Honestly, I think it's really cool that Drake actually sounded great and like his normal performances on the Lauten Audio LS-208. What are your thoughts?
Microphone is important but an artist at this level is going sound like themselves no matter what they use. Having said that, I think it's a great microphone! I need t to point something out tho : 135dBs SPL is a whole lot more than any snare drum's max level. The max SPL handling is a technical *physical* spec, meaning it's the max the capsule can tolerate before physically breaking!! BTW 135dBs is a shotgun at 3-5 feet!!! Keeping in mind that the SPL level double every 10dBs and that 120 is the treshold of pain, 135dBs rupture you ear drum pretty much on the spot! There is absolutely no sound that could ever be produced in a studio... unless your artist is a little bit too gangsta xD
Devon Terrell put Drake on this mic. It's actually his personal mic which is a HUGE flex. All of yall are showing up and showing out. Kudos to the community
I have a slate digital ml1 with a kaotica. I want something i can get on the Road with and record in untreated Spaces. The kaotica makes my vocal takes shit cause i have a deep voice. Would you sell the ml-1 and get this or keep the ml1?
Buy it and try it, and if u like it then sell the ML1. I personally think the Kaotica or any of those foam shields don’t work well at all. Nothing beats a treated room (or even a closet with dense clothing LOL). And since this Lauten mic is detailed like condensers, but has noise rejection like a dynamic…. I’m sold. Just ordered mine and I already have a TLM 103 and Lauten Atlantis.
My issue with Lauten mics is that it doesn't sit in a mix well without alot of EQ and compressors and their mics are prone to plosives. I'm not sure how Neumann does it, but Neumann U87 AI is quite plosive resistant, I'm not sure if it's their capsule or the way they make the grille, but it works.
The U87 is plosive resistant... really? I mean I have never heard the AI model live. But how can a side-address microphone reputed for a large frequency response and hi-fi qualities could be more plosive resistant than a front address, dark condenser designed for modern vocals and hip-hop? I'm at a bit of a loss tbh. The U87 is a lot less boomier than most microphones, meaning it doesn't have any weird resonance from plosives, which a microphone like the AT2020 would have (it's driving me NUTS lol) or other cheaper mics. But it's more more resistant to plosives, at least I don't see how... besides you can just put a pop filter. I don't get why this is even a concern... because if "plosive resistance" is paramount without filter then I dunno get a SM57?! LMAO
Mine came in the mail a couple days before this freestyle dropped and when I saw it I thought what good timing lol. For anyone interested in getting this, I 100% recommend it. They call it the SM7b killer and for good reason. Yes it’s more expensive than the SM7b but when you consider the fact you’d be spending money for both the Shure and possibly a cloud lifter, they’re roughly the same price. It has the rejection of a dynamic mic but the clarity of a condenser. Since I’ve got it, I’ve mainly been using it to track guitars (which sound incredible), but the small sample I’ve done on vocals was super impressive. I also own a Lauten Clarion and these 2 have become my favorite mics. I really think this mic is going to be the new classic.
100% You nailed this explanation. I'm glad you just got your hands on it. It's going to keep impressing you, lol. I guarantee it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
🙏Thank you so much for this, Archie. I know you know, but your support means the world to us. And HUGE thanks to Devvon for making it happen with On The Radar. We had no part in it at all. There was just a phone call from Devvon, like, "FYI... I just did this, and it comes out tomorrow."🤯
You are welcome. You all create such amazing microphones and are just awesome people period! Hahahaha, that's awesome. Devvon is the goat for that 🙌🏾😂😂😂
Just wondering can you actually confirm that this is the mic used for the audio we are hearing… I only asked bc a few things… the audio is off with the video (its pretty bad) also right before he starts his “freestyle” you hear some metal sounding object ( personally sounds like a chain to me, meaning the mic is picking up stuff near his chest area) but you don’t hear anything else… drake is damn near a rubber bag should be noise from that jacket as well ( i understand what noise gates are too ) im just wondering if the audio we are hearing was recorded separate… for some reason this just didn’t come off genuine to me… hope this doesn’t come off as hate
@@username4755 Yes, it's the 208. Devvon would need to comment on the processing, but I believe it was run through the HMD Rosetta EQ and a good bit of compression. The metal sound in the intro is the chains on their neck. You can hear much more of it at the end. Regarding sync, the video is simply one or two frames off, which is easy to miss in an edit you're trying to get out fast. Listen to all the chain and clothing noises starting at 4:35 for further examples. Hope this helps
Wow sold on this! I was wondering what mic he was using! Curious how they setup the vocal chain for his raps?! Like what plugins and all got his voice too sound like that live?! Would love to see a video how to get that setup
Nice! I am too. I have to get on the case and get the vocal chain for you all, lol. The compression does sound 1176 FET'ish but I could be wrong. I will investigate! Thanks for dropping by.
