SteelSeries just released a major update for their Virtual Audio Mixer, Sonar, with it comes some of the most powerful tools a Streamer needs for making their audio both sound professional, but also routed carefully behind the scenes for editing and control. They also announced two microphones, the Alias, and Alias Pro. Today we're taking a brief look at both, and showing off just how powerful this software is. This review isn't paid, but I was sent the microphones by SteelSeries, they did not see the video before it was posted, or have any say in the scripting. 👑Full Budget Streamer Gear List: https://kit.co/Eljayem 🔴 Download FREE Animated Overlays Now: https://bit.ly/FREEStreamOverlays 👑 Check out Eljay Live Right now: http://bit.ly/eljayemtwitch Why Should You Upgrade A Microphone First? We are assuming that you have a PC that can run a decent stream quality, then the most important purchase is a good microphone, if someone drops by and you are streaming 720p or even 480p they are usually okay with it, but if your audio hurts their ears or doesn’t sound right I promise you they will leave. There are plenty of affordable USB mics that sound amazing, and you can take them to even better heights when you apply the right filters that are free and come with OBS and Slobs, our recommendation in this video is the Samson Q2u. 🕘Timestamps: 0:00 How SteelSeries Solved Streamer Audio! 0:38 SteelSeries Alias and Alias Pro Mic Breakdown 2:47 How To Separate Audio Sources For Streaming with SteelSeries Sonar 6:44 How To Add EQ, Compressors, Noise Gates, and Noise Reduction To Your Mic with Sonar 9:12 How SteelSeries Sonar For Streamers Could Be Improved 11:25 Everything You Need For Streaming Audio - Sonar For Streamers Why The Samson Q2u Is The Best Microphone for Streamers Starting with the basics, the Samson Q2u is a Dynamic Mic, not a condenser microphone, essentially Dynamic microphones are less sensitive than Condenser microphones, which means sometimes they need to be closer and might require a bit more gain, but these aren’t bad things. Dynamic mics are better in untreated or amateur rooms, like home offices, bedrooms, bathrooms aka your Stream rooms. They are also better at dealing with background noise. Cardioid means it handles sound right out the front here, and doesn’t pick up sound from behind, or well under it, it still gets audio from the sides but not much. Not all mics are like this, one of the more popular Mics you all know like the Blue Yeti Snowball which can be omnidirectional, which, means it picks up audio from all around. The style of this video is similar to Alpha Gaming and Gaming Careers in parts. A large influence on this series has come from content creators like Wild4games and Nutty. 🎬Watch our most recent videos: https://bit.ly/RecentStreamVids -------------------------------SOCIAL------------------------------- 👥Facebook: https://bit.ly/StreamSchemeFB 🐦Twitter: https://bit.ly/Streamtweets 💬Website: https://bit.ly/Streamscheme 🐦Go force Eljay to use Twitter: http://bit.ly/EljaysTweets #twitch #gear #streamer