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If voice acting is what she's interested in doing, get her a USB mic she can use to practice with.
The one I started out with was the AudioTechnica ATR2500. Its a decent beginner mic, comes with a headphone jack and gain adjustment knob on the mic body, has zero latency through the headphones and plugs directly into her computer.
Downside is that the buttons feel cheap.
Understand that a USB mic is really just an entry-level mic. If she is serious about getting into the business, she needs to invest in training before getting the gear.
When I was looking for a mic, my tech friend sent me towards the Audio Technica ATR2500 because he said it was basically as good if not better than the 2020, but far cheaper.
Been using it for 3-4 years now and the audio quality is quite good. I'm always getting compliments on it. (The deep voice and Australian accent probably helps too.)
They sell it on Amazon and It's on sale pretty frequently. https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATR2500-USB-Cardioid-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B004QJREXM
Does anyone have any recommendations for someone wanting to go external mic + speakers for PC comms? I'm just kinda tired of using headphones. I always use PTT.
I've got good desktop speakers, and was thinking about something like this with a boom for a mic:
Audio-Technica ATR2500-USB Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004QJREXM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_oYRXyb75AT5N8
I have an Audio Technica ATR2500 and am looking for a stand that I can mount to the bottom of my desk a swivel up. Anyone know anything that might work for that?
I'm a noob with this stuff too. I was guessing that's how it worked. Currently, I've got my headphones going through my Audio-Technica ATR2500 which seems all good and well, but it's not without its issues. For some reason I've been getting intermittent static and noise through my Audio-Technica AD700, oddly enough it's every once in a while when my wife turns on the light in the office.
This has led me to casually keep my eye out for a less temperamental solution. I'll be adding the E10K to my list of things to look into.
Quick edit: I realize the equipment that I have might make me seem like I'm not a noob, but I made a conscious effort a few years not to become an audiophile lest I spend a ton of money. Currently, I'm just trying to tip my toe back in, haha!
There's not much script there, just a few lines to find the device for your mic, and to configure it in alsa, and the single arecord (alsa record) command line.
I have a ATR2500USB in front of me right now. A little more delicate, but an excellent microphone at a great price. And it worked as far back as the Pi 1B.
Thanks for the info. I will play with Audacity on the Pi 3 as soon as I have some time. I currently have it running on Windows.
You're probably looking for something like this Disclaimer: I have not used any USB mics, so I'm not sure what the quality is like. If in you're research you find this mic tends to get poor reviews, try searching for cardioid microphones. Cardioid means they pick up sound from the front, a little bit from the back, and reject sound from the sides. There are also super-cardioid and hyper-cardioid, which have a increasingly narrow angles of accepting sound. Stay away from bi-polar/figure 8 microphones, and omni-directional microphones.
If you can budget it, i recommend the Audio-Technica ATR2500 - http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATR2500-USB-Cardioid-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B004QJREXM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458567701&sr=8-1&keywords=atr2500
Definitely a bit out of your price range, but great quality for the price!
Yeah, that's one of the problems I've had this cause on my own equipment.
I "fixed" it by lowering the gain in Windows to 0 and the external gain to 0 and working up until I could live with it but mine wasn't that bad in the first place.
I've since switched over to an XLR setup but I've heard good things about [this](www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATR2500-USB-Cardioid-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B004QJREXM/ref=sr_1_20?ie=UTF8&qid=1454835433&sr=8-20&keywords=Condenser+Microphone)
I had the ICE and had nothing but problems with it. Switched to an ART2500. Best mic I've ever had. No longer picks up my keyboard background noise like the snowball ICE
perfect, thanks.
but yes, I'm afraid that is just how that mic is going to sound :(
the best thing you can do to try and improve the sound is talk as close to it as possible so that you can turn the volume down which will reduce the background hiss.
