Blue Yeti USB Microphone for Recording, Streaming, Gaming, Podcasting on PC and Mac, Condenser Mic for Laptop or Computer with Blue VO!CE Effects, Adjustable Stand, Plug and Play – Black/Silve
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Blue’s Legendary Broadcast-Quality Sound
Makes the professional difference for recording, streaming and building your audience.
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Custom Three-Capsule Array
Produces clear, powerful, broadcast-quality sound for YouTube, game streaming, podcasting, conference calls and music.
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Onboard Audio Controls
Studio controls for headphone volume, pattern selection, instant mute, and microphone gain put you in charge of every level of the recording and streaming process.
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Unique Positionable Design
Adjust and pivot the microphone in relation to the sound source to optimize your sound quality.
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Blue VO!CE Broadcast Vocal Effects
Craft the perfect broadcast vocal sound and entertain your audience with enhanced effects, advanced modulation and HD audio samples.
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Four Pickup Patterns
Cardioid, omni, bidirectional, and stereo pickup patterns offer incredible flexibility, allowing you to record in ways that would normally require multiple microphones.
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No-Latency Monitoring
Monitor your voice in real time mixed with the sound from your computer to make sure your streams sound great.
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Plug ‘n Play on Mac and PC
Instantly start recording and streaming on Mac or PC.
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Four Patterns for Ultimate Versatility
Four distinct pickup patterns allow you to record and stream in ways that would normally require multiple microphones.
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Cardioid Mode
Perfect for podcasting, game streaming, YouTube productions,cardioid mode captures sound sources that are directly in front of the microphone delivering a rich, full-bodied sound.
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Omni Mode
Omnidirectional mode picks up sound all around the microphone. Great for conference calls and captures the feeling of “being there.”
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Bidirectional Mode
Bidirectional mode picks up sound from both the front and rear of the microphone, but not the sides. Ideal for two-person podcasts.
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Stereo Mode
Stereo mode picks up sound from left to right in front of the microphone. Great for recording music or a 3-person podcast.
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Accessorise Your Creative Space
Transform your desktop into a broadcast studio with the Compass broadcast boom arm and Radius III shockmount, or get them all together with Yeticaster.
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Compass Premium Broadcast Boom Arm
Tired of squeaky, flimsy scissor booms? We are too! Compass features a broadcast studio-grade design with enclosed aluminium construction, internal springs, and hidden-channel cable management.
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Radius III Custom Shockmount
Radius III is a vintage-style suspension mount designed to isolate Yeti and Yeti Pro USB microphones from noise, shock and ambient vibration.
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Yeticaster
Yeticaster delivers the ultimate broadcast studio setup to your desktop. You have everything you need for professional podcasting.
Comparison Chart
 Snowball iCE |  Snowball |  Yeti Nano |  Yeti |  Yeti Pro | |
| Capsules | 1 Condenser | 2 Condensers | 2 Condensers | 3 Condensers | 3 Condensers |
| Patterns | Cardioid | Cardioid, Omni | Cardioid, Omni | Cardioid,Omni, Bi-directional | Cardioid, Omni, Bi-directional |
| 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: | 0.1 g |
| Dimensions: | 15.2 x 15.2 x 30.5 cm; 0.1 Grams |
| Model: | 988-000092 |
| Colour: | Black/Silver |
| Batteries Included: | 1 Lithium ion batteries required. |
| Colour: | Black/Silver |
I have two of my own and gave this one as a gift to a colleague in Canada who was struggling to get good sound quality on her presentations. It, as expected, did the job.
Stephen. Ireland.
I’ve used 2000 mics before and for 1/10th of the price, this is 95% as good for music and 100% as good for broadcast quality audio.
used it for focus groups, really good. XLR a huge bonus for recording into sound devices.
Genuinely one of the best microphones I’ve bought in a very long time, great for use in most situations, home studio, performance and radio. The clarity is really good and I’ve had no trouble with it at all.
Recommended
Nothing to complain about. Works very well for interviews, foley, and good old voip. It packs some firepower and the price isn’t too cheap either, so think twice whether you need this before buying.
My first professional mic. I make videos and music using this. The fist one was faulty and full of noise in the feedback so I returned it. The quality is quite impressive, both of the sound and the mic itself.
The frequency is amazing for a Mic of this price being able to receive upto 24bit 192kHz.
The multiple different settings can be handy, as if your by yourself you can use the cardioid function but if your with a group you could use the omnidirectional function.
The inclusion of the xlr is a nice addition, adding the ability to mix or adapt the output, or you can just as easily plug it in and go. As it works well with little messing around.
To conclude I’d highly recommend the Blue Yeti Pro to those who are after a great Mic experience.
