I'd love to see you sound design a full "scene" with dialog as well as ambient/music. I've slowly been figuring it out for myself, but most the tutorials I've found gloss over the process, you're the most to the point detailed oriented sound guy I watch on RUclips.
Totally agree about needing accurate speakers, it takes time to get used them though and it's important to use them for all matter of different sounds. Plus its helpful if someone can talk you through the sound of a speaker until you can pick it out on your own. If you're compressing a bass drum for example getting the attack right is where good monitors earn their money and accurate responsiveness is as important as accurate imaging. I've an old set of PMC TB1s (had them for almost 25 years) and the interns I trained in radio production hated them when we reviewed any work they did: There was no where to hide your mistakes!
So what you're saying here is basically that audio recording in higher sample rates is the same as taking photos in RAW format rather than JPG, so you have more details in the recording to play with in post. Makes a lot of sense. I honestly don't think my ears have the capabilities of yours, but then I haven't ever really delved into the depths you do on your audio (and this from a guy who grew up listening to about everything I ever listened to on headphones rather than the [really good] speakers we had in the house in my youth). BTW, I just bit on the Sennheiser HD280PRO headphones you pitched in one of your videos so I can dial in some of my video audio a bit better! I'm hopeful they'll be a good addition to my output. I really enjoy your content! You really are the Gerald Undone of audio. Sometimes your info is too much for me to grasp, but you can never go wrong taking in too much good info as long as you can keep up with it! 😉. I want to thank you, and those like you, who share your insights so freely and honestly so that those of us struggling with the details can attempt to create content worth absorbing rather than just being content with producing "okay" stuff for the world. (Well, geez, I guess I shoulda watched the entire video before commenting here about RAW photos... I was just so impressed by the reality of what you were saying and how it transposed into what I usually do in the photo world.)
*Regarding mix translation:* For people who primarily create for RUclips or other online platforms, it is also a great idea to listen to your mixes from a cell phone speaker. Yes, it is a lot of extra work to render something out and then transfer it to your cellphone so you can watch/listen to it there, but considering that the vast majority of RUclips viewers watch on their phones, it is a great thing to do.
The whole 32 bit float thing sounded really interesting, so I've been trying to dig in to the math/science to understand it. The key thing is that Zoom and Sound Devices talk about 32 bit float because it's new and easy to put in marketing material, it isn't necessary for a recorder (though it helps.) The really important thing that Zoom and SD are doing is putting in multiple Analog to Digital Converters on every channel to avoid high end clipping - one handles the quiet end, the other covers the loud end, with some overlap. Basically, everything in their box can take any signal any normal microphone can throw at it without introducing clipping (the microphone "clipping" from a super loud sound is the limit, not the preamp or ADC.) 24 bit standard has enough resolution to take advantage of that hardware improvement, if you are adjusting "gain" in some form. Sound Devices has been very clear that you can still produce top-notch audio with 24 bit. 32 bit float, because it has a preposterous range, simply allows the recorder to store anything that could come off of the mic->preamp->dual ADCs chain without adjusting gain. So 32 bit float is great, but it's the harder to describe hardware improvements in the Zoom H6 and the Mixpre MK II units that is more important.
I've already found your channel incredibly informative and helpful when working to "clean up" a recording of a live musical theater performance. I'm looking to improve the audio of future performances as well as RUclips videos going forward, so getting a look into your thought process and potential weak points in workflow is so important. Thanks!
great stuff. i have calibrated headphones to flat freq range and read about hearing audio that feels like its coming from your ears vs hearing things that appear far away. you can mimic the difference with reverb binaural plugins, so perhaps we can bridge the gap now.
