The Best Audio For Video- Part 1... the long awaited audio series intro
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- Finally! The video everyone's been asking for. This is the intro video to the audio series that answers "What Mic do you use Markus?" and many other questions about getting the best audio for video. It's not a simple answer, as this video will explain. Each person's voice and environment is different, which determines the type of mic, recorder, mic placement, etc etc. This will be a pretty extensive series, so take notes. Be sure to watch the whole video in each one, there is lots of info being shared here. Enjoy!
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The Audio Series:
The Best Audio For Video- Part 1... the long awaited audio series intro
• The Best Audio For Vid...
Windproofing a lavalier Microphone Trick for outdoor Audio Recording • Windproofing a lavalie...
Where do I hide my mic ? • Where do I hide my mic ?
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Why NOT to stick a microphone in your hair • Why NOT to stick a mic...
Creating a Good Audio Recording Environment Indoors • Creating a Good Audio ...
The Best Microphones • The Best Microphones f...
Audio Recorder Epic Comparison • Audio Recorder Epic Co...
Wireless Audio Mic Systems Epic Comparison • Wireless Audio Mic Sys...
Audio Post Processing for Videos • Audio Post Processing ...
Audio Series wrap up, misc stuff • Audio Series wrap up, ...
I love your shiny, big, generous channel. You make me realize that we camera geeks come from all ways of life and that we all are, somehow, family.
I'm glad you like my shiny big generous... um... channel 😉
@@MarkusPix lol
Great observation, Álex. For me personally, it gives me a huge kick to lay my hands on the latest APS-C / Super 35 or VistaVision "full-frame" 35mm sensor digital cameras designed in say 2020 and since then.... and then with the wonder of simple lens mount adapters, use photography or cine lenses on it designed in the 1960s or even before. Oldest lens I had heard of that someone used on modern digital camera was made in the 1880s. For audio recordings, 1950s to 1970s reel-to-reel portable Nagras, Uhers, Telefunkens do the trick.
Practical In depth audio videos are sorely absent on TH-cam. This is perfect. Thanks Markus.
my pleasure
I'm really looking forward to this series. Most of my videos are done in a blacksmith shop, which is acoustically horrible. Seems like there is never a good balance between the vocals and the ambient shop sounds.
Ok so i just watched a video about sound for movies of video for productions. Close micing as much as possible but your backround sounds are probably metal on metal. Limiting sounds in th background would be smart while doing your audio. You may be SOL because of your environment. Watch this and decide for yourself. th-cam.com/video/x6btmJSRueE/w-d-xo.html
All those sparks flying around makes it tricky, but every bit helps. Put fireproof sound blankets on everything you possibly can that's not in the shot, including as much of the floor as possible. Wool is the most flame resistant fabric of all, in Hollywood, they spray fireproofing clear liquid on everything. Or the ultimate fireproof sound absorbing flooring is sand. Put a mic under your shirt so any sounds behind and beside you will be blocked (I'll show how in upcoming video) Only talk between hits because theres no way to separate a hammer hit from a voice.
As a musician I am so glad that you have started this series. I retired two weeks ago and am starting to do the videos and recordings that I never had the time to do in the past. Thank you so much, I am so looking forward to learning from your practical and pragmatic points of view. Keep on keeping on, brother. 👍😎❤️
I have also been studying audio and video for two years now to setup my own gig. I never heard anyone explain so simply why XLR are not entirely necessary. Markus is correct. Most (95%) of people will only need a coupke of meters (8 feet) of wire at most if at all. If the recorder is sitting on the subject then you only need a little over a meter or approx 3 feet. I now know I am going in the right direction. Good luck mate.
@@kevlally You are correct boss.
@@kevlally Did theater recordings with unbalanced TS cables. Used a 25-foot unbalanced (unsymmetrical) TS cable for cable length extension, although this was a thick cable with 1/4-inch (6.35mm) jacks. The recordings came out pristine, no line noise of interference picked-up at all. Over 30 feet (10 meters) I would use TRS balanced (symmetrical) cables, though.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!!1111111 CHHEEEEUUUUU!!!!!!!111111yes!!!!11
Another awesome knowledgable real world video
awesome! Thanks MArkus!!! Now we just need director commentary on your movie!!!
Liked#46 and subbed, my Wifee and I are going to start a TH-cam Channel!!! We just want to KISS keep it simple !!! That would be nice to receive some equipment, just one step at a time to satisfy some of the people that would appreciate our contents and willing to hear feedback!!! Ha ha ha!!! Get it, feedback!!! Markus thank you and look forward to your next video soon!!!
We are going to be clearing land to build an Off-Grid Solar Home and start a TH-cam Channel to make it interesting for the viewers!!!
