Blue Snowball Mic + Gateway Profile 4 for voice over?

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I am planning to record my voice with Audacity on a PC : Gateway Profile 4 :

http://www.referenceguide.com/reviews/gatewayprofile4.htm

and a USB Blue Snowball Microphone.

Can I get a professional quality for a voice over for a DVD ?

THANKS A LOT.

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<<<Can I get a professional quality for a voice over for a DVD ? >>>

Voiceover work usually has a good deal less to do with the part number of the microphone wire and the color of the preamplifier than it does recording in an echo-free, quiet room with a blast filter in front of the mic.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Music-Accessories-Pop-Filter-Split-Screen-6-Inch?sku=421660&src=3WBZ4DS&ZYXSEM=0

There’s nothing like sounding like you’re recording in a bathroom with a metrobus going by every five minutes.

Those are the worst problems. It’s possible you’re not going to be able to make sound level with the SnowBall. You have to load special drivers. This is an old complaint about the snowballs.

http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=183126&sid=e94e866f941ec81f26725a904fa65c4a

Scroll down. There’s a lot of good stuff in this thread.

Koz

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Thanks a lot for the advice and the links.

I think I will go for a Samson CO1U USB Condenser Mic, after reading that several people are having issues with the Blue Snowball.