Sorry to hear that man, wish you the best and get well soon

Yup they probs lying 😂😂👍

I can believe it. Lots of great vocal recordings were done on first takes before a vocal mic was chosen. George benson comes to mind

Dynamic is good for live/onstage performance. But if you are going to record an actual quality song, you can't beat condensors.

@@TheSeanpatrickobrien nope Jimi Hendrix used a sm58 so did Elton John they liked the live vibe

@@scribblenaut100 depends on the song and voice type. Michael Jackson recorded thriller on the dynamic sm7b

Thanks man

Dynamics are better to me even in treated rooms they sound way more natural to me

Because is not finished

@@mixbustv Cool,you are the best one.Keep doing.

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That's because the OC sounds insane 😄 I should have used a worse mic

@@mixbustv 😂😂

The second recording of OC818 is indeed demonstrating very good rejection. And in a podcast situation you'd probably not care that much. But the alteration caused by the room reflection is gonna be a bitch when recording vocals for music...

@@mixbustv Oh, yeah, my TLM102 picks up way more than that...

I think it is because the room actually treats the vocals pretty well. Listen again and listen for dry vocals. While it sounds good for the condenser, as is, it is a lot harder to treat it.

Yes and no. This is a bit more complicated than it might seem because first, while it's true that frequency response differs from mic to mic, that's not the only difference. There is how fast are on the transient, how forgiving or detailed they are, and more so for vocals specifically, all these things should be taken into consideration when choosing a mic (which normally happens naturally, by testing them on a source, you don't necessarily need to know everything about every mic, you just need to have trained ears and experience, knowing not just how it sounds raw but how the recording will be affected by the processing, which also means one should have how the final product should in mind). Then there are two schools of thought basically, people who like to record as faithful as the source as positive and process later, and those who like to try to get as close as possible to how the source should sound in the mix. For me, the latter is not necessary the best way, in fact, I never use EQ when tracking vocals and I tend to prefer transparent mics to colored ones because it's hard to figure out how certain element will need to sound in a mix. Now there's the complicated part: when you hear a voice in a room, you cannot know how is gonna sound when you' record it, you might think a linear mic will give you "faithful" but the problem is you don't listen to a voice singing with your ear 4" away from it (which is where you place a mic), same for a guitar cab and so on, this means very often we have to "fake" things and color them to make em sound like they sound in a room in the recording. Then there the harmonic content certain mics add and more.. so as you see, it's not that easy. With that said, my preference goes for fairly transparent mics, balanced without hype in any given ranges, but I also like fairly smooth mics as opposed to ultra detailed ones, because of the media we record to (hd).

Yes it does require a lot of gain, of course if you're recording scream metal vocals not that much, but more then most if not all mics. Interface preamps might not make it, I always advice a Cloudlifter, I have the Z version which has the variable impedance (there's a video on it here), the only interface I know that can make it (because I have one of those too) is the Arturia AudioFuse 8Pre, because it basically has a couldlifter built in on every channel (I have a video on that interface as well)

MixbusTv you’re amazing - thank you so much!

Sorry, I just realized that this was actually the 818 model. I was referring to their 18 model. Anyways, is their any improvement in "room noise" when you change the polar pattern on this mic?

The 818 and the 18 are identical in cardiod more, see my review video of it it says it they even match when stereo paired. They both have great rejection for being condenser, probably the best I've ever heard, however, with the 818 you can adjust manually and up to 5 bands individually, and you could go hypercadioid with the 818. Long story short, you're gonna be happy with both, you're gonna be happier with the 818

@@mixbustv Wow, that sounds awesone. I didn't know you actually did a whole review on that mic. Thanks man, this thing seems to be a real game changer for many home recording heroes :) I already purchased one, can't wait to check it out!

I think that the dynamic mics performance lot better in untreated rooms

i started with the blue snowball, and i regret it. even among condensers, the snowball is trash because it's plastic housing can be heard in my voice overs. i now use a cheap SA-902 headset, and it's def better. Thinking about switching to a Behringer XM8500 because it's cheap and a dynamic...but at the same time i'm just really not sure. you should list the mic you're talking about, but you might wanna hold off until the Wave 3 is in stock. look it up.

