Hey, there's a demand out there for audio tracks narrated by a guy who sounds eerily similar to Kermit the Frog.
As much as Kristen hates my voice over "voice", (she says it sounds too serious) I tend to enjoy it because it reminds me of my time as a DJ on my college radio station.
I needed to find a microphone that would do three things:
- Fit into my budget
- Not take up too much of my time
- Sound really good.
I found that in the Snowball Mic, created by the company "Blue Microphones". The Snowball mic is a small USB powered Mic that works perfectly with my audio editing software (Soundtrack Pro) and provides a really clean sound that's unusual for a USB Mic.
My original Voice Over setup included a analog mixer, a shitty karaoke mic, 20 feet of cables, and had to be run through a digital converter box to get into my computer. So, I was a little shocked when the Snowball Mic showed up looking like a lawn ornament with a USB cable.
Here's an example of one of the Voice Over tracks I created using the Snowball Mic:
The creators of the Snowball Mic have now come out with two new USB Microphones: the Yeti and the Yeti Pro.
These old school looking Mics both have USB controls and the Yeti Pro offers a XLR output.Both the Yeti and the Yeti Pro offer four switchable pickup patterns, which is great, because you're not having to purchase four different mics, just one will do!
- Stereo (vocals, choir, instruments)
- Cardioid (podcast, voice over, vocals, instruments)
- Omnidirectional (conference calls, field recordings, events/orchestras)
- Biodirectional (interviews, instruments, vocal duets)
Here are the Computer Operating Specs you need in order to run the Yeti Mics:
PC: Windows 7, Windows Vista, XP Home Edition or XP Professional
USB 2.0 High Speed; 256 MB RAM (minimum)
Macintosh: Mac OSX ( 10.6.4 or higher )
USB 2.0 High Speed; 256 MB RAM (minimum)
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