RE320 : Different to the RE20, but great nonetheless!

I bought this knowing that it would be similar to the RE20, but at a lower price point, and so was expecting it to not impress quite as much as its older cousin - I was wrong! This mic, while not having quite the deep tone of the RE20, has its own unique tonal characteristics.

The top end is a fair bit more pronounced than on the RE20, but this is useful in a lot of situations, such as click on the kick drum, the 'string slink' on a bass guitar, or for more intelligibility on vocals or spoken word recordings. This mic, like the RE20, can produce a great kick drum sound, made even more versatile by the 'kick drum curve' switch, which alters the frequency response in the bottom end, to scoop out 200Hz ish ,where the bass guitar resides, giving more separation before you even hit the EQs.

This mic is not the most sensitive, and so lower quality preamps may struggle to drive it sufficiently, but anything decent will suffice - Focusrite Saffire and Liquid Saffire Preamps etc in my experience.