Blue Microphones Snowball USB Microphone, Classic Studio-Quality Mic for Recording, Podcasting, Broadcasting, Twitch Game Streaming, Voiceovers, YouTube Videos on PC and Mac – Black
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Legendary Blue Broadcast Sound
Capture legendary Blue broadcast sound with exceptional presence and detail for podcasting, YouTube productions, game streaming, Skype calls and voice over work.
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Adjustable Desktop Stand
Position the microphone in relation to the sound source with Snowball’s adjustable metal tripod stand, improving sound quality while saving space on your desktop.
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-10 dB Pad
Maintain professional audio quality with a -10 dB pad in cardioid mode, which keeps Snowball sounding clean and distortion-free on louder voices and instruments.
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Multiple Pickup Patterns
The cardioid pattern is perfect for recording and streaming, while omni puts you “in the room” for conference calls.
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Blue Sherpa Companion App
Fine-tune your sound with deep control of Snowball. Manage your mic gain and more right from your desktop.
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Available in Three Bold Colors
Compliment your studio with one of Snowball’s three distinct finishes: Gloss Black, Brushed Aluminum and Textured White.
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Plug ‘n Play on Mac and PC
Start recording quickly and easily with driver-free operation on Mac and PC.
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Stylish, Retro Design
Record or stream in style with an eye-catching design inspired by classic recording equipment that looks great on your desktop and on camera.
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Two Versatile Pickup Patterns
Snowball offers two different pickup patterns to suit a variety of applications. Switch between cardioid and omni modes to get the best sound for any recording situation.
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Cardioid Mode
Perfect for podcasts with a single host, game streaming, Skype calls, vocal performances, voiceovers and instruments.
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Omnidirectional
Omnidirectional mode is best used in situations when you want to have a conference call with multiple participants in the same room, or a multi-person interview on a podcast.
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Accessorise Your Creative Space
Transform your desktop into a broadcast studio with the Compass broadcast boom arm and Ringer shockmount.
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Compass Premium Broadcast Boom Arm
Compass features a broadcast studio-grade design with enclosed aluminium construction, internal springs and hidden-channel cable management.
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Ringer Custom Shockmount
Ringer is a vintage-style suspension designed to isolate microphones from noise,shock and ambient vibration.Although custom-designed for our Snowball USB mics, Ringer can also be used with other mics
Comparison Table
 Snowball |  Snowball ICE |  Yeti Nano |  Yeti |  Yeti Pro | |
| Capsules | 1 Condenser | 2 Condensers | 2 Condensers | 3 Condensers | 3 Condensers |
| Patterns | Cardioid | Cardioid, Omni | Cardioid, Omni | Cardioid, Omni,Figure-8,Stereo | Cardioid, Omni,Figure-8,Stereo |
| Bit Depth/Sample Rate | 16-bit/44kHz | 16-bit/48kHz | 24-bit/48kHz | 16-bit/48kHz | 24-bit/192kHz |
| Gain Control | – | -10dB PAD | Via desktop app | Yes | Yes |
| Mute | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Headphone Output | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Headphone Volume | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Output | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB, XLR |
| Weight: | 1.13 kg |
| Dimensions: | 12.38 x 20 x 25.4 cm; 1.13 Kilograms |
| Model: | 988-000069 |
| Colour: | Black |
| Batteries Included: | 1 Lithium ion batteries required. |
| Colour: | Black |
I'm really pleased with i
The mic arrived on time. I’m really pleased with it!
It was very simple to assemble and setup, without needing to refer to the manual.
Having the three settinge on the back (cardioid, -10dB, and omnidirectional) makes it quite versatile. Cardioid is the ideal option for recording a single sound source e.g. for a voice-over, or a single instrument, or singer. The -10dB option is useful when recording a very loud sound source — it reduces the input to the mic by 10dB, and the omnidirectional option is useful for recording sound coming from multiple sources at the same time e.g. groups of musicians, meetings, conferences etc.
On the downside I have two minor quibbles. . .
As some people have reported, the mic seems to record at a slightly low volume, This was also my experience, but it can easily be rectified at the post production stage. If you are using software like Virtual Audio Cable, and VoiceMeeter to monitor, or stream the output, then of course it is easier to adjust to your liking.
The mic is very, very sensitive, it picks up everything. It pics up the sound of my computer, even when the fans are not running. There is of course, a very simple solution to this, and, that is to buy, or make a DIY, portable audio booth. You would probably need to do this for any condenser mic anyway, if you need to avoid extraneous sounds creeping into your recordings, and it also cuts out reverb in rooms with bare walls, floors, and ceilings.
So, all in all, at the price, this mic deserves at least four stars
I'm really pleased with i
The mic arrived on time. I’m really pleased with it!
It was very simple to assemble and setup, without needing to refer to the manual.
Having the three settinge on the back (cardioid, -10dB, and omnidirectional) makes it quite versatile. Cardioid is the ideal option for recording a single sound source e.g. for a voice-over, or a single instrument, or singer. The -10dB option is useful when recording a very loud sound source — it reduces the input to the mic by 10dB, and the omnidirectional option is useful for recording sound coming from multiple sources at the same time e.g. groups of musicians, meetings, conferences etc.
On the downside I have two minor quibbles. . .
As some people have reported, the mic seems to record at a slightly low volume, This was also my experience, but it can easily be rectified at the post production stage. If you are using software like Virtual Audio Cable, and VoiceMeeter to monitor, or stream the output, then of course it is easier to adjust to your liking.
The mic is very, very sensitive, it picks up everything. It pics up the sound of my computer, even when the fans are not running. There is of course, a very simple solution to this, and, that is to buy, or make a DIY, portable audio booth. You would probably need to do this for any condenser mic anyway, if you need to avoid extraneous sounds creeping into your recordings, and it also cuts out reverb in rooms with bare walls, floors, and ceilings.
