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Audio-Technica AT2020 Professional

Best Price: $109.00

from www.zzounds.com
picks up as much as you throw at it and then some.
from www.zzounds.com
this mic picks up everything, including the faint dim of the neighbors washing machine.
from www.zzounds.com
meets and exceeds the flat frequency response in the specs (picks up to 22khz).
from www.amazon.com
i bought this with the intention of using it for vocals, but i've found that i actually prefer it to record my acoustic guitar - this microphone picks up all the sound that i'm looking for from my
from www.amazon.com
it's very warm and highly sensitive.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Clear Voice Quality, Easy To Setup, Impedance: 100 ohms

2 RECOMMENDED by 10 people for SENSITIVITY

Samson USB Dynamic

Best Price: $105.00

from www.amazon.com
another good thing about this microphone is that you don't have to be right next to it to record you can be about 5 feet away and it will still pick up the sound...
from www.amazon.com
this microphone really has great sound quality, and it will pick up things very well, inflections, slightly different tones, etc.
from www.amazon.com
i had previously tried using an unpowered microphone plugged into the audio input jack, but that setup produced buzzing and poor sensitivity.
from www.amazon.com
and i know what your thinking : " but it's wired it can't pick up my voice if i'm
from www.amazon.com
i needed a usb microphone for use with my speech recognition software (dragon naturally speaking), when i got my new pc the sound card was incompatible with dragon, and their tech support told me to

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Strong Sensitivity, Easy To Use, Impedance: 200 ohms

3 RECOMMENDED by 98 people for SENSITIVITY

Logitech USB Desktop Consumer

Best Price: $23.00

from www.pricegrabber.com
little weak summary: the microphone is one of the best out there, and its plug n play capability means that i can take it anywhere i want and plug it in without any extra software to carry around.
from www.pricegrabber.com
the microphone is one of the best out there, and its plug n play capability means that i can take it anywhere i want and plug it in without any extra software to carry around.
from www.walmart.com
really, it's quite an amazing mic if it can pick up sound from that far away!
from www.walmart.com
it's sensitive enough, and seems really sturdy.
from www.walmart.com
sensitive, clear recording.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Clear Voice Quality, Clear Sound Quality, Frequency Response: 100 - 16000 Hz

4 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for SENSITIVITY

Samson Q1 Professional

Best Price: $69.00

from www.zzounds.com
there is no software at all.
from www.bhphotovideo.com
the mac software works fine, the mike works with the default windows drivers but the available xp drivers from samson need work --- they crashed two different computers for me --- but no worries,
from www.amazon.com
there was a little mixup about the software not running on mac os 10.5 but it is not a big deal.
from www.amazon.com
it picks up voice just fine, and because it's a dynamic usb mic, it plugs right into your pc to use easily.
from www.amazon.com
however, it's not an extremely sensitive mic.

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Positives: Strong Sensitivity, Clear Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Impedance: 150 ohms

5 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for SENSITIVITY

AKG Perception 200 Professional

Best Price: $280.00

from www.zzounds.com
it is a large diaphram, so the highs are soft, by definition.
from www.zzounds.com
sound: great sound, it picks up every sound in and out the room.
from www.zzounds.com
sound: clarity and sensitivity are its hallmarks.
from www.zzounds.com
this is an extrememy sensitive mic, so if you are used to "eating" a dynamic, this will take some getting used to.
from www.zzounds.com
feature: lacks of the pattern switch that comes on the 400, but the bass rolloff is good, and the -10 switch is a must, since its super sensitive.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Clear Voice Quality, Easy To Use, Professional Compatibility: Recording

Rode NT1A Professional

Best Price: $366.00

from www.musiciansfriend.com
and using it for a fingerstyle acoustic guitar mic picks up every nuance of my playing.
from www.zzounds.com
subtle nuances are picked up also, which were missed with my other mics - picks up room characteristics (ambience) much more (could be a minus, but i think my other mics just sucked).
from www.zzounds.com
i understand condensers pick up a lot more sound than other mics (dynamic mics).
from www.zzounds.com
sound: i don't have a whole lot of experience with large diaphram studio condensers, but the nt-1a is pretty sensitive and captures the sound of the voice and the room very naturally.
from www.musiciansfriend.com
low self-noise, wide dynamic range, and very sensitive.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Clear Voice Quality, Excellent Durablity, Impedance: 100 ohms

Samson C03U Professional

Best Price: $152.00

from www.zzounds.com
a good software package for recording music will help you fine tune audio tracks.
from www.amazon.com
this microphone really has great sound quality, and it will pick up things very well, inflections, slightly different tones, etc.
from www.amazon.com
i had previously tried using an unpowered microphone plugged into the audio input jack, but that setup produced buzzing and poor sensitivity.
from www.amazon.com
and i know what your thinking : " but it's wired it can't pick up my voice if i'm
from www.amazon.com
recently purchased and tested and am very pleased with the sound quality and pick-up pattern.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Clear Voice Quality, Impedance: 350 ohms

