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What mic to choose

Wano97
By Wano97
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So Yeah this maybe should've been posted in the Audio section...

 

Can't decide between:

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MF39YS/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004MF39YS&linkCode=as2&tag=httpwwwtwi0ab-20

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-iCE-Microphone/dp/B006DIA77E/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1405710509&sr=1-1&keywords=Blue+Snowball

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I personally prefer the Snowball. The Samson sounds like it's compressing everything, but I work in studio-environments. For everyday recording for something like commentaries, I can't say. I know the mounts for both are horrid, they pick up every tiny bump from typing...

I really wish that we'd just make organic hardware already, that grows and adapts to the demands it needs to meet. That way, grannies' computers can be floppy sacks of organicness and the 12 year old Minecrafters will look like the guys that only do bicep curls, and the nerdy programmers will finally have justice, with their body-builder rigs that skipped leg day.


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Blue snowball is awesome but it picks up EVERYTHING. But it's still a great mic! The meteor I have no knowledge about

 

Yeah I know that both are decent, and I've also heard both through streams and videos. I personally like the meteor a bit more

I personally prefer the Snowball. The Samson sounds like it's compressing everything, but I work in studio-environments. For everyday recording for something like commentaries, I can't say. I know the mounts for both are horrid, they pick up every tiny bump from typing...

Really? That's a terrible problem though, does it have anything to do with your desk aswell?

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Yeah I know that both are decent, and I've also heard both through streams and videos. I personally like the meteor a bit more

Really? That's a terrible problem though, does it have anything to do with your desk aswell?

Well, they're completely solid mounts. It's not terrible, but if you were to put the mic right in front of you, between you and the keyboard, thus close to the keyboard, it can get annoying to listeners. You should be able to rig a shock mount easily enough with coat hangars and rubber bands if it is bad at all.

I really wish that we'd just make organic hardware already, that grows and adapts to the demands it needs to meet. That way, grannies' computers can be floppy sacks of organicness and the 12 year old Minecrafters will look like the guys that only do bicep curls, and the nerdy programmers will finally have justice, with their body-builder rigs that skipped leg day.


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I haven't purchased it yet, but after doing my research, I'll be getting the snowball. I will be using it mainly for recording acoustic piano and guitar.

 

If vibration is that troublesome for you, pick this up:

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I always guarantee that no more than 50% of what I say is useful.

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