Hey Sup Forums. I need a mic mostly for YouTube. I'll be recording gameplay footage with commentary (either live commentary or commentary after the fact, explaining what happens in a clip) as well as informational videos.
The consensus online seems to be that pic related, the Blue Yeti, is the gold standard for this purpose. Just wanted to get your opinions on this mic, is there anything better/more cost effective out there? I don't know much about mics.
I have a Fluoreon bm800 and a cheapo phantom power supply that I got from amazon. Cost me under $50, and it gives great recording quality.
Julian Peterson
fuck off
Jordan Lewis
Get a radioshack mic or watch the soulbrotha video
Samuel Adams
I have the AT2020, it's great.
Brody Bennett
>don't know much about mics So then get blue yeti or get an Antlion modmic if you want to save money/space. You could get a AT20xx series mic along with a mixer for cleaner and adjustable vocals but its not worth the hassle.
Wyatt Peterson
>I need a mic mostly for YouTube. I'll be recording gameplay footage with commentary no one will watch it
Jack Walker
U R MR GAY
Adam Walker
seriously don't get a blue yeti they're awful and have incredible background noise. don't know why they're shilled so much
the better way to go is get an XLR input device to USB (dedicated soundcard in a box basically), i'd rec "Scarlett Solo 2nd Gen" but if you can find one cheaper that's fine too for the actual microphone, i personally use a Shure PG58. it's pretty good and you gotta get pretty close to it - but it clears out most if not all background noise/frequency noise(?).
PG58 is like, 50-60 usd, scarlett solo is around 100 i think, might be cheaper
i personally use a RUBIX22 as well as a scarlett so i can fuck with 3 xlr ins, one 6.5 in, two 6.5 outs, and a midi out/in
Carter Rivera
to add onto this: you won't be too popular with a shitty mic that has no clarity unless you've got incredible charisma
Andrew Diaz
How's the Rubix22 compared to the scarlett?
Zachary Ortiz
3 Good Voiceover Mics >Shure SM7 >EV RE20 >Heil PR40
Jacob Ortiz
I have one too and can confirm that its great.
Ryan Reed
i would do this but i already have a dedicated soundcard for my headphones with no XLR. you can't use two seperate soundcards for headphones AND microphone right?
Brandon Collins
Not OP. How is the AverMedia Multi-Purpose Mic?
Charles Gomez
> I'll be recording gameplay footage with commentary
Could you just fucking not instead?
Blake Cruz
neumann u87 and decent preamp also recommend you to buy rack compressor for vocals instead of software shit
Kayden Rogers
Everyone would rather hear nothing than any of your recordings on these topics.
Levi Harris
I have a blue yeti I got cheap. It kinda sucks, quality wise. Get a real mic if you care about that
Gavin Ward
Just get an sm57 or any other decent dynamic mic and call it a day. Its because condensers sound like trash in an untreated room.
Cameron Brooks
lmao i just watched his vid the other day
Logan Gray
>Blue Yeti runs $120 on Amazon >Get a real mic if you care about that
Wha- And what kind of price-point constitutes a real mic to you?
Dominic Sanders
It's not about price point, it's about the technology behind it.
Hudson Jenkins
Yeti sounds good but is way too sensitive, even on the lowest gain setting. Antlion mod mic is a decent alternative but it needs a decent USB soundcard to work and you also need to High pass the fuck out of it to make it sound reasonable.
Logan Walker
I have the yeti. It's good for YouTube, not so much if you say, want to go into voice acting.
Chase Hughes
mine USB blue yeti one of the worst shit I ever bought
Henry Butler
SM57 is a great mic, but for the same price there are better mics for voice. Like Sennheiser E835.
Ian Edwards
get a snowball same quality if not better than a yeti for way cheaper >source: i own both
Isaiah Clark
Blue yeti is fine for commentary, but for anything remotely loud such as yelling or musical instruments, it clips. You will need to invest in acoustic panels for your recording room, either way.
Liam Davis
blue yeti is fucking terrible for anything other than sitting infront of talking into. if you plan on recording voiceover while playing a game you can pretty much disregarded the blue yeti. it picks up a fucking pindrop in your neighbours house, so your keyboard and mouse is gonna be heard constantly.