Dynamic mic – skinny mic, usually cardioid pattern. Also nice since you can have your mouth further away (up to 1 feet). Good for picking up lots of sounds (such as instruments), but can also pick up a little background noise and vibration (table bumps, keyboard presses). Sensitive mic and higher frequency range. Condenser mic – fat table mic, usually cardioid (picks up only front half of the mic and avoids back and sides) and sometimes even bi-directional (picks up front and back, no sides) and omnidirectional pattern. You can be as far as 3-10 feet away from the mic depending on quality. Great for situations where you don’t want a visible mic on the camera and/or really noisy environment and you don’t want to pick up any noise whatsoever other than the subject). These mics pick up a very narrow area directly in front of the mic and almost nothing in all other areas. Shotgun mic – long skinny mic, usually attached to a stick or boom arm and pointed directly at you. Sound quality is good BUT they pick up noise in all directions which can be a major pain. They’re omni-directional (picks up all sides) and used for applications where you have to be on video but don’t want to have a visible microphone. Lavalier microphone – thin wire with 3.5mm jack on one end and small little mic (with wind cover) on the other. Types of microphones (and their directional patterns): I’ll explain a couple key differences between common microphones used when recording audio/video to help you weed out options quicker. 
Stared at specs I didn’t understand.Īnd while I’m still no audio engineering expert, I promise the info here will get you where you need to be and help make key decisions faster! Different types of (computer) microphone setups and their use: I read the reviews, the comparisons, watched the videos, listened to samples. Are you just wanting to have better quality sound instead of your crappy built-in mic…but now lost in the maze of options?ĭon’t worry, I already wasted many hours of my life going through the overwhelming amount of information out there.
Are you trying to decide between different microphone setups for computer usage?
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