I wanted the best USB microphone I could afford to record info products, podcasts & live music.
This was to upgrade from the make-do-in-the-meaning solution I wrote about in Using Audio to Test & Create Information Products.
On the strength of a recommendation from a professional composer I contacted, I was about to go for a Blue Snowball Mic The Blue Snowball has a good reputation and looks very cool too.
BUT then a programmer/musician friend of mine found a review at Mac World that offered sound samples from several USB mics – mics that be can used with both PCs and Macs. I provide a link to the review furthur down so you can sample too.
After reading several reviews, listening to the sound samples and watching video clips on YouTube, including the one below, I decided to get the Samson G Trackinstead of the Blue Snowball.
The Samson G Track was the best USB microphone to my ear and offered suitable features to record guitar, etc!
Check out this demo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYhQ7iAKXNs
The best price I’ve found for the Samson G Track is at Amazon so that’s where I’m linking to in this post.
If you aren’t going to buy right away, be sure to add the G track to your Amazon wish list or bookmark the page. I neglected to do that at first and kept thinking it was ‘Samsung G Track’ instead of ‘Samson’ which resulted in 0 hits on Amazon when I went back there to read more. lol
It’s a great new toy for me! I just love the way it looks —>
Very pro. I want to leave it out as a kind of art piece.
To read the review at Mac World, visit: Macworld USB Mics Review
~ Lillea Woodlyns
P.S lf you’re Canadian, like me, you’ll need to have Amazon ship it to a friend or relative in the US so that person can ship it to you.
Yes, for some reason they won’t ship this item to Canada or Australia. Many of the other US dealers who carry it at a good price have the same policy, at least for Canadians! The Canadian sources I found cost a LOT more. So, even with the extra charge for shipping and the exchange rate, the savings were worthwhile for the extra hassle. I didn’t pay duty but there are no guarantees I guess.
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