For noisy environments skip the blue Yeti, get a dynamic mic like the Audio Technica ATR2100x USB or Samsung Q2U, both isolate your voice far better and stay under $100.
I got a Shure MV7+ as a gift, and I like it, but I'm also not convinced it's significantly better than my ATR2100x USB, which has the benefit of being a bit more forgiving of minor background noise. And the 2100x, when it was still available, cost about $50 vs. almost $300 for the MV7+, so cost is not necessarily an indicator of quality.
YEP. I swear I wouldn't be surprised if it captured me blinking (I exaggerate--but not by much!) Mostly I've been told to turn the gain down to try to counter it as much as possible, and maybe install a noise gate, though I haven't gone that far. I just try to be more careful than I had to be with the ATR.
I haven't used the Samson, but I have two of the ATR2100s--the regular 2100 and the 2100x--that were considered almost identical. I also have an MV7+, and I have to say that I'm not at all convinced the MV7+ is worth the extra cash outlay. It's hot as hell, which makes it annoying to work with, whereas the 2100 (and I assume the Samson, if they really are so similar) is much more forgiving. I'm also just not convinced the sound from the MV7+ is really significantly better. Certainly not $200+ better.
I just can't imagine the Samson wouldn't be perfectly fine for OP's needs. I'd rec the 2100x if it weren't discontinued.
Headset mics are usually pretty trash for anything beyond gaming chat tbh. Even a basic USB mic like an Audio-Technica ATR2100x-USB or Blue Yeti will blow any headset out of the water for recording quality
If you're dead set on wearing something, maybe look into a lavalier mic, but honestly just get a boom arm and proper mic - your audio quality complaints will disappear overnight
I have an ATR-2100X laying around somewhere but I'm not sure if I took it with me when I moved out of my parents. If I can find that then that'll definitely be the choice since I already have one lol
I guess you're right, but my issue is not being able to easily configure it for things outside of OBS. I'd have to use some other audio software and I remember just being overwhelmed at the time. Ghub is okay when it works. My least favorite part is how aggressively it wants me to enable auto-switching of profiles. Every few updates it re-enables it and the setting to fully disable it is buried in a very unintuitive location. I've had issues in the past with Ghub just crashing constantly as well but that was a while back.
Either way I ended up finding an old ATH I had laying around so we're just going with that.
I would suggest Audio Technica ATR 2100X USB. Costs 90$. Its a dynamic mic, so it has very good background noise rejection. Sounds good, is also very durable
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