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AUDIO-TECHNICA AT4040 

By Richard Alan Salz

The new Audio-Technica AT4040 is not just another knock-off mic made to look and sound like one of the treasured classics. Nor is it another mic distributed...

ROYER LABS R-122 

By Myles Boisen

Don't be surprised if you experience a flash of d vu when you see the R-122 phantom-powered ribbon microphone. Its look and design are inherited from...

Shure KSM27 

By Barry Cleveland

The relatively inexpensive KSM27 joins the cardioid KSM32 and the multipattern KSM44 as the latest in Shure's KSM series of studio condenser microphones....

Blue's Kiwi Condenser Microphone 

By Brian Knave

One of the challenges EM editors face is determining, from a steady stream of new products, which are most appropriate for readers' needs (and thus, which...

Soundman OKM II K 

By Karen Stackpole

If you've ever wanted to be a dummy head for three-dimensional recording, here's your big chance. The OKM II K Classic Studio Binaural Stereo Headset...

RØDE NTK Tube Microphone 

By Rob Shrock

One of the few things about recording that hasn't changed in the past decade is that you still need great microphones to make great recordings. Great...

Audio-Technica AT835ST 

By Rudy Trubitt

In the comfortable confines of a studio, you can position microphones as you please. Want more detail? Just move the mic closer to the source. In the...

Shure KSM44 Microphone 

By Sean Carberry

For the past five years, microphone companies have peppered the U.S. market with large-diaphragm, multipattern condensers, many from the same foreign...

Royer Labs SF-1 

By Myles Boisen

Royer Labs is a small company dedicated to reviving ribbon microphones for the digital-recording era. I reviewed the company's flagship mic, the R-121,...

AKG C 2000 B Small Diaphragm Condenser Microphone 

Karen Stackpole

C 2000 B Large-diaphragm sound from a small-diaphragm condenser. Prolific microphone manufacturer AKG has added yet another low-cost, high-performance...

Mics in the Mix 

Myles Boisen

Whether you have a closet full of mics or are contemplating your very first microphone purchase, selecting the proper mic for a recording application...

To Tell The Truth 

Brian Knave

Listen in as eight affordable small-diaphragm condenser mics take the stand–the mic stand, that is!...

Røde NTV Microphone 

Rob Shrock

There's no mistaking the sound of a good tube microphone. Though typically not as accurate or transparent sounding as solid-state models, tube mics tend...

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