MXL 990 vs Rode NT1

So I'm here at my Yamaha C7, where I have the two MXL microphones, one on the treble and one on the bass, and it's going into my 15 year old mixer. So...

In fact, I love this microphone I think it's fantastic But let me go ahead and tell you a couple pros and cons and really who this microphone would sh...

For those working out of the home studio spend at least $300 in soundproofing getting good acoustic foam bass traps for the corners to really soundproof your recording space. But that isn't enough! The other must have is a microphone that has low self noise. I happen to know for a fact this microphone has a high self noise rate. If you are someone looking to record audio books or medical narration for example that is a real problem considering those don't have music so you only hear voice and voice only

Less than 6 months in and out of nowhere, the noise floor became absolutely atrocious...to the point where there was no point to record with it because all you hear is static and pops

That's the thing I wanted to do with this review. I saw so many reviews of this microphone just talking about how it's the perfect alternative to even...

Next tighten the screws to make it all level. Perfect. Okay now connecting the XLR to my Scarlett Focusrite 2i2 audio interface. Also a very important...