Logitech Creators Blue Yeti USB Microphone for PC, Mac, Gaming, Recording, Streaming, Podcasting, Studio and Computer Condenser Mic with Blue VO!CE Effects, 4 Pickup Patterns, Plug and Play - Silver

This mic was definitely an upgrade from my previous mic, while the price is high you’re definitely paying for the amazing quality. It had an easy setup and the sound quality is very professional. There is software for this mic that makes it so fun to play with. There is a knob on the back which perfectly helps in any situation such as helping to cancel out loud background noise, as well as if you are in a conference situation so multiple can use the mic at once.

First of all, all me to state that those who wrote poor reviews for this mic must be quite privileged musicians with a load of experience or audio engineers who have an allegiance to a certain brand, because they are all sorely mistaken. The Yeti is, in my opinion as a singer/songwriter searching for decent recording equipment for the last year, a fantastic, well priced microphone for people looking to record quality sound. It seems quite versatile and craftily engineered. I have spent the last year in a hotel in the middle of London recording my guitar and vocals on garageband through the mic on my computer. It sounded like complete crap...and not because I am an awful musician, but because the microphone my MacBook Pro wasn't up to the standards I need for recording, maybe I was too close or maybe too far away, the point is that it is not possible to judge a proper distance from the mic as it is minuscule, and difficult to locate. In addition, the plosives and many harder guitar strums were enrobed in static and just sounded awful. I tweaked the equalizer as much as I could to make them sound manageable, but, alas, I no longer need to do that. Thanks to my Yeti. Of course a usb mic won't sound as thrilling as a standard microphone suited up with proper impedance cables and monitor buddies, but when you buy a mic that connects via usb, one's standards cannot be held too high. This mic, with such appropriate standards in mind, met and surpassed what I had anticipated. The vocals are clear, the guitar is clear, and because of that effects through garage band work more effectively. No longer am I struggling with shrill sounds and bassy guitar twangs, no longer am I wasting all my time clarifying the songs, I am simply recording, editing, and feeling so much better about my music. It is true, I have never played in a studio, or used thousand dollar mics, but it is also true that I do not have the money neither for time in a recording studio in London, nor for the more expensive Blue microphones, thereby, I went this route and I couldn't be any happier. If you are struggling with clarity and play more mellow/soft rock/pop rock/acoustic/ambient/coffee shop etc music, then this is a real advantage for you in the small studio you are beginning to assemble in your room or basement or apartment. If you are a heavy rocker, maybe it isn't a good choice, but I haven't attempted screaming into this mic yet...probably wouldn't be smart in a hotel in central London. As for travel, it isn't a exactly the best portable size, but in this case I don't think a quality mic will be. Maybe you can try the Snowflake, but I'll bet my insignificant income that it will not be as munificent. Also, G-Band is the only program I have used with it. It is very compatible, though I will say I was confused at first as to why there was no sound coming out of my computer, but I quickly realized that there is a headphone jack built into the mic for a good reason. It may seem like a possible flaw, but I think it makes things much easier. And do yourself a favor, toss the earbuds and buy some real recording headphones, you know? The ones that cost more than six bucks at TJ Maxx. I am not saying to buy Beats, I am just saying that everything sounds like a band of gorillas pounding on tin cans through the buds--and maybe you're saying "no, I have some stellar buds!" Well good for you, I haven't found any so don't rub it in. I gave this five stars because I don't know any better, but four stars seems stupid and awkward, its like the age of twenty, not quite twenty one but have been drunk since eighteen, it is a four in the terms of mics that I have experienced, but under the given conditions it is definitely a five. I say buy it if you meet my described criterium, but who am I but a simple singer/songwriter. Enjoy!

