A microphone for singing
Somebody in your house sings. In the kitchen, on the porch, maybe into the computer. You want them to be heard without buying the wrong thing twice. Start here.
- Microphone for Singing The whole answer hangs on where your voice comes out: a living room, a stage, or a computer.
- Microphone for Singing at Home No studio needed. The $30 mic that is its own speaker, or the $65 mixer trick with the speaker you already own.
- Is a Condenser Microphone Good for Singing? (The Room Decides) The room decides. A condenser hears every noise in your house; a dynamic flatters a normal living room.
- Singing With a Microphone (the Skill Nobody Teaches) Two skills: hearing yourself honestly, and holding the mic at your chin where it can actually hear you.
Which one is which
USB Microphone for Singing Plugs into the computer and just works. Right for desk singers, and there is a handheld kind if you want to move. 
Best Wireless Mic for Singing (Without the Scary Parts) The mic plus a receiver box, without the scary parts. If you are not walking around, wired beats it. 
The Best Cordless Microphone for Singing (What That Word Buys) Cordless covers three different products. What that word actually buys you. 
Headset Microphone for Singing Singers who dance wear these. Where it sits on your cheek matters more than what you paid. 
Wireless Headset Microphone for Singing Really three parts: headset, transmitter, receiver. The $40 versions mostly disappoint. 
Singing Microphone for iPhone Mics that plug straight into the phone. The port matters more than the mic. 
A Microphone for a Kid Who Sings Start with the $25 to $35 mic that survives being dropped. Move up only if the singing outlasts the birthday. 
A Singing Microphone with a Speaker (and the Teacher's Secret) To hear yourself around the house. And the different product to buy if you need your talking voice carried. 
The Best Mic for Singing Live at Your First Gigs First gigs: the mic working singers actually use, and why it survives the bar. 
Dynamic vs Condenser Microphones, in Normal Words The tough mic hears you; the sensitive mic hears your whole house. Which kind your room wants. 
USB vs XLR Microphones: Which Do You Actually Need? USB plugs straight in. XLR needs an extra box before it makes a sound. The whole receipt, up front. The mics themselves, reviewed honestly
The SM58: The Microphone That Won't Die The mic that won't die. Fifty years of the same answer, with one honest exception. 
AT2020 vs AT2035, in Normal Words The two first mics everyone compares, in normal words. The $50 difference explained. 
Is the Audio-Technica AT2035 Good for Vocals? (An Honest Review) Genuinely pro on vocals, but the real all-in cost is about $300. Read before buying. 
Is the Rode NT-USB Good for Singing? Yes for plug-in-and-sing at a desk. Wrong buy if you want to hold it. 
Is the Blue Yeti Good for Singing? (Fix These Three Things) Fine for singing, and most bad Yeti recordings are three free fixes away. 
Shure Headset Microphones, Sorted by Job, Not by Number Sorted by job, not model number: performing, aerobics-tough, and church wireless. 
Shure SM58 vs Beta 58A: Which One Should You Buy? Same family, two temperaments. The forgiving standard against the louder, pickier one. Make it work, and sound better
I Plugged My Microphone Into My Speaker and I Can't Hear Anything Nothing is broken. Why the mic is nearly silent, and the $65 or $30 fix. 
Is There a Microphone That Makes You Sing Better? No mic makes you sing better. The honest version of what the right one does. 
Headset Mic Parts and Accessories (the Connector Maze) Foams, cables, and the connector maze, solved by matching the plug to your gear.