Hi Alex! Thanks a lot for great videos. I will maybe pick up a couple of Genelec 8030 from 7:40. Would also like to ask you what headphones you recommend for editing/mixing? I want similar characteristics to your choice of speakers; revealing and giving a good foundation for the audio to transfer well onto other speakers/headphones. Price is not a big factor, I would rather buy good stuff from the start instead of upgrading forever, within a reasonable limit of course. I am not ready to spend thousands of dollars on a pair of headphones, but a couple of hundreds is no problem. A built in microphone is a great bonus, so that I can use them for voice calls through my laptop. If it makes any difference; I will mostly record dialogue (and maybe a bit of vlogging) through Shure TL47 lav mics unto Zaxcom ZFR400 recorders.
Also no speaker/gear will sound reliable if the room reflections produce comb filtering and room modes. Acoustic treatment is the most effective way to improve the accuracy. Great video Alex, have a great one fellow sound-folks!
Hi Alex, thank you for your great lessons and videos. How about a lesson about general audio levels in mixing? What's recommended, what's your take, etc to get a good mix of dialogue, ambient and music on videos.
Informative! A videographer friend of mine sent me a video he completed recently and I played it on a friends’ TV with its built in speakers. Awful sound. I listened again at home through headphones (AKG Q701). Much better. When I told him about the TV issues he said “strange... the mix sounded great on my headphones.” Bingo... don’t mix on headphones and this confirms firms it. Thanks for your videos Alex!
Love the channel so far, please keep going, you’ve got great delivery, clear and credible advice. I’d love to see more content about getting the best sound out of various DSLRs and topics that a low budget filmmaker would want to know, maybe even an overview of some of the new audio gear like the Rode Wireless Go and if that, plus a VT500 lav mic, through a Fuji XT-30 would make a good combo for narrative films? Thanks man!
Is there a loudness standard for web-delivery? Most of my work is for broadcast. We use the EBU R128 norm here in The Netherlands. But in the last few years more and more productions I work on end up on RUclips or on the socials. I never found a well defined standard. So I did some experiments myself. I rendered out a couple of videos with different loudness levels. I basically used a multiband compressor to even the dynamics a bit. I made sure the audio levels where around the target level. The final step was a hard-limiter, set to the target level. I tried several target levels: -9 db, -6 dB, -3 dB and 0 dB. What I was looking for was clipping on some devices I used for testing. What I noticed was that anything over -6 dB would sound distorted on most mobile devices. No matter if I played the test video on Facebook, RUclips or Apple's Movie Player. I played it back on my earbuds, straight from my iPhone speakers and through my car's bluetooth radio. So, through these tests I found my standard. Is this good enough? Or was I just reinventing the wheel?
A little bit of both! The truth is that there are no online standards (yet) but different platforms have adopted their own “best” practices. Trust your ears as far as releasing on socials, I’d say. Not ideal in terms of having any standards anywhere online, but if your mixes hold up against others on things like RUclips, you’re probably in good shape. The broadcast and theatrical worlds are different of course, but that’s a given. The internet is still kind of the Wild West.
I would love to see you work with an amateur’s mic kit. I have a Zoom H6 with all mic attachments, 2x G3s with cheap $30 Amazon directional lavs and 1x G2 with a Sennheiser cardioid ME4... it’s really hard to know what to improve next with this system, so I’d love to see you work with it (or obviously somebody else’s) and make suggestions on your experience!
So in general, when mixing audio, with our without monitors, the best thing to do is to listen to the mixes across different devices making it...a trial and error process?
Can you make a video on building a microphone kit for narrative filmmaking? I heard the Seinhessier 416 is pretty much the industry standard (is it?) and I thought it'd be cool if you made a video building out a "kit" for that. Like what do you need? (Blimps, deadcats, recorders, etc.)
Great video Alex! can you make a video about Vintage Microphones? I don't know if you use them.. but those are very expensive.. just like those legacy cine lenses that some studios use
Hey bro, great content! Keep it coming. Quick video tip: try increasing your camera's shutter speed just a tad to get rid of the light strobing in the background.
Hey, can you make a video about what mic to use in different kinds of situations? ( like for dialog, sfx or ect.) Love you're video's, super helpful ;)
I would love to see you processing a "VLOG-Setup" with a Rode mic on arm length. Is it the same workflow as you mentioned with Gene? Because you have ambient sounds etc....
