Avantone Pro CV12 Multi Pattern Large Diaphragm Tube Condenser Mic
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Great sounding and value!

By: Rob      Submitted: 2/26/2024

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Best mic I have owned.

By: Jae      Submitted: 6/29/2023

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Product Review I seen a lot of reviews of this mic and wanted to try it out myself and this is the best sounding mic in my locker now. It’s not to warm but the highs are clean. I’ll definitely recommend this mic for an entry level tube mic.
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Received this mic and burned it in for a couple hours to get that tube hot.

By: CyN      Submitted: 4/5/2023

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Product Review Received this mic and burned it in for a couple hours to get that tube hot. Tried it on some vocals through an Avalon VT-737 and "wow". Very smooth response on the low end with no EQ, it fit right in the mix. Having multiple polar patterns really gets the sound need for almost any project I was working on. Bang for the buck with this mic is top notch. The build quality is decent and it's very versatile. It's a very competitive mic for the money. I would reommend for home and project studios.
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This Mic Is Great For Singing Vocals!

By: Marquis Evans      Submitted: 3/27/2023

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Product Review I Love the sound of this microphone, it is very bright and present. The look of the microphone is so amazing, and the traveling case come in handy! This is a Great Sounding Microphone I Recommend This For Anybody New To Tube Microphones.
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Solid Microphone

By: Apollo      Submitted: 1/4/2023

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review Love this mic for use of R&B and pop vocals. Definitely shines in the mix.
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Best Tube Mic for the money

By: mike in saint petersburg fl      Submitted: 3/25/2022

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Product Review If you are looking for a tube mic without taking out a 2nd mortgage this is it. Very warm and clear. I was saving up for a Neumann 149, but I'm super happy I went with this baby, and the red color looks great, the shock mount is top notch as well.
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A great multi-purpose mic

By: Tim      Submitted: 5/27/2021

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Product Review This mic has more than delivered. I've tracked vocals, acoustic guitar and drums with ease. I plan to pick up another one in the near future and will do so without hesitation.
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Great on Vocals

By: Richard Samuels      Submitted: 7/12/2020

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Product Review I was looking for a superior vocal mic. After testing a few I was recommended this one. I thought the price was to reasonable for this mic to be great. Boy was in wrong this mic delivered clarity and a body to vocals that can compete with some very high end mics. Looks great in the studio very well built highly recommend this mic.
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The best investment I’ve ever made for my home studio!

By: Que White      Submitted: 5/13/2020

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Product Review I had no idea what I was missing until upgrading my small home studio with this “Taylor Swift” mic! As a recording artist/producer, I have always been able to conquer the subpar recording quality of mics that I’ve had in the past (ie. bluebird, AKG perception 220), but this mic has totally exceeded my expectations! The clarity and warmth of the sound makes It so much easier to mix and master! Cuts down on so much time and money. Definitely one of the best investments I’ve ever made for my studio. Thank you American Musical for offering the flexible payment plans to even allow producers like me to have access to quality equipment like this!
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GREAT TONE!!

By: Cj Smith      Submitted: 2/26/2020

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I love this mic! If you are looking for a warmer mic with great tone, this is the mic for you!! It’s very cost effective!
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All around great mic

By: Huey Falls      Submitted: 10/6/2019

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Product Review Great on vocals, I found if you point the Avantone CV12 at the top of your lower lip, the vocals jump out of the speakers. On Acoustic guitar I point the capsule between the 17-19 fret off axis to get an even tone not muddy or too bright. If you have a small room and your using the CV-12 as a drum overhead, compress the hell out of it and add some distortion to make the drums sound huge. Like I said you can use the CV-12 on anything with multi patterns use the Omni to record backing vocals as the vocalist stand around the mic or if it’s 2 part harmony, use figure 8 pattern.
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Versatile tube sound!

