racy mike are the manufacture standard for podcast / streaming sound recording seizure , and the Blue Yeti has long been the blade ’s flagship point . The Blue Yeti is ubiquitous among content creators , from video recording game streamers to podcast hosts , as well as recreational musicians and ASMR . The new Blue Yeti X does n’t reinvent the bike , but it does extend aniterative upgrade over the sure-enough Yetiand Yeti Nano , while bring a retinue of insidious features that make it easier to use and quicker to adjust in the heat of the moment .

At a glimpse , the X unit – which was sent by Blue to Screen Rant for the purposes of this story – looks similar to the Greco-Roman Yeti , if a minute sleeker and slightly more angulate in its innovation . The crowing visual differencebetween the two mics is not only aesthetically exciting , but also practical and useful : a ring of light-emitting diode lights around the front mute push button . These lights offer real meter feedback on the audio recording that ’s coming in , so if it ’s too meretricious , the lights will indicate that you need to turn over down the gain on the mike . This , of course , is easy to do by just turn the clit , which is also a knob .

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The Blue Yeti X habituate a four capsule condenser raiment for capturing sound , rather than the traditional triple capsule method of previous models , and the 24 - bit/48kHz audio resolution is higher than the former Blue Yeti ’s 16 - bit audio recording . That might not intend much to most people , but the trial impression is in the audio quality , which is remarkable . hard-core audiophiles are always going to turn their noses up at USB microphone , but not everybody hasthousands of one dollar bill to spendon audio capture equipment , to say nothing of the technical know - how to get the most out of their extravagant purchases . With the Yeti X , it ’s as simple as plugging in the microphone and playing with the gain until you ’re well-chosen with your layer .

We advocate getting in tight to the mic and turning the gain as down as potential , since it will otherwise pick up too much ambient disturbance . Of course , it also count on your elbow room and tonicity of voice , but that ’s where the Blue Vo!ce app comes in . It ’s only available on Windows so far ( with Mac keep come " soon " ) , but the app fundamentally act as a elbow room to hunky-dory melodic line the mic ’s preferences for optimal transcription . you could also interchange the colour of the light-emitting diode lights , which is a courteous touch , particularly for the colorblind . There are a ton of option for audio fanatics to make for around with , but it ’s not at all necessary to use Blue Vo!ce to have a terrific audio transcription experience with the Yeti X.

Like the classic Yeti , the XTC allows substance abuser to trade between four different modes : omni - directional , stereophonic , cardioid , and bi - directional , each of which have their own uses depending on the indigence of any pass capacity Lord . combine with the powerful Blue Vo!ce tools , the Blue Yeti X anextremely various piece of equipment . Whatever your needs may be , the Yeti X might not be the absolute routine one best choice for any one of those needs , but it can definitely go a great job at all of them . That ’s why Blue has a repute as the go - to pick for any type of content creator .

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Overall , the Blue Yeti X is a enough gradation up fromthe Graeco-Roman Yeti . It offers all the functionality of the original , but at a high piece rate for the best possible audio quality . It ’s still a USB plug - and - bid mike , for better or worse ; it lack some of the premium functionality of serious top - range of mountains mics , but it offer up astral timbre than anyone can easily learn to use . At $ 170 , it might not be worth upgrading from the traditional Yeti if you ’re already well-situated with your exist setup , but for freshman looking to plunge into the culture of streaming / podcasting / YouTube , it ’s voiceless to detect a mike easier to recommend than the Blue Yeti X.

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TheYeti Xwas put up by   Blue for review purposes .

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