My 14 yr old wants to start a podcast but I don't want to buy a 'good' mic til I am sure he'll stick to it. What mic should I get?
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Sound is great and it is easy to hook up.
http://www.target.com/USB-Headset/dp/B000CPL3TA/sr=1-2/qid=1236199064/ref=sr_1_2/190-5465088-1252408?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=0&index=target&rh=k%3AAltec%20Lansing%20microphone&page=1
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a) 'good' microphones are pretty cheap these days (relative to what they used to cost) -- $100 gets you pretty high quality - studio, in fact
b) when I was young, my parents gave me a somewhat crappy acoustic guitar to learn on. The fretboard was warped and it was MUCH harder to play than a normal guitar, and as I result, I did not progress very fast and was discouraged.
Years later, when I played a decent-quality guitar, I was amazed at how much easier it was and how fast I then progressed. I was like, 'I could have been playing this easily all these years?!? If I'd had a decent guitar back in the beginning, I would have been light years ahead of where I am now.' (No ding on my parents; they did not understand this :) )
But the moral of the story: crappy equipment for these sorts of things is highly discouraging to a young'un. It has to be at least decent. I'd suggest 'rolling the dice' on your 14 yr old's interest and get equipment that is good.
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personal experience with the product.
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I got a pretty good one at Wal-mart, until I accidentally ran over it with my chair.
A very good microphone I have seen used was my friends and it was only 35$.(Plantronics DSP-400 USB Headset) But I'm sure a Logitech one will easily do the job as long as it has noice reduction and a few other features fo clearity.
Experience.
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M$A headset mic is a great starting mic because it stays in a constant position in front of your mouth and is integrated into the headphones which you will be wearing anyway.
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M$http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Desktop-Microphone-Black-Silver/dp/B00009EHJV
Logitech website
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I'm acutally 14 and I did the same thing. After about 15 weekly episodes I bought the Samson COU1. http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1810
Which is USB so you don't need a mixer.
I went and purchased this Headset and it has worked very well for me.
I think this version is no longer on the shelf, but its replacement is the same price and is very good.