This means you have no visual reference for the volume level and it isn’t a quick and effortless task to turn it to the right level. There’s also a program called TUSBAudio Spy Tool, which gives you access to really low level USB interface stuff – frankly, we don’t know what you’d use it for beyond reprogramming the thing and probably breaking it.Sadly, you do pay a price for all this features.
In particular, once you start cranking up the sampling, you end up with seriously large file sizes with arguably modest gains in performance. And at least most people probably have 50 microUSB cables in their homes already.If you are a part-time creator on Twitch or YouTube, the Yeti X is the ideal upgrade. I find that pressing a physical button on a microphone always creates noise on a recording. Neither can you use both the USB output and the XLR output simultaneously. And as you adjust your gain, the 11 LED lights around the control knob will light up to measure you volume level. While in XLR mode, the Yeti Pro can only be used with phantom power. But that’s to be expected considering the extras you’re getting with this product.Accessing the standard Windows audio device controls allows you to adjust the sampling rate, recording level and other standard Windows audio device settings. The Blue Yeti PRO XLR Microphone Bring your recordings out of the cold.
And that is less wonderful. That means you are almost getting two microphones for the price of one.
XLR has the potential to sound far better than USB, but the Yeti X is beyond “good enough” with the Blue Voice processing. They make the Yeti X the obvious next step up for anyone who doesn’t want to invest in a more professional audio setup. Blue Yeti Mic Setup video on how I use some common items and practices to get the best out of the Blue Yeti Pro Microphone. If you’re really looking for perfection in audio, then a standalone mic of the same price will deliver slightly better performance when accompanied by a quality ADC and other recording equipment. Frankly, for the SOHO applications this mic is intended for, it’s almost overkill. As with the Samson, we tested using a range of acoustic and electronic instruments including guitar and piano as well as vocal work in a range of styles, and the results seriously impressed.The stand itself only provides tilt adjustment so you will need to remove the mic and mount it on a proper stand if you want to adjust height without resorting to balancing it on copies of the Yellow Pages. The latter is accompanied by a Y-cable that is used to either split the signal for when used in stereo mode, or you just use one of the channels when using any of the other mono modes.Below this is the pickup pattern selector dial, which is a very stiff, four-position knob used to change how the microphone listens to the world around it.One oddity is the headphone monitor volume knob, which is of the infinite spin variety and is very stiff. Blue Yeti Pro USB Condenser Microphone The ability to monitor through the Mic via headphones is amazing, the versatility to record through USB and Mic cables makes it even more outstanding. We’re lead to believe you get similar options through the MacOS interface when it work.Joining the stand mount on the bottom of the mic are sockets for the miniUSB connection that powers the mic and sends its signal to your computer, a 3.5mm headphone jack for real time monitoring (and high quality output from your computer as well) and the XLR output. © Blue 2019. Micro USB is often flakey, and I’ve found that’s the case already with the Yeti X.