be slightly lower than the other one, but again that's not an issue when you have a nice clean pre-amp and can turn up the input gain (you wouldn't have to turn it up by much anyway).
And the most astonishing thing - given that this mic WON the blind A/B test - is the price. A quick calculation brigs this mic in at 5.3% of the cost of the other one. A TWENTIETH of the price!
This is why I hate blind A/B testing. You learn a lot. Sometimes you learn too much!
I'll probably still use the other mic for outside clients in the studio. It's by no means a bad mic! And that's the mic that clients expect to see when they come in to record a vocal session, so that's the one I'll use - especially given thatI've spent SO much money on it! But for recording my own vocals, and other instruments, I'm using the T.Bone SC-1100. It's a better sounding mic.
In fact I'm placing an order for another one right now. :-)
There's a little trick I do from time to time to compare different products. It's good fun and you can learn a lot. What I do is set up blind A/B comparisons and compare two or more products to see which one's better. I don't limit this activity to audio products - I do it with wines, cheeses, coffees and teas... even fabrics. Sometimes the results are really
There's a little trick I do from time to time to compare different products. It's good fun and you can learn a lot. What I do is set up blind A/B comparisons and compare two or more products to see which one's better. I don't limit this activity to audio products - I do it with wines, cheeses, coffees and teas... even fabrics. Sometimes the results are really astonishing. If you can't tell the brand name of the thing you're listening to/tasting/feeling... then you have to decide your preference on what your senses are telling you.
Most of the time I do this test on audio products, though. I've done pre-amps, mics, reverbs, keyboards, snare drums...
I've actually done blind A/B testing with some other T.Bone mics - the MB75 and the MB85 - and the reviews are up here on the Thomann website.
Anyway, I've just finished doing my blind A/B test on this mic (the T.Bone SC-1100) and another (how shall I put this?) er... "very well known" large diaphragm condenser mic. I won't mention it by name, but you know which one it is.
Well, the T.Bone mic won. Yes it did. Admittedly, I only tried the A/B test on vocals, but after all that's mostly what I'll be using this mic for. It beat the other, much more famous, mic; not by a huge amount - it was close - but it definitely came out on top. This mic has a warmer, smoother and less "middly" sound than "the other one". It also responds better to plosives (although that's not really an issue for either mic if you use a pop shield). The output of this mic did seem to be slightly lower than the other one, but again that's not an issue when you have a nice clean pre-amp and can turn up the input gain (you wouldn't have to turn it up by much anyway).
And the most astonishing thing - given that this mic WON the blind A/B test - is the price. A quick calculation brigs this mic in at 5.3% of the cost of the other one. A TWENTIETH of the price!
This is why I hate blind A/B testing. You learn a lot. Sometimes you learn too much!
I'll probably still use the other mic for outside clients in the studio. It's by no means a bad mic! And that's the mic that clients expect to see when they come in to record a vocal session, so that's the one I'll use - especially given thatI've spent SO much money on it! But for recording my own vocals, and other instruments, I'm using the T.Bone SC-1100. It's a better sounding mic.
In fact I'm placing an order for another one right now. :-)
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A low-cost mic, expensive sound
Anonymous 07.01.2017
Finding myself a little more time for music again I felt the need for one more large diaphragm condenser. In the past (pre mortgages and babies) I had a few great £300-£500 mics from the likes of Rode and Se, but as now a hobbyist on a budget couldn?t really justify buying a £300+ mic this time around.
t.bone mics have been on my radar for a while after seeing and hearing people using them. I?d been surprised by recordings made by even the inexpensive SC 400 model. t.bones seem to be a bit of a secret weapon for home studio fans on a tight budget that still want quality. 10 years ago a ?£50? condenser mic would have been a joke. Things seem to have changed. So I decided to get a t.bone but one closer in spec and features to my old multi-pattern Rode NT2 or NT2000 and so the SC1100 seemed to be in that ballpark but much, much less money.
With the SC1100 you get a lot for the modest outlay. The SC1100 comes in a great case and has a very professional-looking, sturdy shock mount included. The mic itself feels nice and solid in the hand and in terms of feel is much like my SE2200A but lacking the more crafted feel of a good Rode. But don?t get me wrong - it looks and feels well built enough.
The mic was purchased for three main purposes: Vocals, spoken word recording, and instruments - primarily acoustic guitar. I no longer own any fancy mic preamps so tested the t.bone through my Focusrite Octopre MKII, which generally gives a very transparent result, which you can then ?warm up? with plugins should you wish.
On both my own deep, gruff ?anti-vocals? and on quality female vocals the SC1100 is pretty remarkable. This is a very good mic with a rich, pretty involving sound with no flat spots or spikes I could discern. It?s fairly sensitive so benefits from a little thought about where you are recording and, if recording in a typical untreated domestic environment, really benefits from a ?Relexion? style mic shield and the old ?duvet behind the vocalist? trick. Take these extra steps and many home recordists will be pretty amazed at how high end a result they can achieve with this inexpensive mic.
On acoustic guitar again it worked as expected with plenty of detail on fingerpicked and strummed parts. I generally use a pair of smaller condensers on guitar but will experiment with the SC1100 here too. Spoken word too presented no surprises, and again warm and clear, so if you podcast no reason why the SC1100 couldn?t do a job for you.
Although I no longer have my Rode NT2 and NT2000 I?m doing to come out and say it: The t.bone results seem as least as good, perhaps better. In fact, while the Rode NT2000 was wonderful in the right conditions it?s oversensitivity to reflection, plosives and sibilance made it less user friendly than the t.bone which seems to handle these things very well with the addition of pop filter.
