Would I buy the Tula Microphone again after 6 months?
I've been using the Tula microphone for about 6 months and I learned a lot since my first review. And I received a comment from the founder David Brown himself! It's time for a 6-month check-in. Plus, I go head to head with the Rode Mini, AKG Ara, Bumblebee 2, and the Blue Nano.
Chapter Markers:
00:00 - David Brown Commented on my Video!
01:10 - Disclaimer because reasons
01:36 - Point 1
01:49 - Point 2 with cable testing
03:48 - Point 3
03:59 - Point 4 and website visit
04:47 - Point 5 and Noise Cancellation Test
06:45 - Point 6 with timer test
07:35 - Built like a tank
08:45 - Head to Head testing
09:03 - Mic 1 The AKG Ara
09:36 - Mic 2 The Bumblebee 2
10:23 - Mic 3 The Rode Mini
11:15 - Mic 4 The Blue Nano
11:47 - Final Thoughts and Rankings
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Awesome review. The Tula sounds really great!
Thanks for the comment!
Thanks for the video, been thinking about something like this for my travel rig
Go for it!
Your voice recorded with Tula Mic is the nicest ! Very natural. Thank you for the comparison with various microphones.
My pleasure!
Amazing Video @Voiceover Village.. Keep up the good work. Don't lose that interesting humor. I got my Tula Mic....
Thanks, will do!
GREAT VIDEO!!!!! The Tula looks like something I can add to my collection. 😀
Still my favorite USB mic.
I’m in love with the Tula honestly
And it comes in several beautiful colors ! :-) Love the RED and the SeaFoam ! :-)
I almost got the seafoam.
@@creatorsvillage Yes, this is my favorite color... A classic.
naaaaw red is the 💣 lol
I’ve been wanting this mic just to have a super fast easily accessible portable mic to keep in my jeep. I might have to get it soon. It sounds really really good. Even on my iPhone speakers I preferred over the rest.
I really like it. It's one of my favorites if you couldn't tell.
Really liked this video 🙌🏼 new subscriber here. Thanks
Hi there. Great video on the Tula mic. Such a fascinating microphone. I do have one question. I know you can use a lavalier mic with it, but can you use the lavalier mic with it AND have it connected to an iPhone so you're using the Tula an interface device?
I got this mic and can confirm it works with the ipad pro/ipad mini with the ipad usb-c cable that comes with the ipad - it's just plug and play and works fine with Ferrite. It's an amazing little on-the-go option and I've been really surprised by it's practical versatility (like using it as an interface). Hot tip: The mic sounds great and while it is sensitive to plosives, I keep mine in a basic fabric glasses case and found if I just leave that over it when recording, that helps a lot. This really is just a great little mic and has allowed me to a warmer sound doing VO on the road than I was getting with zoom devices. I absolutely love it.
Good to know. Thanks!
@@creatorsvillage I bought their "dead cat" fur attachment meant for wind that would probably also help with this
@@alexehlke707 Cool.
Hello! what about the room acoustics? Is it possible to record VO in a hotel? Greetings.
Awesome video about the Tula mic and its possibilities ! I love your voice, and your sense of humour :). What headphones do you use ? Would love to hear about them too.
In this video i'm using the Sennheiser 280 pros. They have a very flat response and I trust how they sound. Thanks for watching!
+ about humor
Thanks for the follow up video! Would you recommend any of these mics as the go-to travel mic?
Absolutely! I always take my Tula on the road. It's so small and easy.
USB cables aren't all the same. Some, like your Logitech cable, appear only to be for power and charging. Others are bor both power and data. You need the latter for your unit to function. Nice mic.
That microphone wall is frickin' awesome. I need to buy a load of broken cheap mics just to copy it !
LOL
I love my Tula. My only gripe with it is the sibilance. It sort of makes me have to do extra work by adding a de-esser to my audio in post. Wish I didnt have to do that so that it would just be perfect audio baked-in, but I guess beggars can't be choosers? Great video and breakdown!
You're welcome. Thanks for the comment!
Side by side comparisons were so obvious! We all can get "store-blind" with our equipment and question anyone who questions us on our preferences. But to actually HEAR the differences were so telling! I totally agree with your conclusion, the Tula was THE best in these side by sides. The range was superior, full bodied, and solidly built. I'm a believer now!
Thanks for watching!
I just saw on eBay the cream new in box for 150. It’s a steal. This is by far the best mic for the price hands down.
It's one of my favorites. $150 is a steal.
Soundsl like air effects on tula like the focusrite audio interface got the air effect option, radio station mic.
I want to do book reading with mine or any reading material. I've been curious about it & I really wanna buy it since I don't have a computer at the moment. I'll just use my phone 😊
Some cables are power only I've experienced that with other devices .the background noise remover captures a noise print of the room and determines what frequencies to kill
Yeah, i've recently learned that as well.
Exactly
The Tula Microphone sounds great. With all other mics comparison, I think the Neat Bumble bee sounds great too. (By the way, TULA name is curios name, specially coming from a Russian Manufacturer. Here in Mexico, there is a town with the same name TULA and it has an archeological site where the name of town comes from, this archeological site is very interesting, due to it has sculptures of Giant Men, we call them " Los Gigantes de Tula").
Thanks for the comment. I agree.
There is Tula city in Russia too
What Mic stand/boom arm do you use for the Tula? It only comes with a wide attachment for desk/boom mounting and my mic stand only takes a small attachment...
You can get an adaptor for that. But the rode PSA+ is my go to boom arm right now.
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Ok.
Thank you, good human)
Happy to help
@@creatorsvillage sorry for my bad english language
Any thoughts on the Blue Raspberry mic compared to the Tula mic?
I haven't used a blue raspberry. But the Tula always seems to come out on top when compared to other mics. Plus it has some much functionality. I still use mine all the time.