@@Layarion 3 months later and I bought a different mic. I git this one from an ad for €30. It's a Chinese mic from the brand T-bone. And it's actually a pretty good mic. Especially for €30

Some work great, RX7, De-verb and Dyna-Mite

Good idea!

muffled and woolier are just different words for smoother and warmer. The SM7 can be very mid forward without it

yep

Nope, sorry 😄

@@mixbustv ok no problem 😉👍

They shouldn't have buzz really, but I like the SM7 better regardless

Yes, here in Los Angeles we have metal spiders from another galaxy, they look exactly like roof fire extinguishers, they never move and they spray water.

You can achieve great isolation with a figure 8 because the sides are "blind" or deaf I should say, but many notorious live performances have been recorded with an SM7

@@mixbustv thanks! I find much easier to control the dynamic one, as it also allows me to move a little more than figure 8. I love the high frequencies of the condenser, is this also a plus of figure 8 compared to dynamic mics?

👍 I can deadlift more than him tho'

That's tricky, but the SM7 with a good preamp or the cloudlifter added (even better) is your best bet: imp.i114863.net/J1RZE

@@mixbustv thank you! If keyboard sound is not an issue, which would be the best bet for someone who mumbles?

@Inspirit Linspirit hard to say, my fav mic right now is the OC818 by Austrian Audio, I use it on my artist Bella Kelly and she's usually very very quiet, and the tone of that mic in beautiful, and it also has an insane technology where you can change polar pattern after the recording. Top. imp.i114863.net/WoVJP

@@mixbustv does condenser mics work with MacBook for real time auto tune?

Mic first

Id say performance is the key. You can have any mic or preamp..and if you sing like me....it will still sound crap :) You dont need preamp, if you have good interface and record it clean. Later you can add character of any preamp... I guess..

@@zvonimirsarcevic7928 i guess too but cannot confirm

The two are important. Some cheap mic really sound amazing with a dedicated mic pre. I found a 40 bucks dedicated tube mic pre and i started to use the one of my mics i hated the most as my favorite mic

Thanks everyone I'm thinking of buying Audient sono

SM7

@@mixbustv I was worried you were going to say that. Not what I would usually spend on a piece of gear, but hey... It sounds awesome in demos I've seen so I will bite the bullet and eat less next month :p

Low level meaning the source is low level (my voice) the gain doesn't affect any of this, it's how loud is the source that excites room reflections and modes

@@mixbustv Gotcha, thanks for clarifying ;)

Tone of my voice and proximity effect, the closer to the mic, the more bass.

with that budget you can treat your room

@@BukanIbuMu good point

You will still get more isolation with a dynamic

@@mixbustv thanks dude :)

generally speaking yes, but I've recorded in bedroom that sounded pretty damn good if they have curtains, a giant bed, maybe carpet.. if there's reverb in the room, yeah dynamic

Ah, hard hard battle here, They're both amazing mics, I'd give a slight edge to this one because of the features

@@mixbustv Thanks for the insight! I'm going to be signing up for the MixbusTv Mix Consultation plan soon so I can get your feedback on mixes and improve my skills :D

Yes but don't use it for porn 👍🤘

@@mixbustv Oh...Never mind then..

Im wondering IF to GET it BUT idk cause HE said CONDENSER ARE BETTER...DON'T mind the caps my KEYBOARD IS auto correcting the WORDS TO caps AND I'M LAZY to CHANGE it

@@thegrimreaper270killer mic. can use on cabs too

@@blu5ha317 I’m not sure what you mean…but I’m thinking about getting the at 4040… also which mic did u get get if u got one?

@@thegrimreaper270 i meant the sm7b. I use the SM7b as a dynamic option and a telefunken CU29 as my condenser option. end up using the sm7b alot more.. says alot.

@@blu5ha317 thx for responding…I’m also on a budget but I found out I need to get a cloud lifter if I get the sm7b but idk yet not sure what to do…I heard the at 4040 is a good mic and it’s cheaper but I haven’t decide yet…also I want the mic for vocals like rapping and singin…singing like roddy rich lol izi very etc and rapping something like dababy Eminem etc

Regardless treatment "always go for a condenser" is definitely not a rule to follow. Countless #1's and records have been recorded with dynamics on vocals, not counting over 50% of all modern metal and rock ones

@@mixbustv I totally aggree with you. Some good dynamic mics sound better than some condenser mics, but for the price condenser mics win the battle.

Not really

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You couldn't pay me to embarrass myself like that 😄

you're easy to entertain, good for ya 👍