{"id":10701,"date":"2012-05-10T17:42:12","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T22:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebrewaudio.com\/?p=10701"},"modified":"2012-05-10T17:42:12","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T22:42:12","slug":"review-of-the-blue-snowball-usb-microphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.homebrewaudio.co\/wp\/2012\/05\/10\/review-of-the-blue-snowball-usb-microphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of The Blue Snowball USB Microphone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_27949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27949\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XufPRS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27949 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Blue-Snowball-200.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Snowball mic\" width=\"200\" height=\"251\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XufPRS\">Blue Snowball<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XufPRS\"><em>The Snowball<\/em><\/a>, by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluemic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Blue Microphones<\/em><\/a>, is a large diaphragm USB condenser microphone that is, at the very least, unique in shape and appearance.\u00a0 I can say that I&#8217;ve never used a spherical microphone before, so I looked even more forward to testing it out than usual.<br \/>\nThe first thing I noticed was that the actual mic was larger than I thought it would be, having only seen pictures of it.\u00a0 It is about as large as a softball, about 4 inches in diameter.\u00a0 It has a standard microphone stand coupling (hole) so you can use any stand you have.\u00a0 But it comes with a shiny chrome tripod desk stand as seen in the picture on the left, with rubber feet, which helps prevent noise from the desk traveling through the stand and into the mic.\u00a0 This makes it very handy for voice-over applications and as well as computer communication for use with as Skype, and other on-line conferencing applications.<\/p>\n<h3>The Specs<\/h3>\n<p>The Snowball is a 44.1KHz\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewaudio.com\/8403\/16-bit-audio-recording-what-the-heck-does-it-mean\/\">16-bit mic<\/a>.\u00a0 In digital audio sound must be converted to ones and zeros (digital).\u00a0 USB mics have converters built right into them, which is what makes them so handy.\u00a0 Standard mics must be plugged into a separate interface with converters inside.\u00a0 Motherboard sound cards also have converters, but they are of low quality and not recommended for recording.\u00a0\u00a0 Anyway, moving on with the specs.<br \/>\nThere is a switch on the back of the mic with 3 positions.\u00a0 The manual reveals these 3 positions to be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First Position &#8211; activates cardioid capsule<\/li>\n<li>Second Position &#8211; activates the cardioid capsule with a -10dB PAD<\/li>\n<li>Third Position &#8211; activates the omni capsule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So this microphone has two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewaudio.com\/8824\/directional-and-omnidirectional-microphones-what-are-they-good-for\/\">pickup patterns<\/a>, cardioid and omni-directional.\u00a0 That&#8217;s pretty darned cool.\u00a0 Cardioid means it picks up sound best that is in front of the mic, rejecting what&#8217;s behind and to the sides of it.\u00a0 This helps keep noise down.\u00a0 Most mics default to that pickup pattern.\u00a0 Omni-directional is just what it sounds like.\u00a0 It picks up sound equally from all directions &#8211; behind, below, above, etc. &#8211; a 360-degree sphere.\u00a0 This setting is useful for small singing groups (can gather around the mic), conferences, interviews, and environmental recordings (using a laptop I guess).\u00a0 A word of warning about the <em>omni<\/em> setting though &#8211; if your recording space is not ideal, the <em>omni<\/em> pattern will pick up a lot more noise and room echo\/reverb than the cardioid pattern.<br \/>\nSet up was a breeze.\u00a0 I was wondering how to adjust the angle and tried shifting it around.\u00a0 To my delight it reacted exactly as I had hoped, swiveling on a ball-and-socket joint built into the mic.\u00a0 Very nice.<br \/>\nI tried it on a Windows 7 (32-bit) machine, attaching and plugging in the included USB cable.\u00a0 Windows automatically installed the driver when I plugged int the cable, in about 15 seconds, and it showed up as an audio device called<em> Blue Snowball<\/em>\u00a0 in <em>Devices and Printers<\/em>.<br \/>\nNext I opened <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reaper.fm\/\"><em>Reaper<\/em><\/a>, my standard recording software program, to actually test out how it sounded.\u00a0 First I wanted to see if it showed up as an available mic, so I went to <em>Preferences<\/em> (Ctrl-P), changed the A<em>udio system<\/em> to &#8220;DirectSound&#8221; (it had been set to ASIO for my <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2G3vByh\">Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Interface<\/a>), and voila!\u00a0 Under <em>Input Device<\/em> was &#8220;Microphone (Blue Snowball).