Yes, show us the full interview, Love seeing him create and discuss his process--- he has a great sense of what he wants and loves to experiment-- he is a musical genius!
Could we please get full video versions of these interviews! I would love to watch the whole Chainsmokers and FINNEAS episodes with video all the way! Love this podcast!!
They explained in another video that an issue they run into on RUclips is they get copyright strikes because these producers play parts of very popular songs throughout their breakdowns. It sucks but the Spotify podcast at least lets you hear the entire thing.
You don’t need the best equipment to make the best music. That’s something I always stood by for photography. You don’t need the greatest camera to make the best image.
@@g.o.9513 yea nah shit but a high end tool isn’t always necessary to get the job done. Also it’s fucking music/art not like they r trying to build a rocket here. It doesn’t require high end tools what so ever.
Where can I hear this full interview? Microphones always depend on the vocalist as well. I have 60k in mics and my top mics are Manley Gold, Schoeps MK5, AEA A440, M149 and a 6k Gaffell mic... The mic that always sounds best on my vocals is the tlm103 and $300 EV mic.
@@MoreMeRecording last 3 years it’s kind of been a waste anyways because I only use 2 to 3 mics in my apartment lol should have put a down payment on a house
@@sidesauce yes, stick it im front of a loud source and it'll always work, but for Billie you need something more detailed and sensitive like the mics he mentioned
Shocked to hear him say they used an AT2020. I had a client that bought one back in 2010 and couldn't believe how strident and just lack luster it was. Maybe they've improved the design but I was shocked as I've used LOTS of ATs, starting with an AT4033 that we bought from Sarah McLachlan, through AT4050s and 4051b's on piano. Liked them all but the 2020 which I thought was pretty poor. I guess Billie could sing through a MXL and still sound good.
Exactly. The funny thing about gear is how unsubstantial it is in the grand scheme of musicality. A good producer could make a professional sounding song from only iPhone voice memos.
She’s actually one of the few artists where it doesn’t really make a difference. She’s mostly a whisper singer. When you’re comparing a cheap mic to a more high end one, the difference is usually in the mid tones which you never hear from her. That being said, the 251 is the holy grail of vocal mics, and I have one on order👍🏾
@@TheDougSpotin fact because of her clarity in her voice in the quiet area, an expensive mic is very helpful for the delivery. however you seemingly have no idea about her new music. she whispers? did you listen to TV, the 30th, NDA, Happier Than Ever, Oxytocin? Besides that, I think many people forget or don’t want to acknowledge that quiet singing in tune is in fact very hard and at times harder than mid range belting. What Was I Made For is a perfect example for that, as the way she sings requires really much control
"You don't need any expensive equipment. There's nothing on my harmony vocals, oh except I recorded them with a $5000 mic into a $4,000 hardware compressor."
True. But that's not why it's used. The 7b needs a TON of gain so it carries some of the heavy lifting for the preamp so it does reduce noise. Not the self noise of the 7b though, you're right about that
It is a passive aka dynamic moving coil microphone, so it doesn’t actually have a noise floor, but needs lots of clean aka. noiseless gain to work. I find it extremely underwhelming and way over hyped.
Get a good noise gate then Finneas lmao. I'm sure he can afford Izotope's RX plugin hahaha. Cleans up my SM7B gain beautifully and the voice clarity is still there
@AbsentDay it’s all irrelevant, because the initial comment implies that the mastering would have made the “quality difference” for the $80 mic. i think we both agree that’s false.
He didn't actually say it was "overrated". He just said he didn't like the noise floor on the mic. - It's a valid point. It's not a "great" mic. But neither is the AT2020. In the end, it depends on who & what you're recording. Particularly when it comes to styles of music. Michael Jackson famously used an SM7b., though it doesn't mean it will work for every vocalist. But sometimes a $10,000 Neumann doesn't give you what you want either.
disagree.... so many bangers were recorded on that mic with a cloudlifter. likewise the at2020 while being a cheap mic has some pretty bangers as well. use what sounds good to you
@@JACØBSOUNDRADIO Yea. The SM7b is basically an SM7 with a bigger wind screen (added in 2001) and some added shielding for EMI/RFI. (1999). The capsule et al is the same.