Hi Alex, we have been mixing on Sennheiser 380 headphones with the Reference 3 or 4 plugin. It actually works REALLY well. It gives a flat response and when checking it on our B&W speakers in the studio it is quite amazing how good that plugin is. I would like to hear your thoughts on this.
Alex. Appreciate your channel and the detailed information. Thanks. I Have Rode NTG 2 thinking about NTG 3 for on location video shooting. What are your thoughts on the NTG 3 for recording vocals in a variety of outdoor locations?
Can you tell Zoom Story again? Where you have been flying to a island which very quiet episode and the some noise were louder than the ambience sound of the lonely island?
Hi, Alex. I'm a fan of the channel. I was wondering if you have any experience with the Sanken CS-M1? I'm trying to determine whether the Sanken or the Sennheiser MKH 416 would be most effective all around for me. I'd be using it on cam for run-and-gun work, as well as for isolated sound capture, as well as for intvs in all kinds of INT/EXT environments. Thanks.
Hi Alex. I am approaching the world of audio being a one man band that must follow audio editing etc ... fortunately unprofessionally but out of passion. Your tutorials are invaluable. I have a problem and I need your advice. I purchased the Rode NTG5 which I connect to the Zoom H6. When I connect it for the first few minutes turning the Zoom knob on the 4 or 5 power I hear noises, I hear the distorted audio and strange sounds until at some point a sort of whistle goes up and then I hear a crack at that point everything works; if I disable the XLR track and then reconnect the same thing happens but it takes less to get to hear the crack and re-function properly. I tried two different cables, two different Rode NTG5 (with the first one it was even worse). Having never had experience with microphones connected via XLR I don't know if it is normal or if my Zoom has problems (all the other inputs and microphones connected work perfectly). Because of the pandemic, I can't even ask someone for help or go to the store where I bought the Zoom H6 over a year ago. The Rode NTG5 is very expensive and I'm going crazy to understand the problem. I follow all the precautions to power the microphone, never unplugged the cable without first disabling the phantom power and wait a bit. The Zoom is powered by current or by charged batteries. I also connected the microphone directly via the PG2-R cable, perhaps thinking that my cables had some problems. Help me if you can. If you want to hear the problem I have uploaded an example.. at 58 seconds you can hear the crack and the the audio goes ok; at the beginning and at the end you can hear how my voice at the same volume is first distorted and then clean (I said the first thing that came to my mind): @t Thank you very much
Hi Alex, could I please get your recommendations for the good stereo cardioid mics for a dslr with the best wind suppression/dead cats - I shoot nature and landscapes, often seaside or mountains and the wind is horrible. Ideally I'd love to get something with the blimps you see that kill that horrible wind noise, but I can't find anything with the 3.5 mm jack. Many thx.
Alex, excellent video. Thank you all your tips. I want to ask about recording an upright bass in an untreated room like a living room. It has to sound good enough for RUclips (for anything serious like albums I just go to a studio). I know that close-micing is the best way to get rid of the bad/boomy room sound but I am really confused on what type of microphone to use. Any ideas?
What is the Best settings for a Tascam Dr40 and can I get Stereo sound. Do I have to buy a plug that that has 2 XLR male to a XLR female for my shotgun mic or can I just copy the sound and put it under the other sound file in my timeline?
Hey Alex, I'm planning to start a show soon that will be released as an audio podcast as well as a RUclips show. It'll be three people sitting in a semi-circle around a table having a conversation. I'm not sure how to go about micing them though. I don't really want mic stands and mics cluttering the shot, so I'm torn between a lav on each person or a pair of cardioid or hypercardioid mics boomed above in an x/y pattern. Shooting and editing time will be pretty limited so I'd love to not deal with lavs. What do you think?
