AT2020 : Great Mic for a small budget

The AT2020 is a classic and in this price range pretty much unbeatable.

The little con: It picks up absolutely everything. Yes it's a condenser mic so it's expected to be highly sensitive, but you need a really quiet space to work with it. I use it at night only in the home studio. Be sure to know how to set up your levels and how to use EQ, otherwise you might end up struggling a bit with parasite noises.

The Big Pro: The texture of the voice recording is amazing. For this price, it's unbelievable. This mic captures all the details, depth, flaws and subtleties in a singer's voice. It's especially good for broken/lower voices in the Folk, Rock or Country genre. I wouldn't use this high pitched voices.

Don't even think of using it without a pop filter and use it for voice recording only. No good for instruments at all. You would get angry.