Blue Yeti USB Microphone USB Microphone Midnight Blau

My Yeti was bought for a static placement with podcasting / voice over / audible books type use in mind. It was chosen after a great deal of research and deliberation, both on and off the internet. During these investigations the price dropped dramatically and my choice became a very easy one - I am now the owner of my very own Yeti.So, am I happy with my decision now that I have used it for real? Absolutely - it's a great piece of audio equipment. It is not just really solid, and physically heavy, it captures sound with wonderful clarity - the most important function.The working bit of the Yeti is attached by two screws to the heavy, solid, stylish stand which has a neoprene type mat affixed the the bottom. Although it can be tilted on the stand, since it is a side-faced mic (i.e. the mics are designed to pick up best from the sides), there is no real advantage to this except it does make is easier to insert the USB & headphone connections. The 'Blue Thepop Filter', bought separately, fixes nicely to the back of the stand (with a small bit of rubber backed carpet or mouse mat - see my review of Thepop filter) allowing the metal pop filter to swing round gracefully from the back to a functional position in front of the mic.The stand itself, in spite of the mat, will easily pick up and transmit sound from any surface it is placed on - as such mics do. For this reason mine is placed on a separate wheeled chest of drawers next to my desk. It is isolated from my working desk top and it works well from there. Other people use anglepoise type arms and isolation cradles to solve this problem but my unit works for me and uses what I already have.Apart from the sound quality (though if this was not very good to start with the rest would not be valid) the multiple pick up patterns are a positive advantage. Cardioid for front of mic sources, bidirectional for face to face across the mic, stereo for left / right placement of sources, omnidirectional for round table meetings etc. Just select the pattern required using the knob at the back and 'go' - they all work well.The sensitivity of the mic(s) is adjustable via the gain control knob on the rear of the mic. This is something you'll need to test properly before serious use. Too much gain and it'll pick up everything - even things you cannot 'hear' at the time. Too little gain and you have the reverse. There is no shortcut, you have to adjust this for/in real life situations - unfortunately the Yeti cannot predict which level of sound you require and for what purpose.One element understated in the literature is the quality of the headphone playback output from the Yeti. Headphones sound great through the Yeti ... even good ones sound better.An excellent piece of equipment well suited to its purpose.

Great piece of kit, Straight out of the box, sound quality is impressive, just play around with it until you get the sound you want, plug and play so sinple and easy to set up, it is pretty heavy but extremely sturdy, good sensitivity, dont put your mouth right upto it or you will get plosive sounds

By far the best mic I've owned & used up till now.As a YouTuber & Livestreamer on Twitch i'm always looking to improve the quality of my recordings & videos as best as I can but also be on a budget.For me the next step was to find a decent mic to help with my audio & the Blue Yeti has met all of my needs perfectly.I had tried other mics in the past before my Yeti but this mic exceeds all of them & for not a lot of money either.The mic itself is great & the build quality is of a really high standard, its pretty much ready to go straight out the box.One thing I really liked is that you have a few settings on the mic itself so it can capture sound from different directions or help block surrounding sounds by the twist of a switch on the back.The settings are...STEREO. Front/360 sound capture. best for vocals, choirs & instruments.CARDIOID. Forward only sound, this is what I use. best for podcasts, voiceovers, solo vocals & solo instruments. also helps block surrounding noise that isn't coming directly from the front of the micOMNIDIRECTIONAL. Full 360 sound capture. best for conference calls, field recording & live events.BIDIRECTIONAL. front & back sound capture, best for interviews, duel podcasts & vocal duets.The mic also comes with a very strong & sturdy desktop stand but for me personally I decided to go with a actual mic stand so I can adjust height & move it around.Its really easy to swap over if you want to do the same, you just need to undo the two screws on the side, then the mic just screws on to the stand or boom arm in the thread that's on the bottom of the Yeti, also the stand I bought was just a normal generic mic stand from a music shop, so no special size threads or anything stupid like that.I bought my Yeti mic at the end of 2014 so as of now I've been using it for nearly two years & in that time I've made around 50+ videos with voiceovers for my YouTube channel & done over 1000+ hours of livestreaming with the Yeti to my Twitch channel, most of my live shows can last for anything up to 12hours each so I really put my Yeti to the test every weekend so i know its good quality & will last you a long time.Even now almost two years after my purchase it shows no signs of wear or lost any performance in sound quality.Very happy with my purchase, would buy again & recommend to others.

Solid mic. Worked well for years, so great value. Easy USB connectivity, just plug and play. Great controls on the mic to adjust pickup directions and volume gain.Slighly low volume but overall very happy with it