I do amateur filmmaking a bit, for traveling around a Blue Snowball mic is really nice. Amazon Link Here

Really portable, quality is not bad, and if it gets fcked up no big deal fairly cheap. Don't know how easy it is for you to bring stuff when you're traveling but could be an option

love your streams regardless keep it up :)

Snowball Microphones (70 USD~) are pretty good entry level mics if you're interested in recording yourself talking. I'm not sure how well they do for singing or instruments; I can't vouch for anything on that end

It's definitely not the most impressive, we have a single Blue Snowball that we hot swap between the basement where they record the gameplay and my office where I do the edits, I can't remember the exact capture card we use but it's some like $40 USB one, and I'm using Movie Studio Platinum to edit and Audacity to record my audio. Buzzsprout has an audio mastering option you can tack on for a couple bucks a month, so I had an old upload where the mastering was ok, but the new mastering is better enough to justify the cost I think.

And yeah, I am super happy with the name. Steve and Jess came up with it because our Animal Crossing island is named Skeleton, and when I first started learning pixel art I made a little skeleton guy (the dude in the album art) that Jess loves.

The problem with webcam microphones is two fold. First of all they pickup everything. Background sound, your sound, your neighbor taking a shower, everything. The second is they have no directional to the sound they do pickup. I would highly recommend investing in a a headset at the very least or if you want to get serious about streaming pickup a Blue Yeti Snowball. Cheers.

I’ve used this one with lots of success. Not a lot of background noise, but I did notice if I had it in the same surface as my mechanical keyboard it’d pick that up like holy hell. I solved this by using the thread on the bottom of the mic to a normal tripod that sat on the floor and extended to next to my face.

If she's in the same room as Spencer you could buy them a snowball mic like this one and they could share it but she should be louder

source: worked for the radio station and the library's film/audio equipment lending room in college

Blue microphone snowball - 2600 reviews 4.5 stars on amazon.

Figured it was good! Debated the blue yeti but didn't want to pay $100+.

I did not get a preamp, but I got a pop filter. Is a preamp that helpful vs a nice microphone?

Others can no doubt offer their opinions but the Blue Snowball is a commonly used mic within the community, link below. Me personally I've always used Creative mic's with noise cancellation, each their own though.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Omnidirectional-Microphone/dp/B000EOPQ7E

I would definitely invest in a new microphone. The blue snowball is a great starter mic. I use it myself and love it. Here is a link. It's a little expensive, but you can sometimes catch them on sale for $40.

I would also recommend trying to move so you have a different background behind you. It just seems like there is a lot going on and I found myself looking at the stuff behind you more than you whenever I saw your facecam. If it's not possible, then it's not a huge deal.

Your commentary is good and it seems like you can come up with some good quips here and there while playing, which is a bonus. I hope this helped you out some! :)

Don't get the iCE version. Get the non ice one. The iCE one picks up every little noise (I have it). The non ice ones allows you to control two vocal directions (IIRC)

oh ye, thats totally true.

YOu can do a podcast with acceptable sound with a decent cheap mic (say in the £30-£50 range) and some wires :) That is very much true.

To try and sound like Alvarez's setup though, that was something i could not do without a heavy bit of investment. Even with correct setup via hardware (xlr mics, mixer, compressor / limiter , pop guards) and knowing how to set them up (i done a few sound courses for this exact reason) i could never get rid of a static sound in the back ground.

I think it was all the wires and mics, you get what you pay for ... it drove me crazy until i realised it is what it is and to fix it needs more money haha.

(i got a USB snowball mic for recording podcasts and streaming stuff, its really good and works with more than one person but for me pics up too much sound, so its another mic for the box... although i have this one setup always ... im currently trying to dampen a cupboard to create a booth to record in as echo's are killing my will to live now.)