I'll join the long list of reviewers singing the praises of the Blue Yeti microphone. My online demo recordings have taken a big jump in quality since I started using it. (Update March 2012: two different people have asked me "Why does your video sound so good?" and "How do you get your voice to be so clear?" Most people don't understand the importance of audio quality, and thus microphone quality, when creating video.) If you are upgrading from a cheaper microphone, you will immediately discover some challenges when using a professional mic like the Blue Yeti. Because the yeti picks up so much more sound, including many types of noise, your first recording may actually sound worse than before! Here are some tips for solving these problems. There are two types of unwanted noise, contact noise (made when you bump your desk, the mic stand, or the cord) and background noise. The best way to eliminate contact noise is by using a shock mount. Be sure to get one that will handle the Blue Yeti's 3"/75mm diameter. As an alternative, find a piece of thick, dense, soft foam (or a thick pillow!), set that on your desk, and set the Yeti in its included stand on top of that. This is bulky and imperfect, but cheap. Route all the cords where you won't bump and tug them while recording. Blue Microphones also sells a shock mount for Yeti called the Radius Blue Microphones Radius Microphone Shock Mount . External noise is different. Pros record in a sound-deadened studio, which is out of most people's reach. But you can get 80% of the way there for free. Here's what I do: Start in a carpeted room, not one with hardwood or concrete floors. I use a laptop because they are quieter than desktops. Put the laptop on a pillow, and put another pillow in between the laptop and the mic, so you have to reach over it to get to the keyboard. These two pillows minimize any laptop fan noise. Now stretch a comforter over your head, so that it drapes down to the sides and front and back (the front and back are most critical). You will look silly, especially if you are at work, but the comforter will effectively deaden most of the outside noise and echos. I lean three poles up against walls and furniture, then drape the comforter over them. Turn off noisy appliances (air conditioner, heater, refrigerator), send the kids or coworkers out to play, and you will have a somewhat soundproof booth with minimal echos. Trust me, it works, but I do record at home instead of at the office. Next, play with the recording patterns on the Blue Yeti. I use cardioid, which picks up just from the front. But you may get richer sound from the stereo or bidirectional patterns. Omnidirectional will likely just pick up more noise, but give it a try. Now that you've eliminated the noise, you'll want to create the best recording possible. Here's how: First of all, stand up and face forward or even a bit upward when recording, to open up your vocal cords. Standing up has a bigger impact on your voice quality than anything else you can do. Next, take deep breaths, slow down, and pause in between sentences or at logical points. These pauses are easy to edit out later, and they give you easy places to cut out bad takes to replace with good ones. I routinely need to record each sentence or passage 2-3 times to get it right. Speak right into the mic, from just a few inches away. This boosts your volume with respect to any background noise level, and improves the quality of the recording. If you listen to the video review attached here on Amazon by the custom tailor guy, you'll hear how much better his voice sounds when he briefly moves the mic close to his face (at 4:30 on the timeline). Next, use a pop filter. This gizmo puts a piece of fabric or screen mesh in between your mouth and the mic to filter out the awful puffing sound made when you say words like "pop." Try it with your mouth close to the mic and see. I use the Blue Microphones Universal Pop Filter , which is only a few dollars more than the cheap black plastic ones, but is made of stainless steel and works great. The Blue Yeti delivers awesome sound quality. With these tips you'll be able to take full advantage of what it can do. Good luck!

I cannot tell you how much use I have gotten out of this item. This is one of the hands-down BEST quality microphones I've ever used, and definitely the best I've owned. For the price, you can't beat the quality. If you're a YouTuber or often do meetings/recordings from home, this microphone is perfect sound quality for videos and talking to a group. Note: I've actually purchased two of these because I loved this one so much.

The Logitech Creators Blue Yeti USB Microphone is great. It came packaged securely and functions as expected. It is a good quality product that has served us well in various uses. It comes with instructions, but is easy to use without looking at them first. My wife is an on-air radio personality who uses the Blue Yeti to broadcast her show from home at times, and it handles the job well. It has a solid mount, making for a stable base when sitting on the desk. It is a good size, not so small it gets lost amongst items on a crowded desk, but not so big it won't fit unobtrusively on it, either. I give it four stars because it is a reliable mic for the money. I recommend it for Vloggers, podcasters, gamers, and anyone in need of a good USB microphone.

The MOST IMPORTANT feature of this microphone that made me very happy, after considerable problems with other microphones that interface with a computer via USB, is that the volume of the input recording signal sent to the computer is more than adequate for almost all recording on a computer (using for example the free program Audacity). All other solutions for finding or adapting quality microphones for use to record on a computer via USB do not have a strong enough signal sent from the microphone to the computer via a USB port for sufficient recording volume and flexibility. For example, the USB Blue Snowball microphone, which is substantially cheaper and made by the same company as the Yeti, has excellent sound quality (although not as good as the Yeti), but sends such a very weak signal to the computer that it is really only useful in recording very close to the microphone or for recording very loud sound sources. The cables that you can buy that use USB to power conventional XLR microphones such as those made by Shure and allow them to be used for recording on computers via the USB port are even worse - the signal sent to the computer is much, much, too weak and in my experience too full of static for useful recording. These other options for USB recording solutions I bought first, tested, and then returned. I am now happy with the Yeti I got as a replacement. The Yeti, unlike these other USB computer port recording solutions, also has on-microphones recording volume control that is much easier and faster to use than adjusting volume via a computer program. The Yeti has great sound quality, and also a built-in microphone jack with on-microphone volume control that allows you to hear input without the processing delay common through a computer jack - which is aids quality recording over background music quite a bit. I have a foam ball over the microphone and put it on a dense foam mousepad to isolate it from table vibration and it doesn't seem to have much problems with pickup of unwanted noise like some people have commented. I was first attracted to the Yeti primarily for the four different modes of recording possible - the highly directional cardioid pickup pattern characteristic of most microphones, as well as bidirectional, omnidirectional, and stereo modes (note that the free program Audacity makes it easy to convert any mono track to one that plays through two speakers but it does not allow recording of differential source volume like the stereo mode of the Yeti microphone). The microphone therefore serves a number of recording needs, and no other single USB microphone except those made by Blue seem to serve these multiple needs, and of those made by Blue only the Yeti seems to have sufficient recording volume. Virtually all, if not all, other single microphones of any type made by any other company: USB or XLR or jacked, also do not serve these multiple needs. The omnidirectional mode of the Yeti, in particular, was essential for my uses of recording group music, and the stereo option refines even this omnidirectional recording capability in ways that I did not anticipate and which surpassed my expectations. Very good XLR microphones such as those made by Shure can be used through a 3.5mm input jack on a computer, but only when both external power and pre-amplification is provided using an expensive box (about $90) such as the Modeling Pre-amp made by Behringer. Using the Behringer box with Shure microphones to record on a computer via the 3.5mm jack is something I have done in the past with good success, but my newer computer has only a single 3.5mm jack serving either speakers or microphone, but not both at the same time, and therefore requires a USB microphone for simultaneous connection of wired devices for microphone input and speaker output, which is why I was forced into the search that lead to me buying the USB-connected Yeti. Unfortunately, it seems there is no power supply/preamp combination, even my Behringer, that can be use between an XLR or jacked microphone and a USB port. Note that this is a BIG microphone most suited for use on a desktop or on a microphone stand (it has a screw hole for attachment). It will obscure much of your head if hand-held. Finally, I note that all my experience has been with a Windows computers, using two different Windows operating systems (XP and 10) and two different computers, and that the results for all microphones I mentioned were the same on the two computers and for all of the three USB ports built into each of those two computers.

