Best Podcast Microphone 🎤 (Under $75 + USB) #Best Education Page #Online Earning

- Now whether you're gonna start a podcast

or do a lot of videos, the microphone you use

for those things are gonna be really, really important.

It might mean the difference between somebody

actually watching or listening to you, or going elsewhere.

So in this video, we're gonna review three

of the most popular microphones for podcasting

and video that are under 75 dollars.

So the three microphones that we're gonna look at

and listen to are the Audio-technica Atr2100,

the Samson Q2U, and the Snowball from Blue.

These are all usb microphones,

the Samson and the Audio-technica also have an xlr plug in

but we're just gonna test the usb functionality

'cause the purpose here is to find a great sounding

microphone that's easy to use at a cheap price.

So let's open them up and see what's inside.

Okay so we're gonna start with the Audio-technica ATR2100,

it has both a usb and xlr connection

so let's pop it open and see what we got.

Alright, so, we have the microphone here,

and then we have a little stand that we can put together

really quick, the mini usb cable,

xlr cable if you're gonna plug into a mixer,

and then finally some instructions.

Okay next up we got the Samson Q2U which is right here,

so lets pop this guy open.

Now the Samson Q2U is essentially the equivalent

so it said to the ATR2100.

A lot of people get this one when they can't

get the ATR2100, and those are typically people

who are not living in the U.S. because

they don't ship the ATR2100.

Less box, we got some instructions, not even instructions,

okay we got the microphone in a nice little plastic case,

so it's quite similar in size to the ATR2100, it's a

little bit wider not on the base but on the front end.

It has a nice little nickel finish to it.

Let's keep that in there for now.

Then we have foam ball, very similar mic stand

with a mic stand extension, screw that on.

So similarly we have the mini usb cable here,

as well as a xlr connection.

Alright, so now the Snowball from Blue

and this is the ice black version.

Let's open this guy up, ah there we go.

This is such an interesting shape

for a microphone, look at that.

That is super cool.

Alright, lets unwrap these, take a look.

Wow look at that, Blue, it's black but its from Blue.

Okay so we got that, and then the stand,

lets unfold that and get this guy in there, alright awesome.

That's the Snowball ice black version.

Alright, so now that we have them unpacked

lets bring them back all into the show here

so we can compare and contrast.

So what we're gonna do is one by one starting

with the Audio-technica we're gonna do sound test

and I'll play it for you and we'll see what you like

and see what sounds better.

Now before we get going with the sound test

I do want to recommend that you invest

in one of these boom mic arms,

and I'll put links to what you're about to see below.

But this moon mic arm will make it so much easier

for you to have the microphone in a situation

where your voice needs to be.

Because a lot of these microphones will benefit

from having your mouth closer to where

the audio is being picked up.

It would be very awkward for you,

and obviously if you're doing an interview

for a long period of time, to kind of have to bend down.

It's kind of "Hey guys welcome, welcome to the show, um hi"

or you pick it up and then there's all this

random noise so don't do that.

So I would definitely invest in one of these boom arms,

I mean this one cost maybe 15 bucks,

I'll put the link to it below.

So, lets get to the sound test.

You're now listening to the ATR2100 usb microphone

from Audio-technica and my voice is about

just a couple inches away from the microphone

and if I come in a little bit you can see that the voice

will deepen and it actually sounds

a little bit more resonant, and if I back away

a little bit you notice that the sound

makes it seem like I'm very far away.

The Audio-technica and many of these other microphones

typically pick up just in a cardioid fashion,

just right what is in front of the mic pick up.

Okay you're now listening to the Samson Q2U microphone

and I'm gonna do the same test.

I'm about a couple inches away from the microphone

right now, and I'm gonna come in a little bit

and you'll hear what the differences sound like.

And then now I'm gonna back away and using the same volume

you can obviously tell that I sound much, much further away.

There definitely is a sweet spot

for a lot of these microphones.

Okay so you're currently listening to the Blue Snowflake,

and what's interesting about this microphone

is that it allows for a wider range of movement

to still get a continuous sort of audio sound.

As you can see I'm moving around the mic and if I were

to do that on the other microphones the sound would

drop off pretty rapidly, and even if I move back

a little bit you can still tell that it does

drop off a little bit but it doesn't actually drop off

as much as some of the other microphones.

There's a wider range here which means

this is a lot more versatile for things like Skype calls,

and things like that, and it is a Skype certified product.

However, if I were to come in really close

I have to talk softly or else it goes really hot,

but maybe it sounds a little bit weird

that I'm whispering to you right now.

Sorry it's kind of creepy.

But anyway, this microphones great for more versatile usage,

it has a wider range of movement so you can determine

if that fits your needs or not.

