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Douglas E Mitchell - Review of the Blue Yeti Microphone
I would describe the sound as a little more “tinny and hollow” than say an RE20 but again, with software adjustments, I could achieve the richness I desire. I had enough trouble with “popping” that I harvested the foam cover from my Behringer B1 and that helped tremendously.
The Blue Yeti has multiple condensers inside so you can set up a single voice, interview style across from each other, or full room mode (selectable via a dial on the mic) so the need for one-on-one interviews to have 2 mics is removed.
Again, I promise 2 RE20′s in a studio will sound better than this mic on table in a crowded area…but the trade off is a single point of failure/single piece of hardware/incredibly easy to use plug and play
set up that minimizes stress and weight for your mobile needs. At home, I have the Yeti screwed into my articulating arm mount since it has the standard mount on its base.
It took me all of 3 minutes to become hooked on this mic. I went to record some audio for a web commercial on a Friday evening. I found that the mixer had no Phantom Power (the electrical power that makes normal mics work). I went to Guitar Center at 10AM on Saturday, was recording within the hour, and had cleansed my home office/studio of the large mixer, etc. before noon.
You will like the Blue Yeti for simple recording, skyping, interviews, etc. but be sure to use a pop filter and play around with your recording software to achieve the sound you want and get recording!
Blue Microphones Yeti USB Microphone
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Comment by Doug Mitchell on August 17, 2010 at 4:42pm -
You know there are a few of us around who know iMovie "well enough" to do basics along with green screen, audio, etc...but not sure if I've ever heard of anyone "teaching it" per se. Have you thought about heading to the Apple store for some "real genius treatment"...? That might be the best starting point besides apples own tutorials online.
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Comment by Dan Johnson on August 17, 2010 at 4:36pm -
Thanks -- makes sense go Yeti because 90% of my stuff is interviews, but this would be primarily for promo spots. Now I've got to find some training on iMovie basics. Know anybody in town for that?
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Comment by Doug Mitchell on August 17, 2010 at 4:18pm
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I'd say that for "basic stuff" the snowball is great. The bonus of the few more bucks you spend on Yeti is the optional "2 way" talk if you're doing a live interview. PLUS the Yeti does connect via standard threaded socket to a mic stand if that matters in your world. The desktop stand it comes with is SUBSTANTIAL and the thing just looks cool too. I'd spend the extra cash so you're not shorting yourself should you decide to do an onsite interview gig...but Blue makes great stuff either way.
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Comment by Dan Johnson on August 17, 2010 at 4:10pm
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Doug - I'm no expert, but enjoy doing my own amateur radio thing so I need one of these. Someone else recommended Blue's Snowball USB mic. I see it runs a bit cheaper -- are you familiar with this one, would the quality be significantly less?
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