do i need a microphone upgrade?

[TheNuclearBrony]

currently have a CAD U37 with pop filter. it doesnt sound that great to me. do i just need to play around with audacity more or is the mic not good enough and i need a better one?

[Guest]

59 minutes ago, TheNuclearBrony said:

currently have a CAD U37 with pop filter. it doesnt sound that great to me. do i just need to play around with audacity more or is the mic not good enough and i need a better one?

What are you planning on doing with the mic? If you're gonna upgrade, go with xlr and an actual audio interface, usb sucks. If you need help choosing, this website from a youtuber called podcastage recommends the best interfaces and mics for every budget

[TheNuclearBrony]

1 minute ago, OddGreyFox211 said:

What are you planning on doing with the mic? If you're gonna upgrade, go with xlr and an actual audio interface, usb sucks. If you need help choosing, this website from a youtuber called podcastage recommends the best interfaces and mics for every budget

im recording youtube videos with it

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, TheNuclearBrony said:

im recording youtube videos with it

I just looked it up and it sounds horrible and keeps clipping, for the same price you could get a behringer umc22 and xm8500 (+cable of course) which is amazing for starters. So yeah, you need an upgrade

[TheNuclearBrony]

Just now, OddGreyFox211 said:

I just looked it up and it sounds horrible and keeps clipping, for the same price you could get a behringer umc22 and xm8500 (+cable of course) which is amazing for starters. So yeah, you need an upgrade

interesting. at the time of purchase (2 years ago) the reviews said it was great for the value. plus i figured anything was better then my built in webcam mic

[Guest]

1 minute ago, TheNuclearBrony said:

interesting. at the time of purchase (2 years ago) the reviews said it was great for the value. plus i figured anything was better then my built in webcam mic

that sounds disgusting

[Guest]

for comparison here's what I recommended (pops a bit but you said you have a filter so thats a non-issue)

 

[TheNuclearBrony]

7 minutes ago, OddGreyFox211 said:

that sounds disgusting

interesting enough the pop filter he has in his hands is the same exact one i have lol

[Guest]

1 minute ago, TheNuclearBrony said:

interesting enough the pop filter he has in his hands is the same exact one i have lol

interesting enough it's the same one I have too lol

[TheNuclearBrony]

1 minute ago, OddGreyFox211 said:

interesting enough it's the same one I have too lol

thank you for the suggestions. now i just need the money lol

[Guest]

Just now, TheNuclearBrony said:

thank you for the suggestions. now i just need the money lol

it's 15 bucks plus xlr to 3.5mm cable if you dont want an interface (he doesnt use one in the video, it's still good)

[TheNuclearBrony]

1 minute ago, OddGreyFox211 said:

it's 15 bucks plus xlr to 3.5mm cable if you dont want an interface (he doesnt use one in the video, it's still good)

i did plan on getting that interface u had suggested as well. what other cables would i need?

[Guest]

Just now, TheNuclearBrony said:

i did plan on getting that interface u had suggested as well. what other cables would i need?

xlr female to xlr male, that's it. The interface comes with an usb cable used to connect to your pc.

[TheNuclearBrony]

1 minute ago, OddGreyFox211 said:

xlr female to xlr male, that's it. The interface comes with an usb cable used to connect to your pc.

i found an amazon basics cable lol. good enough?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, TheNuclearBrony said:

i found an amazon basics cable lol. good enough?

cables dont really matter for sound. dont spend a fortune on it, amazon basic should be adequate

[TheNuclearBrony]

Just now, OddGreyFox211 said:

cables dont really matter for sound. dont spend a fortune on it, amazon basic should be adequate

awesome. thank u so much. i appreciate the help

[Guest]

One thing i'd like to add though, if you buy a really long cable, like 3+m (10ft i think) it might pick up noise, so get something shorter

[TheNuclearBrony]

Just now, OddGreyFox211 said:

One thing i'd like to add though, if you buy a really long cable, like 3+m (10ft i think) it might pick up noise, so get something shorter

shortest one is 6ft. i dont think ill need anything longer as its for youtube lol

[The Flying Sloth]

If you're recording for youtube and want that stereotypical sensitive/detailed sound I'd move more in the direction of an XLR condenser mic than the XM8500. 
The two most popular bang-for-buck condenser mics have to be the AT 2020 and the MXL V67G, the 2020 has a USB version if you really don't want to go down the audio interface route but I would advise against USB mics just for the upgrade path options an interface provides. 

Personally I have a UMC1820 interface and while I have a modest collection of mics I use a Behringer C2 pencil mic for talking on discord/recording basic voice stuff or streaming. It's a really cheap option that sounds pretty great (for the price) and it's low profile. When recording singing/instruments I'll pull out something a little higher end but there are always cheap options that are more than good enough.

Hope that helped,
Sloth

[TheNuclearBrony]

well i dunno wat direction to go to now

[The Flying Sloth]

5 hours ago, TheNuclearBrony said:

well i dunno wat direction to go to now

If you're having trouble deciding I absolutely agree with Fox, if you can't try them out for yourself go to YouTube and check out some reviews/tests of each mic whether on the podcastage channel or somewhere else. In the end what matters is how it sounds on your voice and frankly none of us can predict that beyond real broad statements. 

 

Sloth

[TheNuclearBrony]

1 hour ago, The Flying Sloth said:

If you're having trouble deciding I absolutely agree with Fox, if you can't try them out for yourself go to YouTube and check out some reviews/tests of each mic whether on the podcastage channel or somewhere else. In the end what matters is how it sounds on your voice and frankly none of us can predict that beyond real broad statements. 

 

Sloth

i do think dynamic is a good option. it cancels out most of the background noise and is direction to only my face.