Does this microphone work well for recording vocal WITHOUT a pop-filter?
1613437
I bought this mic with a pop filter, but I bought my brother the same mic without one when we started recording podcasts as co-hosts. It definitely worked well and for the longest time we didn't even bother with the pop filter. That said, you can pick up a $3 or $4 foam filter for it at the time of purchase (as an add-on item) that will probably make sense to do. We eventually bought him a form pop filter and it is better, but it was certainly decent without it as well.
165062
The mic doesn't connect directly to the stand, it's the shock mount the one you use on a regular stand (the pop filter is attachable to any stand); connector: with a (female) XLR connector to the mic and the other end depends of your audio interface (may be male XLR or a phone connector type)
1582880
A pop filter reduces mic pop sound when singing a lyric with words that begin with the letter "P"... Especially important when using condenser mic... A standard performance mic doesn't usually need it...
1984303
The mic is very sensitive so it will pick any and all background sounds. It will also record up to 192kbps which should suffice your needs.
1171448
This microphone does a nice job. I've used it to record public speakers and church concerts which were pretty loud without distortion. It's a good purchase.
1515251
Does it take other microphones to make the quality of the recording better. If it does, what works?
2025351
It does what it does for any microphone. When you speak, puffs of air come out of your mouth and nose. The pop filter captures that moving air before it can strike the microphone and cause a "popping" sound on your words with letters that cause that such as P, V, and h. The blue yeti microphones are sensitive enough to pick this up as they are good quality microphones. Hope that answers your question.
196436
Use a pop filter, or even buy small pair of socks and put the mic in the socks. Pop filters also absorb excess saliva you throw at it, protecting your mic
1485916
It will work terrifically for voices only. You also don't have to be right on top of the microphone to get the voices clearly.
2040876
This microphone will work for that but the quality will not be great. In order to capture the voice loud enough you would have to turn up the sensitivity in your camera which will add in a hissing noise. It will be alot better than the internal mic especially if your using a dslr.
1136215
Each person's voice is different, so the needs and results will vary for each person. I have noticed a big difference. Before having the pop filter, I could not speak directly into the mic; I had to speak just over top of the microphone to prevent it from picking up the pop sounds. Now, I can speak directly into it. It's not perfect, but it is a major improvement over not having it. In reality, you could use any brand pop filter with the mic as they all are supposed to do the same job.
899031
I found it doesn't have a lot of distortion. Is it pro-level? Not even close, but for a budget and for most people that might listen to recordings done with it, it will be fine. I've recorded performances with it, and as a shotgun mic, it filters out external noise nicely.
1304189
Hi this mic is extra sensible, very good. For example I use it in my room and rec the birds singings outside. I am Happy with quality. It gets sound from everywhere.
328012
Mic does not have noise cancellation. Microphone pickup is good. I have never had a problem with it. Background noise pickup seems to be pretty poor so even without noise cancellation the background noise does not drown you our or become annoying.
1401453
I can't speak to which would be better for singing but this mic works amazingly for recording speech. I did record a friend singing and playing guitar from it and it sounded pretty good, considering I had it halfway across the room. As for Windows 8, I have no problems with 7, 8 or 8.1.
702553
Hi Jon, I have a different pop filter so I'm not really sure but from the pictures it looks like you would need to remove the clamp and it should screw into the bottom of the mic. If not, maybe there is a telephone number you could call for customer service. Sorry I can't be of better help. Good luck.
1649896
You could get a "microphone booth", but if you make it yourself, it'd be inexpensive. Also, I'd recommend getting a mic stand, a shock mount, and a pop filter, but these things aren't "necessary" just nice little additives to make you sound a bit better if you're willing to spend a little more money.