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We rounded up a half-dozen midpriced condenser microphones for a home-studio voiceover microphone shootout. Listen to the MXL V89, sE Electronics 4400a, Neumann TLM 102, Rode NT2 and NT3, and Electro-Voice Cardinal — plus the Shure SM58 in a VO test.

Do you need to use a dedicated isolation booth to record vocals? Not if my test is any indication: I tested the RealTraps PVB, two sheets of Auralex Studiofoam, and the Audimute sound absorption sheet to determine which one sounds best.