Are you in the market for a microphone for podcasting, pod-guesting, or online meetings?
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Stand that clamps to the desk\xa0
Wind screen\xa0
Pop filter\xa0
amazon.com and sweetwater.com have good online stores for the ATR2100X.\xa0 I personally bought the other gear from amazon.com.
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On today\u2019s episode, I recommend the Audio Technica 2100X-USB microphone for podcasting, pod-guesting, and online meetings. Today is Black Friday in the US, and Cyber Monday is coming up Monday, November 30.\xa0 If you\u2019ve been thinking about buying a microphone, now might be a good time to buy.\xa0
Knowing which microphone to buy can be intimidating.\xa0 When I first went into the voiceover industry, I didn\u2019t know what to buy or whose advice to take.\xa0 I also didn\u2019t know how to adjust my computer\u2019s sound preferences so my microphone was the audio input.\xa0 No matter which microphone you buy, make sure you go to your computer\u2019s \u201csound preferences\u201d and tell your computer which microphone to use.\xa0 Just plugging a microphone into your computer does not guarantee your computer will use it.\xa0 You have to intentionally tell your computer what to use.\xa0 I learned this the hard way.\xa0 Learn from my mistake, and don\u2019t let it happen to you!
Researching microphones as a podcaster was a little overwhelming.\xa0 Too many choices.\xa0 I needed help from someone who could boil it down to a couple of choices and present them to me with some empathy.\xa0 (Some reviewers forget what it\u2019s like to be a beginner!)\xa0\xa0Fortunately, I had a fantastic podcasting coach named Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting.\xa0 He recommended Audio Technica 2100 (aka ATR2100).\xa0 I use my ATR2100 for podcast interviews, but the ATR2100 is no longer made.\xa0 The newer model is the ATR2100X-USB microphone.\xa0\xa0
If you buy a microphone, you will need a stand.\xa0 You will also need something to keep your spit from flying onto the microphone.\xa0 Buy a ball-type wind screen or a pop filter.\xa0
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