Anyone else use this microphone for gaming? is it true that the thing picks up background noise like crazy?
Why in the fuck would you buy a $100 to talk to people in games? That kind of mic is for recording shit.
>>322337840
Uhh... wtf?
Why the FUCK would I use a god damn broadcaster's mic to talk in a video game?
You ever heard of headsets OP? I'm not making a fucking podcast here.
>>322337921
>not wanting high quality things
in saying that, OP that mic is decent. but its REALLY big. make sure you acutally realise how big it is before you buy it, because it looks a lot smaller than it is.
blue yeti is shit, anyone buying a mic for christs sake don't get a blue yeti, snowball or a CADU37
AT2020 til the end
>>322337840
Why do you care? You know you're only buying it as an extra butt plug.
I use it, and it is extremely sensitive. Just set up push-to-talk in whatever you're chatting with.
It receives your speech very well though, even from a few feet away.
>>322337840
Its pretty gud 10/10
if it was shit it wouldnt be #1 selling.
A friend bought that.
The only difference is you could hear more shit in the background.
His voice was still annoying as fuck, except now you could hear his keyboard, his dogs barking, his fucking chair squeaking, FUCK.
HD 598 + Blue yeti master race
>>322338131
>using your main mic as a buttplug
No you idiot, I don't want everyone smelling my shit over Teamspeak
>>322337840
I'll tell you what I know
>brother got one of these
>has it standing ~30cm away on his desk
>sound picks up easily, is very clear, good sound
>often also picks up his ceiling fan two meters away, not too annoying but it still picks up
>it's actually huge and takes up a good chunk of desk space
>expensive
Meanwhile
>my ~$50 Samson GO microphone
>removed the black metal stand, since it serves no purpose
>picks up sound poorly from just a short distance away
>but sounds absolutely amazing, at least on par with the Blue Yeti, up close
>personally modified it with a piece of 2mm thick steel wire, attached to my AKG K550
>doesn't take up much if any background noise
>doesn't take up disk space
>>322338159
it's only best selling because people don't fucking research their mics before buying them
blue yeti is average, especially if you plan to do some podcasting
>>322338098
Audio technica's 2020 with a pop filter is the way to go, and it's about the same price as a yeti.
>>322337840
Get the snowball. It's cheaper and has great quality. Get Amazon prime free trial for 50% off the price as well
>>322338030
>headsets
>>322337840
I had a friend who had dreams of being a youtube games celebrity with lets plays and montages
he literally got that mic to look cool in videos, making sure the mic is always in the shot ofc
>>322338228
>disk space
desk space*
>>322338030
>You ever heard of headset
Do you work in a call center? lol
>>322338030
>>322338030
casual detected
you're probably the guy that has that horrible static in TS every time you try to say something
CRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRCH
>>322338287
Not to mention it's sexy as hell
>>322338228
post pic of your ghetto rigging
*farts on your mic*
>:) buy it OP
>>322338468
I'm not gonna lie, it looks stupid because I don't care to make it look better, it's all about functionality for me. But alright yeah, pic coming up soon.
Pic related. Get a modmic.
>>322338556
cute!
>>322338556
Might as well get a snowball if you’re paying that price.
Got at 2020 usb for £90, best purchase of my life.
>>322338409
thats bullshit
I have a G230 sounds is alright so is the mic
I use it like normal and just drop down the mic part anytime I need to use it. You are a retard if you think I need something eating my desk space all the time
Just get a 2020. The best cheap USB mic you can buy and it looks really slick.
why do pkeks keep falling for these overpriced "gaming gear" memes ?
>>322338409
>spending >$20 on voice communication equipment for video games
are you sure you're not the one getting scammed here
>>322337840
Don't buy a fucking standing mic for fucking videogames you stupid motherfucker
>>322338852
this
/thread
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00029MTMQ?keywords=zalman&qid=1451739484&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
Inexpensive. Sounds great. Clips right onto the cable wherever you like, or if you're using wireless headphones for some reason, you'll have to settle for clipping it on some clothes. Or if you can't be arsed to wear clothes, I have nfi. Anyway, it's good. I've had these paired with Sennheiser HD 650's for years.
