Behringer ECM8000 4-stars Reviews

Used for recording

I bought a Beyerdynamic MM1 for calibration, so I didn't do any calibration with these units, as they don't come with calibration files, but I tried to use them as ambient recording devices in a loud crowd, and they work quite well. It helps with the mix fullness, and are flat response as advertised, but they are quiet, and if you need to amplify them alot, some noise can be heard.

Good, but not for everything.

Good microphone for standard relative measurements in roomacoustics.

Not good for low noise applications due to quite loud self noise.

Also not good for multichannel measurements. Sensitivities differ a lot from mic to mic.

But the price is just crazy to me, so overall a good Mic.

Budget calibration microphone does the job

A budget calibration mic near flat frequency response. Do not expect miracles at this price range but a good fit for amateur/semi professional home studio use, gives a good general idea on what is going on with your room and speakers.

Unless you are an acoustics expert and chasing something accurate to the point I believe it has a great price/performance ratio.

Good but still missing a profitable feature

Bought this mic to correct my room eq before knowing the SONARWORKS products. Needless to say, this mic isn't compatible with sonarworks array of mic profiles, so the equalization with sonarworks will be done not in the proper condition. The mic is pretty good per se, very flat response even for the riddicolous price it's selled. BTW if planning to work with sonarworks, i suggest to buy their mic, which is essentially the same as this one but with a calibration profile that can enhance the quality of the room EQing

Good for comparative measurement

Good value. Doesn't provide a precise and flat response, but its great for comparative measurement.

It's a Behringer

It does what it is supposed to do, do not expect high quality and accuracy. Take into account that most of them have a little bit of high shelf boost which could be compensated for with off axis aiming, and few db roll off bellow 50hz.

Need a bit more amplification.

Brilliant entry level Measurement microphone.

Used it a hand-full of times with Smaart to measure and tune a pa system.

Can also double up as a hat's mic or anything you may need it on during a show.

There are defiantly more accurate and flatter response mic's at a professional level, but as an entry level microphone for testing and tuning systems/RTA it's pretty solid.

Does the job

This is useful for small/home studios on a budget that require some examination of room acoustics. I downloaded the trial version of Sonarworks and found this microphone did the job in terms of characterising my space. I could not find an official calibration curve readily available but did find one on a third party website that seemed believable. Perhaps that is a limitation to be expected on a budget (I believe some brands have a specific calibration included) but it seems more than adequate to discern any particular problem frequencies with a given room.

Although fitting several bass traps seemed to make little measurable difference in my room, this microphone was adequate for me to get to know the space for better or worse.

Compared to the MBC C-550, a little noisier (2dB) with small almost irrelevant frequency response deviations, at a fraction of the price.

Behringer ECM8000

It is my first measuring microphone Behringer ECM8000. With his help I could define acoustic shortcomings of my studio. For reliable values, at first it is necessary to calibrate by means of the sound card, only then to start measurements of the room. An important exact arrangement of the microphone, differently data of measurements will be distorted. It was pleasant that the microphone has a case for storage as a microphone design very easy and thin. In order to avoid his damage, would ask the producer in stronger case. And so it is good option for minimum price.

It's close enough

When your on a budget and can't afford a measuring mike from one of the more high-end manufacturers this is a not that bad of a alternative. I've used this for measuring my mixing space and rehearsal space to give me a hint which frequencies to treat and in what manner. I wouldn't perhaps use it for anything more crucial but for basic room measurement in home studios, rehearsal spaces and live venues it does the trick.

We bought this as a low budget EQing mic for balancing our studio monitors and room, which it seems to perform adequately at. It works great with our behringer FCA1616 as you'd expect it to.

It comes with a plastic carrying case which was a pleasant surprise, it's also reasonably solidly built so I'd have no hesitation at throwing it about while gigging. The mic muffler was however a bit iffy looking, the hole was off-center so it looks a bit odd, that's the only real complaint I have with the product though luckily I had a spare that was more fitting.

We don't use it for recording music, but as an omnidirectional EQing mic it'll get the job done. It's also pretty solidly built too.

Behringer ECM8000

Good for the money.

Kind of noisy.

Good packaging and extras.

arrived fast and secure.

It's fine

I have had this mic for years and it still works great. If you need a measurement mic on a budget then this is a good choice. They may not all be super accurate but will give you a reasnoable measurement for your money.

ECM 8000

I first started to use this microphone as a test and measurement microphone in college. I used 8 of them to test the frequency responses in a theatre using a dodecahedron speaker array. I found them to be great at this job because of there omnidirectional characteristics. I was then told about actually using them as a microphone for recording acoustic instruments especially guitars and for vocals. I have used them number of times to record guitar and I am really pleased with the recordings. I have used it once or twice to record a vocal but I found this to be too noisy. The microphone has a great price though and represents good value for money.