(1335) PACLOCK Model 900 Picked & Gutted
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- After a viewer request, I inquired about buying a PACLOCK Model 900 and the company generously sent FIVE FREE LOCKS. I picked and gutted one of them and will give all five away in the coming months to challenge lock builders that earn a "WHIPPED" video. The cores on these 900s are TOUGH and I wouldn't want to face them in the field too often unless I had my drill....TOUGH!
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Nicely picked Bill. I must win one of those to sit between my two block locks.
We'll see. Last I heard your locks were easy to RAKE open... 😋
Southampton Lock Picking Club Oh ya, he’s a good sport, He is taunting me LOL 😂. I am very happy with the two trophies I have, but like a million others out there, I would like to whip “The Man” again.
Southampton Lock Picking Club Oh ya, he’s a good sport, He is taunting me LOL 😂. I am very happy with the two trophies I have, but like a million others out there, I would like to whip “The Man” again.
My apologies Bosnianbill... I'm sitting here listening to your video while I'm reading through and responding to the comments. But I had to stop when I heard you mention that we sent you a crimped core!!! Arrrrrgh! We went back to a clip on core AND added in security pins to the key pins about a year ago based on feedback from the LS community. But it's a rolling change... obviously... and we didn't grab some of the newer cylinders to send to you!
Well, it proves 100% that PACLOCK Pres is not cherry picking what's being sent to you LS guys!
I was just about to comment and say that I thought paclock said you switched to rings instead of crimped cores!
No worries. I got it apart. It wasn't PRETTY, but I got it done...😝
I don’t believe you!! Send me one to just to be sure :)
Hats off to Pac Lock for the generosity !! And Bill, It happens you can not get every one just right. Sooner or later..........A few pins must fly.
Dang, how did I miss this. Would have loved to have either of those. 😪
I like how Paclock has gone from junk to very high quality in a relatively short amount of time.
Well, it's probably been about a 8-year journey that hasn't ended yet. Needless to say bringing in our own CNC machines has done a lot for us. I feel like the body is #1 important for quality with the cylinder being a close second. And our bodies are all within 0.003" (three thou) of tolerance for our machining. I apologize for being a bit bold here, but Master/American can't touch us and we rival anything coming out of Europe when it comes to precision... and we're much more affordable.
We certainly weren't like that 11 years ago when I joined the family business and everything came out of China (like just about every other padlock manufacturer today). Oh the problems and the stories I can tell. Just means we've learned a lot and continue learning a lot. I appreciate the kind words, especially after so many long, long days of effort!
@@paclockpres.9805 There is no question at all in that case that I too will be buying your locks, both for picking and for security. Keep up the excellent work mate.
Thank you PacLock!
I'm not doing videos yet so I really can't criticise something I don't know how to do, but I am a photographer and I do have a suggestion, since you mentioned in passing a new camera. Your camera may or may not have a feature to lock the focus down more, so it doesn't hunt as much. My DSLR zoom lenses have an option to only focus after a certain point, but this isn't common on wide angle or normal zoom lenses. What you could do instead is lock the focus, but instead have the aperture closed down tighter, like f/8 or f/10 or so. Also zooming out will keep more of the shot on focus, too. You will need more lighting, in some cases a lot more, but more of the frame will be in focus at any one time. I'm sure you're well aware of this, but what helps me in my photography is knowing that everything is a tradeoff, if I want that nice bokeh, I'm gonna have to trade something for it, like shutter speed or iso, or the possibility of not having the entire face in focus, so id have to take a few steps back, etc.
This is in no way critical of your work, you do great work, and I'd love to get into doing RUclips videos myself. RUclips has honestly taken over tv as my primary source of entertainment and even education to some extent, like these videos! I'd love to be able to give back to the community soon, but I need to learn how to pick a lock first (which is something I'm brand new to, I've never picked a lock before, but I can't wait to try!)
Cheers, thanks for the great work you do.