>>322338696
>$50 headset with the microphone quality of a $5 zalman or worse and the sound quality of... a shitty headphone at best
Yeah, it WORKS, but it's objectively worse than some cheap headphones and a zalman mic...
>>322338409
>audiotards who never played a game with good sound design
Don't just mindlessly post this shit, if you are playing games like Red Orchestra 2, this WILL make a big difference
>>322338696
Why don’t you throw money my way if you’re going to just waste it like that?
>>322338468
>>322338541
>>322338228
>>322339086
10/10 anon, keep that ghetto shit going
>>322338919
I had used a lot of cheap headphones
its not that bad, is good price performance for a $40 headphones with a mic
and the build quality is much better than buying another shitty headphone and roughly strapping it
>>322339086
>I want to call underage kids faggots over a mic that fully portrays my pasty nerdy voice
Fuck you guys are such faggots sometimes. I have the turtle beach px22 that I can use with my ps4 AND my PC and guess what?
I sound perfectly fucking fine, and the sound quality is fine aswell. I swear there are so many fucking autists on this board
Buying a standing microphone.... ROFL
>>322339224
Yup as I said, it looks ridiculous, but it works really well. I've had the same steel wire for half a year or so now, I could probably replace the wire with a new one that is less bent and shit, but I don't need to.
>>322339279
>
>using a microphone for gaming
You mean like for voice chat...?
Xbot here.
Fucking why? I got a free mic with my Xbone and it works fine, everybody hears me fine, I can hear everybody else fine.
Why do you PCfats want to spend so much money to play Dota and hear Russian faggots yell at you in HD audio?
Nice, this thread is exactly what I've been looking for
Can you guys recommend me a starter mic for quality? I kind of want to get in to voice acting and stuff. Maybe even streaming, the last time I streamed for niggas here on /v/ everyone enjoyed themselves.
>>322339343
>$50-60 headset
>perfectly fine
>fine
>autists
Well that's the thing. It's $50 for an OK product. It WORKS.
But for a lesser cost you can get a more comfortable headphone with far better sound quality, as well as a microphone that sounds great for like $5 (zalman). It will also hold together longer unlike headphones that frequently break from nothing.
>>322337840
I got it.
I must not rest on the same table as you keyboard and far away from you mose.
Other than that, it's 10/10
>>322339575
Zalman ZM-Mic1
>>322339875
Really? Such a small thing produces such good quality?
Sounds like sorcery to me.
>>322339575
AT2020, top tier shit
>>322340080
>AT2020
I'll yield that AT makes good quality and durable cans but microphones from them are a no-no.
>>322340194
the 2020 is still a great mic for a starter, which is what the guy is asking for
Don't fall for the gaming headset meme.
Just get a good quality table top mic like the yeti snowball and a good set of headphones/earphones.
With the mic you can use it for other shit besides gaming too.
>>322340073
its that one autist in the thread trying to prove you can get quality for a few dollars instead of buying a headset
its a bad mic, only upsides are
>its cheap
>its small so you can strap it on your headphones creating your home made headset
>>322340339
>Just get a good quality table top mic like the yeti snowball
>>322340339
>like the yeti snowball
oh, you're trolling i get it
It is large and does pick up basically your entire fucking house even at minimum gain. That shit is not intended for gaming.
>>322340318
Conversations like this are why there needs to be a copypasta of microphones equivalent to the /g/ headphone guide
People are really shilling the AT2020 but thats fucking overkill for video games
even for like one person voice recording or video production, fuck!
you can find
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QJOZS4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00
at half the price and you get everything you need, anything more and you better actually have a preamp and a recording studio.
>>322340383
It's objectively a good microphone that costs almost nothing. It far surpasses 90% of headphone microphones, it's hardly even a competition.
>>322340468
>>322340401
What's wrong with it? Mine works great and I got it for $40 off amazon
>>322340701
the guy needs it for quality sound recording and streaming. Judging by the user reviews, its a good mic to have a skype call or use in voice chat in games.
http://www.amazon.com/Floureon-BM-800-Condenser-Recording-Microphone/dp/B00Q4RGQHY/ref=sr_1_32?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1451741382&sr=1-32
I'm thinkin about getting this? Anyone know anything about this manufacturer?
