Hmmm. Intriguing. Thanks. I very well might buy that.
I would still have lots of questions.
1. Where do I plug it in?
2. How does it work?
3. How, then, would I go about recording something?
4. How would I turn that recording into a file so that I can put it in the thread?
1. Since it's listed as a USB mic, I'm going to assume it just fits into whatever USB ports are available on your computer. My shitty Gateway (complete with Windows '98 and Dig Dug, fun times) came with a microphone that fit into the designated microphone jack on the back of the computer (all laptops that I've come across also have a microphone slot), but this one is a little bit snazzier, I suspect.
2. Same as the speakers. Plug it in, find the microphone settings on your PC and crank that shit up.
3a. Download
Audacity; it's absolutely free and has everything you need.
3b. Click the red "record" button and say "Taylor Swift is my bff" or whatever it is you say when you check a microphone. The waveform will spike if it's plugged in correctly. From there, do your thing and click record once more when you're finished.
4a. To export the finished file in MP3 format, download
LAME encoder; when it asks you for the file, you just click the one in the folder with .dll at the end, and it'll export it for you.
4b. Once you have the file on hand, create an account at
divshare and upload your file there. Simply paste the link they give you into a post here and we'll be able to either hear the track without downloading or, if it's a keeper, we can download it.
Hope that helps. Definitely want to hear anything you can contribute, GAF.