I'm an audio guy, and I often watch these simple audio videos if I see them in my feed. I mostly watch them to make myself angry of the stupid things people say in those videos and the bad advices they give. But this is golden, easy to understand, not oversimplified, and also pretty fun.
Watching here too Sir Tom! looking for a Shotgun Boom mic to put in Rodecaster Pro for livestream and for recording guitars.. This is what I'm looking at right now.. NTG 4+ NTG 5 or NT5 (pair mics)
@Dean Palumbo Isn't that illegal? I'm pretty sure hacking someone else's social media account could be viewed as fraud and identity theft. What is wrong with you?
Does anyone have recommendation on a mic that can reduce the sound of dog barking? I am a gardening content creator so I film outdoor. My next-door neighbor has outdoor dogs that would not stop barking. Unfortunately talking to the neighbors about it is pointless. There is a cinder block wall separating our properties so sound tend to bounce on it. any advice would be appreciated!
MKH 416 is actually a super-cardioid/lobar pattern. Super-cardioid in the lower frequencies, lobar in the high. People seem to equate pressure gradient microphone (interference tube) design to the shotgun polar pattern (pure lobar). The shorter tubes usually have some characteristic of super/hyper cardioid pattern in the lower frequencies. To really understand the sensitivity of a microphone you need to examine the polar pattern relative to frequency.
Guess what: people who get into home recording can't get enough of it. What a new shiny lens is for camera guys, is an awesome sounding (and looking) mic for audio guys
@@ichbrauchmehrkaffee5785 but I love listening to videos thorough the built in camera microphones 😂😂 You can hear the wind and the environment around them so well!... You can hear everything but the person talking 😂😂 I'm investing into new audio gear myself if I ever do solo operation. But hiring an audio guy is SO worth it!
i'm currently a junior in college, a media production major, have taken two Audio courses (1 & 2), and learned more from this video than a years worth of Audio specific courses
@@OUCGN im mad that he still in the 200k since i been following him...some of these others sky rocket soon as they get a couple big videos..i think folks not giving him the credit he deserves .
Just stumbled upon this vid. As a DJ/Music Producer/Radio Host who works a lot with post production and sound [live/studio] experience, this is THE BEST explanation/review I've come across on YT. Round of applause most def.
fellow youtuber just turned me on to "waves:clarity" and its an amazing plugin for cleanup. I usually use RX9 from isotope but dam, that clarity is super simple and does an amazing job. I just bought a super 8 and was tracking audio with a Tascam and of course the chatter from the camera is horrendous. Clarity actually pulled it all out, and its got to be the easiest thing I ever used, its literally a one button solution.
Oh man, thanks for the feature in the end! I really appreciate it! Also a video about audio quality is exaclty what I needed too...so 2 for the price of one!
Thanks for this video it really helped me out a bunch. I have been somewhat overwhelmed with all the different options out there trying to figure out which microphone to get to use for my setup.
Hey Potato Jet, UA-cam decided to ruin this video by making the audio completely out of sync. Just watch for like 2 minutes and you'll see what I mean.
I don't know if you'll see this but seriously man you're my favorite UA-cam. You bring so much happy energy and enthusiasm, and good info and good jokes. You naturally have a glowing personality man. It really makes your videos amazing. I was showing my lady your videos and she got wrapped into your channel and said "I was watching your guy today, I can see why you like his channel he so funny and full of energy and isn't dead or boring like other channels. He is professional but still funny and I really love the way his videos are out together" You da man jet!
A lot of records have been recorded using the SM57/SM58. They aren't just "road mics" or "concert mics". That speaks volumes for just how versatile dynamic mics are. You technically don't need a condenser microphone at all realistically speaking to get high-quality audio. Post-processing is essentially what makes the sound come alive anyway so you can gate the input, limit it, compress it, EQ it, and do whatever else you need to do to it.
Good usable information. Don't forget you can put the rode video mic pro on a boom with a h1n. You could skip the h1n and plug it into a phone and tape it all to the light fixture.
10:07 - 10:20, EXACTLY what I needed to learn. That lip-smacking sound has always been my problem. Will definitely try this trick, or method. Much appreciate!
As I understand it, you only want a basic sound pickup near the camera cage so you have something to track for editing... but the real sound work is done off camera on something like a Zoom H6 and lapel mics, boom mics and (if you can afford them) remote wireless and/or small recorders that operate as mic/recorder...
