Best Mic for Gaming Commentary

RedCrossRising said:
As for PewDiePie, he uses the Samson C01U
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Just goes to show that when all you do is scream, the quality of the mic doesn't matter. Frankly I think it's embarrasing if he still uses that mic as one of the highest subbed channels on YouTube. It's a good mic for people starting out, but not when you're pulling millions annually. The same could be said of high earners using the Yeti or Snowball. At a certain point, it's time to upgrade your gear.

Personally I recommend the Samson, Audio Technica AT2020 or the Shure SM58, but since nobody seems to want to go XLR, I usually get outnumbered. They are simply superior products to the Blue line.
 
Tarmack said:
Just goes to show that when all you do is scream, the quality of the mic doesn't matter. Frankly I think it's embarrasing if he still uses that mic as one of the highest subbed channels on YouTube. It's a good mic for people starting out, but not when you're pulling millions annually. The same could be said of high earners using the Yeti or Snowball. At a certain point, it's time to upgrade your gear.

Personally I recommend the Samson, Audio Technica AT2020 or the Shure SM58, but since nobody seems to want to go XLR, I usually get outnumbered. They are simply superior products to the Blue line.
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Considering that mic is about as much as, at least, the Yeti Pro, what's the advantage of it?

I also agree if you can afford better equipment go for it, but I also think once you've achieved a sound your audience will tolerate, it may be wiser to spend money elsewhere. On one side your the general audience might notice the audio change, some may not. Most probably won't.
 
sirkibble2 said:
Considering that mic is about as much as, at least, the Yeti Pro, what's the advantage of it?

I also agree if you can afford better equipment go for it, but I also think once you've achieved a sound your audience will tolerate, it may be wiser to spend money elsewhere. On one side your the general audience might notice the audio change, some may not. Most probably won't.
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Which mic? I named three.

Ultimately, there's no excuse for bad sound if the budget allows for it. The Yeti and Snowball are not studio quality microphones and the recordings reflect that. Sure they sound great compared to junk like turtle beach headsets or rockband mics, but an ulcer is also less painful than a heart attack.
 
Tarmack said:
Which mic? I named three.

Ultimately, there's no excuse for bad sound if the budget allows for it. The Yeti and Snowball are not studio quality microphones and the recordings reflect that. Sure they sound great compared to junk like turtle beach headsets or rockband mics, but an ulcer is also less painful than a heart attack.
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Sorry. The Shure and the Audio Technica.
 
sirkibble2 said:
Sorry. The Shure and the Audio Technica.
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Well, for starters those are two sides of the coin. The AudioTechnica is a condenser while the SM58 is a dynamic mic. Some differences in use, but the SM58 is so versatile that it can be used in most any circumstance. Condensers suffer from delicate internal parts where as the SM58 could be thrown across the room and would still work just as well when you went to get it. XLR is superior to USB in quality of cabling, price for cable length and options associated with a proper audio interface. The SM58 is the stock standard vocal live mic used on stage at just about every concert you've been to. It's the audio industry workhorse and Shure make great stuff.

Now, specifically on the AT2020, it usually goes for about $100 for the XLR model and $150 for the USB. Not in the same range as the Yeti Pro which usually comes in at $250. By the time you get to spending $250 on a single mic, you could have had an SM58, a proper interface (small mixing board) and maybe even a tube preamp.

You also get the option of using basic universal gear with the Shure and Audio Technica, instead of proprietary shock mounts and other nonsense with Blue. They are simply more versatile.

Blue has done a phenomenal job of convincing a significant number of people that their mics are the best. However, the majority of those people who blindly tout how great they are have never used and most often never even heard of other kinds of microphones. Marketing at it's finest, just like Bose headphones, Dre Beats, etc. I will not say that the Blue Yeti Pro is a bad mic, but it's definitely not a competitor of other mics in the $250 range.
 
Tarmack said:
Well, for starters those are two sides of the coin. The AudioTechnica is a condenser while the SM58 is a dynamic mic. Some differences in use, but the SM58 is so versatile that it can be used in most any circumstance. Condensers suffer from delicate internal parts where as the SM58 could be thrown across the room and would still work just as well when you went to get it. XLR is superior to USB in quality of cabling, price for cable length and options associated with a proper audio interface. The SM58 is the stock standard vocal live mic used on stage at just about every concert you've been to. It's the audio industry workhorse and Shure make great stuff.

Now, specifically on the AT2020, it usually goes for about $100 for the XLR model and $150 for the USB. Not in the same range as the Yeti Pro which usually comes in at $250. By the time you get to spending $250 on a single mic, you could have had an SM58, a proper interface (small mixing board) and maybe even a tube preamp.

You also get the option of using basic universal gear with the Shure and Audio Technica, instead of proprietary shock mounts and other nonsense with Blue. They are simply more versatile.

Blue has done a phenomenal job of convincing a significant number of people that their mics are the best. However, the majority of those people who blindly tout how great they are have never used and most often never even heard of other kinds of microphones. Marketing at it's finest, just like Bose headphones, Dre Beats, etc. I will not say that the Blue Yeti Pro is a bad mic, but it's definitely not a competitor of other mics in the $250 range.
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Yeah. I understand. I figured the XLR part and you're right, those SM58's are like old-school Game Boy's. Well, when I can afford XLR and everything that goes with that, I'll upgrade but I just bought the regular Yeti as that's what I could afford that's leaps and bounds better than what I had (basically nothing).

Thanks for the info.
 
Well, I use a Samson Meteor Mic, and its not bad. Comes with a screw-hole (teehee) so you can put it on a stand if you want, but has feet if you dont have one.
If you want to you can listen to how it sounds on my channel, since yttalk doesnt want me posting links :)
 
RedCrossRising said:
I own a Blue Snowball iCE, and it is fantastic! I haven't had a single problem with background noise :) Plus it's only $50 so it's well worth it.
The Yeti is amazing as well, from what I have heard, and I've never heard problems about background noise there either.

As for PewDiePie, he uses the Samson C01U

Also the Turtle Beach x11 work fantastic if you need a multipurpose mic
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Samson makes awesome quality mics i use their Go mic
 
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