Blue Snowball Microphone Review - Best Budget Mic For Youtube? Buy On Amazon: http://amzn.to/1rKWM5V Buy Ice Variant On Amazon: http://amzn.to/1SGVteJ This is my complete review of the blue snowball microphone. In this video I try to answer the questions: -Is the Blue Snowball Worth it? -Is the Blue Snowball good? -Is it the Best Budget Mic for Youtube? -Is It the Best Budget Mic for Gaming? -How difficult is the blue snowball setup? -How effective is the blue snowball mic stand? -Want to see a blue snowball mic test? The snowball has a very smooth clean sound and is better then what you would expect for the price. The ease of use rating for this mic is well over 9000 considering all you have to do is plug it into a usb slot and start recording, with no software required. The usb cable is also pretty long making for a more adaptable setup. The first thing you will notice when you unbox the snowball is that it comes with it’s own three legged tripod. This tripod is very sturdy and allows the mic to sit flat and balanced on whatever surface you put it on. The stand’s height is also adjustable and allows you to raise and lower the snowballs height by a few inches at a time as needed. The mic itself can be easily screwed on and off the tripod stand making it easy for storage when taking it somewhere. As far as the durability of the snowball, I have knocked mine off my desk on multiple occasions, and have also dropped my bag while it was inside, and it still works fine to this day, and I have had mine for a little over a year now. On the front of the mic you will see a red light that will turn on when you plug the usb into a power source. And on the back there is a button that allows you to interchange between three different audio settings. These settings will alter the sound of your recordings. The first setting is called cardioid mode which is the one I have been using so far. It is typically used for normal speech, vocals, podcasting, and even singing. Pretty much anything where you are speaking directly into the mic. The second position is cardioid mode with a minus ten decibel pad. And this is suited for live music or very loud sound sources. What it will do is record these loud sounds while still keeping the quality the same. The third position is the omnidirectional mode which makes the mic pick up sounds equally form all directions. This setting is best for conferences, interviews, or anything where you want sound captured from the entire surrounding environment. Alright now we’re back in setting one. Now I am going to get into one of the only downsides of this microphone and how you can easily fix it. The recording level of the snowball is actually pretty low. Meaning that you have to be pretty close to the microphone for your voice to have that studio crisp sound. To give you an example for this whole video I have been talking about two to three inches away from the microphone. In just a second I will back up a bit to show the difference. Okay now as I am speaking I am about a foot away from the microphone and as you can see my voice is much much quieter. Okay and back to normal. Now this problem can be solved by using a free audio editing software like audacity for example, and just adding some amplification to your recording. But I personally don’t mind being close to the microphone when I record, so I don’t really need to do that. While recording in setting one, the snowball won’t pick up too much background noise, if any at all. Which is a very cool feature. Although if you are ocd, to make a recording perfect, you can always edit out the white noise by using a program like audacity or anything else that you prefer. So overall I would recommend the snowball to anyone looking for a not so expensive microphone to get started with whatever you are doing. Whether it’s youtube, gaming, podcasts or anything else. It’s a very reliable mic that will get the job done for a long time. Thank you for watching the video and subscribe for more videos!

• published: 01 May 2016
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