Canon DM-100

Best Price: $187.00

from www.amazon.com
it took away the air roar outside and when on the shot gun setting worked well when i recorded a recent mac user group speaker, yet still picking up the audience questions.
from www.amazon.com
we have noticed the digital camera's built-in microphone does well but picks up whatever people say or yell when they are right next to you.
from www.amazon.com
this camcorder picked up a lot of wind noise while testing on a windy day.
from www.amazon.com
the cameras have built-in stereo mics that work well, but are sensitive to the slightest breeze, which sounds like thunder.
from www.amazon.com
sensitivity: -36.0 db (shotgun, 1 khz, 0db = 1 v/pa)

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Positives: Great Portability, Clear Sound Quality, Attractive Design, Connectivity: Cable

Sennheiser MKE-300 Consumer

Best Price: $245.00

from "Brandon", www.bhphotovideo.com
it does pick up some motor noise from the camera.
from www.bhphotovideo.com
i often have to interview people in noisy environments, and usually they pick up just fine with the mic pointed directly at them.
from "ryanweb", www.bhphotovideo.com
i am satisfied overall, particularly with regard to the unidirectional sound pickup.
from www.bhphotovideo.com
the "hum" mentioned by the vx2100 owner is low frequency pickup of mechanical vibration from the tape transport mechanism (which is why the noise disappears when there's no tape in the camera).
from www.bhphotovideo.com
anybody who's shot much tape should know that any mic (especially a good one) will pick up motor hum from the camera.

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Positives: Strong Sensitivity, Clear Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Impedance: 200 ohms

Logitech 980240-0403 Consumer

Best Price: $15.00

from Khara from Harrisburg, PA, clickfrom.buy.com
it sometimes picks up the slightest noises, even the neighbors, but at most times it does the job i need it to!
from A Customer from Campbellsville Kentucky, clickfrom.buy.com
since i don't have good use of my fingers i have always had to rely on voice recognition software.
from www.amazon.com
go into your "control panel" and set the volume sensitivity through sound, then recording and then microphone.
from www.amazon.com
too close, and it picks up the sound of your breathing.
from www.amazon.com
i've got a soft voice, but i was even able to turn off the mic boost/gain in windows' volume controls.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Clear Voice Quality, Clear Sound Quality, Frequency Response: 100 - 16000 Hz

MXL CUBE

Best Price: $100.00

from www.zzounds.com
a selectable pick-up pattern might be nice if added.
from www.zzounds.com
mount and wind screen quality: no problems value: great value $150.00 sounds like a $500.00 - $1000.00 mic desirability: lokks like a goos studio mic should sound: very clear/warm/and sensitive.
from www.zzounds.com
the sm81 picks up a more of the nuance secondary tones from my guitar, most of which i like but there are a couple which i would rather not pick up, and the 604 does not pick up those bad ones (nice!)
from www.amazon.com
at this price it is definitely picking up one of these microphones, i'm very happy having chosen it as my first compressor mic, but now (after almost 3 years) i think i should upgrade.
from www.amazon.com
the pickup pattern is great, and the sound is excellent for something so thrifty.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Excellent Portability, Easy To Use, Impedance: 100 ohms

Samson C01

Best Price: $81.00

from www.amazon.com
the soft-pre doesn't work on vista, but it's been good enough without it.
from www.amazon.com
it might be better than a unidirectional mic but with the sensitivity of this mic, any noise that has direct line of sight to the front of the mic is likely to be picked up.
from www.amazon.com
it pickes up my playing with clarity.
from www.amazon.com
the only thing that i will say about it is that when u sing loud it doesn't pick up the sound good unless you lower your volume imput..which makes it sound kinda weak..
from www.amazon.com
the softpre driver sometimes is persnickity but i just reload it and it works fine.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Easy To Setup, Excellent Adjustability, Impedance: 200 ohms

Sony ECM-MS908C Professional

Best Price: $89.00

from www.crutchfield.com
silver colored plastic housing with dual switch position which allows you to chose from 90 degree angle of pick-up or 120 degree angle.
from "Jimbo", www.abt.com
easy to use and has a very good pick-up range.
from www.amazon.com
it just arrived today so i can't report field results, but in a quiet environment it didn't pick up any camcorder noises and it seems to have adequate stereo imaging and directionality.
from www.amazon.com
however, i find these mics more than acceptable for most of my uses, and have been pleasantly surprised by these two mics that i picked up.
from www.amazon.com
when switched to 120-degree mode, yes, the mic does pick up more, but, as i have said, the quality is poor.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Easy To Setup, Strong Build Quality, Impedance: 1000 ohms

