For the last month, I've had my Blue Yeti set to the full room setting (not the carioid) because any time I used Cardioid, everyone said I sounded like crap. I was just so unhappy with how I sounded on this Blue Yeti. A few videos said Blue Yetis are just not good for streaming and are more for like round table discussions, so I was like, "Okay, guess I'll just stick with the Blue Yeti until I get my stream setup finished, and then buy one of those 300 dollar mics that are super popular". Well, at 1:55 you literally solved my problem. I don't know how all the other videos I watched managed to not explain I was actually speaking into the back of the mic this whole time. Goddam man... goddam. THANK YOU.
@@Domdoenbaby , I think I tried talking into different ends, but my friends said they heard no difference. Not to blame them, but I think they weren't even paying attention, so I probably should have tested it myself with playback.
@@DemothHymside you were probably using the omni-directional mode. cardiod mode, the most popular mode for streaming and gaming which helps isolate background noises takes sound from only the front of the mic. when using the omni-directional mode, sounds from all around the mic are picked up. refer back to the guide you got in the packaging or google the 4 modes.
This video helped me understand my microphone tremendously better. This having been my first ever microphone, I was completely lost. Thanks so much for the help, this made things so much easier.
I literally opened up my Yeti from Amazon, and was disappointed by the acutely anorexic manual. I found this awesome video and was quite amazed at well it was made. Thank you so much. I have to do recordings ASAP for a TH-cam channel and you answered every single question I had! I had no idea what the gain function did, or what side to use, etc...
I know I'm coming in late here, but god do I wish I had this kind of comprehensive breakdown 7 years ago. Thanks for making this information so accessible. 😊
Excellent video. Simple and straight to the point without a lot of extra unneeded dialogue. I'm new to this game and just got my microphone, but I did find out that I have everything that I needed. Many good tips here. Thanks so much for a well done video.
Thanks, I really appreciated the tips, while I was listening I was playing with Audacity to see the differences in what I was doing compared to your suggested. They were all spot on.
Super informative, I had heard some derogatory reviews whilst others had the Blue Yeti at the top of their list. Your information has given me more confidence in making my decision to purchase one. Thank you.
The best tips I've ever gotten. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. As melhores dicas que já obtive. Grato por compartilhar seu conhecimento.
I'm about to start another TH-cam channel with myself talking and this video is exactly what I needed. I've even told people on my contact list about this video. Great Video. You won a subscriber.
Thanks a ton. I watched your video about using this mic with an XLR conversion into a scarlet 4i4, but was very happy to know its better off keeping it as a USB mic. I then watched this video, and ordered a nice kit on amazon that has the shock mount, a boom arm, pop filter and all the cable ties. Thank you for also pointing out i had the damn thing backwards. You're the best! have a great day!
I just got my blue Yeti and this was so helpful in directing me to get the best from it! will continue to practice as I go towards recording webinars.......thanks so very much and your video is welcoming, informative, and usable! thanks again!!!!!
Its sooooo reassuring to know Im not the only clueless person here stumbling their way through the minefield that is learning about microphones!🙈 Very helpful video. Thank you. 👍
Thank you so much for this video. I bought the Blue Yeti I want to say almost a year ago and I have admittedly been making a lot of these mistakes. I just ordered a windscreen that's coming in a few days and I'm hoping it'll help a little bit, but definitely need to position it more off to the side and not directly in front of me. Unfortunately a stand/boom arm and shock mount aren't quite in my budget just yet (hopefully one day, just not today). I've been playing around with putting the mic on its factory stand on a stack of books to bring it closer to my face. I have yet to film any videos for my channel using that method yet, but it looks like it'll do for now. I used to hold it, but I am very expressive with my hands so that method was doing more harm than good in my case because I was moving the mic away from me quite a bit or it was never placed at a consistent distance or position making the audio very disjointed. Also I have been talking into the top of it or the back of it or somehow both at the same time. Oh boy. I've been a mess with this mic.
I thought you said, "Cat Hair Creative" ! I thought, "huh that's quirky but Im into it" hahah this video really educated me. I appreciate it. nice fast pace too! BRAVOOOO
I can't understand how many have not just tried out the different patterns and spoke into the mic and listened....this is reading comments here, not the vid which is helpful.
