Mak Eightman Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 So the question is.. USB Mic. Is it good budget tool for vocal recording or is it just a waste of money and time? Anyone use it? Do you like it? Do you have any problems with it? How it work with different voice freqs? Thank YOU! SFME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esperado Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I think the general concensus is that usb mics are for best used for voiceovers or podcasting since they seem to have more latency than using a dedicated audio interface. If im not mistaken, the A/D converter is built into USB mics and isnt as good/fast as a dedicated A/D converter in even a cheap interface. There are usb mics that have headphone jacks in them however, which helps with the latency issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutritious Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I've used a Samson CO1U usb condenser mic for a few years now and have been very pleased with it. I got it at the time due to budget issues (cheaper than buying a decent xlr mic + preamp). I've gotten good results with both vocals and saxophone recording. I have a mixer now with decicated preamps, so if I was to buy a mic today, I'd probably go with a traditional xlr one due to the aforementioned latency issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshaggyfreak Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I have a Zoom HN2 which is a great multi-element handheld mic but it also doubles as a USB mic and does so quite nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tymeworkbeats Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Never been too big on USB mics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMaynard Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I use a USB mic myself. It cost about a hundred dollars Canadian. MXL Tempo. Quality's SUPERB, but it'd get even more superb if it came with a pop filter! I'll bet there's cheaper options than this, but hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mak Eightman Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 Thanks guys! Still, can someone tell something about freq respond? How much close outcome signal to income? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanthos Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Thanks guys!Still, can someone tell something about freq respond? How much close outcome signal to income? That would depend on the particular mic. There isn't anything inherent to a mic being USB versus XLR that would affect the frequency response. USB isn't an audio protocol, so the mic could send whatever it wants over USB; how good or bad that signal is depends on how the mic is built, not how it connects to your computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mak Eightman Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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