By: Glopez      Submitted: 10/3/2019

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Product Review So much bang for my buck! You get that classic tube warmth but with a modern edge to it. I wouldn’t call this a bright mic at all, but just a little lift in the top end which makes it so good for vocals, acoustic guitar and overheads (things I’ve tracked with it so far.). Aside from being so pretty, it’s built very solid and has a high quality shock mount to safely secure it. I definitely would have paid more for it, but didn’t have to thanks to AMS great prices and crazy fast deliveries! Thanks guys????
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Beautiful tube sound

By: Gabby      Submitted: 8/5/2019

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Product Review The best upgrade I've made to my studio by far. And for a great price. Mine is paired with a Universal Audio 4-710-D and sounds amazing with the Apollo unisen plug-ins too.
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Better than I expected

By: That girl      Submitted: 7/6/2019

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Product Review This mic far exceeds my expectations.Great Buy!!!!
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This is an amazing mic

By: Kev      Submitted: 3/25/2019

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Product Review Awesome awesome awesome
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Nice value!

By: JC      Submitted: 2/22/2019

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Product Review This mic has a really nice body to it with a smooth top end...worked surprinsingly well on a rap vocal as well as a melodic vocal! Definitely gonna keep this one in the mic locker!
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Awesome mic.. Brings clarity to your vocals like u would never believe.

By: Teriano      Submitted: 9/6/2018

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Great mic.. And for the low price u get super professional results.
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I love this thing!!!

By: Jeff Arnold      Submitted: 7/22/2018

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review It’s a really good product for the money. It naturally adds more warmth and fullness to my audio recordings and still retain a good amount of clarity and high end.
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Mic worked fine, cable didn't

By: Drum major      Submitted: 3/22/2018

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Bought this mic to test against some others in my studio.. The microphone worked fine and sounded nice. Warm and neutral. However, the dedicated audio/power supply cable didn't connect to the mic tightly, so it made ugly noises at every slight movement. I prefer mics that just use phantom power. I'll be returning this, but it is a very nice sounding mic for the price.
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Worth the money!

By: TK      Submitted: 2/5/2018

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Very warm mic, very transparent, works well with many different pre-amps.
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I love this thing

By: Dj Stikuhbuah      Submitted: 11/20/2015

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10 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I have mics that I've paid 1000's for and I don't think I'll be using them as much as my new Avatone cv12, the clarity and depth in it is out of this world great great job Avatone
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AVANTONE CV12 + JAN PHILIPS 5751 TUBE = AKG C12...MAYBE BETTER!

By: J. LE from SANTA ANA, CA      Submitted: 1/20/2012

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VERY SOLID MIC HOUSING, VERY SOLID POWER SUPPLY BOX, HEAVY DUTY CABLES = ALL PRO QUALITY! 9 POLAR PATTERNS, HIGH-PASS FILTER, LOW FREQUENCY ROLL-OFF = ALL PRO FEATURES! VERY EASY TO CONNECT AND SELECTING POLAR PATTERNS. NO B.S. HERE! FIRST OF ALL, YOU GOT TO CHANGE OUT THE STOCKED 12AY7 / 6072A RUSSIAN MADE TUBE. THEN INSTALL A JAN PHILIPS 5751 (got mine at tubedepot.com). THE DIFFERENCE IN SOUND QUALITY IS 200%! TOTALLY AWSOME WARMTH, VERY TIGHT LOWS, FREQUENCIES FROM MID TO HIGH ARE BEAUTIFULLY CRISP, THICK, AND SMOOTH! TOTALLY NO BRITTLENESS HERE! I HAD A CHANCE TO HEAR AN AKG C12 FEW YEARS AGO, THIS AVANTONE CV12 IS AN AKG C12 REBORN!
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AWESOME MICROPHONE

By: Anthony from Atlanta GA      Submitted: 5/23/2011

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Outstanding!!!! Open the microphone up and you will see that it was not thrown together with the cheapest parts. Comes in nice packaging!!! Very solid build and components. Good features for a microphone in this price range. The ability to dial in a specific polar pattern, even the in-betweens. 10db pad and High Pass are a plus. Just plug the mic into the supplied power supply, plug mic cable into your desired pre, dial in you polar pattern setting, check your levels and you are all set. Awesome!!! This has been my go to mic for the past few years!!! I tracked half of Sho Baraka's "Lion & Liars" album with this mic going through an ART MPA Gold pre with a swapped Mullard tube. The other half of the album was recorded with a U87 into an Avalon. Ours sounds just as good, if not better. The single "We Can Be More" was tracked off of the CV-12.