Note to all: Finneas copped that he doesn’t auto-tune Billie’s vocals. At least there’s Billie and Adele w/o auto-tune. And, ferkrissakes, Post the whole interview!
I think the host should have dug deeper into the trx as fin was playing them. It’s sort of awkward. The host seems more star struck w nothing to say. 🤷
the TLM103 is rubbish, if it werent Neumann it would be on the market for 75$, spend on a good mic at least 5k / Preamp / CL1B or hire a studio for your vocals
@@mikel5163 100%, even Finneas says you can do a lot with cheaper stuff (mainly talking about plugins). I've actually made a few tracks using guitar hero microphones, and I have cheaper mics. I prefer to take advantage of the potential of mics and the room i'm in before thinking about getting better microphones
So grateful to FINNEAS being so generous with sharing his process.
His voice sounds fucking amazing in the mic hes using for this video!
Neumann TLM 103
@@snippletrap love that mic
omg it sounds terrible. toooo much bass. needs a bass cut 1000%
@@superblondeDotOrg shelf maybe but i think its just proximity effect.
😂😂@@superblondeDotOrg
Yes, show us the full interview, Love seeing him create and discuss his process--- he has a great sense of what he wants and loves to experiment-- he is a musical genius!
Full interview is available on Spotify linked in our RUclips description. Longer clips coming to Patreon in the very near future! :)
Could we please get full video versions of these interviews! I would love to watch the whole Chainsmokers and FINNEAS episodes with video all the way! Love this podcast!!
it's on spotify.
@@onoesmurlocs the video?
They explained in another video that an issue they run into on RUclips is they get copyright strikes because these producers play parts of very popular songs throughout their breakdowns. It sucks but the Spotify podcast at least lets you hear the entire thing.
@@hasunkhan than they should upload videos on different site, not on youtube. I would really like to watch those videos.
they could do video on Spotify, a couple people upload with video there
His voice is angelic omg
I love the AT-2020, gets the job done!
You don’t need the best equipment to make the best music. That’s something I always stood by for photography. You don’t need the greatest camera to make the best image.
Stop reasoning by comparison here and realize that tools solve problems and sometimes the problem requires a high-end tool.
@@g.o.9513 yea nah shit but a high end tool isn’t always necessary to get the job done. Also it’s fucking music/art not like they r trying to build a rocket here. It doesn’t require high end tools what so ever.
Creativity applies to the process, not just the art. If your solution requires a thousand dollar purchase, you're not thinking creatively.
@@TheElliotEquation exactly, although yes it can help in some cases, it’s never a necessity
A completely terrific podcast. A joy to find these videos 👌🏼
I feel honored to own an AT2020 now!
He has a great speaking voice
Finneas seems like a real genuine guy
This is so amazing! It’s like listening to Michelangelo talk about how he chose his brushes and colors.
Yeah?
Michelangelo? LMAO ok calm down there buddy
I got the REDD mic as well and I couldn’t be happier
Where can I hear this full interview? Microphones always depend on the vocalist as well. I have 60k in mics and my top mics are Manley Gold, Schoeps MK5, AEA A440, M149 and a 6k Gaffell mic... The mic that always sounds best on my vocals is the tlm103 and $300 EV mic.
it's on spotify.
60k? I spend that much on aftershave
The full episode can be listened to wherever you usually listen to podcasts, Spotify/Apple Music etc. Links are in the description!
$60K on mics? I spend that much on flat wound strings.
