Point one: I wasn’t recommending it to professionals, I was recommending it to podcasters who are not pros, the ones using headsets and Blue Snowballs and Apple EarPods. (That sale has since ended.) It seems like every time I mention the Yeti on Twitter, I’m immediately sea-lioned by an audio expert who wants to point out that the Yeti is not suitable for professional use. I mentioned that the Blue Yeti, the microphone that I use, was on sale at Amazon.
Last night I had a couple of exchanges on Twitter that really irked me. I’ve also talked to audio experts, sometimes even voluntarily. I’m frequently asked for product recommendations for podcasting, and while I can’t claim to have tried every USB microphone out there, I have tried many of them and heard the recording results of many more. Like many podcasters, I’ve learned as I’ve gone along, and I’ve upgraded my hardware and software along the way.
I make podcasts as part of my job now, but despite my year spinning records at my high-school radio station, I don’t have much of a background in audio. Want to do a podcast? Don’t be intimidated
