Streamline your digital recording setup with the Blue Microphones Snowball, a USB microphone designed for podcasters, streamers, and online content creators. This USB mic is easy to use and sounds good out of the box, so you'll be up and running in no time at all. The microphone is presented here in a gloss black finish.

The mic offers two polar patterns for different kinds of content. The cardioid polar pattern naturally minimizes room noise by focusing its audio capture on whatever is in front of the mic, keeping audio pickup of the back and sides of the capsule to a minimum. This is great for content creators who don't have fancy room treatment. Use the omnidirectional pattern, however, if you and a friend will be using the mic simultaneously. The Snowball comes with its own stand and USB cable, providing a driverless operation to ensure connectivity with your device right out of the gate—you won't need to download any additional software to have your computer recognize this microphone.

2.4 GHz & Bluetooth LE Connectivity    Smart Illumination    Perfect Stroke Keys    Logitech Flow Compatible    Compatible with Multiple Platforms    Cardioid Capsule Minimizes Room Pickup    Omnidirectional Pattern for Full Picture    Quality 44.1 kHz / 16-Bit Audio

Whether you're solo podcasting, streaming game-play, or just need to VoIP with people over Skype, Zoom, or Discord, the Snowball will offer a clear and present sound so that your voice will be heard.

This mic is perfect for recording directly to computers, be they mac or windows systems. With the right, separately available adapters, you can also record with Android and iOS devices.

The mic gives you the choice of cardioid or omnidirectional pickup patterns. Cardioid is great for untreated rooms, as it minimizes audio pickup behind and to the sides of the capsule. In omni, the mic will pick up sound from all sides, making it the better choice to pick up more than one person at a time.

If you're using the mic alone, and you're a loud person, you're in luck: there's a cardioid -10 dB pad mode, which attenuates the output of the mic by 10 dB. This means you can be louder without incurring horrible-sounding distortion.

The mic records audio at 16-bit / 44 kHz, giving you the CD-standard in digital quality for a great sound.

Just mount the Snowball on the included metal stand, plug the mic into your computer's USB port with the included cable, select it as a device in your recording or VoIP software, and you're ready to get to work. The mic runs off your device's power, so no need to plug it into a wall. With driver-free operation, you won't have to download pesky software to get it up and running.

Let the Sherpa Companion app be your guide, as it offers deep control of the mic. Manage mic gain and more right from your desktop.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does it come with a USB cable for charging?

A: The Logitech MX Keys Wireless Keyboard for Mac does include a USB Type-C to Type-C Charging Cable.

Q: 2. Does it have a fn key for back space delete?

A: The backspace key would be the larger delete key and the function key is right next to it.

Q: 3. Is the dongle to this Logitech MX Keys Wireless Keyboard synchronized to the same frequency as the Logitech MX Master 3 Wireless Mouse? So that I only have to utilize one USB port.

A: Hello Chris. Both the MX Keys and MX Master 3 use the unifying receiver, so you will be able to pair both devices with a single USB receiver. You will want to download Logitech Options. It gives you the customization and unifying you are looking for.

Q: 4. Will this work with the Mac Studio 2022 (M1 CPU)?

A: Logitech Options software is available for using this keyboard with a MacOS computer.

Q: 5. Does this keyboard require the use of a dongle?

A: In the product summary, "Users can pair this keyboard with up to three devices via Bluetooth LE or its included Unifying USB receiver. By adjusting settings in the Logitech Options software, users can easily switch between devices with the tap of a button."

Q: 6. Is there an option to turn off backlighting? If so what is the battery life then?

A: There is an option, and it greatly extends battery life from what I remember reading.

Q: 7. Is this the one from the photos or the 360 image? there's a slight difference in the Enter key

A: Hi Eduardo, the MX Keys that you would receive is that of the photos. It looks like an international image was loaded for the 360 image. Sorry for the confusion with the product imagery on the B&H website.

Q: 8. Is this compatible with iMac 2020?

A: Yes. I share between my 2020 iMac, MacBook Pro and Windows 10 PC.

Q: 9. Are there inexpensive mouse(s) - under $50 - that are compatible with LOGITECH MX Keys k-b?

A: The Logitech M720 Triathlon Mouse would be a good ergonomic mouse that can pair with the Logitech MX Keys Wireless Keyboard's unifying receiver.

Q: 10. May I connect MX keys with 2 unifyings?

A: you can pair this keyboard with up to three devices via Bluetooth LE or its included Unifying USB receiver