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Which is better Blue Yeti Or audio technica At2020 for commentary

Lyzra
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Any suggestions......?

They seem to be equally good.

If you are not going for a stand/arm or pop filter: I would go for the Yeti.

 

It's personal preference, but I like the Yeti more

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Forewarning, If you have Windows 8/8.1 or 10, don't get a USB microphone that uses default Windows USBAUDIO drivers.  Windows 7 you are fine or if it comes with drivers even better.

The reason for this is Microsoft messed up the USBAUDIO drivers for Windows 8 onwards causing mic levels for USB microphones to drastically drop. People have to boost their mic gain to the point where they introduce a ton of noise into the signal

 

I have an AT2020 XLR, which I run through a Roland Audio Interface.  Seeing as you are doing commentary you would want to use a pop filter, I myself don't have one because I'm not speaking directly into it.  I do have a shockmount for it which has helped a lot with vibration noise, I've used Ableton to reduce background noise (I'm using the mic in a less than ideal environment)

 

If I were to get a boom stand and pop filter I could turn my gain down to reduce noise even further.  It is a very sensitive mic but ithe sound is great

 

The AT2020 looks much nicer than the Yeti imo and that is what really matters :)

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I heard samson c03u is a good microphone?

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I heard samson c03u is a good microphone?

Not good compared to the two

Ive listened to many microphone reviews haha trust me

Personally ill recommend at 2020 usb as the blue yeti is a gigantic mic and it might block your screen causing you to put it aside and thus affecting the quality abit

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