I think that the cheapest mic available right now that will sound closer to the broadcast vocal sound that you're hoping for would be the ATR2500, but I don't know if that's available where you are.
you could forego an overly expensive mic and pick up the new, great sounding ATR2500-USB. my $700 AT4050 sounds better...but probably not $535 worth of better
I have the AT2020 so I'm not completely familiar with the 2500, but I think they'd function the same basic way you're asking about. The amazon page for the 2500 does say that the audio port in the front works as a monitoring port so you can hear yourself without delay. My 2020 also has one and it does work as an audio output source for all the audio from my computer, so I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the 2500 probably works as an audio output as well. You could probably check out the amazon page (http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATR2500-USB-Cardioid-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B004QJREXM) for some of the questions and answers other people have given for the product.
> expensive
Maybe, maybe not. It really depends on what level of sophistication you are looking for. I don't do music, but for my videos I've been able to get very nice quality voice recordings from a fairly inexpensive microphone I bought on amazon
The reviews are great, the price is low, and I can say it works well from personal experience. Granted, it's not music experience, but if you'll be singing, this should work well.
I use the Audio Technica ATR2500 which is currently 35% off on Amazon.
Feel free to watch my past broadcasts in order to check the quality.
I have this:
Feel free to check out my past broadcasts if you're curious of the quality.
It's also currently on sale.
I use the Audio Technica ATR2500 - feel free to watch my past broadcasts if you wanted to check the quality.
It is a little over your price range, but I used the ATR2500 for my stream for a very long time and stand 100% behind it as an affordable, high quality mic for the price:
It is currently $70.77 on Amazon or $67 used
I could look around for other options to suggest, but I definitely feel this was a great investment for me.
> I think I can get by without a cam to start out, so that just leaves a mic.
You can definitely get away with having neither -- you can also get a decent headset with a mic and be perfectly fine. Software can easily help you clean up the audio quality while giving you time to really feel out the space with streaming before investing too heavily.
The problem with audio equipment is that you get what you pay for. For example, a 40 dollar mixer might not have the same audio quality as a 200 dollar mixer due to the connections, the preamps, and other things that will influence the audio quality.
If you're not willing to become an audio snob for your videos, I'd suggest to just stick to a USB microphone.
There's always the Audio Technica AT2500, which is one of the best microphones you can get under 100 dollars.
Don't go with anything from Blue because their products are made with cheap components, and their customer service is bad.
Thanks, I'm quite disappointed really with the headset. It's the Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma. Razer is supposed to be a good company, but their mic quality is so bleh.
You do have a point there. For some reason, I got reaction and review mixed up. I do plan on taking a more JonTron approach with future reviews. This was just a small step towards that point.
Thanks though for the feedback. It always means a lot and is really helpful. I was looking at the following microphone here
First and probably the best advice I can give is to not buy the Yeti or the Snowball. I am doing you a favor here. If you want something decent, I would recommend the ATR2500 which sounds great for the price and would work very well for what you need it for.
I have a friend who bought one around 3 months ago after I recommended it for him for the same thing and it sounds great.
Considering buying this microphone/stand/pop filter. What I wanted to know was, what are the main differences between the AT2020 and the ATR2500? The 2500 is about 40$ less, and I figured there might be a reason why. Any and all advice is appreciated.
Considering buying this microphone/stand/pop filter. What I wanted to know was, what are the main differences between the AT2020 and the ATR2500? The 2500 is about 40$ less, and I figured there might be a reason why. Any and all advice is appreciated.
There are always other brands... ones that don't require brand shock mounts to be held on a boom...
ATR 2500 is good too.
If you’re looking for software, you’ll need OBS or something similar, this will give you almost all the tools you need on the software side.
There’s tons of add ons to get, but one other one I love is voicemeeter, it allows more fine tuning of your audio than OBS allows for.
here Is a great guide on how to make yourself sound better
As for hardware, thisis a really great cheap mic, and if you’re just starting out with twitch you can get away with this since twitch doesn’t let you stream in 1080 right away.
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https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATR2500-USB-Cardioid-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B004QJREXM
https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-AT2020USB-Cardioid-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B00B5ZX9FM
$80-150 for a complete moderately high quality solution is a far cry from "half a thousand or more."
No.
I used an ATR2500 for the first year of my VO business and it worked great.
The meteor is a terrible mic for VO.
https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATR2500-USB-Cardioid-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B004QJREXM
Oh, gotcha. I don't know about compatibility with blue yeti, I guess that's something either someone else can give you an answer for or you can research some more.
