The Best Podcast Microphones for Beginners

Comparing 4 microphones if you’re getting started

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The most important part of your podcasting arsenal is the microphone. Without it you’re grounded before you can even take off.

There are many different types of microphone but to save you from having to know too much about microphone theory here are some highly recommended microphones perfect for podcasting, for beginners and pros alike, without completely breaking the bank.

Blue Snowball iCE

Blue Snowball iCE

If you’re looking for a microphone that can do one thing, and one thing well, then this may be what you’re looking for. At less than half the price of the Blue Yeti microphone, the Snowball iCE is a fantastic first microphone because of its simple set of features that make it able to only record audio from a single direction — perfect for podcasting voices. For more features you could spring for the Blue Snowball (£69.99/$69) but if that’s not important to you…

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