Audio-Technica AT 2035 5-stars Reviews

Pretty natural sounding mic for the money

I have used this mic for male vocals and acoustic guitars and it performed well for the money, delivering what one can perceive as "natural" sound. I compared it to sE X1 and they are pretty similar. The build quality of the mic itself is great, the plastic mount however does not impress, but it's still doing the job. This is definitely a great step up from cheap condensers (I've used MXL DRK before) or dynamic mics for a home recording studio.

Very Good Mic for Voiceover

I use this microphone mostly for Voiceover and it performs exceptionally in my experience. Since purchasing it, I have recommended it to many people looking for an excellent quality V/O mic for a reasonable price

Very clean and robust

Great mic for the price for home-studio use with USB interface like Steinberg UR-22 or Focusrite 2i2 or similar.

I bought AT 2035 specifically for cello recording, but it is incredibly versatile in general. The most important selling points for me were: low noise and good sound.

And for me and my ears its a win-win on both of them!

Its amazing how quiet the mic is, and how much soft, subtle details I can now capture, with almost zero noise.

Cello is considered one of the most challenging instruments to record, but AT 2035 does a great job with it, you just have to find a sweet spot. Judging from youtube reviews, its also great on vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar cabinets.

Cons:

Sound

Low noise

Robust build quality

Shockmount

The only downside I can think of is that its very sensitive, just like a good condenser mic should be. So you need your computer to be as quiet as possible, and your recording space to be isolated from unwanted sounds.

I was choosing between Rode NT-1A and AT 2035, and I'm very happy with my choice.

Cheap but great!

I am a musician and a producer and own a recording studio for almost 10 years already. I wanted to get a cheap condenser for everyday use in the studio - voiceovers, vocals, acoustic guitars and stuff like that.

I narrowed my options down to 3 microphones - AT2035, NT-1 and P220. I knew that they all are quite similar sounding and I just had to pick one. I picked this and have been very happy with my choice!

First of all - it is a solid microphone. The build quality is great, it is heavy, feels durable and looks professional. Soundwise I feel like this microphone gives me relatively flat representation of whatever I record with it. It doesn't have that boominess and uncontrolled bottom end that other cheap microphones do. Since I bought it I have had a chance to record some stuff with the Rode NT-1 too and I have to say - I feel like I made the right choice buying this. To me the bottom frequencies sound much better on the AT2035 so that the NT1 sounds a bit unnatural and glassy in comparison.

But let me tell you - whatever microphone you choose to buy - just buy it and don't look back. You can do wonders with any decent sounding microphone as long as you know what you are actually doing. In this price category every microphone I've tried sounds more or less similar and lets be honest - you can't expect this or any other 150$ microphone to sound like JZ Blackhole, Neumann u87 or stuff like that. Every microphone in this category will have its limitations and flaws that you have to learn to work around. Learn about microphone placement, position, recording techniques and you will get great results no matter what you use.

Great Mic!!

Hard to recommend a mic, as everyone is different, voices suit different mics etc, etc. But this was my first condenser purchase and was totally happy with the purchase. A pretty flat mic with a touch of presence, and can tolerate high levels very well

Great bundle for reasonable price!

Mic that stands up against mic's costing 3-4x the same amount.

Now as good as potentially the Origin Mic's range, but ultimately, a fantastic microphone that is highly transparent and handles mids very well without being 'honky'

Coming from an SE X1, I would highly recommend this mic.

Extremely happy.

Each mic will be the best for each persons voice.

My best singing voice is rather resonant, breathy, light and airy. Singing from a considerable distance, this mic captures every nuance of my voice, and for such good price. I had heard AT wasn't legendary in mics...I was quite unsure between Rode's NT1, or AKG C214, great mics no doubt, I am however completely satisfied by my choice of AT. In a mere throw of luck because of the incorporated switches, and the design which I greatly like. Also very solid, you can tell its good quality. No seriously, I need to stress, you do not need thousands not even further than, will there be differences? Maybe...but is it worth so much more money. I'd call it diminishing returns.

Watch youtube comparisons of Neumann's U87 and see what I mean.

I recommend it (at least on the type of vocalists that I can comment as i've said at the beginning)

Excellent mic for the money

I bought this mic to replace my current large diaphragm condenser, a Stagg MCO-7w (budget copy of the Neumann U-89), as it was getting old and a little noisy. The main things I was looking for in a new LDC were low self noise and neutral frequency response, since I would be using it in less than ideal locations on several different sources. The AT2035 delivers brilliantly for its price.

With preamp gain turned right up I could hear noise from the mic, but with the setting that high I could also hear sounds from around the house better than with my own ears so I guess that's expected behaviour from any mic. When using it to record soft acoustic guitar from 1-2 ft away there was only the slightest audible noise after I increased the output using gain and compression in my DAW. I'm guessing a good room and proper gating could have gotten rid of even that.

The frequency response is pretty flat from the front. I haven't done any comprehensive tests to measure or listen to the off-axis response.

Very Good.

Excellent microphone for the price. Very warm sound. Perfect for Vocals and acoustic instruments. I am very happy with my purchase and would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a high quality low end microphone.