Ah hell yeah, getting out the popcorn for this one.
you have great giveaway items specially those schoeps shotgun mic. how does one learn about when your giveaways to participate for the chance to win one? i like to use shotgun mics for my short films which are mostly outdoors related to environmental issues or historical documentaries. I thin shotgun mics work real well in those venues.
Yep...audio is so very important when shooting video.
I have been looking forward to this one. Thanks.
Yes, Marcus, and in a few short minutes you give so much practical true workplace knowledge and expert tips from your experience over the years. Lately I have realized what I have learnt recently. You are giving so many hard to learn trade secrets and are truely sharing the joy and passion you have for the self content audio-visual industry.. You are a master class classic 👏
i think a beter ad converter ,makes the sound nicer ,fuller. And record at 192khz ... because it gives u more treble. If u record at 4100khz ,it cuts away the treble of ur recordings.Recorders ,some of them have better ad converters in them, some dont. That makes the diference.
This guy does add charisma to what he teaches. Excellent class today. Thanks
Fantastic! Thank you for doing this!
If you edit for THX and tell everyone to only listen on THX the results will stay consistent 🤦♂️🤣 that is for doing what you do and keep creating!
12:17 I think that was one of the smoothest transitions I have ever seen... The audio overlap to make it seem like one clip is crazy!!! Nice one👍
It's called walking the talk. Really enjoyed watching that. Might even steal it.
I love your videos and tutorials! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and joy of doing with us!
Wow... can't wait to watch this later tonight when it's quiet... ! Thanks for this!
On the topic of different microphones for different people. I worked sound at CBGB at the start of Debbie Harry's career (Blondie). She sounded terrible on your rock and roll standard dynamic microphone, the Shure SM57 because she has little projection and the proximity base effect made her sound terrible. Taxi, the primary sound engineer, obtaindd a ribbon microphone which he presented to her with the admonition to always use a ribbon mike in the future. It cleaned up her vocals and the rest is history.
Looking forward to hearing more and learning more. Love that you experiment to get what works for your situation. That blue shotgun mic looked epic!
Great start! Impressed with the detailed labeling along with everything you covered in the intro.
Great info! Thanks for the video on this subject ... Cheers
Thanks Markus! Always enjoying the content.
Very exciting video Markus. Can't wait for more on this subject if you have time. Thank you so much.
So much gold in this episode. The transition from the studio to the desert. So cool. The layering of dialogue tracks. 🤯 I knew that sounded good with music vocals but I never even thought to try it with dialogue. Please share your go to post processing in future videos!! Oh, and the ambience track for the waves! 🤯🤯🤯
Finally! Audio hacks from the greatest video making hacker on TH-cam. I learned so much from you, Markus, about lighting and video, so just had to comment before even watching this video.
Markus, Silky Smooth Crisp Punchy Audio !! , you have one of the best or the best audios in TH-cam. Thanks for sharing this!! Audio is underrated in the video community Unless you are dealing with high end production houses and studios. but most people concentrate in the video quality and overhype the resolution wars, 4K and now 8K and if you don't shoot in 4K you are subpar, but 1080 suffices if you know what you are doing, like you have shown in most of you videos. Cheers Mate!
Wow Marcus you are insanely intelligent! I would love for you to make a movie or documentary! So many uncertified techs are working on set of some big budget productions when Marcus should be there again!!! Thanks Marcus!!!
Hahaha Marcus, that beginning piece is awesome, same as before! Backwards baseball cap, accent lighting, and talking constantly with their hands lol Can I make a suggestion? Would you make a whole video "in character"? Its about time someone spoke out about this TH-cam Status Quo. It would be awesome!!! And so funny!
Great info Markus. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.
Dear Sire: Can I provide you with my mailing address for you to send all of your unused, surplus shotgun microphones to? We will put all of them to immediate good use. Thank you kindly in advance already.
I’ve been waiting months for this Markus , 😄!
So glad you're doing this!!
The only time I ever made a comment about someone's audio was this TH-camr with a million subscribers who won't even buy a microphone and just uses the camera's default mic. Like what the heck? All of those subscribers he has more than enough money to buy a microphone for his job.
I almost choked on that opening with the baseball cap. You need a bunch of obnoxious gold chains, several nose & lip rings, and wearing at minimum 3 baseball caps at different angles in a follow up video please.🤣
Thanks for telling the truth. Not just selling a product. And thanks for all the info you have shared that helped me get started. 🎙🎤🎤🎙
Thanks Markus, I really needed this and looking forward to the series on this topic. God Bless.
Yes indeed, I have been waiting, thank you!
Why do I feel guilty watching this video for free???? This is like youtube premium!
Thanks Marcus great video. My voice is bad at the best of times but is defiantly better in the morning and then deteriorates as the day goes on. Thanks for all the great advice, as a relatively new creator it really helps. Look forward to the next one.