Alright, I next day ordered this. It came in the mail about 5pm. Plugged it in and worked WONDERFULLY! about 1am it started to crackle like CRAZY. Researched it for about an hour and nothing. Then I started messing with the mic. The 4 pattern knob was loose. For it to work properly I had to push it and hold it in tight. I made a video for amazon and immediately requested a return. That was at about 2:45 am. I went to bed and woke up to an email that they shipped it at 4:30 am!!! :D NEXT DAY SHIPPING AND I DON'T NEED TO PAY A THING! I love you Amazon and I even wrote a thank you on the box! This is how you get adoring customers! I love you and your service Amazon! It is top knotch! Now onto the review... REVIEW: I didn't get to use it long before if took a poop on me but here is what I found out. Pros: The mic has 4 pattern settings, The first is stereo which can shift between the left and right ear depending on what angle you're talking to it from. AMAZING! The second is omnidirectional, it can pick up a snap of the fingers from 1-2 rooms down! Crystal clear and no static like very other mic I've used! The third and what I use all the time is the Cardioid which means heart-shaped I found out because the areas that it picks up looks like a heart! Anyway, essentially this is uni-directional meaning it only picks up what is directly in front of it. The best quality so far! Finally is Bi-directional which I have yet to use, but is typically used for interviews because you can have two people sitting on opposite sides of a table and set the mic in the middle and it will pick both of you up flawlessly! I was going to upload a video review with this, but i already sent the return back in the post office. Next, this mic features a gain knob which is like being able to set the volume right on the mic itself without having to go into control panel! It is so nice! Next next haha is the ability to plug your headphones directly into the mic to listen to its quality with zero-latency and adjust the volume levels without outside noise. Next is the great ability to unscrew this from its desktop mount and put it on a stand or boom!! I didn't know it had that feature! WOOHOOO! All in all I have nothing bad to say about this mic, no static at all like every other mic that I've used. And this is cheaper too and with more features!! WTH? It is purely amazing and a quality product, thank you Blue for this amazing piece of technology 5/5 and Amazon, thank you for your top of the line customer service 5/5!!!! :)

Excellent mic. Bigger than I realized for sure. Silver looks great! East setup. Plug n play. Love the mute button

Excellent

Das Logitech Yeti Mikrofon in Blau ist einfach fantastisch! Die Klangqualität ist kristallklar, und es eignet sich perfekt für Streaming, Podcasts oder Voiceovers. Die verschiedenen Aufnahme-Modi (Kardioid, Omnidirektional, etc.) bieten viel Flexibilität, um es für verschiedene Anwendungen anzupassen. Es ist sehr einfach zu bedienen und plug-and-play – keine komplizierten Einstellungen. Das Design in Blau sieht zudem super stylisch aus und macht in jedem Setup etwas her. Der Klang ist voll und klar, ohne störende Hintergrundgeräusche. Insgesamt ein top Mikrofon mit hervorragendem Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis!

Je suis vraiment satisfait de mon achat du Blue Yeti ! Ce micro offre une qualité sonore incroyable, claire et précise. La captation de ma voix est impeccable, avec une belle profondeur et une absence de bruit de fond. Les différents modes de captation (cardioïde, omnidirectionnel, bidirectionnel et stéréo) offrent une grande flexibilité, et il s'adapte parfaitement à toutes les situations. L'installation est d'une simplicité déconcertante : il suffit de le brancher en USB et le tour est joué. Le design est moderne et robuste, et le micro inspire une grande confiance avec sa construction solide. Je l'ai utilisé pour diverses applications et la qualité du son reste constante, sans aucune difficulté. C'est un excellent rapport qualité/prix pour un micro de cette gamme. Je recommande vivement le Blue Yeti à toute personne recherchant un produit fiable et performant.

A great microphone perfect for streaming. I've been using it at least four times a week for the past two plus years, and I have no complaints.

For all those people who say that this mic, picks up noise, they should know that all condenser mics including yeti have to be used with some tool like OBS etc. If you use any tool like OBS then this device works like charm and cancels all the background noise. Sound quality, build quality and looks all are awesome.