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''"Okay! I got a Blue Yeti and"''- <br> | ''"Okay! I got a Blue Yeti and"''- <br> | ||
− | No no no... I hope you don't. The Blue Yeti is no longer a viable or affordable option for budget recording. There are several options out there by lesser known companies that sound better and cost less | + | No no no... I hope you don't. The Blue Yeti is no longer a viable or affordable option for budget recording. There are several options out there by lesser known companies that sound better and cost less |
<br>USB mics, by a wide margin, sound like USB mics. They are marketed towards you exactly but have several technical and audible shortcomings that don't hold up to the levels we aspire to portray in Beyond Skyrim. To go into more technical detail on why USB mics should be avoided… They are designed to exist within an affordable price point around what the average streaming or hobbyist consumer can afford, and as a result, the components are as cheaply sourced and manufactured as possible. This means that the design is also the simplest design possible to get the job done, and it doesn't take into account the digital artifacts created by an amplification system and analog-digital converter (ADC) sitting so close to the small electret condenser diaphragm(s). All of this must also be powered by only +5vDC from the USB hub. Now, in order to get more juice to power a more complex and transparent converter, as well as to power the amplification circuitry in the mic, you need a good quality transformer to ramp that power up. But the designers eventually run out of the room. And we get the Blue Yeti.. and the Snowball… and so many other USB mics. <br> | <br>USB mics, by a wide margin, sound like USB mics. They are marketed towards you exactly but have several technical and audible shortcomings that don't hold up to the levels we aspire to portray in Beyond Skyrim. To go into more technical detail on why USB mics should be avoided… They are designed to exist within an affordable price point around what the average streaming or hobbyist consumer can afford, and as a result, the components are as cheaply sourced and manufactured as possible. This means that the design is also the simplest design possible to get the job done, and it doesn't take into account the digital artifacts created by an amplification system and analog-digital converter (ADC) sitting so close to the small electret condenser diaphragm(s). All of this must also be powered by only +5vDC from the USB hub. Now, in order to get more juice to power a more complex and transparent converter, as well as to power the amplification circuitry in the mic, you need a good quality transformer to ramp that power up. But the designers eventually run out of the room. And we get the Blue Yeti.. and the Snowball… and so many other USB mics. <br> | ||
And that's just scratching the surface! But you don't need to rent expensive studio time by the hour for this either. I just recommend a decent, low noise XLR microphone and a decent, low noise audio interface. Now as mentioned, you could spend anywhere from $300-500 on this kind of setup and be set for life. It's more than a Yeti but worth it. | And that's just scratching the surface! But you don't need to rent expensive studio time by the hour for this either. I just recommend a decent, low noise XLR microphone and a decent, low noise audio interface. Now as mentioned, you could spend anywhere from $300-500 on this kind of setup and be set for life. It's more than a Yeti but worth it. |