You might need this.

If all you typically do with a microphone is talk on the phone or the occasional (or frequent) Zoom call, chances are that whatever you have hiding somewhere inside your laptop is probably fine. It’s the 21st century and these things have gotten pretty good.

But if you do other things—think recording presentations or doing podcasts or creating video voiceovers on stuff—you really want a proper microphone.

This is that.

But unlike a lot of professional-grade external mics, these are also simple to use. They plug and play, meaning you don’t have to worry about any software nonsense or other headaches. They’re also advanced enough to deliver a really high-quality result yet simple enough that you don’t have to become an amateur sound technician to make it work.

This Talk GO model gives you studio-quality recording and your choice of cardioid and omnidirectional directional patterns. Oh, and it’s only fifteen bucks. Time to upgrade your setup!