[Long Farewell and Reunion]

"Dancing the moon in the willow tower, singing the wind in the peach blossom fan. After parting, I will recall the meeting and dream of being with you." First of all, thank you Love to play computer games Give singing bar microphone new product experience opportunity. I vaguely remember that the first time I met the Singing Bar was in the season when osmanthus was fragrant all over the city. I felt the charm of X1 in my friend's car and said goodbye in a hurry before I enjoyed myself. The Spring Festival was approaching in a twinkling of an eye, and I was filled with emotion when I met again after a long separation.
[The arrival of new products]

As a social software of Kge, Sing Bar is very familiar to everyone, and its market share and number of active users are obvious to all. In order to pursue better audio quality input and solve the ear return problem of Android phones, Sing Bar has continuously developed various models of microphones, such as the previously launched Sing Bar C1, M1 and car specific X1. The singing bar AQUA introduced in this issue has just finished pre-sale after a long period of repeated polishing. After receiving the evaluation product, the author was not eager to start writing, but calm down to think carefully about positioning this microphone. As mentioned above, Singer Bar already has products suitable for different scenarios, different specialties and different prices. What are the advantages of AQUA that make the R&D team spend so much time and effort? Let's have a look.

[Color of Life]

Music is the spice of life, which can enrich ordinary days. As shown in the picture, AQUA has launched two colors, red and blue. I got the wine red as I wished, which is very suitable for the festive and peaceful atmosphere of the Spring Festival. The outer package of the product and the main color tone of the microphone complement each other, and the representative logo of the bar is placed in the center of the box.

  [Aluminum alloy body]

Open the outer package, and the microphone will appear in front of everyone. The package is divided into three layers. The following two layers provide instructions, flannelette bags, charging cables, monitor headphones, audio cables, blowout prevention cotton and spare earplugs. Like M1, this microphone is made of aluminum alloy metal body, which is comfortable, firm and practical to hold. According to the official introduction of the anodic oxidation and diamond cutting process, the author reviewed the data and summarized that the effect of this process can affect the wear resistance, corrosion resistance and surface feel of the shell, and then make the microphone overall stable and solid.

  [Monitor earphone]

The singing bar has carefully prepared professional monitoring earphones with imported diaphragm (sound quality is OK) and stereo monitoring, so that different sound effects can be heard in the left and right ears. At the same time, the earphones are small, portable, not deep in the ear, and comfortable to wear. However, the author is picky about earphones, especially in terms of eliminating ambient sound interference (although earplugs can reduce noise, they are not so comfortable), It is suggested that the singing bar further optimize the passive noise reduction effect of the headset.

[Golden figure ratio]

Out of love for this new product, we didn't disassemble the machine immediately to explain it in detail, but from the appearance, we can see that the microphone head is made of high-quality stainless steel sound screen with seamless laser welding process, and there are no welding points on the whole, which enhances the permeability of the sound cavity (this is very important, and we will explain it in detail in the later product comparison section); The ratio of voice cavity height to fuselage height of AQUA reaches 0.618:1 (official data is applied here). A specially developed conical diffuse reflector is built into the sound chamber to make the voice recording more full (the measured effect will be shown later).
[More sensitive pickup]

The new product is still a condenser microphone with heart shape. The comparative advantages of condenser microphone and dynamic coil in pickup sensitivity have been introduced before, and will not be repeated here. It is worth mentioning that the new microphone AQUA uses an 18mm gold plated diaphragm head. The gold plated diaphragm head is more stable than the nickel plated head. It not only has a larger head area, but also has a wider and more sensitive pickup range. It can capture the details of the singer's voice changes more accurately. The singer does not need to increase the volume to pursue the input effect when singing; The audience also sounds soft and magnetic, which is more realistic to restore the recording phenomenon.
[Blowout prevention wheat design]

If you are an old player, you must know that when singing, you should try to use a microphone stand. If you do not have a stand, you should also try to hold the microphone firmly to avoid the "rustling" sound caused by friction, In order to solve this problem, AQUA microphones use elastic materials as a sound head bracket to suspend the sound head in the air of the sound chamber, and are equipped with the American Maxim MaX98BL ear amplifier chip and the audio processing chip AD1370, and use the NOISE GATE noise reduction technology unique to professional sound cards to reduce the impact of environmental noise on the recording effect and reduce the spewing. Tips: When singing, it is recommended that the microphone should be about 10 cm away from the mouth and not be too close. The condenser microphone has a strong ability to grasp details. When breathing and swallowing saliva, try to stay away from the microphone and sing near the microphone.