I'm an audio professional and this video is great! I learned a few things. Some that I can contribute: my favorite ASMR mic is a Sennheiser MD441 in scoop mode. It would also likely be perfect for you, Potato Jet, because it's dynamic (no need to turn it on, also please don't rub my beard) and highly directional. If you want a brighter tone from a directional mic go from above and aim at the chest. There is a sweet spot for the voice and everyone has their own sweet spot as well as best mic. For lavalier mics go for omni versions, they sound more natural. For narration use a highly directional mic for narration from someone who is in the story and a large diaphragm condenser for a narrator who isn't. If you want to shoot an acted scene in a noisy location then yes record the background audio with directional mics both far away from the actors during filming and close to where the actors stood before or after filming to get location sound. then you can completely wipe out the on-screen audio dialog and replace it with the actors reading after the fact (ADR) and get super high-res film-y sound. I'm guessing Alex is a pro at thi, and it's beyond the scope of the video, but maybe it helps someone
Just when I was about to put a timestamp for mic comparisons, the Potato was like "once again here is how the rode videomicro sounds on this camera" ... Never have I ever been mind read like this before. And I should say, I've been watching your videos for the past couple of hours and I learned much much more than what I've been trying to for the past years, jumping here and there onto tutorials and stuff.
Fantastic video! I"ve never been glued to a video that was as technical and entertaining regarding microphones - it's something that I've looked for for years. Your work is much appreciated!
Depending on the preamp, most likely. I guess most handheld recorders have higher quality preamps built into them than the cameras. There are obviously differences between certain brands and price ranges. What I believe to be the case (but i have no prove for this) is that mics with the XLR-connector (the 3-pin plug) have the potential to be better in sound quality, as the mics used in pro sound studios pretty much exclusively connect via XLR. You can actually often get an XLR-preamp, that plugs into your camera.
@@LuLeBe I know about balanced signals, thanks. Yes, it could be technically possible. I'm not saying the quality is dependant on the connector. But as far as I'm informed, the really high quality stuff for Studio use (like Neumann U47, Akg mics, Audio Technica, Lewitt etc.) mostly use the tank-like XLR connector, whilst mini-trs is commonly used for smaller mics like lav-mics, headsets, any scenario, where XLR is too big. Not that I'm saying, thoses are crap, but I wouldn't use a lav mic to record drums or accoustic guitar or singing vocals for that matter, that's were I would grab an XLR-mic, not because of the plug, but because of the mic. For video though, depending on whether I'm indoors or outdoors, I might consider one over the other
Nice overview guys. One thing I didn't hear mentioned was how shotgun mics aren't often the best option for rooms that are very "live" with echo. A cardioid might be the better option. I know it's a full topic by itself, but talking about room treatment can be as helpful as choosing the right microphone. Having a few sound blankets on hand is often a lifesaver in echoey rooms.
I love your videos that are more technical on the filmmaking side as opposed to the “vlogging” information. It’s apparent that you know a lot about cinema. Keep them coming!
I am completely new to audio and all things microphone related - this video taught me exactly what I needed/wanted to know. Great content and loved hearing the different mics on camera, thanks for sharing! ⚡
Never have i thought microphones were so complicated, i just thought they had to pick up sound, thats it.....then, what type of microphones are in our smartphones?
Honestly, I don't know where all your subscribers are. Awesome videos through and through. You got an expert in here to explain the things you weren't sure about yourself. Great stuff
I’m having flashbacks to learning all the cardioid epicycloids in college. I’m reminded of having to memorize, know how to solve, and when to use which of the ~50 different trig identities in roughly a month. Sure, not the most advanced stuff, but still the hardest for me due to the time constraint, which was common given the pace of the course. When you don’t have the time to let a few of the identities at a time cement into your brain, they become very easy to confuse with each other since they all use the 6 trig functions. Glad it’s over!
