Advice on seperated mic, max $100

exXus

exXus

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Hello everyone!

I've recently started doing game commentaries and to do that I use the mic from my headset. I'm not very happy with the audio quality, there are a lot of background noises and when I pronounce the letter "f" you clearly hear that annoying wind noise.

That's the reason why I'm planning to buy a seperated mic, the problem is that I don't know anything about mics, that's why I'm asking for your advice.

My budget would be around $50-$80, max 100$. I've already found 'Blue Microphones' and I think that the Blue Yeti is (one of) the best in my price range?
Are there any other mic brands or is Blue the best?

Thanks in advance!

TL;DR: Need seperated mic, budget= max $100, Blue Yeti?
 
I will always recommend the AT2020. The reason why you're hearing the "f", "b", or "p" sound (also known as a puff) is because you don't have a pop filter. Another reason is because your headset is too close to your face, but because it's a headset there's nothing you can do about positioning.

I always discourage the use of headsets because in the long-run, you're going to have problems and can't get accessories to help get better quality (like microphone stand, shock mount, etc).
 
Thank you for the responses, I just watched a comparison video between the Yeti and the AT2020, both seem pretty similar, but the Yeti has quite a bit more options to adjust some things, if someone has another suggestion, let me know! :)
 
The Blue Yeti is a passable microphone. I don't personally like the idea of buying mics from a company only know for podcasting mics though.

The Yeti having more options doesn't mean anything. You won't be flipping switches like they're going out of style and most editing is done in post anyways.

Another good mic is the Samson C01U. Also comes in USB like the AT2020 and Yeti.

Or you could go the audio interface route and buy an XLR mic, but that starts to break your $100 budget. Shure SM58 is an excellent standard in recording vocals.
 
I have the yeti, it's simple to use. I've only used it on the "single direction" mode for recording voice overs and it comes out pretty clear.
 
You can get an m-audio or Tascam XLR to USB interface for sub $100. Way cheap if you hit Craigslist and pick it up used. It also really opens up your microphone options and some would say potential quality, that being the ability to amp the signal before machine noise is introduced via USB.

Personally, I use a Behringer 12 channel mixing board. (3 mics and a guitar amp. Overkill, yes, but I'll never lack inputs.)
 
I tried the Blue Snowball and it didnt work too well for me.
I then purchased an Audio Technica ATR-3350 - cheap lapel mic - and now use this for all my videos. Excellent mic!
 
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