FiFine USB Microphone Review

what’s up guys Isaac here with metal
sucks and today we’re going to be taking
a look at the fine t6 6:9 studio
condenser USB microphone let’s check it
out
so the t6 6:9 from fee fine hope you
saying that right by the way is a budget
USB microphone for just under 50 bucks
comes with a whole bunch of stuff so
let’s see what we get oh mama ok so
right off the bat we have the user’s
guide and a little info sheet from the
company the first thing you see is this
pop filter it’s got a clamp to attaches
to your desk and a bendable metal arm
feels really solid actually plastic
around the top here and then metal arm
and clamp
may that all right now we’re talking so
here we have the shock mount for the
microphone itself you can see it’s
mostly plastic with some elastic fans
and the metal threading to attach this
to the arm which we will get into in a
second comes with so much needed backup
accessories you never know when you’re
gonna need those these are some extra
bands for the shock mount that’s pretty
sweet
in addition to the pop filter we have a
windscreen pretty sick of course we have
this USB cable can’t use a USB mic
without a USB cable this appears to be a
boom scissor arm for the microphone look
at that oh mama it’s got these
handy-dandy thumb screws that allow you
to tighten or loosen the different
joints on the arm itself and of course
we have the bit that attaches to the mic
and with the arm we get a clamp we have
a clamp now this attaches to the base of
the boom arm itself like so
looks like there’s approximately two
inches worth of space here so depending
on the thickness of your desk this will
come in very handy one thing I notice
too right off the bat is this little
rubber pad on the top of the clamp here
that’s really nice so you don’t scratch
your desk I don’t see it on the bottom
of the metal part that would be nice to
see you know again to prevent any damage
to the desk I have a pretty thin wood
desk so this might you know scratch it a
little bit worst-case scenario it’s on
the underside your desk because we’re
not gonna see it and you don’t have to
tighten this that hard I wouldn’t think
and last but not least we have the t6 6
9 microphone so as you can see this
microphone actually has the volume knob
built-in right on it which makes a lot
of sense because this is a USB
microphone
you’re gonna bypass you know the need
for like an audio interface so this is
where you can control you
put game USB input right there on the
bottom and of course we have the amount
to attach it to the arm and we also have
a little stand for the mic Oh excitable
there but this also feels quite sturdy
we have three little legs here this
little tripod isn’t massive by any means
but it is a really good alternative to
if you don’t want to use the boom arm
and you want to just like set this on
your desk and use them like that way any
of their little secrets in here
nope just box and actually one thing I’m
noticing too is that this USB cable is
actually really high quality USB cable
isn’t something I would normally get
excited about but the rubber is pretty
thick and there’s a nice little kind of
metal sheathing around the connecting
port here pretty sweet okay so now it’s
time for the moment of truth the sound
test now I’ve got the t6 69 hooked up to
my macbook pro right now all of the
audio you’re hearing is coming through
this lapel mic so we’re gonna switch
over to the microphone I have the volume
set at 0 and we’re gonna slowly increase
it so you can hear the full scope of how
much of volume is available on the
microphone itself here we go check one
check check two we’ve got some signal
now this does not include the windscreen
or pop filter this is just me plugging
it in straight away into the MacBook
that’s all the way up on the volume
probably too much you’re probably
hearing it clip going down going down
that’s a little bit better we want a
healthy level but not clipping that’s
looking pretty good right there it’s
less than half way up on the volume knob
now listen guys I’m a big knob boy a
good feeling knob can change your entire
life and this mic I gotta say the volume
knob feels pretty good it’s got a little
bit of resistance to it nice and smooth
not too Italy
Mamma Mia now like I said there’s no pop
filter on this right now so you might
hear a little bit more plosives some of
the peas and the bees the birds and the
bees now your mileage is probably gonna
vary depending on how close the bike is
to your mouth or your seating in
relation to it now the closer I bring
the mic to my mouth we’re gonna get more
of that proximity effect right so
there’s gonna be a little more bass in
your voice you can hear the detail of
the voice if you’re an ASMR youtuber
this is gonna be perfect for you if
you’re recording an audio book this is
great if you’re doing podcasting and you
want to hear all the detail and clarity
in your voice you’re probably gonna have
it closer to here maybe around here but
so you want to get more into streaming
like on Twitch or YouTube you’re
probably gonna have the mic positioned a
little bit further away from your mouth
this is actually where the boom arm
