Product Description

Includes: tripod stand.Blue Microphones Snowball - Round and white, the Snowball lives up to it's name, and features a retro style that harkens back to the early days of audio. But on the inside, the Snowball represents only the most modern in microphone technology. Bringing you professional quality audio recording on the PC or Macintosh via USB. It's perfect for everything from soft vocals to a loud garage band. It's also ideal for professional sounding podcasts. PC Requirements - XP Home or Professional Edition, USB 1.0 or 2.0 port, and a minimum of 64MB of RAM Mac Requirements - Mac OSX, USB 1.0 or 2.0 port, and a minimum of 64MB of RAM

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Product Details

Title	Blue Microphones Snowball USB Microphone (White)
Label	Blue Microphones
Processor Count	1
Model	BLU SNOWBALL
Operating System	Windows XP Professional Edition
Brand	Blue Microphones
Studio	Blue Microphones
Release Date	2008-04-22
Manufacturer	Blue Microphones
Hardware Platform	PC
Publisher	Blue Microphones
Batteries Included	No
System Memory Size	2000 MB
UPC	836213001837
Special Features	nv: Microphone Technology^Electret condenser | Microphone Operation Mode^Cardioid, omni-directional | Response Bandwidth^40 - 18000 Hz | Connector Type^1 x USB
Warranty	1 year, tubes 90 days
Features	Uniquely designed plug-and-play USB mic connects to either a Mac or PC Dual capsule design and unique three-pattern switch can handle everything from soft vocals to loud garage band Switchable mic patterns for a variety of recording applications, including podcasts Swivel mount located on the bottom center of the mic body No additional software required
Color	White
EAN	0836213001837
Hard Disk Interface	ATA100
MPN	BLU SNOWBALL
System Memory Type	SDRAM
Hard Disk Size	1 GB

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Customer Reviews

The white version doesn't have the new drivers. Get the black or Chrome

Review by Jonas Newsome, 2010-08-31

The white version doesn't have the new drivers for like 5 of our windows machines. We tried it on three XP boxes and two Windows 7 boxes and it would not install correctly. So, we took it back and bought the brushed chrome (Apparently newer) version and it has all the correct drivers for all of our computers.

The sound quality is very very good. We are very pleased with how crisp voice recordings sound.

PS Why don't they have a blue version? :)

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Not ideal for standard noisy office

Review by Lissa Lark, 2010-08-26

I work from home where I record video and audio. While this is a very high quality mic, it's not ideal if you don't have a professional sound studio built. Why? Because it picks up EVERYTHING! Nothing can be going on anywhere near my home office, and any typing or clicking can be heard super loud. (And I do have it on the right setting for recording just voice, not the entire room.)

Also, I see videos of people using this mic sitting against the edge of their desk - I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but using this with my mac, the microphone must be DIRECTLY in front of my face (aka where the keyboard goes) to pick up my voice well, and it doesn't go tall enough so I have to hunch over in order to talk into it. (I'm not tall, 5'6".)

Also, I have to turn up the volume to maximum in my sound settings in order to get this mic to pick me up at all.

So, I have mixed feelings. While the sound quality was great, recording audio was much easier when I used a headset because it didn't require utter silence from my surroundings.

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GREAT MIC

Review by caasi, 2010-07-30

easy to go, just plug and use. the sound quality is good and the ability to lower the take in volume is great. i would recommend this mic to anyone who wants a cheap priced good quality usb mic. It also looks pretty cool and comes with its own little desktop stand.

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Great for quick recordings

Review by Joe, 2010-07-30

I think the Blue Snowball USB Microphone is a wonderful tool for doing quick recordings. I do some work as a musician and I have a home studio, so my expectations of the Snowball were not that high. After all, how could such a low priced mic compare with my more expensive mics?

Although the Snowball does not have the clarity of more sensitive studio mics, I am very satisfied with it. It does a remarkably good job for quick recordings of musical ideas, even multi-track ideas. Voice records well and I look forward to using it to help produce several online elements of classes that I teach in my real job.

It is simple to use with Audacity, a free, open-source recording software. With a free plug-in for Audacity, I am able to make a quick recording with very reasonable quality, save it as an mp3, and either e-mail it to someone or post it on my website. The first time I tried to save my recording as an mp3, Audacity directed me to the site where I could download the plug-in. I've had no problems ever since.

Besides working very well, it's really kind of cute.

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Excellent design and portability--wish sound quality was a little better...

Review by Ed(tech)ucation, 2010-07-16

I already had a Samson microphone that I was amazed by but needed a microphone I could take around, put in my backpack and record various meetings. I bought the Gloss Black Snowball and love the design (it's always a topic of conversation when I set it up for recordings) and the fact that I can easily pack it up and take it where I need it. I know I shouldn't compare this microphone with my Samson, but...the sound quality isn't what I was hoping for when I produced my first screencast using the Snowball to record the audio. Again, I believe it is a quality microphone for a decent price, but if you are wanting almost crystal clear recordings, you may have to spend a little more money.

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