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SM Pro audio MC01 is a very well built mic that you can use if you are on a tight budget. Bought it for a portable studio and proved to be quite worth it. I even drop it a couple months back on the leg of my studio chair and dented the screen...still works fine! I am starting to get a lot more advanced in my skills and am starting to see that even though it made good music for me and friends to listen to, its not the best for pro recording. Price really has nothing to do with the mic since you can find a nice mic without skipping a car payment, but beware that this is really only a temp solution to get you into the door. Down the road if you are still recording, you'll need to upgrade to a more receptive high end mic. (high end as freq, not price)

Great for the start of the home studio world. Great for demo's and overall applications. MC01 mics are very impressive to any musician of any level.


Good quality microphone for the price.It has nice details in the highs,a fairly flat midrange, & good bass. Sensitivity is excellent.I use this microphone mainly for vocals and acoustic guitars. On vocals use a windscreen about 6-8" away, it's a tad bright, but can be fixed with eq.. It's a condenser microphone and needs phantom power, I use it with an Art tube mp.I think the build quality is excellent, I like this microphone. But All condenser Mics require phantom power. So don’t buy it if you couldn't supply the phantom power.

OVERALL OPINION


But overall , this mic is not a bad deal at all. I have used it to record vocals, guitars, and some other instruments. If you really want to improve the sound, then get some good pre-amps and you will be pretty impressed at the change in sound quality.