Thank you SO much for this video! I was struggling hard on whether to get the SoloCast or not! A huge + was the mute button but I was scared about the mic picking up a lot of noises like keyboard/mouse clicking. Your infos and the demonstrations show pretty well on what helps and how HUGE the impact is! As soon as I can afford it again I will get the Solocast, the boom arm and the shock mount! I wasn't even aware of what a shock mount does and let me tell you I was BAFFLED when i heard the difference!! Thank you soooo much!!
Thanks for the review . I recently received my SoloCast and looking to shock mount so this hit the nail on the head, so to speak. The universal shock mount off the boom arm is my way to go as I have mine mounted already. Pop filter next...
RTX Voice helps a lot too with removing the room noise + low bass impact noise. And its free! Thanks for recommending that boomarm, i'll probably get it.
@@6van did you select the right mic and adjusted the slider? It takes away all the bumps for me. After that I route it through voicemod to add a little more bass and treble to my voice and it sounds perfect
For me, it also catches noise even with rtx voice. Yes, not as much as without it. But you can still hear the buttons on the mouse. But I don't have a boom arm and a shock mount. The microphone is on the table. What are your settings? What volume is set in the windows sound settings on the microphone?
@@In_Extremo I have a boomarm (not this one but similar) without shock mount. First thing is RTX Voice. I have the noise suppression set on about 80% and the ''Remove background noise from my microphone'' box obviously checked. Then I have Voicemod installed. In voicemod as a mic I selected NVIDIA RTX Voice. And in Voicemod I have added some bass to my voice to make it just that higher quality (its different for everyone because everyones voice is different) And in apps like Discord, or even Windows etc, I select my mic to be Voicemod. So it runs through all of them. I havn't tried RTX without the boomarm. I think getting a boomarm will help you a lot tho.
It sounds great, definitely does its job, but sometimes the voice lags a bit, I get a robotic voice for a split second. Not a big deal for me, but still not perfect
@@sp22ce its important you have this mic pretty close to your mouth. I dont have any problems with it using a boomarm. Also make sure everything is up to date. Drivers etc
Title says “how to make it sound better” but instead just talks about getting a boom arm and shock mount. I mean he’s not wrong but that’s how to make any microphone sound better….
Hello 9to5toys, your videos are great. Can I ask do you use any softwares (for Mac) for enhancing voice recording or adding some more effects? Thank you!
I didn't have much background noise issues. But on OBS, static would only play whenever I spoke. I turned noise suppression on, but it sometimes cuts out my own voice.
I 3D printed a cone, lined it with a spare door pad I had lying around and it dampened it enough to remove those table bumps. I also tried it with just the door pad (in the ring when you remove the mic), it was a really tight fit, but still works, IMO HyperX got kinda lazy here.
Got mine and it sounds so bad compared to my headset mic. Not sure if mine just arrived broken or not but it sounds echoy and my voice is robotic almost (tinny) wouldn't recommend
I just picked up the hyper x solocast myself, I really like the sound clarity. The only real issue I am having is it says its supposed to be the cardioid pattern for sound pickup. And other than the typing it picks up if anyone is walking around my house while I am recording it picks up their sound as well unless I turn the gain very low and then it makes my voice very low as well. Do you have any ideas, do I need to potentially tilt the mic instead of having it fully upright? Just curious. Thank you for making this video!
Can anyone recommend how to remove as much background noise as possible? I stream on ps5 and (I have 0 viewers so makes no difference I suppose) you can hear the birds outside tweeting!! First world problems and all that..
Can you give me some advice on how did you make it sound that good? It's really really quiet to me. Specially at that distance that you are using it. Such a low volume
Just bought the Solocast and it's much better with a boom arm + shock mount much fewer vibrations and there is no booming sound when typing it's a lovely mic, and thank you.
My SoloCast just came today and I'm impressed with the sound, however, it's not even close to your volume and I'm very close to it, my friends on discord say that's a very good mic, they can hear me well. But to me the sound's very low, they don't even hear my keyboard, which is right next to it. I put 100 on Windows and it's still low, do you use any software?