Thank you so much for asking & it just shows just how kind I’m certain that you are for asking, “What’s going on?”, because it’s been a long hard week already and it’s only Tuesday can you imagine that but since you asked, “What’s going on?” I will certainly tell you that things could be better but then they could be worse also and isn’t that always the case with life ha ha no matter what’s happening it could always be worse and no matter what is happening it could always be better, although there was one time, in fact actually there’s been a few times in my life where when somebody ask me “What’s going on?” I could actually tell him that things couldn’t be better, “What’s going on?” is that things are going so well but then I stop and think you know I suppose something else great could happen and things could even be better so to answer your question “What’s going on?”, I’ll begin by saying things are actually looking up kind of like Paul McCartney wrote that “everything is looking better” and then the severely negative John Lennon wrote, “couldn’t get much worse“, which means obviously that Paul McCartney was an optimist and John Lennon was a pessimist and we all certainly all know that therefore if you were to ask them “What’s going on?” considering they are two people which certainly fills out the definition of guys plural, they would say what they said in that song which they wrote many songs in their career but can you believe they only wrote Beatle songs or actually all the Beatles songs they wrote were before they were 30 years old which really is astonishing therefore if you were to ask them “What’s going on?” they would have been all over the road from the beginning to the end of the Beatles career yet you ask me “What’s going on?” and I can tell you that things are looking pretty good, I’ll come back later to finish answering your question but thank you so much for asking that question.
One of the very best mic reviews out there for cheaper recordists, and I have watched a BUNCH of them! One caveat: dynamic mics are a LOT cheaper than condenser mics, especially at the pro level, but you have to 'eat the microphone' (speak right up close to it). Also, the discussion of condenser mics did NOT mention electret condensers, which have a battery, and do NOT require phantom power. Even so, what you want for REALLY good location sound is the high end shotgun which does require phantom power. I totally like the extra expert! He makes ALL the difference. Re: mic output levels, they did not mention that they vary a LOT. A mic with a really good preamp (low noise) which delivers a HIGH level to your camera is WAY better for most cameras than one which does not. For that reason, the Rode Video Mic Pro+ is good, albeit not in the high end league. When you compare these cheap little mics that people put on cheap cameras and cell phones, they are NOT in the same league with nice pro shotguns. One of the big issues is 'reach'. You can reach out to maybe 5 or 6 feet with something like the Rode Video Mic Pro+ without getting into too much trouble, and it will give you some location ambiance while muting most of the side ambiance, which is typically desirable. For more directionality (rejection of side and back sound), you will need a more expensive shotgun, and it is larger and sits in a giant blimp like they showed (the Rycote blimp). For operating in mild breezes to wind, you ALWAYS want to use the dead cat. Don't even consider recording without the fur coat in wind -- you will be VERY sorry!
Hey, awesome vid, I would love to see more audio focused contet from you guys, for example, talking about cheap entry mics like the Blue Yeti, I have purchased one for my own since everyone use it, even you Potato have used in you videos. Its really a good mic? I have found some issues with it and maybe you guys can talk about if its really worth the cost. Keep it up :)
thank you, this help me a lot. For me here in Madagascar it's very difficult to become a vdeographer so the tutoriel an help like this help me a lot and have some fun too ;)
There is one thing I wonder about, in some movies, how do they capture voices in what seem to be noise environments, for example, I have seen films where someone is standing near a boat dock and there is clearly some moving water at the dock, but the vocal track in the center channel will be clean without that noise. Furthermore it will not look like they are wearing a lav mic or clothing that will support it.
Went though several audio classes while in film school and this was a great refresher. Audio goes in one ear out the other for me, I'm an visual person.
I'm an audio guy, and I often watch these simple audio videos if I see them in my feed. I mostly watch them to make myself angry of the stupid things people say in those videos and the bad advices they give. But this is golden, easy to understand, not oversimplified, and also pretty fun.
Lol. I do the same with amateur film makers. We all have to start somwhere but it is fun going “NO NO NO ITS ALL WRONG”
This is the perfect mix of fun and technical.
Agreed!
Fuchnical?
@@henrytheturnip nah
Watching here too Sir Tom! looking for a Shotgun Boom mic to put in Rodecaster Pro for livestream and for recording guitars..
This is what I'm looking at right now..
NTG 4+
NTG 5
or NT5 (pair mics)
I hope you get verified soon
man, I'm loving it when you bring in experts and have them tell us what's up about gear and filmmaking!
@Dean Palumbo Isn't that illegal? I'm pretty sure hacking someone else's social media account could be viewed as fraud and identity theft. What is wrong with you?
@@standarduck5860 ye it is, what did they even say?
Great collab, thank you for all the information!
