For those of you who have used or are aware of the Blue Yeti microphone, this might be the first microphone to truly give it some competition.
When you first get this mic, not only is it very well packaged, but it also comes with a heavy duty stand, a removable metal mesh pop filter, and not just one but TWO USB cables- one is a Type-C to Type-A and the other is a Type-C to Type-C, which makes it incredibly versatile to use depending on your available ports. On the microphone you have a volume control dial (when long pressed the LED color will change to purple and will now act as a Gain Control), a button to toggle between Cardioid Mode and Omni-Directional mode, the USB-C connection, a 3.5mm headphone jack for monitoring, and a removable thread mount adapter for other stands and microphone arms.
The mic itself requires no drivers or additional software. The microphone was plug and play from the second I connected it to my PC. It did take me a while to figure out how to adjust the gain (as mentioned, you long press the dial until it turns purple) but once I figured that out I found this to be as good, if not better than my long loved Blue Yeti microphone. The volume dial can also be quickly pressed to toggle mute functionality.
The audio quality of my recorded voice sounds very similar to how my blue yeti performs, but with slightly more clarity. It is actually quite hard to tell the difference, but I think the audio is incredibly good, and I think this just might be one of the best mics to get at this price point. I have also included a video of my audio test with the mic, if you are interested in how it sounds (background fan off at around 50 secs).
Overall, I am very impressed with this mic, and I think this is an excellent microphone to use if you are just looking for something to get you started in streaming, recording or other content creation. I think that this microphone is a great value that is hard to beat. I highly recommend it.
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