So, all in all, at the price, this mic deserves at least four stars
Honestly one of the best microphones I've paid fo
Honestly one of the best microphones I’ve paid for, the audio quality is so clear it’s unreal. Though, if you’re using it over internet such as Skype or Teamspeak don’t expect the best as the audio quality is only ever going to be so good due to how good your internet it, but for things such as recording and even streaming the audio quality is insanely good. I highly recommend this product.
Blue Snowball ***** Stars
Love it, I really like this mic good quality build, you have 3 options for recording depending on what you’re using it for. Recorded sound is good comes with cable. I recommend!
Ein cooler Schneeball!
Schnell ausgepackt, eingestpselt auch in der Hardwareerkennung von Windows 10 erkannt. So muss das sein. Testlauf mit TeamSpeak und Skype waren sehr positiv. Meine Stimme ist hell und klar zu vernehmen. Nachteil ist eine fehlende Software zum ausschalten des Mics in der Taskleiste oder hnlich. Die rote LED oben ist sehr hell und leuchtet bei mir auch weiter wenn der PC ausgeschaltet ist. Die Verarbeitung ist TOP! Das gilt fr das Mikrofon so wie auch fr das beigelgte Stativ.
Ich habe eigentlich Alu gebrstet bestellt aber Chrom glnzend bekommen. Ist im nachhinein aber auch nicht weiter schlimm.
Excelente compra
Creo que su calidad-precio es genial, tienes a tu alcance un micrfono de condensador y calidad de estudio a un precio muy asequible el cual puedes usar simplemente contectndolo a tu equipo sea PC o Mac. Lo recomiendo 100%
Use this for skype calls and communicating with people over mumble. Setting one is my favourite, make sure your mouth is close to the mic for optimal quality. Sounds great, very sturdy product. Only gripe is that the brushed aluminum is hard to keep looking clea
Use this for skype calls and communicating with people over mumble. Setting one is my favourite, make sure your mouth is close to the mic for optimal quality. Sounds great, very sturdy product. Only gripe is that the brushed aluminum is hard to keep looking clea
Use this for skype calls and communicating with people over mumble. Setting one is my favourite, make sure your mouth is close to the mic for optimal quality. Sounds great, very sturdy product. Only gripe is that the brushed aluminum is hard to keep looking clea
Use this for skype calls and communicating with people over mumble. Setting one is my favourite, make sure your mouth is close to the mic for optimal quality. Sounds great, very sturdy product. Only gripe is that the brushed aluminum is hard to keep looking clea
Coming through loud and clear.
Great microphone with a bit of style. I’ve used for voice recording giving me excellent sound reproduction, and Skype calls where the receiver reports that I’m coming through loud and clear. Would recommend.
Gr8 mic
Such a good mic really crisp sound and USB mic so good
Schnelle Lieferung und gute Qualitä
Das Mikrofon kam nach nur wenigen Tagen an, war ordentlich verpackt und macht einen sehr wertigen Eindruck (Gewicht, Aussehen). Das Aufschrauben auf das Stativ ist unproblemlatisch, und es wird nach dem Anschlieen des USB-Kabels vom Mac sofort erkannt. Nach ein paar Testaufnahmen (Gitarre, Gesang) kann ich sagen, da es seinen Dienst ordentlich und ohne Nebengerusche verrichtet. Wenn die aufgenommenen Songtitel gelegentlich doch nicht so klingen wie erwnscht, liegt es wohl nicht am Mikro, sondern eher am Interpreten …
Solid with some customizatio
Recordings seem quiet at first but recording using OBS (Open Broadcast Software) I could bump up the audio and it worked out great. Easy to use with plug and play.
Like most things it comes down to your own set-up and configurations, but ultimately the one complaint I had I could work around.
Tolles Teil
En tolles und eigentlich preiswertes Mikrofon. Super stabiler Stand, super Klang und die Richtcharakteristik ist umschaltbar. Funktionierte sofort am MAC.
La calidad es buensima, se oye muy limpiamente no requiere drivers externos ni software windows se encarga de detectarla correctamente.
El nico problema que le veo es que estando a un metro aproximadamente se escucha bastante bajo y otros micros como el yeti se oyen bastante mas alto estando lejos, pero claro la diferencia de precio es casi el triple con lo cual si quieres una calidad de sonido limpia y no gastar mucho este micro es ideal, tampoco hace falta estar pegado pero si a un palmo aproximadamente si quieres que se note bien la voz, saludos.
Sturdy and good audio
Works well, can pickup good audio but have to be within an inch or two for full effectiveness. Have used for the past 6 months and has served me well. I would recommend it however if you do have the extra 25/50 to spare I think a Yeti or Rode mic may be much better if what you’re only looking for is good audio. Has survived many crashes/falls and still not a mark on it. Stand is also very well designed and sturdy with the usefulness of adjustments too.
Easy to use
Easy to use, the three settings are all really effective and simple to switch between and its been great for Skype and vocal recording. It also looks great, I love the vintage-ish feel it has.
Five Stars
his microphone likes cool so im going to buy one soon XD its good for your money
user friendly and a brilliant nice crystal sound
Came next day! user friendly and a brilliant nice crystal sound, everyone is complimenting this microphone that i speak too! i can now resume with my podcast’s and streams in full HD Crisp sound.
Only thing that knocks this product is that it isn’t so great for skype chats as for some strange reason this microphone doesn’t seem to work well with Skype, as in terms of the quality is bad and really muffled and very quiet, THIS is only in SKYPE, everything else is perfect.
One of the best microphones for the price.
Very clear audio, up to three audio options for different types of recording, includes a stand, easy to set up, a extremely long cable and looks amazing in any colour though especially the chrome version.
very clear and works with my PS4 very nicely via the USB 4/5 stars because the casing is ...