0:55 - 2:31 The face you make when you try to stay awake in class
Totally me 😂
looks like he's looping 🤣
hey your comment got selected 😀
I'm dying 🤣
lol
😂😂
i got yawning a lot hahahahahaha and subs are far-off
Does anyone have recommendation on a mic that can reduce the sound of dog barking? I am a gardening content creator so I film outdoor. My next-door neighbor has outdoor dogs that would not stop barking. Unfortunately talking to the neighbors about it is pointless. There is a cinder block wall separating our properties so sound tend to bounce on it. any advice would be appreciated!
This was an awesome informative video, great job guys!
MKH 416 is actually a super-cardioid/lobar pattern. Super-cardioid in the lower frequencies, lobar in the high. People seem to equate pressure gradient microphone (interference tube) design to the shotgun polar pattern (pure lobar). The shorter tubes usually have some characteristic of super/hyper cardioid pattern in the lower frequencies. To really understand the sensitivity of a microphone you need to examine the polar pattern relative to frequency.
1:55 Potato Jet was so unimpressed
2:10 Potato Jet is falling asleep
2:47 Confirmed
Dont we all hate audio? But damn is it so important!
Guess what: people who get into home recording can't get enough of it. What a new shiny lens is for camera guys, is an awesome sounding (and looking) mic for audio guys
@@ichbrauchmehrkaffee5785 but I love listening to videos thorough the built in camera microphones 😂😂
You can hear the wind and the environment around them so well!... You can hear everything but the person talking 😂😂
I'm investing into new audio gear myself if I ever do solo operation. But hiring an audio guy is SO worth it!
i'm currently a junior in college, a media production major, have taken two Audio courses (1 & 2), and learned more from this video than a years worth of Audio specific courses
Bro you should have at least 3 Million subscribers!
I am sure he will have very soon! I learned a lot from him.
@@OUCGN im mad that he still in the 200k since i been following him...some of these others sky rocket soon as they get a couple big videos..i think folks not giving him the credit he deserves .
Just stumbled upon this vid. As a DJ/Music Producer/Radio Host who works a lot with post production and sound [live/studio] experience, this is THE BEST explanation/review I've come across on YT. Round of applause most def.
one of the most crucial aspects of filming, yet one that scares and rattles me the most - sound and audio!
fellow youtuber just turned me on to "waves:clarity" and its an amazing plugin for cleanup. I usually use RX9 from isotope but dam, that clarity is super simple and does an amazing job. I just bought a super 8 and was tracking audio with a Tascam and of course the chatter from the camera is horrendous. Clarity actually pulled it all out, and its got to be the easiest thing I ever used, its literally a one button solution.
I’m glad to HEAR that you guys are having fun!
Oh man, thanks for the feature in the end! I really appreciate it! Also a video about audio quality is exaclty what I needed too...so 2 for the price of one!
Thanks for this video it really helped me out a bunch. I have been somewhat overwhelmed with all the different options out there trying to figure out which microphone to get to use for my setup.
Did you got it
Potato, this is the BEST overview of audio I've ever seen. The best 20 minutes one can spend to get all the audio information one needs quickly.
Hey Potato Jet, UA-cam decided to ruin this video by making the audio completely out of sync. Just watch for like 2 minutes and you'll see what I mean.
I don't know if you'll see this but seriously man you're my favorite UA-cam. You bring so much happy energy and enthusiasm, and good info and good jokes. You naturally have a glowing personality man. It really makes your videos amazing. I was showing my lady your videos and she got wrapped into your channel and said "I was watching your guy today, I can see why you like his channel he so funny and full of energy and isn't dead or boring like other channels. He is professional but still funny and I really love the way his videos are out together"
You da man jet!
Great value Jet! Appreciate the comprehensive audio breakdown. Good work Alex!
Sure
A lot of records have been recorded using the SM57/SM58. They aren't just "road mics" or "concert mics". That speaks volumes for just how versatile dynamic mics are. You technically don't need a condenser microphone at all realistically speaking to get high-quality audio. Post-processing is essentially what makes the sound come alive anyway so you can gate the input, limit it, compress it, EQ it, and do whatever else you need to do to it.
I don`t even need microphones, why am i watching this
So do I
Funny and some trivia hahhahahah
Because that guys voice is relaxing.
I guess the potato has catched you🤣🙃🥔
The more you know
Good usable information. Don't forget you can put the rode video mic pro on a boom with a h1n. You could skip the h1n and plug it into a phone and tape it all to the light fixture.
Omg this sure was a nightmare to edit with all audio documents
me ann intellectual It’s actually really easy, you can auto sync the audio files with the in cam Footage
@@asvargar8788 how?
