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TommySulivan
10-04-2013, 10:48 PM
I am looking for another microphone for Podcasting when im not in my office. What would you consider the best USB Microphone.

andrewzarian
10-04-2013, 10:53 PM
Generally I have seen people use the Blue Snowball (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002OO333Q/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002OO333Q&linkCode=as2&tag=thgufrquponet-20) and Blue Yetti ("http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004L9KLT6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004L9KLT6&linkCode=as2&tag=thgufrquponet-20) but I would not call them the best...

In my opinion the best USB Microphone currently on the market is the ATR-2100 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QJOZS4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004QJOZS4&linkCode=as2&tag=thgufrquponet-20) and AT-2005 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007JX8O0Y/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007JX8O0Y&linkCode=as2&tag=thgufrquponet-20). These mics have become very popular in the podcasting world and also allow you to expand and use it via XLR.

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brianmonroe
10-05-2013, 03:41 PM
I agree with Andrew. The ATR-2100 is a really good microphone. I always get complements from mine as to the quality of the audio. I also like that it can do both XLR and USB so that in the future if I want to get an audio desk I can and not have to worry about throwing out a good quality microphone. Plus it does even have a headphone jack too so you can monitor your levels right from the microphone. Also, it can be normally purchased for around $40 on Amazon so it is quite affordable.

I do not get why someone would get any of the Blue branded microphones over the ATR-2100 or AT-2005 models as they are not as flexible and do not sound as good. Plus the build quality is really good too.

- Brian

docizzen
10-13-2013, 08:21 PM
Here's an audio sample I made on the fly a few weeks ago using the AT2005USB and Voxformer's vocal channel strip VST(Plug-in). The sound is quite comparable to the more expensive dynamic mics out there IMHO:

https://soundcloud.com/arlee-carson/audio-technica-at2005usb-and

Thanks Andrew, I tried to embed a Soundcloud player, oh well.

andrewzarian
10-13-2013, 08:22 PM
Embed doesnt work try a link :)

TommySulivan
10-14-2013, 02:10 PM
Wow that test sounds great. Amazing!

docizzen
10-14-2013, 05:33 PM
Thanks Tommy.

oscarmartz
10-15-2013, 02:30 PM
the AT2005 and ATR 2100 are great. I used a Yetti Pro the other day and it was pretty good also