Gear
Best Microphone for Streaming: What Matters
What makes a good streaming microphone: a clear voice, low background noise and a level you can control. Test before you buy.
The short answer
A close, clear microphone with a steady level matters more than the price. Record a short test, listen back, and check the level before you go live. Voice clean-up is done in Tunedzy.
How to do it in Streamdzy
- Start with the camera and microphone you already own, and test them in Streamdzy with a short recording.
- Add one piece of gear at a time, and check the change in the picture or the sound before buying the next.
- Use the webcam test and the microphone test to measure what you have, before you spend money.
- Use the Health check to see whether your PC can handle the extra camera.
What to know first
Gear advice is general. Prices and models change. Streamdzy works with any camera or microphone your PC or phone can use.
Questions
Do I need a USB microphone?
Not always. Any microphone that sounds clear in your room works. Test it first.
Want all of this in one app?
Streamdzy is a free streaming and recording app for Windows: several cameras, your phone as a camera, going live to many places at once, and recording first so a bad connection never costs you the show.