AT2020 : Great budget microphone

I use this to record my voice, singers and different sounds for sampling purposes.

It is my first condenser microphone and the difference between this and my 20? dynamic microphone was huge. When i first plugged it into my sound card, I was amazed. I just listened to myslef talking and put some effects over. The details are there and the sound sounds very realistic to my opinion. I can hear the clock ticking if I have my headphones on.

I recored an interview for my collage assignment, which was played on our semester exhibition and my schoolmate thought he was hearing the interviewed person. So that proved to me, that the sound is somewhat realistic.

I am not a professional audio person and I haven't used tons of different equipment, but I just can't imagine, why would I spend 1000? for a microphone. I think its more important, that the singer is good or the guitarist play the melody right. If you are like me and want to start recording a bit more professional, this is the microphone I would suggest. For the price it gets the job done.

The build quality is great, it feels strong and not so fragile (ignoring the fact, that condenser microphones are fragile by default). It has a nice metal body frame and comes with a foam, that you cant put into a box that you have to find/make by yourself. It easier to find a box than to cut a foam to fit the microphone nicely.

So overall a great product for the price and if you are not a highly professional audio person, this will work just fine.