Mind you, while everyone was yelling, "Shims! Shims!, I was praying to the gods of mischief, "Give us an Oops. Give us an Oops.
“For of you who come here for gutting disasters...”
That’s me!
Coming here to...fall asleep!
That’s awesome!
You're should I use a shim
Oops.
Just proves noone is infallible and even skilled pickers like yourself can have a bad day.
I hope you have it sorted now.
Very nice of paclock.
Ha! I have a LOT of bad days like that. Most of the locks I play with are either locks I've never seen (or disassembled) before, or challenge locks with some kind of weird alien technology inside waiting to explode in my face. 😀
I can't take the sound. Sounds like a dentist picking my teeth or chewing foil.
Can you make the suggetion to paclock to make that screw a regular phillips?
Funny! We actually made the deliberate decision about 7 years ago to go to the socket cap screw. Why? Because we were having issues maybe 9 years ago with locks coming apart on the backs of trucks from all of the rattling and jiggling. Then we started with applying loc-tite and a small lock washer! Worked great, locks wouldn't fall apart anymore on the back of trucks. BUT, it made it really, really hard for locksmiths to service the lock and they'd strip the dumb Phillips head screw. So we went with a socket cap screw AND a Nylok patch and I can honestly say it's been a long, long time since we've gotten any calls about (1) locks falling apart or (2) someone stripping the screw as they were trying to service it. You can't tell from the videos, but at that same time about 8 years ago we went to all stainless steel parts (except for the steel cover plate and security nut). But the ball bearings, screws, shackle spring, actuator parts, etc. are all stainless steel. Don't know of any other manufacturer that does that across their line!
So kind of hoping that I've convinced you that the socket cap is the way to go!!!
PACLOCK PRES. Well thank you for putting so much thought into your products to make them better for the consumer. We really appreciate it when companies listen to what we want!
PacLock has been very receptive to the community and your suggestions. I need to buy a couple to support them.
Always quality in my experience 👍🏼
I was getting worried that you would have to send paclock a paclock!
HA, so was I! These can be pretty tough, even the stock configuration.
Kudos to Paclock. Obviously proud of their locks and rightly so. Unlike some others we can mention who just churn out junk and don't even blush.
Sitting in Europe Paclock are essentially made from pure Unobtanium, however I did get an email from their Owner/CEO saying that they would be happy to get some locks at a very reasonable cost.
Sadly the real world prevented me from taking up the offer.
I just wanted to say that Paclock to get the credit for being decent folks (no I'm not scrounging for a free or discount lock I just want to see good guys get credit for being good guys)
Rob Crawford I missed out on their discounted prototype padlock but they gave me half price on their Gen 2 Paclock with my logo on it for a few extra dollars.
Great service I must say. I will be getting more in future, they really listen to the market like few other companies do. Great to see in today's day & age. 😉👍🏽
Yup, that "Owner/CEO" guy needs to get on his horse and get our products over to Europe. Let's get you squared away Rob... I'm traveling the first part of next week, but work with my sales guys and let's get you squared away...
Paclock appears to be avery good company. I hope they become the next Master Lock... (In sales, NOT quality!) Only company I'm aware of that actively seeks r and d from the locksport community.
Me too! And we are grateful to the LS community for its support and help. We are actually behind in getting out new products we've developed over the past few months, so stay tuned (or plugged in?). We sent out 3 prototypes for a (what we think) pretty killer shipping container lock this week. Got word back of some minor changes needed from the customer... got 3 more prototypes out to the customer the next day with those changes incorporated. Hoping for some good news from the tester on Monday. Once we do, we'll get those into production and into the LS community's hands to check out...
PACLOCK PRES. That's the way to do business!
I've been waiting for this video for a week 😁😁😀. They are really nice looking locks and it's amazing the care they put into them. Unlike some manufacturers that must not be named lol. Nice video Mr Bill. I will be working hard on a lock to send you for my second attempt to whip you LoL. Chances slim to none with your skill. Till next time mate 🍻🥃👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘
I'll be waiting for it! Thank you!
