Dan Slentz tests Shure’s new SM4 microphone. The company markets it as a home recording mic for vocals and instruments.

The onboard DSP of the ShurePlus MOTIV Desktop app works with any condenser or dynamic XLR microphone, turning them into a USB mic and adding all the tools necessary for high-quality audio.

The Audio-Technica AT2020 is a popular entry-level XLR mic that serves as a good condenser alternative to the PD-70, offering the possibility of extremely clear audio if you're willing to put ...

both XLR and USB Type-C connections, and a real-time denoiser. When comparing raw vocal quality between dynamic and condenser microphones of similar quality, condenser microphones usually edge out ...

The first and most important phase in getting some nice-sounding vocals on your track is the recording of them. If you don't ...

The cardioid condenser capsule is specifically ... which leads them to capture audio less accurately than XLR or studio-grade microphones. Q: Is a USB mic better than a jack mic?

Add some sheen to your vocals with the best dynamic and condenser mics from Shure, AKG, Rode, Aston, Telefunken, Neumann, and more It's well known that no single microphone will suit every vocalist, ...

NAMM 2025: There’s a whole raft of new products on the way from Shure, with the venerable studio brand pushing out the boat ...

I think this is as high a quality a condenser capsule as you’d find in a separate electret microphone, but the XLR version needs an audio interface that has 48V of phantom power, just as you’d ...

Samson Q2U USB/XLR Dynamic Handheld Microphone Recording and Podcasting Pack (Includes Mic Clip, Desktop Stand, Windscreen and Cables) (Unidirectional, Black) Fifine T669 condenser microphone has ...

A device like this provides not only a way for you to hook up and record various audio and instruments but can also provide phantom power needed for any condenser XLR mics you may have at your ...