Can I Make A $25 USB Mic Sound Professional?! (ONLY USING STOCK PLUGINS!) | Make Pop Music

In this video, I will mix a vocal recorded on a $25 USB Mic from Amazon only using STOCK plugins from Cubase! Can I get this $25 mic to sound professional enough to work in a final record?! This is truly the most budget friendly vocal mixing video you will ever find!

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My Gear:
DAW: Cubase 11 Pro
Desk: AZ Studio Workstations
Main Microphone: Lewitt LCT1040
Monitors: Focal Shape 65s with Focal Sub6
Interface: UAD Apollo Twin USB
MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Code 61
Keyboards: Roland Juno DS88, Roland Juno 106, Arturia PolyBrute
Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Taylor 214 CE Plus
Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A & Audient ASP800
Microphones: Advanced Audio 251, Slate ML-1, Shure SM7B, JZ BH-1, JZ V67, Lauten Audio LA-320, Lauten Audio LA-220, Lauten Audio LA-120, AKG P170, Sterling ST59
Camera: Panasonic G7
Lens: Rokinon 12mm f2
Camera Lights: Neewer LED Light Panels

Timestamps:
Preview 0:00
Intro 0:16
Getting The Mic Into Cubase 1:57
Throwing a Pity Party For Myself 3:12
Raw USB Mic 3:36
Comparing to a Normal Condenser 4:20
Raw Vocal In The Mix 4:51
Aggressive EQ Moves 5:28
Compressing The Vocal 7:15
Adding Warmth With Compression 7:45
Tightening Up The Noise Floor With A Gate 8:56
De Essing Vocals 10:43
Final EQ 12:17
Automatic Tuning 15:45
Using Chorus To Widen A Vocal 16:10
Long Vocal Reverb 16:31
Short Vocal Reverb 16:58
Stereo Vocal Delay 17:20
My Thoughts On Cheap Gear 17:50
Final Vocal Example 19:30
Closing Recommendations 19:52
Outro 20:38