Earthworks ETHOS Streaming and Broadcasting Microphone — Silver

Product Information

Last year Earthworks released its Icon and Icon Pro Broadcast mics which couples a beautiful mid-century aesthetic with premium audio performance. Studiocare Professional Audio Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, registration number 778381. It’s an impressive piece of software and makes a winning combination with the Earthworks Ethos microphone.

Here at Gearnews we get sent a lot of press releases and see a lot of music gear; it’s therefore massively refreshing when we see a new and unique product. You have a little more versatility than a dynamic model, and the higher sensitivity found on the Ethos means you don't need it placed right in front of your face at all times.That includes PCs, the components inside, and any accessory you can connect to a Windows desktop or Xbox console.

As this mic is intended for close‑up use, it’s voiced to give a flat response with the foam filter in place, and within the distance where proximity effect is apparent, not at 1m. The loudest of transients are things like drum hits where the crack of the stick on a drumhead sends a loud sound wave out to the microphone. The Earthworks ETHOS isn’t your average microphone, and that makes sense because Earthworks isn’t your average audio company.It’s also been fine-tuned so that a slight presence boost between 100Hz and 900Hz, and some mild peaks and valleys between 2kHz and 20kHz brings about a much sharper and bolder sound, truly bringing out the best in your voice. Its low levels of self-noise and wide frequency range make it suitable for a variety of recording applications, from podcasts to live production. As on that mic, a foam plosive filter forms part of an overall cylindrical shape, and can be removed to leave the capsule housing looking slightly naked.