At 10:01 I am screaming SHIM! at the screen.
John Jones he never listens.😁
Right?! "there's no reason for this to get hung up" He obviously didn't see the C clip ring in the back (not that a clip was needed with the dimpled housing and the shroud holding the core into the lock itself).
That's how I gut locks too Bill.😁 Always nice to see pro's fail to make me feel better about myself.🍺😎🇦🇺
You'd be surprised how many guys complain about my bumbling...😝 Yes, I DO screw things up once in awhile, especially when facing unusual designs (or poor) design features or locks I've never seen before. Yes, I COULD "practice" several times to get it perfect but I don't think that would be a realistic representation of what the average picker experiences. I try not to make it look "easy" and want folks to know what difficulties (and penalties) they face when gutting locks. And no, I don't deliberately screw things up - stuff just happens... This philosophy holds for picking locks as well. I don't "practice" picking before starting the camera. What you see is my first attempt unless I say otherwise in the video. Too many YTers film countless failed attempts and only post the successful one, giving the false impression of their "skill". I want new pickers to have a realistic idea of what REALLY happens when they pick locks. And yes, I babble a lot to cover up my incompetence.... it is a gift.
Bosnianbill haha, yes bumbling on is surely a gift! I actually like your bumbling, we always either have a laugh or learn a bit of info that makes that small bit of difference.✌ I think it's also good, like you say to show the real life picking or gutting etc. You are right in every respect and Its cool how you still pay yourself out while things are not going well. Honesty and "real" video's is appreciated. I think that's part the reason why we love watching you, apart from your character and wit. Keep on doing it all and well keep watching and interacting... with the odd donation or subscription. 😁✌Appreciate the long reply Bill. 😎🇦🇺
lol I was virtually shouting "USE A SHIM" when you were gutting this - there is that little groove on the core near the end that was likely catching on pin 6... still a good video - nice to see pros like you make mistakes like the rest of us :)
Shims are for tittie babies.😋
I'm a trucker and I recently had a lock cut off my trailer door, my team driver forgot it on the trailer. Love to try out a paclock to see if it can hold up before my boss keeps buying cheap locks
Drive safe buddy. Home depot sells paclock now, some of them don't have them in store though. Might as well stop In sometime, I know they let us stay overnight in Merrillville IN
I am certainly a fan of PacLoc & Botch-Nian Bill! What a treat to hear a little stress in Bills voice, great recovery as usual! PAC LOC, thank you for taking care of BB so the rest of us can learn about quality locks and the true craftsmanship that goes into making such fine products! I’m going to have to buy a couple of your locks to support your Proactive Work Ethic!
Cool lock and a cool company
that paclock is a beauty, i like the blue very much....
Kudos to PACLOCK. They clearly value your expertise and influence in the lock-sport community. I'm a proud member of the Tribe, and can't thank you enough for your quality videos and instruction. I would be blessed to be a winner of one of ANY of the PACKLOCK locks. Thank you!
Picking/Raking is from about 2:58 to 7:49, quality lock! 4 minutes 51
2:00 - Can someone please clarify for me (I'm thick sometimes) what is meant by purposely putting flop on the core "because they discovered that makes it a lot more difficult to determine if you're getting feedback from that core." Does that just mean putting that flop in REDUCES the feedback you get, or makes it difficult to tell if the feedback you're getting is genuine, or something else? 3:44 says it's hard to tell if you're getting CR because of it. Maybe that's all he means?
Awesome lock... I want one.....
That's the finished version 2 of the prototype block locks? The shackle looks as though it's been moved down again, there isn't as much space as there was in the non-anodised version 2 prototype you showed off in video 1198. Also the sharp edges are back, in the prototype all the edges were chamfered. I can see several non-chamfered edges on the lock you show.