Here is a link (for anyone interested) for a good mic to start people off. The only downside is its usb so you cannot do much live processing with it, everything has to be fixed in post. Its awesome for podcasting and the such and totally affordable :)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Omnidirectional-Microphone/dp/B000EOPQ7E?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

I've never used this either, alls I'll say is usually you get what you pay for. If you're just looking to upload for fun then this will be fine. If you're taking things a little more seriously and trying to grow a channel id invest in something a little bit better. A fair few big channels still use the Blue Snoeball which is £59 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Omnidirectional-Microphone/dp/B000EOPQ7E) with the higher end mic being the Blue Yeti. Whatever you do a pop filter is a must...

I'm not sure what you're asking, but there is no way to "attach" a microphone to that headset. You'd have to get a USB or 3.5mm microphone, but that would be a separate device.

I've heard good things about the snowball

Welcome to the Twitch Community!

Regarding the mic echo, I'd suggest to use OBS to stream. There is a Microphone Noise Gate in-built to the program, where you can tweak your microphone settings. If you know its room echo, then you could muffle some of it by putting ie. blankets around the room to cancel out any reverb or echo.

If you're still looking for a good microphone at a decent price, the Blue Snowball still stands proud in quality/price ratio. Its a very good microphone to start off. Currently its 59$ on Amazon, so 10$ over your price range, but you can trust me its well worth the savings. Keep in mind that audio makes 50% of your content and sometimes is even more important than your video. Try and position your microphone close to your mouth without any obstructions in between. The audio will vary depending on the pickup pattern.

Good luck with the livestreams and recording. If you'd like any more help or some opinion on products, send a PM my way, and I'll reply ASAP. Once again, glad to have you in the community!

GLHF

Depends what your budget is. I'd start with a Blue Snowball mic and a cheaper headset, or even earbuds. You'll also want two monitors. I recommend using a keyboard with a set of rebindable keys that won't be affected by any games you play. This is just to make scene switching easier.

It doesn't compare to something like Skype or Teamspeak or Ventrilo. I think the codec is pretty bad :\. I use a blue snowball and so does my friends, and I still think it sounds bad :\.

xD, I posted the wrong link... It's changed because if you look at the seller, it's sold by a 3rd party, not Newegg. From Newegg, it's $60, and it's out of stock right now for some reason. Find another seller and it'll be instoc and $60. My bad.

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Microphone-Textured/dp/B000EOPQ7E

I've heard a lot of good things about the Blue Snowball so I'll post a link for you OP (its even on sale atm) and I used a Rockband mic when I used to stream and it worked just fine lol. Sometimes cheap mics work just fine!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EOPQ7E

My buddy has a Blue Snowball that he uses for his podcast, and I think it sounds great. I use an Audio Technica AT-2020 with a separate XLR -> USB dealio (same brand), which is almost $200 worth of kit, and I don't think my setup sounds any better than his Snowball.

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Microphone-Textured/dp/B000EOPQ7E

Thanks! I appreciate your response. It is very good to know that I would likely be better off with a USB input as I was super unsure about the mic plug on my MBP and this clarifies things immensely. 'Decent' was a bit vague, apologies! I'm looking for is something that can handle solo vocals (singing/hip hop). I'm not looking for something that is spectacular due to budget constraints (under $100 preferred) but want something that will at least last through a year and sound better than a mic made predominantly for video chat or narration (though I know there are varying levels of quality for all types). I've not hear of Focusrite and I'll keep that in mind for the future. It's great to hear that you've had a positive experience with the ATR2500, I've looked at that one a bit (along with Blue Snowball USB mics). I think my best choice is to pursue a USB mic as the Audio Interface sounds a bit pricey and complex to pair with a relatively inexpensive mic which isn't designed for computer recording. Thanks so much again for your in depth response, cheers!

This may be true just to me, but I really hate minute long intro's. I just want to see the content right away. Also you could use a new microphone, I'd recommend a blue snowball.

