Best Microphone Windscreens & Pop Filters
Designed to fit directly on the Blue Yeti, or clamp on to any standard desktop or flat surface microphone arm, the Auphonix Pop Filter just does the job, simple and easy. - connect simply and easily to your Yeti, your square/rectangular mic arm, or your desk. - remove problematic plosives, - and reduce the damage caused by saliva on the microphone. - The Flat Clamp Pop Filter is made of tough stuff and does a great job busting plosives, with its double screen . Designed for the Blue Yeti microphone, this pop filter clamps directly to the Blue Yeti and Yeti Pro. Easily clamps to square/rectangular microphone arms - most pop filters are designed for tubular microphone stands, and not square/rectangular booms.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"What a well-built and excellent pop filter!"
"Auphonix actually contacted me via e-mail after my purchase with some pointers, and I had it installed in minutes."
"Technically, this filter has a generic application vice, but the Yeti is a very popular mic. So unless you need a specialty screen this one should satisfy your recording needs and is much simpler than building your own (I initially made my own but it cost just as much to gather the materials, the arm was vastly inferior, and the screen ended up ripping in an accident anyway)."
"The packaging on the filter has a HUGE picture showing a suggested way to attach the filter to the microphone. I did a comparison of audio recordings with and without the filter and I must say, the pop filter, makes a HUGE difference."
"Functionally it works great, I used it in a recording session with a female vocalist in a non-ideal environment where there was a lot of echo so it was key to do everything I could do to improve the sound."
"I also saw that the pop filter has two layers of fabric so it really cancels out any accidental air-blowing on your Yeti."
"Works fine, but the glued pads on the inside of the grip slid off within two days."
"The filter works great."
The thuds and pops are caused by the air from some sounds hitting the microphone at high speed. - disperse the air from these problem sounds, - reduce the impact on the microphone, - and eliminate these distortions from your recording. Professionals and amateurs alike use this simple tool to vastly improve their recording quality. - The Auphonix Pop Filter has strong, sturdy, construction, with a double layer of mesh . Using a pop filter, and applying the simple tips in the bonus ebook, will be the end of your frustration with bad audio. Pop guards are used in professional recording studios, and if you are serious about quality sound, then you need to have one too.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I would really recommend this pop filter to anyone."
"Great product."
"The neck of this pop filter is great, I adjusted this thing about 20 to 25 times now and it is still able to hold its head where I need it to."
"I bought a cheaper version of one of these pop filters a few months back."
"With double mesh, good build quality, attachment clamps, and a price of $20, it's not even worth trying to build one yourself or pick one up for twice the price at a music shop."
"I will never go with another pop filter company again."
"Additionally, your purchase gets you a free copy of Auphonix's "Guide to Recording Great Vocals for Podcasts and Music" which gives you some techniques to improve your sound using the filter and beyond and the options for tradeoffs."
"I originally had bought the current #1 best-selling pop filter on Amazon, thinking it was a good deal."
Microphone cover set: 5 pieces foam mic cover, 2.9 x 2.5 inches, caliber size is 1.4 inches, suitable for most standard handheld microphone, not for headset mic.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"They slide on perfect, molded perfectly to the microphone and I never felt like I would tear them while putting them on the mic I bought."
"I originally purchased this to try on my Movo handheld microphones unfortunately they were too big so I tried them on my EV RE 320 microphone and fortunately they not only fit nicely on the top ( just put it on the mic slowly and gently) and with 5 to a pack you won't need to buy any more for quite awhile they work well and provide a little extra smoothness for your voice especially if you are using EV RE Series microphones."
"So you can probalby find thicker, more durable foam covers out there but for this price who cares if they don't hold up years and years?"
"Not very thick but they fit a wide variety of mics."
"These do work quite well and the price is definitely right."
"Great windscreens."
"Fits well and does the job."
"What is there to say, my daughter has had one of these on her mic for a few weeks, and I have not had to replace it yet!"
Best Microphone Bags & Cases
When the urge to belt out your favorite tunes comes along, you can reach for the Portable Wireless Bluetooth Karaoke Microphone with Disco Light instead of a large machine that is difficult to move around. Offering crystal clear live sound, music, rhythm and perfect performances all around, the Portable Wireless Bluetooth Karaoke Microphone with Disco Light is both a portable and a home KTV Bluetooth speaker microphone that allows you to bust out your vocals and show off your skills anytime, anywhere. 🎤 FREE SMARTPHONE HOLDER When you purchase this wireless microphone, you receive a hand free Smartphone holder that fits most cell phones, including iPhone 7, 7 Plus and 10 ($12 value) this will allow you to have the perfect karaoke experience and achieve maximum enjoyment connecting to your iPhone or Android and playing from there.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Now that I’m home bound due to numerous surgeries, kids are grown and gone, dogs to old to hear I am belching out my favorite songs and don’t care what it sounds like."
"You can control the volume of the song input as well as the sound of your voice."
"The package and the product designed amazing with lots of thinking, very friendly and cute!"
