Review on MXL 770 Cardioid Condenser Microphone by Timothy Johnson

I've been using the Zoom H4N Audio Recorder for many years and finally decided to add a real microphone to get the most out of it. I'm not technically a professional audio engineer or musician, but I do record and edit a lot of audio. I sing in a local band and make very high quality YouTube videos for them. Many professional YouTube videos rely on good equipment. I also sing and play guitar and sometimes I need to record practice files to memorize, record something to listen to, or just record for fun! So far this mic has exceeded my expectations for the price! This is a really great mic that comes with a nice range of accessories including a shock absorber, a nice hard case for both and some great resources and guides to learn how to use it and get the most out of it. I found them very useful and easy to read! In the end the sound quality is really very good, especially for what you pay! I'm very glad I took the risk. It'll make you sound great if you're well prepared, but don't think it'll bring you any studio magic. If you don't understand your music or don't sing/play flat, you record it, haha! No, no editing software is provided for what you record. I wasn't expecting this, but some people seem to be asking this question. Here's how I use it and what I bought with it: - Audio 2000 3ft mic cable from H&F Technologies - Samson MK 10 mic stand - Zoom H4N audio recorder (which I already had) If you're using the Zoom H4N, here's what you need to do to connect it: - connect the microphone cable to input 1 and press input 1 (both 1 and 2 will light up, but this is normal) - provide phantom power for the microphone by going into the menu options, scroll and "select Input" and then scroll and select Phantom Power. This mic picks up 48, so select that when asked if you want 24 or 48 headphones) by going back to the menu options and selecting 'Enter', scrolling and selecting 'Mono Mix' and turn on. Ready to record and enjoy! I just record to my Zoom H4N's SD card and plug it into my computer. I do the actual editing with Adobe Audition, which I really like. I hope this helps anyone else looking for a reliable mic to get good recordings of vocals, guitar, piano or ukulele (those are just the instruments I play) on a budget, or someone trying to get one Connecting a condenser microphone to a Zoom H4N recorder! For reference, I did NOT receive this mic for free or at a discount. I paid full price for it.