[Answered] Blue Snowball... How's the static???

CommMatt

CommMatt

Posting Mad!
If you want to skip the junk and get to the point, see bottom of thread.

Alright, well, first off, I apologize if I needed to post this as a reply to the "Microphones" thread. Honestly I found the Snowball from that thread, and it seems EXACTLY like what I need, but the thread (nor the official Blue Snowball page from the thread) said how the static was.

Honestly I don't know if I need to talk louder (I'd be waking up everyone in my house if I did, though. xD ) or if it's the mic, so I finally made this thread about it.

After my usage of three different mics (Ranging in cost/quality) I'm stumped. I've used my laptop's built-in mic (I was a young padawan back then... Ahhh memories.) the mic that I got from my school (A Genius mic) which is what I'm using now, and a headphone microphone (Sades SA-708 Headset)
All of them I've had to fight with my volume controls to minimize static. I've tried the Genius and Headset mic on my laptop (Samsung SF410) which has wha-ehv-har has a sound card, and then my desktop, which has an AsRock 990FX Extreme3 with it's own sound card (up-to-date card and drivers as well) so I don't believe it's the sound card.

THE BIG DEAL:
Does the Blue Snowball have static?

I lost my VIP, so I can't post links, but according to the Amazon page (Selling from Blue themselves)
Item model number: SNOWBALL-GB
ASIN: B002OO18NS

Thanks for your help!!
 
I have the blue snowball and I don't get any static.

Here is a video that I believe I used the blue snowball on (Recording with audacity). Hopefully not advertising:
 
TheGovernor said:
I have the blue snowball and I don't get any static.

Here is a video that I believe I used the blue snowball on (Recording with audacity). Hopefully not advertising:
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Thought I'd reply before I watched it to ease your worries.

No, I don't count it as advertising. The moderators have the final say, though, but you have my backing. :D

(Watching the vid)
 
The Blue Snowball uses a Digital connection so I would be very surprised if you got static interference, now you might be confusing it with Background noise, which all mics are prone to, you will obviously adjust the settings and edit it if needs be, my use of the Snowball was quite good.
 
Like RedFox said. Iv noticed it does pick up my keyboard which quite annoying but you can easily change this by moving it away from getting a softer keyboard.
 
TheGovernor said:
I have the blue snowball and I don't get any static.

Here is a video that I believe I used the blue snowball on (Recording with audacity). Hopefully not advertising:
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Holy... crap... dat... qualityyyyyy...

RedFox said:
The Blue Snowball uses a Digital connection so I would be very surprised if you got static interference, now you might be confusing it with Background noise, which all mics are prone to, you will obviously adjust the settings and edit it if needs be, my use of the Snowball was quite good.
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Alright, awesome! Thank you!

TheGovernor said:
Like RedFox said. Iv noticed it does pick up my keyboard which quite annoying but you can easily change this by moving it away from getting a softer keyboard.
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Somewhere in the Amazon Q&A a person said it had three modes, one for "just things in front of it" one for "louder things in front of it" and another for 360...

lulwut

Thanks for your replies!! :D
 
CommMatt said:
Holy... crap... dat... qualityyyyyy...


Alright, awesome! Thank you!


Somewhere in the Amazon Q&A a person said it had three modes, one for "just things in front of it" one for "louder things in front of it" and another for 360...

lulwut

Thanks for your replies!! :D
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I'm guessing by that quality you mean good?
 
CommMatt said:
Somewhere in the Amazon Q&A a person said it had three modes, one for "just things in front of it" one for "louder things in front of it" and another for 360...
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The Snowball has a "polar pattern switch" which does that. For most computer commentary issues you want it on Cardioid, which is the "just in front of it" setting.

Issues with static are usually the result of having the gain (volume) set too high. People usually set it too high because they're too far from the mic. Get it up close to your mouth, drop the volume and you'll hear the static vanish.
 
Tarmack said:
The Snowball has a "polar pattern switch" which does that. For most computer commentary issues you want it on Cardioid, which is the "just in front of it" setting.

Issues with static are usually the result of having the gain (volume) set too high. People usually set it too high because they're too far from the mic. Get it up close to your mouth, drop the volume and you'll hear the static vanish.
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I'm afraid if I get any closer to the mic there will be popping from me talking (plus, with the headset mic, there wasn't an option to get closer)

Though... I have a friend sitting right behind me who builds and uses radios, which (in our case at least) is known to interfere with our stuff.
"Dude, why is the TV beeping???"
"hold on... Okay, what?"
"Nvm it stopped...."
 
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