How much I wish some youtubers learn from this guy, short video and straight to the point with everything you need to know in one go. Some might call it "spoon feeding knowledge", I call it "I AIN'T GOT TIME FOR YOUR BULLSHIT!" my brain has only reserves for great knowledge and not some filler content.
This really helps, I'm looking to get a good mic and a stand to use for recording gaming videos and didn't know exactly what a shockmount did. It looks like I don't need one
It's about stand borne vibrations and sometimes hardly perceptble fluctuations and cancellations. If you're not completely in control of the environment, a windshield, shock mount, and weights on the base and the boom arm can clean up your recording. Less elegant than a heavy pro studio stand (although some shots of Abbey Road and other sessions show additional weights on those stands) but it can make the difference between profit and loss ...
The annoying thing with shockmounts is that they're not created equally. My MXL 770 came with its own shockmount, which I connected t a mic arm that's mounted to the side of my desk and it transfers every vibration onto the microphone. Both with old and new bands for the darn thin. Even when I walk in my room it picks it up. So a shockmount is sometimes just as useless as a fixed mount.
your problem in this case is that your boom arm is mounted to your desk. Not only does it create a hard point that is connected to something that you are already using, it basically creates a "lightning rod" that transfers every sound through your arm. For an arm to work properly you need to connect it to a more stable hard point such as fixing it to your wall or roof.
@@ASOTFAN16 No... attach your boom arm to anything solid other than your desk and watch the resonance coming from your desk go away. Preferably attach your boom arm to a wall or your roof or whatever. But if you have one of those cheap Chinese ones with a clamp, clamp the clamp to your book case or some other hard point that won't fall over instead. You don't understand what I just said that the resonance is coming from your desk, not the microphone itself, unless your swinging off your boom arm like a Chimpanzee?
@@orestes1984 No you don't understand what I'm saying. Instead you just assume you know exactly what's going on, but you don't. So instead of assuming things you can also ask something. So no further comment.
I mean I guess? But it depends on the use of the mic. I am a streamer. I am always adjusting in a chair or typing on a keyboard. So i just use pop filters for speaking. i am on cam so if i adjust the mic people see me do it. Its not like I am doing VO or music recording then yeah totally diff situation
Might be a bit late. But I’m planning on getting a suspension boom arm (a boom arm with springs) and some people complained that when you move the arm it makes a spring noise. If I get like a £15 shock mount from amazon will that fix the issue of the noisy springs? I got a razer seiren x microphone and I haven’t got the boom arm yet.
I assume you've already bought one but the InnoGear £40/£45 one is great, no springs, it's more durable than a 15 quid one and I've enjoyed using it with my Yeti so far.
@@HARTYNMUGHES if it's for talk radio it's fine, but for music recording, anything below 300-400 US$ is kind of crap cause the mic will generate so much noise if you crank the gain.
Hi David, great question! Shock mounts will work just as well hanging a mic as they will standing upright! I have yet to run into one that wouldn’t work in either position. If you want to chat more about microphones and micing techniques, I would love to help out, just give me a ring! Drake Sobehrad, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 3271, drake_sobehrad@sweetwater.com
This is not a "guy" this is a company that sells microphone. They are obvious biased to say that shock mounts are needed because THEY SELL SHOCK MOUNTS. Lol. If shock mounts didn't make much of a difference then they wouldn't even post the video at all. Or they could've chosen a microphone that was ultra sensitive. But either way they're definitely baiased in some way. I see the comments. Actual Sheeples.
this video is the PRIME EXAMPLE of how an informative tutorial video is supposed to be done. Not a wasted second on nonsense.
He should’ve mentioned that some mics use internal shock mounts and external ones aren’t necessary on those. IMHO.
Agree
When you find a video that explains everything perfectly priceless !
How much I wish some youtubers learn from this guy, short video and straight to the point with everything you need to know in one go. Some might call it "spoon feeding knowledge", I call it "I AIN'T GOT TIME FOR YOUR BULLSHIT!" my brain has only reserves for great knowledge and not some filler content.
Short video with clear explanation and an exact demonstration of what I'd like to see....Thank you!
Damn, didn't realize it made THAT big of a difference... Probably should grab me a shock mount!
Can’t tel if this is sarcasm or not 😂
@@udensiukaoma2686 I was being serious lol
This really helps, I'm looking to get a good mic and a stand to use for recording gaming videos and didn't know exactly what a shockmount did. It looks like I don't need one
Fantastic demonstration.
Great video and very concise.
Wow how did i find you here :o
RL UA-camr lol
Wow. I wish I knew that back when I recorded and play shows all the time.
You’re the man Mitch.
