This is overkill for work meetings. It will also pickup a lot of random noises that will annoy coworkers
I currently have a Blue Yeti Snowball. The main issue I have with the Snowball is that it doesn't have a "mute" toggle while this M-Audio mic looks like it has a toggle (I viewed the specs on B&H's website). Minor feature but very convenient. I bought my Snowball last year for about the sale price of this M-Audio mic. I'm going to buy this M-Audio mic.
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How are these compared to the Blue Snowballs and Yetis?
I currently have a Blue Yeti Snowball. The main issue I have with the Snowball is that it doesn't have a "mute" toggle while this M-Audio mic looks like it has a toggle (I viewed the specs on B&H's website). Minor feature but very convenient. I bought my Snowball last year for about the sale price of this M-Audio mic. I'm going to buy this M-Audio mic.
This is overkill for work meetings. It will also pickup a lot of random noises that will annoy coworkers
Probably, but I can't imagine cardioid + Google Meets sound filtering would be too bad. Definitely aware it's complete overkill, but I like the idea of having a mute button, physical volume controls and the ability to use my more comfortable studio headphones. I have a full studio setup with multiple high end condenser mics that I guess I could try but I don't generally work in that room, so the portability of this would be cool 😂 Really, I'm just an audiophile and gadgets like this always get me excited but I have no use for recording actual voiceovers or music with it since I already have better gear for that 😜 Just want to make sure the quality isn't junk. That's a lot of features for $40.
Anyone own one? This would be cool for meetings at home instead of using my Bluetooth headphones. Gotta step up that virtual meeting game
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This is overkill for work meetings. It will also pickup a lot of random noises that will annoy coworkers
Unless the room is super quiet, you're better off with a dynamic mic for work meetings. Condenser mics can pick up too much background noise (street noise, other rooms, air conditioning). The Samson Q2U ($69) and Audio-Technica ATR-2100x ($99) are good starter mics, albeit not in this mic's price range by any means. You can try to a cheaper one like the ATR-1200x, but that one has a 3.5mm interface and you'll either need that on your computer or an adapter to USB.
If you're using Windows 10, it's good to add a microphone to a Bluetooth headset anyway since Windows 10 natively will only give you stereo headphones OR mono headphone ("handsfree audio") + microphone on a single BT headset.
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Probably, but I can't imagine cardioid + Google Meets sound filtering would be too bad. Definitely aware it's complete overkill, but I like the idea of having a mute button, physical volume controls and the ability to use my more comfortable studio headphones. I have a full studio setup with multiple high end condenser mics that I guess I could try but I don't generally work in that room, so the portability of this would be cool Really, I'm just an audiophile and gadgets like this always get me excited but I have no use for recording actual voiceovers or music with it since I already have better gear for that Just want to make sure the quality isn't junk. That's a lot of features for $40.
A on/off or mute toggle is nice...just remember to untoggle it on the mic itself and not in your conferencing software .
Probably, but I can't imagine cardioid + Google Meets sound filtering would be too bad. Definitely aware it's complete overkill, but I like the idea of having a mute button, physical volume controls and the ability to use my more comfortable studio headphones. I have a full studio setup with multiple high end condenser mics that I guess I could try but I don't generally work in that room, so the portability of this would be cool 😂 Really, I'm just an audiophile and gadgets like this always get me excited but I have no use for recording actual voiceovers or music with it since I already have better gear for that 😜 Just want to make sure the quality isn't junk. That's a lot of features for $40.
But how can an audiophile consider this at all? The price is missing a couple zeros...
Unless the room is super quiet, you're better off with a dynamic mic for work meetings. Condenser mics can pick up too much background noise (street noise, other rooms, air conditioning). The Samson Q2U ($69), Audio-Technica ATR-2100x ($99), or Shure SM58 ($99) are good starter mics, albeit not in this mic's price range by any means. You can try to a cheaper one like the ATR-1200x, but that one has a 3.5mm interface and you'll either need that on your computer or an adapter to USB.
Agreed. I was comparing a lot of these few months back and ended up going with the Samson Q2U.
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I currently have a Blue Yeti Snowball. The main issue I have with the Snowball is that it doesn't have a "mute" toggle while this M-Audio mic looks like it has a toggle (I viewed the specs on B&H's website). Minor feature but very convenient. I bought my Snowball last year for about the sale price of this M-Audio mic. I'm going to buy this M-Audio mic.
This is overkill for work meetings. It will also pickup a lot of random noises that will annoy coworkers
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Thanks for the tip , you saved me $40!!!
Probably, but I can't imagine cardioid + Google Meets sound filtering would be too bad. Definitely aware it's complete overkill, but I like the idea of having a mute button, physical volume controls and the ability to use my more comfortable studio headphones. I have a full studio setup with multiple high end condenser mics that I guess I could try but I don't generally work in that room, so the portability of this would be cool 😂 Really, I'm just an audiophile and gadgets like this always get me excited but I have no use for recording actual voiceovers or music with it since I already have better gear for that 😜 Just want to make sure the quality isn't junk. That's a lot of features for $40.
If you're using Windows 10, it's good to add a microphone to a Bluetooth headset anyway since Windows 10 natively will only give you stereo headphones OR mono headphone ("handsfree audio") + microphone on a single BT headset.
But how can an audiophile consider this at all? The price is missing a couple zeros...