Updated review. Bought about 7 months ago and it recently broke. I've used it sparingly for a few podcasts. Initially I thought the audio sounded nice but after comparing it to other mics I have (Rode NTK, AKG C3000B, AKG C414) it just doesn't measure up to good professional quality recording mics. At the most it is good for individual vocals on streaming podcasts, which is what it really is intended for.
Gotta dock a star for Blue's customer service. It took a full week before they replied back to me with a return authorization and they won't even send me a mailing label. I have to eat the shipping cost! I also have to dock another star because they "inadvertently" let me know this was a B-Stock when I registered the serial no. with them! Blue Microphones is selling B-Stock as if they were brand new on their Amazon store! Something was wrong with this microphone to begin with. No wonder it died in less than 7 months with hardly any use at all.
I'm shipping it back at my expense and hope they will honor the warranty. But from my recent experiences with Blue microphones I can't recommend them. Wouldn't buy from Blue again.
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From the manufacturer
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Blue’s Legendary Broadcast-Quality Sound
Makes the professional difference for recording, streaming and building your audience.
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Custom Three-Capsule Array
Produces clear, powerful, broadcast-quality sound for YouTube, game streaming, podcasting, conference calls and music.
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Onboard Audio Controls
Studio controls for headphone volume, pattern selection, instant mute, and microphone gain put you in charge of every level of the recording and streaming process.
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Unique Positionable Design
Adjust and pivot the microphone in relation to the sound source to optimize your sound quality.
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Four Pickup Patterns
Cardioid, omni, bidirectional, and stereo pickup patterns offer incredible flexibility, allowing you to record in ways that would normally require multiple microphones.
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No-Latency Monitoring
Monitor your voice in real time mixed with the sound from your computer to make sure your streams sound great. Compass premium microphone boom arm sold seperately.
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Plug 'n Play on Mac and PC
Instantly start recording and streaming on Mac or PC.
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Stunning Design
Yeti features a visual design inspired by classic audio gear—a stylish, retro vibe that will complement any desktop system, in a wide palette of colors to match with your on-camera aesthetic.
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Four Patterns for Ultimate Versatility
Four distinct pickup patterns allow you to record and stream in ways that would normally require multiple microphones.
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Cardioid Mode
Perfect for podcasting, game streaming, YouTube productions, Skype calls, vocals and instruments, cardioid mode captures sound sources that are directly in front of the microphone.
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Omni Mode
Omnidirectional mode picks up sound all around the microphone. Great for conference calls and captures the feeling of "being there."
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Bidirectional Mode
Bidirectional mode picks up sound from both the front and rear of the microphone, but not the sides. Ideal for two-person podcasts.
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Stereo Mode
Stereo mode picks up sound from left to right in front of the microphone. Great for recording music or a 3-person podcast.
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Accessorize Your Creative Space
Transform your desktop into a broadcast studio with the Compass broadcast boom arm and Radius III shockmount, or get them all together with Yeticaster.
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Compass Premium Broadcast Boom Arm
Tired of squeaky, flimsy scissor booms? We are too! Compass features a broadcast studio-grade design with enclosed aluminum construction, internal springs, and hidden-channel cable management.
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Radius III Custom Shockmount
Radius III is a vintage-style suspension mount designed to isolate Yeti and Yeti Pro USB microphones from noise, shock and ambient vibration.
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Pro Broadcast Bundle
Yeticaster delivers the ultimate broadcast studio setup to your desktop with Yeti, the world’s #1 USB microphone, the all-new Radius III shockmount, and the Compass premium broadcast boom arm.
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Capsules
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3 Condensers | 1 Condenser | 2 Condensers | 2 Condensers | 3 Condensers |
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Patterns
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Cardioid/Omni/Figure-8/Stereo | Cardioid | Cardioid/Omni | Cardioid/Omni | Cardioid/Omni/Figure-8/Stereo |
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Bit Depth/Sample Rate
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16-bit/48kHz | 16-bit/44kHz | 16-bit/48kHz | 24-bit/48kHz | 24-bit/192kHz |
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Gain Control
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Yes | No | -10dB PAD | Via desktop app | Yes |
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Mute
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Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
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Headphone Output
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Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
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Headphone Volume
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Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
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Output
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USB | USB | USB | USB | USB, XLR |
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Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2017
The Yeti, on the other hand, is a very high fidelity microphone, it has tunable directionality, and maintains balance when even significantly off axis. I set it on my desk and can dictate with the best fidelity and accuracy I have ever experienced with Dragon. Dragon now is actually useful. And...it looks way cool on my desk!