I've been watching Potato Jet on RUclips since a few days back and I just came across a video you did together in May 2018. I'm a video hobbyist and I mostly do church services free for my church and in an uncontrolled environment, the sounds are horrible. I hope to learn something about making the audios from these videos more pleasant to the viewer and that's why I have subscribed to your channel. Hoping to learn lots from you. By the way, I am trying my hand in documentary film making but with the equipment that is available to me, mostly beginner stuff and cheap ones, I would appreciate how best I could use the available equipment to bring out a documentary with decent sound using bare necessities.
Hi Alex. I've been learning a lot from your videos. I am currently looking for a Condenser Cardioid Microphone that I can use to record audio for the Instructional Content that I create. I've looked at some of the microphones you have recommended in your videos. However, I would like to better understand the Specs that make a 'good quality' microphone the better choice. I understand what the Polar pattern is about. I am interested particularly in the following specs: (1) Maximum SPL (2) Output Impedance and (3) Self Noise. I kinda understand the first one - Maximum Sound Pressure Level - but since I will be using the mic for recording my voice, this spec may not be important. The second one has to do with the AC resistance but since I'm recording voice, low impedance is good, correct? My main concern is the Self-Noise - Is a lower dB number a better choice? For example, I'm looking at the sE Electronics X1 S w/Self Noise of 9dB (A Weighed). Is this a good number for a quiet microphone in the $200-$400 range? Again, thank you for your highly informative videos.
Alex, great videos. Thank you for them. I've been recording music for years but recently got into recording audio for interviews and such things at work. I record with a lav mic, shotgun and sdc cardioid (carefully placed distance-wise to avoid phase issues going in). I've gathered that recording multiple mics is a good idea, always leaning on the shotgun or condenser whenever possible... My question is, is this solely for redundancy sake? To have backups in case of problems associated with each mic depending on environment and source material or possible technical misfortunes? Or am I also meant to USE all 3- or at least 2? Blending them different ways for best results? while minding phase issues of course. I'm certainly used to doing so with recording instruments, but unsure if this is appropriate for dialogue and film in general. A response from you, Alex, or anyone for that matter would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
All of the above! But most importantly, it's to make sure you have independent control over each speaking part at all times; whether the boom mic or lav mic is best for that is totally dependent on the project/scene/circumstances.
8:06 except on my TV, it's speakers are so freaking bad that I have not watched anything on the TV since the past year. I Just use my monitor and reference headphones.
Sorry to use your site for my desperate plea....... but I see you are a friend of Potato(e) Jet. Saw you in his Mavic Mini giveaway. Basically, I'm just using you to navigate around all the comments on his site for the giveaway. Good chance he won't see it posted there, sooo..... Just pass this to him for me. Thanks, your a champ. Seriously, hope you aren't offended, just being a jerk with some of my sick humour. Cheers Alex ( I have enjoyed watching your videos in the past)
Great, great video! I just unsubscribed from Deity Microphones channel because I figured out why would I need them when I have you :D Thanks man. Would be cool to collab one day.
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I'd love to see you sound design a full "scene" with dialog as well as ambient/music. I've slowly been figuring it out for myself, but most the tutorials I've found gloss over the process, you're the most to the point detailed oriented sound guy I watch on RUclips.
Totally agree about needing accurate speakers, it takes time to get used them though and it's important to use them for all matter of different sounds. Plus its helpful if someone can talk you through the sound of a speaker until you can pick it out on your own. If you're compressing a bass drum for example getting the attack right is where good monitors earn their money and accurate responsiveness is as important as accurate imaging. I've an old set of PMC TB1s (had them for almost 25 years) and the interns I trained in radio production hated them when we reviewed any work they did: There was no where to hide your mistakes!
So what you're saying here is basically that audio recording in higher sample rates is the same as taking photos in RAW format rather than JPG, so you have more details in the recording to play with in post. Makes a lot of sense. I honestly don't think my ears have the capabilities of yours, but then I haven't ever really delved into the depths you do on your audio (and this from a guy who grew up listening to about everything I ever listened to on headphones rather than the [really good] speakers we had in the house in my youth). BTW, I just bit on the Sennheiser HD280PRO headphones you pitched in one of your videos so I can dial in some of my video audio a bit better! I'm hopeful they'll be a good addition to my output.
