Speech School
Microphone
For most microphones as you move the sound source closer the lower frequencies will be amplified, the recorded sound will become darker. This is unsuitable for our purposes as we want our microphone recording to be comparable to professionally recorded audio.
Condenser microphones have less proximity effect. Omnidirectional microphones have lower proximity effect. Omnidirectional condenser microphones have virtually no proximity effect.
We want to get a microphone with a flat frequency response. However, you will have to pay for a flatter frequency response and a flat frequency response is not as important as getting a microphone with low proximity effect.
Don’t get the Blue Snowball iCE! You must get the original Snowball, the one with the omnidirectional pattern. It is a cheap microphone with low proximity effect but the frequency response is what you would expect for the price.
https://www.bluemic.com/en-us/products/snowball/
The best sound is closest to the source. It’s a lot of work making sure to keep your mouth close to the mic. The solution to this is to buy a headset microphone so you are free to sway around. The problem with headset microphones is that they are mono with connectors designed to work with wireless systems not the computer’s stereo 3.5 input jack or an USB audio interface’s XLR input which is an added cost.
The Lav-Headset is clunky, but I have tested the SC3 and the adaptor works with my computer.
Don’t get the original smartLav, you must get the plus version.
http://www.rode.com/microphones/smartlav-plus
http://www.rode.com/accessories/lav-headset
http://www.rode.com/accessories/sc3
This might be a bit risky as I do not know how best to get it to work with the computer. Maybe a mono to stereo adaptor will work with the computers 3.5 jack, although I failed to make it work for my DPA headset because with TRS and TRRS jacks you cannot be sure whether the microphone is wired to come out of the tip, ring or sleeve, and what tip, ring, sleeve configuration the adapter is wired for.
http://www.samsontech.com/samson/products/microphones/headworn-microphones/de10x/
This will be expensive but you can get a XLR connector which will work with a USB audio interface.
https://countryman.com/product/h6-headset/
https://www.dpamicrophones.com/headset/flex-omnidirectional-headset-microphone