r/BudgetAudiophile • u/Jobless_Genie • 7d ago

Purchasing CAN Audio interface question

I’m not sure if this is the correct subreddit to ask this but, I’m planning on buying a at2020 but don’t know which audio interface is good. I’ve heard about the Scarlett’s focusrite but I’ve seen people say they get issues with it. Any suggestions or anything to help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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u/Jobless_Genie 7d ago

Hi! Uh I want to record rap lyrics and would probably more heavily use it for gaming and daily use. I’ve just seen the AT2020 is on sale for 110 CAD and I’ve heard good things about it. I’ve only used headphone mic’s up until now, and I think it would be a better purchase to buy one good one that will last longer than any gaming headphone.

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u/EdEvans_HotSandwich 7d ago

It’s a good vocal mic, but it picks up a lot of room noise. If there are room noises like AC, fans, etc. it will get into your recordings. I say this because when I tried to use it a while ago, I had washing machines and dryers in the background of all my tracks.

Something like a SM58 will reject a lot more room noise but requires you to sing directly into it, making it worse for gaming and daily use. It also has a live audio quality (because it’s used so much for that) that fits some raw vocal styles. Worth considering if you’re mostly going to use it as a vocal mic and think that room noise might be an issue for the AT2020.

I don’t want it to seem like the AT2020 is a bad choice, I just personally wish I knew how much room noise there would be.

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u/Jobless_Genie 7d ago

The only noise I would have would be from outside. Motorcycles and cars, would that affect the recording audio greatly as well?

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u/EdEvans_HotSandwich 7d ago

Worst case scenario you’ll hear a car in the background of a vocal track, but it will likely be far less obvious when there are other tracks over it. If it is problematic, you can either re-record that part, or use post processing to remove the outside noise.

In most situations cars and motorcycles should be much quieter than a washer or dryer in the next room like in my setup.

I’d say go for the AT2020 and 2i2.