Blue Yeti USB Microphone for Recording, Streaming, Gaming
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 – Silve
Blue’s Legendary Broadcast-Quality Sound
Makes the professional difference for recording, streaming and building your audience.
Custom Three-Capsule Array
Produces clear, powerful, broadcast-quality sound for YouTube, game streaming, podcasting, conference calls and music.
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.
Unique Positionable Design
Adjust and pivot the microphone in relation to the sound source to optimise your sound quality.
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.
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.
No-Latency Monitoring
Monitor your voice in real time mixed with the sound from your computer to make sure your streams sound great.
Plug ‘n Play on Mac and PC
Instantly start recording and streaming on Mac or PC.
Headphone Volume and Mic MuteControl the volume of sound in your headphones and touch the mute button for those times mid-stream when you need to cough or sneeze
” data-position=”triggerHorizontal” />Microphone GainControl the sensitivity of the mic capsules.
” data-position=”triggerHorizontal” />Adjustable Desktop StandFor perfect microphone positioning on the desktop
” data-position=”triggerHorizontal” />Four Patterns for Ultimate Versatility
Four distinct pickup patterns allow you to record and stream in ways that would normally require multiple microphones.
Cardioid Mode
For podcasting,game streaming,YouTube productions, Zoom calls,vocals, instruments,cardioid mode captures sound sources that are directly in front of the microphone delivering a rich,full-bodied sound
Omni Mode
Omnidirectional mode picks up sound all around the microphone. Great for conference calls and captures the feeling of “being there.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Yeticaster
Yeticaster delivers the ultimate broadcast studio setup to your desktop.
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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 Output ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ Output USB USB USB USB USB
| Weight: | 1.45 kg |
| Size: | Silver |
| Dimensions: | 12.45 x 11.94 x 29.46 cm; 1.45 Kilograms |
| Model: | 988-000103 |
| Colour: | Silver |
| Batteries Included: | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
| Dimensions: | 12.45 x 11.94 x 29.46 cm; 1.45 Kilograms |
| Origin: | United Kingdom |
| Size: | Silver |
It's a blue yeti. There's a reason everyone uses them.
I doubt there’s anything I can offer here that hasn’t already been said. Couple it with a good mic arm and pop filter and you’ve got an affordable and quality mic setup. For the cost, you really couldn’t ask for anything more.
so simple, so good, so worth it.
It’s plug and play unlike my other Shure beta which costs more. It has multiple options to record. single mode for voice-over, dual for interviews, wide for range, and another one which I forgot lol. it is great! USB and ready to rock.
Its a YETI
Solid and brilliant quality, matches my full Logitech setup perfectly
Amazing sound
This is a GREAT bit of kit. I’ve got a rode podcaster and rode lavalier, but this is way better. Very close it sounds epic, very “BBC”, and if you want to film with it out of shot, or if you are interviewing 1 or 2 the people so it has to be a metre away, the sound is still really good. It also has modes for narrow, wide, or even double spread (picking up 2 people) and these really work. AND you can plug it into an iPhone (with the iPhone ‘camera’ adaptor) so your iPhone videos come out sounding really pro. I love it!
Great quality
Very happy with the sound quality in recording the piano and guitar. Easy to set up and great features.
Such good quality
After my Rode TB USB broke due to its design, I purchased this and wish I got this sooner. The quality is amazing, it looks stylish and I’m really happy with it.
I do many narrated presentations for which it woks well.
Perfect sound quality, Amazing feedback loop
This mic allows a real time feedback loop which makes it perfect for live streaming and conversations.
Tinny cheap sound
Very sad to say that after a few months working with this mic it’s sound is not living up to expectations. I didn’t notice it fully until I started recording more podcasts and could hear the difference between my audio and others. I’ve tried every setting and bought a pop filter. Nothing makes it sound better apart from some software I bought to improve the quality.
Great content creation microphone
This is a great easy to use microphone with great sound quality and loads of easy to use features. I would recommend to anyone wanting to seriously get into content creation.
Sound Quality Good
Great microphone, comes with in built sound card, sound quality is excellent for a high end budget item.
old but an amazing staple mic for anyone wanting to step up their audio quality
old but an amazing staple mic for anyone wanting to step up their audio quality. easy too use controls just make sure you have it the right way round XD
Quite good but very sensitive needs boom arm
Very good just sensitive other than that very solid worth the money.
Worth the money
Great device – have a colleague that is hearing impaired and this really helps him understand me on our video calls.
Perfect for voice acting and streaming
I’ve used this for audio voice acting it’s the best plug and play microphone I’ve used especially with the different polar patterns enabling me to choose how the microphone picks up sound
Great Mic
use this on my pc for gaming and also for my ham radio on the internet the sound Quality is very good and clear easy to set up with the Logitech app
Amazing Microphone
Amazing mic. Used for my YouTube channel and the sound quality is superb. Highly recommend.
Crystal Clear Mix, Good Driver Support, No Additional Programs Needed
Beautiful mic, super steady bad and HUGE amount of recording control with its Condenser Control dial.
I’m absolutely inlove with this mic. I did cheap out and get an open box deal expecting a few blemishes but it was absolutely prestine on arrival, not a single blemish thanks to its build quality. It it’s made of a very strong metal and its condenser mesh cover is extremely strong. I would recommend it to anyone and everyone.
Only downside is the lack of turning off the mute LED but other than that, it is the perfect mic for me.
Amazing quality
Sound quality is fully customisable with the LogitechGHub software. Still somewhat customisable with the physical dials on the microphone itself. Really amazing modern quality full of professionalism
Bought for my ex! He likes it😅😂
Bought for my ex for Christmas, he liked it and still uses it so I’d recommend!
