I'm looking into buying a microphone, is this a good choice?

[Insert Name Here²]

/title. I've been in the market for a good microphone for awhile now and I think I've found the one I want. It's the CAD U37 USB Studio Condenser Recording Microphone. The reason I'm getting one is for using it for Skype, Discord, Youtube videos, and a lot more things as well.

Is this a good pick? If not what would be a good suggestion? The microphone can not be over 50 dollars, at all. That and the microphone has to be on a tri-pod stand like this and have really great sound quality as well. Also before you link any, I do not want any headsets with mics built in or the Blue Snowball microphone. The headsets because I already have decent headphones and I've had past experience with those, the mic quality isn't as good as it seems and the headset isn't that comfortable. I don't want the snowball due to me not liking how it's styled at all, that and with it being extremely top heavy, I don't want it to tip over. Plus I dont have much desk space so that would take up a lot.

Edit: Yes I did watch quite a few video reviews with this microphone and I know how good the mic quality sounds as well

TLDR; I'm buying a mic is this good or not? If not post some suggestions that are good and are under 50 bucks

Thanks for readin

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[Daswiruch]

this video may or may not be of use to you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgU4xOXMNR8
includes mic tests with and without editing

[Insert Name Here²]

this video may or may not be of use to you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgU4xOXMNR8
includes mic tests with and without editing

I've already went through this video and the CAD U37 has better mic quality without editing than most of these mics (other than the snowball) Plus this mic also has a 10DB overload-protection which prevents loud sounds from being unbearable and it has bass-reduction which helps reduce background noise. Both of these are activated via switch so they're in your control

[Freek]

i have a CAD U37 and it sounds alright but i do use a resonant filter effect along with it just so it sounds better

[hillkill]

i would suggest the samson meteor mic. even if you can't afford it, save up and get it. the quality is about the same as a blue yeti, but a way lower price

[saevitia]

The U37 isn't necessarily a bad microphone, however you'll want to get a proper wind screen for it - and that'll add a small chunk ($6 USD to $10 USD) for a decent one. The frequently used wind screens include the DragonPad, which you can buy the U37 with, as with most microphones.

I personally would suggest the Snowball with a decent filter, but I understand what you're going at. Another microphone to look at, which leaves a bit of an easier price on yourself, would be the Tonor TN12499 and a pop filter. There's a review on the TN12499's page that provides a mic test and comparison to another microphone, as well.

Taking it a direct step to $49.99, you can pick up the Behringer C-1, which is honestly an incredibly good microphone to compare with, or go with hillkill's suggestion and save up for the Samson Meteor. You can find one listed on Reverb for $54.99 USD.

EDIT: Whilst you're against headset microphones and pre-installed microphones, I'd still suggest taking a look at the Sades brand in the case that your headphones fail and you still haven't made a decision.

[Insert Name Here²]

i would suggest the samson meteor mic. even if you can't afford it, save up and get it. the quality is about the same as a blue yeti, but a way lower price

Again, 50 dollars is my hard limit on price, sorry..

I personally would suggest the Snowball with a decent filter, but I understand what you're going at. Another microphone to look at, which leaves a bit of an easier price on yourself, would be the Tonor TN12499 and a pop filter. There's a review on the TN12499's page that provides a mic test and comparison to another microphone, as well.

I would think about that Tonor but the pick-up range is way too short for my liking. Due to my desk being cramp, the mic will have to be placed kinda far from my mouth (About a foot and a half) and when using the Tonor, it wouldn't be ideal, thanks for the suggestion though!

Also I could make my own pop-filter by using some VERY thin cloth and with some thick metal wire that my dad has and I can just make it that way and it should be fine. We're kinda low on funds so anything exceeding 50 dollars would be too much yeah

EDIT: Whilst you're against headset microphones and pre-installed microphones, I'd still suggest taking a look at the Sades brand in the case that your headphones fail and you still haven't made a decision.

I will book-mark that page so that if my headphones fail in between the time of getting the mic, I'll be able to look at them!

[ShadowsfeaR]

Condensers will always be the #1 mic type choice for vocal applications. For your budget, you probably have the best choice going for you as an all in one. It's certainly not optimal for a GREAT starter sound, but it will definitely be decent.

Disregard anyone saying snowball if you want a solid recording application. Snowballs are only ok for communication, but they lack the professionalism of sound for recording.

[Insert Name Here²]

Condensers will always be the #1 mic type choice for vocal applications. For your budget, you probably have the best choice going for you as an all in one. It's certainly not optimal for a GREAT starter sound, but it will definitely be decent.

Disregard anyone saying snowball if you want a solid recording application. Snowballs are only ok for communication, but they lack the professionalism of sound for recording.

Yeah that is what I'm going for. I've heard reviews about condensers being great for audio recording and everything. Also I'm only really disregarding the Snowball due to it being extremely top heavy and I really don't want it to fall down on me, and it has a reeeaaally weird shape that I'm not a fan of. Thanks for telling me all this

[Nikki]

Again, 50 dollars is my hard limit on price, sorry..

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but it's like 40

[hillkill]

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but it's like 40

the one i'm talking about is this

it's 70 dollars, but damn dude why is 50 dollars your limit? it's only 20 dollars more and you get a better quality than 90% of the stuff on the market.

[Nikki]

the one i'm talking about is

Ohhh, mixed them up. The one I posted is really good but it's probably not high professional quality.

[Insert Name Here²]

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but it's like 40

Oh I guess I was looking at the wrong one, sorry

I did some looking into this mic and it's kinda decent. The sound quality has that tone of like, low quality and good quality at the same time, it just sounds off in a way. That and with how it's shaped, if I want a pop filter I'll have to get one of those separate standing ones instead of a clip on and it doesn't look tripod compatible either

the one i'm talking about is this

it's 70 dollars, but damn dude why is 50 dollars your limit? it's only 20 dollars more and you get a better quality than 90% of the stuff on the market.

Because my parents aren't in the greatest economic standpoint and I asked them what the budget limit would be and they said it would be 50 dollars due to that

[hillkill]

ask them if you could do the $50 and offer to do some work around the house/yard for the other 20 for this mic. even if you need it right away, why would you want to settle with something garbage for the time being?

[Insert Name Here²]

ask them if you could do the $50 and offer to do some work around the house/yard for the other 20 for this mic. even if you need it right away, why would you want to settle with something garbage for the time being?

1: I can't do anything hard labor due to having a bad knee which I'm getting checkout out in a month. When I move or put weight on it I get horrible pain from it which prevents me from working
2: I don't buy things based on price, I buy based on quality. If there's a 20 headset with the quality of a 60 dollar, I'm getting the 20. If there's a microphone with the quality of a 90 dollar but it's 30, I'm getting the 30. I don't know about you but I've done quite a lot of research on microphones in the lower price range and the mic I posted in the OP is better than "garbage." Plus with a lower priced microphone, if it breaks then getting a new one won't put a huge dent in your wallet as getting an expensive one

50 dollars is my dead limit and I don't want to go over