The Samson Go Mic is a no-frills, tiny, easy-to-use improvement over your laptop or phone's built-in microphone. We test plenty of USB mics with high prices and a wide variety of features and polar ...

Shure just revealed the MoveMic 88+ wireless direct-to-phone microphone with four selectable polar patterns. The company says this is the first-ever microphone of its type to offer this feature. For ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. One important characteristic of microphones is the polar pattern, also known as the pickup ...

In the audio world, there are often recurring problems that cause headaches for recording enthusiasts and podcast producers. One example of this is the persistent intrusion of background noise, which ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microphones with directional characteristics do not have a uniform pickup pattern as do ...

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While many of us only need a standard headset with a simple boom mic, there’s a growing demand for higher quality microphones for both gamers and streamers, on Twitch, YouTube Live and much more.