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customer reviews

32 People rated this product : 8 out of 10

3 People wrote reviews

5 out of 10

"Nice Idea, But Needs Lots Of Work."

Feature:
This mic definitely rates a 10 simply because of its unique features. there is absolutely no other mic with this many features. (The sE Electronics USB2200a comes close but their mic has no line/guitar input. They do, however, have USB noise supressers that eliminate the inherent USB 5v noise).

Quality:
Through the noise, the frequency response for the mic is okay. It lacks depth in the lower frequencies - almost as if a bass rolloff switch has been left on somewhere.

Value:
I guess it's okay - as a curiosity item or toy. Absolutely not usable in a professional environment.

Desirability:
This mic needs to go back to the drawing board.

Sound:
Because this mic is so noisy (static & a high-pitched whine), it is unusable for anything othet than sound with high SPL's such as drums. It's useless for vocals, acoustic guitar, etc.

Ease of Use:
Piece of cake - if you remember what audio drivers your computer is using. I have Cubase/Nuendo/Sound Forge 9 so I use Asio4all as my main driver.

Support:
Can't report on support yet. If Samson makes drivers that can somehow "condition" the USB line so its quiet, then the G-Track is a winner

Overall:
This mic is actually not a recommended buy unless you're nly using it to specifically record instruments with loud SPL's like drums where you can turn down the mic's input and reduce the inherent USB noise.

Submitted: 1/29/2008

Style of Music: Pop, Jazz, Rock, Reggae

8 out of 10

"Rockin' with an occasional a rollin'"

Feature:
I absolutely hate the fact that when you record vocals on one track it records it solely panned to the left side of the track. Yes, welcome to Suck City. If this weren't the problem it would be an almost flawless mic. Of course you can fix this problem with any DAW program. It would of been cool if there were a mono option for recording vocals from the mic. Some features that save this mic from me returning it are the ability to connect your instrument and/or headphones directly to the mic. Awesome feature.

Quality:
The quality is good. It's a fairly heavy mic. If I were to hit it with a bat it might break. If I were to throw it at the wall it might not. Seemingly well built, sturdy. The volume knobs I think will be the the first to give.

Value:
I say it's worth it. The instrument in line and headphone connect really increase the value.

Desirability:
It looks really cool and professional looking. I fell for it's charm.

Sound:
Sounds pretty good. I rock pretty hard. I do a lot of yelping, screaming, and howling and the microphone seems to take it pretty well. My voice comes in actually pretty clearly without clipping which is pretty cool. Absolutely no self noise problems, that I heard that other USB mic's had. However, I don't like that you have to be really close for this to sound the way I would like it. I purchased a pop filter and a shockmount. Which I now feel might have been unnecessary purchases. I would get very close to the mic and pop as many P's as possible and I didn't get any sound pops. Unless your gonna be dancing with the mic in your hand and recording at the same time I don't think the shockmount is a must, which I purchased directly from Samson.

Ease of Use:
It's really easy to use.

Support:
I haven't called them yet.

Overall:
I purchased it for the better or for the worse and so far it's been for the better.

Submitted: 1/12/2008

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The G-Track is a total solution capable of taking you from your musical inspiration to your finished tracks. Samson's G-Track is the world's first USB condenser microphone with a built-in audio interface and mixer, allowing simultaneous input of vocals and guitar, bass, or keyboard while also providing monitoring through an on board headphone output.

The G-Track allows you to record vocals like a standard USB mic, or two mono instruments through the line/instrument input, or a mix of one mono instrument and vocal. Now singer/songwriters can directly record vocals and instruments quickly and easily with one device, making the G-Track a must have for any songwriter's home studio. And its ease of use and portability allows you to take it anywhere inspiration may strike you.

Ideal for the traveling musician or the project studio, the G-Track ships with a desktop mic stand, swivel stand mount, USB cable and all the cables needed to connect any musical instrument with a standard 1/4" or RCA output. The G-Track ships with Cakewalk's Sonar LE and works brilliantly with Apple's GarageBand.

Features:
Large diaphragm studio condenser microphone

Mic and Instrument/Line gain control with clip LED

Stereo input jacks for instruments or line level signal

Stereo headphone jack for no latency monitoring with level control

3-position headphone switch for stereo, mono, computer monitoring

USB bus-powered and compliant

Audio I/O and USB cables included

Desktop microphone stand included

Optional shockmount available

Record direct to your computer with this low cost USB microphone. Onboard audio interface for instrument recording. Dedicated gain controls with clip LED. Headphone jack for zero-latency monitoring. Includes audio I/O and USB cables. Bundled with SONAR LE software.

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Samson GM1U G-Track USB Microphone with Interface