Dude the shock mount that you put in your description and the article you said was the EXACT ONE YOU USED and it FIT PERFECTLY doesn't. The damn shock mount is for pencil mics and doesn't fit at all. What a waste of 40 bucks, next time double check your links that you put
this mic is giving me amazing sound however, there's a "mic echo" feeling to it. im using it without a windscreen, do I need one? im new to recording :)
the only thing i can complain about my solocast is i can swear it has built in auto gain. i just mute in game and clap ans it resets. i cant prove it but its weird that it works
hey great vid, my problem is that this mic capture alot of back ground noise whether its fan or somthing i use to have a rtx voice which was amazing but now i have ugraded to amd card which does not support rtx noise and amd noise cancellation is not worth the shot i tried but i need some improvements, what would u suggest me on how to reduce background noise from background
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I loved the video, I've been thinking about buying this mic for a while and I was gonna buy the boom arm you listed and would like to know which size you picked there's medium and large. You mind helping?
I just bought a Solocast for my daughter to make videos of her playing Roblox and the audio sounds extremely low and like she's recording from a bunker, is there any way to fix the volume issue? I've turned the input volume all the way up and it didn't help much. I noticed in the review videos where the mic is being used it's full, clear audio but for me it's no where close.
That's a bummer! Such a great mic. Is she talking into the front of the microphone? And is she close to it? I think about 5-6 inches way is the best distance for sound without getting pops.
@@9to5toys yes, she has it in front of her she sits roughly 6 to 10 inches away. I think I may have found a fix but I can't test it at the moment. I went into Manage Audio Devices> Microphone Properties> Advanced and in there disabled the "Exclusive Mode". It appears that apps like Skype will take over and auto adjust the sounds when enabled, we're recording using screen record so it's kind of a hail Mary for me lol, I'll update as soon as I get a chance.
@@9to5toys Update: It worked!! Thank you for your speedy response, Subbing to you for being awesome. If you have any tips for how to set up the room itself for better sound It would be greatly appreciated!!
Great! Thanks for the sub! Anything soft you can throw in there will help. If the floors are hard, carpet or a rug will probably make the biggest difference. Curtains and sound blankets hung on a wall or draped over a stand can help to soak up reverb and make the recording sound better. There are lots of videos on how to make your own acoustic panels to hang on the walls but those are a little more involved.
whats so funny is I was looking for a good microphone, and I came accross the microphone, and it led me to your channel again. Was looking for a review on the microphone, and im glad that its highly praised. thinking of buying it for my mic now. Currently since my headphone mic broke, I've been using a webcam microphone, which makes my voice really quiet.
@@robert4124 I understand the difference between the two functionally. I was curious if maybe he was using the larger and could verify that the larger one supported the weight better than the smaller one. We are talking about a super budget item here.
I just bought this Mic yesterday, the sound is great but I'm new to streaming with it.. I can do these things to fix my tapping sounds and stuff but I only have 1 monitor and I play things out of my speakers and it echos in my mic to people in Discord and on Twitch. Any idea how to not pick up my speaker audio?
@@miaomiiao I agree unfortunately. Can't hear my voice from 10 inches away. My logitech brio camera is at least 14-16 inches away and hears me just fine. So weird.
My bro just walked in: "that guy sounds like Kermit" So true :D
You sound as high as this dude looks.
Thank you SO much for this video!
I was struggling hard on whether to get the SoloCast or not! A huge + was the mute button but I was scared about the mic picking up a lot of noises like keyboard/mouse clicking.
Your infos and the demonstrations show pretty well on what helps and how HUGE the impact is!
As soon as I can afford it again I will get the Solocast, the boom arm and the shock mount! I wasn't even aware of what a shock mount does and let me tell you I was BAFFLED when i heard the difference!!
Thank you soooo much!!
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Thanks for the review . I recently received my SoloCast and looking to shock mount so this hit the nail on the head, so to speak. The universal shock mount off the boom arm is my way to go as I have mine mounted already. Pop filter next...
Have you found a pop filter you like for this setup?
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RTX Voice helps a lot too with removing the room noise + low bass impact noise. And its free!
