Behringer CB100 Gooseneck Condenser Instrument Microphone

Is there better? Probably, but not at this price!

This is a quality condenser mic. I just thought it was a bit gaudy-looking on my instrument. Don't listen to the hype about Behringer being a questionable manufacturer. I own a LOT of their products, and for decades they continue to work. Nope. They make very good audio products.

Ok, so I bought this to record a saxophone on some live presentations, but the first thing I tried this on was on a double bass yesterday at a live jazz concert and the recording sounds awesome.Just something to have in mind, it is a condenser mic and it captures a lot of ambience, so the track on this one came out with a lot of cymbals' bleed from the drumkit (this is not an issue, it is just something important to know).I recommend this mic 100% for the price.

DO NOT BUY!!THIS MICROPHONE IS NOISY AND HAS A HUM AND LOW NOISE ON IT REGARDLESS!ORDERED IT TWICE TO BE SURE IT WASN'T A DEFECTIVE ITEM.DO NOT BUY.

I ran into an issue with this microphone pretty quickly, the sound was coming through my audio interface with a digital clicking or noise that made the audio unsuitable for even basic use. I finally got around to troubleshooting this and the solution required to solve this was to disable the 2.4ghz Wifi on my router leaving me only with wifi5/6. I believe either the tiny cable allows the interference or the metal gooseneck acts as an antenna.After solving that the sound is fine, capturing most of the details of the instrument about how I did expect it from other reviews. Maybe not as clear as my larger mic, but that's not what it's for. It did not come with an instrument mount so i had to source one for nearly the same price as the mic itself for one to not damage my instrument. The cable is long enough not to impact functionality, and the XLR adapter can be clipped on a music stand or a belt with a decent balance for function.Unfortunately, I bought this before i knew about Behringer's shameful moments as a company recently or i would not have bought this. If that doesn't bother you and you're budget limited this is perfectly fine for the price.

I use a clamp that attaches to my guitar. And instead of twisting the gooseneck down to mic the sound hole, I turn it up to sing into for rehearsing and songwriting. Works really well!

Excelente calidad de audio, lo utilizo para eventos en vivo con el violín y hasta ahora no ha reaccionado nada mal. Puedo conectarlo a un sistema inalámbrico shure o de cualquier otra marca.

I tried on multiple systems, on my MOTU Audio interface as well as on my Field Recorder (Zoom) and in both cases, the noise floor was just way too high. I will say it sounded good but that noise level makes it a non-starter for the studio world. It may be ok for live performances.