Lovely little mic, very clear and works with my PS4 very nicely via the USB
4/5 stars because the casing is plastic, although it is well made.
For studio people, many DAWS wont work with this unless you can enable ASIO4ALL or your soundcard has the option to listen to a usb mic as many DAWs dont have this as an option.
Great Microphone for what i need its an easy plug ...
Great Microphone for what i need its an easy plug and play and is great quality for likes of youtube i receved mines today 3 days from when i ordered on free delivery Great For A Budget MIc
Brilliant for Youtube
The Blue Snowball is a great condenser microphone! The audio quility to price tag is phenominal. The audio quality is brilliant and great for youtube and the build quaility is brilliant. Recieved it next day.
Absolutely Amazing Microphone
This is an absolutely magnificent microphone the quality of this mic is amazing and i use it for gaming and making videos and the sound is crystal clear and the design is amazing would recommend to anyone who wants a high end mic.
Wertige Aufnahmen leicht gemach
Das Mikrofon hat mich von der Qualitt der Aufnahmen von Anfang an berzeugt. Das Mikrofon nimmt Stimmen sehr detailgetreu auf, lsst sie aber auch ein klein wenig kalt wirken. Hier ist also wirklich der Redner gefragt um Emotion in das gesprochene hineinzubringen.
Great mic must buy
I got this yesterday I tried it out and I was blown away it. I brought it in the first place because I have a gaming channel on youtube and recently I switched to mac and my old microphone is not compatible with mac so I thought I would try this I have now used this for skype and test recording with a guitar if you want a microphone cheaper that the yeti go for this. This last thing I have to say this the snowball ice does not have the mode switches that the black version of the snowball has
Great mic must buy
I got this yesterday I tried it out and I was blown away it. I brought it in the first place because I have a gaming channel on youtube and recently I switched to mac and my old microphone is not compatible with mac so I thought I would try this I have now used this for skype and test recording with a guitar if you want a microphone cheaper that the yeti go for this. This last thing I have to say this the snowball ice does not have the mode switches that the black version of the snowball has
I got this for recording audio for online courses. What I didn’t realise was that in use this is pretty much the same as a hand held mike…you have to have it very near your mouth to get decent sound levels. This is something you need to be aware of if this is what you want it for.
As I am also recording a video (headshot), it’s practical to not have a huge mike in front of your face, so that renders it useless for that purpose. I figured I could use it for audio whilst doing screen capture (not talking head)…also not ideal as if you are using your mouse or keyboard, you still have to have your head down by the mike to get good audio, which is also not ideal. I have ordered a couple of cheap lapel mikes now, and I will be upset if they are great, as they are 5 and this is, well, quite a lot more.
If you are using it purely for narration, the sound quality is awesome, but sadly not much use for anything else.
Update:
Okay, looked at all the youtube reviews of this, and folks were getting great sound out of it, so I splashed out 10 on a boom arm…much much better. I can now position it quite close to my mouth, but still keep it out of shot. I still have to up the gain in Camtasia studio, but the results are good. I just need to learn how to polish the audio with audacity now.
I got this for recording audio for online courses. What I didn’t realise was that in use this is pretty much the same as a hand held mike…you have to have it very near your mouth to get decent sound levels. This is something you need to be aware of if this is what you want it for.
As I am also recording a video (headshot), it’s practical to not have a huge mike in front of your face, so that renders it useless for that purpose. I figured I could use it for audio whilst doing screen capture (not talking head)…also not ideal as if you are using your mouse or keyboard, you still have to have your head down by the mike to get good audio, which is also not ideal. I have ordered a couple of cheap lapel mikes now, and I will be upset if they are great, as they are 5 and this is, well, quite a lot more.
If you are using it purely for narration, the sound quality is awesome, but sadly not much use for anything else.
Update:
Okay, looked at all the youtube reviews of this, and folks were getting great sound out of it, so I splashed out 10 on a boom arm…much much better. I can now position it quite close to my mouth, but still keep it out of shot. I still have to up the gain in Camtasia studio, but the results are good. I just need to learn how to polish the audio with audacity now.
I got this for recording audio for online courses. What I didn’t realise was that in use this is pretty much the same as a hand held mike…you have to have it very near your mouth to get decent sound levels. This is something you need to be aware of if this is what you want it for.
As I am also recording a video (headshot), it’s practical to not have a huge mike in front of your face, so that renders it useless for that purpose. I figured I could use it for audio whilst doing screen capture (not talking head)…also not ideal as if you are using your mouse or keyboard, you still have to have your head down by the mike to get good audio, which is also not ideal. I have ordered a couple of cheap lapel mikes now, and I will be upset if they are great, as they are 5 and this is, well, quite a lot more.
If you are using it purely for narration, the sound quality is awesome, but sadly not much use for anything else.
Update:
Okay, looked at all the youtube reviews of this, and folks were getting great sound out of it, so I splashed out 10 on a boom arm…much much better. I can now position it quite close to my mouth, but still keep it out of shot. I still have to up the gain in Camtasia studio, but the results are good. I just need to learn how to polish the audio with audacity now.
I wanted a reasonably cheap microphone with enough quality to record my brother singing to put on a CD.This product did just that. It was easy to set up (plug and play) and I used it with Audacity to record, help cut out background noise and export as a usable CD file. Don’t get me wrong this on its own is not as good as having some proper kit but great for an amateur singer wanting to start recording. I think with some other singing equipment paired with this mic you could actually get some very good results. I used setting 1 for voice recording and then 3 for recording the guitar. Great product would definitely recommend.
I am beginning to record tutorials and talks for fun to webcase and VBlog and this came recommended by a famous Vlogger on YouTube (M Brownlee). Cheap(ish) and professional quality. What can I say? the difference in quality over a traditional microphone is so obvious it would be impossible to overlook
The quality is good, build finish is nice, it looks good in a room and works very well. I think the USB connectivity clearly helps get rid of the hisssss people find on most microphones. A short look on Google will tell you this is a pedigreed professional company that has been in the recording business for a while
The have a few microphones out and this (almost) the entry-level – I think based on quality of recordings for Videoblogging this is as far as you need to go
Great microphone!
