Another great podcast, Mike. I knew some of this stuff, but didn't realize omni is less sensitive to plosives.. cool! You always have good tips. Thanks.
Wouldn't it be nice if there was a technology to not only use a wide range of polar patterns but also directly change how the mic responds to proximity effect and give you more ideal polar patterns by correcting the off-axis response? Well well, we might have developed just that for you... ;-) Well done, Mike Senior. This is a great overview and advice for any recording engineer! 🙌
Excellent as always Mike! As you know from discussions you and I have had, I'm a big fan of figure 8 and ribbon mics. Here's the Glyn Johns BASS technique: place a LDC mic about six feet from the cabinet and set it it to figure 8; get the sound from the bass and the amp first. If done right, you might not even need to use EQ or even compression/limiting in the mix. A ribbon mic will work here too: I did this with a Shure KSM313 and the results were stellar. Geoff Emerick sometimes did something similar with Paul McCartney.
5:06 hi. That was a great piece of advice. Which are the low budget Omni for home project studio. Samson or Behringer . Also i want to ask how to technically lower the noise level of the mic . Thanks Sandeep.
Yeah, ok advice for engineers working with singers who don't know how to work a cardioid. Omni rules though, that's true. I used them extensively on a diy session, specifically 2 x akg omni's in Glyn Johns on the kit, omni lav in the acoustic 12 string, 2 phillips omni's mixed on the guitar amp and a realistic pzm inside the piano. Check out the Oceans Sessions Players vids on my channel and maybe subscribe if you are interested to see more vids. Thanks Mike Senior for some great tips in this podcast.🎤🎤🎧
So I was not crazy 😩 this is why my audio technica2020+ usb is not working for me it picks up so much s sounds that is annoying I can not do dubbing because of this...
Yes and no. A lot of great singers I've met really don't think too much about the mic, and I'd rather let them stay in their own heads than asking them to make my job easier. As I think Mike Stavrou once said, it's the musicians who have the tricky job, but us engineers. :)
Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio is one of the best books about audio i've read, thanks Mike!
agreed!
Thanks!
Thanks Mike. Great advice. I'm Reading Recording Secrets for Small Studio. Following each chapter advice.
A great reminder to not just stick to the ways I've always done things! Very informative, thank you!
Another great podcast, Mike. I knew some of this stuff, but didn't realize omni is less sensitive to plosives.. cool! You always have good tips. Thanks.
Wouldn't it be nice if there was a technology to not only use a wide range of polar patterns but also directly change how the mic responds to proximity effect and give you more ideal polar patterns by correcting the off-axis response? Well well, we might have developed just that for you... ;-) Well done, Mike Senior. This is a great overview and advice for any recording engineer! 🙌
Super helpful video. Really appreciate you sharing all this Mike. Very well put together and excellent examples!
Fantastically informative. I am definitely going to try some of these ASAP. Thank you very much.
Literally picked the NT1 - freaking out - bravo : )
Excellent as always Mike!
As you know from discussions you and I have had, I'm a big fan of figure 8 and ribbon mics.
Here's the Glyn Johns BASS technique: place a LDC mic about six feet from the cabinet and set it it to figure 8; get the sound from the bass and the amp first. If done right, you might not even need to use EQ or even compression/limiting in the mix. A ribbon mic will work here too: I did this with a Shure KSM313 and the results were stellar. Geoff Emerick sometimes did something similar with Paul McCartney.
Very useful info! Especially since lately I have been into more natural sounding recording.
Very useful information.
Thanks!
Excellent podcast, thanks Mike!
Great video with examples!
5:06 hi. That was a great piece of advice.
Which are the low budget Omni for home project studio. Samson or Behringer .
Also i want to ask how to technically lower the noise level of the mic .
Thanks
Sandeep.
UA-cam is throttling your reach - I am subscribed and have full notifications on. I still don’t get your new content in my daily subscriptions.
I am curious how the supercardioid improves to a cardiod and therefore what that means for live applications..
Close guess. Rode ntk
Yeah, ok advice for engineers working with singers who don't know how to work a cardioid. Omni rules though, that's true. I used them extensively on a diy session, specifically 2 x akg omni's in Glyn Johns on the kit, omni lav in the acoustic 12 string, 2 phillips omni's mixed on the guitar amp and a realistic pzm inside the piano. Check out the Oceans Sessions Players vids on my channel and maybe subscribe if you are interested to see more vids. Thanks Mike Senior for some great tips in this podcast.🎤🎤🎧
Nice!
So I was not crazy 😩 this is why my audio technica2020+ usb is not working for me it picks up so much s sounds that is annoying I can not do dubbing because of this...
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this is why I need a U87, now I have an excuse to buy one.
Does anyone even need an excuse? The real question, surely, is which kidney shall I sell to get one... :)
@@MikeSenior What about a WA-87? :O
NT2a mate :D
I just want to say that I've got the damned NT1 pointing in my direction.
Good singers know this and work with it though. A different type of mic would be counter intuitive for those singers.
Yes and no. A lot of great singers I've met really don't think too much about the mic, and I'd rather let them stay in their own heads than asking them to make my job easier. As I think Mike Stavrou once said, it's the musicians who have the tricky job, but us engineers. :)
@@MikeSenior Of course, there might be exceptions, but most really good singers do. It's all up to who you are working with.
I am genuinely freaking out... yep it was an NT1????!!!
Knew I'd blow a few people's minds! :D Thanks for listening!