Solved! AT2020 not working with Neewer 48v phantom power box and usb sound card Question Just bought an AT2020, doesn't seem to work with my scarlett solo. Question Audio Technica at2020 no audio through 2i2 Scarlett 1st Gen Question AT2020 + yamaha ag06 doesnt pick up my voice it may be worth looking into the other rode products in the nt line but sorry i'm not too familiar with them.Īll the products you're looking at are well received, so its hard to really go wrong with any of them but which one suits you most may depend on your voice, your needs/preferences, if you need it to travel and what accessories would cost. the two microphones that i do like the sound of the most (from those i've heard) would have to be the 2020 or nt. I was also rather impressed with the nice bass tones of the rode nt usb. accessories for 2020 and other lighter weight mics will be cheaper and easier for heavy and large mics like yeti. keep in mind you may want to also get a mic stand (boom arm), pop filter (popgard is low profile brand), and shock mount (easier to find one for mics the size of 2020 than for yeti). Is usb or xlr better? i'd like to say xlr is better overall however usb is certainly more plug and play with less equipment needed.
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you also do get a convenient interface for listening to your voice in real time (live monitoring) and a nice volume control and depending on the interface some nice mixing options. 44.1 vs 96 sample rates if using the solo vs usb 2020. using an interface is nice because quality levels can be higher (depending on mic of course and device but the usb interfaces on certain mics is lower.
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it certainly compares in quality to the at2020usb/at2020usbplus although i personally prefer the audiotechnica sound just a tad more (opinion).
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Blue yeti is a nice usb mic that offers 3 different modes of recording although is very large (can get in the way and is hard to find shockmounts for) and in most cases you will only be using cardioid if doing just voiceovers or similar.