Moclever USB Microphone Unboxing

Getting into podcasting or feeling the need to have  better sounding audio when doing a FaceTime or Zoom meeting?  Good news, you don’t have to spend upwards of $100 on the latest Rode microphone or other fancy gaming headsets.  It turns out that a $20 setup can get you a heck of a lot for your money as our very own MacJim takes on an unboxing.  Amazon.

Tascam iM2 Portable Condensor Mic, First look and Sample Sounds

Tascam IM2 First Tascam iM2 Portable Condensor Mic, First look and Sample Sounds

There’s times when it’s simply easier to make a recording than to start writing down things or perhaps you want to capture some ambient noise, sound effects or something similar. Sure the built in microphone will do the job but at times you need something a little more suited to the task and that’s there the Tascam iM2 comes in.

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Review : Samson Meteor Mic – USB Microphone with Great Retro styling

Doing a podcast is something that we’ve wanted to do here at EssentialMac for a while now but had a feeling that recording audio from the iPhone headset that’s bundled with the device or via the in built microphone wasn’t going to be the best way to go about it.

When the Samson Samson Meteor Mic dropped on the door mate for review it grabbed our attention and we hoped this wasn’t all style over substance. But let’s face it, it’s a little beauty.

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