AKG C1000S Professional

Best Price: $224.00

from www.zzounds.com
feature: the way you can change the pickuppattern quality: one sloid make it powerful and strong.
from www.zzounds.com
comes with a little cap to change the pick up pattern of the microphone to a hypercardoid.
from www.musiciansfriend.com
for vocals, they were ok, i wish they were a little more sensitive.
from www.zzounds.com
sound: this mic sounds very soft!
from www.amazon.com
a second snap-on accessory, the ppc 1000 polar pattern converter, converts the pickup pattern from cardiod to hypercardioid.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Nice Portability, Clear Voice Quality, Impedance: 200 ohms

Azden 221HT Professional

Best Price: $464.00

from www.amazon.com
i use this microphone with my hv30 and, oh my gosh it really does a good job of picking up "true" sound i have done some music and video recordings with this particular microphone, and i was really
from www.amazon.com
although it still picks up some sound from the tape mechanism in my canon hv20, it still sounds much better than the onboard microphone.
from www.amazon.com
it has a very wide area pick up also, which i was very surprised with for its price.
from www.amazon.com
in quiet shooting situations, the mic will pick up a lot of motor noise if mounted directly to the camera; this is normal.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Clear Voice Quality, Easy To Use, Frequency Response: 40 - 18000 Hz

Samson C01U Professional

Best Price: $112.00

from www.amazon.com
the only thing that i will say about it is that when u sing loud it doesn't pick up the sound good unless you lower your volume imput..which makes it sound kinda weak..
from www.amazon.com
i did have to remove audible hum from the pc but this isn't a fault of the mic, it's just sensitive and the hum was fan noise.
from www.amazon.com
i won't comment on the software part, except on my old computer with the older usb (not the new 2.0), the microphone would power itself off every time.
from www.amazon.com
i also find the free audacity software easier to work with than the provided cakewalk software it came with.
from www.amazon.com
the soft-pre doesn't work on vista, but it's been good enough without it.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Nice Portability, Easy To Setup, Professional Compatibility: Recording

Shure SM58LC

Best Price: $123.00

from www.amazon.com
it's a small price to pay for quick solutions to feedback or the unwanted pick-up of "private" comments by indiscreet band members.
from www.amazon.com
but it can still be a better mic in some cases, such as when you are looking for a cardioid rather than hyper-cardioid response (the sm58 has a cardioid response, which means it has a wider pickup
from www.amazon.com
people with softer or weaker voices will want the sm-58.
from www.amazon.com
if you are doing hi-hats, use lots of air, as these sounds are softer compared to the kickdrum and lip snare.
from www.amazon.com
please note this microphones are made specially for vocals, not for instrument pickup, if you need one for instruments such as a guitar, harmonica, or wind instruments, you may need a shure sm-57.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Clear Voice Quality, Good Durablity, Impedance: 150 ohms

AKG Large-Diaphragm True Condensor Cardioid EA

AKG Large-Diaphragm True Condensor Cardioid Microphone EA PERCEPTION220 Microphone

Best Price: $139.00

from www.amazon.com
specifically i used it for an overhead mic for a drumset, and both the cymbals and toms were nicely picked up.
from www.amazon.com
it picks up more of the air and still remains focused.
from www.amazon.com
the mic itself: when recording i must make sure nobody is in my house, this thing will pick up a pin-drop from a mile away.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Clear Voice Quality, Impedance: 200 ohms

Audio-Technica AT3035 Professional

Best Price: $162.00

from www.amazon.com
obviously it takes a little time to get used to using a condensor, as they are far more sensitive than a standard shotgun microphone.
from jkafer, www.shopping.com
cons: very sensitive and will pick up flaws in your recording environment the bottom line: at $200, the budget voice-over artist can't go wrong with this mic.

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Positives: Strong Sensitivity, Easy To Use, Clear Sound Quality, Impedance: 250 ohms

MXL MXL.007 USB Large Gold Diaphragm Stereo

Best Price: $182.00

from www.bhphotovideo.com
a usb port on your computer and windows xp recognized it and i was recording in 30 seconds using both the sound recorder that comes with windows xp and with my old sound forge xp 4.5 software.
from "dubtron", www.bhphotovideo.com
the setup was very easy but i wish there was more control over sensitivity.
from www.amazon.com
also the piece of crap software that mxl has for recording doesnt work on my vista computer, but no matter audacity which is a free recording system is far superior anyways.
from www.bhphotovideo.com
all you have to do is plug it in to a usb port on your computer and windows xp recognized it and i was recording in 30 seconds using both the sound recorder that comes with windows xp and with

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Easy To Setup, Strong Build Quality, Professional Compatibility: Recording,Performance,Broadcast

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