@@MoreMeRecording last 3 years it’s kind of been a waste anyways because I only use 2 to 3 mics in my apartment lol should have put a down payment on a house
intresting what he said about the sm7b. I agree with that.
yeah it's really made for louder more aggressive vocals and not so much for quiet sources
@@sidesauce yes, stick it im front of a loud source and it'll always work, but for Billie you need something more detailed and sensitive like the mics he mentioned
Shocked to hear him say they used an AT2020. I had a client that bought one back in 2010 and couldn't believe how strident and just lack luster it was. Maybe they've improved the design but I was shocked as I've used LOTS of ATs, starting with an AT4033 that we bought from Sarah McLachlan, through AT4050s and 4051b's on piano. Liked them all but the 2020 which I thought was pretty poor. I guess Billie could sing through a MXL and still sound good.
Exactly. The funny thing about gear is how unsubstantial it is in the grand scheme of musicality. A good producer could make a professional sounding song from only iPhone voice memos.
Billie’s voice 100% deserves to be captured by a $10,000 mic
no freaking reason😂
She’s actually one of the few artists where it doesn’t really make a difference.
She’s mostly a whisper singer. When you’re comparing a cheap mic to a more high end one, the difference is usually in the mid tones which you never hear from her.
That being said, the 251 is the holy grail of vocal mics, and I have one on order👍🏾
Bono sings all his vocals in the control room, without headphones, mains on…. Into an SM58.
No just no
@@TheDougSpotin fact because of her clarity in her voice in the quiet area, an expensive mic is very helpful for the delivery. however you seemingly have no idea about her new music. she whispers? did you listen to TV, the 30th, NDA, Happier Than Ever, Oxytocin?
Besides that, I think many people forget or don’t want to acknowledge that quiet singing in tune is in fact very hard and at times harder than mid range belting. What Was I Made For is a perfect example for that, as the way she sings requires really much control
"You don't need any expensive equipment. There's nothing on my harmony vocals, oh except I recorded them with a $5000 mic into a $4,000 hardware compressor."
As he said, Ocean Eyes was recored on a 80 dollar mic, what a kid
Constant inspiration
So chandler redd around 6k and the telefunken is about 11k...just in case anyone was wondering
Yo Finneas, you rock brother!
I love these kinds of vids
Bjork also likes the ELAM251. They also have a TF51 which I also think is nice and much cheaper. Of course the little Neumanns are great too.
hoped to SEE the chain.
6:50 Well, the Cloudlifter is literally just a gain booster so it would be increasing the noise floor of the SM7B
True. But that's not why it's used. The 7b needs a TON of gain so it carries some of the heavy lifting for the preamp so it does reduce noise. Not the self noise of the 7b though, you're right about that
He is talking about the SM7, though -- not the SM7B.
@@thelolmighty nah he meant the 7B
It is a passive aka dynamic moving coil microphone, so it doesn’t actually have a noise floor, but needs lots of clean aka. noiseless gain to work. I find it extremely underwhelming and way over hyped.
Get a good noise gate then Finneas lmao. I'm sure he can afford Izotope's RX plugin hahaha. Cleans up my SM7B gain beautifully and the voice clarity is still there
Ah gosh man I love this. Also the hype man .. but the silence...
thanks a lot!
Fin: "I did ocean eyes on a 80.00 mic"
Mastering engineer: "yeah... we got u fam"
He did the mixing and mastering on Ocean Eyes too.
@@ronnie12398 No, John Greenham mastered it.
@@btmariano aka the least important part of producing a song
@@btmariano no, ocean eyes was before they had John Greenham and Rob Kinelski
@AbsentDay it’s all irrelevant, because the initial comment implies that the mastering would have made the “quality difference” for the $80 mic. i think we both agree that’s false.
it's so much more miserable without the beat wow but it's so good both ways
Idk why but I’ve always imagined Finneas having a British accent for some reason.
He looks like Richard Harris to me. His son Jarred Harris is in a bunch of stuff, too. The Irish genes are very strong.
My brain gets confused every time he talks despite how many hours of interviews I’ve watched of him.
I use a Blue Yeti..
AT 2020 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Genius 🤩🎶💗
That’s so funny, I use an AT2020!