"It is a high-quality, comfortable and easy-to-carry loudspeaker that allows you to enjoy a very good sound quality everywhere and over time."
"Not a replacement for a full-blown karaoke setup, but if you want to get in some practice, it works great."
"I bought it as a present to my niece and she absolutely loved it!!!"
"The BEST gift I have ever given!!!!"
"If the connection to a Smartphone would have enhanced the microphone, I will apologize for the negative review, however, I thought it should work by simply turning it on and singing into it, which it did not."
Best Microphone Stands
Rode PSA 1 Features Rotates 360 degrees and reaches 32-33 inches from the base Includes two desk mounting options 2-axis swivel mount for accurate positioning Holds up to 4.4 lbs Includes 3/8-inch threaded mic clip. Designed for the RØDE Procaster and Podcaster, the PSA1 supports most microphones weighing between 700g (1.5lb) and 1.1kg (2.4lb) when combined with shock mount.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"One nice thing about the Rode, and probably the Heil too, is that the arms are made in such a way that the angle of the mic is the same no matter what position the stand is in. There is an easy solution for this, but it requires an additional purchase (see below). Tips for Yeti Owners: The Yeti is a very popular USB mic (Just look at the review counts here on Amazon) so I'll share some tips for its use. To use the Yeti with this Boom, and without a shock mount, you'll need to buy a small extender - if you don't the USB cable doesn't clear the arm (Hence my comment above about how the Heil has a longer rod) I bought the On Stage QK2X $11 (Also known as QK2B in black $9) on Amazon and that gave the needed clearance, and also made it easy to remove the mic for storage. One more observation: I was concerned if this would clear the top of my monitor, and it just barely does - I can put the arm even with the desk and it clears the screen by about 1/4 inch - however, here's some good news - I found I don't need the arm to be even (parallel) with my desk - by the time you add the Yeti, and the QK2X, the mic is so low that you end up pushing the arm up, which means you have even more clearance over the monitor! Update Feb 2014: I obtained a Heil PL-2T arm a few months ago, so I'm able to fully compare the two."
"The arm on my has 1 problem when you hook up the Mic pop filter it moves say if your getting up and move it so you can get up other than that it's a great piece the pop filter has a little weight to It if you just get the foam over Mic you probably won't have a problem but even with his DRAGON PAD STUDIO POP FILTER it's actually starting to hold so I just think you have to set it a couple times but works great when he uses it and if you kid is like mine there on the computer 24/7."
"The fitting has knobs on either side that clamp down on a pin of about 9m diameter that is threaded on one end to take the microphone mount and has a thumbscrew on the other end."
"If you have the Yeti I wouldnt buy any of the cheaper booms they just dont measure up to the quality of Rode."
"I bought a much cheaper microphone boom recently and was very disappointed with the attachment to the desk so it was returned...Amazon is awesome with customer service!"
"First of all, Rode provides two mounting options a compression mount (which is not nearly wide enough and really is only good on a table) and a hole mount. When the mounts arrived, only one of the Rode PSA1's would fit in the mounts. I ordered 2 Heil Sound WM-1 Vertical Surface Mounts and the one Rode would fit in either Heil but the other Rode would only fit in the Rode mounts."
Best Microphone Preamps
Eight natural-sounding combination input Scarlett mic preamps, roundtrip latency of 2.74ms* and class-leading sound quality and digital conversion are complemented by a host of additional inputs and outputs. To that end, Focusrite and Avid will continue to work together to ensure all Scarlett interfaces are thoroughly tested with the latest version of Pro Tools. Includes Pro Tools | First Focusrite Creative Pack and Ableton Live Lite, Softube Time and Tone Bundle, Focusrite’s Red Plug-in Suite, 2GB of Loopmasters samples, and monthly Focusrite Plug-In Collective offers, all available via download.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"As a satisfied owner of a 1st generation Focusrite 2i2, I was curious to see what changes they would make to the 2nd generation. The rotary controls for the headphone level and monitor level are now shinier, with black lines rather than grooves in the knobs to mark the levels, making it much easier to see the setting at a glance. As with the 1st generation 2i2, two of the best features of this audio interface are things you don't get. There's no power brick, because it's powered straight from the USB bus; and there's no driver disc, because it uses standard USB Audio Class protocols. Audio quality hasn't changed with the new hardware as far as I can tell, though I didn't do any double-blind tests. It's certainly markedly better than Apple's built-in audio hardware on my MacBook Pro, and the headphone output can easily drive a full-size set of headphones to ear-splitting volumes. Overall, an excellent entry level choice for any Mac or Linux user wanting to connect a musical instrument, or for use as a general purpose high quality audio interface."
"If you're a guitarist who just needs to get his guitar riffs onto the computer, this works great."
"If you only want the one then I'd definitely recommend the solo for the sake of saving money as it's the same thing with one input."
"Setup for some of the software bundle was kinda a pain but it is a great unit."
"Sounds great, easy to use, love the latency-free monitoring and headphone features, phantom power if you need it (I use a dynamic mic on my bass cabinet and a direct input so I don't need the phantom power) but it sounds great and is very easy to use."
