Microphone

WR10 · February 14, 2015

Hi ,

So im planning to get a new microphone because the noise from my keyboard gets picked up too much , im actually thinking of the highly rated samson go mic , however , Im afraid it might pick up noises from my keyboard too , will a headset work better ( thinking of sennheiser PC series / hyper X cloud ) ?

Oktyabr · February 14, 2015

Just my US$0.02...

A low gain mic close to your mouth might help eliminate some of the ambient noises like your keyboard but if you go that route I would highly recommend you look at buying the mic and headphones separately, unless you are on a very tight budget. Most of the integrated ones will not supply either the mic or the headphone quality that a good pair of separates, working together will, for roughly the same price. A zalman clip on mic is under $10. An antlion boom mic that attaches to headphones is under $40. Both will be superior recording quality over most built in ones.

I spent a whole day this week looking at USB microphones. The Go Mic looks very, very good for the price. I almost bought it. I spent $16 more on a Blue Snowball instead because I already owned a goose neck stand that helps to isolate it from desktop vibrations that can conduct sound, like noisy keys, etc. The Go Mic will likely do a very good job but you aren't going to get away entirely from picking up noise made within a few feet of it, no matter what you buy.

ShearMe · February 14, 2015

Microphone are designed to pick up noise, so you won't find one which won't pick up your key noise. As my friend Oktyabr suggested, a mic on low gain close to your mouth will help make you louder than your surroundings, but you sill need a noise gate in teamspeak. For recording, you're simply going to have to do some post processing or get a new keyboard.

typographie · February 14, 2015

An antlion boom mic that attaches to headphones is under $40.

Where did you find that price? The only place I've seen it under $50 + shipping is Massdrop, and it doesn't look like that's going to happen again anytime soon.

Oktyabr · February 14, 2015

Where did you find that price? The only place I've seen it under $50 + shipping is Massdrop, and it doesn't look like that's going to happen again anytime soon.

They pop up from time to time. madorc.com had them for $29.95 + shipping just before Christmas. An Amazon seller had them advertised below $40 last year too for a while.

typographie · February 14, 2015

They pop up from time to time. madorc.com had them for $29.95 + shipping just before Christmas. An Amazon seller had them advertised below $40 last year too for a while.

Never heard of Mad Orc, I'll start watching that as well. Thanks.

I've been watching Massdrop for at least a month. 1500+ requests for the ModMic 4.0, still no re-launch.

Oktyabr · February 14, 2015

Never heard of Mad Orc, I'll start watching that as well. Thanks.

I've been watching Massdrop for at least a month. 1500+ requests for the ModMic 4.0, still no re-launch.

https://www.madorc.com/deals/antlion-modmic-4