I really enjoy your content! You really are the Gerald Undone of audio. Sometimes your info is too much for me to grasp, but you can never go wrong taking in too much good info as long as you can keep up with it! 😉. I want to thank you, and those like you, who share your insights so freely and honestly so that those of us struggling with the details can attempt to create content worth absorbing rather than just being content with producing "okay" stuff for the world.
(Well, geez, I guess I shoulda watched the entire video before commenting here about RAW photos... I was just so impressed by the reality of what you were saying and how it transposed into what I usually do in the photo world.)
*Regarding mix translation:*
For people who primarily create for RUclips or other online platforms, it is also a great idea to listen to your mixes from a cell phone speaker. Yes, it is a lot of extra work to render something out and then transfer it to your cellphone so you can watch/listen to it there, but considering that the vast majority of RUclips viewers watch on their phones, it is a great thing to do.
I'm a videographer/cinematographer that just wants better sound, and your channel has been amazingly helpful. I dig your content!
The whole 32 bit float thing sounded really interesting, so I've been trying to dig in to the math/science to understand it. The key thing is that Zoom and Sound Devices talk about 32 bit float because it's new and easy to put in marketing material, it isn't necessary for a recorder (though it helps.) The really important thing that Zoom and SD are doing is putting in multiple Analog to Digital Converters on every channel to avoid high end clipping - one handles the quiet end, the other covers the loud end, with some overlap. Basically, everything in their box can take any signal any normal microphone can throw at it without introducing clipping (the microphone "clipping" from a super loud sound is the limit, not the preamp or ADC.) 24 bit standard has enough resolution to take advantage of that hardware improvement, if you are adjusting "gain" in some form. Sound Devices has been very clear that you can still produce top-notch audio with 24 bit. 32 bit float, because it has a preposterous range, simply allows the recorder to store anything that could come off of the mic->preamp->dual ADCs chain without adjusting gain. So 32 bit float is great, but it's the harder to describe hardware improvements in the Zoom H6 and the Mixpre MK II units that is more important.
Thanks Alex, audio is a whole unknown world to me, but you videos are helping me understand it better.
I've already found your channel incredibly informative and helpful when working to "clean up" a recording of a live musical theater performance.
I'm looking to improve the audio of future performances as well as RUclips videos going forward, so getting a look into your thought process and potential weak points in workflow is so important. Thanks!
great stuff. i have calibrated headphones to flat freq range and read about hearing audio that feels like its coming from your ears vs hearing things that appear far away. you can mimic the difference with reverb binaural plugins, so perhaps we can bridge the gap now.
Hi Alex!
Thanks a lot for great videos. I will maybe pick up a couple of Genelec 8030 from 7:40.
Would also like to ask you what headphones you recommend for editing/mixing?
I want similar characteristics to your choice of speakers; revealing and giving a good foundation for the audio to transfer well onto other speakers/headphones. Price is not a big factor, I would rather buy good stuff from the start instead of upgrading forever, within a reasonable limit of course. I am not ready to spend thousands of dollars on a pair of headphones, but a couple of hundreds is no problem. A built in microphone is a great bonus, so that I can use them for voice calls through my laptop.
If it makes any difference; I will mostly record dialogue (and maybe a bit of vlogging) through Shure TL47 lav mics unto Zaxcom ZFR400 recorders.
Also no speaker/gear will sound reliable if the room reflections produce comb filtering and room modes. Acoustic treatment is the most effective way to improve the accuracy. Great video Alex, have a great one fellow sound-folks!
Hi Alex, thank you for your great lessons and videos. How about a lesson about general audio levels in mixing? What's recommended, what's your take, etc to get a good mix of dialogue, ambient and music on videos.
Informative!
A videographer friend of mine sent me a video he completed recently and I played it on a friends’ TV with its built in speakers. Awful sound.