Did you have any issues with Zoom switching microphone erratically during calls? I am using Beats headphones for my Speaker, and a Tula mic for the Microphone. During the call, my mic was being flipped back and forth between my sleeping web cam and my Tula, so I disconnected the cam. Then it started flipping the mic between my headphones and the Tula. The other people on the call did not detect any difference in how I sounded so I don't actually think the mic was changing at all. However, I was getting constant Zoom popups telling me about the mic change, and when that happened, the sound in my headphones kept changing. Such a weird situation. I checked Google and I think this is a known-issue. I found a long thread in the Zoom community forums and I see Mac users as well as Windows users with the same issues. I just want to pic a mic and a speaker and have Zoom use those instead of constantly switching for no reason.
No, I never had issues with zoom switching inputs in the middle of a call. strange.
@@creatorsvillage - I solved it. I disabled all other input devices and now the system has nothing to try and switch to. :) I had another issue with Zoom, but that was either a dodgy USB port or a loose cable. I switched port and have had no issues since. Thanks!
The usb cables has two types. “Full functionality” cable - it’s a cable, that transfer data and power. And the cheaper cables, that transfer only power. Did you don’t know/Understand that? And if Logitech cable comes with the mouse for example, it will transfer only power. That’s why Tula not works with it.
After a few months of not using the Tula, I've tried 7 different cables today and had no connection to Windows with ANY of them. It's so frustrating. This mic has been wonderful the few times I've used it, but its so unreliable when trying to use it on a computer. If I recorded in mobile mode, I'm not sure I'd be able to get the files off.
I would advise sending a note to the tula support desk. Maybe there's a new driver or something.
@@creatorsvillage The usb cables has two types. “Full functionality” cable - it’s a cable, that transfer data and power. And the cheaper cables, that transfer only power. Did you don’t know/Understand that? And if Logitech cable comes with the mouse for example, it will transfer only power. That’s why Tula not works with it.
@@A-lowkeyass Well I didn't know that. But I do now. Interesting that Tula don't mention it in their FAQ "Why is my Tula not showing up on my computer".
The Tula is definitely the winner in the comparisons. Would ❤️ to hear the Tula compared to the Apogee Hype Mic
Thanks April. Not a bad idea. I'm looking into it!
@@creatorsvillage действительно, что выбрать Tula или Apogee?
wow! the tula sounds phenomenal. beats the breaks off those other ppl. had no idea it was made by the same guy as soyuz. amazing. good voice btw
Thanks!
GREAT Microphone Wall !!! (I think I'm going to copy the idea... :) )
It makes me smile everyday.
I just got a tula. I have a Samsung s20 5g uw. When I plug it in to the phone and use camera it says there's a USB mic. I can see the red and green lights flashing when I talk. Everything looks great. Until playback. Silent. Help?? 😆
Hmmm, This is tricky because i don't know much about the samsungs. But in general, I would check your recording levels on the app, Check the gain settings on the Tula, and if all else fails, use the Tula as a stand alone recorder and sync the vid to the audio later. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
Hi Eric, all smartphones will automatically set a USB mic as the input AND the output. So you'll need to monitor via the headphone jack on the Tula. If you're recording with your phone and want to listen to the playback on the phone's speakers, just unplug the Tula and the phone will make the phone's speakers the output again. It's a drag that one can't choose input and output sources manually on phones that way you can on a computer but sadly, it's beyond our control.
I'm on my second Tula mic and it just stopped turning on. TWICE! The first time, using a 2021 MacBook Pro, plugged into the computer it stopped working after 3 days. It looked like it was even charging but it stopped working. I sent that one back and got ANOTHER Tula Mic and after a week THAT ONE STOPPED TURNING ON!!! I love the mic when it works but it just stops turning on and it won't charge with a wall charger, battery bank, computer, nothing! Am I doing something wrong? Did I get two lemons? Is this something anybody else is experiencing? This is driving me crazy!
Oh no. That's horrible. So far I haven't had any trouble with mine. Battery still holds a good charge. However, I don't use it much as a USB mic. I use it mostly in stand alone situations. Maybe you're getting some sort of power fluxuations from the laptop? I'm really grasping at straws though.
@@creatorsvillage I just gave up. I returned the second one and got my money back. Don’t want to go to court a third time expecting the Tula to work and have it not turn on for a third time. I accept my losses.
I think you literally just had to update the firmware.
Awesome, but you forgot to tell us to put on our headphones LOL.
Nice catch!
Thanks for the video!!! Increase your stats = P r o m o s m !
I'm not sure what that means, but thanks for the comment.
I was born in Tula!!! 😬
Wow! Cool!
@@creatorsvillage Tula Mics are made in Malaysia :)
@@karina.kagramanova думаю, что сейчас это очень хорошо для них.
It looks and sounds great but it's made in Russia. Darn! BTW, your videos are GREAT! You should have 1 million subs.
Wow, thank you! Yeah, I've been thinking about that recently. It kinda bums me out.
It's not made in Russia. It's made in Malaysia
"Brusfri"? That's not English, it's not Russian, it's actually ... Swedish! (WHY??) And it means (surprise) "noise free".
Thanks! Good to know! Did I pronounce it correctly? (asks the voice actor)
@@creatorsvillage I’ve twice replied to this, but my posts seem to vanish…
@@skakdosmer Hmmm, I've heard from other creators that sometimes that happens. No one is sure why.
All of the electronic design and the firmware engineering was done in Stockholm. Brusfri was invented by a company called Klevgrand (they make awesome audio plugins) and we optimized it to work as an embedded system on our chip.
i don't see any room for battery so it's not a portable device i guess, village dude? oh maybe the battery is not removable because you're charging it at some point with your outdated firmware.
Russ no way....
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