| 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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 The Best Solution For The Money |
| Review Date: March 11, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Jon E. Rasmussen, Greenville, SC |
As I started building my portable music studio (laptop, mic, amp...) I ran into one major setback. The soundcard in my laptop just couldn't handle the quality of audio I was trying to record. For the price, this definitely seemed to be the best solution.
Despite the reviews sighting difficulties with OS compatibility I decided to give it a try. The mic is truly plug and play in Windows XP, requiring only a slight balance adjustment and setting the volume.
The sound quality is excellent, surpassing my expectations. For the money, and the entry level studio this is an excellent buy. I guess if you're trying to build a more professional studio, you should be looking at equipment on a different level than this.
This is a must have for the small home studio. |
Great mic but a little bassy until......
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| Review Date: February 10, 2007 |
| Reviewer: R. Rousseau, Germany |
| I bought this mic to build video training sessions at work using Camtasia. The mic has a full rich sound with a lot of low end. I downloaded the driver from the Samson web site and it has a high pass (low cut) filter that rolls off all frequencies below 200 Hz. This solved most of the problem I was having. I experimented with mic placement and found that if I place the mic about 5" from my mouth I get the perfect sound I am looking for. If you place the mic too close the bass is really pronounced and can have a muffled sound to it. The bottom line is you have to play around with the gain (I used 38 Db), high pass, and mic placement but the time spent is well worth it. Another item was the sampling rate. I found recording at 11 or 12 Khz produced the best results. I tried going higher and the recordings got tinny. The SoftPre driver sometimes is persnickity but I just reload it and it works fine. I hope Samson fixes and enhances it in the future. I really like this mic and for the money you can't go wrong! |
AWESOME MIC - Turns your PC into a Sound Studio/Radio Station
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| Review Date: December 6, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Deverix A. Horn, US |
| A friend suggested this mic and I was curious what I would get for that price... let me just say I am BLOWN AWAY by this product. It plugged right into my Windows XP machine and I immediately started making pro-quality audio using Audacity (shareware). My kids are now using it to make their own Podcasts, and I also use it with Skype and Yahoo IM voice conferencing. From reading the reviews it appears that people with Macs have problems...skip those reviews if you have a PC like most of us. This mic produces rich, full voice recordings. Haven't used it for music applications yet but I can't imagine a better product at this price point. I didn't do alot of research because it was highly recommended to me by someone I trusted. Does anyone else make a USB, studio-quality, plug-n-play microphone for a PC for under a hundred bucks?! |
Great value !
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| Review Date: May 4, 2006 |
| Reviewer: H. Gordon, Central Coast California |
Samson microphones have always been a good value - I use a pair of CO2 small diaphram condenser mics for live sound and recordings, and they easily outperform more expensive mics. Generally, when recording, a lot of gear is needed - mics, preamps, mixers, digital recorder, etc, so it seemed like the Samson CO1U would be a really useful for quick recording projects.
At first, I didn't realize that there was a driver to set the preamp gain, so the microphone output level was pretty low and a bit noisy. Once I found the CO1U driver for my iMac G5 and boosted the gain, I could record straight to disk without any post-processing. There's still a bit of background noise from the built-in mic preamp, but it's not significant, and the mic performance is quite good. This is definitely the easiest and most economical way I've seen for someone to get up-and-running quickly with good quality digital recording. |
Does what I want quite well.
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| Review Date: December 16, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Richard Gordon, Novato, CA USA |
| I bought this to listen to myself playing the violin so I could improve. It does just what I wanted. It was a snap to install and worked right away with my PC and Windows 2000. I didn't have to install any drivers. It pickes up my playing with clarity. I did invest in a boom stand for it. I was pleased to find that the microphone can be attached to a stand without my having to purchase any other connectors. The attachment device has an insert that can be removed so it can be screwed to stands with different sized screws. |
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