The best microphone you can buy for this money. Absolutely amazing sound quality and easy to use. Works with all audio recording softwares. I bought this one to record my acoustic guitar and it does the job very well.
Far superior than its Blue Snowball ICE counterpart. A switch setting on the back of the microphone allows you to switch between Omnidirectional, Normal microphone direction and Cardioid which is a far less quiet mode for when you are extremely close to the microphone. The microphone is extremely sturdy/robust and the small tri-pod stand that comes with it is extremely sturdy but due to ease of use I switched to a full microphone stand.
The only problems I have with the Blue Snowball are that there is no way to mute the mic manually and the red light indicating the microphone is powered on is bright red and is extremely distracting during any environment. So bright that it lights up my face red when trying to record live gameplay.
Fast delivery and great service.
I am very happy with my purchase as the product works very well and is of great quality and it also looks well. I would definitely recommend this product as this removes background noises which I had problems with my previous microphones. Great value for your money.
Perfect for video conferncing / remote presentations etc. Very pleased.
I needed a microphone to use for video conferencing at an event. I needed something that would capture a large room (10 x 20 meters) and that wouldn’t pickup the remote presenters voice, which was being amplified via an external amp and large speakers to reach the entire room.
After trying (and returning) several products I have to say I am extremely pleased with the Blue Snowball.
It had amazing pickup from all parts of the room, including right at the back. The remote presenter had no problem hearing questions being asked. This was without the need for people to approach the mic either.
There was absolutely NO feedback for the remote presenter, even though their voice was amplified quite high and the Blue Snowball Mic was in the pickup field. The internal noise canceling in the Mic is top notch.
Very pleased and HIGHLY recommended as it is a fraction of the cost of purpose built conference mics and in my opinion works FAR better.
I do love this microphone
I do love this microphone, definitely worth the price. The only downfall it has, is that it is very easy to rotate the mic on it’s stand and if there is loud noise, it can pick up some vibration but as I said, it really is worth the price.
Ce produit, en plus d’tre design, car la forme du micro est peu commune, offre un enregistrement sonore de trs bonne qualit ! Il faut correctement rgler les niveaux d’enregistrement du logiciel d’acquisition (Adobe Audition ou Audacity) pour avoir une bonne restitution sonore. Ce micro est parfait pour de l’enregistrement de podcast, en utilisation avec des appels vocaux (Skype) ou mme enregistrer de la musique, condition d’tre une bonne distance pour ne pas se retrouver avec une acquisition sature ou trop faible. Ce microphone est parfaitement compatible avec Mac 🙂
An excellent and cheap microphone!
Volunteering in Hospital Radio, I wanted a microphone I could plug directly into a laptop that I could use at the studio to record interviews. This fits the bill very nicely, as I have Audacity software running on the laptop and I can immediately monitor the results of the recording. Very easy to use, just unpack and connect it to the laptop. There are three settings on the back of the microphone – Setting 1 is for speech, vocals and podcasting; Setting 2 is for live music and loud sound sources; Setting 3 is for conferences, interviews and environmental recordings. The Blue Snowball comes with stand and a USB cable for plugging into a laptop etc.
Really pleased with it and would recommend this as a solution to recording material.
Brilliance, in ball form.
So far a brilliant microphone. works well for close recordings and from a distance thanks to its 3 modes, each of which are suited for different styles of recording, one in particular takes advantage of the Omnidirectional feature giving almost 360 degrees of clear audio (good for podcasts or similar single track recordings) If you happen to be doing a voice-over I do however recommend wearing headphones whilst recording as it can be extremely sensitive to loud background noise, and anything you hear through your speakers will almost certainly be picked up.
Brilliance, in ball form.
So far a brilliant microphone. works well for close recordings and from a distance thanks to its 3 modes, each of which are suited for different styles of recording, one in particular takes advantage of the Omnidirectional feature giving almost 360 degrees of clear audio (good for podcasts or similar single track recordings) If you happen to be doing a voice-over I do however recommend wearing headphones whilst recording as it can be extremely sensitive to loud background noise, and anything you hear through your speakers will almost certainly be picked up.
Overall Brilliant Microphone
Bought this microphone to do some casual recording on for YouTube and Skype, the quality is brilliant and the length it records to is also quite good, if you are going to use it consistently its a sure buy and for a good price as well.
Definitely Recommending this.
Best microphone I have ever owned
I use this with my macbook pro for conference calls. It has different modes that allow you to pick up people talking in the room or just in front of the microphone. It looks nice on my desk and the quality appears to be very high.
One of the best mics I've owned
One of the best mics I’ve owned. Sound quality is great for voice overs, online gaming, skype, etc… It looks awesome too which is a good feature for something that’s going to be stuck in front of your face for hours.
The only thing I could complain about is the red LED position. If you gaming while using this it can be a little annoying, other than that it’s great.
