MXL 770 Condenser Microphone for Podcasting, Singing, Home Studio Recording, Gaming & Streaming | XLR | Large Diaphragm | Cardiod (Black)

I have been using a Zoom H4N audio recorder for years and finally decided it was time for me to add a real mic to make the most of it. I'm not technically a professional recording engineer or musician but I do a lot of recording and audio editing. I sing in a local ensemble and produce very high quality YouTube videos for them as well. A large part of making professional YouTube videos is having good equipment. In addition, I sing and play the guitar and sometimes have need to record practice files for myself for memorization, record things for an audition or just record for fun! So far this mic has exceeded the expectations I had for it for the price!This is a really great mic that comes with a nice little accessories bundle including the shock mount, a nice hard case for both and some great resources and manuals to learn how to use it and get the most out of it. I found those to be very helpful and easy to read!At the end of the day though, the sound quality is really, really good, especially for what you pay! I'm really glad I took a chance on this. It will make you sound great if you're well prepared but don't think it's going to do you any studio magic favors. If you don't know your music or sing/play flat, that's exactly what this will record, haha! No, it does not come with software to edit what you record. I didn't expect it to but some people seem to be wondering about that.Here's how I use it and what I bought to go with it:- Audio 2000 3ft mic cable from H&F technologies- Samson MK 10 mic boom stand- Zoom H4N audio recorder (which I already had)If you're using a Zoom H4N here's what you need to do to connect it:- Plug your mic cable into input 1 and press input 1 (both 1 and 2 will light up but that's ok)- Provide phantom power to the mic by entering the menu options, scrolling to and selecting "Input" and then scrolling to and selecting "Phantom Power". This mic takes 48 so select that when asked if you want 24 or 48.- Enable both left and right channels (you have to do this if you want to hear what you record in both the left and right ears of a pair of headphones) by going back to the menu options and selecting "Input" and scroll to and select "Mono Mix" and turn it on.Ready to record and enjoy! I just record to an SD card on my Zoom H4N and pop that into my PC. I do the actual editing using Adobe Audition software which I like a lot.I hope this helps someone else who is looking for a solid mic to get good vocal, guitar, piano or ukulele (those are just the instruments I play) recordings on a budget or someone who is trying to connect a condenser mic to a Zoom H4N recorder! For the record I did NOT get this mic for free or at a discount. I paid full price for it.

Micrófono cardioide con atenuador y filtro low cut. Parece ser un diafragma chico en un chasis de diafragma grande. Similar al 990 pero con los filtros. Sonido claro, cristalino, algo brillante de más. Un poco de ruido de fondo pero nada que impida usarlo en infinidad se situaciones de grabación. Relación calidad precio muy buena. El soporte de araña que lo acompaña y el maletín plástico son excelentes. Muy recomendable. El servicio de Amazon es lo mejor.

I have had this microphone paired with a focusrite 3 and it is the PERFECT combination. Great quality, good price, durable. I have had this microphone for 5 years and I am just now leaving a review. Found this order after trying to find the name and brand of my microphone and knew I had to leave my thoughts after realizing I have had this for over 5 years. Recommend this microphone so much!

This isn't going to be your 5000 words in-detail review, just adding to the average of the mike and statistics.I'm not sure if the negative reviews labeling the case as flimsy are based on some older version, and if the ones complaining about noise and low levels are from reviewers who aren't used to working with non plug'n'play mikes or defective items, but I can't say I have any of those issues.TL;DR: You're probably looking at buying this because you heard that it's the only mic under 100$ you can get that comes with a shock mount and a case that sounds better than it costs. It's true. It comes with a serviceable shock mount, a good case, and the mike alone is excellent and easily comparable to 100$ ones without those accessories. Do expect to have to set up your environment to make it sound great: Welcome to the world of audio, where 200$ of padding your room and 70$ of gear and 2 hours of setting up positioning will yield immensely better results than spending 500$ on gear and sitting it on a wooden surface.Long version:For the price this is an outstanding deal, that's why people buy it, and it's true.Expect to have to have to set up your gear and find sweet spots and all, but that would hold true for mikes three times the price. Don't coil your cables, don't use unbalanced if you're 10 metres from the interface, or balanced if you have a 1m cable run in a non noisy environment.With a decent 2m unbalanced Swamp cable and a UR22 mkII the levels are perfectly fine, middle of the pack for more expensive equivalent models. I wonder if people complaining it's quiet are running it through an overly weak interface and using long balanced cables that can't push through.The pattern is pretty fat on the sides, so hang and angle the mic right if you don't want it to pick up a nearby window and you're doing podcasting, but the pick up is amazing; it's clean, has excellent range, and won't clip easy. It's a cardioid pattern, not a 22 degrees shotgun, you can basically record two people standing almost on its sides, expect the noise and ambient to also reflect that and operate it accordingly.The case is as good as it gets for a price range including a mic and shock mount (which is actually OK and perfectly serviceable but nothing more than that) costing what you'd often pay for just those accessories.The mike itself is of a really good build, easily comparable with middle-of-pack 120-150$ products and certainly on the top end of its price range.All in all it deserves its (good) reputation.

El sonido es muy limpio, el produto es de calidad.Algun punto que quizá no lo hace un micro para cualquiera, es que realza los agudos un poco, y si no tienes como ecualizar eso, se te puede hacer muy incomodo... Pero por lo general, controla muy bien los medios y graves... Me encanto :D