BOYA ByM1 Auxiliary Omnidirectional Lavalier Condenser Microphone with 20ft Audio Cable (Black)

I purchased this **BOYA wired microphone** for recording videos on my YouTube channel and Instagram, and I am genuinely impressed with its performance. The sound quality is crystal clear, and it captures my voice with very little background noise. It has made my videos sound much more professional without spending a lot of money. The microphone is lightweight, easy to use, and works perfectly right out of the box. If you're a **YouTuber, Instagram creator, vlogger, online teacher, or anyone who records voiceovers**, this microphone is definitely worth buying. **Highly recommended! Excellent sound quality and great value for money.** ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Good product but must give noise cancellation

I am writing this review after 6 years of buying this product. it's still working, the sound is crystal clear, really professional quality, it's worth it and it's also value for money.

Best product, writing review after 7 years. If you are new and want to use mic with wire to record videos for YouTube from home. This is good. Now a days I am recording music class and spoken English class videos

I bought a Boya BY-M1 for my *Dell Inspiron 15 3511 laptop. It does NOT work directly. The laptop only detects it as `Headphones` in playback. It is NOT showing as `Microphone/Recording device` at all. After wasting 3 days and watching 10 videos, I found out you MUST buy a separate 4-pole to 2-pole splitter for any laptop/PC with combo jack. This is NOT mentioned anywhere on the box or product page. Very frustrating. Mic quality seems good but without a splitter it's completely useless for laptop users. Laptop users, please buy a splitter too or don't buy this. Company should warn this clearly. I am sorry but I regret purchasing it.

NOTE : @ Its ready to go Mic, which doesn't need any sound card and can be plugged and used directly even with smartphones. * Has 3.5mm jack connector built in, you can use 1/4' connector if needed. @ It has very Long cable which measures upto 20 feet, so note that. @ It has absolutely NO noise isolation and normal smartphone earphones does better job of noise reduction compared to them in STOCK condition, but with SIMPLE EDITING this mic works just fine ( Check the review below for detailed settings ) There are literally thousands of review on this product, but NONE explained the best possible settings for it when used with smartphone with Audacity software, or even in general. So I took the risk of ordering it and it turned out to be nightmare right out of the box, as the sound output was worse than my smartphone earphones. So I went to search for best settings on amazon & other sources but in vain. Fortunately I myself in experiments found the solution and now its working just fine. First I am mentioning all the pros and cons considering the settings that I found and then listing those settings, PROS : ------- 1. Built quality of the complete mic and cable is good for the price given. 2. Length of cable is insane (20 feet). * I personally didn't find it useful, as I use it with my smartphone which is just couple of feet below in my pockets, but for some users it can be very useful if using in rig setup with Camera. 3. Has universal 3.5mm jack, which is handy. 4. Its easy to use, just plug and play device, which doesn't need any sound card or external device to work. 5. Has support for multiple device right from smartphones to DSLRs and computers. 6. It comes with carry pouch which is very handy, since its a mess with such long cables. CONS : -------- 1. Biggest con is the sound quality right out of the box. Its just garbage quality and even normal ears can't bear the background noise collection, so forget about audiophiles. My normal smartphone's earphones record much better sound quality compared to this. 2. Length of cable is way too much for me and I guess for many users. I think there should have being multiple option on length to choose from, as keeping 20 feet cable wrapped and hanging or in pocket while recording is not comfortable. 3. It comes with a button cell for recording sound for devices other than smartphone and there's NO way to know whether the battery is dead or what's its charging level. Only way to check is by plugging it to a digital recorder or computer and test. So if you are carrying it with recorder which doesn't has playback feature or if you are in hurry and in case of dead battery to record all the sound, then only way to find that your efforts are in vain will be when you comfortably sit to edit it and trust me, its very frustrating ! I am mentioning, it as this scenario have happened with me once, hence I am very cautious about batteries now & use it with smartphones or digital recorders. 4. I think price should have being couple of hundred bucks less, considering the sound quality. BEST SETTING USING AUDACITY SOFTWARE : =================================== These are the settings when you record with smartphone or any other device and there are lots of background noises and you use Audacity software, which is Free ! 1. Open the software and open the audio file you recorded with this mic. 2. Select entire audio clip and open "Effects" and then " DISTORTION " 3. Start the playback of audio clip in the software, so you can listen to change in effects that you are about to make. 4.Now select " Distortion Type " option on the top of box and select " Soft Clipping ". * or select " Hard Limiter " and do the settings as it sounds suitable to you. 5. Take the "Clipping Level cursor to extreme Right end or so until you hear soft pleasant output. 6. Adjust the "Make-up Gain" cursor little bit if needed, I keep it on 49. * Here you can select which ever type, which you feel is suitable for you. 7. Now just click " APPLY ". 8. Now is Noise reduction. For that Select short section of audio which DOES NOT have your voice, but ONLY has background noises that you don't want. 9. Open "Effects" and then " Noise Reduction " 10. Click on " Get Noise Profile". 11. Now select entire audio clip and again Open "Effects" and then " Noise Reduction ". 12. Finally, click on " OK " and that's it ! Now you are good to go with soft, slightly lesser Noises and more pleasant sound output. After these steps, you can amplify the sound from same software or any other end user software. VERDICT : ----------- I personally am very disappointed with the sound quality, though the audacity tweaking gets it to bearable level, but its satisfactory enough. Plus price seems slightly more on this. I wouldn't recommend these are someone looking good sound quality specially if you live in noisy environment. Buy this only if you live in very silent conditions.

The BOYA BY-M1 is a value-for-money microphone, especially for beginners and budget users. I bought this mic for ₹810, and at this price, it delivers good-quality audio recording. The sound quality is clear and works well for voice recording, YouTube videos, and basic content creation. The mic comes with a foam windscreen, which is very good for indoor recording as it reduces light noise and breathing sounds. However, for outdoor recording, using a deadcat (furry windscreen) is recommended for better wind noise reduction. One thing to note is that in 2025, most smartphones use a Type-C port. If this microphone had a Type-C connector, it would be even more convenient for mobile users. Currently, you may need an adapter for newer phones.

Best quality .. highly recommended for beginners and for all peoples .. easy To use .. connectivity is good .. Best for voice recording for podcast etc etc .. durable .. battery quality is Best .. noise cancelation is also good

Great

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I’m pleased with the Boya BY-M1 microphone. It’s easy to set up, very lightweight, and works well for recording clear audio with my camera and phone. The sound is much cleaner than the built-in mic, and the long cable is really convenient. For the price, it’s a great choice for simple video or interview recordings.

High quality and very cheap