Blue Microphones Snowflake USB Microphone

Blue Microphones Snowflake USB Microphone Review

Blue Microphones Snowflake USB Microphone Feature

• Professional quality portable USB for recording on the go
• Unique design fits on your desktop or laptop
• Perfect for podcasting, internet telophony, voice recognition software, movie narration, music
• Compatible with Mac and PC; plug-and-play, requires no additional drivers
• Includes USB cable

Featuring Blue Microphones' renowned circuitry, the Snowflake is a professional quality portable mic that combines a USB bus powered capsule with a class compliant design to make the Snowflake truly plug and play on both Mac and PC. Not just an eye-catching design, the Snowflake is highly functional. The mic folds into a single compact case which also houses a USB cable for easy transport in a laptop bag or even a pocket. Unfolded, the case serves as a desktop stand or a laptop clip, making the Snowflake a natural for everything from podcasting, calling over the web, narrating a home video, or sketching out a song idea on the go.

Where Do You Put It?
The Snowflake's unique design allows you to place it on a desk or flat surface near your computer, or mounted to the screen of most laptops. Gently grasp the top and bottom halves of the Snowflake mounting box and slide them away from each other (figure 1, on the right). You'll find the USB cable snugly fit inside. The top half of the mount can then be positioned on any flat surface (figure 2), or hung over the back of most laptops (figure 3). The Snowflake capsule also pivots back and forth and rotates side-to-side for optimal positioning.

When not in use, just disconnect the USB cable and store it in the mounting box, sliding both haves together to close. When traveling with the Snowflake, gently swivel the active side of the round capsule head (with the metal grille) so that it faces down and into the box (figure 4). This will help protect the precision capsule from damage.

Technical Specs

• Transducer Type: Condenser, Pressure Gradient w/USB Digital Output
• Polar Pattern: Cardioid
• Sample/Word Rate: 44.1 kHz/16 bit
• Frequency Response: 35Hz - 20kHz

System Requirements

• Macintosh: Mac OSX; USB 1.0 or 2.0; 64MB RAM (minimum)
• Windows: Vista or XP; USB 1.0 or 2.0; 64MB RAM (minimum)

Whether you're recording your newest podcast, talking business on the web, or just narrating your latest great family movie, the Blue Snowflake Microphone can capture it with amazing clarity and depth that's head and shoulders above any comparable portable USB on the market! The Blue Snowflake Microphone works on both Mac and PC with no complicated drivers to install: just connect it to your computer's USB port, follow the prompts and you'll have high-fidelity sound in no time. It's perfect for podcasting, voice recognition software, iChat, and VoIP software such as Skype and Vonage. Or use it for dictation, field recording, lecture recording, and narration for slideshows and PowerPoint presentations. The sky's the limit. It's even great for recording music via GarageBand and other multitrack recording software.