Learn more Tiny Desk tech tips from Josh, including this story on microphones, here: www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2019/04/02/705579879/tiny-tech-tips-microphones
Wow! great info but are the instruments and microphones connected to an interface and audio software. How do we connect the microphones and where do we connect? Is it connected to a mixture, interface and audio software. What audio software do you use? would be great if you could share with us the idea for recoding the full song. Are these all played live or first you record an audio and then later sync it with the video?
jamosensei You have exactly Right - Lianne La Havas, Andwrson Paak, Tank &Bangas are definitelly better in NPR! So - Now I listen only NPR concerts on YT. Regards!
Fun fact: Phase cancellation (or destructive interference) is used on purpose for noise cancellation headphones. Noise-cancelling headphones actively listen to the noise around you and plays it back "real-time" 180 degrees out of phase which makes the high part of the waveform cancel with the low part of the waveform, so it zeros out. Not that anyone asked...someone might like this haha. I wouldn't have thought of it in this context and how it produces great sound. So cool.
Thats fascinating i remember seeing something like that on Mark Robers channel. Sound acts in a very bizarre but incredibly interesting way....have you seen cymatics? Where they put sand on a plate and pump certain frequencies through it, and the sand forms geometric patterns due the the "shape" of the sound?
@@ether5431 perfect phase cancellation will result in zero sound. So since we are bringing in the 180 degree phase shift of outside noise signal, it will result in zero sound( or volume) of the outside noises due to phase cancellation. Whereas we can hear the thing we played( music,etc) properly without any problem with the outside noises cancelled out. I hope that this is what you actually asked and you understood my point
The employee retention at NPR Music must be extremely high- these engineers and musicians are geniuses! We appreciate your informative videos. Thank you!
I saw a couple of videos of NPR... I am a drummer so always go first to the drum sound.. And .. OMG! this guy nailed in a way that make sing those drums for that kind of place!.. Excellent video!
Omg i love you guys, the recordings that you do often appeal to me more than the album of the artists. That you make this series now is the most awesome thimg ever ! Keep up the amazong work
Hey Josh- I used to work with Glyn a lot in the '80's & '90's and have a slight correction. The left mic just peeks over the floor tom, not above the cymbals.
This was such a great video, I know this was 6 years ago, so maybe time for a follow up video, where he can actually show the drum tracks in his DAW and how he goes about mixing a Tiny Drums session? Please 🙏
I would love a general walkthrough/overview of how he gets such consistently good sound in such a tight spot from so many different artists...what's his mindset? process?
Oh man - Tip #3 - don't wrench your mic stands into different positions without loosening the tightening screws first, unless you want to throw away your nice mic stands every couple of years.
nice tutorial :D Really helpful, thanks just an idea how to make these tutorials even more helpful: If you play the same groove every time it's much easier to actually hear the differences between the recording methods :) Else you might be fooled by the groove or the style of playing. For me the first Take with one mic sounded the best, but thats probs because I liked the groove the most :)
I love this video. sure Anderson Paak and all the other great musicians play brilliantly, but without you guys being so professional and expert at your job, then the best musicians will sound average. Thanks for explaining so it was so easy to understand. Cheers.
Learn more Tiny Desk tech tips from Josh, including this story on microphones, here: www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2019/04/02/705579879/tiny-tech-tips-microphones
Thanks for all the great work. What type of mixer do you use?
Wow! great info but are the instruments and microphones connected to an interface and audio software. How do we connect the microphones and where do we connect? Is it connected to a mixture, interface and audio software. What audio software do you use? would be great if you could share with us the idea for recoding the full song. Are these all played live or first you record an audio and then later sync it with the video?
@@anilrai9049 great fukin questions! ty:)
@@gazicj Oh I want to learn about all these as I really don’t have any idea.
Josh, because of you, TDC artists sound better than on most of their studio albums...Thank you for providing us with the gift of your audio expertise.
jamosensei
You have exactly Right - Lianne La Havas, Andwrson Paak, Tank &Bangas are definitelly better in NPR!
So - Now I listen only NPR concerts on YT.
Regards!
@@tomlibero3780 Dua Lipa too!
We appreciate you Josh!
