Logitech 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 – Black

The Logitech Blue Yeti USB Microphone is an absolute game-changer! Whether you're a gamer, podcaster, streamer, or musician, this microphone has got you covered. With its sleek black design and plug-and-play functionality, it's a breeze to set up and start recording.The Blue Yeti offers an impressive array of features, including four pickup patterns, allowing you to customize your recording experience. The clarity and quality of the audio it captures are exceptional, making it perfect for professional recordings, streaming sessions, and even casual conversations.One standout feature is the Blue VO!CE effects. It adds depth and richness to your voice, elevating the overall sound quality. With just a few clicks, you can fine-tune your voice to achieve a professional studio-like experience.Compatibility is not an issue either, as the Blue Yeti works seamlessly with both PC and Mac systems. Its versatility and reliability make it a must-have for anyone in need of high-quality audio.In conclusion, the Logitech Blue Yeti USB Microphone is a top-notch choice for all your recording, streaming, and podcasting needs. Its easy setup, exceptional sound quality, and customizable features make it a standout performer. Whether you're a professional or just starting out, this microphone is sure to impress.

I am a tech hoarder, and I didn't just want to stick to the little mic on my Turtle Beach headset... I needed something.... bigger, more powerful. I have seen many setup videos on YouTube, most of which reccomend the "Blue Yeti" microphone for their commentaries, and I have to say, their voices sounded very crisp for a YouTube video. Also, a friend of mine recently bought one for himself and he recommended it and loved it.Anyway, I took the internet's advice and bought the Blue Yeti microphone due to amazing reviews and popularity - and I wasn't wrong!This microphone is so powerful, and picks up every detail around it. Don't make the mistake of dropping something on the floor, or having noisy relatives live in your house, it will pick all that up too! Of course, this can be resolved by reducing the gain option on the back, and talking closer to the mic. This option is used to eliminate and reduce the noises captured from further away. Sort of like a volume option for your voice.The microphone also has 4 audio capturing options:- Stereo- Cardioid- Omnidirectional- BidirectionalSTEREO -This option captures audio using two capsules. When you play the audio you recorded back, the sounds may sound slighly different in the left and right ears. This adds more depth, and more of a 3 dimensional environment for your recordings. This is apparently useful for sound capturing that adds more immersion to the listening experience, such as a listening to a choir.CARDIOID -My personal favourite. This captures only what's in front of the mocrophone. Useful for speaking to my friends online and recording YouTube commentaries. It's great, because all the other sounds behind and next to the mic are more ignored prioritising your voice over your computer fans.OMNIDIRECTIONAL -Captures 360 degrees of audio. Nothing is ignored and all sounds surrounding the mic is captured.BIDIRECTIONAL -This option isn't very useful for me, but it is for employees... I guess! This allows the microphone to capture only what is in front, and the back and ignored what is to the left and right. Great for interviews.This card, when plugged in is also recognised as a sound card. It works literally out of the box. No driver installations or lack of support on older Operating Systems. It works on MAC, Windows and Linux. This also means that the mic can utilise a headphone jack located under the microphone so you can hear both your computer and your voice at the same time. This gives me a great idea of what my voice sounds like for other people and stops me screaming over the muffled noises of my headset.CONS OF THE MIC:- Due to it's extreme sensitivity, it picks up lots of background noise. I resolved this by further purchasing a virtual audio cable and live reducing the noise in Adobe Audition. It also picks up unnecessary thumping noises when you type or lighly tap your desk, and it captured the humming of my computer running on the desk.How do I resolve this? Well, you can solve these issues by purchasing a boom arm (I have ordered the Rode PSA1) and a shock mount (preferrably, Blue's official Radius II) and filtering background noise in Adobe Audition if you dont have room with good acoustics. This in total, paired with the mic costs well over £250, and it may be quetioned by others for if it is worth investing this amount of money into a microphone. The boom arm gives me more space, and prevents sounds from the stand (that comes with the mic) from picking up any noises from my desk. The shock mount suspends the mic within a ring surrounded by elastic that absorbs all sounds trevelling from the boom arm to the mic and reduces the humming sound if you have your boom arm attached to your desk with a computer. This keeps the recording as true as possible.- The front facing buttons (volume and mute) feel a tad cheap and plasticky, which doesn't feel right as the rest of the mic seems to be made of what feels like highly durable and thick metal. This is only a minor, but still a con in itself.Overall, the first con for me shines on the mics power, while also being a bad thing. It has fantastic audio, when handled correctly and put in the right place. It is great for all sorts of people. I recommend this microphone, it's a fantastic device!

Excellent mic, really pleased with it and less expensive than what I already had, no distracting background noise pickup.

The Blue Yeti Microphone is a brilliant microphone for the price point. It provides studio quality without the price you would expect for that level. Although it still isn't perfect.Overall the Blue Yeti has an excellent build quality; the entire thing is heavy a lot of the weight built into the stand at the base which serves to stop the microphone from being knocked over and it gives solid footing. The base has rubber / foam pads at the bottom so it grips well onto most desk surfaces. The microphone housing itself feels solid being made from good materials, although I feel let down with the fact that the buttons and dials are plastic rather than metal unlike the ones on the pro. The dials and button then feel like they are prone to breaking and also have some play in them which is not reassuring.The microphone is powered by a single micro-usb to usb cable which will plug into your PC or Mac which will serve to power the microphone and also send data between the microphone and the computer. It also features a 3.5mm standard audio jack port which allows you to plug in earphones to get real time monitoring for the microphone which can be incredibly useful for checking the sound. As a bonus if you plug this into a Windows PC you can actually set the microphone within sound settings to be used as your default sound output so you can monitor yourself, but also hear system sounds from your PC although I wouldn't recommend this.There is also a mount which can be used to attach it to mounts which will allow you to raise it up off the desk, I would recommend getting a mount if you intend to have this microphone in front of you, as it will isolate the microphone from most shaking or knocking noises from the desk and also to get around its size. If you have this on the desk in front of you, it can obscure the keyboard and monitor from you if you have it at the front.On the front there is a volume knob dial which is used to control the output for the audio jack on the bottom. On the back side there are 2 dials, one for gain, and the other for pickup patterns, the options being cardioid, bidirectional, omnidirectional and stereo, so this mic has versatility in uses.The sound quality is almost faultless, there is no interference noise and sound comes in completely clear. The microphone is completely driverless, simply plug and play, Windows and Mac will just detect it as a microphone and it can all be controlled from the buttons and the dials on the microphone.This microphone is excellent for the money, great sound, versatile with its controls. I would highly recommend this if you do podcasts or game streams, record music. You can use this mic for almost anything and it perform with little to no problem. My only let down with this is that the build quality is stifled by the knobs and buttons being plastic which doesn't meet the standard of the rest of the mic. A final point is that it does no feature a XLR output which means you are restricted to use of USB only, although if you want XLR you can get the Pro version. Personally I do not thing the XLR is required anyway but it does add versatility. But overall, brilliant microphone for the money.