The worst part about it is that it picks up EVERYTHING including pretty much all the background noise

He recommends you get the pop filter with it to reduce background noise.

It doesn't really pick up a lot of background noises (fans,etc) but I can always edit those out in Audacity

Its very good quality and it easy for me to remove background noise from my recorded audio with Audacity

I've seen a lot of reviews complaining about the sensitivity to background noise but this pretty much comes with the territory of condenser mics

Was surprised that friends said this got rid of background noise better than something with all the extra gadgets.

, my viewers always complained of hearing background noise, and its just not as good as the blue yeti

Least background noise, your voice mic technique is crystal clear

It reduced background noise while keeping the sound sharp.

I even tested playing music in the background while talking and my friend could not hear any background noise

People listening to me reported there was just so much background noise I had to return.

I love the way this microphone looks, but unfortunately I am just completely unable to chat with my friends with it due to the fact that it picks up so much background noise

It sounded like I was muffled, far away, and you can hear background noise louder than you can hear myself

My big complaint about this microphone is the incredible sensitivity to background noise

Even though I'm a fan of unidirectional microphones the blue snowball sounded great and didn't pick up a lot of background noise even though it is omni-directional

This microphone is great and the quality is very good for the price, easy setup, and the only thing that annoys me is the fact that it can pick up background noises.

You do need to have a pretty quiet environment as it can pick up background noise

Don't listen to people saying the microphone picks up background noise, there are 3 different settings and if you use the first one Hartley any background noise is noticed.

, there's still one more small issue: you gotta remove background noise

No hissing when talking, limited by background noise & really u don't have 2 b close to it at talk at all as they would review in many youtube videos, my game room is loud with AC,ceiling fan & another fan above it keeping ps4 cool when on

Very good mic for low budget, sounds very clear, barely pics up background noises like pc fans or just background noise in general and have had no problems With it.

This Mic is good but it picks up a LOT of background noise

Only complaint would be that it picks up way too much background noise.

I have it picks up too much background noise and too much hissing

Pics up some background noise but not much

Background noise picks up very usually even from another room.

Excellent mike, would recommend getting if your room is quiet, if there is too much background noise where you live, think about if you should get it, it picks up every tiny sound.

Doesn't pick up nearly as much background noise and my voice sounds clean and crisp

It's a great micphone the only downside is it don't block out background noise

Background noise could be an issue, but I found the noise to be quite low compared to my speaking

It's not super sensitive to pick up background noise from the next room over, but it's sensitive enough to pick up your voice from 2 feet away.

It sounds clear, it also clears out most of the background noises

when I tested to see if it would pick up background noises it couldn't hear a lawnmower (outside), or a vacuum (Downstairs)

Way too much background noise, headset mic on P11's sounds far better

The quality of this microphone is very clear and there's barely any background noise.

and I don't have an issue with any background noise

By setting the mic to cardioid and positioning it away from the window, the annoying background noise is gone.

It either picks up way too much background noise

The audio quality is not great, and it picks up a lot of background noise, even in quiet rooms

It's a great microphone and it sounds great, but you're gonna need to put something over it to muffle background noise because it picks up a lot even on low sensitivity

if you want zero background noise without a soundproof studio or any post-processing, get a dynamic

Good quality for the price, but not recommended if you're not willing to edit out the background noise.

This Microphone sounds great for the price, and it blocks background noise pretty well

It's not a very good microphone, it sounds muffled and distant, even if you put it right next to you, and it picks up a lot of background noise, even very low-level sounds

Least background noise, your voice mic technique is crystal clear

This microphone is great at picking up noise but reducing background noise

I use it to do music covers, game voice recording as well as a mic when I Skype with my friends, from what I've been told they don't hear the background noise which is cool because my mic is almost next to the window where cars usually drive by or airplanes flu above my home, I have tried other mics and they have been able to hear all the background noise or they couldn't hear me as

you got rid of those annoying background noises.

Would not recommend if you have any sort of loud background noise or fan going.

Crystal clear sound, and with the condenser, it picks up no background noise

It doesn't record a lot of background noises, which is amazing because i have 2 fish tanks at home which makes a lot of noise

Mic works great, and those I talk with say they don't hear the background noise and hiss that my old mic used to pick up.

Pop filter really doesn't seem to be required so far, and as far as background noise goes, if that's as much of a issue as some people seem to be making it, you might want to invest some time into moving to a less noisy area of your home, because this WILL pick it up

Friends tell me it sounds good and the background noise isn't bad

I use it to record ASMR videos for youtube and it doenst pick up background noise so its perfect.

, Get these a try if you have a quiet room or just remove the background noise (recommend removing bg noise) in Audacity (known as 'Noise Removal' in the software)

This mic might pic up some background noise if your not in the correct setting

If you can, But one with it.-Only one preset mode to it, So background noise might have to be minimized in the recording software a bit

It picks up so much background noise that it has a constant feedback/white noise issue

I've tried many different methods of eliminating my background noise, but it's ultimately impossible

but it does pick up background noise.

It picks up a lot if background noise but has great build quality

Now I can record super clear sound... it even sounds pretty good with my laptop fan running and AC running the background (I remove background noise with Audacity)

Clear quality, doesn't pick up too much background noise - would highly recommend

The background noise is pretty much absent if you don’t have things going on like a TV or your fan

The recordings are free of any background noise.

The snowball sounds "fuller" but it's still just as susceptible to picking up background noises

Does a super job cutting out background noise.

And when it did pick me up all background noise became an issue and made me sound far away; that's the feedback I was getting from callers

Little to no background noise and great for creating content.

my voice was clear as in no background noises at all

The audio quality is good, but the fact that it picks up every single background noise in 360 degrees makes is largely useless for serious recording

And little bit of background noise but nothing audio program can't fix (not noticeable on Skype call

The audio levels are very quiet, yet it still manages to pick up tons of background noise

It does pick up some background noise even with a pop-filter

It does a great job cutting out any background noise going on around me

Quality is good for beginners, picks up too much background noise, i recommend normal snowball and not the ice

I use it to record ASMR videos for youtube and it doenst pick up background noise so its perfect.

A lot of people complain about the background noise, but this takes about 2 mins to correct in post

Picks up some background noise, but you literally just adjust the microphone sensitivity on your computer and you're fine

so it will pick up some background noise, but it isn't too bad since i play with my headphones off and the sounds are barely audible

Summary: all in all, this microphone can pretty much float your boat in almost any aspect, it’s cheap price should not fool you as it’s quality definitely does not reflect the low price

My husband and best friend both mentioned that Blue Microphones were a very high quality product, as well as by looking at other reviews I was ready to make my order

I found that not to be the case for this instance as well as I've recorded multiple videos for Youtube and I love the quality of this microphone and i'll probably have this microphone for a long time

I like this mic a

and i relized my mic was as good as if i was recroding it on a potato, so i went out and bought this, thought it would be a rip

However that set up really never worked as I couldn't get the levels boosted enough to sound right.

Waste of money as it hasn’t worked yet

I use it to record as well as for voice chatting