What USB Microphone are You Using to Record Audio?
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What microphone do you use if you’re recording audio or video? If you’re looking for a mic, I have a new recommendation for you. Right now, I’m using the Samson CO1U, but I’ve picked up something that’s smaller. The Snowflake USB Microphone by Blue is very compact and lightweight.
Whether you’re recording your newest podcast, talking business on the web, or just narrating your latest great family movie, the Snowflake can capture it with amazing clarity and depth that’s head and shoulders above any comparable portable USB on the market!
The Snowflake works on both Mac and PC with no complicated drivers to install: just connect it to your computer’s USB port, follow the prompts and you’ll have high-fidelity sound in no time. It’s perfect for podcasting, voice recognition software, iChat, and VoIP software such as Skype and Vonage. Or use it for dictation, field recording, lecture recording, and narration for slideshows and PowerPoint presentations. The sky’s the limit. It’s even great for recording music via GarageBand and other multitrack recording software.
The Snowflake has its own digital converter. It’s extremely portable. It’s just this little mic that sits in the square, or you can pop it out. It kinda looks like an eyeball! You can have it sitting on your desk, or hang it off the back of a laptop or monitor. The mic head pivots around 360 degrees!
The sound quality is pretty nice. It records up to 44k 16-bit audio, which is more than enough if you are recording your voice for a podcast or something. You really only want to record at about 22k for voice. Anything more is overkill. You’d want 44k if you’re recording music.
Again, this is the Snowflake mic from Blue. I expect this will be the microphone that I will be using from now on!
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6 Comments
IT Professionals
December 3rd, 2008
at 8:38pm
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Daniel Park
December 3rd, 2008
at 4:17am
Rode Podcaster. Extremely low self-noise, much less than the Samson. Plus, it has a headphone jack for real-time monitoring, something that’s absolutely ESSENTIAL in my opinion.
cheers, Daniel
ChurchBrand Architect
December 3rd, 2008
at 4:50am
I use the CO1U – I am going to give your suggestion a try. Thanks for the information
TJ
December 3rd, 2008
at 7:23am
I use the Samson C01U as well and love it.
Martin Leddy
December 3rd, 2008
at 9:44am
I was captivated by the thought of the LED microphone mentioned in the Pirillo’s Picks heading, but here, I only found discussion of a USB microphone. Will the LED one be discussed in a later article?
kob
December 3rd, 2008
at 3:49pm
Hey Chris, could we hear a sample of the audio recorded with the Snowflake?
cleosmlbx
December 5th, 2008
at 8:32pm
Thanks for the recommendation! I have been looking for a better mic to use for my recording ventures.
I agree with Kob in that if you could post a sample of the Snowflake’s recorded audio, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.