starting a podcast or a YouTube channel and you want to get great sounding audio
while on a budget today we're checking out the Fifine K669
microphone we've got some audio tests and what's inside the box coming up
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gonna be looking at what's inside this box right here the Fifine k669
USB microphone now let's open it up and check out what's inside alright so let's
open up the box here you got some papers here the user guide and a bookmark we've
got the mic itself this apparently is a six foot cable which is great as it
gives you lots of length to reach it around wherever you need to go and we
also get this cute little desktop stand
to install it you just plug it into a USB port on your computer wait a couple
of seconds for the driver to install and once it's installed you're ready to go
I'm talking into the Fifine USB microphone now and this is unedited
audio I'm going to play around with the gain knob a bit just to adjust the
levels this looks like a good level right here and we're just under halfway
up on the gain knob which is not too bad it should give you lots of headroom and
speaking of headroom let's check that out now so now let's just listen to what
it sounds like without me talking into the microphone alright now let's crank
up the gain all the way so that was with the gain cranked and now we're gonna
turn the gain all the way down
so that's what your noise floor is like on this and just so you know I'm sitting
about a full foot away from the microphone it's sitting on my desk on
the little stand that it came with and this is the quality of audio that we got
this is raw audio and nothing's being edited so now let's check out what this
mic sounds like edited a bit the settings that I use to edit my voice are
pretty basic just a bit of compression and some EQ I've done another video that
basically shows you my editing settings and how you can edit out some of the
noise floor in the background hum in your audio a link to that video in the
description in case you want to check it out I also use all free plugins in the
video so you can easily give it a try yourself here is a sample of edited
audio recorded using the Fifine K669 microphone the audio has been edited
with some compression and EQ now let's compare it back-to-back with raw audio
this is a sample of raw audio recorded using the Fifine K669 microphone
there are no effects added or editing done to this audio here is a sample of
edited audio recorded using the Fifine K669 microphone the audio has been
edited with some compression and EQ
now let's look at the stand that comes with this microphone it's a cute little
desktop stand that will get you up and running right away so you don't have to
buy another mic stand or a mic arm you can just use this one set it up and go
now having said that I would recommend purchasing a mic arm or a larger mic
stand eventually as it will give you better control of mic placement and it
won't be as close to your keyboard or mouse so it won't pick up clicking noise
as easily but to get you started this desktop stand does a great job now here
are some of the positives that I like about the Fifine k669 USB microphone I
like how easy it is to connect you just plug it into your computer's USB port it
installs automatically and you can quickly start recording your podcast
your YouTube video or your gaming session or whatever it is you use this
mic for I also think that this mic sounds great for under $30 you really
can't beat this sound quality you won't need to purchase any additional cables
or an audio interface or even a mic stand you just purchased the k669
microphone plug it in and you're ready to go you will however need to download
some recording software like audacity or trakction t7 both are great free pieces
of software that you can use and start recording right away and if you're a
streamer you probably already have OBS studio set up on your computer if not
download it set up the microphone to be your input and away you go one of the
only negatives that I have about this microphone is that the USB cable is
fixed to the back so if anything happens to the USB cable you have to replace the
whole unit that's about it for negatives honestly at the entry-level price point
that this is priced at the Fifine k669 USB microphone cannot be knocked are
there better microphones out there absolutely but they're gonna cost a lot
more and you're gonna need more equipment and more tech savvy to get
started with those this mic is not targeted at professional broadcasters or
advanced users although I'm sure the pros can get a decent sound out of them
this mic is geared towards the podcasters the youtubers and the gamers
that want to upgrade their audio quickly and easily now I want to know
what microphone are you currently using in your setup is it an onboard
microphone on your phone or on your camera or is it a headset microphone let
me know in the comments below my personal verdict on the Fifine k669
USB microphone is that for the money and the ease of use it's a great
entry-level microphone that will serve you well for years to come
if you're not overly technical and you just want to upgrade your audio setup
then this mic should be one that you check out if you'd like to see more
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checking out this video for simple green tech I'm Radio zane and we'll talk soon