Love him❤❤
WATCH THE FULL EPISODE HERE👉 www.patreon.com/tapenotes
AT2020 isn't 80 bucks any more. It's over 100! #Inflation
Hell ueah TLM-103 is my road mic
What Mic stands are they using in this interview?
I love his work. That Cartier was distracting. 😊
Anyone knows what pop filter they're using?
He's darn right about the Shure SM7(b), that mic is way overrated.
He didn't actually say it was "overrated". He just said he didn't like the noise floor on the mic. - It's a valid point. It's not a "great" mic. But neither is the AT2020. In the end, it depends on who & what you're recording. Particularly when it comes to styles of music. Michael Jackson famously used an SM7b., though it doesn't mean it will work for every vocalist. But sometimes a $10,000 Neumann doesn't give you what you want either.
@@k1ttyF158er I'm saying it's overrated.
disagree.... so many bangers were recorded on that mic with a cloudlifter. likewise the at2020 while being a cheap mic has some pretty bangers as well. use what sounds good to you
@@k1ttyF158er Micheal actually used the shure sm7 not sm7b, those are two different mics
@@JACØBSOUNDRADIO Yea. The SM7b is basically an SM7 with a bigger wind screen (added in 2001) and some added shielding for EMI/RFI. (1999). The capsule et al is the same.
anyone know the base he put the macbook on?
Damn! This chord progression and melody vibe....From James Bay to Harry Styles and now to Finneas. (Those who know know.)
Simply a stretched bar of "Take on me" verse
@@francescobarrali637 Ah ha?
@@barneymiller5488 yep
Try and speed up "as it was"
@@francescobarrali637 Hmmm. I smell a quadruple lawsuit!
Does anybody know what the MacBook stand he is using is called ?
But has Fineas beat the ender dragon?
Bought a prophet x and didn’t find the seagulls “patch”
omgggg yas
anyone know what watch that is?
What pre did heuse
Shure stock just dropped
what’s that laptop stand?
Sm7b it's a Great microphone
We have to agree
What’s that thing under his laptop? Thanks
a laptop fan maybe?
The sm7 sounds like that cause you need a good preamp and loose that cloudlifter
Chandler Redd
Keep holding your watch up talking about cheap gear mate!🤣 real rocker
As far as watches go, that’s a cheap one🤷🏾♂️
What headphones are they wearing?
Neumann studio headphone NDH20
Great guy….open
Yeah 12K mic or 5K mic into 4K compressor that’s all 😮
interesting, he doesn‘t seem to be using an apple notebook..
⭐ promosm
SM7 not for whinny whispers
Note to all: Finneas copped that he doesn’t auto-tune Billie’s vocals. At least there’s Billie and Adele w/o auto-tune.
And, ferkrissakes, Post the whole interview!
Didn’t say he doesn’t auto-tune her vocals, he said he doesn’t always have to tune them.
Tuning and auto tuning are two different things
exact reason why I don't like the sm7b either lol
@FuckYaHandlewell he meant to say SM7B noob, hence cloudlifter
I think the host should have dug deeper into the trx as fin was playing them. It’s sort of awkward. The host seems more star struck w nothing to say. 🤷
dynamic microphones are better suited for loud sources, billie eilish is definitely the opposite, she whispers most of the time.
He's SO unpretentious it gets a little pretentious.
the TLM103 is rubbish, if it werent Neumann it would be on the market for 75$, spend on a good mic at least 5k / Preamp / CL1B or hire a studio for your vocals
Lol
Strongly disagree. I work for German TV broadcasting studio and the 103 is extremely versatile, takes EQ very well and has extremely low self noise
lmao
source: dude trust
also lmao imagine needing 5 thousand dollars to get good vocals maybe the problem isn't the gear pal.
@@mikel5163 100%, even Finneas says you can do a lot with cheaper stuff (mainly talking about plugins). I've actually made a few tracks using guitar hero microphones, and I have cheaper mics. I prefer to take advantage of the potential of mics and the room i'm in before thinking about getting better microphones
What a pretentious name... Finneas lol
You literally mean nothing lol