I just started college last month for digital media (with a focus on audio). Due to credits I got while in high school I was able to skip the first audio class and go right to the intermediate level... and flipping through the curriculum I've found that I already know pretty much everything that is going to be taught in the class. Thank you Graham for making my audio class into a boring couple hours of review! :)
Hey Graham, buddy just wanna thank you again. You have been such a big inspiration and teacher over the past few years. There is a request for you: Sometime in this recording month do give us a tour of your current setup and maybe your current go-to workflow if possible because I know it changes all the time as we gain more experience. Maybe that will give us some new ideas, things to learn and above all, a new breathe of inspiration. I see you have got a whole bunch of changes and hardware upgrades. (I am a sucker for setup tours btw :P)
I just happened across this video and I must say,... It's really nice to find that there is somebody out there that not only knows what the hell they're talkin' about but also that you really are aware of the fine art of recording sound that no-one else seems to even care about,... placement and proximity of the mic,... room ambience and all the other fine nuances of recording sound!! Thank you for a FINE video loaded with important and often overlooked strategies,.... I'm odd to check out your other vids,... and look for that e-book you mention,... Thanks again! You got a new fan!
Thanks, Graham. It's so refreshing to go back to basics to remind us what's actually important. I often feel like your videos are akin to a walk through the forest or through the mountains - they dial down the noise of life (e.g. gear lust in audioland) and cut to what's important. Thanks!
Im a student at SAE in Bangkok on Audio Engineering,I found your video usefull as well,cause its always good to look around on the net,so to you people out there,this guy know what he is talking about.Thanks for your tutorials ;-----) Greetings from Jram (Norway)
Good tips! A little expansion on Tip#3 (aiming the back of the cardioid microphone to avoid unwanted sounds): With cheap ribbon mics, and multipattern condensers becoming more available, it is useful to note that you can use the sides of a Bidirectional/Figure-8 pattern microphone to even greater effect than the back of a cardioid mic. The side "nulls" of figure-8 will reject a shocking amount of unwanted sound/bleed. I have even used this property for recording acoustic guitar and vocal simultaneously. Vocal figure-8 mic, front pointed toward the singer's mouth, and edge pointed at guitar. Listen with headphones while the guitar is strummed, turing mic until you hear the least guitar, repeat the process for figure-8 mic on guitar, so it's getting a good guitar sound, and rejecting as much vocal as possible. I've gotten 30+dB of separation; enough to EQ/compress the vocal and guitar separately with no ill effect.
Thanks for all the great tips Graham! Especially the one about the back of the microphone, I'm definitely gonna start facing it towards my door. Much thanks!
Boys and girls, mic placement is the single most important aspect of studio engineering. As Graham states, mics, with proper placement, are self EQing. Living on a budget? Take your trusty SM57 and move it around. Try corner loading. Your Squire and Mustang amp can sound like a million bucks. Spend an evening just listening. Find those yummy spots. Moving the mic around and changing the recorded frequencies will give the impression of a second guitarist with different equipment when adding more parts to your recording.. Cool, huh? Your band mates will be impressed. It's just a natural side effect of being cool and knowledgeable.
Oh gosh! Man, thank you so much for your book! It really saves years of time, when you already giving ideas that you thought through carefully through your experience. With no bs about expensive gear "that will make you a pro musician". You are very smart, and when I make thousands dollars on my music I will donate some to ur music fund for releasing the musician out of me by saving so much time. I just wish I got this book years ago when I just started. Good luck on ur way, bro! Ur best,
I have found that you can impress upon a greenhorn (newbie) how to think like a mic regardless of the pattern is, by plugging ONE EAR when you listen to an amp or instrument and you will for the first time understand WHY a mic doesn't produce what you hear is because YOU are listening in stereo. Get in the habbit of one ear listening whilst setting up your session and you will save a ton of time, for you will be hearing a much less clear sound! It will be distant sounding AND you will hear the room sound much clearer.You will experience room coefficients like you never heard before. Try it. You (your student) will have a much kinder understanding of a MICs limits and challenges. Just sayin...
This is actually very interesting. Everything did sound much different, and I found it DID sound similar to what my mic heard. I moved my head different angles like he mentioned in the video (while plugging one ear) and heard things differently than I had before, as if I was hearing what a cardioid would pick up.
ok so does this mean that I should try to make it sound as good as possible with just one ear? then when I mix to stereo later will everything be better?