[Light filling metal ring]

As everyone who likes photography knows, taking photos sometimes does not need strong light. A pure white balloon or baffle can play a good role in light compensation. The singing bar has designed metal rings on the head and tail of the microphone, which has a very good reflective effect and can fill the light for the singer when the indoor light is insufficient. At the same time, the light ring at the split point of the fuselage can also play a certain light filling effect when it is turned on, and the karaoke is very interesting at night.
[Electrical sound and reverberation]

The electroacoustic effect has always been a strong point of the singing bar. The new AQUA has been redeveloped on the basis of the old model for 8 months to upgrade, making the electroacoustic effect more natural. The new product has up to 12 keynote options, and the one click transformation effect is more outstanding. In terms of the reverberation effect of the microphone, the new AQUA product plays by adjusting the reverberation according to the style of the song (original, fast/rock, slow, military/folk).
[Wet and dry sound selection]

Before introducing wet and dry sound, let's take a look at the microphone interface design. As can be seen from the above figure, AQUA has planned the keys on the side of the microphone, and the interfaces are centrally designed at the bottom, including: Micro USB charging interface, headphone monitoring audio output (which can be connected to the power amplifier speaker), accompaniment input (recording output), and dry and wet tone switching. The specific usage of Sing Bar is detailed in the instructions, and it is worth mentioning the choice of audio output mode. In addition to regular song recording, mobile phone or tablet karaoke, you can also use a microphone to directly connect to the polar projector (without adding power amplifier).

To get down to business, I recommend you to listen to and record dry and wet sounds for the simple reason that if you are used to listening to modified sounds with headphones, you will feel good about yourself, but once you sing in other occasions, you will be very uncomfortable. Although it's fun to change the voice, in order to really improve the singing level, we recommend that you use the original voice more. The singing bar software has become popular, and you are very familiar with the specific playing methods. The new version has introduced many interesting playing methods. Here's a clue, and you can update your experience if you are interested.
[Car microphone]

Everyone likes the car karaoke function, but we often see friends on the forum who can't play, or are troubled by echo noise and other problems. Here are some tips: first, the microphone should not be close to the audio input port; Secondly, the volume in the car should be well controlled. The louder the accompaniment sound, the bigger it will be returned to the microphone; Finally, the distance between the microphone and the mouth should be as far as possible, and the condenser microphone can accurately grasp the sound even if it is a cardioid pickup. As introduced in the previous article, AQUA uses chips and other materials imported from the United States. The author has not compared the differences between AQUA and domestic ones in detail, but students who have played SCM should know the differences as well as they can. Tip: According to different models and accessories, many ways to play the car microphone can be transformed into a wireless microphone (wired to FM or wired to Bluetooth) with AQUA. DIY is more cost-effective and fun.
[Compatibility test]

The compatibility of Singbar with various intelligent products has been very stable through continuous updating of software versions. The models tested by the author are representative as shown in the figure below, covering mainstream Android and IOS models. It should be noted that when cooperating with some smart TV boxes, installing the singing bar software requires some tricks (modifying the file type or using a third party). The software is limited to the eyes of old drivers.

  [Endurance and portability]

The desert is broader than the city, and the ocean is broader than the desert. With the singing bar microphone, the desert and ocean can be stored in the left pocket. This is not a dream. The length of the singing bar microphone is only about 14cm, much shorter than Huawei Mate 8. The whole set of karaoke equipment can be easily put into your pocket. In terms of endurance, the author received the evaluation product on January 2, played for about an hour every day after work, and has not charged up until today (January 12). Then sing it. Can you really sing the lonely desert and the love of the ends of the earth? Here, we will show you the effect of KTV singing at home and in the car with the Jimi intelligent projector.

  [Enthusiastic desert]

The singing bar AQUA can record songs in the mobile phone software or perform live songs anytime, anywhere. The KTV on the singing scene does not need to connect to the mobile phone, so it only needs to connect the audio cable to the audio output (if the microphone reverberation needs to be connected to two audio cables, the specific method will not be repeated); The singing bar app can also be installed on the intelligent projector (the model used by the author is Z4 Aurora), which is very convenient for selecting karaoke songs. From the following group of photos and videos, you can see that the Singing Bar logo light ring is very cool and can really play a very good light filling effect.

[Grandma Penghu Bay]

In order to let everyone experience the karaoke in the car with the microphone of the singing bar, a section of "Grandma's Penghu Bay" was recorded. In order to highlight the natural and full voice of the recording bar, only the original sound was used without additional electric sound effect. The original sound is the best way to sing lyrical slow songs. If you sing Xiao Jingteng's Faye Wong and add the electronic sound, the effect is very good.
 

[Summary and Suggestions]

The appearance of the singing bar microphone AQUA is pleasing to the eye, and the metal body is calm and full of texture; Outstanding performance in sound acquisition, noise reduction, compatibility and endurance; The rich assortment of electronic sound and mixing gives users a wide space for creativity. This experience has left a deep impression on the author. The duet bar has a new understanding. The singing bar space will continue to upload works. Welcome to join us! Recommend kids who like singing to experience.

The designer of the new product will inevitably have to choose between the advantages and disadvantages of wired audio quality and wireless portability. Two suggestions are for reference: 1. Add Bluetooth wireless adaptation; 2. Optimize passive noise reduction of headphones. Once again, Love Computer gives Singer a chance to experience new products. The Spring Festival is coming. I wish you all health, happiness and good luck!

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