The C01U USB Studio Condenser Mic is the first affordable studio condenser mic with a USB interface. Now, musicians, podcasters or field recordists who record to computers have a simple and 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 Samson's wildly successful C01. It features a 19mm internal shock mounted diaphragm with a cardioid pick up pattern ensuring pristine studio quality recordings.

The C01U package includes a swivel-mount mic adapter, a desktop tripod mic stand and a USB cable. In addition, you get Cakewalk's Sonar LE recording and editing sofware for PC and Mac. 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.  Record, edit, burn, even convert to mp3 for podcasting!

Visit Samson's C01U page for more free software downloads.

Specs:

- 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