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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Good cheap mic?]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Thanks for the advice!  I'll look into Logitech mics then.

[quote=Squash][quote=END films]Why do you say the Blue Snowball costs a lot? It's a little less than $50 on amazon.[/quote]
It's a fair bit more expensive on Amazon.uk, sadly.[/quote]

[quote=BoatsAreRockable]Keep checking the pricing on Blue's Microphones on Amazon UK though. When I was looking at purchasing my Blue Yeti I noticed the price kept changing each day ranging up to about a £30 price difference![/quote]

Indeed, it's around £70 on Amazon.uk.  I saw it had been reduced to £50, but that's still a good $70-80.  Plus fifty dollahs is still quite a bit of money for me.

[quote=Dyland]I, too, dealt with cheap mics for years, and often ran into problems with them breaking. I finally broke down and bought the Blue Snowball in early 2013, and am still using it since. (Though, I almost wish I had gone even further, and had purchased the Blue Yeti... something I may do in the near future)

However, no matter what mic you get, there are some extras that are almost as important, if not more important than the actual mic itself...[/quote]

Thanks for the advice!  I already knew about Audacity (I downloaded it long ago) and pop filters, but I appreciate it.  Both mics I got had good recording capabilities and sound quality but my latest mic broke after I accidentally dropped it or somehow tugged on the wire very soon after I got it, so I'm looking for something that's a bit more durable.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Mr Vertigo]]></name>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[[quote=FlyingMinifig]...the last two mics I got both broke quite soon after I got them.[/quote]

I, too, dealt with cheap mics for years, and often ran into problems with them breaking. I finally broke down and bought the Blue Snowball in early 2013, and am still using it since. (Though, I almost wish I had gone even further, and had purchased the Blue Yeti... something I may do in the near future)

However, no matter what mic you get, there are some extras that are almost as important, if not more important than the actual mic itself...

No matter which brand you buy, or how expensive it is, you should look into either getting a pop filter (or splatter screen, as I grossly refer to it as). A pop filter will not only lower the "p"s "t"s and "s"s that can ruin otherwise perfect recordings, but, it also prevents saliva to come into contact with the mic - something that can usually contribute to a mic's short usage. These can be bought online, or, can be made at home, usually with similar (but not the same) effects. It'll surely make your mic last a lot longer.

Also, I'd suggest recording into Audacity, or some other really good audio editing program (though, Audacity is free). With some simple noise removal, and maybe some bass and treble adjustments, you can make nearly any mic sound good...

So, though I would suggest going with the Blue Snowball (or Yeti, if you're willing to pay a bit more), you can really choose just about any mic as long as you have some sort of pop filter, and you use Audacity to strengthen your recordings' sound. :)]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Dyland]]></name>
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			<updated>2014-06-22T21:24:32Z</updated>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Keep checking the pricing on Blue's Microphones on Amazon UK though. When I was looking at purchasing my Blue Yeti I noticed the price kept changing each day ranging up to about a £30 price difference!

Also Amazon is not always the cheapest place for more specialised items (such as a mic I suppose). I've read (and seen) how they make sure they are the cheapest place for popular items so that they can lock you in and rip you off on everything else!

Logitech's cheaper microphones do a pretty good job (as Wammy said) and if you have a game like Rockband or Guitar Hero you could use the included microphone. These are actually made by Logitech and work perfectly well with a PC and aren't actually too bad.]]></content>
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			<updated>2014-06-22T21:18:28Z</updated>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[[quote=END films]Why do you say the Blue Snowball costs a lot? It's a little less than $50 on amazon.[/quote]
It's a fair bit more expensive on Amazon.uk, sadly.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Squash]]></name>
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			<updated>2014-06-22T20:15:43Z</updated>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Amazon sells some pretty cheap Logitech microphone.  I have one of them that is pretty good for recording.  I'm not sure how the other ones are.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Wammy]]></name>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Why do you say the Blue Snowball costs a lot? It's a little less than $50 on amazon.]]></content>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[So I've been needing a new microphone to record voices for some time now, but I need some advice.  It has to be a fairly cheap but good-quality one.  I don't have a whole lot of money and don't want to spend loads on, say, a Blue Snowball, but the last two mics I got both broke quite soon after I got them.  Does anyone have any good suggestions?]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Mr Vertigo]]></name>
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			<updated>2014-06-22T18:22:21Z</updated>
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