Great microphone super easy to use. It really is just plug and play no drivers are needed to use though they can be picked up easily under device manager but there is no need. I normally record helpful videos and Skype on it and it seems option 3 is best for me since I live in a dorm. Did I mention how easily it is to switch to the different options.its amazing it's just a toggle in the back and it's perfect cause I was planning on doing music later to. The only complaint I'd have that doesn't affect me hardly is the stand that they provided isn't very adjustable or at least not that I've been able to figure out but that's no issue for me. It's exactly what I wanted no set up ur and use. Oh if ur using obs and a Webcam it can be difficult to turn off the Webcam mic pic up go into settings turn on snowball then go under the scenes into ur Webcam pick up and turn it to the correct mic as well or u will have some issues of obs trying to use 2 mics so not the snowballs fault just thought I'd share some knowledge that took me time to work out. Great product 5 stars deserved
Great microphone super easy to use. It really is just plug and play no drivers are needed to use though they can be picked up easily under device manager but there is no need. I normally record helpful videos and Skype on it and it seems option 3 is best for me since I live in a dorm. Did I mention how easily it is to switch to the different options.its amazing it’s just a toggle in the back and it’s perfect cause I was planning on doing music later to. The only complaint I’d have that doesn’t affect me hardly is the stand that they provided isn’t very adjustable or at least not that I’ve been able to figure out but that’s no issue for me. It’s exactly what I wanted no set up ur and use. Oh if ur using obs and a Webcam it can be difficult to turn off the Webcam mic pic up go into settings turn on snowball then go under the scenes into ur Webcam pick up and turn it to the correct mic as well or u will have some issues of obs trying to use 2 mics so not the snowballs fault just thought I’d share some knowledge that took me time to work out. Great product 5 stars deserved
Odd Quality
This is one of the best entry-level standing microphones there is in terms of sound quality and price, but it becomes hard to recommend because of its unwieldy shape, massive weight and proprietary shock mount. The mic has three capture modes, Front, Front low dB and Front/back.
If considering this microphone, it’s really best to consider whether or not you intend to use the shock mount – if you do, perhaps looks elsewhere for a normal-shaped mic that will fit a normal shock mount.
Lo Snowball davvero carino esteticamente: una palla colorata (io l’ho scelto in colorazione nera) sorretta da un treppiedi elegante e robusto. La qualit davvero alta, e l’installazione del prodotto immediata (non necessita di driver particolari, e sui sistemi microsoft gli stessi verranno installati automaticamente dalla rete nel qual caso il dispositivo non fosse riconosciuto al primo colpo).
Il dispositivo ha 3 modalit di utilizzo: quella per parlare direttamente al microfono (podcast, chat, etc…), quella per registrare uno strumento musical (applicando un -10dB) e quella per registrare tutto intorno (abilitando anche la cattura dal retro), modalit utile in caso di conferenze o altro.
Il prezzo nella media della concorrenza, ed il microfono vale tutti i soldi richiesti.
Facile da usare, ottima qualit!
L’unica mancanza (presente in prodotti della concorrenza) un’entrata per le cuffie in modo da ascoltare direttamente quanto si stia registrando.
P.s.: non avendo una regolazione dell’audio in input, l’impostazione del volume demandata al PC (sia per quanto riguarda la qualit della scheda audio e sia per quel che riguarda i valori di cattura).
Lo Snowball davvero carino esteticamente: una palla colorata (io l’ho scelto in colorazione nera) sorretta da un treppiedi elegante e robusto. La qualit davvero alta, e l’installazione del prodotto immediata (non necessita di driver particolari, e sui sistemi microsoft gli stessi verranno installati automaticamente dalla rete nel qual caso il dispositivo non fosse riconosciuto al primo colpo).
Il dispositivo ha 3 modalit di utilizzo: quella per parlare direttamente al microfono (podcast, chat, etc…), quella per registrare uno strumento musical (applicando un -10dB) e quella per registrare tutto intorno (abilitando anche la cattura dal retro), modalit utile in caso di conferenze o altro.
Il prezzo nella media della concorrenza, ed il microfono vale tutti i soldi richiesti.
Facile da usare, ottima qualit!
L’unica mancanza (presente in prodotti della concorrenza) un’entrata per le cuffie in modo da ascoltare direttamente quanto si stia registrando.
P.s.: non avendo una regolazione dell’audio in input, l’impostazione del volume demandata al PC (sia per quanto riguarda la qualit della scheda audio e sia per quel che riguarda i valori di cattura).
Plug in and go, clear sound, not bad price.
Just opened it and tried it out quickly, there’s no set up required at all, it just plugs straight in the USB port and you’re ready to go. The sound is really clear, if a little quiet perhaps (maybe its just me that’s quiet), and it doesn’t pick up the annoying little things like breathing or other such noises, while not making me sound far away. It’s a pretty little thing and it has a small stand. I’ve bought a pop shield to go with it, I’d suggest anyone else do the same, they’re cheap and since this mic has no protection of its own it’ll make it last longer. While it’s not one of those high-end expensive microphones, it feels professional to use, its solid and doesn’t have a grainy quality to it. While not cheap, for what it is, I’d probably call it a bargain. It seems to be well known for being a reliably good product from a respected brand. If you’re just using it for average at-home recordings then it’s perfect, it’d do okay in a studio too, probably.
This is probably the best microphone you can get for under 60/$90. It is incredibly well built with an all metal tripod with 3 rubber feet to prevent slipping, with a wide enough base to stay stood up after a knock or bump. It is incredibly simple to setup, all you need to do is plug it into a usb port and give windows around 3 minutes to recognize and configure it and that’s all. It has near studio quality and would be perfect for conference calls business calls or just skyping family members. the difference between this product and the cheaper “ICE” snowball is that this one has a switch on the back allowing you to choose: Cardiod mode (Only allows volume from the front of the microphone- ideal for one person speaking, singing or even pod casting) Cardiod -10dB PAD (Confusing if you don’t understand what it means, this basically adds -10dB to what the microphone is recording reducing background noise and is ideal for live music or loud sounds) and Omni mode (Allows the mic to take in volume from all around, great for recording conferences, interviews or environmental sounds if your want to record outside.