>>322340832
Unless he's intending to make a profession out of it, he does NOT NEED a better microphone.
Now, if he has a lot of money to spare, then sure why not get something that sounds a little bit better. But it's a lot of extra dollars for only a small gain in sound quality.
The Zalman mic is astonishingly good for its small cost, this is why it's recommended constantly. You really can't tell much of a difference from a Zalman and a Yeti, except a Yeti picks up more background noise.
>Snowball
It's like a giant eye on a stick that watches you
>>322341212
peeps - bought to you by blue
>>322341053
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yJZuncWpDc
https://youtu.be/91stf3gw-4Q?t=38
>You really can't tell much of a difference from a Zalman and a Yeti, except a Yeti picks up more background noise.
If you cant tell much of a difference, get your fucking ears checked
http://www.dx.com/p/3-5mm-flexible-neck-mini-microphone-black-2pcs-396125
Strap a 3.5mm extension cable to headphone and use something like this. Easy cheap removeable microphone.
>>322341472
Do I seriously need to add
>properly set up
?
That nigger's Zalman has clearly only been plugged in and immediately tried out. Could you find a more amateur comparison?
>>322339615
For that mic it's really beneficial to invest in a boom arm to position it near your face. Then you can turn the gain levels way down and get some really superb quality. I've used it for years with it sitting on my desk and really you're just gimping your microphone that way, only getting half the quality.
I've seen the Samson Meteor recommended in a couple places, is it good if I want to record stuff? Just as a hobby.
>>322341585
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1wL7wDGPuk
so this guy own both and did a video(starts at 1:37)
feel free to bitch how he set one mic good and other bad or put actual proof that it sounds almost the same as a yeti
>>322337840
i just bought my own recording studio complete with soundboard and editing stations to talk to people in video games because I am a retard that once le high quality things and has no sense of pragmatism.
>>322341854
There's no use in arguing it, but that guy has clearly also fucked up his Zalman somehow. The ones I used never sounded like that, nor did they pick up background noise or static. When I used a Zalman mic it sounded on par with that guy's Yeti, just as clear, just as good.
I'll just say it again, because it's just how it is: a Zalman ZM-Mic1 is objectively good enough for anyone's daily use. If you aren't making money off of your voice already, you have no reason to spend more money.
>>322338098
I have a CADU37 and it's fantastic.
I'll never understand how people pick up condenser microphones for gaming. Those are for narration or singing, gaming is overkill
>>322337840
I use a 5€ mic and no one has ever complained
>>322338030
You have to be 18 to view this site bud
>>322339446
>yo mang get on skype
>my mic is broken...
>>322342279
the underage has more sense than you do
I got a Yeti for about $40 second hand. Works well for me but I wouldn't reccomend for gaming at all. Also if you put it on your desk make sure you put something under it to dampen vibrations from your typing or nearby tower.
I would boom arm mine if I was just doing voice for sure.
>>322337840
they're okay
just turn down the gain and keep it close to your mouth
>>322341212
I got one of those and I absolutely fucking love it. I always get compliments on how good the sound is on that thing. I can go to the god damn kitchen to make food and still talk to people like if I were three centimeters from the microphone.
The only downside is that if I go to the bathroom, I need to mute it as my loud ass toilet makes crazy amount of sounds and I would be asked wether I "flushed the microphone in the toilet" since it picks that up really well even through the doors.
As for general background noise like the keyboard, mouse, refrigerator sounds, traffic sounds or similar background noise is filtered as far as I know. Couldn't be more happier with it though, I fucking hate headsets, and having something "just standing there" makes life so much easier.
>>322338409
I don't live by myself like a pathetic forever alone virgin, so a headset is the best choice for when I'm up late when my wife's asleep.
>Buy $100 mic for maximum audio quality
>Voicechat lossy compression
>Use plugins for military radio simulation
>>322338030
lol
>headsets
I'd MUCH rather pay 300 dollars for a mic and giant stand like I am in a studio, thank you very much
>$10 logitech headset
>broke off the mic
>use a disney kareoke USB microphone
>always get complimented on how great it sounds
>no one realizes how stupid i look while recording
>literally have a singing mic hanging from my shirt through my shirts neck hole.
