Hi and welcome to the Channel.
Today we're talking about the Blue Yeti again
because it's popular, captures good quality audio, and it's also affordable.
However, the mic cable has a mini USB connector
at one end and a standard USB-A plug at the other.
Meanwhile, most modern computers now have at least one
USB-C port, as do many smartphones.
But since USB standards all backward compatible, my Yeti
and my modern laptop and smartphone should be able to communicate.
And amazingly, we can do it for under $10.
There are two ways to connect the Blue Yeti to a USB-C port.
The first is to use a USB-C to USB adaptor
and then plug the Blue Yeti cable into the adaptor.
I've covered that in a previous video about connecting a Blue Yeti
to a smartphone, but it also applies a connecting yet to a computer.
I'll include a link to that video up there.
The other method is to replace the original USB cable
that came with the Yeti with a mini USB to USB-C cable.
As usual, plug the mini USB connector
into the USB port on the base of the Yeti,
then plug the USB-C end of the cable
into the USB-C port on your device.
This UGREEN mini USB to USB-C cable from Amazon
has the correct USB connectors at each end, so let's see if it'll work.
First, we'll try it with my Samsung A53 5G phone
and then with my Windows 11 laptop.
The cable is already plugged into the Yeti
and I'll plug the USB-C connector into the phone.
But first I'll start recording video on the phone using the camera app,
and I'm also going to wear headphones since, if this works,
I should get zero latency monitoring in my headphones.
So here we go.
The cable is now plugged in.
And will it? Oh, there it goes.
A message has popped up on the screen saying it's recording
audio from the headset, which of course, is the Yeti.
You should have noticed a big difference.
The audio from the Yeti is louder and clearer,
but that's about a foot away from my mouth.
Let's see what it's like a little bit closer.
And there's a spider on it.
Go, away spider.
I'm now about six inches away from the microphone.
If I'm really close up. I'm
probably about, what, two inches away from the pop screen now
and about six inches away from the pop screen,
about 12 inches away from the pop screen.
So that's actually not too bad.
It's recording perfectly well into my Android phone.
So let's see what it now sounds like on my Windows 11 laptop.
Windows
has immediately recognised the mic, has a USB audio source
and is setting up the microphone and I think that's it.
Now done.
So let's hit record.
I've got the Yeti at about six inches away from my mouth
and I'm just speaking with my normal voice.
The audio sounds fine in my headphones,
so I'm happy that the new USB-C cable works
with the phone and my Windows 11 laptop.
So I'm calling the test complete.
It works.
Plainly, you can upgrade your blue yeti's microphone cable to USB-C.
You'll be able to connect and record to computers
and mobile devices with USB-C ports.
The audio sounds good and is perfectly acceptable for YouTube
and online streaming.
If you're looking for a replacement cable or a longer cable for your Blue Yeti,
check the description for a link to a list of some cables I've bought, tested,
and I'm confident enough to recommend them because I know that they work.
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I'll put a link in the description.
I wish you well and look forward to seeing you
again next time.