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now I know I've done a lot of USB microphone videos recently so this is

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actually going to be the last one for a while but I really wanted to cover this

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one since aside from receiving a lot of requests we've actually recently

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switched to Road's modular lavalier system for these videos and we're really

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liking that so far on the subject of liking things let your vote be heard

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with the like button below if you want to see us try something a little

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different where I take on another YouTuber in an iOS versus Android debate

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Showdown but with a Twist neither of us

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will know which side we'll be defending until we

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start freshbooks is the super simple invoicing solution that lets you get

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click on this spot right here to try it for free so this is the NT USB I

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struggle with physical overviews of microphones because they're all pretty

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much the same so I'll get this out of the way quickly so we can move on to

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what it actually sounds like included with your microphone you'll find a Le R

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carrying case an iHeart Road sticker a

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manual the mic itself a rubber footed

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tripod style stand the mic itself

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apparently I put that twice in my script I'm not going to worry too much about

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that on a standard threaded ARM that allows tilt adjustments the longest you

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USB a Tob cable that I think I have ever

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seen like seriously they list this as a selling point on the website 20 foot USB

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cable and finally a really nice inclusion a removable pop filter that's

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integrated right into the microphone design to prevent the microphone from

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being overloaded by sounds it's

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something everyone using a mic on their desk should have and yet most

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manufacturers not only don't include them in the box but want an outrageous

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amount of money for them if you want a really nice looking first party solution

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diving into the mic itself a little deeper at the front we find the grill

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for the condenser module this is a side address mic with a cardioid pickup

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pattern which means it'll perform best up close and personal with the source

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and you should speak at it like this instead of into the end like a stage

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microphone on the bottom is a USB interface full size B in this case and

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on the right is a couple of Di that initially confused me I was expecting

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one to be headphone monitoring volume for the latency free 32 mm headphone

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jack underneath it this turned out to be correct and the one above it to be

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microphone gain but instead it's actually a mixer dial for system volume

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versus microphone monitoring volume so you can decide how much of the music on

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your computer or whatever other sounds you're singing along with you here

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versus the sound of your own voice a very nice touch so then where is the

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gain knob great question Road actually uses an internal gain setting that

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they've determined is optimal and you only adjust input levels with the

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software control on your system perhaps this gives someone out there a bit less

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control but in my use well the fix gain

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only had the positive impact of simplifying the experience and how was

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that experience great question I'm glad you asked I've actually got an audio

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recording for this from my desk so I don't need to say any of this stuff at

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all I started with the NT USB and its optimal podcasting or streaming position

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directly in front of my keyboard where I was typing in the background and about

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20 cm from my mouth and frankly it performs admirably here compared now to

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the Blue Yeti Pro from this distance the NT USB does sound a touch more base

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heavy and announcer but thanks to a bit of extra Sparkle in the highs it doesn't

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suffer in terms of clarity looks like a strong Contender so far throwing the

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Razer siren Pro Elite into the mix now we can see that background hums show up

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more strongly here compared to the other two perhaps thanks to its additional

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emphasis on the mid-range now starting with the NT USB

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it's time for the second recording location next to the Monitor and out of

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the way this would be ideal for Skype calls or just general non-broadcast use

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background hum suppression is not as strong as the the Blue Yeti Pro which

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makes a big difference from this distance it still sounds good just not

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quite as good as for the siren Pro that

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Peak around the frequency of my voice and tendency to pick up more background

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noise hurts it here as usual finally the

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Blue Yeti Pro rocks the competition when it comes to distance recording in a big

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way and that's without leveraging any of its other pickup patterns although it

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should be noted that I stuck with cardioid on both the yeti Pro and the

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siren Pro because I think the others are basically useless anyway so that leads

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us pretty tidily into the conclusion does Road have a winner on their hands

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yeah I I think they do the astute among you may have noticed already but the

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nusb has actually been fighting well above its weight class against mics that

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are $80 more expensive making it a very

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attractive option especially for beginner podcasters or streamers since

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it lacks Advanced features like multiple pickup patterns and XLR input but

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includes a stand and pop filter so you're ready to rock right out of the

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box speaking of rocking out of the box

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Ting does so Ting is the mobile carrier

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