When two pin stacks get scrambled, and you have a working key, usually it is easy to determine how they were stacked. The key-rider (bottom) pins line up with the shear line while the key is in the core, then "mike" (use a micrometer to measure) the pin segments from the scrambled columns; take the difference of the bottom pin lengths from the scrambled columns and note that it should be nearly the same as the difference (in opposite column order) of the spring-rider (top) pins. So the shorter bottom pin rides under the longer top pin and vice versa.
Ahhh the good ol floppy core trick huh? Lol great review. These paclocks would make excellent challenge lock platforms.
Kennedy's Locksport i still cant understand how they make floppy good.
Don'z Lockz yeah I think it is the same reason ppl file a flat spot on the core too cause deeper false sets
Kennedy's Locksport wow ok. Go figure, I also never understood what that filing was all about. Not sure how well it all works but cheers for the info, it was doing my head in.🍺🍺🍺
I'm liking this company. Thanks!
It must be a good lock bill used his 160$ pick ,I'm just starting to learn locpicking have been watching for a while but i would also like to get a pac lock to support them because they really do care about there product and the people who use them you don't see that much anymore
The Paclock you showed in this video doesn't look like the V2 prototype, you showed a while ago. It looks just like the version one, you sewed through in 40 sec
Nice design and product from Pacific lock
What is the difference between PacLock and American locks.... They both look the same to me :-/
How can this old Uk man win a free lock for my birthday monday 6th August 59 years of age
I don't understand how you can make flop a good thing, how is this possible.🤔 With old age, flop is no good!😕
Don'z Lockz oh dear..
If the lock is floppy the picker might think it is a MASTER lock and take a nonchalant, loose approach to picking, only to fail miserably :)
Couldn't you have removed the key pins through the bottom instead of removing the core first?
Don't give 'em all away too fast - I'm going to send you something that'll end in a whipped video :)
If you get whipped by a PACLock does that mean you have to send them one? 🤔
Even better than the Block Lock! I hope Mast-r-lok is taking notes!
Bosnian (Forget the shim) Bill :) You have a new middle name.
I should mention you've been instrumental in my understanding of locks and home security in general. Thank you Sir.
My wife already gave me a middle name that she uses all the time: DumbA$$
Next time I gut a lock, I will video it and you can laugh at me :) (erm WITH me)...
I'm still waiting for Paclock to make it into Home Depots here in the northeast :/
make a lock for locklab but cheap out on the clip on the back c'mon you know he's gonna gut it???
Why no timer this time, Bill? Looks to have taken you over 6 minutes.
Nice pick....briljant gutting! 😅👍🏻
Lovely piece of work there, your picking and PACLOCK, for one the lock and then the donations.
Lazer engraze.
Your microphone is still doing that nasally static sound.
14:50 when you realize he turns the notification bell off instead of on :p
...splursh! nice lock... good company
I didnt see a wafer at the back, is it possible this could be bypassed???? I'd like to think I just missed it as packlock makes good stuff.
Nope, can't be bypassed... different alignment on the back of the cylinder to the actuator...
Been struggling with mine for almost a year! Kinda glad to see the open give Bill this much of a challenge, I don't feel like such a noob.
Closest I got was a decent false set, then my tensioner popped out and lost it all. That damn spring!
Yeah, if you got to the false set you were pretty close! Keep it up. Before long it'll seem easy and you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.
Made my day, your reply :) Cheers!
Major kudos to Paclock. Super cool!
I that so much I feel your pain
is it just me, or did anyone else notice that there wasn't any bypass wafers in that lock? or aren't they needed anymore with the locks now in days?
Nope not needed... see my response to another post... thanks!
Are there any production locks that have officially whipped you? Or do they simply go in the naughty bucket in sort of a limbo classification?
"We're going to gut it from the rear"
That's a beautiful lock
Omg i want one. There awesome
What's a whipped it video?
