I just bought the cheap condenser mic for vocals yesterday along with the Audio Interface. And within this post, I want to share with you guys about how to choosing the good studio mic for recording vocal into the computer.
When it comes to recording the vocal on the computer whether it for music, broadcasting or podcast. One thing that you should consider is what type of mic you should use. What kind of brand that has a good price for your budget, etc, .
Literally, you can’t just use a “standard microphone” to record your vocal into any recording software in your computer, that usually people use it for talking or singing on “live performance”
Because it is not designed for that. And you will get a bunch of noise and very “unprofessional” result for sure. So! Condenser based microphone is the gear you need if you want to get a great result like a pro.
About Condenser Mic
A Condenser mic is designed to have very high sensitivity, low noise & wide dynamic range. It has a cardioid pick up pattern built on it. So it is perfect for ‘Home’ Studio recording, Podcast, Broadcast or any situation where clarity and accuracy needed.
And … like I’ve mentioned before that I just bought a new cheap condenser mic and SB audio interface. The Microphone brand is called AT-100 by iSK.
I bought yesterday from local online store Tokopedia for IDR 749,000 or is about $51.3501 in USD. You can check it through this direct link to the product at Amazon
I have ed it for recording a few cover songs! and I am pretty satisfied I must say. With that budget and you can have a professional studio recording microphone to craft your stuff then what else can be better?
Below is the demo of iSK AT-100 condenser mic to record my demo song. Please check it out 🙂
Okay! and below is the screenshot when I unboxing iSK AT-100 Condenser Mic and my new Soundcard.
The product packing that I receive yesterday comes with 1pc shock mount, 2,5 M f C-1 Mic cable and Color retail box packing. Yep! finally, I have a good Condenser mic 🙂
iSK AT-100 Condenser Mic Specification
Okay below is the specification of the iSK AT-100:
- Element: 18mm pure aluminium diaphragm capsule
- Polar Pattern: Cardioid
- Frequency Response: 20Hz-20KHz
- Sensitivity: -38db ±2db (0db=1V/Pa at 1KHz)
- Output Impedance: 200 Ω ±30% (at 1KHz)
- Load Impedance: >1000Ω
- Self Noise: 17db A
- SPL: 136db (at 1KHz < 1% T.H.D)
- S/N Ratio: 77db
- Housing: Die cast zinc
- Weight: about 300gram
- Dimension: 48mm (dia.)x165mm(L)
Overall, it is a very good condenser microphone for studio or home recording that you can get at a affordable price. But you still can have great quality.
Conclusion & Disclosure
That was cheap but best at its price condenser microphone for recording vocal that I just buy yesterday to start my home recording project.
I hope this post will be useful for you who looking for cheap condenser mic but still afford to produce good quality audio.
BTW! If looking for the expensive microphone to buy for then there is a ton of brands and products that you can find out there
here we are looking for the affordable ones, so you can calculate wisely for microphone cost for build a home studio recording, a podcast studio, etc.
Actually, I also have ed it on my Hackintosh computer to talk with Siri which is installed macOS High Sierra on it while the input gain is set in 50% and the distance between me and the mic is about 40 cm and it works just great!
And yeah you also will need a USB Audio Interface to record vocal on your computer who have XLR port. You can read the about Best Cheap USB Audio Interface For Home Recording Here!
For the best result, You will also need a Compact mic stand that you can buy on Amazon just for $12, here is the link to the product that I recommended https://amzn.to/2P0jnI1 and ya! also don’t forget to bu a Pop Filter so the vocal audio will sound like a Pro.
I just want you to know guys! that if you purchase the product that I recommended from Amazon, I will get a commission. If you do that, it means that you are supporting us to keep providing good content for this blog. And yeah, thanks for your support 🙂
Until the next post about “DIY Home recording stuff” Peace out! and stay true 🙂