Reddit mentions of Neewer 3.5mm Hands-free Computer Clip on Mini Lapel Microphone

Audio Technica ATH-M30x seem to be a good entry-level enthusiast headset but coming in at £60 at amazon I figure you could find better prices elsewhere for that headset. Personally I think it sounds pretty similar to the ATH-M50 while being loads cheaper in my area.

Or the Sennheiser HD 202, it's quite decent for cheap. Also comfortable.

Edit: Here's some cheap clip-on mic in case you game:

• Neewer - Cheap as dirt and has fairly good reviews.
  
• Zalman - Heavily recommended by some but I've heard complaints that it picks too much background noise or such.
  

• If you use the free trial of PSN, remember that it is a subscription and you need to manually unsubscribe otherwise it will auto-renew at the most expensive price.
  
• In the Chat Party settings there is a slider to adjust the game sound to chat volume balance.
  
• As the controller has a handy jack plug on it, you can use a 4 pole splitter and a lapel mic and plug in some nice headphones to get set up for chat without breaking the bank.

Hey SunQueenKing!

I know Newgrounds has a lot of musicians who you can contact to work with and they'll let you use their projects: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/

Another thing you might consider is that a microphone now literally costs under $5 to start. http://www.amazon.com/Neewer-3-5mm-Hands-Computer-Microphone/dp/B005DJNRQM/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1416750152&sr=1-1&keywords=lav+mic It's obviously not going to be the GREATEST mic in the world, but it will get you started, and for less than the cost of a cheeseburger. Just something to consider!

I'd also highly recommend you give a go at some animation exercises, specifically ones dealing with the principals of animation. They aren't going to be quite as quick or exciting as animating characters, but you'll learn foundations that will allow you to take your character work SO much farther, and make it a ton better and more interesting to watch. Here's a list I made a few years back, if it's helpful: http://www.animatorisland.com/51-great-animation-exercises-to-master/

I do my best not to live with regrets, but one thing I do often wish I had done earlier was focus on these simple exercises before jumping into full character animation (limited as it was) with FredtheMonkey.com. It was fun to make those cartoons, but I'm so far behind now than where I'd like to be because I never did those foundational exercises. So it pays to start those first!

Have fun!

This is an easy choice, for me at least. The RX700's with the Zalman ZM1 Mic. Nothing in your price range can even compete. That's a total of 40.

If you want to spend 20, I would say the RX500's and Cheap Clip-on Mic.

No worries, I'm always happy to help.

Lapel mics are decent audio quality for a smaller price tag. Don't expect to get HQ large production quality, but it will definitely be better than what you're using at the moment (and they're great for gaming if you do so). Here's one on Amazon

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Never buy a mic from a big box.

http://www.amazon.com/Connectland-CL-ME-606-Goose-Desktop-Microphone/dp/B0028Y4DCC/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1331074775&sr=8-7

Or if you are really cheap...

http://www.amazon.com/3-5mm-Hands-Computer-Lapel-Microphone/dp/B005DJNRQM/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1331074805&sr=1-3

Just make sure you get your mic boost on for the lapel mic.

Buy the cheapest lavalier mic you can get and an P3 to P2 adapter. I have a Sennheiser as well and it works flawlessly with this adapter and mic. I dare to say that the mic audio is way better than the audio from Sony Gold headset.

http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-headsets-separate-headphone-microphone/dp/B004SP0WAQ

http://www.amazon.com/Neewer-3-5mm-Hands-free-Computer-Microphone/dp/B005DJNRQM/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1463771427&sr=1-3&keywords=lavalier+microphone

I use this, works fine

I use this as my mic and seriously; crystal clear. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neewer-3-5mm-Hands-Computer-Microphone/dp/B005DJNRQM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1411399944&sr=8-4&keywords=clip+on+mic

I know, I thought it would be shite when I bought it and only got it as a temporary purchase until I could afford a new headset but this is the way I'm going to go from now on.

If the clip on isn't to your liking, you can easily pic up usb mics for around this cost that will definitely do the job, and then you can spend your money on a brilliant pair of headphones rather than get a mediocre headset for an extortionate price.