I always try to remember when I first got started with audio. For the most part, I was just happy to get a recording on the computer. For YEARS, I did everything backwards and incorrectly. I never knew or noticed the difference between a lot of settings or methods. Looking back, it's pretty cringy. I try to remember that most people don't have a mentor or teacher, they're just stumbling around trying to do their best.
Thank you. Very informative. I just got my blue yeti today and was looking for how to properly use it to get the best sound. This video gave an excellent education in under 10 minutes. I just ordered an adjustable mic stand, foam windscreen and shock mount. I also appreciate the no cost simple acoustic "treatment" of put a towel on the desktop. I have a glass desktop it's a hard surface, sound for sure will bounce off of it. Putting a thick towel on the desk will at least eliminate that one acoustic issue and it's the one sitting right in front of me so it's a good one to get rid of.
Extremely helpful video, you went through everything and I finally found what I was looking for. The tip about how to fix the echoish sound from my yeti helped a lot bc it makes my audio recordings sound 10x worse.
I Always wondered why my voice was so quiet turns out speaking to the top of the mic was a terrible idea on my behalf so thank you for that tip 10/10 very helpful
The tips in your video are quality advice and overall very useful. Only one thing about what you said though bugs me a bit. Thats when you said at the beginning of the video that the Blue Yeti is one of the best microphones on the market. I can't help but strongly disagree with that statement and here is why. Sound quality wise i agree that it does sound great. Unless its being played back through above average speakers that can perform to a high enough level you can actually hear the difference between one quality mic and another. That being said most people watch TH-cam videos on their phone, laptop or desktop computer. Usually with built in speakers in their phone, laptop or desktop monitor. If you compare the Blue Yeti to a Sennheiser, Rode or other competing high end mics. On the average speaker setup they literally sound so similar you can't really tell a noticeable difference between one and the other. They all sound good and have that professional sound to them. So i cant say that the Blue Yeti is one of the best mics solely on sound quality because thats really a subjective and a low bar to achieve now days. What you really have to judge what makes a mic one of the best in reality is price vs build quality. When taking this factor into consideration the Blue Yeti is actually a terrible mic. A lot of the higher end mics like i said will achieve the same professional sound quality. But they are usually cheaper and are built with way higher quality components. For 129.99$ price the Blue Yeti is marked at it has the cheapest capsules inside it that look like they are made out of plastic and hot glued together at random angles. Compare that to a Sennheiser that have all metal beautiful capsules that look as good as they sound. I don't believe in a bad product i only believe in a bad price. That being said, if the Blue Yeti was price at 50-60$ i would say you are getting what you pay for. At 130$ there are a lot better options quality wise and Blue Yeti is not even in the top 10.
I thought buying shock mount for my blue yeti, but i noticed that i have windowsill so perfect next to my desk, so that the vibrations from table doesnt effect my boom arm at all. Good video, keep up the good work 💪
Great job. I had no idea what the best mode was for recording. I have a stand-up deck where the Yeti comes up to head level, but I'm video recording from 3-4 feet away. You mentioned the preferred distance was a "fist" away. I record content for LinkedIn B2B video posts and didn't want the microphone in the post. Am I doomed to inferior voice/audio?
I use cardioid and have very minimal gain, and even have the nVIDIA BROADCAST noise cancellation enabled on BlueVO!CE but it still picks up keyboard clacks and mouse clicks when I paly things back
Who knew? This was helpful. The only issue though is those who have volume settings on their end if your gain is turned all the way up; it really amplifies it which means you have to turn the gain back to for the microphone, or honestly maybe they just have their volume ALL the way up.
Thanks man Ive been struggling with this mic even with shock mount and boom arm. My issue was I had the gain knob almost max. Also bonus points to you for actually using the yeti for the entirety of the vid. I had to go thru several videos before I landed here because youtubers were reviewing it unplugged…and they only had certain parts of the vid with yeti audio. Cheers
Excellent video my friend. I am getting ready to start a podcast and keeping it simple initially. Is there a cable that will connect this directly to an iPhone 12? Thanks!
