Fabulous mic!

I have worked with all kinds of mics in my 45 years of recording. This mic stands up with the best, especially considering the price. I use two for stereo ambient pickup for organ and choir every Sunday. Great well constructed mic. You can't go wrong with this one!

Incredible Mic!

Short and sweet: This mic sounds good on everything - vocals, acoustic guitar, snare, hi hat. I tried it as a replacement for a matched pair of small diaphragm condensers which were being used as drum overheads, and the difference in clarity was startling. I'll be purchasing another as soon as possible. Don't hesitate. This mic is WELL worth the money.

Excellent mic. Excellent price.

This is a true large-diaphragm mic. The AT2020 is NOT. I could not be happier with this mic. I got the best vocal takes I've ever gotten using this mic. The low cut filter is particularly handy at taking the boom out of vocals.

Clean and Crisp

I was blown away at the clarity and crispness of a mic at this price. This is perfect for voice work. With all the plug ins today, You WILL be able to make a very clean recording of yourself with mic and tweak it all you want thru your DAW. Very Impressed. I run mine thru a Focusrite Saffire 6 USB into Adobe CS5.5...

A Well Balanced Mic

This mic is the best and extremely affordable. A voiceover actor and sound engineer suggested I switch to this mic after hearing my recordings.It really changed my the sound. It took out the "boominess" in my voice over work and cleared out extraneous noise. I highly recommend that you try this microphone.

Powerfully built

Sounds Great for the price, I've fooled numerous friends into thinking one of these is a much nicer mic. I was even smart enough to leave one on the roof of my car and drive off and even after falling off at 40 mph and rolling down a hill it still works perfectly. Needless to say this mic is solid and works on a wide variety of sources.

Its REAL!!!!!!!

For the past 6 yrs I've been using the shure ksm27 condenser mic which has given me its heart and soul not to mention pretty good vocals but the silibance despite using a channel strip and de- esser was finally too much so I finally broke down and got another mic so I hit the store interested in a at 40 series mic for quality and budget purposes. I demo'd
the 2035,4040, and the 4033. After testing all three the verdict was the at 2035!!! I don't know if this mic will get the job done with the rest of my projects but for my hip hop artist this mic is THA TRUTH. No silibance problems what so ever, word articulation and pronunciation is THA TRUTH. Smooth even vocals with a touch of grime. A hardcore Hip Hop artist's best friend. Look out for B.A.M. RUU "HARD BODY" mixtape coming soon so you can hear the true essence of the AT-2035 cardiod condenser microphone THA TRUTH

The Big Bang Theory is TRUE

Ok, this isn't 4.5 stars as in a Bock 251 or something, but this is definitely a 4.5 when comparing to mics in the under $500 range.

I have long been an Audio Technica fan, making the AT4050 the main workhorse of my studio for the last decade or more, owning several other mics of theirs, and having used even more. AT has always been a shining example of the "bang for your buck" concept - without compromise attached.

I have used original version of this model - the AT3035 (made in Japan and evolved into the AT2025 when production moved to China to keep costs down). The AT3035 had actually faired extremely well in mic shoot outs and real world use for me on male and female vocals and acoustic guitar.

So...when I was in need of a couple more swiss army type mics, these were a no brainer, and they haven't disappointed.

They offer an unhyped sound, with a low end that is tight, not muddy. The proxemity effect on this doesn't appear to be quite as significant as its big brother the AT4050 but it still warmed up nicely when I got right up on it. The high end is pretty natural and unflattering - what you hear is pretty much what you get, without hype or sizzle. The mids seem to be slightly "forward" sounding but still pretty open and natural without any obnoxious peaky-ness.

On acoustic guitar I got a very full and balanced sound off the body, while capturing lots of sparkle off the 12th fret area. The imaging between 2 random mics seems to be good enough to use as a stereo pair.

On both male and female vocals this week, I preferred this mic greatly over a U87 clone.

The mic comes alive when plugged into a great preamp like a Vintech, and it takes EQ nicely - handling pretty large doses of EQ without exposing any massive flaws.

all in all, a fantastic deal, not just because its cheap, but it can also be legitimately used right along side many mics that are much more expensive and hold its own.

Might I add - AT has fantastic service.