@@samhaokip9126 Clap or use a slate and then line up all the audio spikes with the clap.
@@asvargar8788 or... just timecode sync your cameras to your audio gear
10:07 - 10:20, EXACTLY what I needed to learn. That lip-smacking sound has always been my problem. Will definitely try this trick, or method. Much appreciate!
This video didn't even feel like 22 minutes, time flies when you're having fun!
As I understand it, you only want a basic sound pickup near the camera cage so you have something to track for editing... but the real sound work is done off camera on something like a Zoom H6 and lapel mics, boom mics and (if you can afford them) remote wireless and/or small recorders that operate as mic/recorder...
Niw i can recoRd toilet flUsh thx
You are the commenter on this channel that everybody else is on yours
Oh hey
Easily one of the best videos on this subject. Very insightful
From Potato Jet to Potato Jetto.. 0:34.. Nice! Hehe
I love ur videos man..........big fan of ur tutorial... 😍😍😍😘please do vlogs also..... please 🙏🙏🙏
I'm an audio professional and this video is great! I learned a few things. Some that I can contribute: my favorite ASMR mic is a Sennheiser MD441 in scoop mode. It would also likely be perfect for you, Potato Jet, because it's dynamic (no need to turn it on, also please don't rub my beard) and highly directional. If you want a brighter tone from a directional mic go from above and aim at the chest. There is a sweet spot for the voice and everyone has their own sweet spot as well as best mic. For lavalier mics go for omni versions, they sound more natural. For narration use a highly directional mic for narration from someone who is in the story and a large diaphragm condenser for a narrator who isn't. If you want to shoot an acted scene in a noisy location then yes record the background audio with directional mics both far away from the actors during filming and close to where the actors stood before or after filming to get location sound. then you can completely wipe out the on-screen audio dialog and replace it with the actors reading after the fact (ADR) and get super high-res film-y sound. I'm guessing Alex is a pro at thi, and it's beyond the scope of the video, but maybe it helps someone
20:56 - Hey that's me!
There’s the blue snowball for under $50 it’s a great mic that I used for a while
Hey man love your videos
Just when I was about to put a timestamp for mic comparisons, the Potato was like "once again here is how the rode videomicro sounds on this camera" ... Never have I ever been mind read like this before. And I should say, I've been watching your videos for the past couple of hours and I learned much much more than what I've been trying to for the past years, jumping here and there onto tutorials and stuff.
Man, 08:09 could have TOTALLY used a little cat meow action. :P
Fantastic video! I"ve never been glued to a video that was as technical and entertaining regarding microphones - it's something that I've looked for for years. Your work is much appreciated!
"how to edit audio for dummies" would be a great video
01:24 : 12 kHz is like air. Really needed.
Turn the volume UP with the quality
Oooooohhhhh!
And just when you thought you knew about mic's .... I can appreciate how much time you put onto editing this video!
Does plugging a boom mic into a sound recorder make the sound better in post?
Depending on the preamp, most likely. I guess most handheld recorders have higher quality preamps built into them than the cameras. There are obviously differences between certain brands and price ranges.
What I believe to be the case (but i have no prove for this) is that mics with the XLR-connector (the 3-pin plug) have the potential to be better in sound quality, as the mics used in pro sound studios pretty much exclusively connect via XLR.
You can actually often get an XLR-preamp, that plugs into your camera.
@@LuLeBe I know about balanced signals, thanks. Yes, it could be technically possible. I'm not saying the quality is dependant on the connector. But as far as I'm informed, the really high quality stuff for Studio use (like Neumann U47, Akg mics, Audio Technica, Lewitt etc.) mostly use the tank-like XLR connector, whilst mini-trs is commonly used for smaller mics like lav-mics, headsets, any scenario, where XLR is too big. Not that I'm saying, thoses are crap, but I wouldn't use a lav mic to record drums or accoustic guitar or singing vocals for that matter, that's were I would grab an XLR-mic, not because of the plug, but because of the mic. For video though, depending on whether I'm indoors or outdoors, I might consider one over the other
thanks for doing lights and sound guides! we are building out our studio for doing UA-cam videos and this is really really useful!
2:24 potato: this is my channel and this dude just won't stop talking, why am I even here..🤣
Haha noticed that too !
Hahahaha that was funny!
