BehringerBIGFOOT All-In-One USB Studio Condenser Microphone, Compatible with PC and Mac

I eventually decided to get this over a Rhode because it was 40% cheaper. I cannot tell the difference between this and the equivalent Rhode mic (which I have). It's also easier to use than the Rhode because it comes with its own internal condenser.For video creation voice overs and podcasts etc, it's a really good product at a very good price.

Bought this for making YouTube videos, and it does a stellar job. I’ve got it on a boom arm attached to my desk so it’s always ready for use. The sound quality is really good and would highly recommend for videos, live streaming, podcasting etc.

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Unless you require professional studio-quality audio recordings (24-bit), the Behringer Bigfoot is a versatile and well made product suitable for all round personal computing audio recording needs (recording your voice for podcasting, voiceovers, gaming etc). However, it is a large microphone, so if you don't need a large microphone with all the options, a smaller microphone like the Razer Seiren Mini may suffice instead e.g. just for gaming/video conferencing. But when you do need options and have the room on your desk for a larger and taller microphone, the Bigfoot offers an excellent audio recording solution for CD/MP3 level quality audio and slightly above (16-bit 44.1/48 kHz sampling).I have used the Bigfoot microphone for a rare use case - an audio recognition software project. I have found the recordings made by the microphone to be 100% accurate when recognising music tracks. The benefit of having options (Headphone Monitoring, Gain control and 5 different patterns) means I was able to calibrate the microphone for different usage scenarios with ease. The options are intuitive to use and if you are looking for a microphone to just plug in and start recording, this microphone also works well straight out of the box with all the options left as factory presets. You can therefore get started straight away or have a play around first to discover what options produce the best audio recordings for you.If you are looking for your first decent microphone then, with the Bigfoot, Behringer offers you what the competition is offering for twice the price (around the £80-120 price range). When I did a product comparison, my choice came down to this Behringer and top-end microphones by Rode and Shure (£120+ range) offering studio-quality recording. At the time of writing this review, studio-quality recording is not necessary for my needs, but if they were, I would opt for a Shure MV7 with XLR cable along with a Cloudlifter pre-amp and Scarlett audio interface. This costs nearly 10 times the price of a Behringer Bigfoot microphone, and only an audiophile and musician/professional needs this level of audio quality.Btw. if you are looking for a microphone to use on Linux/Ubuntu, this microphone works out of the box.