Do you have a ceiling fan if so how are you avoiding the noise when speaking. The Noise gate is only helping when I am not speaking. But when I am speaking it picks up the background noise
Thanks for the tips on most of them. However, there's one last problem that's not discussed from the video that I wish could really help me: When it came to installing the Blue Yeti drive on my Windows 10/11, I get this exclamation error on my Device Management that says it's not found (I did the reset method and it still shows it) and I had to resort to using the crummy Realtek audio jack for microphone sounds. I hope you cover that part eventually.
The Nano is the one I bought. And it works really well. Not overly complex. Just plug and play. Learned the hard way not to install the additional Software drivers. And picking the right USB port helps too. Not all USB slots are the same. So I’d suggest knowing your hardware before you do the first setup.
We'd love to see a photo of your setup!
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For the last month, I've had my Blue Yeti set to the full room setting (not the carioid) because any time I used Cardioid, everyone said I sounded like crap. I was just so unhappy with how I sounded on this Blue Yeti.
A few videos said Blue Yetis are just not good for streaming and are more for like round table discussions, so I was like, "Okay, guess I'll just stick with the Blue Yeti until I get my stream setup finished, and then buy one of those 300 dollar mics that are super popular".
Well, at 1:55 you literally solved my problem. I don't know how all the other videos I watched managed to not explain I was actually speaking into the back of the mic this whole time. Goddam man... goddam. THANK YOU.
OH NOOO!!!!!!
no offence im glad you fixed it but how did u not atleast try rotating the mic 😭😭
@@Domdoenbaby , I think I tried talking into different ends, but my friends said they heard no difference. Not to blame them, but I think they weren't even paying attention, so I probably should have tested it myself with playback.
@@DemothHymside you were probably using the omni-directional mode. cardiod mode, the most popular mode for streaming and gaming which helps isolate background noises takes sound from only the front of the mic. when using the omni-directional mode, sounds from all around the mic are picked up. refer back to the guide you got in the packaging or google the 4 modes.
Why does no one ever read the manual? It's explained in like the first few sentences.
Why can’t every “helpful” video be this helpful?
Right
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Ikr bru this is so much better
I dislike everybody except for this human
For real.. I miss dislikes just because they saved me time!
But this video actually has useful and clear tips!
This video helped me understand my microphone tremendously better. This having been my first ever microphone, I was completely lost. Thanks so much for the help, this made things so much easier.
Now i know why my friends blue yeti sounds trash while my sisters sounds like godness
Very well explained, although half of the "Mistakes" are you just needing to buy more shit.
That they conveniently have links to...
@@LuckyBleeder146 Thats not true. But okay
Almost returned this microphone after buying it. Followed your video’s recommendations and the difference is amazing. Thank you!!
@oneconcerned it was pretty clear to me tbh
@@theoutsiderjess1869 ya it was
Hahaha
Damn it. I have literally been making ALL these mistakes 😂😂
Great video! Thank you.
I was completely clueless. This helped alot with my streaming
I literally opened up my Yeti from Amazon, and was disappointed by the acutely anorexic manual. I found this awesome video and was quite amazed at well it was made. Thank you so much. I have to do recordings ASAP for a TH-cam channel and you answered every single question I had! I had no idea what the gain function did, or what side to use, etc...
you gettin paid to mention amazon or they got a special model hhaha
Thanks!
That sink tap and garden hose analogy was very good.
I know I'm coming in late here, but god do I wish I had this kind of comprehensive breakdown 7 years ago. Thanks for making this information so accessible. 😊
Excellent video. Simple and straight to the point without a lot of extra unneeded dialogue. I'm new to this game and just got my microphone, but I did find out that I have everything that I needed. Many good tips here. Thanks so much for a well done video.
Thanks, I really appreciated the tips, while I was listening I was playing with Audacity to see the differences in what I was doing compared to your suggested. They were all spot on.
Glad it helped!
Love your detailed descriptions and examples. Great job man. Thank you for taking your own personal time to upload this for all of us.
