RØDE - VideoMic NTG

well since your voice and keyboard sounds are coming from the same general direction I would go with a shotgun condenser mic. what about a NTG Rode VideoMic. Angle it from the bottom towards your mouth. This is already overkill for gaming voice chat compression. There is software to eliminate distracting sounds I don’t know how well that works with keyboard sounds however.

A Rode VideoMic Pro or Rode VideoMic NTG would both be good candidates for the use you've described. The former should definitely fall within your budget; depending on where you are the later might be a little over.

Videomic ntg with cutoff filter is a blast.

I use the Rode VideoMic NTG. If too bulky/expensive, there is also the VideoMic Go II

Sure it might be little better but it’s twice the price and still not a real shotgun 😊 at that price I would look at videomic ntg that is even boomable and works with DJI mic or rode wireless pro. I use that one and often make it wireless and boom it for the forehead sound 😊

Rode video mic. But it’s consumer grade. A big step up from phone mic for close (2-4ft). Not “top quality” because that implies you’re using a proper preamp

In my experience, awful for anything with extremes (really quiet or really loud) and even “normal” conversation/dialog doesn’t sound GREAT. I would definitely recommend an external mic. For karaoke specifically, the Rode videomic should be OKAY, without diving off into more expensive and cumbersome equipment.

If you’re on a tight budget and plan to use an interface, there’s no point in opting for USB mics. or consider a Rode USB microphone and take advantage of the Rode Connect software.