I listened again at home through headphones (AKG Q701). Much better.
When I told him about the TV issues he said “strange... the mix sounded great on my headphones.” Bingo... don’t mix on headphones and this confirms firms it.
Thanks for your videos Alex!
Love the channel so far, please keep going, you’ve got great delivery, clear and credible advice. I’d love to see more content about getting the best sound out of various DSLRs and topics that a low budget filmmaker would want to know, maybe even an overview of some of the new audio gear like the Rode Wireless Go and if that, plus a VT500 lav mic, through a Fuji XT-30 would make a good combo for narrative films? Thanks man!
Is there a loudness standard for web-delivery?
Most of my work is for broadcast. We use the EBU R128 norm here in The Netherlands. But in the last few years more and more productions I work on end up on RUclips or on the socials. I never found a well defined standard. So I did some experiments myself. I rendered out a couple of videos with different loudness levels. I basically used a multiband compressor to even the dynamics a bit. I made sure the audio levels where around the target level. The final step was a hard-limiter, set to the target level.
I tried several target levels: -9 db, -6 dB, -3 dB and 0 dB. What I was looking for was clipping on some devices I used for testing.
What I noticed was that anything over -6 dB would sound distorted on most mobile devices. No matter if I played the test video on Facebook, RUclips or Apple's Movie Player. I played it back on my earbuds, straight from my iPhone speakers and through my car's bluetooth radio.
So, through these tests I found my standard. Is this good enough? Or was I just reinventing the wheel?
A little bit of both! The truth is that there are no online standards (yet) but different platforms have adopted their own “best” practices. Trust your ears as far as releasing on socials, I’d say. Not ideal in terms of having any standards anywhere online, but if your mixes hold up against others on things like RUclips, you’re probably in good shape.
The broadcast and theatrical worlds are different of course, but that’s a given. The internet is still kind of the Wild West.
I would love to see you work with an amateur’s mic kit. I have a Zoom H6 with all mic attachments, 2x G3s with cheap $30 Amazon directional lavs and 1x G2 with a Sennheiser cardioid ME4... it’s really hard to know what to improve next with this system, so I’d love to see you work with it (or obviously somebody else’s) and make suggestions on your experience!
This was so dang helpful! Alex, you're legit the most underrated RUclipsr!!
So in general, when mixing audio, with our without monitors, the best thing to do is to listen to the mixes across different devices making it...a trial and error process?
Can you make a video on building a microphone kit for narrative filmmaking? I heard the Seinhessier 416 is pretty much the industry standard (is it?) and I thought it'd be cool if you made a video building out a "kit" for that. Like what do you need? (Blimps, deadcats, recorders, etc.)
Great video Alex!
can you make a video about Vintage Microphones? I don't know if you use them.. but those are very expensive.. just like those legacy cine lenses that some studios use
Awesome!!!! Thank you! Do you have any recommendations for monitor speakers in the sub $200 range?
Great Discussion
Incredible video man, really good information.
Hey bro, great content! Keep it coming. Quick video tip: try increasing your camera's shutter speed just a tad to get rid of the light strobing in the background.
Awesome! How did You land the First Man gig? Greetings!
Hey,
can you make a video about what mic to use in different kinds of situations? ( like for dialog, sfx or ect.)
Love you're video's, super helpful ;)
Loving the info! I'm just starting to need audio that is good enough for broadcast and you've been helping me realize how terrible my audio is :)
I would love to see you processing a "VLOG-Setup" with a Rode mic on arm length. Is it the same workflow as you mentioned with Gene? Because you have ambient sounds etc....
Hi Alex, we have been mixing on Sennheiser 380 headphones with the Reference 3 or 4 plugin. It actually works REALLY well. It gives a flat response and when checking it on our B&W speakers in the studio it is quite amazing how good that plugin is. I would like to hear your thoughts on this.
Alex. Appreciate your channel and the detailed information. Thanks. I Have Rode NTG 2 thinking about NTG 3 for on location video shooting. What are your thoughts on the NTG 3 for recording vocals in a variety of outdoor locations?