It means find the best position by moving your head in all directions to just see what you hear and what you want to microphone to pick up depending on the situation, instrument, and sound reflections of the room. Then put the microphone in that position and do a test to see if you like it. When you are happy, you are ready to record.
Awesome, keep listening. Almost turned it off because of his non stop rambling, sometimes seemingly insulting style. This guy is really bright, funny(dark), has a deep understanding of "recording" and is able to relay it simply so you can actually use it. I think that he's the kind of guy that would tell his wife she's fat and not understand why she's mad.
A thing I have learned is that if your source is pretty quite, making you to gain your preamp up, the sound gets so much closer and intimate. Trying to set a guitaramp pretty low instead if puching it very hard is something to really try out! Gives a much fuller in your face sound! :)
Your videos are so helpful 💯❤ All the tips are lit🔥 Especially that "back of the microphone tip" is wow💯🔥 which made me to comment (Mostly I won't comment in UA-cam) Thank you pal :) Keep doing many valuable stuffs 🤞🏻
Good shit Graham, I've been producing and recording for a long time and always wondered how to take advantage of the full scope of my mics, but somehow the back never occurred to me.. learn something new everyday 🌠
You're great and what you're doing is great! It also gives me confidence to go forward wit my recording and mixing because watchung your tips I realized that I already knew most of the stuff or figured it out myself. Can I ask you what band you are in and what you sing or play?
Good tips, great articulation & sentence structure. Thanks Graham. I love that thousands of people who previously would never have been able to record their music now can thanks to technology and people like you laying out the principles of how to use the technology. Like most things its not rocket science, just a lot of details that affect your sound one way or another.
You just earned yourself a sub, son. Seriously though this is helping so much with my recording. I'm able to eliminate so much hiss that I couldn't before.
Thanks for the Monday brain buffer... You do a great job with the video tips and your consistent output. Haven't really played around using the back of the mic... (Since the plugins save some time.when perfection must be set aside when you need THAT moment recorded). This video has been good inspiration for me at THIS moment in time... Keep your videos coming Graham, very much enjoyed ... B-)
This was like listen to a recording of me teaching my Intro to Audio classes about polar patterns and mics being "stupid." Seriously, like holding up a mirror! Thanks for the morning weird out! ;)
Must agree on the "Thanks for the effort you put into this." The back of the mic tip seems to cause response here. I use off axis on close vocals to avoid airflow's. It will be interesting when it comes to EQ cause many people are chocked how bad they think it sounds the first time they sing into a large diaphragm mic without EQ that pick up all the low end
Thank you so much for all these tips! They really help me learn how to record. You're seriously so helpful with all of this. I look forward to your new EP :)
Graham, the funny thing about these techniques is, although I've known most of them, I find it quite challenging to keep the mic placements in tact without the recording artists moving around to the front of the mic. It's weird because it almost never fails; if I do mic placements, the artists simply (and seemingly unknowingly) find a way to void out my placement. What I usually do is use the plosive/pop shield (or "spit guard") to try designating a roundabout, desired distance, and to almost hide the mic placement from the performer. Somehow, though, they usually start acting squirmy as if they don't know what to do if they can't see the mic. lol, it's both hilarious and sometimes troubling.
Graham, may I suggest moving your spot lights a bit further from your face or using a bounce card? The hard light, to me, seems a little unflattering and makes your face look a little washed. Just my two sense. :)
awesome video and tips. Very helpful. Never thought about facing the back of the mic towards noise. Genius! lol. My parents walk in closet is super quiet thanks to all the clothing. lol perfect place to record. Liked and subbed!
I know its maybe not your area of expertise, but any chance you could do a video recommending some video equipment and video editing software? All these tips for setting up home recording equipment are great , but I am struggling to find guides for mixing audio I record of me singing and playing guitar with a video I make at the same time. I have a basic HD webcam that I have used so far (£90 dollar webcam) but need some advice what equipment I could use/upgrade to for recording me playing in the studio. Thanks again.
Hey Graham, drop the striped jumper it's making weird visual effects. Great vid anyway, maybe a bit too long, but in the end we sure remember the main tips...
