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 enlarge | Brand: Blue
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $79.00
Buy New: $68.95
You Save: $10.05 (13%)
New (6) from $68.95
Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 366
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 6 x 4 x 2.4
Blue Microphones, a leading innovator in microphone technology and design, follow on the success of their popular Snowball Professional USB Microphone with a new portable design, aptly dubbed the Snowflake. The Snowflake is the first professional quality portable USB mic and embodies everything Blue has become known for; stylish looks and exceptional sonic quality. Blue has combined a USB bus powered capsule with a class compliant design to make the Snowflake truly plug and play on both Mac and
Warranty: 1 year, tubes 90 days
MPN: SNOWFLAKE
Model: BLU SNOWFLAKE
UPC: 836213001899
EAN: 0836213001899
ASIN: B0012AUHXW
Release Date: April 25, 2008
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 Blue Microphones Snowflake USB Microphone August 8, 2008
Sheila Aumiller (Delray Beach, FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I ordered this mic to use with "Skype", calling my parents in the UK. It is AMAZING quality. If the mic is several feet away, I can chat away and my voice is heard loud and clear in England! I thought perhaps it was too much money to spend on a laptop mic but now I am delighted that I chose this route. I have nothing but praise for this product and it was delivered to me very promptly. The mic sits on itself and then can be spun around for quick storage.... great design. Thanks.
Sheila.
 Makes a good Voip mic. August 4, 2008
TC (SRQ)
Making a call using the internet works great with this microphone. Then when you're done it folds up nicely and packs away until the next use.
A Good Mic, maybe too Good July 16, 2008
KMW (Indiana, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I got this mic for recording podcasts and web-based training presentations. The installation is a snap and its small size is ideal for when I am traveling.
My only complaint about this mic is that it seems to pick up lots of room noise. This is probably a good thing if you are recording music, but for voice I don't want it picking up road noise and computer fans. I've been able to reduce some of this, but I can't control what's going on outside (mowing, cars, etc).
I'm keeping the mic, I do really like it. I just wish it had more software controls (maybe a custom driver available) to optimize the mic for the environment I am stuck recording in.
Professional Results With a USB Mic July 12, 2008
Welles Goodrich (Santa Cruz, CA United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is the best modestly priced microphone I've ever tried. I spent 17 years associated with a public radio station and all our mics were analog which, in my estimation were fuller and richer than any digital product but I have to say that the Snowflake surely provides an excellent recorded result. It was equally valuable when using MacSpeech and Dragon Naturally Speaking dictation software as well. It is only somewhat directional as it is meant to be placed some distance away from the speaker, several feet still yielded an excellent result. In fact it could be used centrally to record a conference by leaving the mic flat in the case as you see it pictured.
The only downside I discovered had to do with my recording environment. The Snowflake is was sensitive enough that you really need a quiet room for all ambient noise is recorded as well. So if you have a quiet recording area which doesn't require without a noise canceling headset mic, this little unit is probably the best value you'll ever find. Oh yes, you can't use a set of computer driven speakers as a monitor if they are placed too closely to the Snowflake. Feedback is a real issue because of the sensitivity.
Very good computer mic July 1, 2008
Dominick
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I use this Blue Snowflake mic only for voice recording (spoken word, not singing) with my desktop computer. While it costs twice as much as a Logitech mic I returned, it is twice as good. The Logitech sounded very hollow in comparison.
The Snowflake is powered by the USB port on a computer and sets up easily. You may have to fiddle with your sound setup to enable it for some applications. I use it to record with the Audacity free software wav editor, which sometimes doesn't recognize it until it is unplugged and plugged in again after my computer is turned off.
It reproduces speech clearly, and I would be excellent for pod casting or other live applications. However, because of its reproductive clarity, recordings made with it can be improved significantly. This is easily done with the Audacity software. After you record, you can amplify, remove computer fan noise, and equalize for a professional sounding spoken word recording.
This mic is well made and compact in design. It can be twisted around to sit on a desk, hung on a laptop or held in your hand. For the best voice recording quality, and to avoid popping, use a folded hanky over the grill and hold it a few inches away. However, it can easily pick up sound a couple feet away, if used for live pod casting.
For convenience, size, and good spoken word recording quality, this mic is an excellent value for only $60. You would need to spend two or three times or more for a non USB condenser or dynamic mic to produce similar sound quality.
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