Description
MXLAC44COBALT
Clearer Sound That Fits In The Palm Of Your Hand
With a compact footprint, the AC-44 is an ideal solution for any application that requires high-quality sound capture, including web conferencing, huddle spaces, classrooms, and more.
Wide Sound Coverage
The AC-44 uses MXL’s signature 3-capsule boundary design to enhance direct sounds while mitigating noise and echoes in any workspace. The microphone’s wide 180-degree cardioid pickup pattern provides excellent pickup, focusing on sound sources in front of the microphone and eliminating unwanted noise from the back. This gives the AC-44 flexibility between working in a single-user workspace, in a medium huddle space or even in classrooms and medical facilities.
Plug and Play Connectivity
Powered by a simple USB-C connection, the AC-44 offers plug and play functionality – no drivers or installers are needed. The AC-44 has an additional line-level auxiliary output recording and capture purposes (not intended for use with headphones.)
Compact Design
With a compact footprint, the AC-44 is an ideal solution for any workspace or OEM application. It’s designed with a rugged, all-metal frame and durable metal grill to ensure it can withstand the rigors of daily use in busy industrial environments or traveling with you for all your remote communication needs
Pro AV and UCC Web Conferencing
The AC-44 is an ideal solution for home workspaces, telecommunication applications, and can also be incorporated into OEM applications for pristine audio clarity.
Rachel –
Used it for recording of conversations in a room and it could capture the voices clearly
JJ –
Excellent Sound Pickup
The MXL AC-44 grabs audio clearly even when the talker is 25 feet away. Build quality is excellent. Reasonable price. One of my favorite microphones due to its performance and simplicity.
NorCalMod –
build quality is amazing, but audio quality (and volume) is poor
this is better than many mics of this style, but the audio quality — volume specifically — is still too low for general table-top use. the build quality is amazing overall, tho … too bad it’s not good at the one thing it’s supposed to be good for: table-top mic use … even at 2 feet, it’s still too low to use.
Fanboi Est Mort –
Fantastic Value.
I’m not a sound engineer, but I have installed three of these in a noisy environment primary to voice control two computer systems.I think they are an excellent value. For conference calls they’re da bomb. Voice control? All I can say is the weak link in the chain is definitely *not* the microphones.
Mochi –
Great Portability, Decent Sound Quality With A Few Annoyances
This microphone is one of a kind in terms of portability. It is very compact and easy to travel with. It is extremely simple in design with no drivers or software needed for installation. It’s a simple plug and play and comes with an extremely long usb C cable.Despite the positives there are a few issues with a strictly plug and play device. It has no way to adjust the gain. There is no software or knob on the microphone. This means what you hear is what you get. Your video calling software may be able to adjust it slightly, but typically it’s not good enough. I found that i sound a lot quieter using this microphone compared to my Blue Yeti.There is a built in noise cancelling that you can’t turn off which will automatically lower all the surrounding sounds, including your voice. This coupled with no way to adjust the gain is bothersome.The sound quality is worse than the Blue Yeti, but they’re the same price (or cheaper on sale). I purchased my Yeti about 4 years ago on sale for less than 80 dollars. The Yeti sound quality is superb. This sound quality is okay compared to it. People I’ve video chatted with say my microphone sounds far away. I’ve tried moving it right in front of my mouth and they say it has the same issue. This doesn’t have that crisp ASMR quality.You can’t attach a pop filter on it due to the odd shape. It advises you to put something over it to prevent moisture from entering the mic and potentially damaging it. There’s also no way to attach this to a standard mic stand.I definitely wouldn’t use this for gaming or live streaming as the quality is only decent and there’s no way to adjust the microphone. This would be fine for your simple zoom conference calls. I’d only advise this if you are only concerned about portability. There are better options if you looking for a permanent microphone setup.
AnarchyJim –
Good quality USB mic but not great
We use this mic for a variety of purposes but mainly for creating training videos. It’s a solid USB mic but it not top of the line. We have an audio-technica mic that’s similar that is better sound quality. It’s about twice the price, but for professional uses that’s not that much.I’ve also used as a conference call mic and it worked great for that. Overall it’s a solid mic with good sound quality. If you’re looking for _great_ sound quality you probably need to spend a bit more money. However if you’re just doing a podcast or basic video production, it should fine.
Thomas A. Holmes –
No frills workhorse
In the wake of the pandemic and the likely future need to resort to more distance, one would find the MXL condenser microphone useful. Basically, it is plug and play, and it has a permanent orientation to focus on the sound immediately in front of it and to filter out sound from the side. So, if someone needs a workhorse to pick up on speech, this mic serves. It is surprisingly hefty for such a small device, and its solid construction makes it good for toting it. If you’re looking for some visually appealing mic to impress your web followers or some software to manipulate the sound to make you sound like James Earl Jones, this mic is not for you. If you are hunkered down to get a job done, this mic will do it. Recommended.
Nebti17 –
A good USB choice in microphones…
MXL is the microphone arm of Marshall, the famous amp, speaker and headphone manufacturer. MXL manufactures a wide variety of USB microphones, ranging in price from $75 to $500. MXL is not an especially fine manufacturer of microphones. Their mainstay is podcast quality mics in the $100 range.And that’s precisely what this mic is: podcast, Zoom, MS Teams-quality in a microphone, fine for use by professionals, but not a professional microphone. MXL suggests that this be used for making medical transcriptions. That could be a good use. It is sturdily made of an all-metal frame and mesh. it’s small and can easily fit in a briefcase or sit below a monitor.Basically, this is a three capsule, 180-degree microphone made to be powered and record by being attached to a computer via a USB-A to USB-C cable (included). It is also possible to use a USB-C to USB-C cable, but that must be ordered separately.Sound capture quality is good-to-excellent for non-professional purposes. The usage case for this particular microphone is tied to its diminutive size: good sound at a conveniently portable and discreet size.
Amazon Customer –
Great microphone
This is a condenser microphones for meetings. The microphone measures approximately 3”x2.5”x1”. It has 2 ports on the bottom, one for USB C and one for 3.5 mm Aux. Also included in the box are a USB A to USB C cable, piece of adhesive Velcro mount, and a paper instruction sheet.I am very impressed with the quality of this microphone. We are using it for a hybrid meeting where there are in-person participants and Zoom participants. We tried doing this meeting with just the computer’s built-in microphone, but it couldn’t pick up the sound from the participants in the room well enough for the computer participants to make out what they were saying. This MXL microphone changes everything. Now everyone can hear clearly. I have tried 6 other conference microphones over the last year. Some worked OK. Some didn’t work at all. This one performs much better than any of the others. Overall, this would be my first choice for a computer conference microphone, especially for professional organizations.
D. Coral –
Great background noise filtering
While this is not the purest sounding microphone that I’ve tested as far as audiophile studio quality, where this shines is in suppressing background noise.As a test, I turned up the TV volume and I spoke into the microphone from a few feet away about the same volume as the TV. I could barely hear the TV in the recording, but it picked up my voice nice and clear. So this microphone is tuned to pick up voice frequencies.This makes it ideal for business use such as a conference room or noisy office environment where you want to separate the speaker from what’s going on in the background.MXL is owned by legendary audio equipment maker Marshall Electronics. Overall, this is a solid computer microphone for serious business use.