I have one of the US general locks from HF that behaves like this. Lots of core flop, super strong spring. Not particularly hard to pick but difficult to tension and very easy to overset. Still not consistent with my time getting it open, despite familiarity
Bill, huge fan, picked my first Abus 64ti/60 yesterday! You have tried several mics and the same issue exists. The input level for the picking segments is too sensitive for the speaking segments and thats why I feel the distortion occurs. You have a bunch of mics and more than one channel / input, isolate the picking from the speaking. Just a thought. Be well.
Nice looking lock, and very generous of Paclock! Nice job picking Bill, that thing put up a hell of a fight! Don't worry about the folks cheering on the gutting disasters, I suspect they are the same folks who would root against Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, and the Yankees, simply because they WIN "too much". Thanks for the video!
Well done Bill..everyone makes mistakes lol..good job..a watched ur video on how to put the locks bk together, for my ASSA LOCK..done it..those were nasty little pins in urs.lol..
I'm sending you an easier version of my H@ndcuff3d lock. I hope it still whips you. You'll laugh when you see the key.
Hey Bill, I can't tell from the video (and it's unlikely you're going to want to do destructive testing on the giveaway prizes) but it seems that lock might have a vulnerability... the pin in the bottom that the screw engages (to release the core) doesn't seem to have anything preventing it from rotating... is it possible to gain entry by using a punch to cause it to rotate?
Thanks for the awesome videos!
I always get excited and also a bit worried when I see the 'disaster imminent' come on the screen! It just goes to show that we all, even the experts, will always have more to learn! I have been practicing a bit myself, but unfortunately, I was the Bozo that ordered the Goso kit, so I need better picks! One day....
As per usual, great video Bill! I wish I knew how to send you an email. I think you might like to hear my story. See you on the next one ✌
Mr Bill you should sell them as murch on the website and I have a question where do you get master parts like pins ,springs and the out side core
Great picking bill! Love all that Paclock does, just wish they had an online store. I get the feeling they don't want to sell individual locks or is that not true?
Edit: Never mind, I see their comment saying that an online store is coming shortly :) Looking forward to it!
Hey Bill,
Where can I send my challenge lock to get to you? I’ve got a cool American Lock 1100 for you.
I would LOVE to have one of those beauties! Unfortunately I have yet to get into building challenge locks, I have been too busy making and trying to improve picks!
How is a floppy core achieved? Is it by leaving room around the Bible??
00:32 - Makes my male jealously go through the roof. Just sick to my stomach now. ;) Nice job as always, Bill!
Please let me know how i can get ahold of your address so i can send you a lock to attempt to pick. Lock currently under construction. Muahhahaha
Very cool pins, great pick, I know how you feel when things go wrong.!!
Everyone has a bad day Bill, thanks for sticking it through and finishing strong. :)
hmmm
Great pickin' Bill. Thank you PACLOCK !!
Someday soon I need to add a couple Paclocks to my collection. They seem to be doing interesting things.
Great lock!
I have to win one of these! Challenge locks coming to the locklab soon.
sounds weird audio feed back but great video. some nice looking locks
good job bill,
maybe some day I'll get one on to me for a while
All I heard in my head was, "Danger Will Robinson!"
What an amazing stuff you've got, Bill!
nice lock
those are beautiful!
I want one!
So build 2 locks that Bill can't pick and you might get one.
Thor Lancaster lol yea because thats easy right? I had one for him to check out, not as a challenge lock but something I've been messing with
It's not easy in the slightest and the locks are true trophies of greatness in lock building. There are only a handful of them in the world and you have to make something that he fails to pick to earn one.
Here are some ideas:
1. Use machine tools to make your own replica Emhart lock. Google to see how it works (You need access to a machine shop but pretty good chance of whipping Bill).
2. Make some sort of hidden mechanism that has to be actuated BEFORE the core starts to turn to engage the actuator. (Sort of hard)
3. Use good bitting, floating elements, and lots of threading and serrations. Start with a 7- or 8-pin lock with good tolerances like a Best (Easier, but expensive).
