I make Let's Plays on YouTube and I need to know if the microphone quality is good or not. Is the microphone noise-cancelling?
1630716
I no audiophile, but I like these headphones a lot. Someone could certainly buy better construction, or higher quality sound, but the mic has never given me issues. My clan mates actually remarked how crisp my voice sounded after pickling this bad boy up. At the end of the day these headphones won't cost you much anyways and is well worth the try. Even if you end up decided you do not want to use these for let's play videos, I guarantee you'll still use it for every day PC gaming.
1611786
It depends on what settings you have set to your computer. I'd definitely recommend headphones or disabling real-time playback of what the mic picks up.
999734
It's actually pretty good, I use my camera on a family room where the TV is 20 feet away and when I do Skype the other party has no trouble hearing me and also there's no feedback either, it seems to be a good quality microphone.
960903
As with most on board camcorder microphones, there is still a fair amount of wind noise that can get though, even with the Wind Noise Cancel function activated. I was able to eliminate most of it (and still retain decent sound) by applying two thicknesses of Blenderm (medical) tape over the microphone. I then went with a Rode Videomic with a deadcat and the problem was solved with great results. I hope this helps!
385061
In that the quality is good enough for any application. Master audio quality. Save for very costly studio mics. For YouTube should be more that sufficient.
1364525
Hello Mike, I do not like the microphone.. You can hear the people talking to you but the people on the other end cannot hear you like your mike is muted. If you unplug it from your computer for 15 seconds the mike will work for another couple of hours then unplug it again then will work again. I wish this was a different answer for you but its how it works for me.
1960229
This isn't the best of quality mic. Phantom power may have something to do with it. Are you using it for video in camera recording? If so don't record in camera alway use external recorders. I have this mic, I don't totally hate it but I know a better quality mic would get me better sound but for the price I paid for this I'm not mad...
165699
My friends seem to have no problem with my mic. If you'd heard some of their headset mics you'd probably be quite satisfied with it too. For example, the Alienware headset doesn't have any noise cancellation and picks up a great amount of background noise, and the Razer Kraken Pro has great sound quality but a poor quality mic. Those 2 are the main ones everyone i've seen is buying, I have seen a great many other mics and this one so far beats them all.=)In my opinion, if you have the black shark's mic the correct distance away from your mouth, its sound quality is unbeatable next to a singing mic or something... My friends seem to have no problem with my mic. If you'd heard some of their headset mics you'd probably be quite satisfied with it too. For example, the Alienware headset doesn't have any noise cancellation and picks up a great amount of background noise, and the Razer Kraken Pro has great sound quality but a poor quality mic. Those 2 are the main ones everyone i've seen is buying, I have seen a great many other mics and this one so far beats them all.=)In my opinion, if you have the black shark's mic the correct distance away from your mouth, its sound quality is... » Read More My friends seem to have no problem with my mic. If you'd heard some of their headset mics you'd probably be quite satisfied with it too. For example, the Alienware headset doesn't have any noise cancellation and picks up a great amount of background noise, and the Razer Kraken Pro has great sound quality but a poor quality mic. Those 2 are the main ones everyone i've seen is buying, I have seen a great many other mics and this one so far beats them all.=)In my opinion, if you have the black shark's mic the correct distance away from your mouth, its sound quality is unbeatable next to a singing mic or something... « Show Less
2111371
The quality of the mic is very good the volume rocker on the side helps for the cobition of the background noise from outside , ive used it for videos, voice over the quality is very good if you are starting with the podcasting industry , upgrading will be needed as the quality of sound may be desirable with a little more expensive mic , I would suggest a Blue microphone or the Mammoth brand more expensive but the quality if the best
392578
It's a very good mic and it also come with a mic popper which can help it. I've been using mines for almost a year now and I'm satisfied with it each time i use it. I would recommend it if you're just starting in home recording and for the price, it's a great deal!
1093975
Its not noise cancelling the way you think, there is just layers of filters that will filter out background noise. Like the foam piece around most microphones except even better. The mic is the highest quality you can buy on a headset and you wont need to worry about that at all.
1444156
Mic is overall good but sometimes people can't hear me where there's a lot of noise. Noise isolation is good, too much noise isolation is dangerous
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.
880062
Definitely not I use mine for Pro level gaming and it sits to the left of my monitors pointed toward me and when using it in directional mode it does a fantastic job of canceling out game noises allowing me to talk to my teammates without echo or any interference. That said I am a musician and this is also excellent for recording different instruments and mixing them in editing. one of the best mics I have used to date and I have spent everything from $60 to $500 on mics and to date none have been as good for mixed use scenarios, and still function far above the norm in each usage area.
610038
yes the mics are very good! I have had mine for half a year so far, no loss in quality. but keep the small one in a memorable place.p.s it would be a good idea to SEW the ear padding down, otherwise it will come off within 2 weeks. (that is literally the only problem, if you sew it early, you will never have to worry about the padding)better than the expensive turtle beach or other brands that I've tried, that's for sure!
1972538
it is very well worth the money other microphones sound canned or "tinny" this has clear tones... I have three other mics I only use this one for karaoke...
1920412
Recording quality for me has been excellent. I use an external mic for voice work for audio-books. Haven't used the internal, built-in mics much, so I can't speak to their recording quality.