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Best option by FAR for dictating to Dragon!
By Stephen Denagy on November 2, 2017
Best USB Microphone ever! OK, sounds repetitive. But it is true. While podcasting would be fun, one overlooked use is for dictation. I use Dragon on my Mac. I have spent over $1,000 fruitlessly on microphones from Samson, Phillips SpeechMike, Plantronics, and many others. NONE of them are consistent. I have decided the microphone quality is generally quite poor, as is noise rejection. They are generally poorly directional, having immense shifts in frequency response depending how off axis you are. This radically affects recognition with even a few degrees off axis speech.By Stephen Denagy on November 2, 2017
The Yeti, on the other hand, is a very high fidelity microphone, it has tunable directionality, and maintains balance when even significantly off axis. I set it on my desk and can dictate with the best fidelity and accuracy I have ever experienced with Dragon. Dragon now is actually useful. And...it looks way cool on my desk!
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Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2018
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Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2016
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Hot Hitz Radio Loves Blue Yeti
By ReliaStream on May 19, 2016
Now this has to be the best mic for streaming radio stations. The best I have run into. The one feature we love is the headphone jack built into the mic. If you ever tried to stream through a Windows pc you will notice a delay between your live voice and what goes through the mic. Most radio dj's use headphones when going live. If you have .5 to 1 second delay this can really mess you up. There is no delay when you plug your headphones directly into the mic. The Blue mic seems to be built very well and the sound quality also seems very good. So far so good. The Blue Yeti is Hot Hitz Radio's main mic now!!
By ReliaStream on May 19, 2016
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Reviewed in Germany on January 22, 2019Color: BlackoutVerified Purchase
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Reviewed in Germany on January 22, 2019
Wer ein Mikrofon sucht, dass preislich unter 150€ liegt, wird mit dem Blue Yeti wsl sehr zufrieden sein. Für Teamspeak und auch für nicht professionelle akustische Sachen wie Gitarre oder Gesang taugt das Yeti wirklich. (Hobby mäßig)Reviewed in Germany on January 22, 2019
Einziges Manko meiner Meinung nach sind die Schrauben mit denen das Mikro am Fuß befestigt ist. Diese werden von Zeit zu Zeit locker und man muss sie nachdrehen.
Falls Gesang oder Instrumente damit aufgenommen werden würde ich auch einen Popschutz empfehlen inclusive Mikroarm, da man sonst gern mal Tischgeräusche oder ähnliches mit aufnimmt.
Zum Mikro selbst. Es verfügt über 4Modi', welche ich in den Anhang posten werde :) Ich verwende nur den Cardioid Modus zum Singen und Gamen (TS) - da bin ich sehr zufrieden mit. Die anderen Modi habe ich nicht wirklich getestet.
Weiters gibt es ein Poti mit dem sich der Gain verstellen lässt und das ganze ist auf höhster Stufe dann wirklich sehr empfindlich. Habe das Mikro neben meinem Monitor alos ca 1m weg von meinem Mund und da reichts wenn der Gains ganz niedrig eingestellt ist. Im Teamspeak perfekte Qualität und bei Gesangaufnahmen stelle ich das Mikro etwa 50cm von mir weg.
Für den Hobbygebrauch wirklich zu empfehlen. Wer was professionelles braucht sollte lieber nach XLR Mikros mit passender Peripherie Ausschau halten, jedoch bewegt man sich dann in einer anderen Preisklasse.
Für unter 150€ könnte ich nur noch das USB Mikro von Rode empfehlen. Dieses gefiel mir im Direktvergleich für Sprache besser für Instrumentaufnahmen schlechter. (Rode klarer aber gesamte Klangfarbe etwas zu hoch und daher hört sich für mich das Yeti gesamt besser an - Vorallem bei niederfrequenten Tönen)
Falls die Rezession für dich nützlich war, kannst du gerne ein "Nützlich" dalassen :-D
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lok8326
Très bon produit.