Amazing mic for everything
This mic is such good quality and for the cost it’s incredible. I have had such great use of this mic and there are a good few settings to play with. If you are unsure about purchasing you won’t be disappointed!
Extra pointers
If you want to use your phone get a USB to lightning converter, I would suggest getting one with an extra lightning port to charge your phone while using it to provide enough power.
You will also require an aux cord if you want to connect to a camera for filming as you need to connect it to both laptop/computer and camera for this.
This is a very good microphone and I am glad its so portable! A great upgrade
I like the fact that this is an easy go-to microphone. No complicated instructions. Just plugin and play. I am not a fan of the black filter pop that we have, and I wish there was a more comfortable one developed.
In my discord, it clearly helps with people being able to hear me. This works on gaming laptops quite well, and for PC I haven’t tried yet, but it does a great job. The packaging is very nice as well so it’s easy to pack back into whenever you don’t need it. I will try voice recording on it, but the voice recording seems to be the same, nothing new – it does record your voice well.
I like it.
I work from home 95% of the time and attending many online meetings/calls every day.
My hearing is not the best and I need superior audio sound, not just clarity but volume as well AND I need to be heard clearly at the other end without sounding like I am either in a box and echo or sound quiet and 10 feet away.
The other criteria of any mic I have is that I MUST be able to mute the mic quickly – working from home has some disadvantages of being interrupted suddenly.
I can use a decent expensive headset with a boom mic, and that is great apart from the max volume is not enough for me and wearing a headset for most of the day gives me sweaty ears (errrrgh).
I have tried some USB desk mics at around 20, but none of them performed unless I have my mouth right next to the mic… sort of negates the purpose of the desk mic – and so have always resorted back to my headset with boom mic.
I then took the plunge and forked out 85 for this Yeti Professional USB Microphone – having no experience of this sort of mic, I had no expectations other than hoping it would be better than the desk mics I had previously tried.
What can I say – FANTASTIC – I was totally blown away by this mic – gain control on the mic pickup, so that I have the mic about 2ft in front of me and the people at the other of my calls haven’t spotted the difference to when I use a boom mic.
As for the headphone volume – ARE YOU KIDDING ME – UNBELIEVEABLE THE VOLUME AND CLARITY I can get now – at last I can hear at the volume I need. Even the softness speaking people on calls I can hear – I just turn up the volume – there is no way I could ever go to max volume on this.
And of course … my favourite button… the mute button – it works a treat.
Yes, 85 for a mic sounds a lot and I was skeptical paying that much not knowing if it would give me what I needed – but this for me is a GAME CHANGER for my work – I cannot recommend this enough for home working.
A definite 5 for me – if it were a rating out of 100, then I would rate it 100 with no hesitation.
Best Streaming mic available
Best Streaming mic available without going to the mega-expensive ones. I had one of these a few years ago but gave up PCs but now I am back into PC’s I had no problem or worry buying the Yeti, The build quality is 2nd to none I also run my Headphones through it and it is very heavy so no problem with falling over and as for the sound it is brilliant.
Highly Recommended
Admittedly the mic itself was not being detected when I plugged it in the first and second time, but it was picked up the third time I did so and I was able to set it as the default mic for recording which is great. Fantastic playback quality and it goes really well with the pop filter I bought for it! Volume control was easy to manage thanks to the gain adjuster on the back of it. The cardioid setting was just right for recording my voice with too! This’ll make for better future streams!
Arrived with a scratch on the stand
Had a scratch on the stand but overall very good microphone. Returned for a replaceme
very good
arrived within 20 hours, not even a day, impressive microphone. worth the price, download logitech g hub, gives you more enhances. great product, if you’re ever looking for a microphone this is the one for you.
Great mic, warm sound
A great mix, perfect for recording audio for YouTube. Has a nice warm, crystal clear sound.
Amazon’s packaging leaves a lot to be desired however! Arrived with the sticker on the box! An expensive item like this should never be sent without packaging! Had 3 other things from Amazon sent the same way. Needs sorting out!
Good but too pricey
I’d like to say fir of course that this is a brilliant product don’t don’t ke wrong, fits well on the desk, has settings acceptable to my playability and is brilliant sounding quality, tou could even use it for job conferences, College online… it’s not only just acceptable for gaming. I will however admit that fir what it is it is slightly too pricey in my opinion and the USB is bit too flimsy…. it could be easily broken by anyone. Other than that it’s a 4 star from me.
Bargain when I purchased it. Great quality produc
This Mic was 84 on Monday and now its at 118. I got a bargain. I couldn’t quite understand why it was so low. The mic is great quality and sounds amazing. The only tiny issue I had was a bit of black was chipped on the mic grill. Probably less than a mm in diameter. I simply dabbed some black paint on it.
Good, but pricey
My use case is a lot of online meetings, and it serves that purpose really well. Can’t comment on suitability for content creators or sound recording.
My biggest issue with it is the mute button LED which is acting as a a power indicator as well. It’s confusing! Solid red – power is on, flashing red – muted. It would be better if it changed colour instead (green – power is on, red – muted).
Great for streaming
The sound quality is great and it’s a good accessory for streaming!
It is a little on the larger side but other than that, this product is what what you need.
Super clear and loud
I got this for my girlfriend. She’s using it with the FiiO – E10K amp/dac and the MINTHETM Blue Yeti Mic Cover. Everyone she talks to online instantly noticed the difference. There is no distortion and it can even pick up whispers really clearly. The volume is also much louder than her previous mic. The only downside would be if you are in a shared space as unlike a headset mic, this picks up sound from all directions. She had a few software issues and ended up plugging her headphones directly into the mic to make them work properly.
Expensive but reliable and sounds great!
I’d made the mistake previously of buying a cheap microphone thinking I’d be able to use it for high quality video conferencing or recordings. I was mistaken!