I have earned a PacLock myself, but it took 2 tries. The first one, the "cry BB", was picked rather easily because one of the pins malfunctioned and the lock was a $3 chinese lock with crap tolerances.
The second one, the "H@ndcuff3d", totally stumped Bill. Watch the video for inspiration, but please don't copy my design. Good luck whipping Bill. It's possible.
Where do you buy paclocks from
Mark Adkins Paclock direct, in the States atleast as far as I know.
Yup, we're a fast growing family business who supports locksmiths... but do sell through locksmith type distribution in places but ultimately direct where we need to. E-mail or give us a call is easiest for now... working on getting the online portal up and going so you can just buy that way shortly.
kaboom and the core explodes!
They'll make you earn your beans!
Nice job on a great lock. I'm expecting that Milwaukee company to buy them and muck it all up.
Hah! They already bought American Lock... plus I really think the entire ML company really, really doesn't like me! I've ruined quite a bit of things for them over the years!
No one knows what the future holds, but what I do know is I like our company... I like the direction we're headed... I like our customers... and being excited about the future more than makes up for the 80 hours I work a week.
What I really like is that as we grow as a company, less and less is dependent on me ~ and we're good about bringing in good people so, I hope, our company grows quite large but maintains that family business feeling... well, kind of like what American Lock used to be. I've always said that we need to become the new American Lock.
Tricky looking lock with all that spring tension and flop on the core.
Yeah,it really makes it hard to differentiate between REAL feedback and simple flopping around. Nice new name BTW!
Bosnianbill I've still not seen anyone pick the older one yet, Apart from yourself an maybe LL?
An you've had 16 whipped bys, last I seen.
Yep, it is like they take their block lock "prize" and set it on a shelf somewhere, never to be used or picked. I've not seen a single one picked or even shown in a video.
Got here fast what ya got
still scritching, but not as bad......
Ok, here's the entire story...
The intermittent “rattle”, “scratching” or “cat bell sound” a few viewers have been hearing has been a nightmare to track down, and it came from an unexpected source. It was especially difficult because I fall into the group that cannot hear the rattle so I worked with some sound engineers with perfect hearing.
Before soundproofing the LockLab, getting a studio grade microphone, and capturing audio at a very high resolution, nobody noticed because the rattle was disguised by low resolution audio that had a lot of background noise and camera hum.
Once I soundproofed the LockLab and upgraded the audio gear, several of you noticed a faint, and intermittent sound that occurred ONLY while I spoke.
I should note that I don’t wear jewelry, dog tags, or anything else that would cause a sound. My pop/hiss filter is 3” away from the microphone and firmly zip tied down. The microphone is in a shock mount and all connections are tight. VERY tight. While recording my mouth is 6”-12” away from the pop/hiss filter and nothing touches the microphone during recording. My recording levels are very low, in the -18 to -12 dB range with no spikes above -6dB. If there IS a spike, I adjust it down to below -6dB before publishing. I’ve done tests down to -34dB average, but the rattle was present at every level.
My first thought was a faulty microphone, so I bought another, then another, then another. Each clearly captured the distortion. Oddly, the sound does NOT show up on the audio waveform. There are no spikes or any indication that something is there, yet you can hear it. A sound engineer suggested my voice had a resonant frequency with the microphone’s capsule, but after five different microphones capturing the sound, I ruled that out and returned the mics. My current microphone is no slouch: a Neuman TLM-103. We ruled out the microphone.
The second suspect was the intermittent running cooling fan in the laptop, which I was using to capture the audio. I replaced it with a Zoom H2N digital recorder, but the barely audible rattle was still there. I bought a Zoom H5, then finally a professional grade Zoom F4. The sound was STILL there in all of them. We ruled out the digital recorders.
The third suspect was the audio processing software that I believed might be introducing distortion during noise reduction of the high-resolution files. I invested in Adobe Audition but it made no difference and the noise remained. I bought Izotope’s RX6, but audio processed by it also had the rattle. Several people suggested it could be RUclips’s compression software but since rattle is present in most of the raw, unprocessed audio we ruled that out. The sound engineers believe YT’s conversion and compression make the sound more distinct, but it is not the cause of the rattle. We ruled out the post processing software.
