It worked immediately -- true plug-and-play -- on Windows Vista

It worked immediately -- true plug-and-play -- on Windows Vista

The plug and play is so easy to use and the sound quality is excellent!

Provides the Phantom power that I needed, plug & play, and it just works

For what I needed it was perfect - simple plug and play that got good sound into my computer, and it worked well in a pinch.

It works as it says and is thin and I can just keep it connected to my XLR cord and have them hang freely from my mic stand so that it doesn't get moved around, which can damage PP units easily

The Icicle is an excellent product, works as advertised

The blue icicle is awesome and does it's job exceptionally well

It isn't perfect, and my mixer does a much nicer job and offers much nicer sound quality

For the price and simple functionality it does a great job

This does the job plenty well and is one of the few inexpensive options that provides phantom power for powered mice

Piece o' garbage.

Thus, there is also a defect in how this firm handles tech support

The tech support was awesome, friendly and effective and I love this product.

Piece o' garbage.

Upon calling tech support and doing more research I found the unit will not work with the Windows 7 operating system.

I have a windows 7 computer, and I did have to call tech support in order to get it to install properly.

If you route your mic through a preamp, then put the Icicle between the preamp and the USB input of your computer, you can get a decent record level, but that extra equipment is what this light weight gadget is supposed to avoid

The level from this unit was hard to adjust, and when all was said and done, it was very low.

No mic preamp, no phantom power, no EQ, and I get a good clean clear sound level near the peak of input level

The Icicles inability to provide a usable sound level has hindered itsusability by a number of customers;Thus the assertion that we are dealing with a defective product

As long as the recording environment is quiet, the volume of a recorded track can easily be increased in you software without raising the noise floor to an unacceptable level

Quality is great, phantom power works, it's really wonderful!

Piece o' garbage.

For windows 7 users install can be a pain, but the trick pointed to elsewhere (not searching for drivers) worked great.

However, that is not really an issue because the product works great

Your mic should now be showing up under “Control Panel/Hardware and Sound/Sound” in the recording tab as “USB Audio Device”In a followup email, the support tech added: "Yes, there’s some glitch in Windows 7 specifically that causes the Icicle sometimes to be recognized as a multi-channel device instead of a single channel device, and that causes the firmware to malfunction because it’s looking for more than one channel of audio for some reason."Anyhow, after using the little pre-amp knob to boost the input, the microphone has worked great.

Got this little thing after weeks and weeks of setbacks and it worked from the start

But anyways, this thing worked effortlessly when I hooked it up to my Shure which had that weird 3 prong thing, but everything worked, and it sounded very clean.

But anyways, this thing worked effortlessly when I hooked it up to my Shure which had that weird 3 prong thing, but everything worked, and it sounded very clean.

I just bought this item today and was excited to finally be able to record with my new microphone but to my disappointment this thing is garbage I get an awful static and

But anyways, this thing worked effortlessly when I hooked it up to my Shure which had that weird 3 prong thing, but everything worked, and it sounded very clean.

I handle the device the same way I would handle an expensive microphone

For any blue microphone and some others this is perfect, but for some super powerful microphones they will just blow it out and you would be better out paying 150$ for a preamp of focuserite

Introduces noise and makes the microphone sound overly harsh

It works great for me, I have a blue Bluebird microphone hooked up to it, and it does not make my expensive microphone sound crappy.

The customer service department blames dynamic microphones or customers for not being loud enough

The recording quality was okay, albeit a bit noisy, for higher-pitched instruments

yeah, the icicle would be a great purchase, but if you dont want to spend a ton of time in post and want a clear recording i would suggest spending just a little more and going for an actual audio interface.

The recordings are crisp and clear, just as good as recording on my camcorder in PCM

If you need a quick, cheap device for simple, lo-fi recordings, this would be it - but you're wasting your money if you think you can get a good quality recording from this toy.

The used one they sent me always had a whine when recording

I use a low budget dynamic mic and the Icicle gives the right boost for PC recording

I have a recording sound proof room, a very nice mic (according to the internet and reviews

Guitar center told me the only way to connect my mic to my computer was either an expensive converter box or a usb mic

Well I always wanted to buy a expensive Mic but didnt want to spend $200 more on a USB Pre-

Plug it in, plug in your mic, and twist the knob till you get the sound quality you want

Can't get much out of this tool other than making an expensive mic sound no better than a cellphone headset mic

All deliver very nice sound when used in a conventional recording chain

the sound is much more "brittle", but regardless of that, you can't beat the price point for a portable device.

No hissing sounds at all, it's very quiet with a mic connected, high frequency-spectrum wise.

Wonderful sound on this puppy - once you get it working

Works as it should.

The Icicles inability to provide a usable sound level has hindered itsusability by a number of customers;Thus the assertion that we are dealing with a defective product

It works as it says and is thin and I can just keep it connected to my XLR cord and have them hang freely from my mic stand so that it doesn't get moved around, which can damage PP units easily

The Icicles inability to provide a usable sound level has hindered itsusability by a number of customers;Thus the assertion that we are dealing with a defective product

It did NOT work on the first computer I tried, running Windows 7 Home Premium, with Windows showing some confusion about the driver

This one barely works on most but not all Windows 10 boxes i've tried, and fails on most of the Windows 7 boxes I've tried.

I was also reluctant to buy it because of all of the driver problems Windows 7 users were having with it

Works great right out of the box in my Windows 7 and Windows 8 computers

Windows is having difficulty picking up the mic in some applications (discord) but not others

It's made from a cheap plastic casing that makes it feel like a children's toy or that it could fall apart merely by not handling it like an ancient treasure.

Con: I dislike the plastic casing and plastic gain knob because they feel cheap.

Works as it should.

It works as it says and is thin and I can just keep it connected to my XLR cord and have them hang freely from my mic stand so that it doesn't get moved around, which can damage PP units easily

The flimsy plastic case, poorly responsive gain knob, and gaudy lighting do not inspire confidence

I noticed no noise or coloration of the signal and it worked without a problem.

I suggest everyone buy I super long cable cause it catches loud noise if the cable moves just slightly

I have been using a standard XLR to USB cable with my Shure 58 dynamic mic, which works okay, except for an annoying hissing noise that accompanies the majority of my vocal recordings.

There have been many people that have had this same problem, but there was a noticeable hissing noise coming through

I turned the gain all the way up and there was no static noise at all, just my clear voice came through

(It is made of a flimsy plastic and is light as a feather - feels cheap).

My only issue is that the device would be better if they made it with a more durable plastic

When I was using it, I didn't have any issues, but I was always scared to use it because it's made of cheap plastic and everything felt flimsy

It works as it says and is thin and I can just keep it connected to my XLR cord and have them hang freely from my mic stand so that it doesn't get moved around, which can damage PP units easily

Let's get this out of the way, first: Yes the case is made of thin flimsy plastic, and it doesn't look like it can handle drops to the floor

This unit arrives ready to go right out of the box

Considering the decent reviews by others, I may just have a defective unit.

The unit is a bit cheap feeling (weight-wise) but don't let that fool you one bit!It's true plug and play too

This unit is amazing

I've owner much more expensive PP units and they weren't anywhere near as convenient or as durable as this one is