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Published on 04/19/07 at 15:00Primarily a singer, I've been playing guitar for about 10 years, been in a band (drummer!), and have continued to record and play with other musicians on a non-professional basis. My styles range from folk to hard rock, with heavy power-pop leanings -- Big Star, not Green Day.
Bought at Guitar Center on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles for $200. I needed a better microphone for acoustic guitars and vocals.
I can't afford higher-end mikes that cost $4000, and I am quite pleased with the sound I get from the AT3035. After acquiring it, I used it on an acoustic-guitar/vocal recording and was stunned at how much clearer the sound was compared with my old recordings. I also use it for film voice-over and ADR work and the mike yields pretty clean results even without a soundproofed room. When shopping for the microphone at Guitar Center, I tested this against a Nady, an MXR and an AKG Perception -- some of those were more expensive than the AT3035, some were less -- but the AT3035 was the winner by a landslide in terms of clarity and construction quality.
Nothing, really, except that the metal at the top of the microphone is a little soft and gets dented easily.
Very good. It's not too heavy, but feels sturdy enough. It also comes with its own shockmount and soft carrying case.
Getting this microphone completely changed the sound of my recordings. Suddenly my vocals began to sound much more professional, I could hear myself far better while recording and so I could also perform better. And the AT3035 also does fine recording acoustic guitars. For $200, it's a great piece of equipment.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
Bought at Guitar Center on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles for $200. I needed a better microphone for acoustic guitars and vocals.
I can't afford higher-end mikes that cost $4000, and I am quite pleased with the sound I get from the AT3035. After acquiring it, I used it on an acoustic-guitar/vocal recording and was stunned at how much clearer the sound was compared with my old recordings. I also use it for film voice-over and ADR work and the mike yields pretty clean results even without a soundproofed room. When shopping for the microphone at Guitar Center, I tested this against a Nady, an MXR and an AKG Perception -- some of those were more expensive than the AT3035, some were less -- but the AT3035 was the winner by a landslide in terms of clarity and construction quality.
Nothing, really, except that the metal at the top of the microphone is a little soft and gets dented easily.
Very good. It's not too heavy, but feels sturdy enough. It also comes with its own shockmount and soft carrying case.
Getting this microphone completely changed the sound of my recordings. Suddenly my vocals began to sound much more professional, I could hear myself far better while recording and so I could also perform better. And the AT3035 also does fine recording acoustic guitars. For $200, it's a great piece of equipment.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com