"It's a very solid interface, very easy to use, works well on Mac OS."
"So far it is working just like i was hoping."
"These don't work well with AMD machines even though it's plugged into my USB 3.0 port."
Best Microphone Clips
1x InnoGear Microphone Scissor Arm Stand. 1x InnoGear Desk Mounting Clamp. 1x InnoGear Microphone Clip. 1 x 5/8"-27 Male to 3/8"-16 Female Threaded Screw Adapter. Upgraded Desk Mount: Compared with old versions, this zinc alloy desk mount is built with anti-scratch pad and wider mouth up to 1.85" to fit most desktop. Suggestion: Please use Thread Tape (not included) to wrap around the mounting screw on your shock mount, effectively increasing the thickness of the mounting screw, while still maintaining the actual screw thread, so you can connect your Yeti.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The clamp used to grab the table is also pretty great and seems heavy duty compared to another clamp arm I have for a drafting table light."
"This stand works outstandingly with my blue Yeti mic."
"Mic stands like this one, only slightly bigger sell for much more than $100, but this puppy was $13.00 and change."
"I can highly recommend this product!"
"It's mounted to the monitor stand and stays in place securelt while still allowing me to adjust the boom up/down, forward/back, and rotate a little bit side to side."
"I don't have a Yeti mic but it supports my Behringer C3 condenser mic well."
"Having a Blue Yeti mic for a while now, I looked into a stand for it and this one works perfectly!"
"This is the perfect size for my desk."
Best Microphone Mounts
A shock mount is absolutely vital to isolate the microphone from the noise, vibration and shock. So, fix all your Blue Yeti microphone recording problems now with this lightweight and affordable shock mount. Shock Mount Designed Specifically For Yeti and Yeti Pro USB Microphones.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"In effect, this became the perfect solution for a Meteor Mic owner hoping to find an affordable shock mount."
"If you are looking for high end studio quality level then I would expect you to have a dynamic high end expensive microphone and therefore not be looking at this product."
"This review is for the Auphonix SM-1 Shock Mount for Blue Yeti Microphone. I had always wanted one for the Blue Yeti but their radius mount is so expensive I've always just dealt with not having one. As you would imagine I would get the loud thumps as I was typing or if I hit the desk or something along those lines. I'm happy to report that the shock mount I received works perfectly with my Blue Yeti. * This is more of my own issue but the way I have to have my set up my USB cord to the mic doesn't necessarily fit. I have it set up in conjunction with a boom arm, isolation shield, and pop filter and everything is going well."
"Emailed me prior to it being received, let me know the issue, told me they'd allow a return if needed but gave some awesome and very helpful tips on how to make it work if there was a fit issue."
"It's for artist on a budget so I think this is above average in quality but its not "great" I haven't had it to long so time will tell. I will update my thoughts on this product if anything changes good or bad... As for the defect in the Blue yeti microphone I did not have that issue but I will say I got an email from seller/auphonix that they know about the defect and was willing to refund me money if it did not fit... THAT is awesome customer service."
"I give the company a lot of credit for their attention to the issue and a proactive attitude that is simple and cheap fix while offering full refunds as an alternative."
"It wasn't screwed in and wasn't included in the box, I checked some other negative reviews and saw that other people had this problem as well."
Best Microphone Cables
Professional Series Noise Free Mic Cables. High Grade 21g Dual Copper Conductors & Shield.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The cable arrived in perfect condition with rugged XLR connectors that mate very well to my microphone and amp."
"I love family owned businesses and I hope that this company continues to produce good products."
"This is my 3rd set of cables I ordered from Amazon. I needed a lengthy cable for my requirement so ordered this one."
"The cable is a good thickness - not a flimsy cable."
"Arrived on time."
"This is a quality audio cable."
"I run an outdoor music show 2 blocks from the ocean near Myrtle Beach."
"I've had purchased cables at the same price range, even a little more pricey, that just seem loose and wiggle around after being plugged in."
Best Microphone Phantom Power Supplies
InnoGear Phantom Power Supply delivers reliable 48V DC phantom power for condenser microphones and transfer sound signal to sound card. Provides 48V DC phantom power for condenser mics. Balanced mic inputs and outputs to connect in-line with your mic and mixer. Low noise full-frequency response. On/off power switch and LED indicator. Durable, compact, all-metal housing. Single XLR input and output. Professional Phantom Power Supply delivers reliable 48V DC phantom power for condenser microphones and transfer sound signal to sound card.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Works well to add that phantom power - made my BM 800 condenser microphone crystal clear and audible."
"Works just as it is supposed to."
"It works and sounds great with my Neat Worker Bee!"
"I can tell the difference when I don't use phantom power during my recordings (I do audiobooks)."
"Does the job at a great price."
"Works perfectly and seems very well made."
"I had to turn down the Mic volume as to not blow out everyone's eardrums on conference calls."
"Glad I did enough legwork to understand the need for this item."