The problem with cheaper microphones seems to be that Windows doesn’t like them much, and it’s very difficult to get a decent volume out of them. With the Blue Yeti, it was literally plug-and-play and the sound quality was instantly better.
It’s an expensive piece of kit, but I’ve put this down to an example of “buy cheap, buy twice”. I can’t see me needing to replace this for a long time!
The desk stand was a nice inclusion, but I’ve since moved to a boom arm so I can move it around a little more freely.
Amazing for beginners
This mic is super easy to set up and fantastic for beginners. the sound quality off the bat is amazing. just a little tip always make sure that you turn down your gain when you’re using it purely because it picks up a lot of eco and noise because it’s a compression mic. I would highly recommend this especially for people who need a good quality first mic. Just a thing to add make sure you they have a pop filter or a mic cover to go over the top of the it because it will both stop the mic from peaking when you say P’s and T’s and your also protecting the mic from getting any spit/saliva in i
A Quality Microphone
I’ve heard about Blue Yeti for years, so thought I’d get one and try it out. It’s everything they say it is. Great sound quality, and I love the direction feature which allows you to switch between solo speaker, interview, field work or full table. Extremely easy to use – plug and play, no phantom power required. Incredibly sensitive, though. It really can pick up everything, so get to grips with noise suppression and sound gates. It’s also very heavy, so worth considering that if you’re planning to travel with it. I get what all the hype is about.
Very Good Microphone
This is just wonderful I have been using a Yeti Microphone for a long time and wanted to get a newer item. The silver one is classy, it has a very good appearance. The build quality is great, the sound quality is 100% and because of its different settings you can use it in different ways. The headphones socket underneath is a bonus and I doubt I’ll ever use that. I bought a aftermarket hard case to store it of which I’d encourage one to buy seeing as I was always in and out my box, the box was not gonna last long so I bought a aftermarket case of which I bought from Amazon. This Mic is worth having, this is the second one of these I’ve had and I’ll never sell this but keep using it until I again need to renew or upgrade to a newer version.
Fantastic Mic!
Couldn’t have gotten a better mic for recording audio for my videos! I have seen many YouTubers and streamers that I enjoy using this brand of mic and now that I have one of my own, I definitely see why it’s so popular. The cost for the quality and easy use is very reasonable and 100% worth it.
I works perfectly and is very easy to use. It has good balance and adjustability and I am happy to say that the audio quality is brilliant. The box is also compact, so it is easy to put away and store it when it’s not in use. I got mine in blue and it looks great!
In my experience, it is perfectly compatible with Discord, OBS Recording Studio and also Voicemod.
Blue Yeti 8 year review
I bought my yeti in 2013 and its still going strong. I have used it extensively for my pc for gaming, video production and streaming and I have NEVER had a problem with it.
When talking to friends without some kind of noise suppression even on low gain the cardioid mode can pick up some external noise well, which in my case leads to annoyed parties that can hear cars passing outside even with windows closed. Using it with the stand it comes with does mean knocks get picked up easily but I’ve found mounting it to a boom arm is the way to go with this.
This has probably been the best investment in peripherals I’ve ever made and I can’t recommend this enough for a ‘budget’ cardioid mic.
Excellent Mic
This product does what it says on the box. Works perfectly with no need for any driver install. The ability to hear your own voice mixed with a remote output means it can easily be use d with remote streaming software live. This works fine on both Mac and PC Windows.
It works best on Windows because you can independently adjust the volume of your voice to a level that is high enough to work well. On a Mac I haven’t found a way to do this. If it were possible to do this I would give the product 5 stars.
This is a great piece of ki
I was very pleasantly surprised when I received this item.
I was not expecting such a sturdy unit.
Other microphones I have had, have always been a little flimsy, they worked but not the same as this one.
It is a solid, heavy, top-quality product.
Very easy to use, full four modes for the mic, which trust me have proven valuable. I have had to run a few meetings where we needed people on zoom to hear those in a large room, using the 360 microphone this has been possible.
I was unsure, to be honest about the price and laying out that sort of money, I am glad I did, and would happily recommend to anyone that they do the same.
Just the job! Just had to plug it in and my laptop recognised it without any fuss / clicking / downloading.
I bought this to Zoom our chorus rehearsals to those who cannot be there in person yet. We are about 20 singers in a church hall with very little sound absorption.
A previous attempt with my laptop mic gave terrible sound (it’s fine for zooms from my house though).
The Yeti is perfect – all the zoomers can hear our sound well enough to join in at home. They also hear most speech providing there is only one person speaking.
I leave a pair of earphones plugged into the yeti so that anyone can talk to the zoomers.
Good mic but sold as like new, damaged box but clearly returned and some minor marks
Its a great product once you get to grips with the available settings via G Hub software but update the software after downloading it from the website. The item was sold at a small discount as a damaged box but It was clearly a returned unit and had been repacked poorly picking up a couple of minor marks which is disappointing.
Sound is VERY, VERY CLEAR
As I was scrolling through some of the reviews I couldn’t really believe how people claimed that microphone is catching every single sound around them including keyboard. I have used Logitech drivers for mine, i used arm and windshield as well, adjusted noise reduction, changed some settings, chose right pattern and It was not catching anything but my voice which by the way – WAS VERY CLEAR. I do think it’s more of a podcast/streaming microphone rather than your standard ”hey let’s do some raids in wow Leroy Jenkins style” for gaming with friends considering the price tag….
A nice all in one microphone and boom
I’ve been working remotely since the first covid lockdown on 2019 and been using a condensing microphone on a desk mounted tripod for the majority of that time.
After changing jobs to a remote first role, someone mentioned to me that they were hearing odd noises when I was on calls that they’d not experienced before I joined the business. It turned out the noise was vibrations through the table the microphone was on as I typed notes of the meeting.