Thanks for recommending that boomarm, i'll probably get it.
@@6van did you select the right mic and adjusted the slider? It takes away all the bumps for me. After that I route it through voicemod to add a little more bass and treble to my voice and it sounds perfect
For me, it also catches noise even with rtx voice. Yes, not as much as without it. But you can still hear the buttons on the mouse. But I don't have a boom arm and a shock mount. The microphone is on the table. What are your settings? What volume is set in the windows sound settings on the microphone?
@@In_Extremo I have a boomarm (not this one but similar) without shock mount. First thing is RTX Voice. I have the noise suppression set on about 80% and the ''Remove background noise from my microphone'' box obviously checked. Then I have Voicemod installed. In voicemod as a mic I selected NVIDIA RTX Voice. And in Voicemod I have added some bass to my voice to make it just that higher quality (its different for everyone because everyones voice is different) And in apps like Discord, or even Windows etc, I select my mic to be Voicemod. So it runs through all of them.
I havn't tried RTX without the boomarm. I think getting a boomarm will help you a lot tho.
It sounds great, definitely does its job, but sometimes the voice lags a bit, I get a robotic voice for a split second. Not a big deal for me, but still not perfect
@@sp22ce its important you have this mic pretty close to your mouth. I dont have any problems with it using a boomarm. Also make sure everything is up to date. Drivers etc
This video is not helpful at all
Title says “how to make it sound better” but instead just talks about getting a boom arm and shock mount. I mean he’s not wrong but that’s how to make any microphone sound better….
@@Tuggawoofr
Hello 9to5toys, your videos are great. Can I ask do you use any softwares (for Mac) for enhancing voice recording or adding some more effects? Thank you!
Voicemeeter Banana think
That's great. Do you have tips to improve sound quality in video conferences? Like using zoom, Ms Teams, etc? Thanks!
My microphone cuts out before im finished talking
I didn't have much background noise issues. But on OBS, static would only play whenever I spoke. I turned noise suppression on, but it sometimes cuts out my own voice.
I 3D printed a cone, lined it with a spare door pad I had lying around and it dampened it enough to remove those table bumps.
I also tried it with just the door pad (in the ring when you remove the mic), it was a really tight fit, but still works, IMO HyperX got kinda lazy here.
im really amazed at how well this thing sounds. can't wait until i get it. will be a much better upgrade to my current mic.
Got mine and it sounds so bad compared to my headset mic. Not sure if mine just arrived broken or not but it sounds echoy and my voice is robotic almost (tinny) wouldn't recommend
@@OGCrick have you tried using nvidia broadcast?
@@OGCrick definitely broken, did you get yours with a warranty?
I just picked up the hyper x solocast myself, I really like the sound clarity. The only real issue I am having is it says its supposed to be the cardioid pattern for sound pickup. And other than the typing it picks up if anyone is walking around my house while I am recording it picks up their sound as well unless I turn the gain very low and then it makes my voice very low as well. Do you have any ideas, do I need to potentially tilt the mic instead of having it fully upright? Just curious. Thank you for making this video!
Hello. what volume value did you set in Windows?
I have it set to 90
Can anyone recommend how to remove as much background noise as possible? I stream on ps5 and (I have 0 viewers so makes no difference I suppose) you can hear the birds outside tweeting!! First world problems and all that..
Block the sound. Deaden room reflection.
mine has crackling and popping sound, can anyone help? please?
Throw it in the garbage
Can you give me some advice on how did you make it sound that good? It's really really quiet to me. Specially at that distance that you are using it. Such a low volume
Hey I was just wondering how to connect your mic to the camera I have a hyper x has well and how did you connect your hyper x to a camera.
What camera if you’re talking about a recording camera I don’t think you can
This video is perfect for me as I own the exact same microphone! Thank you for making this! 👍👍
No problem!
Just bought the Solocast and it's much better with a boom arm + shock mount much fewer vibrations and there is no booming sound when typing it's a lovely mic, and thank you.
