Audio-Technica AT2020 vs MXL 990

[Z]

Anybody compare these two mics? They’re both about $100. Mxl has a shock mount thingy. I’ve heard clips from both and they both sound great, but if any of you have used either I’d be glad to hear thoughts

[Anonymous]

I’m interested in anyones recording setups!

at the moment i record sound
with an i-touch & i want to
upgrade to an affordable setup!

i don’t want a professional setup,
too costly, if i wanted a proffesional recording, my
teacher like Johnny has all the
gear, but obviously i would have
to pay to use his room.

I’d have to either go the apple mac route (which would please my daughter as they use it in school for music & music IT) or i’d have to get a 8 track portastudio?

If i go the Mac route, i’d have to buy mics (which one do i buy?),
then i’d have to buy speakers (which type to buy?).
Then theres the box in between the
mac & the mics etc…

I’d also be interested in some sort of portable system like these guys have to play outside – speaker with backing tracks?

All this IT recording stuff is new to me & like mouthpieces i dont want to waste money on trying out
different mics etc..

[William Cingolani]

I use an audio-technica AT2020 with a wind screen and a pop filter which fits on the mic like a sock. Seems to work for me. I have a mac computer so Garage Band is the way I go. My mic connects to the computer with a usb connector

[john]

yes JB, as William says, with a mac it’s simple because garage band is right there and you only need a usb mic to record into it.

[Anonymous]

thanks – for both replies.
my current pc is still on windows xp operating system which is out of date and not supported by microsoft, so i will have to buy a new pc or laptop with a more uptodate operating system.

Fed up with windows, and have decided to replace it with a mac laptop later on – so it seems more sensible to build a simple recording setup around it, as i only want something basic. if i wanted a pro recording i would go to a recording studio – but at my level that ain’t gonna happen.

[William Cingolani]

I switched back to my bluebird mic. It needs phantom power so I use my M-Audio Fast Track Pro interface which supplies phantom power. The interface plugs into my mac book pro (garage band) with a USB.

[wayne wojnarowski]

I have a Lenovo lap top just got it, and I used a Samson GO Mike A itty bitty Omni-directional get up it’s pretty good for being inexpensive and easy to set up, as I have no skills with computers.Hey William I have a audio technical 40/40 but it requires phantom power to operate which would mean I would have to use my Fostex 16 trk. digital recorder, that’s to much tech. for me I have to call my nephew all the time hence keep it simple stupid. Thanks for the nice comment .

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