Hey Graham, Love the channel. Now, don't laugh when I say this but, I own an Electro Voice RE20 and RE27 N/D. Now let me turn you on to a little mic that you should look at. Ready? Remember don't laugh. NADY SP-4C $15.00 including shipping on Ebay. I recorded the same poem on Adobe Audition using the RE20 and the SP-4C and looked at the noise of both mics and they are almost identical. I then played them side by side and it was hard to hear a difference. I then conditioned the recording through noise reduction, voice normalization and then mastering. Still no difference. I started asking myself why I havehundreds in mics when I could have spent $100.00 on a dozen of the nady mics. PS~ the room I was recording in was NOT treated, has tile floors, my computer is less than a foot away, and the room has metal file cabinets and a metal work out station. No bouncing sound. I have another mic that pics up my refrigerator fan from 40 feet away and two rooms away. Check out the Nady.
If I have two overheads, am I better off using them both as overheads or is it ok to use one for my hi hats cause I like the sound of the hats mic'd. I'm going to get another mic just for the hihat in a few months but until then which way should I go?
hi grahm you are true Inspiration to me and my work I just have a quick question. I'm really stuck should I buy the blue spark or the rode nt1a I really want to buy the spark because it looks cool its cheaper than the nt1a I have 300$ budget if I buy the nt1a I kinda dont have any money left for a good pair of headphones and if I buy the spark I can buy a good pair of headphones with it too! So what is the main difference between them should I buy the Nt1a or should I buy the Spark! if there is a noticeable difference then yes I will buy the Nt1a but if there isnt then I will go for the spark as I can get headphones with it aswell! As it is my first time buying a microphone for my studio? I dont want to waste the money I collected. Plus my application for the mic is Vocals(mainly) Acoustic guitar Drum Room and occasionally flute or other wind instruments! Your help would be highly appreciated sir!
They used to just say a Mic was Uni-directional or Omni-directional. Whatever happened to that? And I guess Graham's videos are several years old. I wonder whatever happened to him. He is really great at doing these videos.
Just wanted to come out of lurking and say your videos are SO helpful. Thank you for doing what you do.
I don't know why people click dislike on videos like this. Pure facts of mic technique. No personal views on what one should do with the mics.
I have been engineering for 18 years and I am still learning. Very interesting topic. You have a great channel!
I just started college last month for digital media (with a focus on audio). Due to credits I got while in high school I was able to skip the first audio class and go right to the intermediate level... and flipping through the curriculum I've found that I already know pretty much everything that is going to be taught in the class.
Thank you Graham for making my audio class into a boring couple hours of review! :)
Hey Graham, buddy just wanna thank you again. You have been such a big inspiration and teacher over the past few years. There is a request for you: Sometime in this recording month do give us a tour of your current setup and maybe your current go-to workflow if possible because I know it changes all the time as we gain more experience. Maybe that will give us some new ideas, things to learn and above all, a new breathe of inspiration. I see you have got a whole bunch of changes and hardware upgrades. (I am a sucker for setup tours btw :P)
I just happened across this video and I must say,... It's really nice to find that there is somebody out there that not only knows what the hell they're talkin' about but also that you really are aware of the fine art of recording sound that no-one else seems to even care about,... placement and proximity of the mic,... room ambience and all the other fine nuances of recording sound!!
Thank you for a FINE video loaded with important and often overlooked strategies,....
I'm odd to check out your other vids,... and look for that e-book you mention,...
Thanks again!
You got a new fan!
Thanks, Graham. It's so refreshing to go back to basics to remind us what's actually important. I often feel like your videos are akin to a walk through the forest or through the mountains - they dial down the noise of life (e.g. gear lust in audioland) and cut to what's important. Thanks!
Im a student at SAE in Bangkok on Audio Engineering,I found your video usefull as well,cause its always good to look around on the net,so to you people out there,this guy know what he is talking about.Thanks for your tutorials ;-----) Greetings from Jram (Norway)
Good tips!
A little expansion on Tip#3 (aiming the back of the cardioid microphone to avoid unwanted sounds):
With cheap ribbon mics, and multipattern condensers becoming more available, it is useful to note that you can use the sides of a Bidirectional/Figure-8 pattern microphone to even greater effect than the back of a cardioid mic. The side "nulls" of figure-8 will reject a shocking amount of unwanted sound/bleed.
I have even used this property for recording acoustic guitar and vocal simultaneously. Vocal figure-8 mic, front pointed toward the singer's mouth, and edge pointed at guitar. Listen with headphones while the guitar is strummed, turing mic until you hear the least guitar, repeat the process for figure-8 mic on guitar, so it's getting a good guitar sound, and rejecting as much vocal as possible. I've gotten 30+dB of separation; enough to EQ/compress the vocal and guitar separately with no ill effect.
