MXL 770

I have been using a Zoom H4N audio recorder for years and finally decided it was time for me to add a real mic to make the most of it. I'm not technically a professional recording engineer or musician but I do a lot of recording and audio editing. I sing in a local ensemble and produce very high quality YouTube videos for them as well. A large part of making professional YouTube videos is having good equipment. In addition, I sing and play the guitar and sometimes have need to record practice files for myself for memorization, record things for an audition or just record for fun! So far this mic has exceeded the expectations I had for it for the price! This is a really great mic that comes with a nice little accessories bundle including the shock mount, a nice hard case for both and some great resources and manuals to learn how to use it and get the most out of it. I found those to be very helpful and easy to read! At the end of the day though, the sound quality is really, really good, especially for what you pay! I'm really glad I took a chance on this. It will make you sound great if you're well prepared but don't think it's going to do you any studio magic favors. If you don't know your music or sing/play flat, that's exactly what this will record, haha! No, it does not come with software to edit what you record. I didn't expect it to but some people seem to be wondering about that. Here's how I use it and what I bought to go with it: - Audio 2000 3ft mic cable from H&F technologies - Samson MK 10 mic boom stand - Zoom H4N audio recorder (which I already had) If you're using a Zoom H4N here's what you need to do to connect it: - Plug your mic cable into input 1 and press input 1 (both 1 and 2 will light up but that's ok) - Provide phantom power to the mic by entering the menu options, scrolling to and selecting "Input" and then scrolling to and selecting "Phantom Power". This mic takes 48 so select that when asked if you want 24 or 48. - Enable both left and right channels (you have to do this if you want to hear what you record in both the left and right ears of a pair of headphones) by going back to the menu options and selecting "Input" and scroll to and select "Mono Mix" and turn it on. Ready to record and enjoy! I just record to an SD card on my Zoom H4N and pop that into my PC. I do the actual editing using Adobe Audition software which I like a lot. I hope this helps someone else who is looking for a solid mic to get good vocal, guitar, piano or ukulele (those are just the instruments I play) recordings on a budget or someone who is trying to connect a condenser mic to a Zoom H4N recorder! For the record I did NOT get this mic for free or at a discount. I paid full price for it.

I'll keep this review simple for my fellow musician/singers out there. Do not buy anything just because it has a trendy name or costs a lot - that doesn't always mean it's worth the money. I read the other reviews & thought since I can't afford a mic that cost 2,000 dollars but I still want a really good quality mic for what little money I do have to invest on gear, maybe I should give the MXL 770 mic a try. I bought 2 - one for recording instruments & one for vocals, if your p.c. or mac and/or interface needs fantom powered mics these have that. Like a good pair of shoes or a Porsche sports car it takes a while to gently break them in but once you do they fit like a glove or perform like an atomic clock - same thing goes for these mics. Be gentle, don't abuse them - in about a few sessions of practice you'll notice how freaking incredibly awesome they record. They're a lot like really good quality studio monitors, give them a few days to warm up & once they do you'll be like holy crap this is some great gear. After using these mics for a home studio recording I can honestly & personally tell you they are dang near perfect for what you need & for the price you'll regret buying anything else - trust these reviews like I did, these are outstanding microphones. They come in a great heavy duty protective case with handle, a shock guard that keeps the mic stable (plus looks cool as hell) the mics are heavy solid & look impressive, they look like mics that no one can afford, & they pick up the exact frequency range you need for them to with zero hiss or humming. Note they are not dynamic mics for live gigs, these are for recording only & in my opinion I got double my moneys worth.

Very very good recording quality, use it for calls and occasional podcast recordings

This isn't going to be your 5000 words in-detail review, just adding to the average of the mike and statistics. I'm not sure if the negative reviews labeling the case as flimsy are based on some older version, and if the ones complaining about noise and low levels are from reviewers who aren't used to working with non plug'n'play mikes or defective items, but I can't say I have any of those issues. TL;DR: You're probably looking at buying this because you heard that it's the only mic under 100$ you can get that comes with a shock mount and a case that sounds better than it costs. It's true. It comes with a serviceable shock mount, a good case, and the mike alone is excellent and easily comparable to 100$ ones without those accessories. Do expect to have to set up your environment to make it sound great: Welcome to the world of audio, where 200$ of padding your room and 70$ of gear and 2 hours of setting up positioning will yield immensely better results than spending 500$ on gear and sitting it on a wooden surface. Long version: For the price this is an outstanding deal, that's why people buy it, and it's true. Expect to have to have to set up your gear and find sweet spots and all, but that would hold true for mikes three times the price. Don't coil your cables, don't use unbalanced if you're 10 metres from the interface, or balanced if you have a 1m cable run in a non noisy environment. With a decent 2m unbalanced Swamp cable and a UR22 mkII the levels are perfectly fine, middle of the pack for more expensive equivalent models. I wonder if people complaining it's quiet are running it through an overly weak interface and using long balanced cables that can't push through. The pattern is pretty fat on the sides, so hang and angle the mic right if you don't want it to pick up a nearby window and you're doing podcasting, but the pick up is amazing; it's clean, has excellent range, and won't clip easy. It's a cardioid pattern, not a 22 degrees shotgun, you can basically record two people standing almost on its sides, expect the noise and ambient to also reflect that and operate it accordingly. The case is as good as it gets for a price range including a mic and shock mount (which is actually OK and perfectly serviceable but nothing more than that) costing what you'd often pay for just those accessories. The mike itself is of a really good build, easily comparable with middle-of-pack 120-150$ products and certainly on the top end of its price range. All in all it deserves its (good) reputation.

Me encanto el microfono, tanto la calida de construccion como de grabacion es increible por el precio. Estoy satisfecho con mi compra

Muy bueno, acorde al precio 👌

Tenia 3 microf0nos negros de este modelo, compre este por estar mas barato, y ademas que en las fotografias dice que incluye el cable y un filtro anti pop, lo cual no es cierto, me llego igual que los otros que tengo, en un case con el puro micro y su base para montarlo, sin cable y sin el friltro, menos el trapito que indican.... son microfonos muy buenos , los uso para podcast, no le pongo las 5 estrellas porque es publicidad engañosa, aunque tengo que admitir que son mucho mas baratos que los primeros 3 que compre.

Funciona de maravilla, lo he utilizado en voces, grabando guitarra y bajo, entrega una calidad de grabación muy buena.

El producto en general está bien, el microfono te ofrece una excelente calidad, pero eso no justifica el hecho en que le estan mintiendo al comprador al decir que viene incluido accesorios como el filtro antipop, el cable xlr, etc. Sobre el producto no tengo queja, pero no esta bien que le mientan al comprador que incluyen accesorios cuando no es asi.