Audio University channel is exactly that: an audio university. Your explanations are helping a lot of people right now.
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Korkenknopfus!
@quezgot808s32 жыл бұрын
Crazy I was just in school, learning about polar patterns and you made this video right on time!!!
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Nice! Hopefully you can use it as a study guide! Thanks, QuezGot 808’s!
@SQHostSlava6 ай бұрын
A lot of well-deserved praise in the comments. AU makes audio-related content easy to digest without sacrificing necessary (vital) details and educational value.
@AudioUniversity6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@GEMINDIGO2 жыл бұрын
I know I can always trust these Audio University videos to be really helpful.Thanks Kyle for another super informative and well presented video!
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them, Gem Indigo! Thank you.
@VentoRacing12 жыл бұрын
In the beginning I didn't think I would get much from your channel, all I wanted to do was record my classical guitar. I didn't need all that fancy technical stuff. Funny my recordings are getting a lot better, and I am starting to know what to change when they don't. Great stuff! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
I’m very happy to hear that, Tony! Thanks for letting me know and thanks for watching.
@vector68222 жыл бұрын
Finally, I understand how polar patterns work! Until now, the mechanics of it has always been a mystery to me. When I asked my teachers why polar patterns are the way they are, they would simply reply "because they are..." Can't wait to learn about interference tubes!
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Glad to help, vector!
@chinor39992 жыл бұрын
School is a scam, I've learned more from a few KZfaq videos than an entire semester.
@steves1015 Жыл бұрын
It sounds like you had poor teachers...
@lancelot19532 жыл бұрын
Thank you Kyle, absolutely brilliant practical presentation of a subject which is difficult to decipher even for engineers since microphone pattern documentation is deeply "buried" in sound engineering textbook. Your explanations and description of available pattern with real-life examples makes it almost easy to select proper microphones. Thank you, Ciao, L
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, L!
@_desertork18392 жыл бұрын
I have never in my life recorded anything but the way you explain was enough to keep me listening, very well presented information and interesting topic. I feel like I've learned something essential yet I might never use it. Keep up the good work.
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@michaelvaughn642 ай бұрын
Excellent video! Super informative and easy to understand. Thanks! BTW...I recorded my last album with the Lewitt LCT 640 TS. That mic matched my voice so well that I went out and bought one so I'd never have to worry about using anything else. What a great mic!
@streck04862 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Kyle. This was great! I was aware of these things but I never bothered to look into them. I don't record much but I'm always happy to pick up random audio knowledge.
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Thanks, Streck0.
@LEWITT-audio2 жыл бұрын
Great work! Btw, the mic fits your voice quite well. Sounds great!
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, @LEWITT! Hands down, the most flexible mic I’ve used!
@kwcnasa2 жыл бұрын
Learn a lot in this video on how to read and understand mic polar pattern.
@thejadamusic Жыл бұрын
Currently enrolled in Blackbird Academy's Studio Engineering program in Nashville and your videos are helping further my understanding by leaps and bounds. Thank you!
@blacksantaria36422 жыл бұрын
You did a Great job explaining. Thanks
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@chuan-kangshih78 Жыл бұрын
Too bad that I can give this video only one thumb up 😢 It’s so helpful for a newbie like myself that I really want to give you two thumbs up. Here they are: 👍 👍
@AudioUniversity Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I’m glad it’s helpful!
@lh39523 ай бұрын
This was more helpful than my study guides. Thanks 😊
@BrownLikeRice9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for making this video. After reading about the different cardioid microphones, I had an idea about how the concept was applied in microphones, but after watching this video and your helpful explanation, I have a better understanding. I have been studying for CTS and I test on Monday, I had a few microphone questions on previous exams and I think that is one of the topics that got me. I feel a lot better going into my next exam after this video.
@AudioUniversity9 ай бұрын
Glad to help! Good luck on the CTS exam!
@TewwaTekle-1 Жыл бұрын
One of the BEST channels on KZfaq. Thank you for all tips and tricks. If you have online courses you developed, please let us know. Your teaching method is amazing!!!
@AudioUniversity Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I’m glad you’re finding value in these videos!
@charlesochung18412 жыл бұрын
Thanks for simplifying this important subject on microphones, will definitely be tuning in for more audio insights.
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, Charles!
@31416 Жыл бұрын
Sir you are an excellent teacher. I watched 3 of your videos and already learned so much. I mean I finally "get" microphones. Will be very useful for the times I need to record myself at home. Fascinating. Thank you.
@AudioUniversity Жыл бұрын
I’m glad to help! Thanks for watching.
@HR-mm6ts2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your sharing which is very clean and informative.
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
You are welcome! Thanks for watching, H R!
@Fabsurf1012 жыл бұрын
Very informative and interesting. Thank you for sharing.
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, Sunny! Thanks for watching.