My mic is an ATR2500 USB: https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATR2500-USB-Cardioid-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B004QJREXM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1497220275&sr=8-2&keywords=atr2500+usb
The boom stand I'm using is a cheap NEEWER stand: https://www.amazon.com/Adjustable-Microphone-Suspension-Broadcasting-Voice-Over/dp/B00DY1F2CS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1497220124&sr=8-3&keywords=mic+boom+arm It works pretty well for the price.
https://www.amazon.ca/Audio-Technica-ATR2500-USB-Cardioid-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B004QJREXM
American pricing is cheaper obviously, but what I got, and it is amazing!
Definitely! It's an Audio-Technica ATR2500 mic.
Pop Filter: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008AOH1O6?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00
Whole setup costs around $85.00
I really like it so far. It works perfectly, recording quality is suburb. The arm is a bit flimsy and often shakes ever so slightly when I type. Aside from that, no complaints.
Looks like this video is exactly what you need
While I'm not entirely familiar with either of the mics, I would recommend the ATR2500 which is I little above your price range but is also on sale an Amazon as of now.
So I just got this micrphone (Audio Technica ATR2500 USB):http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATR2500-USB-Cardioid-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B004QJREXM But I keep getting static when I record, I've used sound recorder and audacity but no luck. Heres what it sounds like. https://soundcloud.com/user-443827323-533635070/static-test-3 There is no microphone boost or anything either.
PSA: ATR-2500 (an even better microphone) $65 http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATR2500-USB-Cardioid-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B004QJREXM
Not really. Yeti is yet another one of those things where you're paying more for a brand than quality. I mean, it's alright, just not worth dishing out $130-$200 for.
This might be a bit of a better investment, imo. Or for the slightly higher budgets
As for USB condenser mics, there is the Audio-Technica ATR2500 ($70 on Amazon), CAD U37 ($56) and the M-Audio Producer ($50). You can hear test samples of them here.
There is also the Audio-Technica AT2020 ($100) which is an XLR condenser mic which you will need an interface or a phantom power supply I believe. Using XLR will give better audio quality but you have to buy extra stuff in order to use it. There is also a USB version of this same mic but it's more expensive so it's not within your price range.
I currently have the Audio-Technica ATR 2100 ($60) which is a XLR & USB (meaning there isn't a separate version for XLR or USB for this mic, like with the AT2020) dynamic mic (less sensitive to sound than condenser). I haven't had it for too long so I'm not sure yet if I can recommend it or not. However, I hope I gave you enough recommendations and that this isn't too late.
What is your budget?
I see a few have recommended the AT2020, which is a great mic for all purposes and close to a professional level mic. You can get similar quality with the ATR2500 for about half the price.
What I would recommend to avoid the sound of your keyboard and mouse transferring through the mic stand, regardless of the mic you choose, is some sort of stand. I've got one of these in the mail right now.
Audio Techinca ATR2500 or the Blue Snowball are both decent microphones I know of in that range.
ATR2500 (actually the microphone I currently use)
Here's a comparison video between the two.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEfnHgFl0IY
and here's a little comparison between an ATR2500 and Meteor Mic for fun ;P
Just to update everyone, he's definitely trolling.
Him:
>>http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATR2500-USB-Cardioid-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B004QJREXM here Ya go buddy ;) I win
I'm loving it. It sounds professional for the price after some minor audio editing. The mic: Audio-Technica ATR2500 Cardioid Condenser
Link to the mic: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QJREXM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Yes, thumbnail consistency is tough. Only because it takes forever for Premiere Elements to export, and by the time it's done I usually have to run to work :P At one point I used to actually make a Sprite replicating a scene from the video, but like I said before, I usually don't have the time to make a fancy thumbnail.
I do try to edit out boring parts, but sadly important plot details can be missed that way.
I actually bought this mic as I made this thread! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QJREXM/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Here yah go: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr_URA43kykG31c69Ej7Tw/videos
Judging by what I read online, I could use a lot of improvement. O, and Gene therapy or something, I've been cursed with having a light voice :/
Looking at USB mics for general chat and the occasional Youtube/twitch video.
I have narrowed it to:
Any advice?
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