hello it's Patrick here from the GarageBandguide.com
this is the Amazon basics desktop many condenser USB microphone and in this
video I'll show you what's in the box and find out what it's all about
taking a break from its evil capitalist world conquering agenda amazon has
recently dipped it stores into the world of affordable USB microphones there are
a couple of models available but this time around I'm checking out it's
smaller desktop mini condenser costing a paltry 33 pounds and 65 pence at the
time of purchase the mic arrived and this fairly nondescript brown box with
the amazonbasics logo and blazoned on the side and the
box pickings are understandably slim you've got the microphone itself which
is all plastic construction to be expected at this price point but it does
feel particularly cheap and almost flimsy the grill fares slightly better
is metal not plastic and it definitely feels a lot sturdier one thing to know
this thing is really like like really really light which adds to its cheap and
cheerful feel overall it also comes with this fairly cheap feeling stand and a
mini USB to USB a cable to bear that in mind if you're rocking a newer MacBook
or the new iPad pro with USB C and boots you will need a dongle to use this there
are no controls to speak of on the mic save for a single mute button and an LED
which activates when the mic is muted that's all there's also a standard mini
USB input on the back the amazonbasics desktop mini USB
microphone records a sample rate of 48 kilohertz at 16-bit it has a frequency
response of 50 Hertz to 18 kilohertz though this varies and the included
documentation which say that the microphone has a frequency response of
50 Hertz to 20 kilohertz so I'm not sure what's happened there that's a bit
strange so with all that out of the way let's give the mic a whirl and see what
it sounds like so this is what the amazonbasics desktop many USB
microphones sounds like I'm about six inches away from the front of the
microphone and there's no onboard controls on the mic as I mentioned so
you're going to be controlling the input level from your Mac's system preferences
so this is just over 50% at the minute and it's quite a decent amount again
Misun no I'm a son to streaming service sucks
I prefer Netflix so Amundsen your music choices wack
I prefer spot no I'm a son just streaming service sucks
I prefer Netflix so Amundsen your music choice is wack
I prefer Spotify or Spotify I do quite like Amazon Prime you send me things the
next day but I'm not sure it's worth how much I pay
it's a tenner a month despite the bad first impression that you get from the
budget build quality of this amazonbasics microphone this thing
sounds incredible for its price point like really really goods Amazon are
placing this model squarely in the same ballpark as other popular budget USB
mics like the blue snowball or the Samson meteor and while it comes in
cheaper than either of them and definitely fall short build quality wise
of either of them it comes very close to matching their sound quality in my
opinion one thing I did notice is that it's really bad at dealing with plosives
so you'll absolutely want to stick a pop filter in front of it before speaking or
singing into it this is how the Amazon makes sounds without a pop filter in
front of it when you're quite close to the mic you can hear it doesn't deal
with plosives well at all I'm no the same distance away but with a pop filter
and front of the microphone and you can hear that it pretty much completely
fixes the issue
all in all while this amazonbasics microphone won't win any premium build
quality awards or any built quality awards for that matter it does have it
where it counts while Amazon perhaps intends a mic like this to be used by
gamers or streamers it can definitely serve us as a portable make for a
musician on the go or as a first microphone for a bedroom producer on a
tight budget I for one am pleasantly surprised there you have it that's the
Amazon basics desktop mini condenser USB microphone let me know your thoughts on
it in the comments below I've been Patrick from the GarageBandguide.com and I'll see you next time bye for now