Customer Ratings & Reviews

I always read reviews before making a tech purchase. So many people were clamoring how easy it was to use this Blue Snowball microphone in conjunction with their gaming needs that I decided to go against what I really wanted, which was the Turtle Beach Microphone that is now available. The Blue Snowball is extremely easy to use. It doesn't even come with software to install. The booklet said that it was plug and play with any PC/MAC. I have a Mac, so I connected it and it automatically appeared in the following software by name: Elgato Video Recorder/Editor, Garage Band, Final Cut Pro X, and iMovie. I haven't plugged it into my PC, but I assume it should work just as well. The microphone has 1 switch on the back with three options. Option 1 is recommended for game-play/podcast recordings. Option 2 is best suited for musical needs. Option three is best suited for outdoor recordings. I had a concert to go to the day after I received the mic. I took my Mac book and recorded the concert (it was a high school choir in an auditorium). The sounds quality was impressive. My wife (choir director) said she had never heard her choir sound like that. For voiceovers on my video gameplays, I can provide you a link to a video I uploaded that showcases how the mic sounds with my voice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEk9LCFiKrM&t=48s Judge for yourself. Using the ELGATO software, as I hit record, it automatically records my voice over the gameplay so that I don't have to sync the video with the audio later. It's seamless, easy, and sounds great. I now look forward to recording with the microphone because it has eliminated a time-consuming task of having to sync the audio with the video. Definitely worth the investment. I'm sure there are better microphones out there, but none will be as easy to use as this Blue Snowball microphone. There aren't many options to highly customize the mic, the booklet itself even says that if you want a mic that you can custom modify, to look elsewhere because this mic was meant for people who just want something that works out of the box. In that sense, the goal is over-accomplished.

Got this on sale after Black Friday for 40 bucks. I use it for live streaming and music recording. The sound is crystal clear on any app I use it for. Definitely worth the buy.

This is a great mic, esspessialy this version which has 3 different mic settings to fit the different needs for the streamer/content creator. Plus it's very portable for easy travel and easy set up. Just plug into your desktop or laptop and your ready to go :)

So far so good. We were having problems with our child’s brand new PC. The mic sound using headsets was extreme quiet, and wasn’t playing in recordings. This was recommended by a friend, and the price was good, so we got it and it immediately picked up voice so we’re good to go!

This is one of the first mics that i purchased and actually liked. It records in studio sessions very well and has 3 different settings available to record on!

Great product out of the box. Mic quality great - everyone can hear me clearly when streaming or video conferencing. Easy plug and play design - no real setup required!

Great mic for discord an gaming only reason not 5 stars is because there is no physical mute button

The mic looks great!! Honestly this mic caught my eye while I was shopping.

A very good starter mic for creators. Wished there was a boom arm with it. Setup is extremely simple and getting up off the ground with plug and play support makes this a great value.

Excellent mike I have been told to turn it down numerous times

Work really well sounds good so far my friends love how my new mic works ..

I am really enjoying my snowball! It gives a good crisp sound and I am very pleased with this product.

Where do i start? First off, it’s affordable. It’s absolutely perfect for doing a podcast

I use mine with Dragon NaturallySpeaking/Dragon Medical voice dictation program. I started out using a headset, and graduated to a handheld Philip SpeechMike microphone (which is much more expensive than this) but a desktop microphone is very convenient. It leaves my hands free. Logitech makes a USB desktop microphone but it is nothing like this. The microphone itself is slender and I was afraid is going to poke my eye out. Blue Snowball looks like something from a UFO (it reminds me of the show Space 1999). I don't plan to move it around because it is connected to my desktop. The price is reasonable for what I use it for. For voice dictation, make sure the setting is set to 1. With this setting, it only listens to the front (of it) The microphone is positioned about a foot away from me and it can hear me clearly.

The snowball microphones look soooo cute and stylish, yet they are so powerful. It can catch a lot of noise in the background, so watch out for that. (Thankfully, a lot of recording techniques and programs can reduce that noise nowadays.) Is it professional quality? Almost. It's professional enough for me and my friends. Again, if not calibrated correctly, it can catch you breathing in between singing notes. Is it portable? Somewhat. It needs to be on a table or flat surface for you to use; i.e. it is not a mic on a tripod or a stand. It's as tall as... I dunno, a large sports drink bottle? A bit more? Is it cold like a snowball? No, next question. Should I buy it? I bought it twice since I liked it so much. I really thought it has a cute design, and again powerful. Easy to learn and handle. But please don't throw it around in winter. It is not friendly to windows or glass doors. It is definitely NOT a snowball.

just get it if you dont a bad mic cuz this mic is AMAZING! its worth the price and i think its cheaper than getting another type of mic and its usb plug and play meaning you dont need anything but the power cable and stand which they provide and is perfect for music. this is the closest you can get to a professional 3000 dollar mic in studios. just get it if you know whats right

I needed a mic to record a performance by an accordion player for my wife’s ethnic dance group. This mic has a 3-way switch to change between different settings for basic voice recording, a -10dB setting for instruments or other loud directional sound, and an omni-directional setting good for recording multiple people. For my application, the two voice settings were too hot and I was clipping at the high end on my recordings. Had to use the -10dB setting which seemed to go a bit too far the other way and things were recoding a bit too low and I had to normalize the recordings afterward to bring the levels back up. One thing I noticed is that the recordings didn’t sound very lifelike using this setting. As if the mic was a bit too directional to adequately capture the sound emanating from the accordion which radiates in all directions from both ends of the instrument. I’m not sure I’d call this a fault of the mic. Rather i think it’s just a difficult instrument to record for an amateur with consumer grade equipment. The mic was super easy to setup and configure and it works with all recording software I tried on my wife’s laptop. I tried Soundforge and Cool Edit Pro. I’m sure it works with pretty much anything else you might have too. Final verdict: Great for consumer grade item, but don’t expect pro-quality for every possible situation. It’ll get the job done for most non-recording professionals.

With my work teaching college moving online, I had to start recording lectures. Using my computer’s built in microphone worked fine when I was broadcasting to remote students from a classroom, but recordings had a hum of machine sound. This microphone was affordable and available when I needed something immediately. Now, Two weeks into the spring term, I have recorded dozens of short lectures. My voice is clear. This microphone was easy to set up and works great. I have no complaints.

I bought this mic for my daughter who is obsessed with making YouTube videos about things she likes. She has a very inexpensive heinebook and my concern was that it would not work due to some software incompatibility. Well, it turns out that it’s just simple plug and play. No software needed, no phantom power or any other preamps were required like my professional Shure mic I use for my music. Simply insert the USB cable into the laptop and it’s instantly recognized and starts working in place of the on board mic. There is a 3 position switch in back for adjusting the mic to the type of recording you might be doing. This mic picks up very clearly and has a small blue LED in front to show it’s on. It’s very easy and my 13 year old daughter loves it without all the room echo she used to get with the onboard mic

While this mic isn't as impressive as the Blue Yeti, it is still an impressive mic for the price. I recently began making "Let's Play" and "Walkthrough" videos for my favorite videos. The mic that was on my headphones (Bose Quiet Comfort 2.5) was no where near as good as I needed for decent sound quality. After doing some research on mics, I decided to give this one a try. I love it. I did, however, have to fashion a pop filter out of some panty hose, and a wire coat hanger. The hard B, P, S, Q, and G sounds made my audio pop a little on the ps4. But, with a little bit of pantyhose and a wire coat hanger I can honestly say this mic beyond meets my needs. I work as a sound tech for a local college, and am fairly impressed by the price, and function this mic gives. Overall a great mic, but do look into a pop filter if you pick up this mic.