#Using two blue snowball mics full#
#Using two blue snowball mics pro#
#Using two blue snowball mics professional#

These two mics do have different frequency responses IвЂ™ve found the more expensive Beecaster sounds fuller and more flexible for a variety of use cases such as recording acoustic guitar or voiceover for video. For the Beecaster, you are able to switch from mono to various stereo wideness instead of the voice / music / neutral preset and there is also a mute button for cutting off sound from the mic for whatever reason. For the Bumblebee, the base of the stand has three knobs to adjust for music, voice, or neutral as well as mic gain and headphone volume. The way the settings are laid out is very neat and easy to use. The Bumblebee and the Beecaster have a dry, yet tonally flat, kind of sound, but they do match up well against the Yeti and the RГёde. Being able to adjust the input gain on hardware is much easier and more convenient than opening settings in your system preferences or a little slider knob in Audacity or other recording software.ДЄ curveball! The names of these mics speak for themselves.

#Using two blue snowball mics professional#

This is a weird complaint coming from an audio engineer because no professional mics have that, but a USB microphone is basically an audio interface. One thing I wish the RГёde NT-USB did have is adjustable gain on the mic itself. The pop shield for mics like the Blue Yeti are sold separately - I would argue that it is a much needed item to make your audio sound its best and youвЂ™d end up buying one anyway.ДЄs far as having everything you need to record yourself for a podcast out of the box, this gets you there. ItвЂ™s built in a sturdy way so itвЂ™s the same distance from the mic at all times and is effective at suppressing those plosives. I very much appreciate the mounted pop shield on the mic. If you separate the mic, the shield, and the stand, itвЂ™s a lot easier to pack in a bag. Whenever I suggest someone at The Verge to bring a Blue Yeti along with them to record a podcast remotely while traveling, they are very hesitant because of its size. Most of the higher-quality USB mics are very big (see M-Audio Uber Mic, Blue Yeti, Samson G-Track Pro). The mic comes with a USB Type B cable which is fine for general use, but if you want to use this with an iPad (which RГёde advertises), you have to go buy a Lightning to USB Type B cable. What you get in the box is a mountable pop shield for blocking plosives (an unwanted air popping sound from letters like P and B), a stand, and a cable. Voice recordings are rich and full, with a wide signal-to-noise ratio (the amount of background noise in a recording in comparison to your recorded voice), and require little equalizing.

#Using two blue snowball mics pro#

Testing out 12 USB mics plugged into my MacBook Pro in a quiet environment (Vox MediaвЂ™s podcast studio), the clear winner for bestsounding mic was the RГёde NT-USB. The best option for most podcasters: RГёde NT-USB

So before media companies gentrify the podcast industry, here are some microphones that can help you start making your show sound its best on a budget. With the rise of podcast companies and the booming on-demand audio industry, there are independent creators left behind who cannot afford a multitude of equipment, space, and time to produce an audio show.

Podcasting at its heart is independent and accessible to everyone for both the creator and the listener. The microphone should be user-friendly, accessible, and provide excellent sound quality. The qualifications for this list are specific to a podcaster starting out or upgrading to using a higher-quality microphone. So weвЂ™ve tested out the top USB microphones on the market today to help you choose your next podcast or streaming investment.

#Using two blue snowball mics full#

Now that the market is full of these types of microphones, it can be difficult to understand what the best option is for your own setup. When Apple started to sell BlueвЂ™s Snowball microphone in their stores in 2005, it opened doors for independent creators to make their home recordings sound significantly better than what the consumer market had offered previously, by just plugging a microphone right into the USB port on their computer. But for a hobbyist or someone starting out in the field, there are now more options than ever to get your show up and running for a fairly low price. You canвЂ™t just plug any microphone into your computer and start recording. For professional use, the answer is complicated. As the resident audio engineer at The Verge, I am occasionally asked what microphone one should get if they wanted to start a podcast.