Super informative, I had heard some derogatory reviews whilst others had the Blue Yeti at the top of their list. Your information has given me more confidence in making my decision to purchase one. Thank you.
I just bought my Blue Yeti mic to begin my business and I really enjoyed the tips. Thank you!
Glad to hear. Good luck with your business!
OMG!! Thank you! This was the 6th video I watched to troubleshoot my Yeti mic and you are the only one who gave me the answer to my issue!
I downloaded a whole bunch of audio panels and extensions to make it sound better but after watching this my mic finally sounds good
Need to do voice recording for work. Just got BY mic. As a novice, this overview is so helpful! Thank you!
I just bought my yeti microphone, I am going to apply all yout advices, many thanks for the video man!!
Love how you explain things!! Perfect review!! Just got a blue yeti so I needed this!
I just got a blue yeti for Christmas and this video is sooo helpful! Thank you so much!
First time a video was so helpful I actually watched the ads lol ty for being so knowledgeable
The best tips I've ever gotten. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge.
As melhores dicas que já obtive. Grato por compartilhar seu conhecimento.
Fun fact. If you play this video at 1.25x speed he sounds like a normal guy. 😂
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼! Saved my life! I fell asleep 17 times before seeing this comment 🤣
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I'm about to start another TH-cam channel with myself talking and this video is exactly what I needed. I've even told people on my contact list about this video. Great Video. You won a subscriber.
Great video! What about the Yeticaster? It's a desk mount, how to properly set it up?
Thanks a ton. I watched your video about using this mic with an XLR conversion into a scarlet 4i4, but was very happy to know its better off keeping it as a USB mic. I then watched this video, and ordered a nice kit on amazon that has the shock mount, a boom arm, pop filter and all the cable ties. Thank you for also pointing out i had the damn thing backwards. You're the best! have a great day!
Love watching people speak into the end.
It’s a classic
Thank you so much for sharing these useful tips! just a question, is it a need to use a headset while you are recording videos in yourlaptop?
I just got my blue Yeti and this was so helpful in directing me to get the best from it! will continue to practice as I go towards recording webinars.......thanks so very much and your video is welcoming, informative, and usable! thanks again!!!!!
I actually prefer the “bassy & boomy” sound 😅 just ordered a Yeti can’t wait to put away my lavalier. Thanks for the tips!
Best video I've found that explains how to properly use the Blue Yeti. Thank you!
Its sooooo reassuring to know Im not the only clueless person here stumbling their way through the minefield that is learning about microphones!🙈 Very helpful video. Thank you. 👍
Thank you so much for this video. I bought the Blue Yeti I want to say almost a year ago and I have admittedly been making a lot of these mistakes. I just ordered a windscreen that's coming in a few days and I'm hoping it'll help a little bit, but definitely need to position it more off to the side and not directly in front of me. Unfortunately a stand/boom arm and shock mount aren't quite in my budget just yet (hopefully one day, just not today). I've been playing around with putting the mic on its factory stand on a stack of books to bring it closer to my face. I have yet to film any videos for my channel using that method yet, but it looks like it'll do for now. I used to hold it, but I am very expressive with my hands so that method was doing more harm than good in my case because I was moving the mic away from me quite a bit or it was never placed at a consistent distance or position making the audio very disjointed. Also I have been talking into the top of it or the back of it or somehow both at the same time. Oh boy. I've been a mess with this mic.
I thought you said, "Cat Hair Creative" ! I thought, "huh that's quirky but Im into it" hahah this video really educated me. I appreciate it. nice fast pace too! BRAVOOOO
This is a great informative video! Straight to the point with 0% fluff! Love it!
that's the best video explaing it how to use it! should have many more views
I can't understand how many have not just tried out the different patterns and spoke into the mic and listened....this is reading comments here, not the vid which is helpful.