@SlogzinBeatz2 жыл бұрын
you a good teacher man big up. I remember being the only one who remembered all the polar pattern in class when the lecture asked what we learned on previous class, And I must say I got more info from this video
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@bundleboxstudio2 жыл бұрын
Well said, the episode just synced with the previous one on mic choices. I have been using a Samson CO3U since 2016 and it has these 3 options which has helped me to deliver a better quality depending on my preferences while recording.
@rajatkabdwal19582 жыл бұрын
How politely and in easy to understand language you told almost complete things about this topic. every word was full of knowdge. thanks a lot sir .... keep educating us :)
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
It's my pleasure, Rajat! Thanks for watching.
@JohnJeevasingham10 ай бұрын
This video answered all the questions I had and more. So good! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@DrRussell Жыл бұрын
I should have paid for this level of value.
@AudioUniversity Жыл бұрын
I'm glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and leaving such a kind comment!
@allybeatz48532 жыл бұрын
Wow I didn't know all these .thank you
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Glad to help! Thanks for watching, Ally Beatz.
@arthurarantes1208 Жыл бұрын
Ive watch like 10 videos about it and this is absolutely the best by far
@simon-d-m2 жыл бұрын
Well done! Nicely explained. I'd take issue with only one thing: you will not get nice stereo with a pair of spaced omnis, and I wouldn't choose them for location recording! It will give you two different channels, but there will be no stereo image to speak of. The mathematics of the Blumlein pair (either as crossed cardiods or figure-eights) gives you a proper image. There's no 'hole in the middle' effect. I've done a lot of stereo work with crossed fig-8 mics. When doing stereo recordings with actors in a studio, it's really important to make them aware they can only stand at the mic in two opposite quadrants: the other two quadrants, at the sides, result in out of phase sound between the two channels. We used to put tape strips on the studio carpet to mark the safe areas! Figure of eight mics in particular are invaluable for multi-mic techniques (orchestras, self-balancing bands of all sorts, etc.) and you are dead right that you use them to null out sound you don't want, leaving what you do want. They even have value in PA applications, for example rigged underneath a grand piano, so the dead axis faces outwards towards the PA system and the auditorium. A thick carpet offcut on the floor underneath helps too. Unobtrusive, hard to knock out of position, really clean sound. I'd do that over cardioids any day, not least because figure-8s are _really_ dead off-axis. Take a good ribbon outdoors on a very-still-air day (or an anechoic chamber) and walk round it: you seem to jump to hundreds of feet away - it's amazing.
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for these additional tips, Simon!
@shekharmasih2395 Жыл бұрын
Ultimate teaching❤
@Joelsays27 Жыл бұрын
Best explanation on KZfaq. Instantly subscribed!
@AudioUniversity Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@MIMCKMedia Жыл бұрын
Nice one bro 🤌 It's also nice to know in which stereo recording setups to use what pattern. Omnidirectional for AB Cardioid for XY and ORTF
@BearManWoodcrafts11 ай бұрын
i learned about things i didn't know were things i didn't know about. awesome
@tombenizrilevi48032 жыл бұрын
You're so informative I love this
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Tom!
@FARLANDER7622 жыл бұрын
Great video! Will you do one on why musicians shouldn't cup their mics?
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Great idea, Lance! Thanks for watching!
@wpoorman2 жыл бұрын
Another great video, thank you. Sharing this with my audio production students today.
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Bill!
@JuraCuric9 ай бұрын
Wow! Very interesting, educative, and brilliantly presented! Well done!
@AudioUniversity9 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the contribution!
@johnwade74302 жыл бұрын
Excellent video on Mic intro. Thank you.
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, John!
@johnwade74302 жыл бұрын
@@AudioUniversity Hey, one thing i always found confusing is how mics, when used either on stage or recoding, can cancel each other’s signal - how is this possible?
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Check out this video, John: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zt2mn9Vz3Zm5ZJc.html
@alexc2259 Жыл бұрын
You explain stuff well. Thank you.
@Seitan-enjoyer2 жыл бұрын
Really awesome video!
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it.
@eterestudio Жыл бұрын
Best explanation ever
@aaax94102 жыл бұрын
Good stuff ,clearly explained 👍
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, AAAX!
@AndrewMooreLearningLicks2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant stuff 👏🏼
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Andrew!
@renedelosreyes8237 Жыл бұрын
Clean and clear explanation,thanks!
@spelunkerd Жыл бұрын
Another brilliant explanation, thank you.
@AudioUniversity Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
@DeadKoby2 жыл бұрын
I have been contemplating making a video to show to rookie microphone users........... You know exactly who I am talking about. The person who holds the mic at their belt buckle, talks OVER the capsule whilst holding it vertically, and then walks right up to the speaker with it, giving you a rude look when it feeds back.
@noahman276 ай бұрын
Great! Loved it.
@gidleykevin Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@vitorusso39642 жыл бұрын
That was a great explanation, very good work! 👍💪
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Vito!
@mundodieseltv Жыл бұрын
Great 💪💪💪 Thank You ✔
@gibson26232 жыл бұрын
Very nice, as usual. Thanks ;)
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Gib Son!
