The Blue Yeti is a USB plug-and-play condenser microphone and doesn’t require phantom power, an XLR cable, or an audio interface. It also doesn’t require any software.
Used for all of the following:
* Zoom
* FaceTime
* Skype
* iChat
* Voice recognition software
* Voice acting/Voice-over
* Gaming
* Podcasts/YouTube
* Instruments/Vocals/Rap
* Recording videos or animations
Onboard features before getting into sound.
* Volume Dial. Used to monitor the volume of your headphones, but doesn’t affect the volume of the recorded audio.
* Headphone Jack. Allows you to monitor your voice in real-time via the no latency feature.
* Mute Button. Pretty self-explanatory. Press it once and it flashes; indicating the mic is muted. Press it again to unmute.
* Gain. A very useful feature and the same concept as gain on an audio interface.