The PreSonus Revelator USB-C Microphone is a good mic for both those looking to customize their microphone settings, and those who don’t want to. It allows you to customize the sample rate, clock source, block size, EQ, voice and even more. Although those features don’t necessarily need to be adjusted to receive great sound for podcasting, streaming, and videos. They’re a nice addition to have for those who want to go deeper into their microphone setting preferences. Let’s take a look at some of the specific features that can be found in the PreSonus Revelator USB-C Microphone.
Key Features of the PreSonus Revelator Microphone:
- USB-C compatible
- Built-in headphone amplifier with zero-latency
- Two stereo loopback streams to record
- Three selectable polar patterns
- 16 presets to choose from
Intuitive Set-Up
Another big perk of this microphone is that it’s easy to set up and use. After downloading the software and drivers from PreSonus’ website, all you need to do is reboot your computer and you’re ready to record. That’s how I initially ran my first stream with it before diving into the features of the microphone.
Sound Flexibility and Selectable Polar Patterns
Using it on stream was completely different from my own mic. I could be much further away from the PreSonus Revelator USB-C Microphone and still be heard. My previous microphone required me to be pretty close in order to be heard, so this was a welcomed adjustment. I found that another big benefit of this was when I had guests with me on live streams. One problem I frequently ran into was that when I had one or two guests over for a stream, they couldn’t be heard clearly since I was closer to the microphone. With the PreSonus microphone, they could all be heard from a further distance without issues. That’s what makes this microphone great, especially for streamers and podcasters that may want to record people beside them or around a table.
The PreSonus Revelator USB Microphone has three selectable polar patterns: cardioid, omnidirectional, and Figure-8. These will allow you to adjust this microphone towards you and those around you for the setup. This flexibility is great because it will help the volume levels when your guests or cohosts are in different places. Even when using alone, having a microphone that you can handle being close and far away is a benefit.
Easy to Manage
My main complaints of the microphone were easy to fix. The initial cord you get with the microphone to plug into your computer is short. For a laptop, typically this will be fine. Although, for a desktop, you may need to either replace the cord on your own or have an extender to fully reach the microphone. My desktop isn’t really close to my desk, but I was able to fix this since I had an USB extender already on hand. Other than that, there were a few preset settings that I manually removed because I didn’t care for using those presets on my stream and recordings — such as the distorted voice. You can edit these effects and change how they sound manually within the software settings.
Various Voice Effects and Unique Presets
Another thing I love about this microphone is that it is easy to test how you sound and hear it back in real time. You can plug in a 3.5mm headphone directly into your microphone for testing. Then, you can hear back as you make those adjustments to your gain, voice effects, different settings, and map out the 16 unique presets you may want in place.
It doesn’t matter if you’re not well-versed in the settings such as EQ, compression, limiter, gate, and other effects. You can go to a new preset and listen back to find what’s the ideal setting for your recording. This was extremely useful as I adjusted different settings on the microphone until I reached the ideal. Even though the default settings are suitable for recordings and the effects as well, I highly encourage anyone that purchases this mic to test these settings and see how they sound through the provided software. Adjusting these settings will only benefit the user and their sound quality in the long run.
Overall, I highly recommend this microphone for those in podcast settings due to the polar pattern settings. It is great for those who want to record videos and livestream because of its ease of access and customizable preset voices. You can use the presets for different moments of the stream, such as exciting events, gaming, and hype moments during the broadcast. The sound quality, customizable effects, flexibility — as well as being able to be further away from your microphone and still retain quality — makes the PreSonus Revelator USB-C Microphone worth checking out.
