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Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB Cardioid Dynamic USB/XLR Microphone

4.5 out of 5 stars 3,217 ratings

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Style: ATR2100-USB
Brand Audio-Technica
Model Name ATR2100-USB
Connectivity Technology USB
Connector Type USB, XLR
Special Feature musical instrument, vocals, recording equipment
Compatible Devices Personal Computer, Headphone, Headphone, Personal Computer
Color silver
Included Components Stand Clamp For 5/8"-27 Threaded Stands, 10' Xlr To Xlr Cable, Audio-Technica Atr2100-Usb Cardioid Dynamic Usb Microphone, Limited Lifetime Warranty, Tripod Desk Stand, 6.6' Mini Usb Cable See more
Polar Pattern Unidirectional

About this item

  • Handheld dynamic microphone with USB digital output and XLR analog output
  • USB output connects to your computer for digital recording, while the XLR output connects with your sound system conventional microphone input for use in live performance
  • Smooth, extended frequency response ideally suited for podcasting, home studio recording, field recording, voiceover, and on stage use
  • Built in headphone jack allows you to directly monitor your microphone output without audible delay
  • Cardioid polar pattern reduces pickup of unwanted sounds from the sides and rear; System requirements Macintosh MAC OS X, USB 1.0 or 2.0, 64 MB RAM minimum, Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7, USB 1.0 or 2.0, 64 MB RAM minimum
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Item Weight 1.7 Pounds
Microphone Form Factor Microphone Only
Item dimensions L x W x H 10.62 x 2.2 x 7.9 inches
Power Source USB
Number of Batteries 1 Lithium Ion batteries required.
Material samsung
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 80 dB
Hardware Platform PC
Number of Channels 1
Frequency Response 5E+1 Hz
Global Trade Identification Number 00042005170210
Manufacturer Audio Technica
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Item Weight 1.7 pounds
Product Dimensions 10.62 x 2.2 x 7.9 inches
ASIN B004QJOZS4
Item model number ATR2100USB
Batteries 1 Lithium Ion batteries required.
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4.5 out of 5 stars 3,217 ratings

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Best Sellers Rank #117,010 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
#363 in Multipurpose Dynamic Microphones
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer No
Date First Available March 8, 2011
Color Name silver
Hardware Interface USB
Material Type samsung
Mixer Channel Quantity 5
Size case

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  • Audio-Technica Atr2100-Usb Cardioid Dynamic Usb Microphone
  • Stand Clamp For 5/8"-27 Threaded Stands
  • Tripod Desk Stand
  • 6.6' Mini Usb Cable
  • 10' Xlr To Xlr Cable
  • Limited Lifetime Warranty
  • Product Description

    The ATR2100-USB is designed to take you from the stage to the studio and beyond. This rugged handheld microphone offers two outputs, USB output for digital recording, and an XLR output that connects with a sound system’s conventional microphone input for use in live performance. The microphone plugs right into your computer’s USB port, and functions seamlessly with your favorite recording software. The ATR2100-USB also offers a quality analog-to-digital converter for excellent fidelity, and a headphone output with level control for monitoring with no audible delay. Its cardioid polar pattern reduces pickup of unwanted sounds from the sides and rear. The microphone is ideal for live performance, podcasting, home studio recording, field recording, and voiceover use.

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    4.5 out of 5 stars
    3,217 global ratings

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    Customers praise the microphone's sound quality, noting its clear voice reproduction and quiet self-noise, while also appreciating its suitability for podcasting and its ability to rival more expensive models. The microphone is easy to set up and use, with plug-and-play functionality and both XLR and USB connectivity options. Build quality receives mixed feedback, with some finding it solid while others describe it as cheaply made, and USB connectivity is also mixed, with some reporting USB port failures.

    977 customers mention "Sound quality"761 positive216 negative

    Customers praise the microphone's sound quality, noting its incredible performance with clear voice reproduction and smooth audio, while also appreciating its low self-noise.

