New Gadget: Blue Snowball Microphone
As part of my desire to improve my podcasting techniques (for the Talking Shop Down Under podcast) I’ve just gone and purchased a Blue Snowball microphone. Here’s a few pictures of what it looks like:
What surprised me was the size of it. From promo photos on the web you can’t really get a feel for the size of it, but the impression is that it was about half the size it actually is.
To try and get a feel for the sound quality difference, I recorded some audio using my Logitech headset, a Guitar Hero World Tour microphone, and then the Snowball, using each of the 3 settings.
The audio is completely unedited, including all my ums and ahs and clicks as I flick switches on the back of the snowball so it should give you a good idea of what it’s capabilities and sound levels are like. I should mention that the snowball audio sounds a little echoey simply because I recorded in my kitchen area and there is nothing to deaden the sound so it’s picking up audio reflected off the walls and floor :-)