I'm currently working on a project, and this video is a big help. Thank you!
I like how when one of the guys is talking, the other one is awkwardly staring at the camera
Nice overview guys. One thing I didn't hear mentioned was how shotgun mics aren't often the best option for rooms that are very "live" with echo. A cardioid might be the better option. I know it's a full topic by itself, but talking about room treatment can be as helpful as choosing the right microphone. Having a few sound blankets on hand is often a lifesaver in echoey rooms.
You look like that kid from the movie UP
Fax
Julián Anguiano its time to stop
Guys, can't you tell he still doesn't want to talk about it? Every since Carl went Russell just hasn't been the same.
Julián Anguiano such a original comment
Julián Anguiano yo someone needs to green screen him into up the movie next time he is behind green screen😂😂😂😂😂
As a podcaster. This is super helpful. We are rocking the Audio-Technica 2100. They are a really great budget mic.
>Which one's the biggest one? I'll take this one.
Ahh, the bar dating scene.
I love your videos that are more technical on the filmmaking side as opposed to the “vlogging” information. It’s apparent that you know a lot about cinema. Keep them coming!
“What do you think about this rain we’re getting”
“I don’t like you very much”
“(Laughs nervously) haah ha hah😬”
I know right..yikes
This video is still relative 3yrs later. Good work guys!
Able to take a lot of abuse, rejects the world around it. Wow, apparently I'm a dynamic mic.
I am completely new to audio and all things microphone related - this video taught me exactly what I needed/wanted to know. Great content and loved hearing the different mics on camera, thanks for sharing! ⚡
This guy has a badass beard.
love your energy, you are always UP there! thanks for expanding my filmmaking knowledge in an entertaining manner and firrrr freeeee
His mic was bigger than yours. 😏
To make up for. . . Ahem
Lol
It Was Cold That Night!😂😂
Haven't been to school in three years and this was a nice little refresher on audio
Really
Never have i thought microphones were so complicated, i just thought they had to pick up sound, thats it.....then, what type of microphones are in our smartphones?
Very cheap ones.
Excellent collaboration young man learned loads many thanks, sandy
He doesn't look like the kid from up... he looks like a kid jackie chan 😂
😂
But is he eatin' sushi from jappaaann?! Cuz he's Jackie chann!
Holy cow, I'm so glad that Full Stack Creative referred me to your channel. You are fulfilling all of my nerdy dreams over here!
Forget the microphones, I just want to find someone to caress my beard the way potatoe jet caressed Alex's!
Honestly, I don't know where all your subscribers are. Awesome videos through and through. You got an expert in here to explain the things you weren't sure about yourself. Great stuff
Potato Jet now makes anime...😂
Lol
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This is the run through on mics for entry to understanding mics and audio. Thorough and accessible information. Graci.
8:19 My whole life was a lie...
I’m having flashbacks to learning all the cardioid epicycloids in college. I’m reminded of having to memorize, know how to solve, and when to use which of the ~50 different trig identities in roughly a month. Sure, not the most advanced stuff, but still the hardest for me due to the time constraint, which was common given the pace of the course. When you don’t have the time to let a few of the identities at a time cement into your brain, they become very easy to confuse with each other since they all use the 6 trig functions. Glad it’s over!
There's too much jargons I feel so dumb 🤣😂
A complete MIcrophone 101 course in 20 minutes. Bravo!
9:56 - My exwife have a 19kHz voice...
Wow! So much excellent info condensed into this relatively short video. Great primer.
10:14 That's what drives me nuts about some of the NPR hosts--the lip-smacking mouth noises! Aim your mics lower, NPR!
Thank you so much for asking & it just shows just how kind I’m certain that you are for asking, “What’s going on?”, because it’s been a long hard week already and it’s only Tuesday can you imagine that but since you asked, “What’s going on?” I will certainly tell you that things could be better but then they could be worse also and isn’t that always the case with life ha ha no matter what’s happening it could always be worse and no matter what is happening it could always be better, although there was one time, in fact actually there’s been a few times in my life where when somebody ask me “What’s going on?” I could actually tell him that things couldn’t be better, “What’s going on?” is that things are going so well but then I stop and think you know I suppose something else great could happen and things could even be better so to answer your question “What’s going on?”, I’ll begin by saying things are actually looking up kind of like Paul McCartney wrote that “everything is looking better” and then the severely negative John Lennon wrote, “couldn’t get much worse“, which means obviously that Paul McCartney was an optimist and John Lennon was a pessimist and we all certainly all know that therefore if you were to ask them “What’s going on?” considering they are two people which certainly fills out the definition of guys plural, they would say what they said in that song which they wrote many songs in their career but can you believe they only wrote Beatle songs or actually all the Beatles songs they wrote were before they were 30 years old which really is astonishing therefore if you were to ask them “What’s going on?” they would have been all over the road from the beginning to the end of the Beatles career yet you ask me “What’s going on?” and I can tell you that things are looking pretty good, I’ll come back later to finish answering your question but thank you so much for asking that question.