Sorry for the long review but I hope you find it helpful and that it helps you with your choice of mic for what you want. Feel free to comment with questions and I will try to give you the most accurate answer I can. 😀
Erwartungen übertroffe
Jetzt ist es schon mehrere Wochen her seit ich mein Blue Microphone aus der Verpackung geholt und damit losgelegt habe. Ich hatte nicht sehr groe Erwartungen, aber ich wurde sehr positiv berrascht. Hier die Grnde:
– die Tonaufnahmen sind einfach Spitze, man muss es sagen wie es ist. Ich bin kein Tontechniker und benutze das Mikrofon um Videos zu vertonen (Schulungszentrum). Mit dem Blue Snowball geht das Ganze jetzt einfach flott voran, weil wir kaum noch korrigieren mssen. Die Qualitt ist sehr gut und klar. Erfllt einfach alle Kriterien fr den Kauf.
– sieht fantastisch gut aus und ist solide. Die Verarbeitung ist hochwertig und jeder der in mein Bro kommt, frgt was das fr ein interessantes Teil auf dem Schreibtisch ist. Das Design ist gelungen und sieht einfach gut aus (ich habe das schwarze Modell)
Bin sehr zufrieden. Empfehlenswert.
Couldn't recommend it anymore
Couldn’t recommend it anymore, It’s not the best Microphone going but It blows every single other mic in the price range out of the water. Will be using this for my daily driver microphone from now on 😀
Exactly what i paid for, decent microphone quality and versatility for a very low price relative to other microphones, definitely a good product, although its mini stand it comes with is a bit rickety
Exactly what i paid for, decent microphone quality and versatility for a very low price relative to other microphones, definitely a good product, although its mini stand it comes with is a bit rickety
Great and so easy
Great and so easy. Just took it out of the box & was able to record my voice on the mac. Highly recommend if need an affordable microphone. I am going use for different recordings-voice etc and think it will be fine.
Here is my review for the Snowball mic by Blue Microphones in red originally for my YouTube channel.
Brilliant, well worht the money.
I impulse bought this after my small clip on mic stopped working with my sound card (still not sure which caused the problem). The microphone is big, probably just larger than a tennis ball and has a weight that makes you feel confident with it. The pickup is fantastic, I have mine about 3-4 feet away at the back of my desk and during games my fellow mumble users can hear me well. I have done a voice over for a youtube video with it and it also sounded excellent and crisp.
Overall I’m very happy with it and I’m glad I went for this over the ICE model as the only difference I can see is that this has the 3 setting adjustment on the back where the ICE is cardioid only. For reference this has cardioid, -10dB cardioid and omni.
Loses 1 star purely on a cosmetic factor, it might be my motherboard but when the PC powers off the red light stays lit.
Good mic for youtube
Good mic for youtube! Quality can be seen on any of my latest videos on youtube “EDz Gaming”. You need to be very close for it to work though, so reccomend a mic arm as well!
Very good quality microphone
This microphone is very good for the price. And microphones don’t come cheap. It is good for anything you can throw at it (apart from studio recording). Excellent for Skype, great for YouTube commentaries, excellent for general voice recording. Anything that comes out the microphone unprocessed has very little distortion and zero crackling. I feel it doesn’t record high vocals or very low notes very well, but thats to be expected. As a media studies student, I very much appreciate it.
Very good quality microphone
This microphone is very good for the price. And microphones don’t come cheap. It is good for anything you can throw at it (apart from studio recording). Excellent for Skype, great for YouTube commentaries, excellent for general voice recording. Anything that comes out the microphone unprocessed has very little distortion and zero crackling. I feel it doesn’t record high vocals or very low notes very well, but thats to be expected. As a media studies student, I very much appreciate it.
True Blue!
I love my Blue Microphone. Been using it for years, for podcasting and recording music. Beautifully simply, unpretentious and does a perfect job (even recording a Skype interview across the globe – the quality was perfect).
Works and does the job well
Brilliant mic. I’ve been using it for a few months now and i have no major complaints. It does its job; it picks up my voice fine and the quality is brilliant.
The chrome finish is very nice and very decorative.
My only problem is the stand it can be tricky to get it to stay in place.
It’s best if you use a pop filter as well.
Easy to use. No drivers is great, the sound quality for me is perfect. Works great with VOIP/PS4. Only reason I bought this really was because I bought a new set of AKG 712 Pros and didn't want a mic on the side of them for when I was gaming, sure it's overkill but oh well, looks great on the desk now :) I'd reccomend this to anyone that is looking for a USB mic.
Easy to use. No drivers is great, the sound quality for me is perfect. Works great with VOIP/PS4. Only reason I bought this really was because I bought a new set of AKG 712 Pros and didn’t want a mic on the side of them for when I was gaming, sure it’s overkill but oh well, looks great on the desk now 🙂 I’d reccomend this to anyone that is looking for a USB mic.
Works great! I love i
Works great! I love it.
My only issue is between mode 1 (cardioid mode) and mode 2 (quiet cardioid).
I feel like the difference between them is too much.
One is super loud and picks up my keyboard and the traffic noise outside, the other, I have to be quite close and boost it again in post. I wish there was a slider or something.
Works great! I love i
Works great! I love it.
My only issue is between mode 1 (cardioid mode) and mode 2 (quiet cardioid).
I feel like the difference between them is too much.
One is super loud and picks up my keyboard and the traffic noise outside, the other, I have to be quite close and boost it again in post. I wish there was a slider or something.
Great Quality and a reasonable price!!!
It’s a brilliant Microphone for ‘Entry Level’ YouTube content creators like myself. It rivals the sound quality of all your favourite youtubers.
P.s Make sure you use ‘Audiocity’ to remove static if and background mouse if you have that in your recordings.
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This is a great mic for what I am using it for - scratch audio for animation projects. It's very crisp and, for a strictly visual person (I hire people who are amazing at audio because it's not my forte!), it gives me a great piece to work with until the pro's give me what I need. So far I've been happy and it's easy to use. The only reason it doesn't get a 5 from me is the sticker that wraps around the seal is coming off.... not a big deal, but speaks a little to quality. It fell off within the first week. It looks bad, which reminds me it's a fault. But at the end of the day, it's nice.
