Shure SM7B

I have a Blue Yeti, an AudioTechnica BPHS1 (headset), a Fifine 688 (cheap Shure SM7B competition), and a Behringer C2 (pencil mic). [...] The professional equipment sounds the best, but the audio device alone (sans mic) was $1200. These days, I use the pencil mic with a Scarlett device. It sounds good enough for my recording needs (I post-process everything regardless). It is out of camera, and pencil mics (or shotgun) are what pros use in camera studios. If you don't mind having a big mic on camera, the Fifine is a lot of bang for the buck. [...] A headset is great for minimizing sound when talking with others (say for a podcast interview), but I have yet to find one that is comfortable for using all day (I'm often teaching day-long courses).

Do dedicated sound cards offer tangible audio quality improvements over modern onboard solutions like Realtek? Depends on motherboard, but: I had a top of the line, very well reviewed gaming mobo, and I’d hear a buzzing noise over the speakers depending on what the computer was doing. [...] this happened under both Windows and Linux, so I don’t think it was a software issue. Having an external DAC allows you to keep the audio signal very, very far away from the rest of the electronics, which completely solved the problem for me. I went with a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 for about $200, connected to my two JBL 305 speakers — it’s been great. It wasn’t in my initial plans, but I later took advantage of the XLR microphone input to set up a Shure SM7B microphone (wasn’t quite enough gain, so I added a TritonAudio FetHead preamplifier and a DBX 286s for de-essing/eq/etc — very happy with the setup now). [...]

[...] There is background noise, from my partner, and occasionally neighbours and building work in their homes which can be as close as 2-3m from my window, but it works. [...] buy a great microphone such as a Shure SM7B with a tight polar pattern focused on the person speaking as this will prevent the pickup of virtually all noise outside of that. this mic needs to be an inch or two from your mouth so you need a decent mic arm. any near-field studio monitor speakers are adequate, your mic will not pick up the sound due to the polar pattern. [...] you want two of these positioned around 45-40' angle offset in front of you on either side and just above the camera (you will not be staring into a blinding light), and one to light up the space behind you. [...] if you happen to wear glasses and you have a DSLR as a webcam then consider getting a circular polarizing filter, as then you can remove screen reflections from your glasses trivially. I do not use sound dampening / conditioning in the room, I have some books on a shelf which helps to reduce / prevent echoes, but otherwise I've done nothing despite it being a box closet / room. [...] and so I never need to heat this room even when it's below freezing o

I have used a Shure SM7B for over a decade now. [...] It's a wonderful and rugged, low noise microphone that is great for thousands of situations. A Shure SM7B doesn't disappoint.

The Blue Yeti is a great microphone that isn’t too expensive, most creators have used it at the start of their careers. I got mine at around 10,000 subscribers & still use it today to record videos. However if you want to blow money like there’s no tomorrow, the Shure SM7B is stunningly good haha.

Shure SM7B. [...] Alternatively, I’ve been using the Shure MV7 for recording vocals. [...]

my ass crashing out with a damn shure sm7b STILL figuring out how to make it sound the best some two years in the running 😂😂😂

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[...] A $400-450 Shure sm7b or Electrovoice re20 will last you decades and is an incredible return on investment — way better than your electronics and monitor investments and probably better than your chair and desk investments for most people. Even a $30-50 USB mic will last a few years and blow away your laptop or built-in camera mic (though the dynamic Shure/EV mics don’t pick up everything like capacitive mics).

That's what I used before I got my Shure SM7b. Damn good mic especially for the price.

yOOOO I got the shure SM7B, Its really good! Hope you gonna like it!!

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The iRig 2 allows guitars bass & electronic drums to be input into GarageBand The iRig 2 XLR allows you to use a Condenser Mic 🎤 required 48v phantom power I use it for my Shure SM7B Condenser Mic 🎤