Want to save $5700 on a Microphone?
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2019
- We all love the Neumann U67, but let's be honest... at $7000 it's out of reach for the majority of us, myself included. JZ Microphones from Latvia is offering up a hand built alternative for $5700 less that is stellar!
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Piano track: Alex Nasla
Acoustic Guitar: Trey Xavier
Demo units provided by JZ microphones.
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A mic that can also double as a deodorant stick lol
My name is Alex and that caught me so off guard
Sick vape bro. how many watts lol
- Want to save save $5700 on a Microphone?
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@@WalmartTom That's not intelligence, that's wisdom... This guy is the monk of the party...
You'd save $7000 tho
You can always build your own out of a tin can and some wax paper. You won't get much of a frequency range, though.
areamusicale
I’ve saved millions with this technique.
I have been really enjoying your channel.
I'm nowhere near being able to make records, but watching these videos still helps me to learn things.
Thanks for the great content.
Just start making stuff. You got to suck and fail a thousand times before you will be good. So just go for it man.
eebro65 I can play. I just don’t have anything to record with or any friends to play with. I made some recordings years ago (that were largely embarrassing) and my attitude at the time was that even though they weren’t going to be great, at least the songs represented an idea that I was working on.
Looks amazing! Sounds fantastic! Put it on Wishlist...
@@sudoo6987 Well, life's a piece of shit... 😉
the "soft" piano demo sounds amazing. can't wait to hear how that mic sounds on a full mix. cheers, mate!
The thumbnail had me thinking it was a mic hack using a car muffler 😂😂
Then they could hire George Foreman as their advertising spokesman.
Sounds amazing I can't wait to hear them in a full mix.
Thank you for this review Glenn, those sound amazing
Best sounding flask ever.
Proud to be Latvian. Excellent microphones coming from my country.
oohh sounds nice I can almost isolate Trey's beanie tag flapping around in the acoustic samples. The ball mount for any angle is cool AF
Mic sounds killer. Also, side note, I'd LOVE to hear you do more stuff with Witherfall. Just got into them recently since finding out their guitarist is also in Iced Earth and they're friggin amazing.
You can count on it!
Sounds pristine, Wish list mic for sure, as I just bought a Lewitt LCT 440 and I was planning on getting a 2nd one.
One day JZ, one day...
Casey Stewart I was recording my acoustic with a Michael Joly Hulk. Sadly it made the guitar sound like....an $300 Chinese guitar, which is ok I guess. The guitar only cost me $80
That said, I’m seriously impressed however, For the money, I’ll be chasing down some more BeesNeez. I’m in Australia and Michael answers his mobile phone.
Literally nobody will ever tell you: "Glad you used that one mic! That made all the difference!" It's the last thing you should consider.
Koala Nectar I’ve used the BeesNeez Oliver on my then 8 year old son and had a number of comments as to how good he sounded.
Importance of sound is in this order
1 performance
2 instrument
3 room (unless close micing)
4 mic
But a magic mic can really make a huge difference
You could have used literally any mic. If people said it sounded good that has much more to do with the amp\guitar than the microphone. You can hear lots of things when something is telling you what you should be hearing.
I bought an expensive mic, so I sound better automatically right?!?! (no)
Wow the PNO has a great capture of dynamics with this awesome mic
That second piano demo in particular sounded fantastic!
it really did. great mic for sure, let's not forget the other 2 arguably more important factors though. the player and the instrument itself :)
Don’t forget the reverb 🤣
That does seem very very cool! Can't wait to listen to this on my nicer set up so I can hear the clarity! Still pricey sure, but at some point you've got to go for it definitely much more attainable for sure!
These untreated sounds sound waaaay to good :-|
Well played JZ, wel played...
It's been years since Neumann and other boutique brands' prices went far beyond reasonable. I'm more than happy to have a less than spectacular sound and not having to sell my house for it. But I digress.
This mic sounds amazing!
Is it good for cupping?
... And is it good for triggering drum samples?
