Blue Microphones - Yeti X Professional USB Multi-Pattern Condenser Microphone

This mic was bought under the pretense I would do allot of vocal recording. Meh. The voice recordings do sound a bit...hollow? dull? My old mic that I got with my soundcard gave a richer, fuller sound to my audio recordings. As i stands I've had this mic since June 2022, and it still performs very well. It is very heavy and sturdy, and having a heavy base. It is more than I need. However, the Blue Yeti X Professional mic does work well, with some gripes. 1) I do wish the PATTERNS were visible on the front of the mic, instead of being behind it. I need to turn the mic around to see what pattern is selected. It would have been nice if the mic had PC software that displayed a notification every time the pattern was changed. 2) The headphone jack works well for me to hear myself during recordings. Although, during gaming, with Discord, I can only hear my voice and not the game sound from the PC. With other games, however I can hear both. 3) It does not have any noise canceling, because I can hear myself typing during gaming, which some petty gamers find annoying. Oh well. I tried all the patterns (Pattern 3 (user focus) is the one I use most) none seem to reduce the sound, although it doesn't bother me much to matter. But background noise cancellign would have been nice to have, like a toggle button? I did hear some background noise (popping, hissing?) while doing the sound test within Steam. This mic was designed for pod cast use, but I record audio for videos. The sound can be remixed to sound fuller. As mentioned the recodings can sound a bit small. The size of the mic is a bit much for me, as I am used to in-ear or over-ear type mics. But, it is a professional mic and it is more than suitable for me. It pairs automatically with both my W10 PCs, both have a Intel i7 CPU. The price is steep, I will add, but for what it was designed to so - it seems adequate.

Pros: -If you tweak the settings (especially the gain level) via G Hub, this mic captures voice/sound amazingly -sturdy build quality -futuristic yet classy look to it -for a USB mic, the sound quality comes very close to the quality of an XLR mic Cons: -Doesn't come with a pop filter, I suggest you get one for this mic -This is just my experience but this mic did NOT sound great out of the box. You need to customize the settings to cater to YOUR voice -The EQ settings take patience w/experimentation and tinkering till you get that "sweet spot" -For some reason, this mic has the presets in G Hub with the gain level set way too high -pricey, this should be around the $129.99 range, not $169.99 -lastly, if you intend to use a boom arm with a shock mount, the two mounting holes on the sides are exposed. Very awful looking but you eventually get used to it. Bottom Line: This is an intermediate level mic. It takes some tinkering and patience with the EQ settings via G Hub (you have to download this) to make it shine. In my experience, this mic sounded really flat and awful out of the box. Thank goodness the EQ via G Hub gives you the power to customize the mic to cater to YOUR voice :-)

The new and improved Yeti X is the ultimate mic for gamers, streamers and podcasters. The audio quality is amazing and the personalization effects for lighting are a nice feature. It does come with the blue software via Logitech’s G Hub that has powerful EQ pre settings and manual settings to perfectly tune your voice. I personally am just running it without the EQ software and my viewers love the sound and quality, if you need a new mic or need an upgrade this is the one.

This microphone is the best I’ve had the pleasure to own. The sound quality for both voice and instrument recording is top notch. I was completely taken aback by the sound quality, even without pop filters and sound absorption; it wasn’t harsh on p-t sounds and the guitar sounded warm and balanced. I loved its multiple modes for picking up sound; the ability to change how sound is picked up is a versatile tool for multiple put together. I highly recommend this sound peripheral in general; no matter the function you’re looking for, this mic is up to the task!

I've been using this microphone for over a year now and love it. The quality is unmatched to any other microphone setup. This edition to my setup elevated my zoom presence help me start my podcast up. For a USB microphone, it's going to be the best one on the market I think. I wish the stock set up came with a boom arm setup and a pop filter, but I bought a boom arm and pop filter set on Amazon for pretty cheap. If you set the stand on a desk, the microphone is very pick up all the vibrations from your hand and your keyboard hitting your desk. So a boom arm that isn't attached to the desk That's what I would recommend. I attached a photo of how I did it. Definitely watch videos about how to talk into it properly. I think speaking technique is arguably more important than the equipment used to filter the voice. It has four modes to choose from as far as how your voice comes into it. I really only use one mode which ignores everything behind the microphone. I do have a really loud mechanical keyboard that people can hear on the microphone if I do not mute it. So it does pick that stuff up unless you have software that dampens background sound or keyboard clicks. Overall, this microphone is awesome. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to up their microphone game and not want to get into XLR microphones. Definitely a great USB microphone. Oh, and I have used this microphone on Windows, Mac, and Linux. I hope this was helpful to anyone looking at this microphone

Excellent mic for beginner streamers open and play.

Great quality mic use mostly for gaming with lots of features and good quality sound pick-up. The mudder cover was niot included and did cost extra

The audio sounds great. My voice is clear and concise. There’s a big difference on the sound from my latest YouTube videos I posted on channel Nhia Lee. It’s worth the money for me. The pictures show the mic in the corner.