So, I looked at buying a boom for my existing mic. but nothing seemed like it would be a good fit.
When I came across this package as an all in one I remembered that some previous colleagues and a couple of my podcasting friends used Yeti mics. so I pulled the trigger on replacing my mic. entirely.
The feedback from my new colleagues is that the odd rumbling noises are gone and my voice is clearer so it’s doing what I wanted it to do.
Assembly of the boom was straightforward and the ability to move the mic. around for best pick up makes life easy. I also get a large chunk of desk space back so that’s a major win too.
I’m giving the old mic. to my parents as it’s perfectly serviceable and will be a major improvement on their laptop’s internal mic. so everybody wins!
I’m also using the Yeti on both my Win10 laptop and the Macbook Pro (Intel silicon) that work provides. The Yeti works without fuss on both machines and is hot swappable.
Overall, it’s a great all in one solution for a good audio experience when on video calls etc. The feedback I’ve got from everyone I’ve had calls with has been that there was a marked improvement in the audio quality of my voice.
Amazing Mic for streaming.
We upgraded from the Blue Snowball and various headsets to the Blue Yeti. The first thing you will notice is straight out of the box it is heavy. This is mostly down to the weighted base which sturdy. We bought it with a mic arm and once we removed the base of the Yeti (with ease) it was a lot lighter but still had some weight to it. We decided on the USB version and the wire is long enough to place the Mic anywhere on the desk. It was plug and play, so absolutely no hassle to set up and worked for gaming and the stream with out the need for separate software.
Having used the Snowball and headsets previously the improved sound quality was immediately noticeable and after some tweeks in OBS I sounded like a pro recording and broadcast artist.
This is well made, easy to set up and great value for money. If you want a budget to mid level mic this is where you should start.
Amazing Mic for streaming.
We upgraded from the Blue Snowball and various headsets to the Blue Yeti. The first thing you will notice is straight out of the box it is heavy. This is mostly down to the weighted base which sturdy. We bought it with a mic arm and once we removed the base of the Yeti (with ease) it was a lot lighter but still had some weight to it. We decided on the USB version and the wire is long enough to place the Mic anywhere on the desk. It was plug and play, so absolutely no hassle to set up and worked for gaming and the stream with out the need for separate software.
Having used the Snowball and headsets previously the improved sound quality was immediately noticeable and after some tweeks in OBS I sounded like a pro recording and broadcast artist.
This is well made, easy to set up and great value for money. If you want a budget to mid level mic this is where you should start.
Amazing Mic for streaming.
We upgraded from the Blue Snowball and various headsets to the Blue Yeti. The first thing you will notice is straight out of the box it is heavy. This is mostly down to the weighted base which sturdy. We bought it with a mic arm and once we removed the base of the Yeti (with ease) it was a lot lighter but still had some weight to it. We decided on the USB version and the wire is long enough to place the Mic anywhere on the desk. It was plug and play, so absolutely no hassle to set up and worked for gaming and the stream with out the need for separate software.
Having used the Snowball and headsets previously the improved sound quality was immediately noticeable and after some tweeks in OBS I sounded like a pro recording and broadcast artist.
This is well made, easy to set up and great value for money. If you want a budget to mid level mic this is where you should start.
It's expensive because you get what you pay fo
This microphone is a solid bit of kit. It’s not cheap plastic like most electronics, it’s a solid heavy metal thing that looks like it is designed to last for years and the sound quality is exceptional even for my non-telegenic voice. The microphone offers different modes for various uses, I have only used it for personal vlogging. So yes it’s expensive, but think of it as an investment, not just buying any old peripheral – it will probably keep quite a reasonable resale value should you wish to sell it in a few years time. Loads of internet vloggers and podcasters use this microphone or a similar model so it is tried and tested.
How it works with background noise
I assumed that microphones like this automatically filter out most/all background noise as my cheap headsets always have that typical annoying background fuzzy noise even when the room is quiet. That’s NOT QUITE how it works per se but this microphone does handle it a lot better – it is very sensitive so it can pick up noises, so you may need to use software such as audacity to filter out such noise if it is an issue. The microphone has a “gain” control, so by turning the gain down to a reasonable level, the microphone picks up my voice loud and clear but it does not pick up my computer’s fan or the noise outside my house (so long as the window is closed), so by having the gain set to the right amount I don’t need to tweak the audio of my recordings. Obviously it is still sensitive to noises on the desk such as moving your keyboard and mouse, so to get around this you would have to use a mounting arm rather than the included stand (or just be careful with your hands). Turning the gain up considerably does make my voice much louder but it then picks up computer fan noises and such, but it is not necessary for the gain to be this high for vlogging in front of a computer screen.
The microphone plugs in via USB, on Windows 10 it should be plug and play and the computer should recognise it quite clearly. The included headphone port will automatically feedback your own voice through the connected headphones and it is immediate so you don’t hear yourself being repeated, and you can tell if the mute button is on/off by the headphones as well as the LED. You can change your computer’s speaker settings to use this headphone port for all other computer sounds if you wish to do so (essentially using it as a headphone jack extension for the entire computer). The volume knob on the front is for the headphones, not for the microphone which is instead volume adjusted by the gain knob at the back.
Priced a bit high.
A bit pricey but comes in quality materials and looks really good. Get yourself a better cable for it though as the one that comes with it will break on the first light yank when cable managing, happened to both me and my friend. If you want something that looks good and works out of the box at high quality get this, if you want to save money and get more quality for your money look for modular XLR mics.
It's good...