Hey Alex I need a headphone for mixing,is the sennheiser Hd 280 pro is any good or should I buy the Sony MDR 7506 or audio technica ATH m50x??
Amazing!
Also, what are some headphones you like using when it comes to the area of “mix translation”???
Can you tell Zoom Story again? Where you have been flying to a island which very quiet episode and the some noise were louder than the ambience sound of the lonely island?
What's a good way to protect the SSH-6 from harsh environments such as snow and rain?
Hi, Alex. I'm a fan of the channel. I was wondering if you have any experience with the Sanken CS-M1? I'm trying to determine whether the Sanken or the Sennheiser MKH 416 would be most effective all around for me. I'd be using it on cam for run-and-gun work, as well as for isolated sound capture, as well as for intvs in all kinds of INT/EXT environments. Thanks.
Hi Alex. I am approaching the world of audio being a one man band that must follow audio editing etc ... fortunately unprofessionally but out of passion. Your tutorials are invaluable.
I have a problem and I need your advice. I purchased the Rode NTG5 which I connect to the Zoom H6. When I connect it for the first few minutes turning the Zoom knob on the 4 or 5 power I hear noises, I hear the distorted audio and strange sounds until at some point a sort of whistle goes up and then I hear a crack at that point everything works; if I disable the XLR track and then reconnect the same thing happens but it takes less to get to hear the crack and re-function properly. I tried two different cables, two different Rode NTG5 (with the first one it was even worse). Having never had experience with microphones connected via XLR I don't know if it is normal or if my Zoom has problems (all the other inputs and microphones connected work perfectly). Because of the pandemic, I can't even ask someone for help or go to the store where I bought the Zoom H6 over a year ago. The Rode NTG5 is very expensive and I'm going crazy to understand the problem. I follow all the precautions to power the microphone, never unplugged the cable without first disabling the phantom power and wait a bit. The Zoom is powered by current or by charged batteries. I also connected the microphone directly via the PG2-R cable, perhaps thinking that my cables had some problems. Help me if you can.
If you want to hear the problem I have uploaded an example.. at 58 seconds you can hear the crack and the the audio goes ok; at the beginning and at the end you can hear how my voice at the same volume is first distorted and then clean (I said the first thing that came to my mind):
@t
Thank you very much
Very helpful Alex, very helpful approach. So glad jetpotatoe got you into making these videos!
This man deserves more subs. Coming with those bangers!!
Hey Alex, do you have a tip against Ground Noise issues with USB-AudioInterfaces?
Hi Alex, could I please get your recommendations for the good stereo cardioid mics for a dslr with the best wind suppression/dead cats - I shoot nature and landscapes, often seaside or mountains and the wind is horrible. Ideally I'd love to get something with the blimps you see that kill that horrible wind noise, but I can't find anything with the 3.5 mm jack. Many thx.
Alex, excellent video. Thank you all your tips. I want to ask about recording an upright bass in an untreated room like a living room. It has to sound good enough for RUclips (for anything serious like albums I just go to a studio). I know that close-micing is the best way to get rid of the bad/boomy room sound but I am really confused on what type of microphone to use. Any ideas?
Great content. Have you considered selling a online course? I'd be a buyer.
Hi Alex! What do you think about the Neumann HK 120 Monitors for audio post?
What is the Best settings for a Tascam Dr40 and can I get Stereo sound. Do I have to buy a plug that that has 2 XLR male to a XLR female for my shotgun mic or can I just copy the sound and put it under the other sound file in my timeline?
Hey Alex, I'm planning to start a show soon that will be released as an audio podcast as well as a RUclips show. It'll be three people sitting in a semi-circle around a table having a conversation. I'm not sure how to go about micing them though. I don't really want mic stands and mics cluttering the shot, so I'm torn between a lav on each person or a pair of cardioid or hypercardioid mics boomed above in an x/y pattern. Shooting and editing time will be pretty limited so I'd love to not deal with lavs. What do you think?