>stretches my shirts neck hole so i only have 1 recording shirt
>100k subscribers
i mean it just werks.
>>322341008
Anyone? I'm also interested
>>322342481
yo mang, get the fuck off 4chan
>>322337840
I upgraded to this mic for recording fairly recently. Pretty high quality for the price and doesn't pick up much if any background noise if you use it properly. It comes with a little guide telling you what all the modes do so just be sure to choose the right one or you're gonna have a bad time.
>>322337840
yes it pics up a lot of background noise. get a modmic.
>>322339086
that is some ghetto shit man. why did you not by a 10$ mic arm and just swing it into position when you are gaming. where the hell is my picture of that nigger who rubber banded a cellphone to his head with a caption of 'handsfree'
http://www.amazon.com/Neewer-3-5mm-Hands-Computer-Microphone/dp/B005DJOIHE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451747841&sr=8-1&keywords=neewer+lapel
>>322348279
Any good from personal experience?
>the at2020usb is cheaper anon!
>check my country's compare sites
>blue yeti €99
>at2020 €150
>mfw
I like the blue yeti regardless. Had to fiddle with the gain a bit but now it actually works and people can hear me when I stream. Then again, everything's an upgrade when you've been using a logitech G430.
I have a cheapo $1.50 brandless clip-on mic from China that I stuck on my headphones.
It's loud and noiseless. Perfect for gaming.
>Not going superior dynamic microphone master race
>>322339343
>turtle beach
>>322337840
I use a blue yeti to stream so I just leave it on for multiplayer games too. It's very good, yes very sensitive so I use a cheap pop filter and a stand to avoid picking up sounds from the PC.
If you don't have nerds desperate to hear your voice, just get a Microsoft LX-3000. Best cheap headset I've had.
*sigh* /v/ is being a bunch of plebs, as usual.
Use the right tool for the job. USB recording microphones are for making studio recordings and pick up absolutely everything. You want your speech heard, use a business-grade teleconferencing microphone. Picks up voice clear as day and digitally filters out background crap. Amazon has 'em but you can find a used ClearOne Chat 50/60/70 on Ebay for cheap if you look around.
http://www.amazon.com/Clear-Desktop-Hands-free-Device-910-159-250/dp/B002FYGTXG
>>322350447
>Calling /v/ plebs and suggesting that over a dynamic microphone
Better angles of rejection, lower sensitivity for less reflections and ambient noise. One high pass later and it's crystal clear at 96khz.
>>322341212
Saw my friends have one and I fell in love with it so much I bought one myself. I kinda dig the eye design, and it recorded us and some other friends fine when we were a good distance away from it.
>>322338030
weak /g/ bait but pretty good because you tricked like 5 anons
>>322338098
No, Blue Yeti is better than the AT2020 and its variants.
Serious post. I used to use that mic.
Quality is good but it literally picked up a door opening on the other side of my house like it was right next to me. The noise of pressing (mechanical) keyboard keys was thunderous. Finally, it died about 15 months in and no PC will detect it unless i spent ten minutes unplugging and replugging. Bad mic overall.
I use this thing. it was $15.
I don't understand mics too well. I think i'm supposed to have a pre amp or something for a mic like this. I've really been meaning to look into that so I can get a clearer sound.
Currently I just plug it into the pink mic outlet on the back of my Pc, crank the mic volume settings up to max and that seems to work.
Friend uses it. If he doesn't speak for about 10 seconds the volume increases by a million so we hear background noise loud as fuck until he next speaks.
>>322350975
Are you still using the cable that came with the mic? Because it's notoriously shit.
I remember when I used to use that mic it was the cable that gave me nothing but problems.
>>322342816
????
>>322351191
Reasonably sure I tried others but I'll check.
>>322350067
>streamers on /v/
why
>>322337840
Just use a good quality headset.
>>322342481
>using skype fr voice chat
kill you're self
Fun fact: BLUE is actually an acronym for Baltic Latvian Universal Electronics.
The blu yeti is a meme just like the snowball. You don't have the acoustics for it to work either.