Hi Mark, what kind of external recorder you have used and what are the audio parameters you have used in this video? Your audio is clear, crisp and rich.
I'm really looking forward to this. I plan on taking notes.
This is great Markus, Greatly needed in the TH-cam space.
And I bought a microphone on Amazon, which turned out to be defective.
Off topic. Do you have a video on car dash cams? Sure would be great if you did.
Asking because I had some near death car crash close calls.
Finally! Thanks for all the effort 😊
Always a pleasure ❤️
Highly anticipated video !
Perseverance and Hard Work is the professionals key to success !
I'm a perfectionist and spend extra time to separate myself from everyone else as good is never good enough for me and my clients reap the benefits.
This was very helpful.
In class we used the r500 but the instructor never went into detail about microphone usage for the camera as much as you.
This is guy is my TH-cam champion right here!!! Thank you!
also do a vid on various apps where you clean up the audio. i use premiere but i get bad results.
But markus did you have the mansplainer mic 🤣
Awesome Advice. When I got my handheld mic I took I to consideration the various applications and environment. I'm glad this video confirms my thought pattern... Subscriber from Trinidad and Tobago
Very helpfull
this is going to be awesome... I really want to learn about audio editing for my work and for my channel. I look forward to seeing how you do this work. thanks for sharing
Is it my audio interface receiving interference or are you using a noise gate quite often? It sounds a bit distracting that the amount of noise increases significantly on words and the silent parts are seem completely silent. IANA audio professional but I have found expander and something ICA based quite superior (e.g. I believe Noise Reduction in DaVinci is, although they are not clear about that) for getting rid of noise. Sorry to sound like a jerk, just trying to share my personal experience/opinion in a short comment 😅
Good stuff! Really appreciate the content you create. This is one of the few places where I don't need to double check if I'm actually watching an ad for a gear manufacturer.
No noise gate. But yeah I noticed that after uploading. Strange things happen when uploading to TH-cam.
A refreshing injection of common sense. I'm looking forward to following this series: audio is something I want to understand better. Thank you.
I can’t understand how you could record audio separately and then sink them up again . I confuse easily .
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Thank you so much my friend @@MarkusPix ☺️ , I’ll watch after I finish this one . I have a big mouth and a good voice 😁 , you are teaching me so much !
Awsome video! This audiophile give you 🤙🏻🤙🏻
Too bad I live in the Toronto area, I could really use an on body mic and recorder like you used. Most of my work will be outdoors. I will be waiting for the rest of this series. Based on what I see here and what I know about you, you would definitely know the best. I hope you get into audio syncing as well. Great work Markus! And to your Mrs behind the camera! Much love!
Make a little clapper board just like they use in films.. more accurate and less painful (if you've done several takes) than clapping..
Great topic! Looking forward to subsequent episodes. I'd like to see/hear your analysis of using a good cell phone (with an external mic) as the recorder(s). Maybe not a great resource for making blockbuster movies, but there are lots of TH-camrs that could benefit by moving from camera mic to anything else.
The Achilles Heel of even the best smart phones is their interface connection. Either there aren't any, or whatever they do have is krap.
Totally agree that our voice is changing through the day!
Could not agree more! Be happy creating! I've been learning, and very soon have content to share! On youtube, it is 50/50 video/audio.. maybe more audio in some situations..on some video..but roughly 50% each.. I love both! Love from Europe to You, Markus and Cara, as well you, guys/gals on this channel comunity!
Awesome! I’m so happy you know your audio also. Can’t wait to see the rest. Thanks again for sharing amigo!
As a musician I'm really into audio and totaly agree to that's been saying. Danke Markus für das wichtige Thema und das großartige Video. 🙂
bro....you are not HUMAN LOL. great video
Wow, couldn't agree more with everything you said. I am immensely interested in audio and look forward to your forthcoming videos.
Bring it Marcus, just bring it.
Bigly.
God damn! As a successful TH-camr that is known for great gunfire sounds in my videos, I thought I knew something about sound. You took me to school! I had noticed that my voice is awesome first thing in the morning and not so much the rest of the day. Thanks for this series.
Thank you 🙏 I need help here for my audiophile channel where crappy audio is my hallmark
I thought I knew a thing or two about audio but this was eye opening
NAGRA and DPA = this man has a good taste
This is the most useful information I have heard in a very long time. It exploded all the myths I have been told. I fell into error many times. These caused bewilderment and confusion. Your video dispelled all my doubts and answered almost all my questions! Everything depends on the personal voice of the user, his location, the equipment employed and how different pieces are combined. Made a whole lot of sense. Thank you ever so much.
Can’t wait to watch this. I need to do a better job with EQ and compression for my videos.
Thanks for doing this series!
