Blue Snowflake USB Microphone and the iPad

Creating high quality YouTube videos depends on three things:

• Content
• Video Quality
• Audio Quality

You can have the best quality full HD video with amazing content but if the audio is poor people will switch off quickly.  Excessive background noise, low volume and distortion can all detract from a good video.

I have recently been working on improving the quality of audio in my videos. An obvious place to start is by investing in a good quality microphone. Being a MacBook user this is made more complicated by the lack of microphone input! 

After looking at the options available an external USB microphone looked like the best option. I settled on the Blue Snowflake portable USB microphone which is cleverly designed to fold away with a handy space for the USB cable.

Installing on my MacBook was simplicity itself and the device was immediately recognised. The audio quality is excellent and for less than $60 I am really pleased with the results

As a user of GarageBand on both my MacBook and iPad I wondered if the microphone could be used on my iPad. After a bit of research the answer was yes!

By connecting the USB cable into my iPad 2-in-1 Camera connection kit a USB microphone can be connected to the iPad.

The iPad recognised the microphone not only in GarageBand but in other audio enabled apps. If you are looking to make good quality recordings of your band, lectures or audio for video this is an excellent option.

In conclusion I am really impressed with the design, style and audio quality of the Blue Snowflake microphone and the ability to plug into the iPad is a real bonus.