It’s good. Very sensitive. Sometimes too sensitive. I can hear neighbour’s cat 2 doors away on my recordings, when I didn’t even realise was there at the time. The sound quality is very usable. However, side-by-side comparisons with a cheap BM-800 mic (20) shows that it is not 5 times better. I guess you are paying for brand, the perceived build quality, and the way it looks, if you like that sort of thing. Also bear in mind, this thing is *big*. If you put it in front of your monitor, you are going to block a lot of it out. So it has to stay to the side of the monitor, which is not the optimal position for voice capture. Nevertheless, it is a keeper.
Quick,Easy,High Quality!!!!!
Was looking for a decent microphone for my PS5 and was tired of using headsets that I’d have to replace each year, 12 hours within using it and just…WOW, the sound quality is crystal clear, my voice is extremely clear and there’s barely any background noise or hissing which I love! This is honestly great for gaming and I assume it would be great for music and singing also, you get lots of settings to tune the mic to how you want it and it’s all in all and very quick and easy to setup extremely high quality mic, if your looking for a decent mic that’s not too expensive and you want great quality, get this mic! You won’t regret i
Works great with iPhone
Great sound quality for gaming, podcasting etc. Easy volume control too. Exactly what I was looking for as it’s working with iPhone! Simply get an adapter and it turns into plug and play. Amazing!
I'm Blue, Da-Ba-BOOP Da-Ba-CLACK
My Blue Nessie broke down after many successful years together (RIP, you were great), so I replaced it with this one. Don’t get me wrong, the Yeti is great: amazing sound quality, and many options to choose from (just never go for full sensitivity & gain while on headphones, for the sake of your ears!). After you manage to tighten the side screws appropriately so that the microphone stops going “BOOP” on its stand, the only issue the remains is the mute button. On my wonderful Nessie, the mute button simply required a soft gentle touch to switch between muted and unmuted, so I used it all the time during meetings. On the Yeti, however, it makes a very distinct “CLACK” sound every time you press it, causing more issues than it solves. I wonder why they moved away from the previous light-touch option. In any case, we shall see if I can work around this somehow, or return it.
Great mic for direct connect via USB
Wonderful mic – and I own a lot of studio mics. Love this for my meetings and especially love the choice of pick up patterns and the on body controls
I have bought several mics in the past for podcasting and livestreaming and this is my FAVE by far.
I wish I had bought a Yeti from the start rather than buying a cheaper mic several times.
I LOVE that this is white, and that there was a colour choice as my husband and I both use Yeti mics, so it means we can never get them mixed up.
It’s so easy to use – all you do is plug in and play! For Mac users like me – you will need an external cable to plug the USB into your Macbook. I find that as there is no condenser part that the sound has to travel through, it’s just one USB, less computer processing speed is required when live streaming or recording.
This was a problem for me with less expensive mics, and meant that my computer or internet often crashed mid-stream.
The sound quality is great, and my livestream audio has never been better. I did find it a bit frustrating with my computer settings switching between using Zoom and Microsoft Teams – something to be aware of and tweak as you need to.
Great for sounding professional in work meetings too!
Decent Microphone
I bought this microphone to record instrument on my iPhone. The good that is you just need a camera adapter to plug in onto the phone and off you go. People say it drains the phone battery. Yes it does feed off the iPhone power but it is not too bad. I did about 3 hours recording and I still have 50% power left on the iPhone. The reason why I knock off a star is because the Blue yeti is too sensitive. I turned ‘Gain’ down to zero on the back of the microphone and it still record cracking sound when I played mezzo forte or louder. It feels that the base is much louder even though I am playing Pianissimo. I tried all sort of positions to get the best sound out of it. There isn’t a set rule how far the microphone should be placed. It all really depends on the room set and the instrument itself. I found the closer the mic is to the instrument the less white noise it is going to pick up from a non-treated room. But you don’t want to put it right up to the instrument. It is tricky. It’s all about try and error. In the end, I managed to eliminate the cracking sound and I am happy with the results. Blue yeti is value for money. If you are on low budget and don’t want to go through the trouble of sound editing. This is a good option.
Perfect until it stopped working(uploaded)
1star: I bought this mic for my little brother birthday, it worked for 3 months and then the status light doesnt turn on, it doesnt record and tried on 3 different pc, cable changed and tried the headphones directly on the mic the monitoring mode which is dead silent.
The microphone is is detected but dead at the same time.
I see many people had this issue, I will contact support and update this once I resolved.
Update: 4 starts
Amazon step-in and replaced immediately.
I will give 5 stars after 5 months of no issues and if-then Amazon will have to step-in again to refund but hopefully this one doesnt just die.
Great value and works with Apple
I bought this microphone for live videos as I’d heard it was good for picking up your voice when not directly in front of it, but I also wanted something I could use for videos where I’m closer and for calls. The quality is great. I’m also really pleasantly surprised that it works with my MacBook and my iPhone with no other apps needed (just adapter cables for usb) with no fuss at all, I literally just plug it in and it works. Only note is it’s much bigger than I thought it would be, but that’s not really a problem, just a surprise! Really good value for money, glad I didn’t go for a cheaper one.
The blue Yeti is a very good microphone for streaming or content creators that can’t afford the truly professional tier of products and I highly recommend to anyone who needs a microphone.
The Radius mounting arm I am less keen to recommend.
The GOOD: The anti vibration mount to hold the microphone is very good and works well while being easy to use and allows for over or under mounting which is excellent.
The less good: the top swivel mount (nearest microphone) can be easily adjusted to a wide range of angle allowing the mic to be positioned at just about any angle the user could want, BUT the locking system to stop rotation and hold the mic mount in place only locks in one direction which shouldn’t be a problem except if you should have issues with the boom arm and have to fiddle with it this can result in the mount rotating quickly in the not locked direction and smash the mounted mic in to the boom arm or other object at quite a pace. wouldn’t be a problem except. . .
