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Snowball! Now with Snow sound effects!

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2017

(My video is this review but spoken into this mic so you can hear the quality.) I have never had a microphone pick up my voice correctly. When I speak low, it fades out, when I go high, it cuts out. This microphone quite contrary catches everything I say without picking up weird background humming! I'm not like, some bonafide super special feller who knows that of which he speaks of when it comes to mic quality, but I find this instrument one of the best I've messed around with while dabbling. It's heavy! The ball core is like lifting a puppy. The stand that comes attached needs the screw at the bottom tightened to keep the legs mostly stable.

I have chosen to completely ignore all the other reviews explaining safety and secure desk holds, and I just stick the dang thing anywhere. On a table, on my keyboard, shoved it in amongst a pile of pillows. Look, I'm not that professional when people aren't looking and my desk is literally my bed. He doesn't fall over, and he picks up my noises no matter where I put him. (Oh no I've gendered it. Next comes naming it, and that's when you know you love things too much.) I've been singing karaoke like crazy, and my poor long-range boyfriend who has hearing issues can finally hear my real voice, clearly and properly.

I bought a pop filter, it hasn't arrived yet, but I'll probably need it, but for now, the pop pop pop isn't unreasonable.The red light on the front is obnoxiously bright, I just put a little tape over it. Simple. You need a quiet room for using this, but not too much of one. My heater going off doesn't register for instance, neither does my computer. I'm gonna crunch some fresh snow from outside so you can hear how crisp it is though, with a metric you can actually copy, probably. [I end up getting snow everywhere, on my keyboard, and my mouse, so I'm moving and dropping them here.]

I love it, it was well worth the money (I paid $30 or so thanks to repackaging and used, but worth the $50 or so.) and I can already tell this little cutie (and it is cute, my aging mother saw it and started giggling and wanted to hold it) is going to be a fine part of my vocal life.

Edit: I have no idea why the review is an hour long. It's only a 2 minute clip on my computer. I must've rolled a 1 on uploading.

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Brad Finley

Works good, but needs additional software, not from Logitech

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024

so out of the box, i hooked it up and it worked great. only problem was it was picking up EVERY single background noise and aggravating everyone that i was gaming with. They could hear my keyboard, they could hear me click my mouse, they could even hear the birds chirping outside, and me breathing.

So i went to Logitech's website and downloaded their software, which was not easy to find. It was worthless. so after uninstalling that, and a bunch of googling and watching youtube videos, I downloaded Equalizer APO, installed it, then setup a custom configuration on my microphone. I used the RNNoise suppression VST plugin, which after watching an instructional video on youtube, I learned how to configure and set it up.

Now, I have actual noise suppression, and i can run an open mic on ANY program in windows, and set how loud i need to be to before it picks up my voice. I can literally clap my hands, bang on the desk and even cough, and it will not pick that up. as soon as i say anything, it picks that up and enables the mic. My friends are even asking me if i got a different mic, because its THAT BIG OF A DIFFERENCE.

I give 3 stars because logitech really dropped the ball on software for this microphone. its literally as simple as a small download and less than 5 minutes to get everything set up the way it should be. I feel like Logitech doesnt include any noise suppression for this mic, because they want you to spend 3 times as much on a different mic, with literally FREE software that you can find on the internet after a quick google search.

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Dean Silver

Snowball! Now with Snow sound effects!

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2017

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shon

Amazing purchase

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2024

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For its price you get a very good quality mic, been using it for years and it has even fallen a couple of times but still functions without any issues. Ofc if you are looking for something professional than 50$ won’t be enough but for that price you get a very good product

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Chelsea

I really love this little microphone

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2016

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I really love this little microphone! It's perfect for podcasting - easy to set up, plugs into the USB port, and has nice, clean sound. I was being a bit lazy about my show at the outset, recording on my laptop's internal mic, but all the shows I listened to sounded so much nicer and I just had to take the plunge. My cohost heard the drastic change in my audio and decided to get her own soon after.

So, it's easy to set up. Good ol' plug-n-play technology. Works great for recording into Audacity or whatever your software of choice is. The design's cute, the sound is great, and I love the handy tripod - perfect for balancing on a desk. For a hobbyist, this is just all around fantastic.

My one complaint is so minor as to not lose any stars - the red light on the front of the mic to indicate it's on is a bit bright, and since I tend to get all up in my mic's business while recording it can be a lil annoying. I wish the light were on the side or back instead of right there on the top. I'm planning on getting some electrical tape to deal with this issue, though, so whatever. Just something to take note of.

Also note this iCE one doesn't have the little switch thing advertised on the regular Snowball. I decided to cheap out and get this version, which I'm happy with, but that one looks like it lends a little more flexibility. Which you choose depends on your budget and whim.

Just a great mic. I'm really happy with this purchase, and it's made my show sound loads better.

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Nate Choiniere

Great! Here are some pros and cons.

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2014

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I purchased this microphone a few months ago, and decided to wait until I had used it for a little while until I wrote a review. Here's what I have to say about the iCE Snowball:

PROS:
-Comes with a nice stand that you can utilize, stands great on my desk and doesn't fall over if you don't hit it.
-Looks very good and very professional.
-Not too big, roughly the size of a softball.
-Sounds great!
-USB cord.
-Plug it in, and you're good to go.
-Good price for the sound quality you get.
-You can add many additions to the microphone such as a shock mount, pop filter and/or hood with ease.
-Spherical shape allows it to capture great audio even from the left/right.
CONS:
-The microphone picks up background noise very easily.
-Without a pop filter, you'll distort the sound whenever you say a "P" or "B" sound if you're too close. (Happens with nearly all microphones)
-Cord is a bit longer than it needs to be.
-Very top-heavy, so if you do bump it, it will fall down easy.
-Unlike the original Snowball, it only has one recording option.

Overall, I'd give this microphone a 4/5. The microphone is great for what I use it for, except for the fact that it catches a lot of background noise. You can definitely use this to record music, whether it's guitar, drums or vocals, but make sure that you have some sound-reducing foam or padding of some sort around your environment when doing so unless you want to hear the reverb.

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Carissa Angelize

Good Mic

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2023

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I bought this mic with the thought I would be recording my podcast, but ended up using it for gaming. I saw that my uncle & a friend of mine has the same mic but in the color black. I have been using this mic for a while & it is great, but I would recommend buying a mic stand if you have a small & short space. I always have to bend down towards my mic for my friends to hear me. Another thing, the wire to plug it into my device slowly began to loosen as time progressed, but it still works fine. Other than those little factors, I would recommend this mic.

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AmazonShopper2.0

Love it

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2024

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I am a casual streamer and this mic does the job. It picks up my voice clearly. Much better than a mic that comes on your headphones. I have had mine for 3 years and still works great. The Blue logo fell off but that was my fault.

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10/10

amazing

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2024

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good quality

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Brad Finley

Works good, but needs additional software, not from Logitech

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024

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jas

Replacement for damaged internal mic

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024

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Works better than damaged internal mic. Fine for meetings, which is all I require.

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Paul M Andrus

No mute button

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2024

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Everything about this is good except no physical mute button on the microphone. Really need that for business web conferencing. Yes, Zoom has mute controls on the spacebar and Alt-A, but it has to be the active window.

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