The mic comes complete with a desktop stand and a USB cable so you can begin. Onboard audio (not like that would matter for a USB mic. Operating instructions and pdf manual for use - Blue Snowball USB Condenser. Has anyone else had this problem? I would really like to know if they have and, if so, how they overcame it. I can hear this in the feedback from my friends laptop and it sounds like I'm some kind of dalek from doctor who. New to their line of mics, is the 99 Nessie, which claims to take the fear out of great recording by instantly delivering studio-enhanced sound for desktop recording. The microphones sound qualitys great for 70-odd dollars and overall. I would not, of course, recommend this for anyone who is planning on using this for any intense studio-like use. Id recommend this particular microphone for most basic consumer use.

You get three pickup settings - cardioid, omni, and cardioid with -10dB pad - to. As depending on the USB 3.0 port I use it may or may not work.) It seemed to be barely better than my old boom mic from my headset and set me back £60 (almost the entire price of my entire headset package.)Īside from this, I have it 2-3 feet away from me (where it is convenient) and depending on what mode I have it on (1, 2, 3) it is either really quiet or still quiet but not as quiet.īoth of those problems ignored for now, after 30 odd minutes on skype, the microphone begins making me 'sound like a robot' to other people. Over the years, I’ve used many microphones, most of which have been made by Blue The Snowball, Yeti, Snowflake, and my latest mic, the Bluebird, which I reviewed recently. Blue makes a lot of inexpensive microphones that really do give you a bang for your buck. Buy Blue Snowball Black USB Mic in New Zealand at Noel Leeming today. I received it today and was meagerly impressed by the audio quality (once it actually decided to show up, of course.

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