Blue Yeti Nano Premium USB Mic for Recording, Streaming, Gaming, Podcasting on PC and Mac, Condenser Microphone with Blue VO!CE Effects, Cardioid and Omni, No-Latency Monitoring - Grey

I bought this because I do voiceovers on Youtube. I was using my Macbook Pro inbuilt 'studio quality' mic but have given it to my son and bought a Mac Mini so needed a microphone.I would recommend downloading the software that comes with this as importantly it gives various sound profiles- I like the broadcast 2 one I think it is called.The build quality is solid.Whilst I am sure it is not the best mic in the world, it is a good solid choice. The sound quality on my voiceovers is a definite big step up over Apple's supposedly studio microphone in the Macbook Pro. You do need to be quite close- about 6-10 inches to get the best sound for voiceovers but that is not a problem. Also gain needs to be up a bit.So the quality of the voiceover is now very high indeed on my Youtube videos. I have listened to some others, paying more attention on some quite big channels and they are using much inferior quality than this in some cases.

I recently purchased this mic to use for recording voiceovers for videos I make, commentary during gameplay and also for recording instruments.I have to say this mic excels at all three!Firstly, I was impressed by the ease of installation. I run a windows system and as soon as I plugged in the mic, it was recognised, installed and was ready to go. I tested it with a variety of audio programs and was able to use it with no hassle in all of them.The Nano has less features than the original Yeti, but if you are solely looking for a mic for gaming/Youtube/podcasts etc, I highly recommend this mic. Sound-wise I have heard no difference between the two in test videos I researched and the two recording settings the Nano offers are more than suitable for most situations.The Nano is compact, a lot smaller than the original Yeti, and its build quality is very nice, even though it may look a little "plasticy". Once plugged in it is pretty much ready to go, though I would recommend playing with a few settings such as gain to find the sweet spot for you. I am still doing this myself, though the sound I got straight away from the mic was well above anything I have previously recorded with a headset.As for gaming, this mic will pick up your keyboard and mouse. How loud they will come across is dependant on your setup. I suggest a mic stand to avoid vibrations from using your kayboard. I also purchased a pop filter with mine and would put this down as a must to prevent yourself headaches when recording p's and other "pop" letters. Having the mic away from my desk and in front of the keyboard has made it significantly quieter.All in all I highly recommend the Nano, for the sound quality alone!

This product was simply because I wanted a microphone to go with my new studio headphones for both gaming and business calls. The stand is amazing, almost entirely made of metal with a plastic clamp system to screw it onto the microphone. I removed mine from the stand and put it onto a boom arm using the supplied adaptor to the standard thread. The sound quality is perfect, maybe there could be more controls in the software however it is a USB microphone, if you need to have more control over the EQ and other effects, get an XLR with a mixer and that will be far more benefitial.Negatives are that the microphone has very little adjustment on the boom arm, there is no way to angle it exactly as you want unless mounted directly 90 degrees from your face. Also, it is a little unfortunate that the volume button on the microphone is for headphones as I have studio headphones that are wired into an amplifier instead so it is not used at all. Finally, the mute button is often hard to press resulting in the mic picking up noise and that being very loud for anyone on the other end.This microphone is not intended for studio use and is good for YouTube voice overs, gaming, streaming, Skype, discord and other social media however would struggle as a podcast mic or for recording vocals.Hope that helps.

Blue Yeti has a good reputation, which is well deserved.This Yeti Nano is smaller than the original Blue Yeti, but the quality is pretty much the same.As the Nano is smaller, it is actually much nicer on your desk and easier to transport if needed.I also like the fact that he has a more recent mini-USB plug on the microphone, instead of the old square USB on the original bigger Blue Yeti.The on/off volume button at the front has a quality feel and is super easy to operate. It is also so useful to mute/unmute yourself during video call, without anyone noticing (as you don't have to use the mute feature of the software like Zoom and so on).The stand provided is strong and heavy and for my usage is enough. I have the microphone on my desk and don't need an extra arm (even so I type on my keyboard during my videos call).It is definitely worth paying the extra money to have such a quality microphone, as the sound quality now on my professional calls is so so so good!

I have the original BluYeti Mic and it's the best I have ever used. The Nano version is equally as good as the original. The only difference is that it has a fewer less sound settings. I tried it out making a recording for a video and the sound is perfect. All in all it's a very powerful mic for half the size of the original.

I've always had the big Blue Yeti mics, but they're very heavy and I travel a lot. This was an excellent travel alternative. Very happy with the sound quality. It's still quite weighty, but nowhere near as heavy as the full mic. Feels good quality. Perfect for voicing over videos. Very happy.