This microphone is on my wishlist. Gonna be a while til I can get my room treated right plus I have to work with the aircon on and the mic has noise-rejecting tech built right into it.
@@itsnatesmith Good to know. I work with a Sennheiser 416 and with the right eq I feel it's pro but not confident enough to send out raw audio. It's still a boxy sound. Hoping the LS-208 is the ticket
It definitely should be considered man. The off axis rejection is crazy. Honestly, with it being a condenser microphone, I'm trying to figure out how Lauten accomplished this. It's pretty cool. Keep me updated.
@@archiebeatz Hey so I got the LS 208. Still messing around with vocal chains but I feel like it's comparable to my Sennheiser 416 in its noise rejection and richness (at 40% lower cost). The case the LS 208 comes in adds even more to the value. Very happy with it!
When I saw this "freestyle" I saw it wasn't live to me. Not lip synced moving the head and sound not following. This is a studio recording put under the fake live performance like color show
I won't say microphone choice is a delusion. You really have to use and work with what you have. Basically, learn to get the best out of what you have in front of you, you know.
Honestly, I think it's really cool that Drake actually sounded great and like his normal performances on the Lauten Audio LS-208. What are your thoughts?
Microphone is important but an artist at this level is going sound like themselves no matter what they use. Having said that, I think it's a great microphone! I need t to point something out tho : 135dBs SPL is a whole lot more than any snare drum's max level. The max SPL handling is a technical *physical* spec, meaning it's the max the capsule can tolerate before physically breaking!! BTW 135dBs is a shotgun at 3-5 feet!!! Keeping in mind that the SPL level double every 10dBs and that 120 is the treshold of pain, 135dBs rupture you ear drum pretty much on the spot! There is absolutely no sound that could ever be produced in a studio... unless your artist is a little bit too gangsta xD
Devon Terrell put Drake on this mic. It's actually his personal mic which is a HUGE flex. All of yall are showing up and showing out. Kudos to the community
Word? I'm getting the full story right now as we speak. The Lauten team put me on some facts on IG. Yes sirrrr!
@@archiebeatz yes sir!!! I see you stay tapped in. 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
They need to start sponsoring
@@wallykuhlenberg The Lauten team are family and I stand by those guys. Very nice and nerdy people, lol.
@@archiebeatz I've heard they have great products. Sales will go through the roof now. Good for them.
Was just about to say this. They released the Vocal Preset they use to record all of the artist that did freestyles on, On The Radio.
Appreciate this man seriously we knew this mic deserved so much more eyes and ears on it!
Yooooooo! What's up bro? We need to talk ASAP, lol! DETAILS!
They need to shoot you that sponsorship 🤷🏾♂️
🙏Thank you for believing in us.
Thank you so much for this man! Community!
You are welcome bro! The community is all we have! Let's tap in ASAP!
love the videos as always and you did a fantastic job with the sweetwater vocal chain im very proud of you
Thank you! I really appreciate this bro.
I have a slate digital ml1 with a kaotica. I want something i can get on the Road with and record in untreated Spaces. The kaotica makes my vocal takes shit cause i have a deep voice. Would you sell the ml-1 and get this or keep the ml1?
Buy it and try it, and if u like it then sell the ML1. I personally think the Kaotica or any of those foam shields don’t work well at all. Nothing beats a treated room (or even a closet with dense clothing LOL). And since this Lauten mic is detailed like condensers, but has noise rejection like a dynamic…. I’m sold. Just ordered mine and I already have a TLM 103 and Lauten Atlantis.
@@WIIMTheMusician Agree, the only thing I think work really properly is the Aston Halo.
My issue with Lauten mics is that it doesn't sit in a mix well without alot of EQ and compressors and their mics are prone to plosives. I'm not sure how Neumann does it, but Neumann U87 AI is quite plosive resistant, I'm not sure if it's their capsule or the way they make the grille, but it works.
The U87 is plosive resistant... really? I mean I have never heard the AI model live. But how can a side-address microphone reputed for a large frequency response and hi-fi qualities could be more plosive resistant than a front address, dark condenser designed for modern vocals and hip-hop? I'm at a bit of a loss tbh. The U87 is a lot less boomier than most microphones, meaning it doesn't have any weird resonance from plosives, which a microphone like the AT2020 would have (it's driving me NUTS lol) or other cheaper mics. But it's more more resistant to plosives, at least I don't see how... besides you can just put a pop filter. I don't get why this is even a concern... because if "plosive resistance" is paramount without filter then I dunno get a SM57?! LMAO
Mine came in the mail a couple days before this freestyle dropped and when I saw it I thought what good timing lol. For anyone interested in getting this, I 100% recommend it. They call it the SM7b killer and for good reason. Yes it’s more expensive than the SM7b but when you consider the fact you’d be spending money for both the Shure and possibly a cloud lifter, they’re roughly the same price.