This is a great mic for what I am using it for – scratch audio for animation projects. It’s very crisp and, for a strictly visual person (I hire people who are amazing at audio because it’s not my forte!), it gives me a great piece to work with until the pro’s give me what I need. So far I’ve been happy and it’s easy to use. The only reason it doesn’t get a 5 from me is the sticker that wraps around the seal is coming off…. not a big deal, but speaks a little to quality. It fell off within the first week. It looks bad, which reminds me it’s a fault. But at the end of the day, it’s nice.
Amazing multipurpose Microphone
This is the best Microphone iv ever used.
Both for vocals and acoustic instruments this Microphone is perfect.
I uses microphone primarily for podcasts, but I also use it for a variety of things. These things include videoconferencing overseas, YouTube commentaries, and business video recording work.
Bit quiet for recording guitars, but still good, and fantastic for speech and vocals.
Product arrived quickly. it is fantastic for vocals and Skype calls. Tried it out next to my amp with an electric guitar but, despite changing to the correct settings, the input I get is a bit quiet. I have got the mic sensitivity on full and all other settings are as they should be for optimum input, but it is still a tad quiet. Great quality though and I am still very happy.
Awesome bit of ki
The mic came alittle earlier than expected. was in all original packaging with original seals unbroken. works perfectly. my family can now hear me properly on skype and my youtube channel has benefited massively due to the outstanding quality in such a small package.
As a gamer who has gone through multiple headsets (earphone+mic combos) I decided it was about time to have them set up separately. Great little mic, just plug it in and use it, it has 3 settings on the back of the mic depending on what you’re using it for. It comes with its own stand and sits perfectly on my desk. The vocal range is larger than I expected, I have this set up on the far edge of my desk but I can still be heard perfectly when I speak. Not cheap but not too expensive IMO, well worth your money.
Blue Microphones Snowball Omnidirectional/Cardioid USB Microphone - Black
I could be here for hours waxing lyrical about this microphone as it does it all. Difficult to see from the photos but it is actually gloss black for those who want to know. Well put together piece of kit, simply plug and play and off you go. Works if you just want to use it for chatting on the internet, and for those with more musical talent, works fine in a home studio environment. I would suggest a pop filter if you are going to use it for recording. Well worth the money, and most importantly, it looks cool 🙂
Great Microphone!
Recommend to anyone who wants to record their voice for any occasion. Gaming videos, Music videos or just things like Skype, it picks up sound with nearly perfect quality and volume from quite a distance and will make the audio sound crisp and clear. Fairly cheap for the service provided, easy to set up and highly recommended for multiple uses and reasons. Easily better then some more expensive microphones and worth the price. A must have for audio recording.
Amazing quality.
As a you-tuber, I was looking for a good quality mic for my videos. I found multiple reviews on this mic all over the internet and, surprisingly, all of them were pretty good, so I decided to try it out. As soon as I finished a video, I listened to the video and I was blown away because of the quality delivered from such a reasonably cheap microphone. I highly recommend it to any gamer out there as it is simply fantastic.
I will keep this as short as possible.
This Mic is great for recording your voice and creating Lets Play style videos for YouTube. The quality of the recording and the Mic itself is amazing. Blue Microphones are known for being a great brand and that is 100% the case here. Comes with a tripod and works via USB. I don’t think it comes with its own voice editing software BUT there are plenty of free and cheap ones around the net. The only reason I haven’t given it 5 Stars is because of the price. Its slightly too expensive for me to recommend it to everyone as some people simply don’t have the funds or means to afford items of this quality. If Blue could get the price down a little bit I would be inclined to give it 5 Stars easily. If you need a Mic and can afford this one, go for it. If not then I believe Blue do have a few slightly less expensive models available but of course they will be of lesser quality as you get what you pay for in this world.
Cant fault this, perfect sound, for a perfect product, there is only one disappoint i have with this is i the cable, its a weird silver chrome which doesn’t match the clean all black look of the mic, but thats a small price to pay for the quality.
Good stuff
Bought as a gaming/youtube mic for my kids. Plug and play into their macs (iMac and Macbook Pro), and produces decent audio. Not high-end stuff, but most definitely does the job and is good value for money.
A bit on the chunky side, and takes up desk space, but on the other hand it looks pretty impressive when their friends come round.
Grea
Just what I expected & friends say sound quality is brilliant too. Chrome finish is plastic like I would remove a star for that but the sound quality is so great.
great sound quality
Works beautify.
The sound is crisp and has a good directional pickup.
The stand that comes with it is a bit small and will cause any desk vibrations to be picked up.
The screw socket is the large 5/8″ size not the 3/8″ size used in the eu, so you may need an adapter for a stand.
The ball socket that allows you to reposition the microphone on its stand can become very lose and you can end up with a floppy mic.
No problems
Pretty good quality, the -db cardioid (number 2) works really well, the switch between the types works great too, would go playing with it while recording but i would totally recommend with a pop shield if anything, works well very intimate and far away microphone us 🙂
Recommended!
High Quality!
Once setup correctly it works like a charm. Everyone can hear want you say in a Skype conversation (if on mode 2) the other modes are more for instruments witch i haven’t tested yet.
If you're looking for a great SKype / Vent / Mumbl microphone for streaming or other purposes, look no further. DO NOT MISTAKEN this model for the Blue Snowball ICE - the ICE is a more basic model of the Blue Snowball
If you’re looking for a great SKype / Vent / Mumbl microphone for streaming or other purposes, look no further. DO NOT MISTAKEN this model for the Blue Snowball ICE – the ICE is a more basic model of the Blue Snowball
If you're looking for a great SKype / Vent / Mumbl microphone for streaming or other purposes, look no further. DO NOT MISTAKEN this model for the Blue Snowball ICE - the ICE is a more basic model of the Blue Snowball
If you’re looking for a great SKype / Vent / Mumbl microphone for streaming or other purposes, look no further. DO NOT MISTAKEN this model for the Blue Snowball ICE – the ICE is a more basic model of the Blue Snowball
Nice Mic.