&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0 Excellent and so very easy.<\/p>\n<h3>How Does It Sound?<\/h3>\n<p>The first thing I wanted to check for was the low-level hiss I have noticed in all the USB mic I&#8217;ve used to date.\u00a0 The result?\u00a0 Holy cow!\u00a0 I couldn&#8217;t believe how quiet the Snowball was, especially compared to the Samson C01U USB mic, which is a comparable product, even costing the same.\u00a0 The Snowball is $69.99 and I picked up the C01U at Best Buy for $70.<br \/>\nSo the first thing I did was record a of seconds of silence with both mics.\u00a0 Then I recorded my voice into both mics, reading the same short passage.*\u00a0 The result was still pretty amazing.\u00a0 The hiss is quite loud in the Samson, where there is no hiss at all in the Snowball.\u00a0 In fact, you can actually hear the clock on my wall ticking in the Snowball sample.\u00a0 Take a listen to both samples below.<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10701-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/HBAAudios\/C01U-Silence.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/HBAAudios\/C01U-Silence.mp3\">https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/HBAAudios\/C01U-Silence.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\n<strong>Samson C01U &#8211; silence only<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10701-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/HBAAudios\/Snowball-Silence.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/HBAAudios\/Snowball-Silence.mp3\">https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/HBAAudios\/Snowball-Silence.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\n<strong>Snowball\u00a0 &#8211; silence only<\/strong><br \/>\nHow did the voice recordings sound?\u00a0 Well this is where it gets interesting.\u00a0 Though they both sounded good, the Samson C01U sounded a bit better to me, more balanced and full.\u00a0 I also noticed that the Snowball picked up more of the room sound (a bit echo-y).\u00a0 However, the Snowball was much better at not over-emphasizing plosives (p-pops), which is a big plus in my book.\u00a0 Normally, even using a pop-filter in front of a mic, I still have to edit out the p-pops in my vocal recordings.\u00a0 Not only did I not need a pop-filter for the Snowball, but there was no need to edit them out as usual.**<br \/>\nUpon double-checking I discovered that the Samson&#8217;s pickup pattern is actually &#8220;hyper-cardioid,&#8221; (compared just &#8220;cardioid&#8221; for the Snowball), which means that it will pick up less room sound from the back and sides of the mic, but also make it more sensitive to plosives.\u00a0 This explains why the Snowball sample had more room sound in it, but fewer problems with the popping &#8220;Ps&#8221;.\u00a0 Listen to the 2 samples below.<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10701-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/HBAAudios\/C01Uvoice.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/HBAAudios\/C01Uvoice.mp3\">https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/HBAAudios\/C01Uvoice.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\n<strong>Samson C01U<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; voice recording<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10701-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/HBAAudios\/Snowball-voice.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/HBAAudios\/Snowball-voice.mp3\">https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/HBAAudios\/Snowball-voice.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\n<strong>Snowball &#8211; voice recording<\/strong><br \/>\nThey&#8217;re both very good, just different.\u00a0 And at least some of that difference is explained by the different pickup patterns.\u00a0 Looking at several reviews on the web comparing these same two mics, I found that some folks preferred the Snowball and others liked the Samson better.\u00a0 I think this is a case of personal preference.<\/p>\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<p>Overall I give the Snowball high marks.\u00a0 It gets maximum style points &#8211; it just looks cool.\u00a0 It also generated less self-noise than any other USB mic I&#8217;ve used.\u00a0 And on the most important scale &#8211; sound quality &#8211; the Snowball is very good, especially for the price.\u00a0 To find out more, or purchase one of your own, click here: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XufPRS\">Blue Snowball USB Microphone.<\/a><br \/>\n* I &#8220;normalized&#8221; the levels of both mics to make sure the differences in noise volume were not affected by sensitivity and gain differences.<br \/>\n** I did not use a pop-filter with either mic in either test recording, nor did I edit them out.\u00a0 This allows you to hear how prevalent they are in the Samson but not in the Snowball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Snowball, by Blue Microphones, is a large diaphragm USB condenser microphone that is, at the very least, unique in shape and appearance.\u00a0 I can say that I&#8217;ve never used a spherical microphone before, so I looked even more forward to testing it out than usual. 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