Very insightful, especially the part about using the cardioid's natural sound rejection in the back, as noise cancellation.
Thanks for all the great tips Graham! Especially the one about the back of the microphone, I'm definitely gonna start facing it towards my door. Much thanks!
The mic placement tip at around 6:00 was great. most people don't have silent pc fans so this helps a bunch.
Thanks Graham! Massively helpful as usual. Will keep tuning in to this series and good luck with the album. You can sign me up for a copy!
Boys and girls, mic placement is the single most important aspect of studio engineering. As Graham states, mics, with proper placement, are self EQing. Living on a budget? Take your trusty SM57 and move it around. Try corner loading. Your Squire and Mustang amp can sound like a million bucks. Spend an evening just listening. Find those yummy spots. Moving the mic around and changing the recorded frequencies will give the impression of a second guitarist with different equipment when adding more parts to your recording.. Cool, huh? Your band mates will be impressed. It's just a natural side effect of being cool and knowledgeable.
Oh gosh! Man, thank you so much for your book! It really saves years of time, when you already giving ideas that you thought through carefully through your experience. With no bs about expensive gear "that will make you a pro musician". You are very smart, and when I make thousands dollars on my music I will donate some to ur music fund for releasing the musician out of me by saving so much time. I just wish I got this book years ago when I just started. Good luck on ur way, bro! Ur best,
I have found that you can impress upon a greenhorn (newbie) how to think like a mic regardless of the pattern is, by plugging ONE EAR when you listen to an amp or instrument and you will for the first time understand WHY a mic doesn't produce what you hear is because YOU are listening in stereo. Get in the habbit of one ear listening whilst setting up your session and you will save a ton of time, for you will be hearing a much less clear sound! It will be distant sounding AND you will hear the room sound much clearer.You will experience room coefficients like you never heard before. Try it. You (your student) will have a much kinder understanding of a MICs limits and challenges. Just sayin...
very interesting idea, I will try it
This is actually very interesting. Everything did sound much different, and I found it DID sound similar to what my mic heard. I moved my head different angles like he mentioned in the video (while plugging one ear) and heard things differently than I had before, as if I was hearing what a cardioid would pick up.
ok so does this mean that I should try to make it sound as good as possible with just one ear? then when I mix to stereo later will everything be better?
It means find the best position by moving your head in all directions to just see what you hear and what you want to microphone to pick up depending on the situation, instrument, and sound reflections of the room. Then put the microphone in that position and do a test to see if you like it. When you are happy, you are ready to record.
tasweet28 Exactly
very good info .worth thousands at a recording class
Awesome, keep listening. Almost turned it off because of his non stop rambling, sometimes seemingly insulting style. This guy is really bright, funny(dark), has a deep understanding of "recording" and is able to relay it simply so you can actually use it. I think that he's the kind of guy that would tell his wife she's fat and not understand why she's mad.
A thing I have learned is that if your source is pretty quite, making you to gain your preamp up, the sound gets so much closer and intimate. Trying to set a guitaramp pretty low instead if puching it very hard is something to really try out! Gives a much fuller in your face sound! :)
Your videos are so helpful 💯❤
All the tips are lit🔥
Especially that "back of the microphone tip" is wow💯🔥 which made me to comment (Mostly I won't comment in UA-cam)
Thank you pal :)
Keep doing many valuable stuffs 🤞🏻
Good advice. I've been experimenting and it really does add subtle frequency changes. Thank you Corey haim!
Good shit Graham, I've been producing and recording for a long time and always wondered how to take advantage of the full scope of my mics, but somehow the back never occurred to me..
learn something new everyday 🌠
You're great and what you're doing is great! It also gives me confidence to go forward wit my recording and mixing because watchung your tips I realized that I already knew most of the stuff or figured it out myself. Can I ask you what band you are in and what you sing or play?
Good tips, great articulation & sentence structure. Thanks Graham. I love that thousands of people who previously would never have been able to record their music now can thanks to technology and people like you laying out the principles of how to use the technology. Like most things its not rocket science, just a lot of details that affect your sound one way or another.
Thanks Graham, you are so practical. Keep up the good work.
You just earned yourself a sub, son. Seriously though this is helping so much with my recording. I'm able to eliminate so much hiss that I couldn't before.