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Microphone-Textured/dp/B000EOPQ7E

on the German Amazon page it doesn't mention a removable cable. I'd suggest you pick up a desk microphone for recording a podcast. The Blue Snowball is a great entry level product.

There might be something wrong with the headset, possibly a wire problem. and if you want a good cheap setup I would recommend this

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Microphone-Textured/dp/B000EOPQ7E

Its one of the better USB mics you can get and pop filters are cheap.

There is no way to turn off the mic over stream port.

Here is how to get all audio over the HD60:

Buy a Blue Snowball. Plug it into the PS4. Plug the Astro Mixamp into the optical port of the PS4. Unplug the Mixamp USB from the PS4, and plug it into your computer, for optional mic usage.

You can get a Blue Snowball shipped here from Amazon for $85.

If you just need a mic for the occasional voice chat, then find something cheap from a company that usually does reasonable quality for the price, like Somic, Samson, or Logitech. It depends how selfless or selfish your are. Your headphones are pretty low end and you might be better of getting a cheaper mic and putting the rest towards saving up for something better.

Hey, no problem, that's what this sub is for.

I'm sure you've heard of it in this subreddit, but I would check out the Blue Snowball USB. It's very common amongst LPers, and it's a directional dynamic mic. It's only $40, but my roommate has one and it really is a good mic for the price.

Read the reviews on Amazon, find some videos that demonstrate it's quality, and see if it's something that would suit you :)

Slightly more expensive.. Well double the price, but my second choice, if I didn't buy more lingerie instead would have been this (I even found it on Canadian Amazon for you :P) http://www.amazon.ca/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Microphone-White/dp/B000EOPQ7E/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1420918768&sr=1-1&keywords=Blue+Microphones+Snowball+USB

That has a TON of awesome reviews :D

I use a Blue Snowball that I got on sale for $50, along with a cheap pop filter. I also have a pair of Astro A40s I use in-game, and sometimes I'll use that to record commentary if I'm away from home and don't have my Blue Snowball with me.

I'd suggest a pair of headphones and separate mic like most people suggested. Sennheiser has a bunch of great headphones.

For a microphone, I don't really know any good ones that connect via 1/8"|3.5mm jacks, but I do know a good USB mic for around $70, the Blue Snowball.

I see a few people saying to get a clip-on mic, but if you are going to do that, I feel you might as well just go with a full headset.

Edit: It seems Amazon has a bundled deal where you can get the Blue Snowball microphone, Sennheiser HD 202 II headphones, and a pop filter for the microphone for just under $140. The headphones can be connected via 1/8"|3.5mm jack. Store page

One of the best mics for the value is a Blue Snowball. It's about $50 and is higher quality than most headset mics.

Since it will typically sit on your table, it might still pick up keyboard noises. You can avoid this either through getting a mic boom for maybe $20, or in discord settings you can change the range it will pick up.

It is the Blue Snowball https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Snowball-Microphone-Textured-White/dp/B000EOPQ7E?th=1&psc=1

Deal link: Amazon

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IF you are not strapped for cash I would get a studio mike and some really nice studio quality headset. It really is the best for quality of voice in and sound out.

I'd recommend a Blue Snowball for a solid mike to start out with.

For a headset, I LOVE my Audio-technica. Great, cheap(er) base line studio quality headset. Hell, it's better than some more expensive brands...

Good luck!

You might not believe me, but I seriously like this vibe your going for. Your accent is a nice touch if you learn to use it right and practice more.

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Some advice would firstly to get a better mic (Obviously). Your voice isn't bad, and if you learned how to mix and master it this could sound ten times better just from that. Also when all else fails record in your car, its what I currently do and it gets the job done as far as noise reduction and all that goes.

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I'm no pro, but here's a song that I did with a $50 mic (Here: https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Snowball-Microphone-Textured-White/dp/B000EOPQ7E) , audacity/FL Studio, notepad on my laptop and recording in my car late at night.

https://soundcloud.com/kushiava/tough-shit

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Don't give up and keep pushing, mang.