So you just listened to the three audio files

from the three different microphones,

I'm gonna do the same using the headphones

and I'll share my opinion with you right after.

So we'll start with the ATR, so this is the mic

that I'm most familiar with, because this is the one I use

sometimes when I'm traveling and such.

You can really hear the drop off though,

that's the thing about the ATR and the Q2U

is it only picks up right what's in front.

Which is nice, because it keeps

the background noise out too.

So now the Samson, the Samson sounds really good too.

So the Samson and the ATR are pretty close to each other

actually, but there is a little bit more bass in the Samson,

the ATR seemed to be a little bit

more bitey if that makes sense.

Alright, heres the Snowflake.

Dude I can already tell it's pretty different

with the background, like I can hear

the humming of the room and stuff.

There's less bass in it too, compared to the other two.

You know the part where I move back on this microphone,

there isn't much of a drop off at all

so I can imagine this on peoples desks for calls

and screen sharing and live video.

Perhaps this would be really nice

because you have a much more wider rage.

So you can actually turn around a little bit

and share things that are in your environment

when you're on live.

So I think this would actually be

a really good live video microphone.

But for podcasting, and things like that I don't think

it would actually work out really well

because it picks up a lot of the background noise

and when you're editing your audio files

you don't want to have to select hum removal

or noise removal because it just messes with the quality.

So some really interesting findings actually is

you just heard me say the Blue Snowflake would be best

I think for live video and things where you're doing

a lot of Skype calls perhaps, you're doing consultation

calls where you don't have to necessarily worry

about having the microphone right up next to your mouth.

But for podcasting I actually

wouldn't recommend this microphone at all.

Now for podcasting, and some more professional videos

like tutorials and things like that I would definitely

recommend either one of these microphones,

the Audio-technica or the Samson.

The Audio-technica is definitely lighter,

I can feel that its a little bit lighter.

They're about similar in height and width,

and really there's no other differences that I can hear

other than the Q2U is a little bit more bassy

and so I think for male voices this one might be the one

that's preferred and maybe for female.

I don't know I'd maybe have to do some more testing on that.

What's really nice about these ones also is you can run an

xlr connection, which we're not gonna test today.

But that means the connection here that goes into a mixer

or some sort of pre amp that allows you to have

even more professional sounding audio.

But as you can tell, this alone

plugging in via usb does the job.

And to the naked ear, most people won't tell the difference

between this and an xlr, or either of these two.

Another cool thing about this microphone versus the Snowball

is that you can plug in some audio to monitor

kind of how you are going while you're recording.

So if you are somebody who prefers to listen to yourself

while you speak, you can plug it in here

and you can adjust the volume on both

the Audio-technica and the Samson Q2U.

So some other key quick differences between the two

microphones here, the ATR2100 and the Q2U from Samson

is that the Samson has this little extension for

the mic stand which allows it to be a little bit taller

as you can see here and it also comes with

this foam ball which is really nice.

Which allows you to reduce the plosives which are

the b's and p sounds from ruining

the audio files that you have.

So the other thing is that the

Samson is a little bit cheaper.

At the current time that I'm recording this,

this ones about 50 bucks, the ATR2100's about 70 bucks.

The ATR2100 I've had years of experience with.

It's a very, very reliable and very

durable microphone as well.

I haven't tested the durability of the Q2U

like drop tests and bend tests.

Maybe we should do that in another video later,

like a bend test like those iPhone ones.

Anyway, both mics I would recommend, they are fantastic.

And a couple other quick upgrades for you for mics

like this, make sure you do invest in a boom arm like this.

It makes it very easy for you to maneuver the microphone

exactly where it needs to be and also push it

out of the way when you don't need it.

In addition to that a shock mount,

which often has these little rubber bands that

literally suspend the microphone in the middle of this.

And what that does is it reduces the vibrations

that might happen on your desk or from your computer

from entering the audio, which is great.

And then also, many of them have this little wind screen

attached to it, which is great that

kind of replaces what this is.

And there's other ones like this, other pot filters

which kind of snap on to the arm.

Which you can do like that, and then you can

move it to where it needs to be.

So you have a lot of toys to play with.

What I would recommend is you just choose something

that makes sense for you and move on to getting

that audio content out there, because

that's what's really gonna help you build your business,

build your brand, and get that message

sent out there to the world.

Alright, so I hope you enjoyed this review

of these three microphones, and you are now informed

so that you can make a better decision with your purchase.

So well done, keep going.

By the way, if you want more information about podcasting,

I'm here to help you.

I've helped tens of thousands of people get started.

If you go to podcastingtutorial.com

you'll see a number of resources, and videos,

and lessons there to help you get your podcast

launched and up and running quickly.

So one more time, podcastingtutorial.com

and I'll see you there, good luck.

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