The Best Podcast Microphone for Any Budget

If you’re searching for this article, you’re already overthinking it.

Introductions: Hi, nice to meet you. Matthew Brown. Charmed I’m sure. Ready for the article?

I want to surface this as soon as possible to you. That’s not to say the rest of this article isn’t full of fun-filled gab about podcast microphone tech. (Surprise: it is.) But it’s more important you know this:

If you’re reading this article in genuine, then you’re overthinking the whole thing. Buy a Shure SM58 microphone. That’s it. That’s the article.

There are thousands of microphone options out there. And the reality is, for podcasters, there’s not a whole lot of difference. There’s connectivity options, diaphragm, coil, and electromagnetism talk. Oh, my. But the reality of it all is to keep it simple.

You’re far more likely to buy a bad microphone than one that’s either overpriced or underserved by your needs. So any article that leads with a Blue Yeti or Blue Snowball recommendation is never one to be trusted.

What you ultimately want is a clean, high-quality raw tape that you can then take into post and process…