

LEARN MORE: Whittle down the best options with a structured choice approach to edtech. The Yeti can also be removed completely from its base for mounting directly on a mic stand. As for its design, the microphone itself can pivot on its base, so once users find their ideal angle in proximity to their sound source, they can easily hand-tighten two knobs located on either side of the stand to secure it. Weighing in at approximately 3.5 pounds and standing about a foot in height, the Yeti is a sturdy powerhouse that can easily withstand a few bumps. Now, whenever I teach online, I use the Yeti. They unanimously preferred the audio quality of my Yeti to every other device I had tested. I polled my students early on in the class to see if they could tell the difference between various sound sources I had been using that week.

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I plugged one end of a USB cable into the Yeti and the other end into my computer, selected “Yeti” in the software settings and started a Zoom meeting with one of my classes. The idea had not previously occurred to me to try it for videoconferencing because, up to that point, I had only brought it out when someone needed to record a voice-over for a video. I found myself constantly moving it out of the way when I reached for my keyboard, mouse, phone or other objects.įrustrated, I opened my media closet and saw my Blue Yeti USB Microphone. For example, my set of smartphone earbuds with its built-in microphone was an improvement, but after 20 minutes, the earbuds felt uncomfortable in my ears, and it was painful to wear them. Before I settled on the Yeti, I tried other solutions.