My SoloCast just came today and I'm impressed with the sound, however, it's not even close to your volume and I'm very close to it, my friends on discord say that's a very good mic, they can hear me well. But to me the sound's very low, they don't even hear my keyboard, which is right next to it. I put 100 on Windows and it's still low, do you use any software?
Plugin LoudMax
weird im having oppsoite issue, it hears eVERYTHING IDK how to get it to stop hearing my keyboard and etc
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Best Buy discount for staff always comes in clutch 😄
nice! i just bought one yesterday so this is just perfect thanks!
How the hail am I supposed to turn the volume up...
does the shock mount also work with only the stand u get with the mic or do i have to buy a boom arm?
Dude the shock mount that you put in your description and the article you said was the EXACT ONE YOU USED and it FIT PERFECTLY doesn't. The damn shock mount is for pencil mics and doesn't fit at all. What a waste of 40 bucks, next time double check your links that you put
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The fact that you talked about vibrations from desk taps and didn't even tap the desk once angered me more than it should have
“How to hookup the hyperx” somehow i got how to get better sound man why can’t searching be accurate
why does it sound so good with you and I have some hell of an echo... my headset microphone is actually way better...
Saw many people making mute button a big deal. Can you not just assign mute to any of your mouse side keys?
this mic is giving me amazing sound however, there's a "mic echo" feeling to it. im using it without a windscreen, do I need one? im new to recording :)
i use the original stand and turn it to some side, which already improves these external noises a lot too!
the only thing i can complain about my solocast is i can swear it has built in auto gain. i just mute in game and clap ans it resets. i cant prove it but its weird that it works
do i need a pop filter that actually goes on to the mic? I have a mesh filter that goes onto the boom arm.
can someone make a tutorial on how to take off noise suprresion i found it funny like a asmr mic
Thank god someone made video about this mic because I had a hard time trying to figure out why my mic what doing thing in discord
Thank you🙏🙏
Looking at this having bought the solocast for $30 i'm very glad i did and later on ill buy the arm for sure
I just put a magazine I had lying around under it and that solved everything
hey great vid, my problem is that this mic capture alot of back ground noise whether its fan or somthing i use to have a rtx voice which was amazing but now i have ugraded to amd card which does not support rtx noise and amd noise cancellation is not worth the shot i tried but i need some improvements, what would u suggest me on how to reduce background noise from background
Check out SteelSeries Sonar! It has some noise-removal capabilities as well. We'll be making a video about it soon
I have the same boom arm. It kept lisfting itself up when I pull it down so I removed all of the springs and it works great now lol
I just put my Google home mini under it and it works good now 😂
Is a shock mount and Pop filter really worth it? its like 50 something € for me. Is it a good investment?
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why's that you don't have a static or white noise any tips for that?
Ciao, secondo te se compro un adattatore posso farlo funzionare su un cellulare? Se sì, basta l'adattatore?
awesome vid, thanks!
Can you use a normal Type C to Type C Cable with this mic or does the mic only work with the included Type C to USB A?
it’ll work the same. Are you using macbook? I am too.
This video helped me a lot thx for the amazing content keep it up
Great ! Mic i bought it 2 days ago i'm very satisfiy with it , wonders if i can add some echo or delay to it ?
is there any way to enable sidetone? so i can hear myself?
i got the solocast along with a boom arm that came with a shock mount all for $50 brand new. prime day was great.
Thanks for the tips I was trying to find a good mic for a budget
Oh I thought this was just going to cut straight to a shot of a bin
lol
when I leave the microphone on its stand it has a constant little buzz is this a problem?
Having a buzz constantly is not good. That mic needs to dry out for a week or two.
Thank you so much for this review help a lot!
I loved the video, I've been thinking about buying this mic for a while and I was gonna buy the boom arm you listed and would like to know which size you picked there's medium and large. You mind helping?
Sort of a late reply but medium fits perfectly with the solocast as it is a smaller mic, the large is meant more for the quadcast, yeti, etc
Can I add affects on the mic with voice mod on an Xbox?
Ive been considering buying this and placing it on top of some isolation foam. I think it would prevent any desk noises. Has anyone tried this?
i was thinking about trying something like this too
Sound recording program?