Thanks for the Monday brain buffer... You do a great job with the video tips and your consistent output. Haven't really played around using the back of the mic... (Since the plugins save some time.when perfection must be set aside when you need THAT moment recorded).
This video has been good inspiration for me at THIS moment in time... Keep your videos coming Graham, very much enjoyed ... B-)
Put the back of your microphone facing your girlfriend
+Hovinell ha - or toward her?
Hovinell hahahaa
good idea
100th like!
OneFortune first like of your comment.
Great stuff. Finding the best drum kit sound is so hard - going to try this stuff ASAP!
Dude, i don't normal subscribe to channels, but you honestly deserve it. I admire your consistency 👍
I've just found your channel. Thanks so much for this stuff - very watchable and informative.
"It's called turn the microphone" That's friggin awesome dude!
This was like listen to a recording of me teaching my Intro to Audio classes about polar patterns and mics being "stupid." Seriously, like holding up a mirror! Thanks for the morning weird out! ;)
Graham Cochrane! Generous, helpful, insightful. All round good guy!
Cheers
Alex
As always, thanks for the great tips. Especially the back of the mic. That's a new thought for me.
Wow. That back of the microphone tip is great. Never thought of that
Love your tutorials man! Helps me a lot with my music :)
Must agree on the "Thanks for the effort you put into this." The back of the mic tip seems to cause response here. I use off axis on close vocals to avoid airflow's. It will be interesting when it comes to EQ cause many people are chocked how bad they think it sounds the first time they sing into a large diaphragm mic without EQ that pick up all the low end
I'm having a ball watching your videos! Thank you very much!
We're rocking the same studio monitors! Very good video, lots of good points. Subscribed.
+Zach MacLachlan Me too, Presonus kicks ass. Love Studio One as well.
Thank you so much for all these tips! They really help me learn how to record. You're seriously so helpful with all of this. I look forward to your new EP :)
Nice video, and by the way blue mics totally rock!
Thank you for good tips!
In this video: NT1-A Studio Secrets
you can hear the effect of different angles and distances from your source.
Graham, the funny thing about these techniques is, although I've known most of them, I find it quite challenging to keep the mic placements in tact without the recording artists moving around to the front of the mic. It's weird because it almost never fails; if I do mic placements, the artists simply (and seemingly unknowingly) find a way to void out my placement. What I usually do is use the plosive/pop shield (or "spit guard") to try designating a roundabout, desired distance, and to almost hide the mic placement from the performer. Somehow, though, they usually start acting squirmy as if they don't know what to do if they can't see the mic. lol, it's both hilarious and sometimes troubling.
Refreshing tips, man... thank you!
this was actually incredibly helpful! In your opinion what is your favorite vocal mic for recording?
Very helpful video. So simple and SO important. Thank you for sharing
Love the Blue Spark. pick it over a Neumann U87 almost every time when i'm recording
I know what you mean - Iam driving my Ford everyday to work. While my Porche and Ferrari stays in the garage.
FigureInDots HAHAHAHAH
Wtf
Graham, may I suggest moving your spot lights a bit further from your face or using a bounce card? The hard light, to me, seems a little unflattering and makes your face look a little washed. Just my two sense. :)
God bless you! your tips and advices have been really helpful! Thank You!
Thank you for the awesome work that you do and the effort you put into your videos!
i would be using the tips u shared with my dynamic mic, i hope it ll sound good. Thanks
du thank you for your videos - helped me a lot with my own production
Great explanation of microphone usage. ;)
Great tips man, can't wait and looking FW for upcoming month.
awesome video and tips. Very helpful. Never thought about facing the back of the mic towards noise. Genius! lol.
My parents walk in closet is super quiet thanks to all the clothing. lol perfect place to record.
Liked and subbed!
Thanks for these valuable tips bro
great vid. You should illustrate your speach by recording few samples, what do u think ? Anyway, thanks for all your tips.
Great video for people just starting out
Great video Graham, very helpful
You are a wonderful teacher
Seriously your a legend
All your videos are so helpful !
Thanks Graham... great tips!
From italy grazie mille per gli ottimi consigli! Continua ad aiutarci cosi che è perfetto!
