$50 mic vs $1000 mic: an UNFAIR comparison!
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Comparing the value of a $50 mic vs a $1000 microphone for your home studio.
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You sound like the perfect radio voice lol
@ABDULAZIZ ALAHMADI Thats not radio tho.
I came to this video suspecting someone to bash the $50 mic. I left subscribing to your channel knowing that you actually know how to record.
this is the same with DSLR camera bodies and lighting. Everyone forgets lighting and spends $3000 on the body and makes shit video because it is poorly lit
Sophist
Can't against this statement.
It's just this particular video that looks bad
THANK YOU for saying that! It took me years to realize how important the recording space is. So recently, I installed acoustic panels, and it was shocking to know that even my phone's teeny tiny mic has better quality than a Neumann in an untreated room.
You look like Zach Galifianakis
Damn, beat me to it
Lmao 😂 yes!!!
4:38 "And yeah SHURE, mics are important" LOL
Alexandre Hahaha
REEEEEEEEEE
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I cant tell you how many times I try to tell people to invest in their recording space but they dont listen to me because all they want is a really good microphone.
Oh yes, a perfect irony - the better the microphone, usually the more sensitive, ergo the better your recording environment needs to be...
The Neumann is a lot more sensitive and picks up the lower frequencies better from a distance than the AKG, so the "bad recordings" didn't really sound THAT bad quality-wise. Sure, there was a lot of background noise and reverb (in the shower), but the sound was great!
akg didnt have that bad quality
I'm three years late i know, but that was the point of the video haha
Would love to see how you made those acoustic panels!
Here you go: th-cam.com/video/z5ApIWbjvcA/w-d-xo.html
You the best, dude! I recently built some and also made a video about it, it was such a fun experience! :)
Great info. Love your delivery style! Another note I would add for mic shoppers is that some mics will work better with your voice, regardless of price. Also the best mic in the world won't help your delivery.
Dude you coming out of the shower like that just earned you a sub XD Great work on the comparison by the way! Really good stuff!
Excellent tips. Space is more important than condenser microphone. Sir what is best space is size for vocal recording.
Excellent video! I have to share this. Great content and the example was perfect. Keep posting and sharing your knowledge.
I watched this one and your fair comparison videos. I love both of them because they both say what I've been working with for 10 years. I've had the same USB since 2011 and it always sounded its best because I treated my space well (and because I cleaned my audio which really wasn't that much post work). If I can get paid work on a USB anyone can with treated space. I recently upgraded to an XLR because I am ready to take on better jobs.
A VA friend of mine shared this video with my cast members working on a project - great stuff mate, very practical, straight to the point and excellent live samples of your points. Thank you very much Mike (apologies if I got your name wrong - sounds like Mike-Doug-Audio), makes me think more about my space when recording voice-overs.
Yea would be cool to see your booth and how you made it along with the panels
while listening to the AKG I was thinking "it sounds really good, nothing wrong with that" and then the Neumann showed up and my mind was blown
The most I paid for was a Blue Yeti with a pop filter and a pair of headphones. 1000 is pathetically shit for that price.
I'd spend about that much on a studio set up of equipment and shit I bet. Also, pretty sure most people don't go for 1000 dollars unless they want to meet a certain image.
I like what ya did here. I've been using a gasp...Logitech mic for TH-cam, I've found out that going in my walking closet has made it bearable.
Good informative video - BUT you should really consider the statement "If you have a large diaphragm microphone there is a preety good chance you are gonna be ok.". Be aware that any decent quality small diaphragm condensor will do the job just as good as the same level of large diaphragm microphone! I dare you ;-) "Large diaphragm" is as much of a buzzword as is the word "Tube" in front of the word "microphone". Oddly enough this "large diaphragms are better than small diaphragms" just seems to be commonly accepted as the truth - but it is not. ;-)
It reminds me of the rubiks cube community:
It's not about the cube, it's about how well it's being maintained. Is it clean? Is it lubed? Is it too tight? Is it too loose?
At the start of the video you have the AKG back to front.... you are talking into the back of the mic.... at 1:22 time you can see the AKG badge on the front of the microphone!
Lol I compared my Rode M3 to the Neumann lively (side-by-side), I spoke into it exactly what you said, and it is soooo! Close to it! If not the exact same Sound! Quite interesting isn't it?
Man, I love your voice and channel. Subbed. Great info. I like your sense of humor. Very refreshing. I can tell right away you are very kind person. I don't know I just feels that way.
Right after ur 4:21 smooch, i got an ad that had a "smooch" as the very first thing. I laughed so hard cuz u looked exactly like the lady in the ad
This is actualy a compairson of a Neumann TLM103 & a Neumann U87...
as all the perception mics are exact replicas with a K67 capsule & circutry.
(The patents ran out 30+ years ago)
{They both have about the same amount of raw material in them; maybe $3.00}
Good stuff!
It's a good thing you explained why you went into all those rooms cause I was sitting here confused like "I came here for a mic comparison, not a tour of your FUCKING HOUSE!" All jokes aside, however, good video.