Fun fact: Phase cancellation (or destructive interference) is used on purpose for noise cancellation headphones. Noise-cancelling headphones actively listen to the noise around you and plays it back "real-time" 180 degrees out of phase which makes the high part of the waveform cancel with the low part of the waveform, so it zeros out. Not that anyone asked...someone might like this haha. I wouldn't have thought of it in this context and how it produces great sound. So cool.
Thats fascinating i remember seeing something like that on Mark Robers channel. Sound acts in a very bizarre but incredibly interesting way....have you seen cymatics? Where they put sand on a plate and pump certain frequencies through it, and the sand forms geometric patterns due the the "shape" of the sound?
i've always wondered how. thanks
Ur so cool
Wouldn't that greatly affect the sound signature of the can? Just curious, i havent got a noise cancelling headphones myself
@@ether5431 perfect phase cancellation will result in zero sound. So since we are bringing in the 180 degree phase shift of outside noise signal, it will result in zero sound( or volume) of the outside noises due to phase cancellation. Whereas we can hear the thing we played( music,etc) properly without any problem with the outside noises cancelled out.
I hope that this is what you actually asked and you understood my point
This is the most informative drum mic'ing video I've found and I've been watching A LOT
And it was only 5 min, crazy 💎🔥
So you're the reason Anderson Paak. sounds so much better at Tiny Desk than any other recording... Thanks!
That TDC is awesome! Worth a listen to those who haven't heard it.
Haha thanks 🙏
What a lovely and precise educational video! Thank you!
For comparison:
1 mic: 1:06
2 mic: 2:18
3 mic: 3:41
NPR should pin this comment
ty much
The employee retention at NPR Music must be extremely high- these engineers and musicians are geniuses! We appreciate your informative videos. Thank you!
Could this guy be anymore NPR-y?
Ha, nope
mjchmara1 well then, maybe you are too young...th-cam.com/video/bPpcfH_HHH8/w-d-xo.html
I'm agreeing with you, e.g. no, he could not be anymore NPR-y. I grew up on mid-90s SNL!
FIRST thing I said!
Must be the copious amount of soy they consume.
I only put it halfway in the hole, and I can confirm it leads to isolation
JcGrubbsFilms As the bishop said to the actress
im more mature than this i swear
Not only was this helpful but your explanation of phase cancellation is probably the best I've ever heard!
Josh from one audio engineer to another. I love your work every band sound incredible. You do so much with so little. It's an inspiration
Tiny Desk sound is always primo! Clean, natural and organic. Thank you for that inside look!! Kudos!
Finally. A tutorial on how to get that NPR/ Tiny Desk drum sound everyone’s after. Sweet. So hyped. Super.
So nice tiny, we are waiting for others instrument recordings
There is. Just try looking further
@@jakealfrednunez6625 sir... That comment was 3 years ago
I've always been impressed with the sound engineering in this series, and this is exactly the video I wanted to see! Thanks so much for making it! :)
This was so incredibly informative. And short?!? Amazing! Thanks for this!
Infamous Josh. We love what u do and can't wait for tiny desk to come back to the desk
I saw a couple of videos of NPR... I am a drummer so always go first to the drum sound.. And .. OMG! this guy nailed in a way that make sing those drums for that kind of place!.. Excellent video!
Omg i love you guys, the recordings that you do often appeal to me more than the album of the artists. That you make this series now is the most awesome thimg ever ! Keep up the amazong work
You guys are so generous. Let there be more from where you receive from
Love the attitude in these videos! So charming, it’s obvious you folks love what you do.
More please
i second that !
You sir are the real hero of tiny desk!
this is like The Joy Of Painting for drum recording. Love it, thanks NPR!
Hey Josh- I used to work with Glyn a lot in the '80's & '90's and have a slight correction. The left mic just peeks over the floor tom, not above the cymbals.
Joe Schiff thanks so much joe! Amazing to hear a first hand account. Looking forward to listening to the difference.
Glad to help! You do great work. I love the TDCs.
This is fucking cool
That is awesome! Thank you for the knowledge
Love these educational videos from you guys at tiny desk. ❤
Thank you Josh and thank you NPR for this very helpful video. I will definitely try these out.
Awesome video!!! More like this please!
That's the most adorable (and informative) thing I've seen in ages :)
I looked anywhere in the internet for josh’s tips on how he work on tiny desk! Keep these videos on! :D
Guys,you are great!Thanks
this is really good thanks soooo much!
YESSSSS!! I've been begging for some engineering vids for a long time. Haven't even watched this one yet but couldn't contain myself lol. Thank you!