Thanks for the suggestions. For clarity, is this the Snowball? https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000EOPQ7E[Snowball](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000EOPQ7E)

Hey man,

Good stuff in that video, I gotta try that Cat Quest game! I have some small suggestions for video editing and then a major suggestion for sound.

For editing, it may seem really small, but how you pop things in to frame can add so much to a joke. This video on how Edgar Wright does visual comedy is great and goes over the theory of "popping" into frame. Just think of Kramer from Seinfeld. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FOzD4Sfgag

When things come from nowhere it seems haphazard and feels choppy (referring to the master chief and bayonetta joke). Having something smoothly rush in from the side, top, or bottom of the frame can add a lot to the humor. Especially giving things weight and giving it a little animated squash and stretch.

For the sound, I highly recommend you invest in a new mic. Let's Plays are essentially podcasts with some visuals most of the time, and if the audio quality is low people won't want to listen. I understand not everyone can afford the best mics, but if you can invest in the Blue Snowball it will drastically improve your guys' sound quality and you would only need one. A $70 investment ain't bad for a mic that could last you a very long time. https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Snowball-Microphone-Textured-White/dp/B000EOPQ7E

But these are just some thoughts and suggestions, keep it up guys!

Well I would personally swear by blue snowball mic for beginners! Here's a link! https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Snowball-Microphone-Textured-White/dp/B000EOPQ7E

Some/lots of people appraise the Blue Yeti and the cheaper Blue Snowball as well:

https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Snowball-Microphone-Textured-White/dp/B000EOPQ7E

https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Yeti-USB-Microphone-Silver/dp/B002VA464S

You don't mention your budget, so we don't have enough to give you a more precise recommendation. I have the Blue Snowball and love it. It's well-regarded.

For anyone looking for a cheap mic that's good quality for the price, I bought a Blue Snowball for like $30 when it was cheaper along with a like $5-$10 pop filter and it sounds really good. It's $69, but the cheaper version, the Ice, is only $49. Tons of smaller youtubers use them, my Blue Snowball has 3 different settings where it can take in sound from the front, the sides, or all over.

Or this?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EOPQ7E/ref=psdc_11974651_t1_B006DIA77E

Ah weird

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Omnidirectional-Microphone/dp/B000EOPQ7E

They don't, but I recommend buying a seperate mic. It will sound a whole lot better. Get something like a Modmic (https://antlionaudio.com/collections/modmic)

or a blue snowball(https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Snowball-Microphone-Textured-White/dp/B000EOPQ7E)

IMO by far the best setup would be to have a desk mic and either speakers or headphones.

I got a Blue Snowball when my $20 Logitech USB mic broke after 10 years of service (dropped a box on it) and desk mics have always worked great for me, I simply can't imagine switching to any alternative. The Snowball is a bit on the big side though compared to the cheap-o Logitech mic I upgraded from.

I use speakers most of the time for VOIP chat so having a headset or clip on mic wasn't a consideration for me and the Snowball would be far better than any clip on mic. And for those times where someone has bad reverb (their mic picks up other people talking over VOIP) I'd put on my headphones or if I was doing some serious progression raiding and needed to hear instructions or on-the-fly raid calls without any potential hindrances. And for that I use a pair of old Sennheiser HD 280 Pro, there are better headphones out there now a days but mine work well enough and I don't use them enough to warrant replacing them.

Prior, I've tried many of these so called gaming headsets and many of them actually hurt my head after prolonged use, and I had to position the mic properly or I'd be hard to hear. And if I didn't want to wear the headset I'd have to have the damn thing around my neck which was a pain... in the neck so to say. Plus they've always been quite fragile in my use and would last maybe a year tops and they were overpriced so the prospect of having to replace them so often was less than favorable to me. I've had the same pair of headphones for no idea how long but over 5 years and they still work but headsets on the other hand might as well have been made out of glass.

