i want to invest in something, not get the cheapest thing, but also not extremely expensive. what would you recommend? the one i have now has very bad quality, it doesn't have that kind of sponge around it and the sound has sometimes noise in it because of that. it doesn't filter the air and sound in a clean way, if you know what i mean. would any sony or any well-known brand suffice?
what kind of microphone would you recommend for voiceovers?
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uberdanger
I Love YTtalk
Actual advice uberdanger: You should go search on the internet yourself, now here's why. If you ask a forum, everyone has their own biased opinion, and most people don't actually know anything about sound quality and how microphones work. Are you gonna go high end? In that case you'll need an interface so that you can even record in high quality.
I wouldn't be surprised if someone wrote "blue yeti, blue snowball" in here, they're popular in terms of voiceovers, I even used to have a yeti pro, however in terms of hardware for your bucks it's not worth it at all. Try researching mics ;P
I wouldn't be surprised if someone wrote "blue yeti, blue snowball" in here, they're popular in terms of voiceovers, I even used to have a yeti pro, however in terms of hardware for your bucks it's not worth it at all. Try researching mics ;P
obscurimity
YTT's Tanager
Everyone is going to probably say Blue Yeti and Blue Snowball.
I disagree with uberdanger though. I find them worth the price.
Most of Blue Mic's competitors are more expensive, but they are better.
That spongey surface you're talking about not being on your pic is probably the foam to reduce pops. Whatever mic you decide to buy will be better with a pop filter, which you'll have to buy separately.
I should add, I do know how microphones work and how to gauge their quality. I took a college class on audio design and I learned a lot about them. I also went to a technical high school for the field of electronics.
I disagree with uberdanger though. I find them worth the price.
Most of Blue Mic's competitors are more expensive, but they are better.
That spongey surface you're talking about not being on your pic is probably the foam to reduce pops. Whatever mic you decide to buy will be better with a pop filter, which you'll have to buy separately.
I should add, I do know how microphones work and how to gauge their quality. I took a college class on audio design and I learned a lot about them. I also went to a technical high school for the field of electronics.
Tarmack
Rhetorical Porcupine
The Yeti is a fair value for price at around 40%-45% off retail. It is an unwieldy beast of a mic that takes up a lot of desk space. Blue mics are also extremely expensive to mount, given that their proprietary mounting bracket costs $50, which is as much or more than the snowball costs most people. And you will definitely want to get that mic off the desk due to the keyboard and other bump related noise it will pick up.
Blue mics are like Dre Beats, Bose headphones and Dyson vacuums. Incredible marketing for a passable product and you pay more for it.
It is also worth noting that a pop filter is only needed if you don't actually know how to work a mic, but talking past rather than in to the mic is a side issue to this particular thread query.
I usually recommend the Samson C01U if people really must have a USB mic. However it is a far better idea to look into a proper XLR-USB interface and buy an XLR mic. Shure SM58, MXL550, AT2020, etc.
obscurimity
YTT's Tanager
Ooh, you mentioning the bump related noise is true. I don't have that problem because of how my desk is shaped, but I can definitely see that being an issue for some desks. I don't know what OPs setup is like, so hopefully he puts Yeti in consideration if he knows he'll get it cheap and it'll be viable.
Tarmack
Rhetorical Porcupine
Yep, that's the thing about it. The Yeti is not a bad mic, it just costs way too much for the quality level. If you can get a good sale, find the mic for $70-$80 then yeah it is a good value. My issue with Blue mics predominantly is that at least half of the people hanging out in editing here will tell people they are the best mics you can get, which is complete s***e and is usually coming from people who have never used another mic in their life. This is the power of Blue more than anything else. They convinced uninformed ignorant gamers and vloggers that they are the best out there, and the people market the product for them.
The snowball on the other hand is a genuinely bad mic.
John501
I've Got It
Having just started talking on my videos I was amazed how good the quality could be from a cheap a** headset. Now to be fair I have a noise free enviroment when I record the voice over but my Turtle beach PX-21 seems to be doing a fair job. Not saying it's going to be good for everyone but I'm fine with the results.
Tarmack
Rhetorical Porcupine
This is actually because the headset forces you to position your mic correctly. few inches out and 45 degrees to either side. If more people positioned their mics about there, other bad mics would sound better. Instead, they drop the mic on their desk 2-3 feet away from them and wonder why it picks up so much room noise and echo.
Though as far as headsets go, Turtle Beach aren''t bad but they do suffer from the overpriced issue Blue mics do as well. For headsets, I use Sennheiser.