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Decent Microphone for Live Streams and Let's Plays

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Getting into streaming and recording videos, but my DJ Hero mic isn't sensitive enough despite the "okay" audio quality compared to my webcam mic (when using socks as a pop filter) and i was wondering what some good budget options were. I was planning on getting a shure SM57 for recording my guitar, but would that be good for non-singing vocals as well? and the cheaper the better and i'd like to keep it under $150 US. Thanks :)

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8 minutes ago, TheQRoks said:

Getting into streaming and recording videos, but my DJ Hero mic isn't sensitive enough despite the "okay" audio quality compared to my webcam mic (when using socks as a pop filter) and i was wondering what some good budget options were. I was planning on getting a shure SM57 for recording my guitar, but would that be good for non-singing vocals as well? and the cheaper the better and i'd like to keep it under $150 US. Thanks :)

Do you already have an audio interface? (Since you mentioned the SM57 my guess is you know a little about audio gear.)

If you don't have an audio interface, the AT 2020 USB is a great all around microphone. Including guitar. 

If you do, At 2020 XLR. 

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Blue yeti?

I think its like around $130

although for guitar and singing, I'm not sure if its that good for that type of stuff

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Microphones-Yeti-USB-Microphone/dp/B002VA464S?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

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1 minute ago, Brink2Three said:

Do you already have an audio interface? (Since you mentioned the SM57 my guess is you know a little about audio gear.)

If you don't have an audio interface, the AT 2020 USB is a great all around microphone. Including guitar. 

If you do, At 2020 XLR. 

was gonna pick up a focusrite scarlet and the SM57 with the let's play mic, hence the budget. Funny enough, i was looking into that mic because my fave streamer uses it

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5 minutes ago, TheQRoks said:

was gonna pick up a focusrite scarlet and the SM57 with the let's play mic, hence the budget. Funny enough, i was looking into that mic because my fave streamer uses it

if you have a scarlet just go for the at202, its nice

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2 minutes ago, Aytex said:

if you have a scarlet just go for the at202, its nice

Don't have one yet, but good shout. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks :)

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