• Looking for a microphone.
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I'm planning to do podcasts, and I'm looking for the best quality mic I can find. Tried to look for both headsets and mics, and I got lost. Price range 20$-40$. Much appreciated guys.
If you're serious you'll probably want to avoid "gaming" mics such as those integrated in headsets. You may want to look into studio microphones. How about [URL="http://www.amazon.com/GLS-Audio-Instrument-Microphone-ES-57/dp/B001W99HE8/ref=sr_1_17?s=musical-instruments"]this[/URL]? It's a quality clone of the legendary SM-57 microphone. Just throwing it out there, no idea if it works with your setup. There are also USB-microphones that may be easier to use such as [url="http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATR2100-USB-Cardioid-Dynamic-Microphone/dp/B004QJOZS4/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8"]this one[/url].
[QUOTE=Im Crimson;39705231]If you're serious you'll probably want to avoid "gaming" mics such as those integrated in headsets. You may want to look into studio microphones. How about [URL="http://www.amazon.com/GLS-Audio-Instrument-Microphone-ES-57/dp/B001W99HE8/ref=sr_1_17?s=musical-instruments"]this[/URL]? It's a quality clone of the legendary SM-57 microphone. Just throwing it out there, no idea if it works with your setup. There are also USB-microphones that may be easier to use such as [url="http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATR2100-USB-Cardioid-Dynamic-Microphone/dp/B004QJOZS4/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8"]this one[/url].[/QUOTE] I own three ES-57s, they're fucking fantastic. But [i]definitely[/i] get a pop filter or windscreen.
20-40 dollars is a bit slim, i'd reccomend you saved up for a Blue Snowball, i couldn't be happier with mine.
[QUOTE=GussGriswold;39708616]20-40 dollars is a bit slim, i'd reccomend you saved up for a Blue Snowball, i couldn't be happier with mine.[/QUOTE] I always thought the Snowball sounded really muddy and unclear unless you were right in some sort of sweet spot that it seemed no reviewer could find. I personally have a Samson C01u and I'm pretty satisfied with it, but looking back on the purchase I could have probably spent less money and still gotten a good mic.
Got a great deal with a friend of mine and ordered two Blue Snowballs. Opinions? 40$ each, sounds like a tight deal.
To hijack the existing thread, anybody have a good mic that I could use with my friends for skype and stuff while gaming? A full studio mic seems overkill, I just want to talk without having the worst quality in the group. (Current mic is an $8 Zalman clip on). Budget is probably in the same realm, the main thing I want to get rid of is background noise, which I have a lot of right now.
[QUOTE=MoarFunz;39722929]Got a great deal with a friend of mine and ordered two Blue Snowballs. Opinions? 40$ each, sounds like a tight deal.[/QUOTE] They're okay but the Samson go mic is much better, the Snowball is gigantic and lacks a lot of the features the Go Mic has. [editline]26th February 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=ManningQB18;39725925]To hijack the existing thread, anybody have a good mic that I could use with my friends for skype and stuff while gaming? A full studio mic seems overkill, I just want to talk without having the worst quality in the group. (Current mic is an $8 Zalman clip on). Budget is probably in the same realm, the main thing I want to get rid of is background noise, which I have a lot of right now.[/QUOTE] modmic is the obvious choice
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