Blue yeti issues

[Jason123321]

It is WAY too sensitive, I have windows input volume 30% no gain and volume at 1/3 and it still makes my red keyboard sound like a jet, I was wondering if the AT2020 has this issue as well.

[Enderman]

volume controls audio output, not input

you need to change the microphone level, not your windows volume...

[Jason123321]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

volume controls audio output, not input

you need to change the microphone level, not your windows volume...

yes that is what I meant, I had my input @ 30%.

[DevilishBooster]

If the mic is picking up your keyboard at too high a level, then you need to turn down the Gain/make sure you have it on the proper setting for your use. If you don't need it on omni-directional then don't have it on that setting.

[Enderman]

Just now, Jason123321 said:

yes that is what I meant, I had my input @ 30%.

well lower the gain on your mic and move it closer to your mouth

 

all cardioid condenser microphones will pick up your keyboard noise

they are made to pick up everything

so the at2020 will too

[Jason123321]

Just now, DevilishBooster said:

If the mic is picking up your keyboard at too high a level, then you need to turn down the Gain/make sure you have it on the proper setting for your use. If you don't need it on omni-directional then don't have it on that setting.

It's on cardioid, 0 gain

[DevilishBooster]

Just now, Jason123321 said:

It's on cardioid, 0 gain

Are you using open back headphones? Open back headphones will do little-to-nothing to reduce the ambient noises, so you will hear your heyboard and mouse almost as if you weren't wearing headphones at all.

 

If you are using closed-back headphones and the keyboard is still really loud, then it sound like you have a different mic picking up the audio and its being played back through the Yeti.

[Jason123321]

1 minute ago, DevilishBooster said:

Are you using open back headphones? Open back headphones will do little-to-nothing to reduce the ambient noises, so you will hear your heyboard and mouse almost as if you weren't wearing headphones at all.

 

If you are using closed-back headphones and the keyboard is still really loud, then it sound like you have a different mic picking up the audio and its being played back through the Yeti.

I have recorded and played it back and there is no other microphone.

[DevilishBooster]

It's almost sounding like you just need to figure out the proper placement and settings for your use. What were the settings when you did the recording? How long have you had the mic? Is this your first time using a mic like this? 

 

You will need to figure out where on your desk the best placement for the mic is. On the factory stand? place it in different positions and go through a number of the tasks that you would be doing while using the mic to see if its ever in the way. While trying different locations also pay attention to where it is in relation to your PC (if it sits on your desk) and your peripherals. Dedpending on how that all goes you might need to look at getting a boom arm. When the mic is positioned, are you speaking into it properly? I have seen a lot of people buy a mic like the Blue Yeti and then use it incorrectly. It is a side address mic, so you need to speak into the face of it, not the rounded top. If you had it set infront of you and tilted so that you were speaking into the top of it, then that could easily explain why it was picking up the keyboard so loudly - because the face of the receiver was facing the keyboard and not your mouth. 

Then once you have the position figured out for what works for you, you will need to play with the gain settings - both the dial on the mic and the sensitivity in Windows/whatever software you are using - until you figure out what is a comfortable level.

 

This is all just me brainstorming. I don't know what expereince you have with mic/recording audio. If you have a lot of experience and you've already tried/checked everything I just listed, then it is possible you got a mic with some kind of fault. If you are able to post a picture of your setup as it was when recording that can help too. Let me know and I'll see what I can do to help you figure it out.

[Jason123321]

3 minutes ago, DevilishBooster said:

It's almost sounding like you just need to figure out the proper placement and settings for your use. What were the settings when you did the recording? How long have you had the mic? Is this your first time using a mic like this? 

 

You will need to figure out where on your desk the best placement for the mic is. On the factory stand? place it in different positions and go through a number of the tasks that you would be doing while using the mic to see if its ever in the way. While trying different locations also pay attention to where it is in relation to your PC (if it sits on your desk) and your peripherals. Dedpending on how that all goes you might need to look at getting a boom arm. When the mic is positioned, are you speaking into it properly? I have seen a lot of people buy a mic like the Blue Yeti and then use it incorrectly. It is a side address mic, so you need to speak into the face of it, not the rounded top. If you had it set infront of you and tilted so that you were speaking into the top of it, then that could easily explain why it was picking up the keyboard so loudly - because the face of the receiver was facing the keyboard and not your mouth. 

Then once you have the position figured out for what works for you, you will need to play with the gain settings - both the dial on the mic and the sensitivity in Windows/whatever software you are using - until you figure out what is a comfortable level.

 

This is all just me brainstorming. I don't know what expereince you have with mic/recording audio. If you have a lot of experience and you've already tried/checked everything I just listed, then it is possible you got a mic with some kind of fault. If you are able to post a picture of your setup as it was when recording that can help too. Let me know and I'll see what I can do to help you figure it out.

Can you recommend a boom arm? Wall mount is fine since there is a stud in a perfect location. I'm using factory stand and a random pop filter.

[DevilishBooster]

6 minutes ago, Jason123321 said:

Can you recommend a boom arm? Wall mount is fine since there is a stud in a perfect location. I'm using factory stand and a random pop filter.

What kind of budget would you have for one? I don't know of any wall mount boom arms off the top of my head.

The problem you run into with the Blue Yeti is that it's a pretty heavy mic. If you are considering adding the shock mount in the future, that makes it even heavier - topping close to 5lbs (if I remember correctly). This presents an issue in that most "affordable" boom arms can't support that much weight. I bought a $30-ish boom arm for my Yeti (with the shock mount) that supposedly could support the weight, and I had to crank the absolute loving shit out of the joint fasteners so that it did constantly droop down to desk level. This means that it sits where it sits and I can't just move it out of the way when I'm not using it and back again when I'm streaming. There is one that I found a while back that I think might work well, but I think it was in the neighborhood of $130, so I'm waiting until I have the spare cash since I have figured out how to make this one work for now.

[Jason123321]

1 hour ago, DevilishBooster said:

What kind of budget would you have for one? I don't know of any wall mount boom arms off the top of my head.

The problem you run into with the Blue Yeti is that it's a pretty heavy mic. If you are considering adding the shock mount in the future, that makes it even heavier - topping close to 5lbs (if I remember correctly). This presents an issue in that most "affordable" boom arms can't support that much weight. I bought a $30-ish boom arm for my Yeti (with the shock mount) that supposedly could support the weight, and I had to crank the absolute loving shit out of the joint fasteners so that it did constantly droop down to desk level. This means that it sits where it sits and I can't just move it out of the way when I'm not using it and back again when I'm streaming. There is one that I found a while back that I think might work well, but I think it was in the neighborhood of $130, so I'm waiting until I have the spare cash since I have figured out how to make this one work for now.

Anything is fine really and I'd like a shock mount if possible as this is for presentations I'm doing.