Different recording situations sometimes call for different microphones. Instant recording solutions for field and location recording calls for a certain kind of microphone that can be utilized instantly, and the sterile and controllable studio environment would require a mic capable of taking advantage of the pristine studio situation. The ART M One USB and M Four debuting at Summer NAMM 2009 offer diverse options for both location and studio use.

The M One USB is a new USB microphone. For that instant recording on the fly or on location with just your laptop, you can hook up the M One USB and have that instant recording solution ideal for your podcasts or home and field recording. The M One USB also features a dual gold-sputtered capsule, headphone output and level and mix control for direct monitoring.

For more serious audio applications, ART introduces the M Four, the latest tube microphone from ART. Equipped with an AX7 tube, the M Four gives that nice harmonic warmth you would expect from equipment with tubes. It also features a dual gold-sputtered capsule similar to the M One USB. Boasting more features than your regular microphone, it has -10dB pad and roll-off switches, and comes with a power supply that sports a variable pickup switch from cardioid, figure-of-eight, to omnidirectional and every pattern in between. The power supply is also equipped with a blue LED indicator.

Both mics will be shipping by the end of August 2009. The ART M One USB carries a street price 99 USD, and the ART M Four costs 599 USD.