The BAD: The boom arm itself likes to be at a fully straight position. I mean it really likes it and will often straighten itself out by itself. with a microphone attached its mostly a slow creep from perfect angle to fully outstretched over the course of several minutes, or at least to a position other than where you placed it. Without a microphone attached to weigh the arm down a bit it could be used as a catapult or some form of offensive weapon. It is possible to wrangle the arm in to a usable position but fully straight is its go to and it will go to pretty much without fail.
fortunately for me I found a mounting position for the arm where fully outstretched is perfect. A shelf to my left side and slightly behind me (almost a meter away in fact), probably not where most people would be expecting to mount there microphone but very good for my odd set up.
TLDR: Microphone great, Microphone mount very good, boom arm usable as a catapult but not very good at being in any position other than fully outstretched. I may in the future replace the boom arm for one that works in a more traditional way (read: well) and make some videos of this one as a catapult I reckon it can get some serious range on it with practice!
What an amazing quality mic
I would never have believed buying an expensive mic could so transform my sound input; but it has. My wife and I wanted to record a song to accompany a video. We tried our existing mic, but it sounded poor. This mic and some free software made us sound like pros.
I have more sound recording to do, so I have bought extra accessories, a boom and anti-vibration bracket. All worthwhile.
Blue's best microphone yeti
The design team at Blue deserve a medal. I bought their Snowball mic a couple of years back and I’ve just got their Yeti. Both are absolutely beautiful, in a kind of futuristic ‘fifties way. The Yeti is so solidly built and straightforward. I was using it to record – with a mac and garageband – within five minutes of opening the box.
I’m not experienced enough with other microphones to make any great claims about sound quality. The things I’ve used it for so far – home recording vocals, guitar, violin etc – have turned out well. Maybe one day I’ll look into the fancier and more expensive end of the market, but the Yeti is perfect for my needs. And oh so handsome.
Excellent quality
It’s ages (literally years now!) since I bought this. At the time I was reluctant to pay so much for a mic (but did, of course). The difference in quality compared to what I’d used before has made it well worth it though.
I don’t use the the stand though because having it stand next to the keyboard, for eg, when doing a video, it picks up the clunks of me typing and moving stuff on the desk through the contact between the stand and desk. I use a microphone stand instead – it has a standard thread for that.
Okay, this is a heavy lump and you’ll need a construction crane to mount it on a stand but… you won’t get a better sound for the price.
Some reviewers have said it is too sensitive, picks up unwanted sounds. Yet that is a matter of adjusting gain.
One tip: if you plan on recording Audio books using the Yeti, the Audacity App on a PC and producing files within Audible’s narrow tolerances, this will do the job, although mounting in a suitable position with a spit-sock will take some thought & effort.
None of that takes it down from 5-star, though. Unless you have 300 +, you won’t do better.
Or. if you can, please tell me!
Love i
My old microphone wasn’t great, but I didn’t realise how bad it was until I got the blue yeti. It’s so clear and easy to use and has really reduced my audio editing time. Love it!!
Damn!
For years, I’ve always gotten ‘okay’ mics. I never really understood the need for these 100 plus mics, but lately, I’ve been noticing quite a lot of reverb in my recordings.
Do you buy a new mic, or line your room with acoustic foam. Well, I bit the bullet and went for the mic, it was on offer at the time, and decided to just go for it.
What a game changer. Its in the same place as the last, no acoustic foam around the room. And this mic got me thinking my office magically became acoustics heaven.
Set this to cardioid pickup pattern, and it’s as if you’re sat in a recording studio. No bounce back, no echoes, no reverb. Absolutely perfect!
Get one
Still Going After 5 Years
I bought this back in 2015 and its still working fine the only real problem i have is that the headphone jack has died but this could be down to my fault of being to rough etc. greate mic still working and hope it will give me another 5 yrs.
I upgraded from my rubbish laptop microphone to the Yeti early into lockdown and I’ve not had a single complaint about the sound quality, echo, muffled sound or volume since. I plug it into my monitor, which in turn daisy-chains everything via USB-C to my laptop.
I’ve tried this on a PC, Mac and a Chromebook, all have worked flawlessly. I haven’t played with the different microphone modes, as it literally sits on my desk for video conferences. After 6 months of use, I honestly can’t find a fault with it.
Great on line mic....
If you’re a musician singing on-line with your Zoom settings on maximum sound quality then without dragging out your digital interface and mics it’s not always easy to get acceptable sound. This mic seems to fit the bill. Sure – it’s only one mic and ‘how-do-you-balance-more-than-voice-instrument’ objections will ensue but there are a number of settings that offer a wide variety of capture options and I have to say that with careful distancing and tilt angle this is a pretty impressive little device. Is it as good as a decent analogue to digital conversion set up? No. But it is a fraction of the price, a cinch to set up (just plug into a USB port – no other equipment needed) and a headphone port to monitor what you’re doing. Great for quick on line set ups and, as you’d expect, a notable improvement on the built-in mic.
Podcasters will love this mic – it’s great for that – you can even set the mic to pick up from both sides so you can do across the table interviews with just this mic.
There is a slightly more expensive version with an XLR port for those of you on a budget that might want to use this in the recording studio too.
Crystal clear audio, but picks up everything. I mean everything. It’s extremely sensitive. I recommend a shock mount for this mic as it’s so good that any vibration on a fixed mount will transfer through the mic. I have the Radius III shock mount and it’s perfect for absorbing vibrations. This seems to be why so many people are complaining as the mic is picking up vibrations everywhere. It isn’t a problem with a shock mount as keyboard taps, desk shakes, phone vibrations, etc are absorbed through the mount and you’re left with the actual audio and not the vibration.