@gibson26232 жыл бұрын
@@AudioUniversity My pleasure mate ;)....Take care ;)
@MarioCastillion Жыл бұрын
Excellent !!!
@AudioUniversity Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Mario!
@MarioCastillion Жыл бұрын
@@AudioUniversity I love the way things are explained in a calm fashion. I have learned a lot and now I understand how to properly use the mics I have laying around here. Many, many, many thanks.
@AudioUniversity Жыл бұрын
I’m very happy to read this! Glad the videos are helpful, Mario!
@baseemabusalah613111 ай бұрын
Thank you❤
@Veveve12 жыл бұрын
perfect vid - 10 points
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@deltazed75723 ай бұрын
great video
@Ricobass02 жыл бұрын
Good e[planation but IMO you gave the impression that the impedance was just some property of the cable. The signal source impedance and the amplifier input impedance are arguably much more important for good common mode cancellation.
@seemlyme7 ай бұрын
Thank you
@kennethkegel79042 жыл бұрын
Kyle, I need to hire someone to do the testing on a new audio cable I have filed Patent on. It is necessary for me to get a third-party testing of capacitance resistance etc. along with a video explaining the attributes of this new kind of the cable. I’ve tried other means of contacting you but I’ve been unsuccessful. I do have monies budgeted for these services.
@jimshaw8992 жыл бұрын
Your posts are so useful and on point. I often have to mic a grand piano for stereo recording. In the past, I have stumbled over phasing issues that can make miking an instrument with two mics sound unpleasant. Do you have any tips on mic placement to avoid phase cancellation issues?
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Jim! I have a video on stereo recording techniques here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/asyAiqlyq92tgYU.html Check out the section on coincident pairs! I hope this helps!
@johnfurseth97916 ай бұрын
Nice video. Many times, though, the word is FARther not FURther. FARther refers to distance. FURther refers to amount as in more or in addition. Cheers.
@christopherharv Жыл бұрын
The proximity effect is unique to cardiod mics? I thought all mics had that effect
@ShoebMortoza6 ай бұрын
Is omni mode recorded volume less than the sound recorded in cardoid mode, same distance? My u87ai does that. Quality is good. But when I record in omni dorecrion and then keep the distance and my voice volume same and change the mode to cardoid, I find omi comune is less than the sound recorded in cardoid. Appreciate for posting this video
@berattaren Жыл бұрын
GOAT
@getsdead2 жыл бұрын
I love the informative content, but I have a sneaking suspicion that some editing was done to over-emphasize the rear and side rejection of the first two patterns.
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
The only editing was EQ and compression, which was added evenly to all three polar patterns. The compression actually reduced the effectiveness of the rear/side rejection because it reduced the dynamic range. Thanks for watching, Connor!
@diegomarteen Жыл бұрын
I understand what they do, I do not understand HOW they do it, is it sound processing? does it have multiple microphones? is it sorcery?
@suflaj93142 жыл бұрын
Is bidirectional used for interviews?
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Bidirectional mics can be used for interviews, but usually two cardioid microphones are used to keep the signals on separate tracks for mixing and editing.
@tjiyandjeuakaatuua16232 жыл бұрын
👍
@mixanyar27422 жыл бұрын
lewitt mics are amazing how is the 640 ts??? is it good enough for even vocal recording? i can't choose between 540 s and 640 ts HELP
@AudioUniversity2 жыл бұрын
I’m not sure how they compare in frequency response, but the 640 TS is nice for taming sibilant vocals - kinda turns “s” into “sh”. I use it in bidirectional most of the time lately. It helps reject more noise in my space. The build quality is nice, too. I’ll make a video on it soon. Thanks for watching, mixanyar!
@mixanyar27422 жыл бұрын
@@AudioUniversity oh thank you bro that was a lot of information i really appreciate it thanks again (i'm waiting for the mic review❤️❤️❤️)
@mixanyar27422 жыл бұрын
@@AudioUniversity i'm still here for the LCT 640 review :( it's been 3 months
@2m0nster2 жыл бұрын
👍🙏
@djmarybaloo2 жыл бұрын
🎤🎧
@ralphonsnowflakes86652 жыл бұрын
Like #567 😎
@kaybhee64 ай бұрын
show 3 d spheres etc,,, not flat paper 2d
@dearhorse085 Жыл бұрын
5:59 y'all don't know how expensive that microphone is. Are you secretly batman? Do you have millions offshore in panama?
@dearhorse085 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking of the LCT 1040 that costs $3,499.00
@oXjqd8ljGAUCx5Hy1oicy2Sc Жыл бұрын
Is omnidirectional not affected by proximity effects?
@AudioUniversity Жыл бұрын
A true omnidirectional mic is not. The primary mic in this video is a dual capsule mic with an Omni mode. It is less susceptible to the proximity effect in Omni mode, but a true Omni will have even less proximity effect.