Don't buy this microphone without seeing this first. Was it worth it?🙃 [Eng/Esp]

Greetings, humans, how are you all doing...

A couple of months ago, I decided to start streaming games on the platform that ends with TOK. Honestly, for someone who had no idea about this, I think I’ve been doing pretty well and I’m building a nice community there.

So, I decided to set a goal for myself: with the earnings from my live streams, I would buy a microphone and I did it!

I’d like you to read this text until the end so you can draw your own conclusions, because the ending might surprise you and I feel it could really help you if you’re thinking about getting into the world of streaming. That said, let’s begin:

🎙️OMKARA VSG

This is the microphone I bought. It cost me about 240,000 Colombian pesos, which is around 63 US dollars at the current exchange rate. I got it at a tech mall called Monterrey in my city, Medellín. I had seen several reviews of this mic and it seemed to have great feedback I even asked the AI about it.

UNBOXING

The box is premium and has a beautiful design. Inside, we have the microphone, a tripod (which I thought was awesome), stickers, a foam windscreen to reduce noise, and the cables. Setting it up is super easy you just connect it to your PC… or at least, that’s what I thought. The microphone has a mute button and another one to increase or decrease the volume.

🎙️SOUND

This is where the trouble started. The microphone sounded very low, or sometimes the platform didn’t even recognize it. I tried for an entire afternoon with no success, even with the help of some friends we couldn’t get the desired result. Some of my viewers told me it sounded too quiet or had an echo, and when I did gameplay streams, it was even worse. Honestly, I was really sad, because it looked great and fit perfectly into my setup.

CONCLUSIONS AND SOLUTIONS

The microphone comes with a one year warranty, so I went back to the store — and there it worked perfectly. This is what I learned about this mic:

• It’s not compatible with all computers (it might sound great on one PC but not on another, like in my case).
• Streaming microphones will have some echo (there are programs that can help, but they either overload your PC or don’t completely solve the issue).
• The Live Studio platform isn’t compatible with all microphones, and it can cause conflicts with other devices you’re using in your stream.
• This is not an ideal microphone for gaming streams. It might work fine for talking streams or chatting, but your room needs to have good sound insulation, otherwise it’ll pick up every noise around you since it’s very sensitive and doesn’t have built-in controls to adjust that (again, you could use software, but it’ll put extra strain on your computer).
• You must also have Windows fully updated for it to function properly.

So, I don’t recommend this mic if you want to stream or go live regularly. I feel like it’s a “lucky” microphone it works great for some people and terribly for others. But no matter what, you’ll have echo in your streams unless you buy a higher-quality or semi-professional mic.

But don’t worry my story doesn’t end on a sad note! The store kindly exchanged it for another mic from the same brand, which I’ll show you in future posts and this one works wonderfully.

Well, that’s all for now, friends. I hope this post helps you out. Oh, and thank you very much for your time and as always, remember to learn something new, exercise, and seek your HAPPINESS.

Blessings...

_{CREDITS: To whom it may concern,is not investment advice. Bebas fonts used . Use of images from the mentioned project under my editing for photoshop and i.a. My native language is Spanish, I use Deepl translator. Thanks}