I have the Samson C01U. Sounds pretty good. Came with a really long USB cable. I use it for anything from Skype calls to recording acoustic guitar. I think it's available in a bundle with a shock mounted stand, but I bought a cheaper desktop stand separately. You can use any standard mic stand. Also when you record with this mic you have to tell your software to only record the left channel or it sounds weird. Either that, or record in stereo and then throw away the right channel & convert to mono.
To make your voice sound good you do need to play around with EQ, add some compression... also helps to put the mic right up close to your mouth & use a pop filter (pantyhose clamped into an embroidery ring works!) You can also try "ducking" - lower the volume of the video track while you are talking & raise it back up while you are quiet. (I don't know if Vegas has a good way to do that automatically... Garageband has it)
I have the Samson C01U. Sounds pretty good. Came with a really long USB cable. I use it for anything from Skype calls to recording acoustic guitar. I think it's available in a bundle with a shock mounted stand, but I bought a cheaper desktop stand separately. You can use any standard mic stand. Also when you record with this mic you have to tell your software to only record the left channel or it sounds weird. Either that, or record in stereo and then throw away the right channel & convert to mono.
To make your voice sound good you do need to play around with EQ, add some compression... also helps to put the mic right up close to your mouth & use a pop filter (pantyhose clamped into an embroidery ring works!) You can also try "ducking" - lower the volume of the video track while you are talking & raise it back up while you are quiet. (I don't know if Vegas has a good way to do that automatically... Garageband has it)