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If you've ever gone to the computer shop and purchased a low-cost microphone for your computer you may have been less than pleased with the recording results. Granted, these units can be gotten for five or ten bucks and they do work well enough for some things, but if you're looking for accurate sound reproduction and excellent tonal quality they fall short. The Snowball Microphone, however, is in a class of it's own. Here's why.
This is a USB plug-in mic that works coming right out of the box and it works exceptionally well at quality sound reproduction. There is no additional software required and no drivers need to be installed. When they say 'plug and play' they mean what they say.
As with most things these days, one sure way to get an indication of a product's actual performance is to go online and read some user reviews. There are hundreds of such reviews for this microphone on the Internet and after reading the first dozen or two it becomes apparent that buyers LIKE this item. It works well, is easy to operate and isn't very expensive to buy.
One unprecedented feature of the Snowball is its dual-capture design that allows it to capture sound in three different modes... from soft vocals to pounding live-rock music. The clean sound reproduction it delivers is free from both distortion and feedback. It's ideal for recording live music, Podcasts, conversations or live chats.
The Snowball is also very cool looking and quite unique in its physical design. It's fashioned in a retro-sense, like the way microphones looked in 'the old days'. In fact, it actually sort of looks like the one Dave uses on the Letterman Show.
This unit is compatible with both Mac and PC computers, runs with any of the more recent operating systems and only requires 64 MB of RAM. It comes complete with the USB cord and a tripod mic stand that just adds to the unit's attractiveness. It's available in several colors including white, black and aluminum.
