Today I review a new USB dynamic mic from Audio Technica, the AT2040 USB. This is a plug and play device with a great mute button, a headphone volume control, mix dial to mix zero latency monitoring and computer playback, and a high pass filter. It offers a very upper mid/presence forward sound that can sound a bit artificial. It's not my favorite sounding, but for plug and play simple to use devices, if you don't care much about the sound, it's pretty great. Buy the Audio Tehnnica AT2040USB (Affiliate Link)Amazon: https://geni.us/at2040usbSweetwater: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/at2040usbB&H Photo: https://bhpho.to/3ps3AccThomann: n/aNOTE (FULL DISCLOSURE): As an associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. For more info check my FAQ page links below.RECORDING SETTINGS:Conversion: 24-bit / 48kHzComputer Level: 40%Boosted in Post: +4dBSPECS:Polar Pattern: HypercardioidFreq Response : 80Hz - 16kHzHigh Pass Filter: 80Hz, 18 dB/octaveBit Depth: 16/24-bitSample Rate:  44.1k-96kHz00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer 00:26 - What’s in the Box00:49 - Build Quality / Walkthrough01:30 - Specifications01:41 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)02:04 - Plosive Test02:18 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test02:49 - Background Noise Test 03:06 - Untreated Room Test03:27 - Shock Rejection Test03:44 - Mic Resonance Tap Test04:00 -  Low Cut Filter Demo04:35 - Mute Button Noise Test04:49 - Intro to Comparison05:15 - Behringer XM8500 Comparison05:51 - Maono HD300t Comparison06:19 - Samson Q2u Comparison06:46 - Fifine K688 Comparison07:15 - Audio Technica ATR2100x-usb Comparison07:49 - sE Electronics sE V708:19 - Audio Technica AT2040 Comparison08:54 - Rode Podmic USB Comparison09:28 - Shure MV7 Comparison09:59 - Shure SM7b Comparison10:29 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison11:00 - Music Test12:13 - Pros & Cons13:15  - Overall Thoughts14:23 - Recommendation16:28  - Outro