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Streaming has never been more approachable than it is right now. Regardless of the type of content you want to stream, the right equipment is readily available and in most cases relatively easy to set up. In this beginner’s guide, we’re going to take a look at the different tools and equipment you’re going to need in order to get started on your journey to become a streamer.
Getting Started
Most conventional streaming setups include a web camera, microphone, streaming software, and a capable PC with a stable internet connection. Depending on
The popularity of podcasting has skyrocketed in recent years. While many facets are involved in making a successful podcast, undoubtedly one of the most important is the microphone. However, with so many factors to consider, from budgets and solo or multi-person setups to technical specs like capsule types, pickup patterns, and onboard controls, the options can sometimes seem overwhelming.
Fear not! B&H has you covered in your endeavor to weed through the options and produce engaging content. In this article, we’ll discuss some of the key
The year 2020 intensely changed the landscape for office employees, sending masses of people home to handle conferencing, collaboration, meetings, interviews, and even high-profile presentations from their personal spaces, be they makeshift offices in miniscule apartments or dedicated rooms in sprawling vacation homes. To make a great impression and command attention in such situations, your voice should sound as clear, present, and intelligible as it would in person; for that you need a high-quality microphone that won’t bog you down with a
Zoom, Hangouts, BlueJeans, Slack, and Teams. These are words that have taken on a whole new significance over the past few weeks. With so many of us now relying on livestreaming, video chat, and video conferences, the quality of connection and the quality of your image is increasingly important. It may be time to upgrade from the camera in your computer or the basic webcam that has been dangling off the side of your monitor for all these years. Joking aside, appearing clear, in focus, and well-lit is crucial when impressions are being made,
So, you know someone interested in SoundCloud Rap. Maybe it’s your son, daughter, niece, or nephew. Maybe it’s a little brother or sister. Whoever it is, your little buddy—or “Lil’ Bud” for short—is showing all the signs of SoundCloud mania: they’re dying their hair a new color every day, and they’re holding a tattoo gun up to their face as you read this.
You won’t let them ink up their cheek, of course. But you will encourage creativity wherever it may be found. Thus, you’d like to buy them a gift to facilitate their dream of making paper and
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When it comes to USB microphones, Blue makes some of the most versatile and best-sounding capsules in the category. Now the company is taking its designs to new dimensions with the Blue Yeti X, available at B&H. This microphone provides four capsules to give you a wide array of polar patterns: omnidirectional, cardioid, bidirectional, and stereo. What does this mean for you?
First and foremost, you have many choices when it comes to
Unless you only deal with instrumental music, vocals play a big part in your productions. Whether you record singers, rappers, background vocalists, or voice talent for video games, animation, film, or audiobooks, the tracks need to somehow stand out and blend in. To get tone that’s big and natural, a top-notch vocal recording chain can be the inimitable key. With gear from Neumann, SSL, Rupert Neve Designs, and many others, there are bountiful choices for creating your own favorite vocal chain. Need some examples? Read on!
Change Mics in the
If you feel the urge to podcast, you’re not alone. This fast-growing form of entertainment is virtually free of gate-keepers; all you need is a bright idea and some basic audio tools to get started. But what are these tools?
Well, it depends on the kind of podcast you’d like to make. If you’re running a one-person show, you don’t need much. But someone orchestrating a four-person panel requires a more complicated setup.
In the next few paragraphs, we’re going to break it down and make it simple: whether you see yourself making solo podcasts or
So, you got a friend. Maybe a niece, nephew, or kid of your own. Perhaps a grandchild, and you want your gifts to feel more relevant than the usual newspaper clipping and check for fifty bucks. And what’s this—your little buddy is making videos now? On YouTube? From the videos, it looks like they’ve got the video and lighting figured out, but maybe they could some help in the audio department.
If that’s the case, you can easily swoop in—cool friend or parental figure that you are—and get them something both useful and cool, something that’ll
Looking for a multi-pattern USB condenser microphone that’s quite a lot smaller than the competition, yet doesn’t compromise on sonics? Well, Blue has a treat for you, with the Yeti Nano microphones.
Blue Yeti Nano Multi-Pattern USB Condenser Microphone
This multi-pattern mic employs two proprietary capsules to give
Put down the pasta and drop the spaghetti—Blue is releasing a whole new Yeti! Called the Yeti Nano, this microphone is geared toward podcasters, YouTubers, Twitchers, lovers of high-quality Skype phone calls, and haters of XLR cables (it's a USB microphone). Yes, you're sure to get a more dynamic sound out of this USB microphone over previous Yetis, thanks in no small part to its ability to capture 24-bit audio. This allows you to record yourself at a lower level without worrying about nasty distortion in the signal; recording in this manner,
Skype could be considered the best—and worst—thing to ever happen to podcasting. The ability to interview guests remotely is, of course, invaluable. Horrendous audio due to digital artifacts and bad microphones? Not so much. While the pros and cons of Skype recording are stark in contrast, it is certainly possible to maximize the benefits, while minimizing the drawbacks.
While probably the most common, Skype is just one of many voice over IP (VoIP) systems that you can use to interview podcast guests remotely. So, most of the tips here
With their eye-catching aesthetics and clean, detailed sound, Blue’s microphones have been a respected part of the pro audio world since 1995. In a previous announcement, we had shed some light on the company’s Spark SL microphone, but now the company is issuing a new take on the mic—the Blackout Spark SL—so we here at B&H think it’s time to revisit this plucky project-studio microphone.
Suitable for voice-over work, singing,
Active noise cancellation can be a beautiful thing, especially in headphones. Suddenly, that office mate with the high, screechy voice in the cubical kitty-cornered from you has been silenced, replaced by the dulcet tones of whatever you really want to hear. Blue, a company famous for its microphones and headphones, offers a pair of headphones with proprietary active noise cancellation technology built right in. Moreover, these Blue headphones are Bluetooth-enabled for wireless listening.
Additionally, headphone amplifiers have been built into
With their recognizable design and precise, nuanced sound, Blue microphones have been a well-regarded part of the pro audio scene for quite some time. Luckily for us, the company has implemented a few changes on three of its classic large-diaphragm condensers, giving you a switchable high-pass filter at 100 Hz and a -20 dB pad in the Bluebird SL,