Microphone solution for "radio" like show?

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PaintballBrokeMe

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Looking for a cost effective microphone solution for an online radio like show. I want this to hook up to my computer easily with good audio quality. This will be recorded and also streamed over the internet. Any suggestions would be amazing.

Budget: Around 100 bucks, I'm not looking for perfect quality, just something decent to get me started.

Thank you.
 
http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1810

The only one that matters. Can be found for around $80-90 at most music shops, probably even less online but you might get dinged for shipping. Outstanding sound quality, absolutely noise-free (noise floor with this thing is like -78 dB, well below human hearing thresholds), and perfect for podcasts/radio production.

No, it's not a top of the line $3,000 condenser mic but, those prices on those types of hardware are fuckin' ridiculous anyway. This mic was designed for podcasts, has been around for a few years, and simply can't be beat for the cost.

There are some newer models/variations of this one, but the original - the C01U - is still my fave and I've got 3 of 'em now.
 
There are many choices out there. The Samson C01U is certainly a good one. You will also find podcasting kits from companies (Alesis for example) that are pretty much a USB mic, and whatever supporting software/drivers you'll need to record.
 
jasoncrowley said:
a little over your $100 budget... but I like this one: http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/mp3/99e5/
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Note that mic included in that. :)

I had one of those "kits" in the past (found a good deal on one that was barely more expensive than the mic alone at the time) but had a strong dislike of the Sonar software that was included. I've been using Sound Forge since it was created over a decade ago so, that's what I'm more comfortable with and have oodles of experience with obviously.

For someone that is brand new to this stuff (meaning recording audio broadcasts, especially just voice work) perhaps they could get off the ground using the Sonar software, but it's fairly limited in what it can do. Basic recording functionality is there, editing, some plugin support, etc., but as time goes by it might not 'grow' with the user and fulfill all the requirements. Depends on how much the OP needs to have done I suppose.
 
You might also want to look at Blue's Snowball before you pull the trigger. I don't have much experience with this mic, but I'd say it's an all-around decent setup for the price. $99.

Just throwing another option out there.
 
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