Blue Microphone Yeti USB Desktop Microphone, Platinum

This is an excellent mic for people who are just starting. It's everything you want in a condenser mic without breaking the bank. If you have a bigger budget, there are better condenser mics out there. This mic is a great purchase to make, especially while on sale. The physical size of the mic is larger in real life than it looks in the photos. If you use it in an area with a lot of ambient sound, you must adjust the mic sensitivity because it can be very sensitive. Do NOT set this mic close to your mouth. It should be approximately one arm's length from your mouth. You do not need a pop filter unless you spit when you talk or you will be sharing a mic with others for sanitary reasons. ALL condenser mics are sensitive to movement, so they are always used on a stable surface that can't move easily when bumped.

I purchased this item for my husband, who is an aspiring voice actor. I did a lot of research on this microphone and it is highly rated at many music-tech retailers like sweetwater.com I could not believe I found this at walmart.com, and for a price that beats all the other retailers. This mic has 4 different sound pattern settings, which means you can record pretty much anything you want from any angle. Its also USB, so it does not require a great deal of extra sound equipment and works smoothly with audio editing software like audacity. This is a great deal, and an excellent piece of recording equipment.