Reddit reviews AGPtek USB Microphone Cable XLR Female to USB Male 3 Meters (9.8 ft) Microphone MIC Link Cable Studio Audio Adapter Connector
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Plug and play,This USB Microphone cable itself owns sound card and can be compatible with computer without addtional driver, just plug in your instruments or microphones, electronic organ and so on.Quality digital sound Embedded A/D convert with audio signal boost High qualityPower supply via USB interface, with USB connection LED indicatorHigh quality professional shielded cable and Cannon XLR- Female plugSupports USB 3.0/ 2.0/1.1; Compatible with: Windows 98SE/2000/XP/Vista/Windows7.Windows 8., MacOS X,16bit 48/44.1 kHz digital quality sound input
Sounds like a fun project!
 
I'd be concerned about timing and performance. If I was tasked with this project, I would be looking at the audio recording device very closely, cheap usb audio adapters might not cut it as quality and latency is a primary concern with recording real-time audio loops. FYI the Raspberry Pi audio jack is output only.
 
If you have the cash I would check out the [Pi-DAC audio card](https://www.tindie.com/products/IQaudIO/iqaudiocom-pi-dac-audio-card-with-headphone-support-for-the-raspberry-pi-b/
) by IQaudIO, it is made for the Raspberry Pi. If you are on a budget then you could try this cheap USB guitar audio adapter.
 
You'll need to install Debian for Raspberry Pi and ALSA
 
If your using USB audio and USB keyboard for trigging the recording you will need a small USB hub. External power supply might be required too.
Well, by cheap I dont know what your budget is. But if you want a good sounding microphone for talking, find a one that is a studio/condenser microphone. It will require a usb powered pre-amp audio interface or a simple usb adapter for computer use because it comes with an XLR connection. Best bet would be to go to music stores and search for studio microphone you like depending on the price, and then buy the usb preamp or adapter separately. Also buy a pop filter.
If your budget is 7-10K, I would recommend MXL company ones and then buy usb adapters like this. MXL last very long. If you have extra budget then buy a usb preamp audio interface(make sure there is an xlr connection). The reason why the audio interface is so you have a direct hardware monitoring. They don't have any delays if you plan on hearing live through headphones.
This was my setup MXL 2008, M-Audio Fast Track. I used this for guitar and song recordings.
will the at2020 work if i use this converter
https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Microphone-female-Adapter-Connector/dp/B005HH2GCQ
I was just looking at the Behringer Ultravoice XM8500 and it seems pretty damn solid. The guy I was watching the demo for had one of these xlr to usb cables which run pretty cheap, and seemed to work pretty damn well. I would reccomend a foam ball though since Ps and Bs do get a bit poppy, I just picked one up and it was well worth the $2. Last but not least a decent mic stand which is the same one I use, and it works really nicely.
This is pretty much a modified setup from what I originally got, so it will do you just fine. It's also a dynamic mic so you won't pick up literally everything in your house with it. There's a couple of videos on youtube of people using it, and it sounds pretty damn good.
A USB dynamic microphone, Similar to this one. Dynamic microphones generally are more directional than condenser microphones.
You could even pick up something like one of these guys and pair it with this cable.
Here is a review of the Knox and one for the PD Mic58.