I've got two microphones the first microphone a t.bone sc 450 and the 2 microphone a sm58 which one should I use for male recording off voice over
I've been watching Potato Jet on RUclips since a few days back and I just came across a video you did together in May 2018. I'm a video hobbyist and I mostly do church services free for my church and in an uncontrolled environment, the sounds are horrible. I hope to learn something about making the audios from these videos more pleasant to the viewer and that's why I have subscribed to your channel. Hoping to learn lots from you. By the way, I am trying my hand in documentary film making but with the equipment that is available to me, mostly beginner stuff and cheap ones, I would appreciate how best I could use the available equipment to bring out a documentary with decent sound using bare necessities.
Hi Alex. I've been learning a lot from your videos. I am currently looking for a Condenser Cardioid Microphone that I can use to record audio for the Instructional Content that I create. I've looked at some of the microphones you have recommended in your videos. However, I would like to better understand the Specs that make a 'good quality' microphone the better choice. I understand what the Polar pattern is about. I am interested particularly in the following specs: (1) Maximum SPL (2) Output Impedance and (3) Self Noise. I kinda understand the first one - Maximum Sound Pressure Level - but since I will be using the mic for recording my voice, this spec may not be important. The second one has to do with the AC resistance but since I'm recording voice, low impedance is good, correct? My main concern is the Self-Noise - Is a lower dB number a better choice? For example, I'm looking at the sE Electronics X1 S w/Self Noise of 9dB (A Weighed). Is this a good number for a quiet microphone in the $200-$400 range?
Again, thank you for your highly informative videos.
Hey alex! Have you ever been thinking about making music? I think you will be good at it)
Is the senheiser mke 6 shotgun mike any good? Where does it struggle?
What's makes a good microphone good?
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I am very Very tight on budget want to buy zoom h1n for dialogue is it good? Can you suggest budget options? Under 100$
Alex, great videos. Thank you for them. I've been recording music for years but recently got into recording audio for interviews and such things at work. I record with a lav mic, shotgun and sdc cardioid (carefully placed distance-wise to avoid phase issues going in). I've gathered that recording multiple mics is a good idea, always leaning on the shotgun or condenser whenever possible... My question is, is this solely for redundancy sake? To have backups in case of problems associated with each mic depending on environment and source material or possible technical misfortunes? Or am I also meant to USE all 3- or at least 2? Blending them different ways for best results? while minding phase issues of course. I'm certainly used to doing so with recording instruments, but unsure if this is appropriate for dialogue and film in general.
A response from you, Alex, or anyone for that matter would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
All of the above! But most importantly, it's to make sure you have independent control over each speaking part at all times; whether the boom mic or lav mic is best for that is totally dependent on the project/scene/circumstances.
Awesome. Thanks so much.
8:06 except on my TV, it's speakers are so freaking bad that I have not watched anything on the TV since the past year. I Just use my monitor and reference headphones.
How well does you advise on recording audio translate to mixing live?
The biggest weakness in my audio setup is MEEEEE
hey man, im on a 500$ budget, and im looking for audio for my indie work, what do you recommend?
Sorry to use your site for my desperate plea....... but I see you are a friend of Potato(e) Jet.
Saw you in his Mavic Mini giveaway. Basically, I'm just using you to navigate around all the comments on his site for the giveaway.
Good chance he won't see it posted there, sooo..... Just pass this to him for me. Thanks, your a champ.
Seriously, hope you aren't offended, just being a jerk with some of my sick humour.
Cheers Alex ( I have enjoyed watching your videos in the past)
Review the boya microphones. Those are super cheap
Great, great video! I just unsubscribed from Deity Microphones channel because I figured out why would I need them when I have you :D Thanks man. Would be cool to collab one day.
My two Zooms have told me to stop watching your videos Alex. It makes them uncomfortable!
I'm sorry, did you just say sample rates are BORING?
How DARE you, sir.
But yeah, kinda.