SoundTechSound Tech GN-USB-2 18 Inch Professional Uni-Direction Noise Canceling Gooseneck Stereo Microphone with 10 FT USB Cord

Everything about the microphone was amazing except for one thing. The recording dropped out a few times and I'm wondering whether it was due to having to use a dongle to connect to my MacBook Pro which only has a USB C port.

Once I figured out a significant technical issue with the help of the seller's product support team (who thought you could even find such an animal today?), this product has worked quite well with my Dragon professional version 15. I'm using it now in fact dictating from approximately 8 inches away in an office with some minor background air conditioning noise and an open door to the hallway with a few people talking outside. When I first plugged it in I could not figure out why the mute button failed to activate or inactivate the dictation. I had to use the Dragon toolbar. And things were not working quite as well as I had hoped. But the support technician raised the possibility another audio device was running in the background. I knew I had inactivated my original USB headphone (a pretty good one). But it turns out the laptop's built-in audio (for built-in video or whatever) was still activated. I think what was happening was Dragon was using it rather than the microphone. Since I have deactivated the onboard audio the microphone is worked fine and the mute button mutes and un-mutes perfectly well. I like the bright red button because it reminds me when someone walks in my office to turn off the microphone so I don't dictate our conversation into the document I am drafting. All and all I am very happy. My previous wired headset had worked fine but it was cumbersome to use. I had to take it off or remember to use the Dragon toolbar to turn off the system any time someone walked in to my office or I got a phone call. Which happens dozens of times a day. Hitting the mute button on this microphone is much easier. And as far as I can tell the sound quality and accuracy of the dictation is at least as good as with my $225 headset.

The build and sound quality are very good on my Mac mini. No setup, just plug it in and go; solid, heavy metal base; goose neck has two convenient bend point.My complaint is the mute button. I like that it is not a momentary unmute, you press it once and it stays on. However, the button is a soft press toggle, not a dedicated on and off position. Therefore, the computer is able to unmute the mic itself without physical manipulation. So anytime my computer wakes, the mic turns on. If I open a multimedia app, the mic turns on. If I open Discord chat, the mic turns on.I would like to be able to force it into mute without the computer having the power to make it hot as it pleases. As is, I just have to unplug it at the base to truly force it into mute.

I bought this for my office dictation. Using Dragon voice recognition software. Over the past 10 years or so have gone through 3 lesser quality microphones. always with voice misreads and lately non-captures.Looking for a better microphone I was drawn to this item due to its noise cancelling feature mostly, and it's quality appearance secondly. I have overhead forced air winter heat and summer air, which is quite noisy and affected the other units.I was not disappointed. It is the best microphone for my use i have ever used. It never has a misinterpretation or a skipped word no matter how fast I speak, even at times a bit mumbly. I am very pleased and would buy again.

I'm no recording pro or audiophile, but this mic sounds great to me, whether I'm right up on it, or 1 foot away, if I'm in a reasonably quiet room.The base is wide and heavy enough that there's no chance of it tipping over even when extended out as far as possible. The base is pretty large though. I think they could have made it smaller and just added some more weight to compensate.The base is also taller than I feel is necessary. Maybe it's to make room for the electronics, but it doesn't feel like there's much inside. The top of the base, where the end of the gooseneck plugs in is almost 2 inches high. It's not the end of the world, but still, I wish it was flatter so it wasn't as noticeable sitting on my desk.The mic connects with what looks like a standard XLR connector in the base, so you can quickly disconnect the mic, or disconnect the USB cord from the base if you need to move it out of the way when you're not using it.Only the ends are flexible goose-neck - the middle is a solid straight piece, making it slightly less "flexible" in positioning, but it's not really a problem, it's just not what I was expecting. I guess you can tell if you look at the picture.I agree with other reviewers about the red light. The mute button lights up red to let you know that the mic is open, which is fine, but there's also a red ring on the mic itself. It might be useful if you're with other people, so they can see when your mic is open, I guess, but I found it too distracting. But I guess it's nice that it's there in case someone does need it - if you don't want it, all you have to do is cover it up with some electrical tape.