Best Studio Mics

The new AKG LYRA might just be our new fave for affordable USB mics. Desktop USB Microphones used to be one trick ponies -- yes they worked, with not a lot of options, and placement was dictated by...

In this set is a pair of Rode’s TF-5 condenser microphones, as well as a set of mic clips, and a stereo bar, allowing the set to be mounted on one microphone stand. The stereo bar also has handy...

Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 50 years, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of one of its most acclaimed and ubiquitous microphones, the AT4050 Multi-pattern...

Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 50 years, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of one of its most acclaimed and ubiquitous microphones, the AT4050 Multi-pattern...

Musicians have poured their time and money into perfecting their sound, regardless of the instrument or style of music. So, it makes sense to record in the purest way possible to capture it. A...

Warm Audio has rolled out a 251-style mic that sounds great and is well within reach, pricewise, to the discerning user. Build wise, this new WA-251 from Warm Audio is really robust. The all brass...

The really cool thing about nice microphones, is even if they’ve been meant for one application that doesn’t mean they can’t be used for something completely different to come up with new and...

Bands have made room recordings since the beginning of…well, recording. However, so many good recordings could have been better, with a better mix, or even the possibility of fixing that one flub if...

Matt Zutell, founder of Coast Records in Charleston, SC, installs the Cloudlifter CL-4 in the studio so he can get clearer sound from his ribbon mics. In this video example, he demonstrates how the...

Telefunken’s been one of THE names in microphones for decades, with a price to match their quality. Now their M60 Cardioid Condenser won’t break the bank, but its build and sound quality lives up to...