0:00 - ZACH GALAFIANAKIS?
0:01 - oh, shit never mind. fuck me. sorry.
Just got a used AKG Perception 100. The mount wont screw in properly.
Tried clockwise and counter, just wont hold.
What could i be doing wrong? Or is it broken?
You know what a cool video would be? A comparison like this (in the terrible audio environments) but comparing a Shure SM7B to the Neumann! ;-)
Wait, he didn't put the TLM 103 in the room? Face it, that TLM would have sounded a lot better. I'm not knocking the 50 mic, but don't lie to yourself
Can somebody suggest a way to improve my audio on teamspeak. I like listening to music without headphones but don't want my friends to hear it. Would a different microphone change anything?
You need to make more videos, man. I could watch (well, at least listen to) these all day :P
hello Booth Junkie i make music with the XLR 990 and it goes for around 100$ what i was wondering is ive seen people use microphones less expensive have such a crisp sound and mine is not the greatest could it be because of my mixing skills ?
This is such a great video Mike! I love this video! Very funny! This was a very good way to teach us to get our space in order. Thanks.
I don't particularly care about any of this, but your voice is so buttery smooth, I watched the whole video.
Whats the best all around mic for rapping/singing for the money? I heard blue bird is good
TransforMerLess = shouldn't it have been calles, TML? 🤣
Can i tell you a secret ................buying a mic from one decent price and above (example $350)you can not tell the difference.....you ONLY buying brands.....trust me !!!!
Andreas Christodoulou What a shit comment, wow
I've never seen anyone do a mic comparison in their shed and laundry rooms before. I interesting. LOL
is that mic(AKG perception 100) electret? or its true condenser?
Excellent share and great advice!! 100%!!!
With so many reflection filters and portable vocal booths being made, mics have become way more important.
yes make a video of vocal panel please
next one Noeuman u87 vs trust stars?
*Is that washing machine any good? 😁*
Do a sterling st159 review
unfair but funny. tushea bro.
Dude, you are *awesome !!!* I have been a strip club DJ / MC for the last 17 years. I have dabbled in voice over work on and off, including doing paid work for a short-film director (not a SHORT film director lol). Back in 2002 I took a few Learning Annex classes on voice over work, but I never really followed through. At age 43, I am now pleased to say that I officially throwing my hat in the ring. I mean, I don't see myself being a strip club DJ at age 60, but I do see myself doing voice over work at age 60. Thank you for your videos !!!
don't like the tlm 103. sounds too sibilant.
You look like a younger, rugged, David Jason lol.
The AKG actually wasn't bad.
will a decent microphone around 100 bucks sound better than my laptop mic.
very much so, and use a question mark
LOL! I fucking love this guy. I gotta subscribed. This is very informative. I already knew this, but it's just great to see someone that has some common sense when discussing microphones and the space for them. #Salute Booth Junkie!
So irritating that you didn't put the TLM in the booth.
I still thought the more expensive one sounded better. lol
Has anyone ever told you that you look a lot like Mark Hamill?
Is an acoustic blancket a good idea for cheap room adaptation? I wish i could use them from time to time, but no always.
Very well put... Subscribed.
Excellent video. Nice job.
just do your voice over in your closet
Kami Coser unless it's treated, it's horrible especially for low voices. The smaller the space, the lower frequency of the reflections, and those destroy voice over recordings. And it'll
Be impossible to mix the vocals over music too!
That's how the game Bastion's award-winning voiceover was recorded.
Nice. Id like to add that the best way to deal with standing waves is to have your walls at odd angles. Also, a tiny booth is not always the best way to record a voice (of any kind), it may work perfectly for one persons voice but not at all for another.
I do agree with you that voice-over requirements aren't as creative or strict as a singer in a band (or soloist), but a very small space can make your recording sound to compressed. This can be quite obvious if a singer has a big/loud singing style (screamer) some people even talk/speak with a loud voice so it may be a good idea to have an extra room that's bigger in case you run into one.
In fact, it may be best to start out building a good control room for all your mixing, processing, mastering etc. and book time in an existing studio for tracking.
What do you think about using a public recording studio? I am a beginning voice actor, so I don't have the kind of money to spend getting either a good mic or good sound proofing. Therefore, I would think using a public recording studio would be best, but I don't know how to find out if any are near me. Thanks for any advice beforehand!
You can always book time in a recording studio, the trouble is most studios will likely charge as much, or more per hour than you are making. Check out my "improvised vocal booths" playlist (th-cam.com/play/PLzEW-dm_vsRu8OD_caE2mg8YTerbGgOoW.html) -- you may have a totally viable recording space and not even know it!
Seems like such a nice & cool dude, damn.
wow expected you to have 100k+ subs...
you gained a sub from someone who has the same youtube dream like you
i like that shock mount what is it called, did you make it?
Great video thx for sharing
great video! haven't seen anything like it, thanks for bringing this to my attention
dope video ...but why didnt you put the pro mic in the booth as well?
hello, which interface do you use?