The Blue Compass mount is decent but awkward to adjust the tension on the arms at points. It’s not bad but can be frustrating. Moves easily and silently once adjusted correctly.
Adjusting the sensitivity, gain and minimising background noise of the mic might take a while so shut windows, close doors, etc.
The audio is amazing however and I have been using this for well over a year now for work and pleasure. No one has ever had an issue other than background noise (I live in London).
As a general-purpose microphone, I don’t think you’ll find better sound quality for the money, USB or otherwise. It’s well made, well designed, and high quality.
Biggest downside is the size and weight – you need a sturdy microphone arm to support it, and it takes up a fair amount of space on a desk, but the weight also probably contributes to its excellent sound quality, so you can’t have everything.
Other reviews have pointed out that it tends to pick up a lot of mouth sounds and benefits greatly from a pop filter – I concur and have added one to mine.
All in all, I’d look for something lighter if you plan to use it with an arm, but if I had to pick just one do-everything microphone, it would be this one.
For a product over 100 pounds I’d expect a bit more time with it before it broke. About two months ago, around April of 2020, this microphone became completely unusable when the bit where the USB cable goes into the mic became unable to “hold” the cable.
In other words, this 110 mic that I had used sparingly since the previous November, maybe thrice a month, became nothing but a very expensive paper weight. This is apparently a known issue and there are various resources for solutions and whatnot that involve opening up the microphone and doing several things that I’m not qualified for and shouldn’t need to do given what I payed for it.
I’m looking into some way of returning it so I can get it fixed but as of now I definitely would not recommend this product and I’m a bit soured on it. Comparatively my Blue Snowball lasted several years and moving across continents and I took significantly worse care of it.
Otherwise if you don’t really care about it breaking on you it’s a good microphone. The sound quality is good, the different settings are useful and it looks good. It wasn’t ideal for my recording conditions but it did the job it was supposed to well enough. I just wish it did it for longer.
edit (from 2 to 4 stars): got a replacement and the process was fairly painless even given covid. still not really with the hardness of the mic but they remedied the situation satisfactorily.
I have one of these personally, this was purchased for work. they are solid, reliable, quality microphones at this price. low latency (low delay), so you can monitor your mic in the headphones as you talk. choice of pickup patterns, and the fact there is a gain control for the mic on the unit (rather than going into sounds control panel on windows to adjust). if you need a mic for speech projects of good quality. Buy one of these, there are cheaper units about, but you won’t be disappointed. For windows (not used on a Mac or other OS yet), no drivers are required, just plug and play.
Great mic
Really great mic. I’m using it for podcasts, singing and online videos. Just what I need and a good price. Very easy to set up and use. I don’t use it for gaming so can’t comment on that.
It really is that good
It really is that good. You have to adjust the gain and experiment with distance to get thales cleanest sound. But once you get it right, it’s perfect. The instructions are helpful.
Unreal quality
I had heard about the excellence of the Yeti Mic from friends who own one. I can’t imagine using anything else after this purchase. Fantastic sound quality and given i got a Warehouse deal on this one, it was worht every penny.
Great mic
This is a great mic. Its far exceeded my expectations for the price.
Much bigger and heavier than I had expected – which is fine. Its just not the impression you get form the photos.
Really easy to use and I cant wait to get stuck into my recordings on it.
Great for podcasting
This was my first time buying a mic and first time podcasting, I read the reviews and they are accurate. Great sound quality, just plug in and go. It is sturdy, big and a little heavy but solid.
First I got a faulty one but replacement is amazing
I’ve been looking forward to receiving this product and when I’ve received it, I plugged it in and tried out all the modes, I found that on the stereo mode, no sound was coming through the right side. None at all, no matter how much gain there was or how loud my headphone volume was. I was saddened and disappointed so I contacted Blue support. In the end, it turned out that I received a faulty product. So they recommended me I make Amazon replace or refund the product as they would be quicker to do so. I’ve done it, I’ve posted it back and the next day, I got a replacement. That one works perfectly but it’s just upsetting that I paid so much and I had to go through all of this. I’ve been saving money for so long and then this whole hassle has to come and disappoint me… anyway the mic I have now is great!! I recommend it but just be warned you might have to deal with this as well.
The best microphone for this price range.
I’ve heard a lot of people say it, but after testing it definitely is true. This microphone has an immense amount of customisable features and wonderful quality on a budget. Alongside a pop filter and perhaps a small soundproof booth, this microphone will do for any voice acting, singing or any other recordings you need to sound clean and professional.
I would say that this microphone might not be the best buy for somebody looking to use this for gaming and streaming. The microphone itself is heavier and bulkier than many alternatives, and setting it up on a microphone arm honestly seems more hassle than it’s worth. While it has amazing surround sound capabilities you run into the problem of your audience hearing your every click on mechanical keyboards and your voice dipping as you move around (if you decide against setting it up on an arm that is). In my opinion, there are better microphones made especially to be in microphone arms, or gaming headsets around this price point that will provide similar quality for gaming and streaming audio but with better manoeuvrability.
That being said, for singing and voice acting this baby is an asset like no other and for me, a must have. For this purpose I can highly recommend it and suggest you try it out yourself.
Would recommend!
It’s brilliant. It does pick up on background noise because it’s a great microphone, but someone good at editing could remove that. I’ve used it a lot and it’s lasted well. Worth the price compared to other mics.
Great mic but very sensitive
This mic is very decent for people who don’t have a noisy environment. The problem I had was it literally picked up everything so I’ve had to return it and purchase a dynamic mic instead which only really picks up voice.
Good at being what it is
It’s good, sturdy. I’ve had some input issues with discord but it’s nearly always been fine. Picks up vibrations from your desk quit bad so would recommend using a stand with a cradle. You could probably get a better XLR mic and get better sound quality for less money. But if you just want a simple USB mic then it will do you fine l.
