For singing videos, is it better to have the iCE or the regular Snowball?
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KittyKatGirl, If you want the best quality for your singing (because I am sure you want no static or any other background noises like water dripping or heaters turning on) I would actually suggest the Blue Yetti. The Snowball has great quality HOWEVER it has a tendency to pick up background noise more easily since it has 2 microphones one in the front and one in the back. The Yetti is not too much more expensive, and it also has dials to change the way it acquires sounds. The Snowball has what I call a Wide Range. It picks up noises from the far right, left, up and down. The Yetti has the ability to be Wide Range or Short Range. If you were to pick either the iCE or the Regular I would pick the iCE. Brendan O'Shaughnessy
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The iCE will probably work better for solo recording. Unlike the original Snowball, the iCE is not omnidirectional, so it picks up mostly what you are aiming at. For a group recording, the Snowball would be better. However, the Snowball can be toggled between directional and omnidirectional, which might be useful in future recordings. If you can budget it, get the Snowball.
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As long as it's a wide mouth. I have them both but always get the wide mouth because it's easier to fill with ice. :)
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Excellent for vocal. As good or better than snowball. Adjusts easily with the headphone jack and volume control on the mic body. Hope this helps,
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It depends on how much pressure you apply and how good your ice cubes are. It is adequate for the snow cones I make to sell.
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I also ordered the bigger one and it is much better. I would say the ice packs did not stay frozen that long in this one. Somewhat disappointed.
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My husband uses 3 Glacier Rocks. I don't know the size of the ice balls but I would recommend the Glacier Rocks because they don't leave a taste, melt into the scotch...and they look way cooler :)
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Oh, and as far as the adapter goes....it comes with it. It's a piece that's already on it. You just unscrew it with a coin and flip it around and it fits perfectly with the snowballs. I have 4 and I never purchased any adapters.
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No, it is not real snow... its basically like a soap type foam bubble. The cooler it is the longer it stays around. You could do a snow angel, but it would stick to you wherever it touches you. If its windy, it will blow sideways and not fall down, best to do it with very little wind.
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It sounds like you want to set up for a pod-cast or streaming show. Or at least a room-ready Skype solution. In any of those cases 6~10ft would be acceptable, but far from ideal. I'd really suggest if you're doing anything even close to professional like that, you go with a Blue Snowball. I have a Gino, and while it serves well for my needs at 2ft, if I was to expand I'd defiantly upgrade. ((Related Snowballs are on amazon sale at the moment, so now's as good a time as any.))
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The top ice chamber shaves the ice and sends it to the bottom. The ice is perfect for snowcones. No chunks. Makes good frozen drinks. Best I've seen for shaving ice, but there may be some more out now as I have had mine a while. You can use ice from your icemaker if you let it set out for 15 minutes, otherwise use bagged ice.
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The book says it works better if you let them in the hopper for 15 + minutes. I have never had an issue. My ice comes out like a snow cone.
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Which One? It will work with the Yeti's if you use the shock mount made for them. If the mic you are using is shock mounted, I thing you can get one for a snowball, although I only have the Yeti, I assume it will work, if the mount threads in to a standard mount.
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I used half moon ice from my fridge, it's good but comes out like snow and makes the syrup hard to fall through iceBagged ice worked really well or carton ice, hope this helps :)
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I have the DM500 and it does a PERFECT job and I did not see any difference for the price. I would love to have the DM3000 for the three pitcher affect, but who needs that.This thing is big though, but it makes BETTER frozen drinks that the bars do. And you are home and don't have to drive.I do find that non-alcohol drinks do not mix as well as ones with alcohol. The ice tends to clump and almost act like snowballs without alcohol. All the more reason to have a full test margarita!
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It will depend upon what you need it for. I do all spoken word work so the Spark is ideal for me with a single polar pattern as a portable recording solution. The Yeti has more options for a variety of recording scenarios. (Dialogue/Interview, a whole room; all based on switching the pick-up pattern of the mic) Again, as a portable solution, the Spark is excellent: Great sound, great portable recording options. (laptop, iphone, ipad) The Yeti is, perhaps, a better multi-use mic. (can't speak to the audio quality personally, but I know many who love it.)
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I personally prefer Sparkling Ice. I thought the Talking Rain product had a bitter taste. Bought once and never again!
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The only difference you will see is that the liquid inside the bowl will melt faster when you make the ice cream. But this just means it'll be a "softer" serve ice cream than making it in colder weather. Remember after making the soft serve in the machine, you still have to freeze the ice cream if you want to get the "scoopable" kind, so it really won't make a difference on the final product.