This is really good, but I would get a better mic and a guitar recording interface if I were you.

Cheap microphone

More expensive microphones

Cheap audio interface

More expensive audio interface, not sure if it's better

Also get a pop filter, although this recording didn't seem to need one.

Blue Snowball + audacity noise reduction sounds great. If you want to do real cheap, built-in mac mics and earpod mics aren't bad either.

https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Snowball-Microphone-Textured-White/dp/B000EOPQ7E

Hey, I'd be happy to do this.

By device do you mean what mic? I have a Snowball mic I could use with my laptop.

I recommend the honourable Blue Snowball or the Blue Yeti. The Snowball if you're tight on cash.

If you want really good quality, I'd suggest getting a Blue Snowball and a mic stand.

Hate to be that guy but a great soundcard won't have much of an affect on bad headphones. Most if not all "gaming" headsets and headphones have terrible audio quality for the money while you could get a great pair of studio headphones for a similar price.

Most modern motherboards have great integrated sound these days.

Edit:

Take a look at these:

Sennheiser HD 558

Sennheiser HD 598

They're around the price of the Tiamat 7.1 in the UK and they give brilliant sound quality since they're professional studio grade headphones along with being made by a reputable audio brand.

Pairing a pair of these with a decent quality desk mic such as the Blue Snowball would yield massively better results than trying to get a new soundcard to marginally increase the quality of the Tiamat 7.1.

If you're able to get a refund I'd 100% recommend this route instead.

Honest if you want a fairly good quality [USB] mic. get a Snowball (the original (ice is ok but not as good see this chart)). Brand new they are $69.99 but I got one refurbished for ~$50.

Good to hear!

It turns out that the way to get into making games is to make a game. Make something like Pong first. Start with the early days of video games and gradually make clones of more complex stuff. Google around for tutorials and answers to your questions. Lots of other people have tread this ground before, and often you can find somebody asking the exact same question about the exact same problem you're encountering.

FINISH PROJECTS. You don't have to finish all of them, but you have to finish some of them. Finishing Projects is a skill that you have to practice and learn. As you finish more projects, you'll get clearer ideas of what you want to work on next (while staying inside the scope of stuff-that-you're-capable-of-finishing).

And now for some unexpected advice: Don't go to college for game dev. At best, that'll land you in the games industry (and at worst, it won't). The games industry is notorious for shitty working conditions, so unless you get lucky, you may not even enjoy the jobs you find - but your employers may hang your optimism over your head as a way to make you work longer hours.

Instead, make games as a hobby. Do it because it's fun. Maybe some day you'll realize that you're in a position to make some extra cash by making games. Maybe you'll decide it's a worthwhile avenue. Even if that doesn't happen, you'll have had fun by making stuff.

I recommend using Unity because you can get it for free and a fuckload of other people use it, so there's good support and it's easy to find (free) learning resources (plus it'll let you use that C#). Online tutorials for basic games will fill in the gaps about how to take your programming and apply it here. Note that Unity can be used to make any type of game that you want to make (consider Firewatch, Hearthstone, Cities: Skylines, and Kerbal Space Program - all Unity games), but each different type of game requires a certain (often very large) amount of practice and work. If you don't want to use Unity, use any other gamedev software that catches your fancy. It's hard to learn your first gamedev environment. It's way easier to learn the second. This is true for lots of stuff. It's okay to move around.

If you want to make art assets, you should probably learn to use Photoshop. Everybody pirates Photoshop (maybe you already have), but you should buy a license if you ever start trying to earn money with it. Photoshop is a seemingly endless rabbithole and you will continue to learn more about how to use it effectively for years and years and years. Some people recommend GIMP over Photoshop. There are also image editors that are specifically designed for making pixel art, but I'm not familiar with them.

If you ever decide to get into 3D art, I recommend Blender. It's open source and free forever. It's kinda tough to get into because it works differently than other software in subtle-but-confusing ways, but once you get used to the flavor, the learning process gets infinitely easier.

