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You can save literal thousands of dollars off music gear in Sweetwater's amazing Early Access Black Friday sale – here are 10 of the best discounts
Make big savings on Universal Audio interfaces, Lewitt mics, superb value monitors from Mackie and 25% off Elektron grooveboxes
Best podcasting microphones 2025: my expert picks for every budget and level, including audio demos
Record your next pod’ or stream your heart out with the very best podcast mics, including my affordable recommendation under $100/£100
Time to go wireless? Positive Grid’s Spark LINK XLR offers cable-free connections for live performance
Free up your performance with the $169 wireless XLR transmitter that gives you up to 70 feet of line-of-sight transmission
Ever wondered how a microphone really works?
If microphone terminology confuses more than it helps, this guide will illuminate the microphone basics
The curious case of The Weeknd’s mic distortion, and how his live sound team fixed it
“We came to realize that it was the result of the combination of The Weeknd’s unique vocal timbre and the hyping of compression and high-end,” says front of house engineer Derek Brener
Best cheap microphones for recording 2025: Budget microphones for the home studio
Record at home for less with my pick of the best budget recording microphones around
Laufey says she’s happy to use voice memo recordings and doesn’t pay much attention to the mics she uses
“I think the phone sounds great sometimes"
Best USB microphones 2025: Plug-and-play mics for everything from streaming to singing
Capturing audio has never been easier, with these all-in-one USB microphones from Shure, Sennheiser and more