Thanks so much NPR. I need this
The magic is, any mic can be the best mic to suit the recording, in the right man's hand. Hat off for Josh!
This was short but extremely educational :D
I hope one day you make one for voice :3
Simple + Efficient = great sound!
So this is the guy behind the incredible mix of every tiny desk concert
This video has been really helpful. Thanks.Can you please do a video on live mixing as well?
This video was more helpful than a lot of other recording technique videos
I would love to hear a sample of the SM58 inside of the kick lol
I just tried this in my own recording and I can confirm, 58 on a kick sounds great
sm58 ftw, but take off the pop filter first for extra meatiness.
@@gitsurfer27 so just a sm57 haha
Thanks you Josh.
All this videos sound great, thanks for the amazing sound
Nice tips. Congratulations!!!. Greetings from Mexico City
Josh Sooo Talented ❤️
Estos videos son delos los mejores, gracias Josh y todos los que están detrás de Tiny desk:)
Thank you for this video!
This was such a great video, I know this was 6 years ago, so maybe time for a follow up video, where he can actually show the drum tracks in his DAW and how he goes about mixing a Tiny Drums session? Please 🙏
Just perfect. Thank you and yes your sound rocks in the chest.
Wow Josh you are fantastic! Keep these vids coming!
EXCELLENT VIDEO. PLEASE, KEEP THEM COMING. I BEG YOU
Great video :D would love more of these
Lovely & Fabulous tips darling.
Awesome bro!! I would love to see more of your mic techniques used in tiny desk!! Thanks!
We need one of these videos from the videographer who filmed adele's tiny desk 👍
YES, finaly we get introduced to the legend himself.
Hummingbirds are so nice 👍🏻
He’s a wonderful man
This was excellent advice.
you guys are awesome.
I Love the simplicity
Josh does a fantastic job.
These guys are awesome!
Love it!! keep em coming!!!
Thank you for this!!! Informative as hell
Simply & it works. Thanks
Thanks a lot for your tips!!!
Thank NPR Music !
more of this please
Maybe it's just me, but I love the sound of the 1 mic technique...
1 & 3 for me
Where do you put it?
@@Mittsthetfordyall if you watched the video he uses the right knee technique
Bless you for this!
you are a genius my friend!
More!!!!! Thx.
this is actually amazing
I know next to nothing about recording and engineering. It was cool to learn some things from this.
This is so awesome. I just recently downsized my interface from an 8 input to a 2 input audio interface, so this helps me work with what I got haha!
I would love a general walkthrough/overview of how he gets such consistently good sound in such a tight spot from so many different artists...what's his mindset? process?
Oh man - Tip #3 - don't wrench your mic stands into different positions without loosening the tightening screws first, unless you want to throw away your nice mic stands every couple of years.
I Love you Josh, you're super. :)
KEXP vs TND mic crews need to be a throwdown
KEXP sucks totally in comparison with TDC
This was great!
any1 else watching this even though they don't plan on recording drums anytime soon lol?
Haha, yeah I think most people forget the most important part to getting good sounding drums. #1 RECORD A GOOD DRUMMER
I always say that and it make people mad.
We Will Rock You was people stomping on a stage, but your point is well made.
The sheer number of times ive watched this video when recording drums is astronomical
nice tutorial :D
Really helpful, thanks
just an idea how to make these tutorials even more helpful: If you play the same groove every time it's much easier to actually hear the differences between the recording methods :)
Else you might be fooled by the groove or the style of playing. For me the first Take with one mic sounded the best, but thats probs because I liked the groove the most :)
Great Video!
The genius!
I love this video. sure Anderson Paak and all the other great musicians play brilliantly, but without you guys being so professional and expert at your job, then the best musicians will sound average. Thanks for explaining so it was so easy to understand. Cheers.
thank you! really interesting
that very first rim hit really scared the bejeezus out of me
All the best i wish you..
Greats from Germany ☀️☀️😎
No discussion about compression???
Please have dovydas play for you guys!!! He made a submission the man would be a jem to watch at the tiny desk!
Love it
Good lord even the NPR audio engineers have vocal fry!
Can we get another one of these that's like an hour long? lol
Awesome, any tips on reducing drums/cymbal bleed from vocal mics? Thanks.
i wish somebody looked at me the way James looks at Josh