If you want to make music, FLStudio is very nice and only a few hundred dollars (but again, that's only if you decide to start earning money with it). There are other options, but a lot of the stuff that's at or above FL's level of control is much more expensive.

If you want to make sound effects, you can either look online for existing sounds or do your own foley (recording sound effects from random objects). The Blue Snowball is a popular mic for podcasters and has some degree of versatility, but at a certain point you start wanting specific (expensive) microphones for specific recordings under specific conditions. Audacity is a popular free audio editor, but there are other more fully-featured paid options. You can also do some sound effects work with FLStudio, but it's not totally designed for it.

Anyway, that turned into a wall of text.

TL;DR The next step is making games. Any games. Tiny games. Shitty games. Straight-from-the-online-tutorial games. Just make sure that some of them get finished.

I have an unused Snowball in White if you were interested.

I find that these are really nice, or Blue Yetis

I used to make educational screencasts so I'll put in my two cents.

The first thing you're going to need is a microphone. If you don't know where to start, you can't go wrong with a Blue Snowball. That being said, you should do your own research and figure out what mic will be good for your personal price range/intentions.

Assuming you know nothing about video editing, a great software to start with is Sony Vegas Pro. This is my, and many others on YouTube, video editor of choice; it's easy to use and quite powerful. However, it’s not the only software you can use. You could make a video similar to CCP in PowerPoint, if you have the knowledge to do so.

Once you have Sony Vegas, watch some beginner guides on YouTube and get comfortable with the editing basics. One key thing to know is keyframing. This is relatively easy to do in Sony Vegas and, if used effectively, can result in some nice looking animations similar to those found CCP's videos.

Other than that, just make sure you know what you're educating people on and that it's not too dry.

1. You're gonna need to upgrade your rig. As much RAM as you can afford(or 12-16GB IMO, some people may disagree but I run 16GB of RAM), a good graphics card (Can't go wrong with Nvidia GTX series: http://www.newegg.com) HDD for video storage (at least 1TB), using Windows 10 pretty much works with everything IMO that I've played so far running from when W10 came out into 2016 and it's the latest windows as well.

2. Blue Snowball Mic 39.99USD Blue Snowball Mic(PINK FOR THIS PRICE) or a Yeti mic if you can afford it Yeti Microphone 100USD for a quality mic like the Yeti definitely is NOT a bad deal if you can afford it, but the Blue Snowball is a great quality mic as well. (And nobody's gonna see you using a pink mic and it's the cheapest right now!)

3. By your wording you seem to think "steam games" is just a group of games with the same requirements for all of them, and they're not. Each game is going to have its own computer specs requirement, so make sure you meet the minimums for each game before you go around and buy a bunch of games to record after you upgrade your hardware. This ain't consoles.

4. You don't need a facecam to be successful.

Also one last tip: If you're going to be starting your own channel instead of contributing to someone else's or something, just play whatever the hell you want. Growth will be VERY slow unless you're a SEO/Marketing wizard. Just keep putting quality content out and subs and views will come.

Snowball mic

Fixed link

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Microphone-Textured/dp/B000EOPQ7E/

This one?

Cheers!

We used this for recording:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Omnidirectional-Microphone/dp/B000EOPQ7E

But recently upgraded to this smart motherfucker:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Microphones-Yeti-USB-Microphone/dp/B002VA464S

And it's just as simple as plugging into a laptop and using audacity to record and edit. Pretty simple really.

Best thing to do is invest in a decent mic and roll with it. It'll be difficult at first but after a few episodes you'll develop a flow, especially with those you do it with.

EDIT: Audacity, not Audible.

Snowball is $10 more BNIB.

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Microphone-Textured/dp/B000EOPQ7E

It usually goes on sale for $30-$40. BTW, is it iCE or normal? How old?

Edit: Newegg is out of stock so price is wrong, fixing.

