The PG27LC side-address cardioid condenser microphone is designed with a flat frequency response for natural reproduction and features a large diaphragm. A high SPL threshold handles a wide variety of acoustic, amplified and vocal sound sources with professional clarity. It includes a stand adapter and zippered pouch.

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The Apex165 is particularly suited for many different types of instruments including sax, trumpet, trombone, woodwinds, acoustic (especially classical) guitars and drums. It has also been successfully utilized (with user modifications to the clamp assembly) on violins and violas, accordions and ducilmers. Don’t let its size fool you. This microphone handles the high SPL you would expect when close micing a tom or brass wind instrument. The Apex165′s miniature design comes complete with shockmount assembly and gooseneck clamp, perfect for safe attachment to brass instruments, conga rims and drum rims without damaging or breaking the chrome or lacquer. It’s unobtrusive, easy to attach to any instrument and almost impossible to accidentally dislodge, even during enthusiastic live performances.

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The MXL V57M Vocal Condenser Microphone is an affordable large gold diaphragm condenser for the home studio recording environment!With the advent of digital recorders, there is a great demand for microphones that deliver more clarity and detail. If you need an all-around microphone that works excellently for vocals as well as instruments, the V57M studio condenser mic is your answer.This 1-inch gold diaphragm cardioid microphones gives your recording that natural reproduction without sacrificing the fullness and warmth of your vocals or instruments. Its frequency response of 30 – 20,000Hz, along with the SPL of 130dB allows this mic to handle almost any signal you throw at it. It is housed in a machined brass enclosure. It requires 48-volt phantom power.MXL V57M ApplicationsVocalsPianoAcoustic GuitarStringsHornsDrumsThe Sound of the World’s Finest Microphones for Professional Recording and Broadcasting is now within reach of any studio.

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The MXL V57M Vocal Condenser Microphone is an affordable large gold diaphragm condenser for the home studio recording environment!With the advent of digital recorders, there is a great demand for microphones that deliver more clarity and detail. If you need an all-around microphone that works excellently for vocals as well as instruments, the V57M studio condenser mic is your answer.This 1-inch gold diaphragm cardioid microphones gives your recording that natural reproduction without sacrificing the fullness and warmth of your vocals or instruments. Its frequency response of 30 – 20,000Hz, along with the SPL of 130dB allows this mic to handle almost any signal you throw at it. It is housed in a machined brass enclosure. It requires 48-volt phantom power.Marshall V57M ApplicationsVocalsPianoAcoustic GuitarStringsHornsDrumsThe Sound of the World’s Finest Microphones for Professional Recording and Broadcasting is now within reach of any studio.

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The Samson Q1U USB Microphone features a smooth sounding neodymium element, capable of handling high SPL, cleverly interfaced to an onboard high quality mic pre, A/D converter and USB output. The Q1U is perfect for recording your music, podcast or any acoustic audio source on your favorite DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). Just plug in the supplied USB cable, launch your DAW and start recording. For expanded control, download the Samson Softpre applet software from Samson’s website and youšll have additional features like programmable GAIN, Low Cut Filter, Input Metering and Phase switch. The Q1U faithfully reproduces a variety of sound sources including vocals, acoustic instruments and overhead cymbals, to name a few and because the Q1U can handle high SPL, you can use it on drums or in front of a loud guitar amp. The extended frequency and fast transient response insures an accurate reproduction with linear characteristics from bottom to top.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars The Samson Q1UCW USB Mic
The microphone is great and works well.

The Cakewalk software is a pain, however, and doesn’t work right with my computer for some reason. I ended up using another DAW which works fine, so overall I was pleased with the microphone.

4 Stars Good Mic
This is a good mic for a novice and for podcasting. Easy to use and works well. When using two or more for interview/discussion you either need to place them close together or do some serious post production as the pickup is not as directional as I’d like to see and you will get bleed from other speakers. For a novice like me, this means you will hear talker 2 on the mic 1 track. If mic 1 is too far away from talker 2 you will get an echo in your mix because the sound from talker 2 on the mic 1 track is out of phase with the sound of talker 2 on the mic 2 track. Again, this is a novice talking to other novices. For the experienced sound person, I am sure there are many ways to work around and I wouldn’t consider it a defect of the product just something to understand if you are doing a podcast and planning to have more than one talker.

5 Stars Great Mic!
My daughter gave this microphone as a gift to one of her friends, and she loves it! It hooks up easily to a Macbook (or any Mac or PC) and records well in Garageband. It picks up vocals and acoustic instruments exceptionally well. My daughter wants one for herself!

2 Stars microphone
Gave this microphone to my grandaughter. Although the microphone worked great the cakewalk software was very difficult to use. So the microphone is rarely used.

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RODE’s NT1-A is one of the world’s quietest microphones! Why is that important? Low noise will give your work the dynamics you deserve. Adding noise from any device, especially at the source, only degrades your performance. The NT1-A has a self-noise of only 5 dB-A! The NT1-A can handle 137dB SPL so you can be confident that even in front of loud guitar cabinets, your recording won’t distort due to overload. By providing ultra-quiet operation and being versatile enough to handle a wide variety of signals, the NT1-A is an affordable studio solution!

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