The Best Cheap Podcast Gear for Beginners (Less than $200)
When I started a podcast, I spent hours and hours searching the internet for information on the best low-cost gear to use.I hate to think how many blog posts and Amazon reviews I read.The thing is, I was on a tight budget.I didn’t have the money to go splash out on whatever Joe Rogan or Tim Ferriss are using.I needed podcast gear that would get the job done for a low price.Sure, I wanted the podcast to sound good. But the most important thing was having a basic set-up that allowed me to get started.I co-host The Wild Podcast, a New Zealand long-form interview show that’s all about adventure and the great outdoors.It’s not the flashiest or the biggest podcast out there, but we’ve got a loyal following and tens of thousands of downloads.All of the gear I recommend in this post for starting a podcast on a budget was used to record my own podcast.In fact, I still use all of this podcasting gear today — the same gear I started with almost two years ago.I did a bunch of research on microphones as it’s probably the most important piece of podcasting kit.In the end, it came down to either the Blue Yeti, or its smaller cousin the Blue Yeti Nano.I went with the Blue Yeti Nano because, well, it was cheaper and the audio quality didn’t seem to be any worse than the standard Yeti.I actually listened to a whole lot of audio comparisons on Youtube and, on most of them, it was difficult to tell the difference between the two.I’ve found the Yeti Nano to be a great piece of kit.The audio quality is excellent. It’s not “Joe Rogan excellent”, but to the untrained ear (and let’s face it, most ears are untrained) the Yeti Nano sounds crisp and clear.It plugs into your computer or recording interface via USB and has two “pickup patterns”, known as cardioid and omni, which are controlled by a button on the back.
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