"Just get some more money, like go out to the store and get some more money."
Like doing a robbery?
you are killing it!!!!
Talks about microphones while speaking a meter away from an SM7b without a signal booster...
Love the content anyways
Rookie mistake there!
Yet he is doing what we can only dream of with his channel! Love this guy :)
It's very likely you just can't see it in the shot. Or they just have a decent preamp that has enough clean gain on tap!
This is the best video I've seen to date on microphones. Thanks for making this!
Wait, Potato is Kawaii Potato? Japanese? Senpai notice me!!!!
Well-made video ! The Sennheiser MKE 400 coupled with a GH5S, a couple of times, I have forgotten to turn on the mic too !
Tomato Helicopter
Tomato Boat
Love the magic of editing, allows you to know what a mic sounds like while your recording to the camera before you actually listen back to it...
Best description and demonstration of the types of mics!
One of the very best mic reviews out there for cheaper recordists, and I have watched a BUNCH of them! One caveat: dynamic mics are a LOT cheaper than condenser mics, especially at the pro level, but you have to 'eat the microphone' (speak right up close to it). Also, the discussion of condenser mics did NOT mention electret condensers, which have a battery, and do NOT require phantom power. Even so, what you want for REALLY good location sound is the high end shotgun which does require phantom power. I totally like the extra expert! He makes ALL the difference. Re: mic output levels, they did not mention that they vary a LOT. A mic with a really good preamp (low noise) which delivers a HIGH level to your camera is WAY better for most cameras than one which does not. For that reason, the Rode Video Mic Pro+ is good, albeit not in the high end league. When you compare these cheap little mics that people put on cheap cameras and cell phones, they are NOT in the same league with nice pro shotguns. One of the big issues is 'reach'. You can reach out to maybe 5 or 6 feet with something like the Rode Video Mic Pro+ without getting into too much trouble, and it will give you some location ambiance while muting most of the side ambiance, which is typically desirable. For more directionality (rejection of side and back sound), you will need a more expensive shotgun, and it is larger and sits in a giant blimp like they showed (the Rycote blimp). For operating in mild breezes to wind, you ALWAYS want to use the dead cat. Don't even consider recording without the fur coat in wind -- you will be VERY sorry!
two years later and I just now turn on the CC to this video and it's absolute gold
Hey, awesome vid, I would love to see more audio focused contet from you guys, for example, talking about cheap entry mics like the Blue Yeti, I have purchased one for my own since everyone use it, even you Potato have used in you videos. Its really a good mic? I have found some issues with it and maybe you guys can talk about if its really worth the cost. Keep it up :)
thank you, this help me a lot. For me here in Madagascar it's very difficult to become a vdeographer so the tutoriel an help like this help me a lot and have some fun too ;)
Thank you for doing an explanatory video on sound!! ❤️❤️
THE BEST MIC VIDEO EXPLANATION EVER!!!! CONGRATS!
Fun to watch! Very informative!! Thank you!
I really love those reviews where you give a good overview over a very complex topic like this one
There is one thing I wonder about, in some movies, how do they capture voices in what seem to be noise environments, for example, I have seen films where someone is standing near a boat dock and there is clearly some moving water at the dock, but the vocal track in the center channel will be clean without that noise. Furthermore it will not look like they are wearing a lav mic or clothing that will support it.
Went though several audio classes while in film school and this was a great refresher. Audio goes in one ear out the other for me, I'm an visual person.
Fantastic information. Another video with recommended mics for different purposes and price points would be awesome
that was HIGHLY needed! Thank you!!
Alex is THE audio OG. Super knowledgable and cool guy. Great video and info, Potato Jet. And great intro stunt! Thanks so much for posting.
This channel is worthy of millions subscribers. Well balanced between information and entertainment. Best of luck Gene.