I always try to remember when I first got started with audio. For the most part, I was just happy to get a recording on the computer. For YEARS, I did everything backwards and incorrectly. I never knew or noticed the difference between a lot of settings or methods. Looking back, it's pretty cringy. I try to remember that most people don't have a mentor or teacher, they're just stumbling around trying to do their best.
thanks for this video. I currently got the mic stand and now waiting for the wind foam and Shock mount
Thank you. Very informative. I just got my blue yeti today and was looking for how to properly use it to get the best sound. This video gave an excellent education in under 10 minutes. I just ordered an adjustable mic stand, foam windscreen and shock mount. I also appreciate the no cost simple acoustic "treatment" of put a towel on the desktop. I have a glass desktop it's a hard surface, sound for sure will bounce off of it. Putting a thick towel on the desk will at least eliminate that one acoustic issue and it's the one sitting right in front of me so it's a good one to get rid of.
Thank you, Ketter!
Wow, you guys make the best videos! That was super concise and helpful
This was great. Thank you for an excellent explanation. I have two Yetis, and now I'll be able to use them properly. Cheers!
Thanks for the video. For online piano lessons, 1) which setting & 2) how shall i place my Yeti?
Are you wanting to mic the piano or you?
@@kettnercreative hi, both, as teacher will lesson to my playing and my voice. Thanks~
Your videos are always well thought out and delivered. I've been learning a lot from them. Thanks!
Glad you like them! I keep alternating between scripting them and winging it. I'm not sure if the end result is better or worse either way.
Extremely helpful video, you went through everything and I finally found what I was looking for. The tip about how to fix the echoish sound from my yeti helped a lot bc it makes my audio recordings sound 10x worse.
Thanks dude, great video!
I Always wondered why my voice was so quiet turns out speaking to the top of the mic was a terrible idea on my behalf so thank you for that tip 10/10 very helpful
Glad I could help
Helpfull and to the point, nice video!
Glad it was helpful!
The tips in your video are quality advice and overall very useful. Only one thing about what you said though bugs me a bit. Thats when you said at the beginning of the video that the Blue Yeti is one of the best microphones on the market. I can't help but strongly disagree with that statement and here is why. Sound quality wise i agree that it does sound great. Unless its being played back through above average speakers that can perform to a high enough level you can actually hear the difference between one quality mic and another. That being said most people watch TH-cam videos on their phone, laptop or desktop computer. Usually with built in speakers in their phone, laptop or desktop monitor. If you compare the Blue Yeti to a Sennheiser, Rode or other competing high end mics. On the average speaker setup they literally sound so similar you can't really tell a noticeable difference between one and the other. They all sound good and have that professional sound to them. So i cant say that the Blue Yeti is one of the best mics solely on sound quality because thats really a subjective and a low bar to achieve now days. What you really have to judge what makes a mic one of the best in reality is price vs build quality. When taking this factor into consideration the Blue Yeti is actually a terrible mic. A lot of the higher end mics like i said will achieve the same professional sound quality. But they are usually cheaper and are built with way higher quality components. For 129.99$ price the Blue Yeti is marked at it has the cheapest capsules inside it that look like they are made out of plastic and hot glued together at random angles. Compare that to a Sennheiser that have all metal beautiful capsules that look as good as they sound. I don't believe in a bad product i only believe in a bad price. That being said, if the Blue Yeti was price at 50-60$ i would say you are getting what you pay for. At 130$ there are a lot better options quality wise and Blue Yeti is not even in the top 10.
I thought buying shock mount for my blue yeti, but i noticed that i have windowsill so perfect next to my desk, so that the vibrations from table doesnt effect my boom arm at all.
Good video, keep up the good work 💪
As a recent owner of the Yeti, I'm still "breaking it in," in a manner of speaking. This video gave me some good tips! Thanks!
Great advice from a 50 plus years radio announcer. I going to use #6 in my home recoding. Thanks!
Great job. I had no idea what the best mode was for recording. I have a stand-up deck where the Yeti comes up to head level, but I'm video recording from 3-4 feet away. You mentioned the preferred distance was a "fist" away. I record content for LinkedIn B2B video posts and didn't want the microphone in the post. Am I doomed to inferior voice/audio?
Great content. Relally helps me a lot in my recording. Thankyou so much !
This was extremely concise and helpful. Thank you! I am a complete noob with audio and visual and am trying to learn.
thank u soo much bro was going crazy 💯💯 great content brother
Another incredible video bro! You were born to teach🙌
Haven't seen such on point explanation on internet. This is just perfect. Thanks
this solved my sound issue. Thank you!