    "...To be shocked, that's what. Excellent sound, slight presence rise at about 2K, peaks a bit higher at 5K. Amazing for around $36 on Amazon, and it..." Read more

    "...The voice frequencies are much richer talking closer to it, although the mic is also more likely to pick up your breathing, so I ended up buying a..." Read more

    "...Audio quality, even in my room with a fair amount of echo, is smooth and clear both to me and people online...." Read more

    "...So that's a big plus in my book. The sound from this mic is clear (but there's a 'but' below coming up in the Cons section on this)...." Read more

    879 customers mention "Microphone quality"827 positive52 negative

    Customers praise the microphone's recording quality and find it great for podcasting, noting that it picks up audio decently.

    "...stand, both USB and XLR cables of realistic length, mic clip you can use on the tripod stand or a regular mic stand...." Read more

    "...SOLID metal construction, great looking (if you care about such things), and after reviewing literally all usb microphones on the market, felt this..." Read more

    "...: a cheaply-made plastic 3-legged microphone stand, the premium-feeling USB Microphone itself, a USB-A to USB-B male converter, along with the..." Read more

    "...It's an attractive mic (ha ha, I know that's no prerequisite for a microphone lol, but anyway...), and let me see what else, ... hmm?..." Read more

    570 customers mention "Value for money"570 positive0 negative

    Customers find the microphone offers good value for money, comparing it favorably to more expensive alternatives and noting that it sounds great within its price range.

    "...All things considered, buying this microphone is a great first investment if you're certain on "becoming famous" so to say on YouTube...." Read more

    "...All in all, I think this is a great value for an under $100 mic. I'm pleased with everything but the stand, which I'll remedy soon enough...." Read more

    "...It's honestly the best bang for your buck. I would recommend it for anybody. Great purchase!" Read more

    "This is an amazing mic for the price. I'm a budding podcaster and podcast editor and this mic beats a Sno Ball & Blue Yeti hands down...." Read more

    453 customers mention "Works well"344 positive109 negative

    Customers find that the microphone works extremely well, with consistent reliability, and one customer specifically mentions it performs exceptionally well for smaller projects.

    "...It performed very well...." Read more

    "...Still works well 11 years later...." Read more

    "...Audio Technica does an amazing job on all of their products. Zero complaints from me." Read more

    "...is useful (it can be attached to a bigger stand), the minitripod itself is almost useless, since it won't get the mic anywhere near your mouth, and..." Read more

    240 customers mention "Ease of use"211 positive29 negative

    Customers find the microphone easy to set up and connect through USB, making it perfect for beginners.

    "...Super easy hook up, no software to download, and I'm leaving it on all day as my speech recognition learns my voice pattern...." Read more

    "...No Drivers needed Plug and play im using this with windows 10...." Read more

    "I've only used it a few times but set up on an iMac is simple and straightforward. I like the 3.5mm jack for connecting headphones...." Read more

    "...If you're serious about wanting really good audio with little hassle (especially in post), I highly recommend this mic. Super easy to set up, too...." Read more

    113 customers mention "Cable connectivity"101 positive12 negative

    Customers appreciate the microphone's dual connectivity options, featuring both XLR and USB ports, with the USB cable being standard and the XLRM to XLRF cable included.

    "...and comes with all the extras: tripod stand, both USB and XLR cables of realistic length, mic clip you can use on the tripod stand or a regular..." Read more

    "...The mic has both xlr and usb outputs, and also sports a headphones jack (with a volume control) to monitor yourself...." Read more

    "...The cable itself is a good length though with my desk set up it comes a bit short though it isn't too bad...." Read more

    "...are strong, the mic has a strong metallic build as well, the USB cable is standard and about 5 feet long...." Read more

    542 customers mention "Build quality"344 positive198 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the microphone's construction, with some praising its build quality and reliability, while others find it cheaply made and easily breakable.

