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<small>[[Working From Home Resources|back to hub]]</small>
On these pages you'll find some guidance on how to continue making radio from the comfort and safety of your self-isolation bedroom.
You can get surprisingly far with even a potato mic, as long as you use it properly. A proper one will always help, though. On this page you'll find recommendations for microphones in every price range.
When looking at a mic, make sure you take a careful look at its connectivity - if it has USB you'll be good to just plug it into your laptop, if it has only XLR you'll need an external audio interface as well. Most of the mics on this page will be USB unless otherwise indicated.
== Where To Buy ==
A good place to start will be Amazon, bearing in mind that they are prioritising essentials and so delivery times may be ''quite long indeed''.
If you're in the UK take a look at Gear4Music, if in continental Europe look on Thomann (they also ship to the UK, however it can get a bit costly).
== Budget Zero ==
You'd be surprised how good an earphone (e.g. EarPod) mic can sound, if you use it properly. ''TODO'' what does properly mean?
== <£40 ==
Samson Go ''TODO''
== <£75 ==
Samson Meteor ''TODO''
You'll see a lot of YouTubers and streamers using Blue Snowballs, and while they're ''fine'', if you can stretch the budget for a Meteor it'll sound much nicer for radio, so the Snowball is not recommended.