is a USB mic worth it?

[TaulPall]

Hey folks, glad this exists. I've been having a hard time (after sound proofing my spot etc.) getting a totally clean sound on my vocal mic. It's like there's always freakin "SOMETHING" . fOR THE MOST PART, ITS TOTALLY USABLE, BUT WHEN I send my tracks to the lable for mastering, he always tells me I should get a usb mic to surpass all the issues all together.. Anyone use a USB mic with studio 1? i currently have the most updated version.

 

[Trucky]

What mic and audio interface are you currently using?

Please update your signature (see link in mine) with your system specs as that helps in answering questions.

 

[Jemusic]

While USB mics are getting better, a quality studio condenser mic with a nice mic pre in a decent interface will more than likely still be superior. You should sort out what your current issue actually might be. eg get a little further away eg 12” set levels correctly eg loudest parts only reaching -10 dB FS etc

 

[TDF1981]

Hey folks, glad this exists. I've been having a hard time (after sound proofing my spot etc.) getting a totally clean sound on my vocal mic. It's like there's always freakin "SOMETHING" . fOR THE MOST PART, ITS TOTALLY USABLE, BUT WHEN I send my tracks to the lable for mastering, he always tells me I should get a usb mic to surpass all the issues all together.. Anyone use a USB mic with studio 1? i currently have the most updated version.

Having a good interface with good preamps and a good condenser mic with a well treated room will outperform any available USB mic.

 

[SwitchBack]

You pay for quality. A USB mic from a reputable manufacturer of mics should be ballpark the same quality as its non-USB counterpart, and there is much less to go wrong wrt. settings and stuff. Quality-wise the built-in preamp should be a good match to the mic. Yes, you lose the tweaking options you get from a separate preamp or two, but the agony of choice too

Why not ask your label for a brand/model suggestion?

 

[TDF1981]

While USB mics are getting better, a quality studio condenser mic with a nice mic pre in a decent interface will more than likely still be superior. You should sort out what your current issue actually might be. eg get a little further away eg 12” set levels correctly eg loudest parts only reaching -10 dB FS etc

This USB mic would probably be a good option:

Teenage Engineering CM-15

Portable Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone Can be used in three different ways: as a classic microphone via XLR (requires 48 V phantom power), as a USB microphone and as a stand-alone microphone with built-in preamp and line-level output via 3.5...

www.thomann.co.uk

It‘s the only USB Mic I could find with studio quality so far.