It has the rejection of a dynamic mic but the clarity of a condenser. Since I’ve got it, I’ve mainly been using it to track guitars (which sound incredible), but the small sample I’ve done on vocals was super impressive. I also own a Lauten Clarion and these 2 have become my favorite mics. I really think this mic is going to be the new classic.
100% You nailed this explanation. I'm glad you just got your hands on it. It's going to keep impressing you, lol. I guarantee it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
🙏Thank you so much for this, Archie. I know you know, but your support means the world to us. And HUGE thanks to Devvon for making it happen with On The Radar. We had no part in it at all. There was just a phone call from Devvon, like, "FYI... I just did this, and it comes out tomorrow."🤯
You are welcome. You all create such amazing microphones and are just awesome people period! Hahahaha, that's awesome. Devvon is the goat for that 🙌🏾😂😂😂
Just wondering can you actually confirm that this is the mic used for the audio we are hearing… I only asked bc a few things… the audio is off with the video (its pretty bad) also right before he starts his “freestyle” you hear some metal sounding object ( personally sounds like a chain to me, meaning the mic is picking up stuff near his chest area) but you don’t hear anything else… drake is damn near a rubber bag should be noise from that jacket as well ( i understand what noise gates are too ) im just wondering if the audio we are hearing was recorded separate… for some reason this just didn’t come off genuine to me… hope this doesn’t come off as hate
@@username4755 Yes, it's the 208. Devvon would need to comment on the processing, but I believe it was run through the HMD Rosetta EQ and a good bit of compression. The metal sound in the intro is the chains on their neck. You can hear much more of it at the end. Regarding sync, the video is simply one or two frames off, which is easy to miss in an edit you're trying to get out fast. Listen to all the chain and clothing noises starting at 4:35 for further examples. Hope this helps
@@LautenAudioawesome thanks for replying!
@@username4755 😄
A mic that is on my list of mics to pic up when I come back to CC🔥 tht mic is super clean Better than the SM7b
Yooo! What's up bro? I'm 100% with you man. Let me know when you grab it.
@@archiebeatz Will do👌🏾🔥
People will be surprised at how subtle switching mics is. It’s not necessarily better, just different for each person.
Shoutout Devvon Terrell, He made sure to put that mic in front of him 🔥
That's dope! I'm actually getting all the whole picture and backstory now. Thank you for dropping by.
Wow sold on this! I was wondering what mic he was using! Curious how they setup the vocal chain for his raps?! Like what plugins and all got his voice too sound like that live?! Would love to see a video how to get that setup
Nice! I am too. I have to get on the case and get the vocal chain for you all, lol. The compression does sound 1176 FET'ish but I could be wrong. I will investigate! Thanks for dropping by.
I’ve heard of this, the engineer Bainz swears by this mic. I will try it out one of these days
Really? Yeah man. It's a nice one for sure.
shoutout to devon for putting drake on
Yes sirrrr!
This microphone is on my wishlist. Gonna be a while til I can get my room treated right plus I have to work with the aircon on and the mic has noise-rejecting tech built right into it.
Yeah the rejection is pretty impressive on these. It’s a tad bit under the SM7b’s rejection but not that far off at all.
@@itsnatesmith Good to know. I work with a Sennheiser 416 and with the right eq I feel it's pro but not confident enough to send out raw audio. It's still a boxy sound. Hoping the LS-208 is the ticket
It definitely should be considered man. The off axis rejection is crazy. Honestly, with it being a condenser microphone, I'm trying to figure out how Lauten accomplished this. It's pretty cool. Keep me updated.
@@archiebeatz Hey so I got the LS 208. Still messing around with vocal chains but I feel like it's comparable to my Sennheiser 416 in its noise rejection and richness (at 40% lower cost).
The case the LS 208 comes in adds even more to the value. Very happy with it!
I have to research this mic
Yeah man. It's a gem for sure.
When I saw this "freestyle" I saw it wasn't live to me. Not lip synced moving the head and sound not following. This is a studio recording put under the fake live performance like color show
give Cench his props 😭
Hahahaha, he killed it as well.
More Drake mic reviews please
im starting to think mic choice doesn't matter and its all a delusion
I won't say microphone choice is a delusion. You really have to use and work with what you have. Basically, learn to get the best out of what you have in front of you, you know.
Just went and watched it… the audio dont even match up with the video… its actually hard to watch its gives me lip syncing vibes
I agree...
100% don’t need an expensive nothing to make something GREAT 🔥
FACTS!
Nice marketing
I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING.
*promo sm* 🎉
too much focus and dependance on a mic, lets see how artist sound without it, thats how you spot talent,