Looking for a starter mic for voice ov and am stuck between the Blue Yeti and At2020?

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I intend to get one of these mics this week or nexr week, but I am not sure which one to choose. Both of them have good sound, most definitely the at2020 and I like the features on the Yeti, but I just don't know which to choose: /
 
MyVoiceandSongs said:
I intend to get one of these mics this week or nexr week, but I am not sure which one to choose. Both of them have good sound, most definitely the at2020 and I like the features on the Yeti, but I just don't know which to choose: /
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What is the rest of your chain/gear? Do you have a vocal booth? If you're going directly into the PC via USB then I'd personally pop for the Yeti. Don't skimp on sound treatment!
 
My only other equipment is a powered usb hub, a camera connection kit, and my ipad which I can use to hook a usb mic to my tablet. Oh, and I don't have a booth, but I do have a smaller area where I record. I know how to make a homemade sound booth with acoustic foam though...
 
MyVoiceandSongs said:
Oh, and I don't have a booth, but I do have a smaller area where I record. I know how to make a homemade sound booth with acoustic foam though...
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That's the last thing you want to do. Recording in a smaller room is generally not the way to go, a "sound booth" is not the way to go, and "foam" is definitely not the way to go. I don't know why Wheleema asked you if you have a booth, but I hope it's because he was going to tell you to get out of it.

Generally, the bigger room is the best place to record. In a "real" studio, the "booths" are the size of most people's basements, and foam is pretty much useless for acoustics, even if the company fooled you by putting the word "acoustic" in front of it.
 
How about a closed space in a small room that is open and padded like a small closet? If you just record regulary and you sometimes have to yell and scream, the sound bounces of the wall and sounds echoey. A video on youtube called How to Make an Audition-Quality Home Recording Studio like you Robbed an Airport Baggage Claim shows how making the space smaller improved the sounds and makes less background noise.
 
MyVoiceandSongs said:
How about a closed space in a small room that is open and padded like a small closet? If you just record regulary and you sometimes have to yell and scream, the sound bounces of the wall and sounds echoey. A video on youtube called How to Make an Audition-Quality Home Recording Studio like you Robbed an Airport Baggage Claim shows how making the space smaller improved the sounds and makes less background noise.
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If you're trying to get rid of outside noise, I guess a small room within a bigger room can sort of help with that. But, the smaller the room, the more reflections and standing waves you will have. This isn't a matter of opinion. A small room is simply not good for recording. Youtube videos aside, science is science. Putting foam all over the wall of a small room might make you think you have a better sound because you clap your hads and hear less echo. But, all you did was kill your high end, and now have a very box-y sound. In 99% of rooms, bass frequencies are 99% of the problem. By adding foam, which kills your highs and mids, you're now making bass frequencies 100% of your problem. But, again, the hand clap test fools you into thinking you now have a better sounding room.

You're always better off PROPERLY treating a bigger room. And when I say "PROPERLY", I mean NOT using foam, but using the proper materials, likerigid fibreglass, rockwool,etc....

What I'm saying may apply slightly less since we're only taking about recording vocals. But, really, it would only apply very slightly less.



(I wish we were able to put certain things into a permanent clip board. I feel as if I have to type this 6-10 times a month. I might retire from this whole "foam and small room" conversation soon. No offense to the OP, just sayin'. )
 
I do know what you mean about the sound. If you have something like foam, the recording can sound conjested, closed in, or unatural.
 
.........:) You seem to have a lot of experience and like more of a xlr type person, but do you know anything about these two usb mics?
 
MyVoiceandSongs said:
.........:) You seem to have a lot of experience
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Not really. I'm no guru. I just have a knack of retaining information I've received from other people who's opinions I trust. Also, I've already made almost every mistake possible and learned from it.

more of a xlr type person,
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I've been called worse. :eek:

but do you know anything about these two usb mics?
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Unfortunately, no. But if we keep this thread alive, I'm sure someone will come along that is familiar with those mics.:cool:
 
Oh, and I like your music. Went to your site :), but hey, this is my type of music. I like rock, post grunge, metal, hard rock, etc.
 
Oh its cool RAMI lol and I think I might go with the yeti anyway. I don't have siblings anyway so I don't think that he Yeti being sensitive to sounds will be a really big problem :)
 
Sensitive to sounds in the background I mean lol Like I've seen a few reviews where people are doing a sound test and you can hear a door open in the next room on the yeti, but the at2020 is quite no matter what, but yeah its not like there's a lot of noise at the house so I'm good :)
 
MyVoiceandSongs said:
Sensitive to sounds in the background I mean lol Like I've seen a few reviews where people are doing a sound test and you can hear a door open in the next room on the yeti, but the at2020 is quite no matter what, but yeah its not like there's a lot of noise at the house so I'm good :)
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I knew what you meant, I was teasing. :)
 
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