Perfect video learned everything I needed to make my decision
It's about stand borne vibrations and sometimes hardly perceptble fluctuations and cancellations. If you're not completely in control of the environment, a windshield, shock mount, and weights on the base and the boom arm can clean up your recording. Less elegant than a heavy pro studio stand (although some shots of Abbey Road and other sessions show additional weights on those stands) but it can make the difference between profit and loss ...
Thank you this was so helpful!!!
Thank you. Great explanation.
This was really helpful. Thanks.
thanks, it was very helpful
Best video on the topic. Thanks!
Old but gold
Wow I’m sold
The annoying thing with shockmounts is that they're not created equally. My MXL 770 came with its own shockmount, which I connected t a mic arm that's mounted to the side of my desk and it transfers every vibration onto the microphone. Both with old and new bands for the darn thin. Even when I walk in my room it picks it up. So a shockmount is sometimes just as useless as a fixed mount.
your problem in this case is that your boom arm is mounted to your desk. Not only does it create a hard point that is connected to something that you are already using, it basically creates a "lightning rod" that transfers every sound through your arm. For an arm to work properly you need to connect it to a more stable hard point such as fixing it to your wall or roof.
@@orestes1984 That's the whole point of a shockmount, to absorb the shocks. Which it doesn't. The mic is too heavy for its own shockmount
@@ASOTFAN16 No... attach your boom arm to anything solid other than your desk and watch the resonance coming from your desk go away.
Preferably attach your boom arm to a wall or your roof or whatever. But if you have one of those cheap Chinese ones with a clamp, clamp the clamp to your book case or some other hard point that won't fall over instead.
You don't understand what I just said that the resonance is coming from your desk, not the microphone itself, unless your swinging off your boom arm like a Chimpanzee?
@@orestes1984 No you don't understand what I'm saying. Instead you just assume you know exactly what's going on, but you don't. So instead of assuming things you can also ask something. So no further comment.
@@ASOTFAN16 oh I do, you want to blame the tools for your poor installation.
Can't see why I would touch or grab the microphone while recording in home studio.
Thanks for sharing.
It's for like if u accidently hit something that causes a noice so the the mount prevents the noises from getting picked up
Hey thanks! =D
very accurate video................
*Short answer:* Yeah, you probably need a shock mount.
asmr
very helpful :)
Thanks, so, I dont need shockmount. Ty
Matheus Bondezan they’re like 5$ get one lol
you are funny! But I agree with you. Thanks Matheus!
The one I need is $139.99 for my tlm 102. But I don't think I'll need it for what I'm doing.
@@guitarsandgaming9954 its not about the money... its annoying when u need to remove it
@@reddeadryan78 Same! but I believe there are some universal ones..
I mean I guess? But it depends on the use of the mic. I am a streamer. I am always adjusting in a chair or typing on a keyboard. So i just use pop filters for speaking. i am on cam so if i adjust the mic people see me do it. Its not like I am doing VO or music recording then yeah totally diff situation
Might be a bit late. But I’m planning on getting a suspension boom arm (a boom arm with springs) and some people complained that when you move the arm it makes a spring noise. If I get like a £15 shock mount from amazon will that fix the issue of the noisy springs? I got a razer seiren x microphone and I haven’t got the boom arm yet.
I assume you've already bought one but the InnoGear £40/£45 one is great, no springs, it's more durable than a 15 quid one and I've enjoyed using it with my Yeti so far.
anyways, usually microphones comes with their own mic holder, and this mic holder will have or not a shockmount you can't really bypass
I’ve never bought a condenser that’s come with a shock mount. But I’ve never spent more than £100 on one...
@@HARTYNMUGHES if it's for talk radio it's fine, but for music recording, anything below 300-400 US$ is kind of crap cause the mic will generate so much noise if you crank the gain.
damn it should been called sweetJessus not sweet water that guy is OP
loved it
Super
The table demonstration sounded the same to me lol
Listen in headphones
yes. you're welcome
Does it make much difference if the mic is hung vertically as opposed to upright as on this video?
Hi David, great question! Shock mounts will work just as well hanging a mic as they will standing upright! I have yet to run into one that wouldn’t work in either position.
If you want to chat more about microphones and micing techniques, I would love to help out, just give me a ring!
Drake Sobehrad, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 3271, drake_sobehrad@sweetwater.com
But I have a shock mount and mine sounds like it doesn't have a shock mount lmao. What's wrong?
Something to do with the tension on the bands?
SWEEEEEEET!
lol my cheap shock mount is so bad that its just as stiff as a normal hard mount
ok but how do you know if a shock mount is going to fit your mic?
you can get shock mounts for specific mics
This is not a "guy" this is a company that sells microphone. They are obvious biased to say that shock mounts are needed because THEY SELL SHOCK MOUNTS. Lol. If shock mounts didn't make much of a difference then they wouldn't even post the video at all. Or they could've chosen a microphone that was ultra sensitive. But either way they're definitely baiased in some way. I see the comments. Actual Sheeples.