I know its maybe not your area of expertise, but any chance you could do a video recommending some video equipment and video editing software? All these tips for setting up home recording equipment are great , but I am struggling to find guides for mixing audio I record of me singing and playing guitar with a video I make at the same time. I have a basic HD webcam that I have used so far (£90 dollar webcam) but need some advice what equipment I could use/upgrade to for recording me playing in the studio. Thanks again.
gram you always have amazing tips!!! thanx bro keep it up!!!
good tips !
Wow, great thngs 2 thnk abt. Thnks, i'm looking 4ward 2 my nxt recording...when ur music coming out?
Thank you so much. Very instructive.
Thanks you so much! Your videos are very helpful, I subscribed!
graham what do you think about a mic absorber? for home recording it would be better than a self-made booth right?
tommorow going for the recording session...
need all urs blessings....\m/
nicely done; but, nothing new ( to me ). I still appreciate your insights on almost all topics, and I have learned a LOT from your tutorials.
You have great tutorials! Keep it up!
Thanks for taking the time to share very important info..
Hey Graham, drop the striped jumper it's making weird visual effects.
Great vid anyway, maybe a bit too long, but in the end we sure remember the main tips...
hey Graham. what angle do you use for recording lead vocals?
Thanks this was very helpful, love your post!
that whistle at 10:06 though, :)
Excellent tips, and nicely presented.
Thank you Graham!
Awesome info thanks for sharing Graham, you are the bomb :D
How do you like the mic you were hiding. Comparison to rode nt1 .
Akg C214 .
Hey Graham, thanks a lot! Great Video!
thanks for the tips man, really helping me out:-)
Hey Graham, Love the channel. Now, don't laugh when I say this but, I own an Electro Voice RE20 and RE27 N/D. Now let me turn you on to a little mic that you should look at. Ready? Remember don't laugh. NADY SP-4C $15.00 including shipping on Ebay. I recorded the same poem on Adobe Audition using the RE20 and the SP-4C and looked at the noise of both mics and they are almost identical. I then played them side by side and it was hard to hear a difference. I then conditioned the recording through noise reduction, voice normalization and then mastering. Still no difference. I started asking myself why I havehundreds in mics when I could have spent $100.00 on a dozen of the nady mics. PS~ the room I was recording in was NOT treated, has tile floors, my computer is less than a foot away, and the room has metal file cabinets and a metal work out station. No bouncing sound. I have another mic that pics up my refrigerator fan from 40 feet away and two rooms away. Check out the Nady.
Are you using F&v r300 ring light? Anyway great tips ;)
would cotton inside of egg crates make the mic more clearer, and i want to know how to mount a mic on my handle bars of my bike like a booth ?
great video, i will have to watch this a few times, make sure this is all ingrained
Top class video! Very helpful, thanks!! Your explanation could nt have been clearer!
If I have two overheads, am I better off using them both as overheads or is it ok to use one for my hi hats cause I like the sound of the hats mic'd. I'm going to get another mic just for the hihat in a few months but until then which way should I go?
These are some great tips, thanks for sharing!
Very helpful! Thank you.
hi grahm you are true Inspiration to me and my work I just have a quick question. I'm really stuck should I buy the blue spark or the rode nt1a I really want to buy the spark because it looks cool its cheaper than the nt1a I have 300$ budget if I buy the nt1a I kinda dont have any money left for a good pair of headphones and if I buy the spark I can buy a good pair of headphones with it too! So what is the main difference between them should I buy the Nt1a or should I buy the Spark! if there is a noticeable difference then yes I will buy the Nt1a but if there isnt then I will go for the spark as I can get headphones with it aswell!
As it is my first time buying a microphone for my studio? I dont want to waste the money I collected. Plus my application for the mic is
Vocals(mainly)
Acoustic guitar
Drum Room
and occasionally flute or other wind instruments! Your help would be highly appreciated sir!
+Mohnish Doultani I bought the Nt2a after gathering my budget
Great :) Looking forward to upcoming tips!
Hey Graham, Whats up? What mic do you use for your recording most?
top stuff
i asked you for this a while back .... and i keep watching so much good stuff
thank you so much
how much preamp gain would you use on the blue spark?
I wish I got the blue spark when it was $99 back in the holidays :-(
They used to just say a Mic was Uni-directional or Omni-directional. Whatever happened to that? And I guess Graham's videos are several years old. I wonder whatever happened to him. He is really great at doing these videos.
I like off axis with an sm57 on a guitar amp, at about 45 degrees, never straight on, it never fails me