Nady USB Microphone

by Nady

Product Features

• USB 2.0 Neodymium Mic
• Perfect for recording vocal tracks or voice-overs on your computer
• Excellent, clear, crisp sound
• Convenient on/off switch
• AD converter with 24-bit, 96KHz sampling rate

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 3 x 2.2 inches ; 5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000P1ABGM
• Item model number: USB-24M
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,632 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #73 in Musical Instruments > Recording Equipment > Microphones > Dynamic Microphones > Vocal

Product Description

Nady USB Microphone

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice form, weak execution, August 1, 2008

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M. Thomas Brackett "This ride is in motion" (Loveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nady USB Microphone (Electronics)

I was very pleased when I opened the box and found a nice chunky, seemingly heavy duty microphone. The hardware is well crafted with good fit and finish.

I plugged it in and it self installed quickly and without incident.

Now, having tested the microphone for several voice only projects using multiple software applications, the quality of recordins was poor at best. In all cases the volume was VERY low, tinney, and digitized.

To eliminate the possibility of computer malfunction or software limitations, I tested this on three computer with two different software applications all with the same results.

I would not reccomend this solution.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not too bad, not too good., August 6, 2010

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Walliss88AW "I can smell the cofffee" (Republic of NC, CSA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nady USB Microphone (Electronics)

I am using audacity (DAW), and needed a mic to add vocals to a music project. This was the only USB mic that I could find that met my budget. Since it was made by music icon, Nady, I took the chance. This mic is of sturdy construction with a metal mesh screen and a nice long built in USB cable. It has a on/off switch with a led that lights up when on. It flashes when recording (which comes in handy). As for the sound: You will have to find a EQ setting that works for your voice and this mic. You would have to do this with any mic, so that's not really a minus. Sound is rather flat though, which kind of surprised me for such a large capsule (I screwed the wind screen off and took a look). I thought it picked up sound pretty well. I made the mistake of keeping a fan on once and you could hear it in the background during playback. This is a case of you get what you pay for. Nevertheless, I applaud Nady for making a affordable USB microphone available. It sure beats anything else out there in its price range.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Works But You Get What You Pay For, July 8, 2011

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stevefoobar "Steve" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nady USB Microphone (Electronics)

This mic is fine for what it is--a very inexpensive, plastic body mic for quick, direct PC recording. It doesn't have good specs and it has a mediocre 16-bit A/D converter. That's just what one would expect in a USB mic for $30. There are better mics available for between $50 and $100 (and much higher) from better audio companies that I would recommend instead (Shure, Samson, Blue Audio, M-Audio, Audio-Technica, CAD, Rode).

If you just want to play around and be able to easily record audio with better quality than a webcam mic or built-in laptop mic, this unit is perfectly fine. If you are doing more serious audio or music recording, no one in their right mind (or that isn't a novice) would ever use this mic.

Having said that, most people don't understand how USB mics work so attribute problems they are having to the mic instead of their configuration. At least on Windows systems, almost all USB mics use the built-in Windows USB driver. Some come with their own drivers however, but often provide not much more functionality than the generic Windows driver. What that means is that Windows provides just the basic I/O functionality for this mic. Everything else is completely dependent on the software you are using and how you have Windows configured with your other audio devices. Some audio software is very flexible and will work well with any USB mic and others are not.