The fact a SC1100 is so inexpensive, yet I?m preferring it to something three times the price, tells you that what was good mic buying advice a decade ago doesn?t necessarily hold sway today. Cheaper mics have moved on. They?ve moved on a lot. If I need another mic in the future I expect the t.bone range will be my first port call.
Finding myself a little more time for music again I felt the need for one more large diaphragm condenser. In the past (pre mortgages and babies) I had a few great £300-£500 mics from the likes of Rode and Se, but as now a hobbyist on a budget couldn?t really justify buying a £300+ mic this time around.
t.bone mics have been on my radar for a while after
Finding myself a little more time for music again I felt the need for one more large diaphragm condenser. In the past (pre mortgages and babies) I had a few great £300-£500 mics from the likes of Rode and Se, but as now a hobbyist on a budget couldn?t really justify buying a £300+ mic this time around.
t.bone mics have been on my radar for a while after seeing and hearing people using them. I?d been surprised by recordings made by even the inexpensive SC 400 model. t.bones seem to be a bit of a secret weapon for home studio fans on a tight budget that still want quality. 10 years ago a ?£50? condenser mic would have been a joke. Things seem to have changed. So I decided to get a t.bone but one closer in spec and features to my old multi-pattern Rode NT2 or NT2000 and so the SC1100 seemed to be in that ballpark but much, much less money.
With the SC1100 you get a lot for the modest outlay. The SC1100 comes in a great case and has a very professional-looking, sturdy shock mount included. The mic itself feels nice and solid in the hand and in terms of feel is much like my SE2200A but lacking the more crafted feel of a good Rode. But don?t get me wrong - it looks and feels well built enough.
The mic was purchased for three main purposes: Vocals, spoken word recording, and instruments - primarily acoustic guitar. I no longer own any fancy mic preamps so tested the t.bone through my Focusrite Octopre MKII, which generally gives a very transparent result, which you can then ?warm up? with plugins should you wish.
On both my own deep, gruff ?anti-vocals? and on quality female vocals the SC1100 is pretty remarkable. This is a very good mic with a rich, pretty involving sound with no flat spots or spikes I could discern. It?s fairly sensitive so benefits from a little thought about where you are recording and, if recording in a typical untreated domestic environment, really benefits from a ?Relexion? style mic shield and the old ?duvet behind the vocalist? trick. Take these extra steps and many home recordists will be pretty amazed at how high end a result they can achieve with this inexpensive mic.
On acoustic guitar again it worked as expected with plenty of detail on fingerpicked and strummed parts. I generally use a pair of smaller condensers on guitar but will experiment with the SC1100 here too. Spoken word too presented no surprises, and again warm and clear, so if you podcast no reason why the SC1100 couldn?t do a job for you.
Although I no longer have my Rode NT2 and NT2000 I?m doing to come out and say it: The t.bone results seem as least as good, perhaps better. In fact, while the Rode NT2000 was wonderful in the right conditions it?s oversensitivity to reflection, plosives and sibilance made it less user friendly than the t.bone which seems to handle these things very well with the addition of pop filter.
The fact a SC1100 is so inexpensive, yet I?m preferring it to something three times the price, tells you that what was good mic buying advice a decade ago doesn?t necessarily hold sway today. Cheaper mics have moved on. They?ve moved on a lot. If I need another mic in the future I expect the t.bone range will be my first port call.
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ThomasMP 29.10.2020
I use this product for Home studio as a professionel voice over during the quarantine in the adversiting sector and I feel excatly as if I was in a studio. The quality of the product is rock solid and the sound quality make the t.bone SC 1100 a great tool for work.
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Got rid of my RODE NT2A after I got this one!
Beshar AL Azzawi 14.07.2016
Flat, clean, very low self noise and take EQ like a champ!
I sold my Rode NT2A after trying this microphone. The rode had an ugly mid freq. and it often sounded harsh. In my humble opinion the t.bone sounds better, and for that price I feel more comfortable using it in different recording situations!
Highly recommended microphone!
Cheers
UPDATE: After having this mic for a while, I have purchased Neumann TLM 49 as well as The Slate Digital ML1 and ML2 VMS system! Now I can say this with absolute confidence, the t.bone SC-1100 is the mic that sounds the best to my ears. My chain is SC-1100 to RME UCX built in Pre, to Cubase (Insert in the input channel is KT-76 and EQP-KT) then I insert a KT-2A into the track! Man, I am happy!!! I can scream, whisper and do whatever while everything sounds fat, silky smooth and musical!!! Thank you thomann!
P.S> I am an international performer and very picky about how I sound.
Flat, clean, very low self noise and take EQ like a champ!
I sold my Rode NT2A after trying this microphone. The rode had an ugly mid freq. and it often sounded harsh. In my humble opinion the t.bone sounds better, and for that price I feel more comfortable using it in different recording situations!
Highly recommended microphone!
Flat, clean, very low self noise and take EQ like a champ!
I sold my Rode NT2A after trying this microphone. The rode had an ugly mid freq. and it often sounded harsh. In my humble opinion the t.bone sounds better, and for that price I feel more comfortable using it in different recording situations!
Highly recommended microphone!
Cheers
UPDATE: After having this mic for a while, I have purchased Neumann TLM 49 as well as The Slate Digital ML1 and ML2 VMS system! Now I can say this with absolute confidence, the t.bone SC-1100 is the mic that sounds the best to my ears. My chain is SC-1100 to RME UCX built in Pre, to Cubase (Insert in the input channel is KT-76 and EQP-KT) then I insert a KT-2A into the track! Man, I am happy!!! I can scream, whisper and do whatever while everything sounds fat, silky smooth and musical!!! Thank you thomann!
P.S> I am an international performer and very picky about how I sound.
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