    "...SOLID metal construction, great looking (if you care about such things), and after reviewing literally all usb microphones on the market, felt this..." Read more

    "...mesh from when I dropped it while moving a while back it is is perfect condition. Still works well 11 years later...." Read more

    "...along is a neat plastic box containing therein: a cheaply-made plastic 3-legged microphone stand, the premium-feeling USB Microphone itself, a USB-A..." Read more

    "...how durable it is with a full metal construction and overall rugged build quality; a far cry from the not so durable headset mics I've had to deal..." Read more

    123 customers mention "Usb connectivity"45 positive78 negative

    Customers have mixed experiences with the microphone's USB connectivity, with some successfully using it via USB and XLR, while others report issues with the USB port breaking.

    "...NOT WORTH IT! Sure enough, there's a faulty wire on the USB connector. This would have happened upon installation...." Read more

    "...stand, the premium-feeling USB Microphone itself, a USB-A to USB-B male converter, along with the manual...." Read more

    "...There was also some slop in the USB connection and its alignment was off, although the integrity of that connection was maintained....for the time..." Read more

    "...It might just be my unit, but the USB-B port on the bottom is surprisingly loose...." Read more

    11 years and still kicking!
    5 out of 5 stars
    11 years and still kicking!
    Other than a small dent in the mesh from when I dropped it while moving a while back it is is perfect condition. Still works well 11 years later. Although id recommend getting a better stand soon as the one that came with it was cheaper but worked for a long time as a backup for travel.
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    • Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2013
      Style: ATR2100-USBVerified Purchase
      This Audio Technica mic, the ATR2100-USB, is just kickin'! INCREDIBLE off-axis rejection at 90º for you stage types, almost absolute rear-end rejection. It sounds as good as comparative tests I've heard of the Apogee MiC (all respect to Apogee, a wonderful company) and comes with all the extras: tripod stand, both USB and XLR cables of realistic length, mic clip you can use on the tripod stand or a regular mic stand.

      Sound is, of course, the bottom line: What should you reasonably expect of a mic that costs so little? To be shocked, that's what. Excellent sound, slight presence rise at about 2K, peaks a bit higher at 5K. Amazing for around $36 on Amazon, and it sounds better than some AT mics I''ve used that cost a couple hundred dollars; less peaky and intrusive in the high mids. With that more moderate presence boost, it'd likely be super for guitar as well, though I've not experimented with that as yet. Wow! I've run a recording/production suite since 1978, and have worked with many mics costing as much as 30x this price: Neumanns, AKGs, other Audio Technicas, Rødes, Sennheisers, on and on. For my purposes, this $36 mic (at time of my purchase) stands up in this good company as being quite usable, and for voice, perhaps almost in range of some of the best. No, it's not an $8,000 Neumann. It doesn't need to be.

      I have no complaints about the excessive noise floor that others have mentioned. Frequency response is excellent, distortion remarkably low. Yes, it rolls off rapidly at the bottom end at around 50Hz, but you're going to be rolling that off anyway most of the time. You may have to look elsewhere if you're recording taiko drums or whalesong. Or maybe not. Thirty six dollars! I keep shaking my head. This feels like a mistake. It compares favorably to the Apogee Mic in online tests, and stands tall against a Røde NT1 I'm using for voice over work in the main studio. I look forward to bringing it into the A studio with its hypercritical speakers and hearing what it can do.

      In operation, I've tried it on the Mac with Logic Pro X and on the iPad, using the required Camera Connection Kit, in Garage Band and Meteor. It performed very well. In Garage Band, I was able to listen to the already recorded tracks while monitoring the voice via the ATR2100-USB's integral headphone jack, 1/8". Yup. Playback of accompaniment material with zero-latency monitoring on your voice. Good stuff. On the Mac, I needed to unplug the mic in order to hear playback through my speakers, for some reason; this was not true on the iPad, as plugging the headphones into the iPad jack resulted in playback even with the mic still plugged in. I'll experiment further with Logic - may be a Mac thing, or I may just have messed up. Goldberg's Law: "there's always one more button."

      So would I recommend this mic? To anyone. If you're cutting a classical violin partita album you'll have to use your own judgment, but A/B tests may yield surprises. I can't speak to longevity, obviously, since this just arrived. I've had some mics I've used successfully for 10 years and more. But for Windows, Mac or iOS recording (latter with the CCK), this is a tough one to beat. Don't even try.

