Blue Yeti
Element type: Condenser
A USB condenser microphone with switchable pickup patterns and an integrated stand.
Brand
Microphone manufacturer known for the USB Yeti and Snowball ranges, and for the Blue Yeti condenser microphone.
Coverage
Element type: Condenser
A USB condenser microphone with switchable pickup patterns and an integrated stand.
Related research
The Yeti is a recorded USB condenser with four switchable pickup patterns and built in headphone monitoring.
The MV7 is a recorded dynamic USB and XLR microphone with cardioid pickup and built in headphone monitoring.
The microphone choice is mostly an element choice. A dynamic microphone forgives an untreated room, while a condenser gives more options in a quiet one.
The element type decides how a microphone behaves in a room, so it comes first. The recorded Blue Yeti and Shure MV7 are used as worked examples.
A dynamic cardioid microphone with USB and XLR against a USB condenser with four selectable pickup patterns, compared on the recorded element and outputs.
The Blue Yeti records a USB condenser with four selectable patterns, built in headphone monitoring and an integrated stand.
A USB condenser microphone with four selectable pickup patterns and built-in headphone monitoring, reviewed from the recorded element type, patterns.
A dynamic cardioid microphone that records both USB and XLR connections and built-in headphone monitoring, reviewed from the recorded element type.