I used JZ 47's on almost everything, can't get a bad tone with them. I'm sure 67's are awesome too.
Got mine, great microphone for Vocals and Acoustic guitar
I've played that piano. It's a great one. You ought to try the other one (the upright). Super retro sounding and sweeeet.
I Proud that JZ microphones are made in my small country!
Congrats on the new console! I may be out of the loop, but which console is it?
would like to see you test an Aston mic. lots of advertising from that guys right now, Periphery uses them as well. they look amazing. I´d like to hear your opinion on them
would love to hear these as drum overheads
We love our JZ and Violet mics... When do we get a tour of your new studio?
Soon!
I own a Townsend labs sphere l22 which is $1500 and has the ability to model many mics and has stereo built in. You should do a review of it.
Sounds incredible!!!!
Have you used some of the Stam mics, I know their hardware is liked alot and they have awesome hardware like the multi revision 1176 and the la2a/3a/4a.
I’ve always been curious how it compares with Neumann’s TLM67. Of course I’d love to hear them next to a real U67 as well, but the TLM 67 isn’t too expensive used and is multipattern, so I’m curious. The piano recording, specifically the softer one, was really nice.
How many of us would be able to distinguish from a U67?
That Yamaha is a fine tone source that would sound ok through an iPhone mic.
In Terms of an "affordable U67" what do you think about the Slate Virtual Microphone System?
Did you steal the mic from Warren? :D
Holy FUCK that piano sounds absolutely amazing!!
Holy shit, great sound.
That mic is awesome Glen. I want one lol
Hey, Glenn! I am pretty much completely new to recording stuff and I just want to start out with some simple acoustic guitar recording. I have a Zoom H1 as it was the cheapest and most portable solution, and while I am quite happy with the recording quality for the low budget, I am getting a lot of breathing noise while recording my acoustic guitar, even when the mic is really up close to the guitar. Any tips on how I could fix this? Thanks in advance!
Sounds awesome.
So do you leave the booze in it while its plugged in?
On Piano it sounds fantastic, for acoustic Git a little to thin and bright. It’s a fantastic Microphone for that price and JZ is a great Company
GLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!!!
Hello, maybe a question not so related to the regular questions, but!
I am working right now in a couple of electronic albums (don´t kill me!), and I want to know which laptop could be a nice option if I want to perform live with Bass, Guitar, electronic drum kit, midi keyboard, and the apc40 for ableton. Hope you or one of the buddys heres can help with this, I am really not familiar with latency and that kind of topics really well. (Also, youtube put down the video I sub to spanish about the crazy lier guy who fake a carrer?)
Glenn pleeeease try the Blue Humminbird mics they are sooo good on acoustic guitar, piano, toms, snare and even on a guitarcab. This is the best mic discovery i had in years but it seems that this mic is a total underdog
I own a pair of Hummingbirds too and they shit all over the vast majority of other small diaphragms, especially ones guys peddle on UA-cam. Amazingly low self noise for an SDC too.
in my will I will leave you my sennheiser MD 441.. still has the original clip and case too
did you ever do a tour of your studio?
Sounds great. Did anyone else hear a high pitch whine during the first piano part?
Hey how about the guitarist Panos Arvanitis? He uses Line 6 and sounds amazing.
Fight the power my friend 🤘
I guess JZ Microphones knows who to call to reach the home-studio market (Warren did a similar video too) ... UA-cam, where engineers become sales-man (not only on UA-cam in fact...).
I like all the other videos on the channel tho', very good stuff :).
When are you going to release the "REVEALED" for the FG-Stress COMPRESSOR you did a few weeks ago ????
My grandfather was handcrafted in Latvia, but we couldn't get more than a hundred bucks for him.
It looks like an extra large vape pod or a muffler for a moped... but if it works as well as you say it does I'd buy it
Piano sounds mucho fuego 🔥✅
I wasn't too excited by the guitar recording, but Oh My Gods! That piano sound!
