froandjoe
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You don't need to spend a shitload of money to get a really good sound. There are some much more reasonable prices than 180 - 200 dollars. Personally, I would recommend a Samson C01U - it's a USB condenser microphone with good sound reproduction and isn't easy to peak with. It's a really simple microphone that's basically perfect for anything you need.
What you're paying for with a microphone is basically sound quality and lack of peaking, which is where if you talk loudly or yell the sound distorts or just becomes s****y. A good microphone doesn't peak very easily and keeps a pretty normal sound level, meaning if you're talking really quietly, it should sound pretty similar in volume to when you're nearly yelling. Really high-end microphones allow you to basically scream at the top of your voice and not have any peaking at all and some of them come with built-in EQ settings, so you can try to get the best sound without having to do any post-editing.
With the C01U, it performs extremely well for its price, is a USB, and if you're willing to learn a little sound editing (which is really easy to do) you can get a perfect professional/studio quality sound from the microphone. If you don't want to edit at all, it still performs extremely well, but if you edit the sound, it will sound gorgeous. Last thing, make sure you buy a pop filter, they're really cheap and they go a long way to making the sound quality perfect (you need one for basically any microphone).
I've ordered my Samson C01U, and I'm anxiously awaiting its arrival
I'm with you on this one, I've just had mine through in the last hour. Easy to setup, literally plug and play and it sounds great. I did have to up the db's slightly, but that's purely due to my lack of desk space to have it sat right in front of me. Can't fault it, you're going to love it (Assuming it hasn;t already arrived
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