Personally, I bought this mic for making YouTube videos which I know a lot of people use it for. I think this microphone is perfect for someone like me – someone who has just started a channel. It is relatively cheap for what it is and works excellently for the purposes I intended to use it for. I would recommend this microphone to any ‘new’ YouTube video maker out there. The voice is pretty much perfect, and ultimately, it’s ridiculously easy to set up – Just plug in the USB and off you go.
Nice Mic.
Personally, I bought this mic for making YouTube videos which I know a lot of people use it for. I think this microphone is perfect for someone like me – someone who has just started a channel. It is relatively cheap for what it is and works excellently for the purposes I intended to use it for. I would recommend this microphone to any ‘new’ YouTube video maker out there. The voice is pretty much perfect, and ultimately, it’s ridiculously easy to set up – Just plug in the USB and off you go.
best mic you can buy for the price
wow! didnt expect the mic to be as good as it is, it delivered today and just finished testing it all out and i have just got to say wow!
if your looking at this mic right now do your self a favour and click buy 😀 you would not regret it one bit, i have various other mics as i record live bands and solo artists and this 60 pound mic is as good as the top range studio mics, no distortion, no feed back and a sound thats so clear its all most to good to be true, this is your number 1 microphone right here 😀
Amazing
A great product with great sound quality it is easy to set up the only bad thing is is that there isn’t a audio jack outpu
Super-clear mic, high-quality recordings
I bought this for making recordings with it attached to my laptop. I’ve also used it for voice conference calls, and for both purposes it does really well: super-clear recordings, with essentially no background noise, even when trucks are going past the house (and are on the other side of the mic, outside of the cardioid pickup zone).
I would give this 6 stars if it were possible
Picked this up for 54.99 and it came today. It took 6 days but I did choose the free delivery so I can’t get annoyed about that. But wow, the quality of the mic was apparent as soon as I held it and just looked. Fantastic design and feels very robust, the stand is sturdy too. But when I actually used it for the first time, I was blown away by the sound quality. I’m using this for making YouTube videos so I wanted some real studio-style clarity. I got that and then some with this mic.
This microphone is a excellent buy if you want to record voice for youtube videos or even just chat on skype.
The omnidirectional setting really helps out when there is more than one person talking at the microphone.
Blue Microphones Snowball
Brilliant Mic great sound, looks great and because it uses usb no hissing/socket noise its very sensitive picks up everything my only 2 complaints are 1 the stand is good but the legs are not very adjustable either fully up or full down no medium. 2 there is not mute button/switch on the microphone which is only minor but it would be nice. all in all really good microphone and great value for money.
Awesome!
This microphone is awesome, I have been using it for about a day and it already impresses me greatly. I run a YouTube channel and I do; Podcasts, Lets plays, and tutorials, and this microphone is just awesome! It looks sexy, and it is a good weight. The metal stand is good. It is great all round, and is easy to work with the audio when editing. And at the price it is at now, Its worth it!
Blue is not unhappy.
These microphones really do produce a great quality of sound! For the price, and for a USB microphone this has to be one of the best you can buy.
The problem comes when you need drivers for the damn thing! Moving over to windows 7, this just would not work. Years later and I found working drivers! Why it didn’t come with drivers on a disk I don’t know.
I recommend blue microphones and will buy their products again.
At first I was very skeptical about purchasing this. But I took a chance and was totally amazed with the results. I’ve always had problems with crappy microphones, giving feedback and low volume ETC. But this seals the deal. The volume is really nice! an it cuts back on all the background noise. It’s like having a radio station at your computer desk. I use this for Live streaming on twitch, skype calls, an videos. Totally worth the buy!
Grea
Received the mic and its plug and play no driver or nothing it is a great mic and has great sound quality i bought this to talk to my friends on Skype and its great i also purchased a POP filter with this mic but there is no need as the mic sounds great without!
Having read some of the reviews I was half expecting the Snowball not to work with Windows 8.1.
Thankfully it was easy to set up and works really well so I would definitely recommend if you want a decent quality microphone.
Blue Snowball
Great mic for the price, in fact probably the best on the market. This didn’t arrive on time by a fault of the courier, but I’m not too bothered about that. It has a slight fault that on the ‘2’ setting (for live recordings etc) the mic has developed a jittery background noise. Again, this isn’t too much of a problem for me as I tend to use the simple carded setting almost exclusively, and for the price I really have nothing to complain about. Would definitely recommend it!
great mic for recording and not to bad in price. ive used it while recording so videos for my youtube channel and it works lovely. in the conference mode it picked up me and my brother perfectly and even thought we’re both rather loud it picked us up with no distortion and volume cracking.
Bought for my sonfor xmas for recording commentary to add to his youtube xbox gaming videos. He absolutely loves it. Crystal clear audio with no feedback or hissing etc. Recommended.
Blue Microhone Snowball Omnidirectional/Cardioid USB Microphone - White
This item was requested as a Christmas gift by my young nephew. He was delighted to receive it and, to date, I have had no complaints about the Mic. He has been using it regularly since Christmas.
good
My son got this for Christmas & he loves it. Sound quality is so clear. Very very very happy boy
Works grea
This is truly a plug-and-go microphone. No drivers necessary, great quality.
Slight problem after a few months of using it, the microphone seems to freeze and be unresponsive, putting my Skype calls on hold, but this is easily fixed by unplugging the back plug and plugging it back in again.
As well, the red light is very useful in telling me when it’s running, however, the device doesn’t seem to shut down after I turn off my computer. The red light is always present. This isn’t exactly worrying, more than intriguing. Is there a battery inside? Is it still drawing power from my system?