It actually comes as a relief that I have not found a good sound recording combination yet. I don't have as much equipment as Markus, but I've tried many different mics, recorders, acoustic treatments, etc, and good sound still alludes me.
I’m so freaking excited for this!!
Markus uses German language version of software :D
as a music producer you got it spot on!
Great new direction on your channel. I am familiar with all the industry standard stuff. Tinkering with cheap audio options with mixed results. Its not just audio quality but also practical use of sound recording. If you have to shoot on your own audio can get cumbersome the traditional way with wires. Yet wireless has its own downsides. Looking forward to your experiences with the advancement of audio technology in the TH-cam era. Thanks for making this audio series!
you're spot on: wireless has its own downsides, indeed: like the risk of losing your audio due to interference (may happen without you noticing), and I don't mean necessarily as in crossing-over with another one but scratchy and unclean sound due to the thing only being slightly off can (and DOES) happen. More than one of my colleagues had to go back and spend another hour re-capturing interviews with a client or similar. Go hard-wired with portable (for other reasons as beyond just that, too). That's what I do.
Audio is so important! My own journey has lead me to a pretty solid budget combo for my desk; a focusrite scarlet solo paired with a Behringer xm8500 xlr mic! Would def like to explore lav mics and a dedicated recording unit for shooting on the go or away from my desk!
G'Day Markus.
Thanks for taking the time to do this, its something I have been trying to get my other half to understand so its great that someone else is saying basically the same thing. Now if I can only get her to sit down long enough to actually watch it all....oh well lol.
Looking forward to the rest of the series.
Take Care.
12.22 that transition!!! I'm gonna be thinking about how smooth that was for a week.
This guy knows his stuff.
I hope you do a video with the H4
I never thought to stack percentages of the same audio over itself. I would love some guidance on my current home office configuration because I have a server rack with servers and networking gear in there that I'm always trying to find a way to improve the sound quality but I will say it's definitely better than when I started several years ago on TH-cam.
Very good advice.
The reason different Mic/Recorder combinations have different sound qualities is the impedence matching. It affects the loudness and the frequency response. The more you know...
That is interesting, it'd be of value to see a video with perhaps 3 or 4 combinations that work really well at different price points or some education on how to read the specs and make this proper pairing happen.
It's a lot more than just impedance matching, (Impedance is spelled with an "a") You'll notice I don't talk about stuff like that on my channel because people just want to know the bottom line- what mic goes good with what recorder, etc. "I don't care why the car goes faster, just tell me which one is fastest" lol.
I just watched this whole series and you have given me so many ideas and solutions for audio stuff after watching all of these! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS SERIES!
Dear Cara and Markus.
Seriously looking forward to the rest of the series..
You have convinced me about doing audio separately.. doing the techniques you said here and in other videos .. though I will still have camera audio as backup/background and to synchronise to..
I've worked in recording studios.. there are many singer's that bring their own microphones as it gives the sound they like.
I'm still saving up for a Panasonic V800 (mainly because it has stereo mic jack's) it's affordable and perfect for TH-cam. I will get a second bigger battery.
Kindest regards Bella and Mark.
Thank you for sharing your expertise. Valuable insight from someone who is hands-on and speaking from experience.😊
Excellent! Subscribed. I'm really looking forward to learning a lot! I'm 68 years old. I sing and play guitar and make videos for my friends. I have cheap, mostly used gear that I try to squeeze the most out of before I try to "fix it in post". I think you'll never get a great result if you don't start with a very good "raw" recording. I'm on board Markus!
Fantastic; looking forward to the series. I make fishing TH-cam videos in Southern England - you'd expect a rural idyll in Dorset but getting the sound I want - nature and my voice - and not the sound I don't want - traffic, planes, chainsaws, roofers, wind etc. can be a big challenge.
Good morning Sir
Please continue this series. I really find it interesting. I'm starting a DIY repair channel for economical home , vehicle and electronic repairs. I'm really interested in the cheapest "quality" item for a multiple camera system. Thank you for these great videos. I've gotten cheap "Pyle" wireless mic system, Behringer mixer and am searching for a few cheap 1080p cameras that I can feed into a Roland video mixer for recording and live streams. Again, thank you.
MOAR BLACKED OUT VIDEO!! PERFECT FOR NIGHTTIME VIEWING/LISTENING!
Love this Markus; as an audio guy who goes for what matters, I love the practical approach to it all just the same as you!
Please make a video about your labeling/grouping/organization theories. Thanks!
audiophiles do not enhance sound. It's a sin!
I waited for this video soooo long thank you. Your Audio is the best!!!
Do you speak German?
Man I love your channel gives me soooo much fun.
THANKS so Much! Great timing. We are doing some Museum Video (and AUDIO) and training videos for the local Scouts. Super Work, Markus. Do Good.