I bought the Blue Yeti back on 26th December 2014 so at this point (1st June 2019), I’ve been using it for near enough 4.5 years.
What I can say is that the audio quality is very good considering the price you are paying and this thing has lasted very well. I’ve used it in a variety of situations, including for gaming as my main microphone and most recently I’ve mounted it to a Rode PSA1 arm attached to my desk for use for video conferencing at work also. The ability to change the pickup pattern on the microphone is extremely helpful as I’ve been able to position speakers behind the mic and then use it on video conferences and phone calls (softphone) without any echo at all for the other participants.
Definitely allows you to lift your audio game on a budget for pretty crisp audio with good general range across bass/mid/high frequencies without necessarily over-emphasising any particular frequency.
Of course, your mileage may vary as microphones have a way of suiting certain voices so you may want to try a few different types before committing. But if you find the Yeti suits your voice, there is no reason to hesitate in picking one up.
This microphone has excellent sound quality for its price and good features for amateur use of any kind.
There are people who will criticise its USB interface, but they are typically the sort of people who have different needs to someone just looking for a good all-rounder microphone that’s relatively user-friendly. For anything voice-based – Such as streaming, podcasts, radio voicework etc. – this microphone is a perfect start. You can get better, for much higher prices or much more difficult configuration, but this microphone is great for standard dictation. It’ll handle singing just fine too.
For instruments, this will handle it ok but a more specialised microphone would be a better option. If you’re thinking about using this for just general game chat – Save your money. The quality of this microphone will be slaughtered by the majority of compression algorithms used for game chat. Even Skype isn’t going to do this mic justice. This mic is for bridging the gap between amateur and professional, not as an upgrade to a 5 headset mic for discord chat – You can get much cheaper microphones that’ll sound the same after being compressed.
This is pretty much the go to mic when it comes to starting out in streaming or recording videos for Youtube/Twitch etc. The fact that this is USB and just plugs and plays appealed due to its high quality recording capability and ease of use. The mic itself is well built and made of metal so, unsurprisingly, heavy (bear this in mind if you decide to mount this on an boom stand or arm). The microphone has 4 settings;
CARDIOID MODE – This mode records sound sources that are directly in front of the microphone.
STEREO MODE – Uses both the left and right channels to capture more realistic sound range.
OMNIDIRECTIONAL MODE – Picks up sound equally from all around the mic (best for live recordings around a table etc)
BIDIRECTIONAL – Records from both the front and rear of the microphone—good for recording a duet or a two-person interview.
I use this mic attached to a AKORD Professional Adjustable Microphone Fold and pop filter.
This does offer a high quality sound recording but if you wanted to take things to the next level you’d probably want invest in a mic with an XLR connection and mixer combo. However if you want something easy to setup/use with a high level of recording quality then Blue Yeti is highly recommended. As a side note I’ve been using this for 3 years now and its still going strong!
I bought a Blue Yeti as I do some amateur Youtube gaming vids and have recently upgraded all my equipment except for my microphone.
It arrived same day (love prime) and it was all very easy to set up and connect to my computer.
I have an existing standard boom arm for my old microphone – and my one disappointment with the Yeti is that the microphone doesn’t come with any of the fittings to connect it to a standard boom arm. As luck would have it – I had an old microphone holder (for the arm) out of which I was able to unscrew the connector adapter which fitted the Yeti – hey presto, it’s now connected to the boom arm.
I read somewhere that the Yeti is too heavy for a standard boom arm – absolute rubbish, it sits fine on mine fully extended at a 45 degree angle from the base clamp.
The sound is good and I’m looking forward to fully using it over the next few months.
Extremely versatile & easy to get going
Shipping was fast and reliable, the microphone itself is simply wonderful! The different recording modes are perfect for my requirements (both vocals & instrument recordings). Very easy to setup in my chosen DAW, was pleasantly surprised with the dynamic range it captured. Absolutely recommend this product.
The best budget microphone on the market.
This microphone is aesthetic and provides high quality audio with impressive gain possibilities. For a USB microphone at such a reasonable price, this microphone is perfect for aspiring live streamers and musicians alike. The only issues I would have to point out about this microphone is that the USB cable/port could be designed better and is somewhat flimsy, where having it knocked slightly during use can have the cable come out very easily or even worse distorting audio with the cable seemingly still secure in the microphone. Also, the microphone handbook that comes with the microphone makes a mistake in assuming that the user is familiar with professional microphones and does not really explain how to use it properly (a lot of people, including myself at first, tilted the microphone so that I would be speaking into the top rather than the side, affecting audio quality and reducing pick up). However these two issues are minor and honestly if you want to avoid these issues you just need to spend more money on a high end XLR microphone, so for the price, I can not really complain.
Great great product, as clear as people say.
Using right now for online gaming, a bit overkill of how clear they are but a huge upgrade from headset mics. People keep thinking I’m a streamer/YouTuber in game which means it’s doing something right.
Perfect for my video crochet tutorials on You Tube!!
I am a you tuber and I make videos in greek and in english,. Till now I had to make two separate videos for every language, now my work is pleasure as I sit comfortably in my desk and open my Yeti microphone and edit my video recording in both languages. Sound is clear and beautifull!! To use this, is very simple so no many buttons that may confuse you , just 3-4 steps and that it!!I would definnately recommend it to anyone like me!
Good mic
Great microphone with amazing sound quality however, the microphone usb port is really weak and can be damaged easy if you aren’t careful. Multiple settings to use which change the sound quality and voice detection settings to adjust the sensitivity. However the microphone is very sensitive sometimes it would pickup my keyboard sounds which could be annoying as my friends kept stating that they could hear it. Increasing gain on the mic introduces a static noise and low humming.