Product Comparison: Blue Snowball-1 vs Blue Yeti

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Blue Snowball-1 Ice USB Microphone - White

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Blue Yeti USB Mic for Recording & Streaming on PC and Mac

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General Specifications

Brand

Blue

Model

Snowball

Yeti

Origin

China

About the Product

Create studio-quality recordings with Blue Microphone's Snowball, a USB microphone with exceptional sound-capture capabilities. Using Blue Microphone's award-winning dual-capsule and circuit design, the Snowball produces crisp, clean recordings that are free of feedback and distortion.

Yeti is one of the world’s premium USB mic, producing clear, powerful, broadcast-quality sound for podcasting, YouTube productions, game streaming, Skype and music. Yeti’s proprietary three-capsule technology enables cardioid, omni, bidirectional and stereo pickup patterns.

Size & Weight

Color

Black

Height

4 in.

11.61 in.

Width

4 in.

4.72 in.

Depth

4 in.

4.92 in.

Weight

1.01 lbs.

1.2 lbs.

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What customers say about "Size & Weight"

Blue Snowball-1 Ice USB Microphone - White

I am very impressed with sound quality. The size is great, setup was easy. A great tool!
The mic by itself is about the same size as a softball.
This thing is massive in size and comes with its own stand.
I was also impressed by the size of the Snowball. When looking at it online, I was thinking baseball size.
The biggest flaw is that the weight of the mic is too heavy for the quality of the stand, which results in the mic tipping over when adjusting the legs or trying to position the sizable, inflexible USB cable.

Blue Yeti USB Mic for Recording & Streaming on PC and Mac

The size is good and the handle and comfort to play is good.
Very nice-looking, substantial in weight. Versatile with configurations.
Easy to setup and create clear and crisp audio! Fairly large for the size.
Although fairly large in size, the quality of the product is evident. Large selection of settings.
It is very sturdy and has some weight to it. It looks and feels professional!

Features

Recording Patterns

Cardioid, Cardioid with -10 dB pad, Omnidirectional

Cardioid, Stereo, Bidirectional, Omnidirectional

Recording Sample Rates

16 Bit, 44.1/48 kHz

16bit / 48kHz

Min. Frequency Response

40 Hz

20 Hz

Max. Frequency Response

18 kHz

20 kHz

System Requirements

Windows, Mac OS X

Extras

Hassle-Free Setup, Innovative Design Makes Recording Easy, Adjustable stand, Ideal for recording music, podcasts, live chat, and more

Hassle-Free Setup, The ultimate professional USB microphone, Tri-capsule array—three condenser capsules, Gain control, mute button,zero-latency headphone output, Unique positionable design, Perfect for vocals, musical instruments, podcasting, Plug and play with Mac and PC

Min. Frequency Response
Max. Frequency Response

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What customers say about "Features"

Blue Snowball-1 Ice USB Microphone - White

This mic sounds pretty flat to me which is great for instruments and vocals.
What's great also is the frequency response is flat or flatter than other mics. What that means is that, the mic isn't shaping your voice too much. What you hear is what you sounded like.
Windows 7 recognized the microphone instantly and installed appropriate drivers.
Easy plug and play. You plug it into a PC or Mac, and it's good to go right away.
This mike does not feature noise reduction but the cardioid pattern is satisfactory to reduce feedback.
It records High Frequencies too much which makes it a pain to EQ and compress vocals for that quality sound in music.

Blue Yeti USB Mic for Recording & Streaming on PC and Mac

Simple to use and records great sound. I use it to record podcasts and the multiple recording patterns are a godsend. I love this mic.
There are manual switches for both gain and recording patterns - stereo, omni, cardioid, and bi-directional.
It’s a very sensitive microphone, it picks up a lot of low and mid frequencies.
It also features a 3.5mm standard audio jack port which allows you to plug in earphones to get real time monitoring. I really like it.
Amount of background noise and static detracts from what should be professional quality.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

2 year(s)

Certifications

CE, RoHS

Other Information

MSRP

69.99 $

129.99 $

Manufacturer

Link

Manual