It generally does well toning out background noise, but extremely loud background noises will show up

However I set the gain to the minimum and selected the mode that is supposed to reduce background noise and it still picks up sound from other rooms in my house

I had previously tried the Blue Snoball (years ago) and unfortunately it just picked up too much background noise including fans and/or AC no matter what i did

The "Line-in" mic jack in the back of your computer just won't cut it!Cons:-Picks up a some background noise that is probably because of my room

It barley picks up; any background noise

This microphone is easy to use, it's a very nice shape that fits my recording space, it cancels out background noise without making things too quiet, and the sound quality is just so nice

It is absolutely amazing with its background noise cancellation.

I was able to record superb voice overs and had little to no background noise

If background noise isn't a problem for you this is a great Mic.

It will record a clean sound and almost no background noise (if you adjust the settings correctly)

I can be as loud as I want or as quiet as I want, and it will pickup without any background noise

The mic is very sensitive to background noise

My boyfriend purchased this mic because he is on voice chat a lot and people complained that his mic sounded weird or was picking up to much background noise

This mic is also good at picking up background noise though

This mic is awesome, the only problem for me is that I live on a somewhat loud city and it picks up things easily so i have to use some apps to be able to reduce background noise

With the gain raised only a little it starts picking up lots of background noise even w foam cover

Unfortunately it picks up sounds from clear across the house so even when I use it for discord everyone complains about all the background noise

The microphone does pick up a bit of background noise (fans, air conditioner, shuffling, etc) but it isn't too noticeable.

Easy set up, and it really works well to block background noise

Very clear voice, and minimal to no background noise picked up.

Amazing audio input quality, will pick up any background noise in a room though.

It is one of the best microphone ever, there is no background noise and it is easy to set up

There is a bit of a learning curve to getting it to sound perfect and figuring out how to eliminate more background noise.

However, you will need to know which recording mode works best for you as well as you need to have control over your recording environment since the microphone is really sensitive and will pick every detail including background noises

But after messing with settings, and messing with placement, it still picks up far more background noise then we would have expected it to.

The gain settings also allow me to easily tune out a lot of unwanted background noise, which has been a huge plus!

I use this microphone on my Linux machine to record game audio, if anything it is too sensitive and picks up background noise, however by changing the gain and running a noise removal pass on it in post it sounds professional.

Multiple modes (but sound quality isn’t great on other modes bc of background noise)Cons

So he picked this one out in the hopes that it would cut out background noise and just pick up his voice in better quality.

Works great, sound is good, definitely picks up background noises even with the shock mount and wind screen,

It will record a clean sound and almost no background noise (if you adjust the settings correctly)

I use it to record my violin and it sounds very clear without picking up background noise

This is a very good microphone but it picks up a lot of background noise

This is effective enough that it will also pick up background noise, so get yourself a quiet place.

The Blue Yeti will pick up a LOT of background noise no matter what setting you put it to.

It picks up many details in one's voice amongst other sounds so make sure you guard against any additional sounds that you may not want to hear as background noise

I would advice getting a pop-filter, which not only blocks a lot of background noise, but makes it feel good

Yes it's metal but the quality is not good and even with attachments filters out absolutely zero background noise (ESPECIALLY keyboards

Only thing I want to say is, if you get this and you want to still hear your computer background noise, don't make the Yeti mic as your primary stereo.

Whether you are solo streaming, recording a one-on-one interview from across the table, or placing the mic in the middle of a table for group recording sessions, this mic can record only what you need and help reduce or even eliminate the background noise.

There is no background noise

Don't expect the ultimate you also have to tweak the gain and remove background noise using software because this mic captures so much background noise even while using the directional mode.

It generally does well toning out background noise, but extremely loud background noises will show up

Barely even connects to my computer, it picks up a lot of background noise too, overall horrible microphone for the price

Some preliminary tests for Twitch streaming indicate that it is pretty sensitive even in the uni-directional mode and can possibly pick up some background noise/conversation

Terrible Background Noise, picks up everything and makes it louder

Picks up too much background noise.

It is really sensitive - picked up the neighbor's dog barking two houses down - so you need to be aware of any background noise if you need a clean recording

The settings work, the mic itself is in perfect condition, everything is included and picks up the voice and filters out background noise for the most partLove it!

It does pick up some background noise but with the right program and settings that's easily fixed

The Snowball was great in all but one thing, and that was the ridiculous amount of background noise it picked up

I found that the Dragon Pad pop filter works best for this and gave me almost no background noise without even editing the audio.

Only problem I have come across with this item is that it picks up too much background noise

The quality of this thing is really really bad, I replaced it because it arrived with static background noise

You can kinda reduce background noise by changing the sound profile on the back of the

Without a pop filter and a boom stand however, when it's just lying on the table, it picks up background noises (like my brother trampling up the stairs, or making noises

Have plenty of issues, sometimes people can hear all the background noises, unplugging and plugging back will get the job done

but it doesnt block background noise.

If I turned down the gain or the volume to eliminate background noise, then you could barely hear my voice

I could not figure out how to make the background noise go away

The controls all work as they should

I bought this in 2013, use it weekly, and it as good as day one.

This includes things like Discord/Skype/etc as well as for streaming and plain audio recording

I looked up youtube reviews, reviews here on Amazon, as well as on other tech review sites, and I can say with confidence that the Yeticaster is definitely a top tier choice when it comes to above average USB Mics, and a fantastic shock mount and boom arm

I will keep you posted and update the stars when it is confirmed that the replacement works as it should with no repeat issues

Works as it is advertised!

The sound quality is good, but not as great as I was expecting for the price

I read many reviews online and after deciding from the reviews that this is indeed the best one to buy, well I just bought it.

Very good I like it

I like this Mic Its excellent

This microphone is good, just buy a screen so the p's don't pop and the s's aren't too sharp.

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