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Blue Yeti Microphone for Podcasting

by khp
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Just picked up a Blue Yeti Mic. Great reviews. Only problem is when I plug it into my laptop, Audacity locks up. Need to unplug the Yeti, play the Audacity file and replug the Yeti in quickly. Kind of wierd. Using Windows 7.

Other than that, the microphone sounds great! No setup at all.
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  • Profile picture of the author Devon Brown
    I heard/read Blue Yeti is the cat's pajamas in podcasting. And what you're talking about with Audacity and Yeti.. not all that uncommon. Some programs don't recognize hardware until they're plugged in after program opens.
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  • Profile picture of the author Wonderful Warrior
    Audacity is best used on windows XP.
    Unfortunately not so great on Vista and above.. Has real problems with the drivers.

    Some people use Audacity in XP mode when they can.
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  • Profile picture of the author Scott Voss
    Hey there khp,
    Since it sounds like it is an audacity problem, you may want to check out some of the other free digital audio editors.

    Here is an interesting breakdown of some to consider:
    25 Free Digital Audio Editors You Should Know

    I hope this helps and good luck!!

    -Scott "Can you Hear Me Now" Voss
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  • Profile picture of the author khp
    Something else I just discovered. Previously with the head set microphone that I was using I was also using dragon naturally speaking. Thought I could use the yeti with dragon but was having some issues with that as well. After playing around little bit with windows seven I found out that there's speech recognition. So now I'm using the blue yeti with windows seven built in speech recognition.
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    • Profile picture of the author Marty S
      I use the Blue Yeti with Dragon Naturally and find the two work very well together. However for podcasting, unless you have a sound booth at home, I would not recommend it.

      The problem is that it picks up too much background noise, and you end up recording everything in your room, such as the ticking clock, the sound of your furnace, the hum of lights even.

      For video recording at home, nothing beats a headset of decent quality. It captures your voice and very little else beyond that.

      The Blue Yeti is great for dictation and I also use it for my BlogTV shows, but give me a damned $40 headset for recording podcasts or videos.
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      • Profile picture of the author khp
        Marty, that's great to know that DNS is working with the BYeti. Do you have to set anything within Windows or Dragon to get the Yeti to work?
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        • Profile picture of the author khp
          Found the answer to how to get the Blue Yeti working with DNS. On the Dragon 10 bar hit Tools>AudioSettings. I had an analog mic before, so the settings have to change with a different mic, this time the USB. So I just had to do a little practice with the new mic and it ran just fine.

          This is great!
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  • Profile picture of the author MichaelHiles
    Any decent condenser mic will pick up ambient sound - but the hallmark of a superior production is indeed a top-notch audio recording. It's not that hard to isolate if you have a noisy room - just a few quilts or blankets hung from the ceiling will do fine.

    Most audio garbage that I hear in amateur production is line noise hum coming from power supply or other poorly grounded equipment.

    I also hear a lot of "toilet flush noise reduction" from defaulted settings on low end audio software - or stuff like the noise reduction on Camtasia. Abysmal. Sounds like you flushed your mic in the toilet while talking - how is that any better than some ambient background noise? I'd rather hear some crickets than the yucko fake noise reduction.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rob Howard
    Guys, I got the blue yeti and built my own portabooth.

    Right now Wal-Mart has a college storage box in multiple colors. It's perfect size for the yeti.

    I just purchased some audio foam from guitar center, cut it up and then put it into the box. It does wonder for the quality, all the noise is removed and it sounds deep and clear.

    Here is the foam: http://www.americanmusical.com/Item-...m_medium=feed&

    And here is the box: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-...sicle/13432447

    This is what it will look like when finished:

    Amazon.com: Porta-booth - Portable Sound Studio...Amazon.com: Porta-booth - Portable Sound Studio...
    Rob
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  • Profile picture of the author sidpoudyal
    khp,

    The problem lies with Windows 7 not with your laptop or mic. There is a fix but I couldn't find it with a quick search. Hope you can.

    Kind Regards,
    Sid Poudyal
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