Audio-Technica has dropped the AT2020USB-X Microphone. Aimed at content creators, it’s all quality and sleek features.
Audio-Technica is an audio company that’s well known across both recording studios and music lovers with their M Series headphone range, and well known in the vinyl world for their wide range of turntables made for homes, audiophiles and DJs.
Their microphones are widely used by both professionals and enthusiasts alike, fitting into that mould of affordability with quality, and they sit firmly in the land of affordable with high quality — a very hard line to dance on.
The AT2020USB-X Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone — an upgrade on their AT2020USB+ — has the same award-winning sound as the original AT2020, a cardioid condenser that found its popularity across a magnitude of studios as the perfect workhorse. You’ll find reviews of this original microphone sitting above 4.5 stars, and the majority of users expressing the high quality and great price point, and now it’s even better.
With podcasters, streamers, and other content creators in mind, the AT2020USB-X has features such as a Touch Sensitive mute button, a headphone output on the mic, a mix control — for monitoring between direct audio and computer audio, the most sturdy desktop stand you’ve ever used and 24-bit/96 kHz sample rate (the previous model had 16-bit/48 kHz sample rate). A notable mention about the stand again — it’s an impressive accessory thanks Audio-Technica!
With content creation at its maximum — thanks pandemic — the need for an easy-to-use, and affordable piece of kit only makes our lives much less stressful. Whether we know it or not, audio quality and streaming standards are on the rise — even the Grammys are asking for a 96kHz file delivery — it’s great to know this USB microphone has you covered for future audio conversion and quality standards.
Moving away from the tech talk, this USB microphone looks sexy, feels solid to hold (not a common thing in USB mic world) and the design is sleek and clean.
The AT2020USB-X comes with a two-state LED indicator ring lights blue to indicate that the microphone is receiving USB power and
lights red when audio is muted via that touch sensitive mute button on the front. A feature that will surely light up those dimly lit home recording studios in all the right ways.
As far as extra connections and setup goes, there’s a shock mount (AT8455) you can buy separately — or you can connect the mic directly to a stand, and in the box comes both USB A and C cables.
The AT2020USB-X comes in at $269 AUD.
For more details head over here: Audio-Techinca.