Between this and all the Gamechanger Audio stuff, lots of cool stuff from Latvia these days.
Damn, the title had me thinkin' banadyne just had another revolutionary breakthrough in the world of recording
Opinions on using a FET47 for kick?
God that's a nice sounding Yamaha and those mics do it some fucking justice.
For clarification, I am a Yamaha trained piano technician. From the relatively small sample of the piano's dynamic/tone range, I can tell it's a well looked after instrument. But for those mics to capture its sound so beautifully is just phenomenal to me.
Honestly I don't know anywhere near as much about microphones as most of the people in this comment section, but I probably know more about pianos, and I can tell you that if a raw audio track of that grand sounds like that, those mics are worth every penny you shell out on them.
Yeah, we were pretty blown away, too!
What do you think of the neumann m150?
2:30 is that the "As The Empire Falls" song?
Can you record vocals on a sure SM58? Just got a new one for live shows and I’m currently tracking vocals on a MXL990..
I mean if it could double as a flask that would be a day one buy for me
But how does it sound cupped?
wow. I would love to mic up my marshall with that...
what is the 2. song he plays on the piano?
Hey Glenn, what happened to the last stream of merciless metal mix reviews with Seth? The video is completely gone.
What are these pianos and acoustic guitars of which you speak?
Oh pianos are like guitars in giant box form with keys instead of picks. You mic them up to an amp and play Master Of Puppets with it!
Oh and acoustic guitars are just you give to an angry old man to smash.
You really saying you dont like that sound...…. I call bullocks!
@@SEiMEi_EXiSTS -Thank you for the explanation. I was confused by the sounds coming out of those devices, which I assumed were sent by the devil, and by the seated position of what must have been musicians. The distortion was not to be found anywhere. I found it disturbing say the last.
@@jorisboulet3619 -It will take some getting used to. Maybe if I run it through Sound Toys Decapitator it will make more sense to me.
Grandpa’s instruments’s!
Can you cup it?
You should do review Millenium DI-E. It cost only 9,60 euros.
Fun fact: Millenium, with a single n, means thousand assholes, not thousand years.
Save save
I have been gone for a while.
Since when are you in a new studio with a console etc.?
Cant find a video about that.
I think it's a shared studio that's definitely located in the general L.A. area.
Coming soon!
This microphones as overheads. Please try out!
I've been following JZ microphones since their first releases after founder Juris Zarens left Blue because of his genius creations being literally stolen by Blue management. For a too brief time, JZ released their own versions of Zarin's incredible designs he had created while at Blue microphones with improvements that Blue never caught onto. I have the JZ-2 and JZ-1 and use them everyday in my studio and they're sound is breathtaking. Back in 2009, JZ turned out their Winter Editions of these masterpiece microphones but they were only sold in Europe . They were white versions of Zarin's creations ie the blueberry, the mouse, the kiwi, and the cactus, with the JZ logo on them. I received a signed Christmas card from Juris and staff that featured a beautiful display of all of the Winter Edition models. Someday, I will find one somewhere. Blue, of course, after Zarin's exit only came up with tepid versions of his genius. In the process, they drug him and his family through court and ruined them financially, I would love to try the new JZ microphones especially this 67 and demo it to television stations I recommend hardware and software to.
Spends $5,700 on a mic
*CUPS THE MIC* 🤦♂️
The piano part needed Glenn in a dress prancing around with a flower in his mouth.
no new studio tour yet? or did i miss it?
Not yet
That's the best mic I have ever heard
Wait, what? Acoustic guitar and piano on SMG. In the same video. You've been smoking something extra special again haven't you Glenn? Lol!
Glenn is going full power ballad on us.
Nah, he mic'ed those because he stole this entire video from Warren Huart.
The Fray want their pianist back , he said pianist hahaha
If im not mistaken this is the piano The Fray recorded with on for their first 2 records I think! But it seems like you already knew that :O?
Yes Warren Haurt production!!!