Get a clip-on mic you dumb fuck http://www.amazon.com/Zalman-Zm-Mic1-Sensitivity-Headphone-Microphone/dp/B00029MTMQ and attach it to your headphones. wow gg easy
>>322337840
The problem isn't that it picks up a ton of noise. The problem is that people turn up the gain ridiculously because they don't realize how quiet they're actually talking. Any professional* microphone requires you to speak at a reasonable volume to reduce background noise.
>>322351607
And there's 4 modes on the Yeti.
>>322337840
you are just going to use it to make another shitty let's play channel aren't you?
>buy an expensive mic instead of a cheap USB headset for gaming
>realize that the only difference is people can hear my voice much more clearly but thats the only benefit, which isn't a big benefit at all
>realize that /v/ was trolling the whole time because everyone here is a NEET and uses headsets
what a waste of money that I just spent
>>322351607
No, it picks up a lot of noise.
Any condenser microphone does, really. That's why they're studio quality microphones (not USB ones typically). They best thrive in treated rooms. That's why they're awful for places where you live close to traffic, live with other people/pets, their equipment in the room, or have lots of reflections (walls, glass, etc).
Even with the gain set low and angled and positioned a good distance away from my PC, I can still hear it despite how quiet it is. I can even pick up the low bass of traffic which is on the opposite side of ANOTHER house. Go ahead and do a recording, then really crank the volume. You'll hear all sorts of things in your recording.
The only way to record in a dirty environment is a dynamic microphone. Period.
>>322351313
Easy money
>>322351986
We're talking about using it for gaming. If you're doing a recording for a movie/podcast/whatever you can easily sample a room and use the noise removal tools of audacity or soundforge.
Your standards are too high for a low cost consumer mic.
>>322337840
http://www.auna-multimedia.co.uk/Microphones/Studio-Microphones/auna-MIC-900BG-USB-Condenser-Microphone-Black-Gold.html
I got this. If you use Skype it doesn't pick shit up. They really got a good noise canceling.
But god forbit you use it without some sort of noise canceling.
Picks up a fly on the other side of the room.
>>322352196
Yes, you can do that and gut your recording's quality considerably.
Or you could have just spent the money on a dynamic microphone instead.
You also realize dynamics are the more cost effective solution in terms of audio, right? 200 bucks on a dynamic will sound much better than 300 dollars on a condenser.
>Your standards are too high
No, I'm simply informing people of the legitimate problems of having a condenser microphone while you're simply stating a bunch of bullshit.
Also, you're an idiot period if you spend 100+ dollars just to "use it for gaming" anyway.
>>322352345
oh right picture.
>>322338318
Once have I ever agreed with a drakeposter.
>people actually buy $100 mics instead of a $10 headset
nobody wants to hear your mouthbreathing and stuttering that well
>>322351984
That's because you're supposed to get good headphones and a cheap mic, not a good mic and cheap headphones.
>>322338919
I went through two fo those Zalman mics in like two months before I decided to buy an actual standing mic.
I got a blue snowball from newegg for $40
I use apple headphones for sound temporarily
I don't understand people
>there are people in this thread that will actually buy an expensive mic to just voice chat
wow
>>322352859
>I use apple headphones for sound temporarily
Why
>>322352953
I used to be a big apple fan boy. I had a ton of apple products, so I'm using this for now.
>>322353019
Do you at least plan on upgrading?
I've been meaning to get a mic one of these days and Its between the CAD U37 or Blue Snowball. Which is better for the price? And how will I sound If I'm a couple of feet away?
I have money to throw away and am considering the AT2020. What else do I need to make it good? Layman terms BTW, I'm no fucking whizz when it comes to microphones or recording.
>>322352894
This. At first I thought this thread was some elaborate bait.
I use a Blue Yeti.
I've recorded myself with it while pressing keys on my mechanical keyboard and playing output on my open back headphones, I've calibrated the gain and modes so that they're less audible when I play video games. It's still audible but my voice is much louder than the sound produced by my keyboard and headphones.
I use Sennheiser HD600 headphones, got the Yeti and those headphones for $400 on amazon as a deal. I don't use a pop filter. I'm not recording or streaming so I don't care.