      Five stars cuz that's all there are. --BobboGoldberg, 9/1/13
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    • Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2013
      Style: ATR2100-USBVerified Purchase
      I bought thic mic because I do screencast tutorials and my usb headset sound quality was not very good. Also, the headset structure, while being more comfortable since it is "attached" to your head, also picks up many of my jaws movements as I speak, which are translated as "creaks" or "bop" noises (the headset is made of plastic), very hard or impossible to remove in post production.
      I went for a dynamic mic mainly because I don't record in studio. I'm at home and while it's not extremely noisy, a condenser mic would easily pick up noises from the computer or other people in the house. Sometimes you might need an omnidirectional condenser mic because several people voices must be heard, but I just need the opposite: it's just my voice, nothing else.
      The quality I get from this mic is wonderful. I specially like the response it has when I talk straight into the mic's head, as is to be expected with all dynamic mics. The voice frequencies are much richer talking closer to it, although the mic is also more likely to pick up your breathing, so I ended up buying a pop filter (not because I was having problem with my "p's", but because of the air of my breathing and some "f's").
      On the negative side, since I must look at the screen while I record, sometimes the mic and the pop filter get in the way and I can't see well. Also, I must take care not to turn the head too much, or differences in the volume will be clearly noticeable. The headset was much more easy to use in this regard, but as I said, the voice quality is years apart. I have gone from "telephone" quality to "radio" quality.
      The product includes a minitripod that screws in to a plastic piece that holds the mic... and while this plastic "clip" for holding the mic is useful (it can be attached to a bigger stand), the minitripod itself is almost useless, since it won't get the mic anywhere near your mouth, and being a dynamic mic, distance between the mouth and the mic, as well as the orientation (it's a cardioid type) is of the essence in order to get the best sound. If you can hand-hold it, you'll have no problem other than the sound of your hand touching the mic (shouldn't be too noticeable with a good technique), but as I say, I have my hands busy with the keyboard while recording my tutorials, so I bought a separate mic stand.
      The mic has both xlr and usb outputs, and also sports a headphones jack (with a volume control) to monitor yourself. For this price, I think it's unbeatable! I'm 100% happy with my purchase.
      Just one more thing: I found out about this microphone thanks to the excellent reviews it is getting from some podcasters, otherwise I think I would have never paid attention to it, since I would not have thought that something in this price range could sound so god while offering both usb and xlr outputs.

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    • Adelyne More
      5.0 out of 5 stars Très bon micro pour le prix
      Reviewed in France on August 24, 2017
      Style: ATR2100-USBVerified Purchase
      Je l'ai reçu il y a deux semaines environ et les branchements, que ce soit par l'XLR (sur un ZOOM) ou par la prise micro-usb, directement sur le mac, pour des enregistrements dans Audacity ou Garageband, se font sans problème. L'appareil est très bien reconnu par OSX. Il prend beaucoup moins de bruit d'ambience que le zoom, ce qui est normal pour un microdynamique, et le rendu me semble très bon; il faut peut-être juste pousser le gain. Il a rejoint mon bureau, sur un pied articulé, et avec un écran "pop"; je reviendrai faire un commentaire en cas de "surprise", mais pour l'instant l'impression est très bonne.
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    • Marcelo
      5.0 out of 5 stars Muito bom
      Reviewed in Brazil on September 23, 2019
      Style: ATR2100-USBVerified Purchase
      Atende às expectativas. Bom custo/benefício.
    • Taylor
      5.0 out of 5 stars A cost effective option for new streamers!
      Reviewed in Canada on January 7, 2019
      Style: ATR2500-USBVerified Purchase
      I did a bit of research before purchasing a microphone. I was looking into streaming on twitch, and wanted an affordable microphone. I was torn between this, the AT2020, and the Blue Yeti. This microphone was cost effective, AND sounds great. It is limited in functionality, but it does sound great out of the box.