Giggity giggity goddamn that piano sounded amazing!!! An ultra detailed mic for the price of a Distressor... I LOVE living in the future!
Hey, man. I know a band (local, Russian) that has some interesting material, but the way their mixes are done... They just have a ridiculous amount of compression in every song (on their latest single it just kills all dynamic). Luckily, they read messages and comments (since their fanbase isn't big yet), so I told them about it. Not sure did they hear me or not, since the only answer I got back was ":)))"...
How can I make it more clear that shitheavy compression doesn't do any good to song? I know that it blew up since loudness war and Death Magnetic was remastered in same way Guitar Hero mixes songs, but still
P. S. Name of the band is "ТАйМСКВЕР" (pronounced the sameway as Time Square).
Getting the board wired up? Sounds like you need an intern. I VOLUNTEER :D
Good! Go get us coffee & do the dishes!
oh.that dude with that four chord progression.
Holy shit, the result on the grand piano is mind boggling.
exactly what i wanted to write. holy shit!
You're getting good with these titles. I literally answered "yes" when I clicked on this video
Lol!! :)
How unattainable is making your own U67 or U47?
Nice!
Could you use them as drum overheads?
Yes of course
Very nice
Very Cool
What is save saving? How do I do that?
I’ll let you know!
Hey Glenn! Greetings from Montreal! I've been recording since I was 8 or 9 with those mini-reel tape recorders in the early 1960s, and later had a short-lived career in broadcasting as a Master Control Room Operator. So let's agree that, after tacking on 50 years as a recording engineer and artist, I'm just a wee bit persnickedy about my microphones.
My question to you is: How does this new-fangled high-end Latvian mic compare with an MXL V67? (Or vice-versa would be more appropriate.)
I'm a retired SOB and I'm pretty skint, and curious if my MXL V67 could hold its own at a 15th of the cost. It's just the pedestrian one, no tube or fancy switches: I just may buy a second for stereo recording.
Thanks, Glenn: I love your videos and "fuck you" to your viewers. (Just joining in on the joke, folks!)
Haven’t tried one yet!!
Muar be good? Warren was flogging the same kit.
Thanks for having me on big daddy
Wow, those mics are fuckin' amazing! Guess this poorboi needs to start saving up my nickels and dimes to get one to replace the Berhinger C-1 large condenser cheapie that I have now (which ain't *bad*, but it absolutely sucks compared to this!)...I'm guessing it'd completely transform the acoustic stuff I record on my little old Tascam DM-02 eight track Portastudio, huh? Then again, so would putting together a proper low buck home studio! ;-)
would these work as drum overheads? Sorry, total recording noob. Thanks,
sure, they would be great for that. if you want more info about recording and gear, link over to tapeop. com and get a subscription to the magazine (its free, im a big fan of the magazine - read it for about 20 years now...its a great resource)
Yes, totally want to try them as overheads!
@@SpectreSoundStudios thank you so much, I'll have to try them out as well. Great vids btw.
Looks like a whiskey flask!!!
Ok so I’m just turning 18 I have a job I work for and almond rancher and pretty much any kind of job of the weekends I can get my hands on and I’ve paid for all of my guitars and amps and strings ex (crate 120 watt half stack, Jackson king v kvxmg) and I put it any of my free time into my music anyway I write music with my band I like it I’m not saying anyone else would but I like it and I would like to share it with people but I don’t know how to go about booking live shows or finding out how that works if you could make a video or something explaining that or at my age how to go about getting heard because if there is a thing I do know live shows are probably the most important in today’s day and age to get heard with all these other not so good bands (not saying I’m better I’m just saying there not good) that are out there. Could you explain how I go about doing that and. To all the people out there who don’t pay there engenders PAY THEM I WOULD BE PISSED TO IF I WORKED FOR 8 to do yard work some turd doesn’t want to do and says they shouldn’t pay me work is work you payed for there work do your part show up on time and fucking pay them make a good relationship and in the long run you never know if your consistent and are good with your work they might just try to hook you up.