Yeti USB Microphone

I use the Yeti and it's been quite good. A few things- whatever mic you get, make sure you enable noise cancellation in OBS or other software. Also, if you get a Yeti or another mic with a bit of a cheap stand, a boom arm is a fairly inexpensive upgrade that makes usage so much better.

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

Hey there! Just to add to the actual mic recommendation. Practice with what you have, actually release with the bare minimum but make the audio quality doesn't distract from your product. A wee while ago I was looking for some cheap gear for a fictional podcast I've been developing and read that the Zoom ZD-1 can be quite good. I'd say something like a Blue Yeti for being USB and for ease of use would be ideal. WIth that option you wouldn't need an interface, pre-amp like a cloudlifter etc. It quickly adds up - luckily I already had most of the gear from being a musician. Even look at second hand if that's an option for you. All the best!!

Great comments here. I also wanna point out that what is in shot gives a vibe too. Seeing an SM7B gives a upmarket podcast/BTS radio feel. Seeing a Blue Yeti on a desk stand, with a completely superfluous pop shield, says amateur/“webinar”. A lav means news/interview and no mic at all… broadcast or doco. This is not gospel, but you get the point. Lean into what works for you. Personally I would go with shotguns and a lavs for safety.

If you're training in a classical style, is there a reason you need a mic for live performances versus performing in an appropriately acoustic environment? Or is this clip just an example and you usually do non-classical? In that case, have you thought about venues that provide their own sound equipment? I have a Yeti at home and if I'm far enough back it serves its purpose well enough, but classical never sounds great at home. At least not my home! If you have any local connections to people who professionally record opera audition tapes, or accompanists who do it regularly, I'd either chat with them about their setup or pay them and rely on them fully to do what they do with their equipment. Ask other singers in your area. Otherwise, in a pinch, what I do is use basically any mic and back up as far as possible. The other day, I stuck the mic/camera on the back wall of my bathroom and stood at the farthest wall of a room across the end of a long hallway, about 10 or 11 m, the biggest distance I can get in this space while still being visible. In my experience, people usually understood that it's hard to capture classical singing at home.

Yep, the Yeti would be good enough for that I think! It won't be perfect but it should be enough to get your teacher some information about what's going on with your voice. And anything that your teacher misses from it is probably something that would require in-person lessons to notice anyway.