Hello there. I am sort-of setting up a small Home-Studio in my Basement, and as looking for a good mic. I came across the "Audio-Technica AT2035 Condenser Microphone"

We haven't talked about Milab around here much. Has anyone had the opportunity to test these? I'm curious...

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Hey all,

I have no idea what I'm talking about with mics so...

How would I know if my large diaphram (1") condener mic was damaged while recording "rockstar" the guitarist. I only realized after that it may have been too loud for my mic.

I have been looking for a pair of AKG 5600s {I love those things} for about 2 weeks with no results what so ever. Since Im not finding them I would like to ask you all what your opinions are on a decent pair of condensers under say 800 for the pair. They will be used for everything from church choir live sound to recording Overheads on Drums, Vocals, Horns, u name it.

Alright, there is some technical stuff I would very much like to understand, but the information I've found so far doesn't seem to do any one explanation justice. I'm going to use Audio-Technica mics as sort of the reference for examples here, as the AT's and Blue Mics comprise all of what I own in the condenser world.

I'm looking at two in particular. Either the AT 2035 which for a while I have considered to be my 'first condenser', or the AT 2050. The 2035 seems to be an intermediate contender with bass rolloff and 10dB pad. Or should I save up my money and get the 2050 with switchable patterns (cardioid/omni/8 )? Or do you think something else entirely would suit me better?

How come whenever I see a recording session in commercial/film whatever it always seems that the condensers for vocals are suspended upside down. I have come up with a few possibilities myself.

1. It helps accentuate certain frequencies.

2. It keeps the stand out of the way so the singer can move or read lyrics below the mic.

I always have this nagging fear that every time i hold a condenser mic in my hands i've somehow broke it because i griped it to hard, or whatever, because everyone tells me there so fragile.

But so my question is, how sensitive are condenser mics? And give me an example of what action would break it to the point where you can hear a fair difference in sound?

Will a condenser mic still pick up plosives if theres not pop filter but instead a windscreen?

Does it have to be of a good quality material to be effective at all? Do cheap pop filters work?

Hey, I've been using a MXL 990 and 991 condenser mics to do most of my recording. I use them from drums to vocals. The only thing is that I realized that they are just not that good. Sounds seem too muddy and they seem to need so much EQ, and by that time it sounds totally different from what I started with.