Reddit reviews Trust Starzz Microphone 16973

Editing the sound can help a great deal.

Here's my first video. The sound was originally even worse than that, then another team member tried to clean it up a bit, which make it a lot quieter but clearer.

I then used Audacity's noise reduction in my second video to sample the background noise and massively reduce it before putting it in the video. This is a massive improvement on the clarity of the voice at least.

I used a cheap omnidirectional mic which looks like I should be singing karaoke with it, rather than recording videos.

I'd get the thrifty argument if they were like £30 baseline price but they're already built into webcams and laptops, already built into smartphone earbuds, cost less than £10 which is nothing... just have a couple less pack of cigs or few less pints or whatever.

I'd get it if you were totally ambivalent about gaming and played every now and then casually, but you're obviously invested enough to be subbed to /r/dayz...

What's the pricy mic you're getting by the way? my Blue Yeti cost about that much... if it's that then you're in for a treat!

Second most annoying thing after no mic is not even being able to understand them so I totally get you wanting something quality, still though, if it's going to be "ages" to get £120 i'd get a cheapy under-a-tenner one, then when you have the decent one put it away as a backup or donate to a mate.

This thing is £8 and won't sound like crackly shit, hell i'd buy it for you

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Trust-16973-Starzz-Microphone/dp/B003MFYY3Y/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1422116598&sr=8-13&keywords=blue+yeti

Headphones first:
Don't buy a headset. A "headset" is composed of a cheap pair of headphone drivers and a cheap microphone wrapped up in a chintzy, "gaming"-flavored package full of LEDs and shit, that gets sold at ridiculous markups. They're heavy and clunky, and honestly sound like crap. I find headset drivers to be almost too bass-heavy and their sound gets muddled. Listening to music on them sounds like you're listening to a recording from a nightclub, and when you play games with them, it's hard to separate one sound from another.

Instead, buy a nice pair of headphones, and a decent desktop microphone, and you'll not only spend less money, but you'll have better sound and a clearer recorded voice. I'd opt for a set of open-ear headphones, because they let you hear your voice as it normally sounds (put in a pair of noise-isolating earbuds or wear a pair of noise-isolating or noise-cancelling headphones and try speaking, you'll sound odd to yourself). For a ~30 Pound price range, I'd recommend these or these.

As for the microphone, just get a lapel microphone (like this one), or a desk microphone like this one (which is the Amazon best-seller for desktop microphones). Or you could get an around-the-ears microphone like this one, that you could then put your headphones over.

Next, for a mouse:
This depends a lot on personal preference. I'd recommend the Razer Deathadder, not only because they have one of the best sensors on the market (maintains perfect tracking even at extremely high speeds with no intrinsic negative acceleration, has adjustable DPI from 400 to 3500, etc.), but also because it is comfortable to hold and comfortable to use. The buttons are satisfying to click, the scroll wheel has just the right amount of tactile feedback, the cable is braided and flexible, etc. This mouse is 47.99 Pounds on Amazon (same link as earlier), but even with a budget three times as high, this is still the mouse I'd buy.

I find the R.A.T. mice to be gimmicks. Yes, you can twist some screws to change their length and whatnot, but the sensors are rather crappy ("DPI" means nothing to the quality of the sensor, you can get a $20 mouse with 3000 DPI; I only use 800 DPI anyways), and I'm also not a fan of how they look/feel. But, as with all mice, this comes down to individual preference.

It's this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003MFYY3Y/ref=gno_cart_title_0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Just checked and for some reason the order didn't go through :(

i looked around the csgo subreddit and found this

zalman zm-mic1 also got favorable comments

this and this also were decently received

personally i use a blue snowball which is ~$40

just be sure to use push to talk and you should be fine