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Samson C03U Multi-Pattern USB Microphone

Switchable pickup patterns: omni, cardioid, figure-8 capture almost any audio you can point at it.

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 8 out of 10
Features:: 8 out of 10
Quality:: 8 out of 10
Value:: 7 out of 10
I Want It:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 8 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 9 out of 10
Support:: 7 out of 10

"Great microphone, easy to use!"

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 8 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from yahoo.com

Submitted: 9/19/2006

Style of Music: folk and rock

Musical Experience: hobbyist

Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Value:
It does seem a bit more expensive than average for hobbyist level mics, but it is packed with features and very well made.

Sound:
I bought it to record live acoustic guitar and vocals, as well as synthesizer played through an amp,, all worked perfectly. Easy as plug in and go,,, low cutoff useful as well as multipattern settings useful,,, I think it's a fine mic, and very solidly constructed.

Support:
I didnt need support, so I don't know.

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Samson C03U USB Mic Customer Review

Overall:: 8 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 7 out of 10
Value:: 8 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 10 out of 10

Submitted: 1/10/2007

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Feature:
Simple, just plug and play and the drivers are all installed with volume adjustment under capture.

Quality:
Well the mircophone is quite senstive to loud sound but it just take some personal adjusting. A good software package for recording music will help you fine tune audio tracks.

Value:
I don't really see other mics in it's class as far as professional studio microphones.

Ease of Use:
Very easy to use indeed.

Support:
Don't know, did not use it yet.

Overall:
I say go for it but a mic stand will be a good investment.

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"Crap, stay away."

Overall:: 1 out of 10
Features:: 3 out of 10
Quality:: 3 out of 10
Value:: 1 out of 10
I Want It:: 3 out of 10
Sound:: 2 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 3 out of 10
Support:: 1 out of 10

Submitted: 4/10/2008

Location: Phoenix, Arizona

Desirability:
It looks good but doesn't work for crap.

Sound:
I have cheaper mics that do a much better job than this one. The input volume is very low. It is not sensitive at all. I may have gotten a bad one, but I think it is crap.

Support:
They gave me a bunch of jibberish about the applett on their site and then told me to buy a signal boost. I should n't have to buy anything else. I have cheaper mics that perform much, much better than this one.

Overall:
Buy something else.

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Samson C03U Multi-Pattern USB Microphone

Overall User Ratings

"Great microphone, easy to use!"

Samson C03U USB Mic Customer Review

"Crap, stay away."

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