      I use a pop filter and had an external mic stand to use with it.

      I haven't tested it with the mic stand it comes with as it does seem fairly cheap and I did have access to a microphone stand already.

      My recommendation would be to pickup an mic stand / control arm and a pop filter -- and you'll be good to go! Overall, for the price, this is an excellent entry level microphone for someone who's looking to get into podcasting, streaming, or recording external audio for videos of all sorts.
    • Raziel T.
      5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente calidad de sonido. Material resistente.
      Reviewed in Mexico on August 13, 2019
      Style: ATR2500-USBVerified Purchase
      El producto me gustó tanto que acabo de pedir un segundo micrófono para poder grabar mis podcast con dos participantes. La calidad del audio es excelente. La voz se escucha muy clara y con buena presencia. En comparación con el micrófono AT2020 graba el sonido un poco más brilloso, mientras que el AT2020 en más cálido con bajos más profundos.

      El material del micrófono se siente de un aluminio robusto y resistente y tiene buen peso.

      Me parece que el ART2500 es ideal para grabaciones de podcast porque lo puedes conectar muy rápido mediante usb sin la necesidad de una interfaz de audio. Mientras que el AT2020 me parece más útil para grabación de canto en estudio.

      Yo lo uso en mi macbook pro 2017 y con logic pro 10.4.5. El dispositivo se detecta al instante. Pero como no se conecta a una interfaz de audio, debes regular el gain desde las opciones de sonido del sistema. Los botones de volumen del micrófono me parece que son para ajustar los monitores, pues tienen una conexión directa para audífonos.

      Lo único no tan bueno es la base que incluye, pues es de plástico y se siente algo frágil. De momento me ha funcionado bien, pero al transportarla hay que tener cuidado de no lastimarla.

      Si tu intención es utilizar este micrófono para tu podcast te lo recomiendo 100%.
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      Raziel T.
      5.0 out of 5 stars
      Excelente calidad de sonido. Material resistente.

      Reviewed in Mexico on August 13, 2019
      El producto me gustó tanto que acabo de pedir un segundo micrófono para poder grabar mis podcast con dos participantes. La calidad del audio es excelente. La voz se escucha muy clara y con buena presencia. En comparación con el micrófono AT2020 graba el sonido un poco más brilloso, mientras que el AT2020 en más cálido con bajos más profundos.

      El material del micrófono se siente de un aluminio robusto y resistente y tiene buen peso.

      Me parece que el ART2500 es ideal para grabaciones de podcast porque lo puedes conectar muy rápido mediante usb sin la necesidad de una interfaz de audio. Mientras que el AT2020 me parece más útil para grabación de canto en estudio.

      Yo lo uso en mi macbook pro 2017 y con logic pro 10.4.5. El dispositivo se detecta al instante. Pero como no se conecta a una interfaz de audio, debes regular el gain desde las opciones de sonido del sistema. Los botones de volumen del micrófono me parece que son para ajustar los monitores, pues tienen una conexión directa para audífonos.

      Lo único no tan bueno es la base que incluye, pues es de plástico y se siente algo frágil. De momento me ha funcionado bien, pero al transportarla hay que tener cuidado de no lastimarla.

      Si tu intención es utilizar este micrófono para tu podcast te lo recomiendo 100%.
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    • Amazon Kunde
      4.0 out of 5 stars Perfekt für Podcast-Anfänger
      Reviewed in Germany on October 10, 2019
      Style: ATR2100-USBVerified Purchase
      Gute Preis-Leistung. Klang sehr Gut.

      Beim mitgelieferten Ständer aufpassen. Besser einen ordentlichen am Tisch installierten Ständer verwenden.
      Grund: Nach mehr als 2 Jahren problemloser Verwendung - kippte das Mikrofon leider rückwärts auf das USB-Kabel. das verursachte einen wackelnden USB-Stecker und das Mikrofon war bei Aufnahmen über USB nicht mehr einsatzfähig.

      ansonsten: empfehlenswert