Need a Audio Setup For Commentary/Let's Plays

[TheLazyGrizzly]

Hey guys,

My microphone on my ASUS ANC Vulcan recently broke and now i really wanna get a proper microphone to do Commentary/Let's Plays, i want the quality of the sound to be as good as possible for my purpose.

I don't have allot of knowledge about audio, but i know that if i gonna buy XLR microphone then i need a audio interface too. But my budget is something around 250$ including shipping to Denmark would be great.

Hope that some one can help me with this  

 

P.S. Don't commentate on that my headset is bad, i bought it a 8 months ago and regret it a bit now 

[JanusBananus]

The Blue Yeti or Snowball is a good choice for youtube commentaries.

[Theo]

If you want an XLR mic, the AT2020 is really good and pretty cheap, as for a mixer/phantom psu ive no idea

[Mogwai]

If you want an XLR mic, the AT2020 is really good and pretty cheap, as for a mixer/phantom psu ive no idea

+1 on the AT2020

Focusrite 2i2: http://www.amazon.com/Focusrite-2i2-USB-Recording-Interface/dp/B005OZE9SA/ref=sr_1_7?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1380144780&sr=1-7

AT2020: http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-AT2020-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B0006H92QK/ref=sr_1_15?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1380144916&sr=1-

[defunkt]

+1 on the AT2020

Focusrite 2i2: http://www.amazon.com/Focusrite-2i2-USB-Recording-Interface/dp/B005OZE9SA/ref=sr_1_7?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1380144780&sr=1-7

AT2020: http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-AT2020-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B0006H92QK/ref=sr_1_15?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1380144916&sr=1-

+1 for the 2i2

[niksuto]

I created a list of stuff that would work well for you. all the products are on this site, they have great service and only 8 euros shipping cost to Denmark.
http://www.thomann.de
The setup I thought of:
(do a search for the item codes and add them to your basket)
This should cover everything that you need to start recording good audio.
 

[Theo]

Also why do you need an XLR mic? Ive the USB version of the AT2020 and it sounds great, you cant do the cool things that are possible with a mixer and stuff but its a lot more convenient, ive done some lets play episodes with it! 

EDIT: Also a pop filter is a great addition and to get the best sound, the mic should be pretty close to your mouth, to elimate keyboard clicks or whatever and to get the nice deep sound of your voice

[TheLazyGrizzly]

Thank you all for your replies, so i think i gonna get the AT2020 as nearly everybody seems to agree its a good microphone.

About the rest of the equipment i dunno what i gonna choose yet both Blue Icircle and the Focusrite 2i2 looks really good, but i don't know if i gonna need the Focusrite 2i2 extra features in my situatuation also the Icircle is a bit cheaper and niksuto's suggestion fits my budget.

 

Also why do you need an XLR mic? Ive the USB version of the AT2020 and it sounds great, you cant do the cool things that are possible with a mixer and stuff but its a lot more convenient, ive done some lets play episodes with it! 

EDIT: Also a pop filter is a great addition and to get the best sound, the mic should be pretty close to your mouth, to elimate keyboard clicks or whatever and to get the nice deep sound of your voice

 

Hmm well what i have heard about USB version's is that they have a cheap usb pre-amp built in and when the conversion happens the quality of the sound get worse. But if you use a XLR with a Interface when the conversion happens the quality of the sound does not change. But i'm not sure if it's true  :unsure:

[Theo]

Thank you all for your replies, so i think i gonna get the AT2020 as nearly everybody seems to agree its a good microphone.

About the rest of the equipment i dunno what i gonna choose yet both Blue Icircle and the Focusrite 2i2 looks really good, but i don't know if i gonna need the Focusrite 2i2 extra features in my situatuation also the Icircle is a bit cheaper and niksuto's suggestion fits my budget.

 

 

Hmm well what i have heard about USB version's is that they have a cheap usb pre-amp built in and when the conversion happens the quality of the sound get worse. But if you use a XLR with a Interface when the conversion happens the quality of the sound does not change. But i'm not sure if it's true  :unsure:

Well i dno about that, but if you want for audio quality i could run some tests for you if you had any in mind ( ive the USB variant of it )

[TheLazyGrizzly]

Well i dno about that, but if you want for audio quality i could run some tests for you if you had any in mind ( ive the USB variant of it )

Oh no thanks, but thanks for the offer i think i gonna go with the XLR version after i read some more about pre-amp built in the USB version