Young youtubers, think twice before purchase 🙂 it is a semi pro mic – needs booth, soundproofing and can be used in a very specific conditions. My experience is that most of the people that buy blue yeti need in fact lavalier mic.
think twice, as you may be disappointed, even though it is the best usb mic I have ever used (if no true need to use with usb, buy other ones). I recommend silent ultrabooks for recording – fan in standard laptop or pc can ruin your recording (just as fridge, clock, neighbours, street sounds or noisy chair.. the list is endless with this kind of mic).
My daughter requested this for Christmas and is absolutely delighted with it. It does exactly what she wanted and produces very clear recordings.
However the stand that this mic comes with is just atrocious and if you buy this product you will need a desk mount or something because for me the mic won’t stay in the angled position that I want and just crash into the most downward position it can go.
I also had a weird issue recently where the mic completely stopped working as intended and it was extremely quiet no matter how high the gain was or anything, then the weirdest part was that tilting the mic at a different angle seemed to make it work perferctly but if I moved it away from that even the tiniest bit then it would break again.
I really do recommend this mic but if you do buy this then please do yourself a favour and it a desk mount with it.
Quality is great, sound is great. Let down by the cheap plastic buttons/dials, but that’s just a minor point.
Gift to acting Godson and he said it works even better than expected
The best USB Pro mic in the market by a country Mile!
Absolutely fantastic microphone!
If you’re looking for a multi-purpose microphone that is ideal for recording narration, group talks, or interviews, this is a must buy!
It also looks stunning and professional. And it even comes with a headphone port for listening to your music.
Not to mention the audio quality is astounding, I’ve worked my way through many microphones in my years and this is, by far, the best!
I give it 10/10 – An amazing masterpiece!
Good webcasting mic although I do prefer a headset that places the Mic the right distance all the time. It is good for dual presentaions.
Seriously good kit. I’m going to use this for everything I record from now on. I though that a mic I already owned was great but this is so much better. Have used it for voice over work so far and the client is delighted.
great quality mic. I am really happy with it. It is a bit too sensitive when it comes to picking up noise so you’ve got to fiddle with it and you will get some awesome sound quality from it.
I’ve had to unplug and reconnect the yeti pro every time I restart my computer, otherwise it fails to pick up any input, in spite of the on-board monitor still functioning. Like the standard yeti models, the mode change switch is incredibly cumbersome and stiff to use from behind the microphone, and unless adequately tightened, the loose microphone has a tendency to swing backwards and dent the base it rests on.
These problems aside, I honestly don’t think I’ll ever want for another USB microphone. The Yeti Pro is an intimidating prospect, and has so far delivered an impeccable standard for speech, vocals and instrument recording.
Also this microphone in its stand is so weighty, if a rampaging wild animal came into the studio, you could kill it – though you may dent the base… and it may invalidate your warranty.
If you are making professional tutorials/voiceovers etc, then you have to have one of these microphone. Its a nice heavy piece of kit and worked for me out of the box with my mac.
A first class microphone. It’s sensitivity is extraordinary. For amateurs and pros alike. The fact that it connects to my PC by USB enables me to record a perfect copy of my voice for singing or spoken word in studio quality.
This is the best USB microphone I have used, but of course you also have the option of connecting it to a mixing desk or even just speakers too. If you intend to only use it as a USB microphone I would advise you to go for the ordinary Blue Yeti, not the Pro version, as the difference in sound quality is only noticeable if you are exporting as high quality WAV files and listen very carefully, but if you are exporting as MP3s you won’t really notice anything as MP3s can’t be as high quality as the mic allows anyway.
So overall I love this mic, but I did have a problem with my first one I received being faulty. This is not a problem as it comes with a 2 year warranty, and I’m sure this is a very rare problem anyway. The customer support from Blue however, was very good and helpful and fast, hence the 4 star review.
Watch out though, if you have it on the same surface as you mouse it will pick up the slightest bump(i am looking into the blue radius atm, shame on amazon for not having it tut tut). I near deafen people if an aeroplane flies over my house, so be weary when using it for skype ect.
I probably don’t use the mic to its full extent, i do use it for youtube videos (who doesn’t do those now a days though)
An annoying problem that comes with the mic though is that to get the full range of quality out of this mic you have to go into windows settings and change the sample rate to 24 bit 192000 Hz which blue cant help because its a windows thing.
Anyway to round this up. I would buy another if I had to, and would recommend to a friend, and if you are on the fence about buying one, don’t be put off by the dodgy reviews on this mic, i put my faith in Blue when i bought this mic and i was expecting to have to deal with their customer service but mine was fine. Lately there have been even more 5 star reviews and if that isn’t enough check the american reviews. (http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Condenser-Microphone-Multipattern/product-reviews/B004L9KLT6/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1)
Tom
OK the first one didn’t work but actually the manufacturer was very helpful, the second one is brilliant. For the price this mic is a very good buy.
Bought this microphone last summer. It works really well. Perfect crystal clear recordings at 192Khz. I recommend it if you take the sound of your voice seriously.