Samson CO1U USB Condenser Mic | 
 enlarge | Brand: Samson
Category: Musical Instruments
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Rating:  74 reviews
Sales Rank: 79
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: C01U
Model: CO1U RS
UPC: 809164005810
EAN: 0874171001247
ASIN: B000AP1RE8
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Industry's first USB studio condenser mic | | • | Plugs directly into any computer with a USB port | | • | Cardioid pickup pattern | | • | Heavy gauge mesh grill | | • | Large 19mm diaphragm |
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Product Description
For the first time ever, musicians who record music on computers have a simple, affordable way to capture high-quality vocal and acoustic instrument performances. Seamless integration was the idea, and it was obtained by creating a studio condenser microphone that can be plugged into any computer with no in/out boxes, no expensive computer pre-amps, just a USB cable. It features a 19mm internal shock mounted diaphragm with a cardioid pick up pattern ensuring pristine studio quality recordings. The C01U works perfectly on any computer, Mac or PC, and with any DAW software program. It immediately solves a huge problem for users of many laptops, many of which have no other input method for audio devices. It's a must for any musician on the road or in the project studio, but the C01U is going to offer solutions to more than just musicians. The mic opens up possibilities for anyone who records audio?from Podcasters, journalists, students, and business people adding audio files to websites and multimedia presentations. Smooth, Flat Frequency Response USB connection cable included Perfect microphone for Podcasters as well as Musicians 16-bit sample resolution Supports 8 kHz, 11.025 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz sampling rates USB low-power device - draws 26 mA => 130 mW. In suspend mode 0.3 mA => 1.5 mW. Frequency response - 40 Hz to 18 kHz
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The C01U USB Studio Condenser Mic is the first affordable studio condenser mic with a USB interface. For the first time ever, musicians who record music on computers have a simple, affordable way to capture high-quality vocal and acoustic instrument performances. Seamless integration was the idea, and it was obtained by creating a studio condenser microphone that can be plugged into any computer with no in/out boxes, no expensive computer pre-amps, just a USB cable. The C01U condenser microphone is based on our wildly successful C01. It features a 19mm internal shock mounted diaphragm with a cardioid pick up pattern ensuring pristine studio quality recordings. The C01U works perfectly on any computer, Mac or PC, and with any DAW software program. It immediately solves a huge problem for users of many laptops, many of which have no other input method for audio devices. It's a must for any musician on the road or in the project studio, but the C01U is going to offer solutions to more than just musicians. The mic opens up possibilities for anyone who records audio—from Podcasters, journalists, students, and business people adding audio files to websites and multimedia presentations. Feature List
- Large Diaphragm, 19mm, Studio Condenser with USB Digital Output.
- Compatible with any computer based Digital Audio Workstation.
- The extremely detailed sound reproduction makes it ideal for recording vocals, acoustic instruments and just about any other sound source.
- High Quality AD converter with 16 Bit, 48K sampling rate.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 69 more reviews...
 Good For Speaking, Not For Singing January 9, 2009
This mic has outstanding quality for spoken word, but if you are a musician and are looking for a good mic to record with this is not the one for you. It distorts the voice and does not do well recording guitar either. If you're looking to record music as I am, I recommend you keep looking.
 Great December 28, 2008
Very nice and easy to set up Mic. Especially nice with OS X. I use mine with an additional wind screen.
Latency December 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
So I've always wanted to record my music, say just vocals and acoustic guitar for example, and I wanted something that seemed simple to use/set up, inexpensive, and good quality. I looked that up and ended up finding this microphone -- "perfect for musicians, studio quality recording, etc." everything seemed perfect so I went and bought it. Now this would have been the perfect microphone, until I set it up and found an issue that would change everything...LATENCY!! This baby has a 1/2 to 1 second lag when I record, and looking up other forums this seems to be a problem with everyone else - it is the USB recording process in itself (converting analog signal to digital takes time to process = latency). There are ways to lower it, but after I tried everything I still had a fraction of a second, which is like a year when trying to overdub. Don't get me wrong it has excellent quality(like I said it *would* have been the perfect mic) but latency makes it IMPOSSIBLE to overdub/mix multiple tracks, which is almost a necessity for solo recording unless you can settle with single tracks. So if all you want to do is podcasts, internet talk, or otherwise single tracks, this would probably be for you. Another thing, the driver software they tell you to download is problematic; recording for over a minute or so at a time caused the sound to become erratic, every time. And this microphone DOES NOT WORK WITH VISTA.
PROS: Great quality, Plug and play is easy(in most cases), good for the price, comes with a free Sonar LE program, USB bus powered.
CONS: USB MICROPHONES HAVE LATENCY(lag!), driver software is problematic and should be avoided, does not work with vista.
Great Microphone December 21, 2008
I like this product and I would reccommend anyone to buy one.
Great quality micropnone
Great mic for the beginner! December 20, 2008
I've had the Samson CO1U microphone for aboug 6 months now, and I couldn't be more pleased with it. It is reliable, and the recording quality is excellent.
The monodirectional carotid diaphragm does a nice job of reducing external noises such as the fan of your computer, and the sound quality is quite crisp and clear. My only gripe is that as one increases the space from the sound source to the microphone, one begins to get increased background hiss. As such, someone who needs crystal clear sound will require a pop filter to avoid signal overload when explosive consonants are used (S, P, D, T, B).
If you can't afford a full studio setup with an amplifier, condenser mic, and specialized computer interfaces, this microphone is a great choice. Provided you use a pop filter, you won't be disappointed.
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