Happy to hear, thanks for the comment!
I got a real quick question can you plug headphones on the yeti in case for a gaming or something like that?
So glad you did this video I'm getting great advice from TH-cam. You're wonderful you take time to explain it's just absolutely fantastic thank you.
This is the best blue yeti tips video I've seen and I've watched alot!!!
I just watched about ten of this type of video - yours was the best, thank you :)
Great video! Helped me understand my mic better. Now I can step up my recording audio
Thank you for this video. I am just setting up my blue yeti and this will help a lot.
I use cardioid and have very minimal gain, and even have the nVIDIA BROADCAST noise cancellation enabled on BlueVO!CE but it still picks up keyboard clacks and mouse clicks when I paly things back
Try positioning your microphone so the back of the microphone is pointed toward your keyboard (angle it up and toward your voice).
Thank you for this video man! I was the one talking to Blue Yeti from above 😂
Thank you very much, it was useful for me.
I really really needed this, thanks!
Who knew? This was helpful. The only issue though is those who have volume settings on their end if your gain is turned all the way up; it really amplifies it which means you have to turn the gain back to for the microphone, or honestly maybe they just have their volume ALL the way up.
I've been using the yeti for a bit and I knew i was doing something wrong. Thank you so much for this highly informative video!
Glad I could help!
Great teaching moment! Thank you!
Thanks man Ive been struggling with this mic even with shock mount and boom arm. My issue was I had the gain knob almost max. Also bonus points to you for actually using the yeti for the entirety of the vid.
I had to go thru several videos before I landed here because youtubers were reviewing it unplugged…and they only had certain parts of the vid with yeti audio. Cheers
I wonder if a sheet of cork on the mic table would have the same effect on bounce and resonance that a towel would?
Thank you, your tips are very helpful.
have one and about to start streaming with it so this was a HUGE help thank you for sharing 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 stay noizy my friendz
Excellent video my friend. I am getting ready to start a podcast and keeping it simple initially. Is there a cable that will connect this directly to an iPhone 12? Thanks!
Superb video. Informative, concise and honest.
Thank you for your proper explanation 💐💐
Do you have a ceiling fan if so how are you avoiding the noise when speaking. The Noise gate is only helping when I am not speaking. But when I am speaking it picks up the background noise
Incredibly helpful tips thanks friend 😊
Bro. It is posible to connect my blue yeti at two dispositives at same time?. Like mi PC and my Phone
Thanks for the tips on most of them. However, there's one last problem that's not discussed from the video that I wish could really help me: When it came to installing the Blue Yeti drive on my Windows 10/11, I get this exclamation error on my Device Management that says it's not found (I did the reset method and it still shows it) and I had to resort to using the crummy Realtek audio jack for microphone sounds. I hope you cover that part eventually.
Great tips thanks!
The Nano is the one I bought. And it works really well. Not overly complex. Just plug and play. Learned the hard way not to install the additional Software drivers. And picking the right USB port helps too. Not all USB slots are the same. So I’d suggest knowing your hardware before you do the first setup.
Wdym about the USB ports not being the same?
Thanks sir I watch many videos but you are the best ....
Thanks for the kind words.
Straight to the point, useful. Thank you.
Just found your channel. Amazing content. Super high quality. Relevant, precise, experience based. Friendly tone and engaging. Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Agreed 100% ....Great video and very well done!
So helpful! I put this on my Christmas list.
I don't have a blue yeti but thinking about getting one, this is a helpful video if I do :) thanks!
Glad I could help!
Well explained, thankyou
Thanks man. Very well detailed. Just bought this 3 days ago in the blue 10th Anniversary Edition.
Good hints and easy to follow. Thanks for the tips.
really excellent explanation
Thank you, I just discovered this channel
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Informative, clear, helpful. I make almost all of those mistakes.
Glad it was helpful!
EXCELLENT Tips! Thank you!!
This is soooo helpful! I bought the blue yeti because it gets such rave reviews and it made things worse and now I know why!