How good is the Blue Yeti?

Keep in mind that no matter what microphone you get, noises like cars zooming by or train horns or anything like that will still be picked up.

The issue is more of the background noise of your immediate surroundings like your computer fan, an air conditioner in your room, fridge running, etc. When it comes to that, the Yeti outperforms the Snowball. A higher end USB like the Rode Podcaster does even better.
 
We use the Yeti Pro simply cause we needed a Mic that had the XLR out puts as we record into a camera. The Comconoclast who does all our movie, comic,and TV show reviews Uses the Yeti (non Pro) as well. We are extremely satisfied with it.
Frankie said:
As KGA said, all of those threads have personal input on use of the Blue Yeti. JohnKenShow use the Yeti and it sounds fantastic (although that could be Ken's rippling man-abs resonating through the filter).
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But yes it truly sounds fantastic when my man-abs resonate through the filter.

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The Yeti is great if you have no intention of doing professional audio or desire to learn about microphones. For basic spoken word, it does the job alright.
 
I used the blue snowball, you can check out the quality in the video in my signature. Personally I still run the audio through a compressor because the crisper the better, but the snowball does exactly what I want it to.
 
Canaderps said:
I used the blue snowball, you can check out the quality in the video in my signature. Personally I still run the audio through a compressor because the crisper the better, but the snowball does exactly what I want it to.
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That's not what Compression does. Compression adjusts the overall volume to bring high volume points more in line with the volume of the rest of the track. It's useful for commentators that have a tendencyto be very loud on occasion.
 
Blenderhead said:
Keep in mind that no matter what microphone you get, noises like cars zooming by or train horns or anything like that will still be picked up.

The issue is more of the background noise of your immediate surroundings like your computer fan, an air conditioner in your room, fridge running, etc. When it comes to that, the Yeti outperforms the Snowball. A higher end USB like the Rode Podcaster does even better.
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I don't know about this, when I use the Yeti on stereo setting is doesn't even pick up a fan right by me, and doesn't pick up any outside noise. Only my voice. However, if I have it on Omnidirectional it does. So I think, and of course I'm no expect, it depends on they type of features on the mic. Like some mics only do stereo, some omni, some, like the Blue Yeti has four setting. I learned all this stuff when I was researching right before I bought the Blue Yeti.

From description at a online store
  • Stereo mode: The stereo mode uses both the left and right channels, and is ideal for capturing a realistic, general sound image.
  • Cardioid mode: Well-suited to podcasts, sung vocals, and other voice work, cardioid mode records sound sources that are directly in front of the microphone. It delivers a rich, full-bodied sound.
  • Omnidirectional mode: Omnidirectional mode picks up sound equally from all directions. It is best used in situations when you want to capture the ambience of "being there"--like a live recording of a band's performance.
  • Bidirectional mode: Bidirectional mode records from both the front and the rear of the microphone. It is ideal for capturing the nuance of a musical instrument, or recording an interview between two people.
 
Chef Kendra said:
I don't know about this, when I use the Yeti on stereo setting is doesn't even pick up a fan right by me, and doesn't pick up any outside noise. Only my voice. However, if I have it on Omnidirectional it does. So I think, and of course I'm no expect, it depends on they type of features on the mic. Like some mics only do stereo, some omni, some, like the Blue Yeti has four setting. I learned all this stuff when I was researching right before I bought the Blue Yeti.

From description at a online store
  • Stereo mode: The stereo mode uses both the left and right channels, and is ideal for capturing a realistic, general sound image.
  • Cardioid mode: Well-suited to podcasts, sung vocals, and other voice work, cardioid mode records sound sources that are directly in front of the microphone. It delivers a rich, full-bodied sound.
  • Omnidirectional mode: Omnidirectional mode picks up sound equally from all directions. It is best used in situations when you want to capture the ambience of "being there"--like a live recording of a band's performance.
  • Bidirectional mode: Bidirectional mode records from both the front and the rear of the microphone. It is ideal for capturing the nuance of a musical instrument, or recording an interview between two people.
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It still does pick up background noise. Depending on the room, the volume of your own voice, etc they just may not be noticable. All condensers have this issue though some do filter out certain areas better than others. You'll need to listen to a recording of yourself with good noise blocking headphones and you'll hear the noise. Or load it up in the audio editor and you can see it there. Every room and mic picks up some amount of background noise (barring very expensive sound proofing)
 
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