I had a Sennheiser gaming headset before and the mic sound a bit muffled in comparison but had less background noise.
>>322352894
most of them are lets players or streamers. it's a sad time for vidya.
Stop me if i'm wrong, but doesn't voice chat get compressed to fuck in-game, so spending more than like $15 on a microphone is pointless?
>>322338696
I bought one a while back because it was cheap. Mic broke after about half a year of normal use. Would constantly spit static unless I completely disabled microphone. It's shit. A shifty separate mic would've lasted me longer and I could've bought a nicer headphones than that shit.
>>322353489
>In-game
Lol look at this motherfuckin Portugese third-world spic bootyblastin nigger.
>>322340616
>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QJOZS4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00
do you own it?
>>322353019
>I used to be a big apple fan boy. I had a ton of apple products
>there are underage faggots like this browsing my /v/
Fuck off nigger. Kill yourself.
>>322342113
Not the guy you are arguing with but there is a saying I like to live by, "You get what you pay for". I've gone through three of those Zalman mics breaking on me. Two just stopped working and the first stopped working after it fell of my desk with my headphones (which still work perfectly fine). So instead of almost spending a total of thirty bucks on Zalmans in six months I finally said fuck it and got a blue yeti on sale and have been satisfied with it for over a year now.
>>322341729
A guy I watch on youtube uses that mic and he sounds fine. He cleans it up in post though.
>>322352894
>mfw I bought OPs pic to mostly talk to friends but to record some music shit as well
>not being an adult with money and being able to buy nice things
>buying shitty headsets for gayming manchildren and teenagers that break within a year
Why are you faggots so fucking poor? Is this what you spend your welfare checks on? I bet you retards buy razer products.
Kill yourselves. I hate neo /v/. Ree.
>>322338331
How does the Blue Yeti look cool?
It's the mic literally everyone uses because it's good value for the money and goes on sale all the time.
>>322342816
Buy a audio headset instead of a shit gaming headset
>No, I'll wake up my body pillow waifu if I don't use a gaming headset
This is almost to retarded to fathom
>>322337840
I use a samson go mic for my mic
it is very lightweight and easy to pick up and move.
>>322352787
same, although I managed to find those zalaman mics for like 3$ CAD too
decent quality but break easily cause cheap wire. Got a blue snowball now, works great, looks great.
What's a good mic for voice recording or doing voice overs?
>>322342816
What gaming peripheral did you purchase for your wife's son?
>>322338919
>AT2020
I still have my Sony MDR-V6's after four years, but that zalman mic is not too good
I bought a cheap chinese stand-up condenser and it has better sound quality from 2 feet away than that zalman did from right in front of my face.
Plus, the zalman mic cord is like ten feet, so I had to bundle it really shittily before attaching it
>>322350796
>Better angles of rejection, lower sensitivity for less reflections and ambient noise. One high pass later and it's crystal clear at 96khz.
Plebs going to pleb.
Digital echo reduction and ambient noise cancellation >>>> lower sensitivity. And the high pass filter is built in as well.
>>322337840
I'm using Strix DSP, best Background Noise cancellation out there. I can watch TV that's right next to me and speak with my buddies, they don't hear the TV at all.
Only downside is that the god damn "sound station" resets randomly in-game and cuts the sound. ASUS firmware at it's best.
>>322344569
>Used $50 logitech desk mic for the better part or 5 years.
>People on vent/teamspeak always complaining about my static sound quality.
>Mic eventually shorts out
>Start using RockBand usb mic from PS3
>Literally recording studio quality sound.
>hey nice mic anon do you have like a podcast or something?
>uh no
>oh so you're one of those streamers who have tonnes of fans?
>n-no, not really
>so why do you have a studio mic?
>i-i need maximum audio fidelity when i whine about my team mates in multiplayer games
>oh.. i have to go. don't call me
>>322355518
Know what's easier than gutting signals in real time? Not having to gut them at all in the first place.
Any sound engineer would agree that most real time solutions aren't great outside of studio grade channel strips with preamps. But that's an entirely different ball game than what your shitty product offers.
Dynamic still wins.
