Blue Microphones' proprietary tri-capsule technology gives you four distinct pattern modes to choose from - Cardioid Mode, Stereo Mode, Omni-Directional Mode and Bi-Directional. / Yeti features studio controls for headphone volume, pattern selection, instant mute and microphone gain-putting you in charge of every level of the recording process. / The microphone comes equipped with a 3.5-millimeter headphone jack that allows you to listen to what you're recording in real-time, without latency delays - that means no more hearing a note 3 seconds after you played it. You can adjust the volume of your headphones using the control on the front of the microphone. / The microphone can also be folded down for easy portability or removed completely from its base for mounting directly on a mic stand or Radius II shock mount. / The Yeti is a side-address microphone. A side-address microphone accepts sound from an angle perpendicular to the mic - as opposed to a front-address mic, which accepts sound from the "end" of the micr