Bought A New Microphone

[ProfessorGAC]

Got the AT 4040 yesterday. I wanted something with enough tonal flexibility to use for vocals and to mike acoustic or the guitar amp at a slight distance. Good price on it and now i have another good mike. This one is intended strictly for home use. It ain't EVER leaving the house.
The Professor

[johnnie]

1. That's good mic

My buddy bought one for his home use too. From what I have heard, it records really well. Vocals sound great through them and acoustics sound crisp.

I think it's a great mic for the price.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. I Negotiated Another $30 Off, Too!

Basically, i got it for about $15 out the door less than the price they had on the mike! So, i got that $15 plus the tax. And, it looks really cool on the stand.
The Professor

[Bonhomme Richard]

3. Nice. I'm still plugging along with my 57's and 58's. n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Oh, I Have Those Too

But, i've got a few low end condenser mikes (in the $100 - $125 range), but i wanted something a little better. One of the mikes i already had is one of the Marshall Electronics mikes! It looks an awful lot like a Neumann, so it's clearly intended to be a low end knock-off. But, it's really a good mike. It's not as good as a Neumann, or a high end Blue, or a AKG 414, or something. But, for what i paid for it, it's really good. I would recommend to anyone who wants a good condenser mike but doesn't want to drop 3 or 4 bills on it, to give them a shot.

This new one is heftier feeling, and the diaphragm looks like it might be a pinch bigger. (Just guessing here, but 1&1/2" instead of 1&3/8ths?) This one has the standard gain dump, but also has a separate low-end rolloff. So, you can decrease signal strength without changing bass response, or the opposite.

I'm starting my instrumental guitar album in earnest so i needed one good mike to work with.
The Professor

[leftofthedial]

5. sweet!

I have a pair of AT4041's I use for acoustic guitar and occasionally drum overheads and an AT4033 that I use for vocals. I think you'll love your 4040.

[bullimiami]

6. Audio Technica makes good cheap condenser mics.

They gave us a batch of 4031s and 4051s when they first came out years back.. Compared quite favorably to Shoeps Collettes (cmc5u) which cost like 10x more. We also use a 4050 which is nice.