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hey guys in this mkbhd video we'll be taking a look at the editors keys sl150 studio USB microphone the microphone ergo kind of here is actually on a stand the samson m.d. file which i in box earlier on this channel but we were looking at here is a microphone that i record all my videos with both screencasts and hardware videos when i do voiceovers including this video here the form factor this microphone as with most other USB microphones is pretty compact so you're actually going to be able to go portable with this in fact it does come with a leather carrying case which i haven't actually found the need to use yet but just in case you go portable with your mics you have that option now keep in mind that there are some other USB studio quality microphones unlike the SL 150 that are really big and weigh a lot and actually come with their own stand for example the blue yeti this is something you won't be going mobile with a lot but the SL 150 is very durable and very very usable for anyone who likes to bring the mic around also worth noting is the construction of the microphone itself and from top to bottom it seems to be made of a nice light aluminum some sort of metal at the top but as you get down to the body it's actually made of a rigid hard plastic so keep in mind that you're actually gonna want to use the case if you're going portable don't just throw it in your backpack actually use a case but when it's sitting on your desk just for recording it's a really high-quality microphone and you're probably not going to notice what it's made of anyway as a matter of fact when i sit this microphone on my desk to do audio recordings like i am doing right now i actually just pop it right in the stand and adjust it to the height and just plug and play it's that simple this microphone requires no drivers it's just USB 2.0 plugging into your computer comes with a really long USB cable and that's really it so it's a really simple mic if you've never used a high level microphone or this is definitely a good intro level microphone now i can't talk about this microphone without reviewing its quality and i gotta say it's the highest quality USB studio microphone on the market for under a hundred and fifty dollars in the united states behind this mesh is a gold diaphragm condenser of 22 millimeters with a frequency response pickup of 20 to 18 thousand kilohertz that's way more than the human vocals and it's a hyper-cardioid patterned microphone so that's really all you're going to be picking up is that one voice so this is perfect for your home or studio podcasting you know if you're still not convinced that the audio quality of this microphone without listening to me speak to you through it you can check out my audio test of the microphone that I recorded not too long ago versus a gooseneck voice over IP mic which was also a pretty high-end microphone and you'll see the difference ah you'll hear the difference overall if I didn't make it clear earlier this microphone and stand combination with the Samson MD 5 really makes it easy to just pull the mic over to the front of the desk and start recording a video it really is adds to the convenience factor as it doesn't come with this stand so wrap it all up I've got some pros and cons for the microphone some pros are that it has great audio quality for the price has pretty solid builds construction looks really good it even glows when it's plugged in and it's a plug and play mic with a really long USB cord easy to set up the things I didn't like about it or that it didn't come with a stand and also that it didn't come with any sort of pop filter which I actually do utilise to record with this mic with that set of pros and cons I can give this microphone a rating of eight and a half out of ten I think editor's keys can do a lot better in a couple of certain areas about this mic but overall it's a very very good value recording studio microphone I'm also looking forward to possibly reviewing the editors Keys SL 600 in the near future so stay tuned for that anyway thanks for watching this mkbhd review video and i'll talk to you guys in the next one peace