🔴 Audio Gear Regrets | Sennheiser MKH 50 vs Shure SM7b

Let's talk about audio-related gear regrets. I'll be sharing my setup and reviewing 4 microphones during this stream. You'll also learn about the microphone purchase that I put off for 2 years and after finally buying it, I'm kicking myself for not purchasing it sooner.
Gear highlighted in this video (affiliate links):
Shure SM7B: amzn.to/3R63kcl
Okava MK-012 (set of 2): amzn.to/3uyGKBC
Sennheiser MKH50: amzn.to/3uC3PmV
Rode Wireless GO II: amzn.to/3NCT61w
Gear I use the most (affiliate links):
Sony FX3: amzn.to/3mUcAFf
Sony a7siii: amzn.to/3JJWO8E
Sigma 24-70mm: amzn.to/3yF7IX1
Sony 16-35mm: amzn.to/3LmuudX
Tamron 35-150mm: amzn.to/3JlJJkx
DJI Wireless Mics: amzn.to/3n076IQ
Rodecaster Pro 2: amzn.to/3yEKCzS
ATEM Mini Pro ISO: amzn.to/3rbS05c
Shure SM7b: amzn.to/3YTgUln
Comfortable headphones: amzn.to/3lhRQXy
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[@getstew]

My MKH 50 arrives tomorrow. I'm excited.

[@kriedholm]

Oh fun! Enjoy.

[@anthonyrock5039]

Fantastic choice! No time like the present!

[@kriedholm]

Indeed!

[@KevinAroni-uz5rl]

Wowowowo

[@WillNewcomb]

Learning from you about 'Immidiacy effect', I did some trials with both my wired PurplePanda lav and my Fulaim X5 wireless lav. The latter improved dramatically by being placed in front of my mouth rather than beneath my chin. Far better top end. Doing the same thing with my PurplePanda, there wasn't such a big difference, but its frequency range was far broader with a much fuller bottom end compared to the Fulaim. I really should use the PP more, but I hate wires haha!!!
Thanks for your videos which I'm enjoying a lot. Blessings.

[@caseyzx]

aww its sad that there werent that many people at the livestream, i'll try to be there next time! your production quality is great

[@kriedholm]

Totally ok. As a friend pointed out, a few is more than 0 so I'll take it! Hope to see you at a future livestream.

[@ramonperez118]

Hi Kri, always love your videos. Love your delivery and tempo. Great Job

[@kriedholm]

Thank you, Ramon!

[@arhon888]

Thanks for sharing. The Okava seems to be my favorite actually. I think perhaps it has a little advantage over Sennheiser in terms of position. I have the Go II but Oktava side by side sounds next level. Is it possible to achieve something comparable in lav form?

[@kriedholm]

The Oktava mic is a surprise, isn't it? I'm unable to recommend a lav setup that'll achieve similar results. Let me know if you find something. Thanks for tuning in!

[@zogun]

love MKH 50, but i cant afford it .. might go with Se7 or NT5

[@caseyzx]

listening to this livestream in the background, pretty decent! i have an sm7db and i can't afford a mkh50 so i might get a ntg3

[@kriedholm]

I saved up for a year to get the MKH50, so I totally understand. I'm glad I went that route because it's an amazing mic.

[@narrator-timothymckean]

The MKE 600 is another shotgun you might look at , or the Blue Baby Bottle supercardioid condenser.

[@WillNewcomb]

Audio: Being a complete beginner, a couple of days ago I tuned into a video by a sound engineer about common mistakes people make with audio.
But...
His audio was rubbish. Lots of background echo. He would have got much better audio using my $30 PurplePanda wired lav which would have picked up his voice rather than the echo from his hard walls. Interesting how experts can still be completely blind, OR deaf!!!

[@urlilgoddess]

What are your settings on the Rodecaster Pro 2 for the MKH 50?

[@kriedholm]

I have all settings turned off in this video so you can hear what the mic sounds like without processing.

[@nickdual]

I subscribed

[@kriedholm]

Thanks and welcome!

[@DailyRiot]

Why is no one using the mkh8050?

[@kriedholm]

Good question! Why should I be using it?

[@DailyRiot]

@kriedholm Well, it's supposed to be the new and improved version of the mkh50. I actually ended up buying the mkh 8060, which is the newer version of the 416.
For the most part, everyone is buying the older models. I was looking for a review on the 8050. That's how I came across your video. Must confess, I definitely don't need it close to 30 mics and still buying then, haha. Some kind of mental illness that makes me keep buying then. Even though I end up using the SM7B often.