Because it is USB, all the background noise and analog RF interference of a PC do not effect the recording.

I was having all sorts of problems with background noise.

When you record with it directly, it does pick up a little background noise, but nothing too major

The sounds is pretty good though I found one has to be fairly close to the mike in order to get clean background noise-free sound and a good volume, i.e. level of recording

None of the modes does a good job blocking background noise

Makes great recordings without all the extra background noise

The only downside is that it is not very sensitive to sound, which can be taken as not much background noise which is a good thing

I liked the mic because it was able to pick up my voice and, as far as I know, no background noise.

I bought a cheaper but well rated mic and I had all kinds of background noise/tone

The audio this microphone produces is crystal-clear with no background noise

Excellent sound quality with low background noise.

It sounds good if you are using it for voice overs and stuff where there will be no background noise

Catches too many background noises

Audio quality is great, background noise is cancelled out well

But you will still have background noise, no matter which position the sound comes from, whether you have it in cardioid or omni mode

It picks up my voice so clearly, and does a good job at not picking up background noise.

The advantage is that it does not pick up any background noise.

I was able to record very clear voice with it while filtering out a lot f background noise with microphone.

Which gave me all the background noise in the room

I liked the mic because it was able to pick up my voice and, as far as I know, no background noise.

There is no background noise whatsoever (sometimes very little) and the mic makes the voice recording extremely clear

Works well , but picks up way too much background noise on all 3 modes

I feel like this mic picks up more background noise than it does my actual voice

Mostly I keep the switch set to one direction most of the time and it does a good job of ignoring background noise

I used Audacity to clear it up, but that only worked on the background noise

For video game commentary it stinks, it picks up all the background noise and makes me irritated.

But still, use a quiet room because background noise can definitely get picked up by this mic, especially using settings #1 or #3.Overall, I am very happy with the purchase.

has absolutely no background noise in the same exact room.

I made a few test recordings, but it was really soft, and there doesn't isolate the background noise very well

Even on the narrow recording setting this mic has, it can pickup some background noise and echoes.

Great sound quality, pretty much no background noise

No matter which of the three switch notches I set the mic to, it always picked up background noise and mouse clicks and keyboard presses

I use it for commentaries and it works perfectly, although it needs to be used in a quiet place, as it picks up background noises, no matter how quiet

Does a good job at eliminating background noise, whining, hissing and humming.

Picks up a lot of background noise.

Only potential con: It does pick up a decent amount of background noise in my small apartment

My only pet peeve is that it does pick up a little background noise/hum, but I am still experimenting with sound proofing and mic placement

I was hoping the cardioid pattern would be more directional to not pick up as much background noise, but it's a condenser

On top of that I have found it works as an excellent gaming mic - sitting at the back of my desk and picking up my voice perfectly clear with no extra background noise from nearly 2 feet away

The sounds is pretty good though I found one has to be fairly close to the mike in order to get clean background noise-free sound and a good volume, i.e. level of recording

This mic picks up WAY more background noise than my Blue Yeti

My $60 webcam picks up my voice without background noise more clearly than this

As for youtube videos you need to know how to deal with removal of background noise like what movies do with getting a few seconds of "room noise" and running a trained removal for that noise

One of my co host uses this mic and no matter what he does to his surrounding environment I am always having to clean up his background noise in post

The -10db option really cuts down pretty much any background noise, making Skype calls sound a ton better

Crystal clear, with no background noise

Doesn’t pick up background noise.

Crisp, clear sound recordings without much background noise.

The overall sound is great with some background noise, but this can be easily corrected in post editing

Great sound quality, pretty much no background noise

It has three depth of field settings on the back allowing you to record yourself with no background noise saving time consuming audio editing.

I needed a new mic for my daily calls on Skype as well as for school and other various uses

I do some work as a

I heard alot of reviews on this site that this mic isn't compatible with Vista,but strangely when I plugged in this microphone into my comp it managed to work just as good as with my first computer

Not good as you expect : This microphone will not good as you think, so if you think this microphone will be mind blown, it actually isn't

Having owned the Snowball Ice and now this Snowball Mic the stand on the Snowball is much more stable than the Ice, as well as being taller and heavier

I've ordered a Samson G-Track, which supports real time monitoring.

Took me a while, but o well, it worked and that's what matters to me

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Took me a while, but o well, it worked and that's what matters to me

Greaт prodυcт Good ѕoυnd eaѕy тo use