The fourth thought was some kind of electromagnetic influence causing the distortion when my voice peaked. I replaced the generic microphone cord with a Mogami Gold Studio Grade XLR cable. It made no difference; the sound was still with us. I made test files with the power in the LockLab shut down, operating on battery power only. The rattle was still present in the audio files. We ruled out cables and EMR.
For my fifth attack, several people suggested it was something in the LockLab that was vibrating when I spoke. To test this, I made several test files in my house (bathroom, dining room, kitchen, and in the back yard). I did these tests using multiple microphones and the three different digital recorders. All the files had the rattling sound. We ruled out anything unique to the LockLab.
By this time, I had no idea which direction to go. It was a gremlin…
Shortly after the final test my wife and I had several friends over for drinks and dinner. In the course of conversation my wife started to ridicule my “irrational quest for perfect audio” and several friends were interested. I fired up the laptop and let them take turns listening to the audio. About half heard the sound and, with no prompting from me, called it a “faint rattle”. As I told them of the various tests, one of them said “Hey! Bill, say that again!”. I repeated my sentence and they all said “There it is!” I repeated the sentence several more times and they occasionally heard the sound - not EVERY time, but intermittently. Once the people with REALLY good hearing knew what they were listening for, they said it was easy to hear when I spoke.
So, since my voice was the only common element throughout the testing, it finally made sense. I apparently have an intermittent vocal anomaly that was enhanced by the high-fidelity gear. Normally, it is found in singers that stress their voices and is called, appropriately enough, “singer’s rattle”. A very few people can hear it perfectly, while most cannot.
There were three possible solutions:
The first, suggested by Adam F, is to apply a notch filter around 4100hz, where the rattle appears. We’ve experimented with this but unfortunately 4100hz is right in the middle of the human speech range. The “rattle” is not a discrete frequency, but actually ranges from 4000hz to about 4200hz, or a range of 200hz. Notching out that frequency range REALLY mangles the audio and is obvious to the most casual listener. Clearly, won’t work.
The second solution is to revert to using the camera’s microphone to capture sound. It is a much lower resolution and, as long-term listeners probably recall, produced pretty dirty sound. There’s no guarantee this would satisfy everyone because the camera DOES still capture the rattle, but to a lesser degree. I’m not a fan of going back to low quality sound.
The third solution addresses the REAL problem: my voice. Treating “singer’s rattle” includes warming up your voice before recording (I can do this), not over-exerting your voice (I don’t do this), gargling with salt water (I can do this), and hot drinks like tea with lemon & honey (efficacy of this is arguable but I can do this too). Some suggest that placing the microphone at a 45-degree angle to the side helps attenuate the rattle, so I’ve moved my mic. Oddly, this rattle didn’t show up in my voice until about six months ago, so it may solve itself, given time.
In short, there’s no guarantee that any of these things will permanently fix the noise. I’ll do everything possible, but I have to work with the vocal cords that I was issued…
Bosnianbill
Bosnianbill i started listening on higher quality headphones and the "rattle noise is almost gone in the last few videos. keep up the great work, we come for the great videos nd me personally the humor. keep up the great work
Bosnianbill holy crap wow, what an insane amount of technical suffering you had to go through to get to the bottom of the sound rattle, I never knew of such a thing and that's crazy that your friends picked it up. Blown away but so Glad you got an answer atleast cause your efforts was truly gargantuan Bill. You owe your friends dinner every week in your now soundproof lock lab for a year. ✌😊🇦🇺
I'm glad I scrolled through the comments and found your reply Bosnianbill. Although its a pain, I bet you are relieved that you actually know what it is now, other than being a "gremlin"
Thank you for all the effort you have put into tracking down this "mystery noise". For those of us that could/can hear it, it is/was indeed a very real annoyance.