comes in really handy because you can
move it in
depending on how you’re sitting so let’s
check
okay so this is how the mic sounds on
the boom arm with the windscreen this is
how my voice sounds I’m pretty close to
the mic if I get further away you can
hear how this sounds the volume is up
only about a quarter we can go a lot
more I think and get a little bit more
juice out of this thing I got to say I’m
noticing there’s a good amount of gain
available right on the mic you can
really push this thing for sure and this
is how the t6 6:9 sounds with the
windscreen on it the plosives should be
noticeably less impactful and of course
the boom arm is totally adjustable so if
you are a person with a terrible posture
like myself and you want to sit back to
do your gaming to do your streams you
can move the arm like so and you’re in
business baby lastly we’re gonna plug
this bad boy into my main desktop rig
which is a custom pc build and see how
it sounds all right so now the mic is
plugged into my PC I’m recording audio
in audition I just want to try a
different recording software other than
Reaper now I am using the shock mount
for this part of the demo and I have to
say it is a little bit hard to access
the volume knob right on the mic so you
might want to try to set your level
before you actually mount it on the arm
with the shock mount because the shock
mount is directly in the way of the
volume knob just something to keep in
mind again pretty easy setup but just
plugged it into my PC computer recognise
the mic right away you select it I am
using an audio interface for this
example I’m using my Focusrite claret
for pre interface love this thing so
much as you saw on the laptop there was
no audio interface that was just the mic
right into the computer with nothing
else just all the internal processing so
that kind of flexibility is really nice
with this kind of microphone you know
say you’re a beginner and you don’t have
an audio interface yet you can just use
this by itself and be good to go but if
you already have an audio interface you
can use that with this microphone no
problem and again the level that you’re
hearing right now is pretty hot volume
knob is only about a quarter of the way
up which is kind of crazy I kind of
thought going into this at a budget mic
would need a lot more juice to really
get a decent signal out of it but I’m
actually really pleasantly surprised
that it didn’t have to crank the
everliving out of this microphone
but that’s also really nice because the
more you have to crank your signal
thought more you’re raising the noise
floor and you’re gonna get a noisier
signal overall and this thing is pretty
damn quiet I haven’t really picked up
too much like interference or room noise
or anything through this thing very
impressed there alright guys so that is
the fine t6 69 USB microphone now as far
as the pros and
go I have to say the most obvious one is
the price for fifty bucks you not only
get a surprisingly badass little
microphone that actually sounds pretty
decent but you also get a whole host of
tools that are gonna make your life way
easier you get this little tripod mount
for your desk you get the boom arm the
pop filter the shock mount and the
windscreen all for fifty dollars that’s
insane and the build quality for all of
that was really really solid it’s really
hard to beat that kind of price for all
the things that are included with this
microphone and if you’re just getting
into the world of audio recording
podcasting streaming all that kind of
stuff this is a great place to start
like I said in the demo there’s a lot of
gain on tap which was surprising but
definitely welcome the audio from this
microphone is definitely usable as is
but with a bit of post-processing like
some EQ and compression this thing can
definitely do some damage one thing I
hear pretty often from people who are
just starting out is that they don’t
really know where to start in terms of
what microphone to get what interface is
best for them what’s the best recording
software and while this microphone won’t
solve all those issues it definitely
mitigates enough of them to where you
can just get started and not have to
worry about any of that and that’s
something I can definitely get behind
the set up for this microphone is super
easy you just plug it in your computer
it gets recognized right away and you’re
off to the races
works on both Mac and PC that’s great
now as far as the cons go for 50 bucks
you’re not going to get the best of the
best in terms of audio quality and
durability but that’s to be expected
like I said before the shock mount
blocking the volume knob is obviously
less than ideal kind of wish they would
have put a little notch in there or
something to kind of help prevent that
so you might have to set your level
before you put the mic in the shock map
just FYI and that’s gonna do it for this
review of the fine t6 69 USB microphone
let me know what you think of it in the
comments I thought it sounded pretty
good
and especially if you’re on a budget but
you want to get into the world of
recording this is a fantastic place to
start so if that’s for watching guys and
I’ll see you next time