Hi there, could i get away with only getting a sock mount?? Would the thumping diminish the same amount without the arm?? Thanks a ton.
Just asking it was four months if you found out
@@petrpokorny1260 no the tiny base for the mic is proprietary. I ended up going with a razer siren
@@flexpetz55 thanks for reply man
Do we need a pop filter ?
just bought this mic a few weeks ago much appreciated video
i just read holocaust
this mic looks way better too imo
thank you found this so helpful!!
thx for the content!
How on earth do you get such good sound out of the solo cast at that distance? I've gone through two now and it's nowhere near that clear
I assume some software adjustments
Facts I like how this is supposed to be a video on how to make it sound good but doesn't go over an inch of the software
Does the Hyperx Solocast fits any boom arm?
It can fit both 3/8-inch and 5/8-inch so most normal boom arms should fit.
@@9to5toys thanks
Great review & great video 💯
I just bought a Solocast for my daughter to make videos of her playing Roblox and the audio sounds extremely low and like she's recording from a bunker, is there any way to fix the volume issue? I've turned the input volume all the way up and it didn't help much. I noticed in the review videos where the mic is being used it's full, clear audio but for me it's no where close.
That's a bummer! Such a great mic. Is she talking into the front of the microphone? And is she close to it? I think about 5-6 inches way is the best distance for sound without getting pops.
@@9to5toys yes, she has it in front of her she sits roughly 6 to 10 inches away. I think I may have found a fix but I can't test it at the moment. I went into Manage Audio Devices> Microphone Properties> Advanced and in there disabled the "Exclusive Mode". It appears that apps like Skype will take over and auto adjust the sounds when enabled, we're recording using screen record so it's kind of a hail Mary for me lol, I'll update as soon as I get a chance.
@@9to5toys Update: It worked!! Thank you for your speedy response, Subbing to you for being awesome. If you have any tips for how to set up the room itself for better sound It would be greatly appreciated!!
Great! Thanks for the sub! Anything soft you can throw in there will help. If the floors are hard, carpet or a rug will probably make the biggest difference. Curtains and sound blankets hung on a wall or draped over a stand can help to soak up reverb and make the recording sound better. There are lots of videos on how to make your own acoustic panels to hang on the walls but those are a little more involved.
@@9to5toys you're awesome bro, thank you so much man.
whats so funny is I was looking for a good microphone, and I came accross the microphone, and it led me to your channel again. Was looking for a review on the microphone, and im glad that its highly praised. thinking of buying it for my mic now. Currently since my headphone mic broke, I've been using a webcam microphone, which makes my voice really quiet.
This was fantastic. Ty.
quick and powerful guide!! good work
Appreciate it!
Frist
I had 100$ to spend and instead of spending all 100 on the mic I bought this for 45 and the Boom arm you got aswell for 20 . Works ! Great video
Big brain!
do u think it needs a shock mount
Anyone knows if i can use the shock mount without using a boom arm?
There are 2 sizes of boom arm mount listed in the Amazon link provided in the description; Medium and Large. Can you tell me which one I should get?
Well how big is your desk?
@@robert4124 I understand the difference between the two functionally. I was curious if maybe he was using the larger and could verify that the larger one supported the weight better than the smaller one. We are talking about a super budget item here.
I just bought this Mic yesterday, the sound is great but I'm new to streaming with it.. I can do these things to fix my tapping sounds and stuff but I only have 1 monitor and I play things out of my speakers and it echos in my mic to people in Discord and on Twitch. Any idea how to not pick up my speaker audio?
Sounds like you need headphones. Nearly any mic will pick up audio from speakers and cause a feedback loop
What a trash mic over all really dissapointed
@wise gramps shit mic, doesn’t pick up voice but fucking bumping noise is at max volume. Had to return it. Very disappointed with hyper x
@@miaomiiao I agree unfortunately. Can't hear my voice from 10 inches away. My logitech brio camera is at least 14-16 inches away and hears me just fine. So weird.
The sound is low even with mic gain turned right up...laptop built in mic sounds louder. I regret buying it now. There are better mics out there