Looking for good casual audio equipment!

[drowsy scaffold]

I play D&D here on Discord and was looking to upgrade my mic since I've been using my laptop mic forever, lol

Want smthn that won't catch much outside audio, but can pick up screams/yells. I don't have a huge budget to work with, but I can always save up for more pricey setups! Ty all <3

[ruby briar]

What's your budget

[drowsy scaffold]

Less than $100 atm but I can save if need be

[ruby briar]

Ah

[drowsy scaffold]

It's broke-o'clock for me rn, lol

[normal ether]

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[ruby briar]

Audio-Technica ATR2100x-USB

[drowsy scaffold]

But it doesn't hurt to window shop from an expert

[ruby briar]

Lmao

Audio-Technica AT2020 (used or open-box)

[normal ether]

Oh lawdy! Umm... @ruby briar.... are you aware that you are now level 1? You're getting closer to... um.....
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[drowsy scaffold]

Any higher end recommendations for the sake of me saving for them?

[ruby briar]

Ah

Depends what your looking for

Like a high tech one?

Or a low cheap but good audio

[drowsy scaffold]

I'm looking for high quality audio over everything else

[ruby briar]

Gonna have to give me a second, due to I'm busy rn

[solemn crest]

If you're really just looking to do voice chat and not trying to do serious voice acting, you'd be best served by a dynamic mic. I kind of don't like this company, but all the crazy audio snobs on the Podcastage server recommend the Fifine AM8 for this purpose as a good balance between audio quality and affordability.

If you don't have a ton of cash to spend on real soundproofing (which is very expensive), then the amount that your mic rejects unwanted noise is going to mostly be determined by how close you have it to your mouth. So a dynamic that's designed to be about 3 finger-widths from your mouth is ideal for that purpose.