Reviewed in France on May 6, 2019Color: BlackoutVerified Purchase
P Supriya
Blue microphone not picking up any sound problem solved
Reviewed in India on May 4, 2018Color: SilverVerified Purchase
Blue microphone not picking up any sound problem solved
Reviewed in India on May 4, 2018
I got my blue yeti yesterday. I was very excited to record with it- but i faced some technical difficulties.Reviewed in India on May 4, 2018
The recordings i did with my blue yeti had no sound captured at all !!! I looked the problem up on internet and most of the comments suggested that my mic must be defective. I became so dejected :( But i decided to look into the settings and it turned out that actually the problem was just because of a few basic settings. To summarize it:
1) I found that my laptop sets yeti as default "playback" and recording device automatically. So basically after recording i was trying to listen the recording from my laptop's speaker when actually i was supposed to listen it through a headphone plugged into yeti itself. When i did just that i found that the recordings were not soundless at all :) :) :) Phew! I am so relieved.
The recordings play fine via the computer's speaker 'after' plugging out yeti from the laptop because it again sets computer's speaker as default playback device ( and that's why it's audible from the normal computer speaker once the yeti is out).
2)Now to listen the recordings even when yeti is plugged in the computer i,
- went to computer's sound control panel
- set computer's speaker as default playback device
- AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED :)
I looked up at a lot of websites but none suggested that this simple thing could be the problem :)
So If anyeone else is facing the same difficulty as me, you can try out what i did. I hope it helps:)
By the way I am super happy with the sound quality i am getting with yeti :) :)
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Diiox
Go to microphone for starting streaming/recording...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2019Color: BlackoutVerified Purchase
Go to microphone for starting streaming/recording...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2019
This is pretty much the go to mic when it comes to starting out in streaming or recording videos for Youtube/Twitch etc. The fact that this is USB and just plugs and plays appealed due to its high quality recording capability and ease of use. The mic itself is well built and made of metal so, unsurprisingly, heavy (bear this in mind if you decide to mount this on an boom stand or arm). The microphone has 4 settings;Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2019
CARDIOID MODE - This mode records sound sources that are directly in front of the microphone.
STEREO MODE - Uses both the left and right channels to capture more realistic sound range.
OMNIDIRECTIONAL MODE - Picks up sound equally from all around the mic (best for live recordings around a table etc)
BIDIRECTIONAL - Records from both the front and rear of the microphone—good for recording a duet or a two-person interview.
I use this mic attached to a AKORD Professional Adjustable Microphone Fold and pop filter.
This does offer a high quality sound recording but if you wanted to take things to the next level you'd probably want invest in a mic with an XLR connection and mixer combo. However if you want something easy to setup/use with a high level of recording quality then Blue Yeti is highly recommended. As a side note I've been using this for 3 years now and its still going strong!
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Razvi
Calidad de sonido impecable, sin ruido de fondo, buenos materiales de construcción y bonita estética.
Reviewed in Spain on July 28, 2018Color: WhiteoutVerified Purchase
Calidad de sonido impecable, sin ruido de fondo, buenos materiales de construcción y bonita estética.
Reviewed in Spain on July 28, 2018
He adjuntado un vídeo a la review para que se pueda apreciar la calidad de audio y la diferencia entre los 4 modos del micrófono.Reviewed in Spain on July 28, 2018
El micrófono desde el primer contacto se aprecia que está construido con materiales de alta calidad. La estética es impecable, es bonito y el color es como, al menos yo, lo esperaba. El micrófono es muy consistente. Tiene una base grande y pesada, lo cuál hace que sea muy estable y no se tambalee.
La calidad de audio es impecable. No genera ruido de fondo ni ruido blanco. Tiene 4 modos de funcionamiento. Stereo, omnidirectional, cardioid y bidirectional. (Estos modos los he enseñado en el vídeo adjunto)
En el frontal tiene dos botones:
1. Un botón para para silenciarlo (mutearlo). Este botón tiene un led que nos indica si el micrófono está grabando o está silenciado. Cuando está grabando el led es constante, cuando está muteado el led es intermitente.
2. Un botón de volumen. El volumen es para la salida de audio a través del conector jack que tiene en la parte inferior.
En la parte trasera tiene dos botons:
1. Un botón para cambiar la ganancia.
2. Un botón para cambiar entre los 4 modos menionados anteriormente.
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