Your voice will come through loud and strong thanks to a lightweight, fast-moving diaphragm that's sensitive (-44 dB) and has a wide, flat frequency range (50 Hz ~ 12 kHz). You won't pick up random sounds around the room, because the super cardioid pick-up pattern is hyper-focused on your voice. Press the center of the control knob to mute yourself momentarily. The LED lights at the top of the mic tube will change into red, so you'll always know when you're on mute. The same knob controls both the mic gain (voice going into the mic) and the headphones' volume (voice heard in your headphones), so you can fine-tune how you sound even in the middle of a streaming or recording session.