Blue Snowball works exceptionally well for the price.

I started with the Samson Go But around 150 you could get a Blue Snowball or the AT2020 USB+

Best of luck,

• BurntToasTJ

Hi,

Unfortunately the way the PlayStation 4 routes its audio, if anything is plugged into the controller, the HDMI output loses audio, meaning no more stream audio.

The other way around, you get audio over HDMI, but no headphone audio and the Xsplit audio is delayed, for obvios reasons.

2 solutions to this:

• 1: Get an Astro Gaming A40 Audio system + Blue Snowball
• 2: Get a CTIA-Y splitter, a 3.5mm splitter, and a stereo 3.5mm to RCA cable.

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Microphone-Textured/dp/B000EOPQ7E/ref=sr_1_2?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1443347507&sr=1-2&keywords=blue+snowball

Works for me.. Recognizes as USB Mic

The Blue Snowball works well, it's about $70.

Ive heard the blue snowball is a pretty good starter mic http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Microphone-Textured/dp/B000EOPQ7E I haven't personally owned a blue snowball so can't really comment on the sound quality.

I would recommend the Blue Snowball. It's a pretty good USB mic that doesn't pick up much background noise.

Microphone looks like the Snowball by Blue Microphone. Not sure about the stand but this one from NEEWER is like $14 on Amazon Prime.

We use a Snowball Microphone (http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Microphone-Textured/dp/B000EOPQ7E) with Adobe Audition as our recording software! We'll work on getting more squid puns in there...promise!

Although you'll have to sacrifice a bit of desk space for it unless you get a stand or something, the Blue Snowball is a good sounding mic. If you have a bit more money, the Blue Yeti is even better.

Links:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Omnidirectional-Microphone/dp/B000EOPQ7E

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Microphones-Yeti-USB-Microphone/dp/B002VA464S

I'm thinking about getting a Blue Snowball, for recording and also for talking with my friends while gaming.

The only concern I have is, that the microphone will stand to far away from me when i speak to my buddies.
Can you guys tell me how well it picks up my voice from about 40cm away? Here are some Pictures, where i would like to place it.
Picture 1
Picture 2

If it doesnt work, is there any other microphone for around the same price, that will work better?

HDD

SSD

Have any suggestions?

Other birthday stuffs

Microphone

Headphones

~~Joystick~~

Blue Snowball (Don't get iCE version)

CAD U37

Samson C01U

Samson Meteor

Audio Technica ATR2500

The sphere thing is a microphone, looks like a blue snowball to be precise.

Link

edit fixed link

Sure, here

>http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Microphone-Textured/dp/B000EOPQ7E

There, ya got a cheap one that'll last you long.

Are you sure? Your voice always sounds deeper to yourself y'know. Are you past 16 year olds?

alright ill look at it you think this would work http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EOPQ7E i could get the all 3 priced together do you think that would work?

Here's what I use. Blue Snowball. I love it, have had it for years: http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Microphone-White/dp/B000EOPQ7E

Here's some stuff I recorded with it, just guitar and vocal right into it, one track, one take: http://soundcloud.com/mark-sickmiller/sets/6-16-11-2/

Ok so I went back and checked your videos and I can see why you are going for a new microphone. I would also recommend the LP favorite budget microphone, The Blue Snowball.

Here are some sound tests I found on Youtube, you will have to decide for yourself.

Nessie

Snowball

I hear a lot of background noise in your videos so I recommend recording your audio separately with Audacity and giving your videos 7 seconds of blank space to get a noise profile, and to use noise removal. I followed this tutorial and I play around with the settings now to fit my needs.

I am new but I have spent a lot of time researching on how to make my quality better, the videos I have right now are recorded with a Yeti and don't reflect the changes I am recommending.

Edit: if you get the Snowball, do not get the ICE, get the regular. Amazon link for reference

I've had luck with the Snowball mic in the past. It's cheap and it has very good sound quality.