In today’s episode, we have a look at and a listen to the CEntrance MicPort Pro 2 which is a mobile USB audio interface with a single XLR combination input. This allows you to record to your Mac, PC, iOS, android mobile devices. What makes the MicPort Pro 2 special are several high quality features including Jasmine preamps, VelvetSound converter, an analogue limiter, and an AmpExtreme headphone amplifier. So you get very high quality audio, without a bunch of extraneous features. Let’s have a listen!
00:00 Intro
00:15 Summary
00:25 Recording with This
00:50 Raw Audio Samples
01:47 USB Audio Interface
02:08 Pros
10:00 Cons
11:23 Who is this for?
12:55 Please take my courses
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders.
Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, Pictureline or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- CEntrance MicPort Pro 2L (with limiter) - Amazon
- CEntrance MicPort Pro 2 (NO limiter) - B&H
- CEntrance Mixerface R4 2 channel interface - Amazon
- RODE NT1 large diaphragm condenser microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Shure SM7B broadcast dynamic microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Earthworks SR315 condenser microphone - B&H, Sweetwater
- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K (talking head shots) - B&H, Pictureline
- Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS ART Lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
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