Larissa Lisboa same Q here!
Voiceover
Sound dead is Good . ha !
I really enjoy your content but you tend to use the "so" verbal crutch a ton. I find that to be interesting from someone who works with copy professionally. Just an observation.
resonance, thats how its called
Thanks a lot really great channel
good video it was helpful
Top! Please make a Video explaning how to made a acustic tratament.
A hug from Brazil... Thanks
Mike, when I stop looking and all I'm hearing is your voice, all I hear are the dulcet tones of Bryan Cranston on Breaking Bad! Your voice is great!
Much richer sound. Wow.
This channel is good!
My finger clicked the subscribe button the second you opened that shower curtain.
Hey BJ.... great stuff. Thx. But.. im curious to see how one connetcts all the parts IN a booth and yet the computer driving everything is OUTSIDE the booth. How do u set that up so the booth is not crowded and noisy?? Late Bloomer here.... thx
uhhh, did u just call me a bo chunky?!
👏
Good video
What makes one Mic so much more expensive than the other? - Surely the manufacturing process can't be that much different between them?
Homer Simpson things cost what people are prepared to pay for them - not how much they cost to make, that being said the expensive mic would've cost more to design, the electronics inside would be of higher quality, and probably is made from more expensive materials.
Some of them are pretty hard to put together, though, like ribbon mics.
Homer Simpson Sometimes the tube sometimes the name and the success behind it. The price range under 500 dollars should be relatively linear to the performance.
For example Rode makes really nice mics with the best technology, but they are not going to make it under 100 dollars.
Eat'n Good TV Nah you are the slave for all of us.
Oh yes it can. Fine German craftsmanship vs Chinese factory ethic are worlds apart. Neumann uses more and purer gold (anytime you see yellow on a circuit board it's likely gold plated.) Then comes the tuning - some frequencies you want a mic to reject, such as very low rumble and very high freq that loop (feedback)Germans are always exact while mass produced mics are not even tested.
Exactly what I needed to hear! Thanks, Mike.
Can you suggest an acoustic panel treatment for *RØDE NT-1A* ? I’ve only got one condenser microphone & a *Shure SM57* dynamic microphone 🎤 at the moment. Which I’ve used many times on different projects.
Thank you for this video. While silly, it points out in the BEST way that the microphone isn't the MOST important aspect of recording.
thanks for making this video.... something I preach a lot and I MEAN A LOT to young engineers, but unfortunately, its the boring answer that kids doesn't want to hear about... this video will help a lot cheers!!!
Great video. I don't even have much interest in this stuff and I still tune in. LOL! Also, you had a whole Alton Brown (the good Alton Brown from Good Eats days) vibe going on at 2:40-2:50, which is awesome. :) In fact, having watched the whole video, if you told me you were a Good Eats/Alton Brown fan, I wouldn't be surprised. :)
Would have made sense to at least record a bit with the Neumann in the same room where the AKG was, just for the sake of comparison and to make the point that in the end it IS worth spending more for a good mic!
Here you go: th-cam.com/video/IDYULeMGaSE/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=BoothJunkie
Heeeey! Talk about "UNFAIR!" How 'bout letting us hear the $1,000 mic inside your booth?
Every time i watch this and you struggle, not knowing the word to use to describe a standing wave. I go crazy thinking the word your looking for was AMPLIFIED .
Pay 1000 for a mic to record music mostly played on phones laptops or cheap headphones....
🦉 Yes, but they are >$1000 laptops or phones. 🤣
im trying to get into the this amazing, but i need some help, im about to get the Samson C01U Pro USB Studio Condenser, it is USB not XLR, i dont have pre-amp, phantom power etc. :/ i could be any chance to get some nice samples from it?, much obliged Mike
Many thanks for this.
Great video, Mike. And very revealing about the recording space. I got the go-ahead for a job I auditioned for 2 months ago (late April 2018) while I was on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. The client needed the final read right away. Fortunately I had a Sennheiser e935 dynamic, Apogee One, and my laptop aboard. I set up our stateroom for "sound-deadening" and did the read. Scary how good it sounded, especially in comparison to the U87, Vinetch 473 Preamp, and Pro Tools in my home studio. Is there a difference? Yes, but it's so slight that the client accepted the read without a problem. I am a microphone lover but I'm also a realist. That's why I always travel with the Sennheiser/Apogee portable rig.
This is an outstanding series!
I have a microphone question...
I'm setting up a small video recording studio in my home that will be used to record product presentations for use on our website / You Tube.
These presentations are made by women. They aren't stationary - they'll be moving and demonstrating. (Think QVC in the spare room.)
I'm thinking that lapel mics might not be ideal due to rustle and bustle.
Since they won't be sitting at a desk where they could be close to a mic I'm thinking shotgun - but what do I know?
Room treatment per your and other instructionals is in the works. Definitely going with the Zoom H5 in the "good audio will improve sketchy video but not the other way around theory.
Might you have any thoughts in the "low budget" category?
Thanks!!