Marshall Electronics Introduces USB Condenser Mic

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MXL Microphones, the professional audio division of Marshall Electronics, announces the introduction of the MXL USB.006 computer microphone for instant professional CD quality recording on a P.C. or Mac. The new MXL USB.006 series plugs directly into any USB port on any portable or desktop computer and is ready to record a big rich studio sound not possible with electret or dynamic mics. The new MXL USB series features a Large 24 K Gold Diaphragm Pressure Gradient capsule and low noise electronics that gives users the same high quality sound of large studio mics that require mixers with 48 volt phantom power and other recording equipment to record and playback the recordings.

In addition to getting high quality sound in the home studio it's also a very exciting tool for multimedia, news and broadcast applications using portable computers for remote recording of concerts, lectures, or even documenting outdoor sounds in full fidelity for film and TV backgrounds.

The analog section of the MXL USB mics features a low noise front end, a 20 Hz-20 kHz frequency response, a large gold diaphragm, pressure gradient condenser capsule, and a 3-position, switchable attenuation pad to control the gain, making it easy to configure the microphone to virtually any sound source. The digital section features a 16-bit Delta Sigma A/D converter with a sampling rate of 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz. Protecting the instruments capsule is a heavy-duty wire mesh grill with an integrated pop filter. A red LED behind the protective grill informs the user that the microphone is active and correctly oriented toward the user.

A new software called MUR (MXL USB Recorder) will be free for downloading on the MXL web site. The software is designed to simulate a DAT or the classic professional 2-Trk professional analog recorder. The new software provides instant 2-Trk or stereo CD quality recording on a PC. The software instantly recognizes the USB mic without any set-up. Just push record and then playback.

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