A flimsy desktop stand and lack of features bog down an otherwise quality microphone.
There are a lot of USB microphones out there for streaming and podcasting. Naturally, big names like Shure and Rode, who generally resided in the pro-sumer side of audio, have expanded into the content creator market by offering top-quality recording gear at somewhat more affordable prices. 512 Audio is one such company that's taking its pro audio know-how and cramming it into the more wallet-friendly Tempest microphone. , it should be good enough for your true crime podcast.
As you can hear from the test recording, the Tempest does a really good job at cutting out the background noise in my office, where the hum of myI guess the thinking is if you can make a mic good enough for Green Day, it should be good enough for your true crime podcast. Plosives are handled pretty well without a pop filter. If you're looking for versatility, though, you might be disappointed since the microphone only has one polar pattern ; we've seen similarly priced mics like themic, which has four polar patterns. More polar patterns give you more recording options if you stream with multiple people in the same room.