Looking for a microphone

[rufee]

Hey guys,

I am in the market for a microphone, i need it as a normal mic for talking on skype and some light voice work, but the main reason i need one is to record ambient sound's and other fx for game levels.

Im not a big audio guy so im not sure what really am i looking for Condenser or Dynamic type of mic, something around 100$ would be great i know its not nearly as much for what i need, but im also not expecting perfect audio quality for what i spend.

The Snowball looks good, but from some examples i heard there are better sounding USB mic's.

Anyway maybe someone with a bit of audio experience can help me out here ?

Thanks

 

[Chatzev]

The blue yeti is a bit better than the snowball, but is also a bit out of your budget. I would say go for the snowball, as it is always a safe bet. That being said, I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to microphones, so there is bound to be someone else on here who can give you better advice.

[T.Vengeance]

There's a thread today talking about the sale Staples Canada has ending in a day. On ebay they're selling their Blue Snowball for 45 bucks, 50 with tax if you're in Canada. It's definitely worth checking out. 

[rufee]

Well im not a Canadian so shipping for it would be astronomical

Thanks for the input so far.

[Guest GRRigger]

You need mic with high sensitivity, definitly not snowball. You also dont want directional mic for ambient.

I suggest stereo mic for binaural recordings. 

[rufee]

Would this yeti work i has selectable modes and has stereo recording.

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Yeti-USB-Microphone/dp/B002VA464S ?

[ShearMe]

If you don't need stereo, Audiotechnica's got good options: http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATR2500-USB-Cardioid-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B004QJREXM/ref=sr_1_22?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1379970094&sr=1-22&keywords=microphone

 

And here's a CAD with a shock mount if you already have the equipment for XLR: http://www.amazon.com/CAD-GXL2200-Cardioid-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B0002EKEHS/ref=sr_1_11?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1379970094&sr=1-11&keywords=microphone

[Shindo]

Proffered budget? I have a Blue Yeti that I got for a great price, and for my personal uses (streaming, podcasts, videos) it works wonders. Great audio quality and USB imo is the way to go.