Logitech for Creators 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 - Silver

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.

Works straight out of the box on both Mac and PC, I have tried it with both, and needs no extra downloads or installations of disks to work. I purchased this Mic from Amazon, I had the first one for a day but then it stopped working and I am completely unsure why but I quickly received a replacement within a couple days and it works like a dream! The quality is stunning, and paired with a pop filter I also purchased of amazon the sound quality is amazing. I use this regularly to talk on Skype and for voice recordings and I have never had any problems with it so far. It has two nobs on the back that can be used to change the gain of the Mic and the recording pattern out of the four available. I mainly use it on cardioid to record my own voice. The stand is very good for positioning the Mic to get it at the angle you want and you can fold it up into the stand when not being used to make it a bit more compact. There is some materiel on the bottom of the stand so it doesn't scratch the surface it is on and it also gets rid of some of the vibrations from the surface. On the front of the Mic there is a button which allows you to mute/un mute the microphone with a red light which will flash when the mic is muted and will stay a solid colour when it isn't. There is also a nob on the front of the mic which controls the headphone volume, which is handy when you have some headphones plugged into the mic using the 3.5mm input at the bottom so you can hear you voice with no delay. I can highly recommend this microphone as it is well worth the money, providing you use it to its full potential.

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 mic OMNIDIRECTIONAL. 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.

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.

I'm still getting family and friends saying the mic looks like a particular female sex toy, but It's remained on my desk ever since It's arrived. The Mic itself is actually rather large and but easy to store away safely. It is able to be removed from the suppled stand and be mounted to a standard mic' arm --Though be careful as the Yeti is substantially heavy for a mic. But looks and size apart, this thing is amazing! With the gain even a quarter of the way up it picks up everything in my medium sized room. I sit with the mic being around 1-2 ft away and with the gain usually just under half way. It's crystal clear in picking up my voice and everything else for that matter. However, I believe turning the gain down and putting the mic closer to you would stop it picking up everything; personal preference I guess. The mic does record some pretty clear audio though! But what I love about this particular mic is the added features. The non-latency I(fancy word for no delay) headphone jack allows you to hear your own voice as the mic pics it up, but not only that, but it can also be used as an external sound card! Yes, you are able to use the headphone jack to listen to music, here people on skype chats and any other pc audio in addition to monitoring your voice --Although your voice does come back very faint. So, nit-picking around here... There's one or two things I dont like. The LED to show it's recording is a solid red light, whilst muted it's a blinking red light... To any computer person this is actually back-wards. AND The mic has a tendancey to power off when only being used as a sound card (Mic muted and listen to music through headphone jack.) And it can have some rare errors during skype calls. But nothing too annoying. Just unplug and plug back in and the problems are always solved. I highly recommend this mic to anyone for just about any purpose! I use it as a mic for online gaming and voice overs.

When I was researching for my ideal USB microphone, the one that was most recommended as the best was the Blue Yeti! I bought it to see whether it could live up to its reputation. The first thing I noticed when I received the delivery of the microphone was its weight. Just over 3lbs, it is not overly heavy; I was pleased with its sturdy metal body and stand which measured around 12 inches in height. I was equally satisfied with the enclosed USB cable which was 6ft in length! No software or drivers are required for this device. I simply plugged it into my computer where it was automatically detected. Within a couple of minutes, it was ready to use! The purpose for buying this microphone was primarily to use it along with Speech Recognition software. Once the application started, it immediately recognised the microphone and I was ready to begin my dictation. There are four different recording modes on the device. I used the ‘cardioid’ mode which picks up sound that is directly in front of the microphone. My speech was accurately processed into a written format even while I was whispering! The Blue Yeti microphone is generally recognised for its professional studio sound quality. In the future, I intend to use it for video voiceovers and podcasts. My experience with this microphone has been very positive and I believe that it does live up to its excellent reputation.

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.

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