Thanks so much for this! It’s excellent! Once again, I’m going to pin it! Cheers!

Oh thank you very much! And thanks for watching!

Hey thanks, Stephen! I really appreciate that comment! I hope it helps people! And thanks for watching!

Oh you’re very welcome! I hope this helps some people! I’ll do a more hands on video about capturing audio for video soon. Cheers!

Hey! That’s the same thing my wife always says to me - minus the positive bits! Haha. Thanks for watching! And thanks for the great comments!

Hey thanks, Armand! I sure hope it’ll help you and anyone else! It’s hard to know what others know already and when I watch it back I’m thinking, “ho hum… boring stuff”. But I’m glad to see so many are getting some good nuggets from it! Yes. I will be doing a series of field recording how-to videos in the spring/summer. It’s been just insane weather up here in the North Pole 😉. Thanks for watching!

@TheRecordist Looking forward to it. I'm fairly new to recording and learn new tricks when I watch videos but they are too far and between. Do you use field recordings in music at all or is it all for work and collecting?

@@armandhammer2223 hey Armand. Yes. I have used field recording in music but generally I’m a private collector of sounds. I’ll be making a public library one day. But for now I’m just enjoying collecting them. Cheers!

Haha. That’s great! Thanks for watching!

Hey thanks, Roland! I really appreciate that!

Oh that’s wonderful! That’s how I started! Glad to meet another audio recording lover!

Hey, no worries at all! I’m glad I could help! Cheers!

Hey thanks so much! I’m so glad it helped you! I appreciate your wonderful comments, Christopher!

Hey thanks so much! I appreciate you leaving that wonderful comment! Beifall!

Hey thanks, Gonzo! I’ll do my best! Cheers!

Hahaha! Make it so!

Hey thanks so much! What a kind compliment! I appreciate that! Cheers!

Thanks great! Thanks so much for watching!

Thank you very much! Cheers!

You’re very welcome! I’m glad it helped you! Cheers!

Thanks Hans! I hope it helps! Cheers!

@@TheRecordist all your videos help a super lot. This one got me thinking back to recording on ADATs in in 90's!

@@hansstorsberg2022 oh I remember those days! Are we ever spoiled now! Hahaha

@@TheRecordist yes we are although sometimes it is overwhelming with so many choices. Lol

@@hansstorsberg2022 agreed!

You’re very welcome! Cheers!

Oh thanks so much! That’s quite a compliment! I appreciate that! Field recording is the coolest! And unless you’ve managed to create libraries to sell, it’s a very personal hobby. Most people won’t care about what you capture. But YOU will. And listening back to your recordings brings much joy - at least, it does for me! I wish you much luck with your new X8! Cheers!

Thanks so much! Cheers!

Hey thanks so much! Cheers!

Thanks!

Oh thanks! What info are you looking for?

Thank you so much!

I am definitely working on some of those. I’ll have some this summer for sure! Thanks for watching!

@@TheRecordist Your welcome and great news. I've been field recording as a hobby for several years now and I never knew about the levels thing 😂 Makes complete sense though.

@@TheSound0fLegends there you go!

Oh you’re very welcome! And thanks for the awesome compliment! Very much appreciated!

Hey thanks so much! I’m glad I’ve been able to help! Thanks for watching! Cheers!

That’s not random at all! Yes I absolutely can! I’ll try to do one in the next few weeks. Maybe a little mini video about it. Cheers!

​@@TheRecordist lufs and rmv and the difference;)

@@nellomaxim roger that!

@@nellomaxim but just so you know. LUFS means Loudness Units Full Scale. Just perceived loudness measured in units. -14 is what KZfaq likes. Just to get you started. Haha.

Hahaha. Thanks, Matt!

Oh I’m sorry to hear that. What type of audio would you like to get into? That’ll help me give you some better suggestions.

Hey. Ok, could you send me a sample? the_tps@protonmail.com I’ll see if I can discern what’s going on. Cheers!

@@TheRecordist I definitely will but I travel for work so it will be this weekend. Thank you.

@@Grumpe3games no worries!

@@TheRecordist kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nsWZd7CWqqedd5c.html this is an unlisted video I made showing the issue

@@Grumpe3games hey. Ok. That’s not clipping. 32 bit will not fix this. So let eliminate a possible issue. Are you recording in 48KHz? If not, you should be, because 44.1kHz doesn’t always play nice with videos. That’s definitely not clipping. That’s a digital glitch. Like a sync issue or an encoding issue. It may be the RodeCaster. Honestly lately I’ve heard nothing but problems with those units. Is it a RodeCaster 2? It’s not a resonance issue. In fact, the glitch aside, it sounds great. You’re miking properly and it has great separation and a full and robust sound. It’s not the mics. It’s not resonance. It’s a literal digital glitch. Do you have any other recorders or an audio interface with two XLR ins that you can compare with? Can you zoom in on the wav and see the glitch? How about playing that wav file NOT in davinci? I don’t mean to export it from davinci and play it elsewhere. I mean take the original file and use a different player. Or even play it back on the RodeCaster itself. I’d bet money that it’s not clipping. Let me know. You can also take a sample of the original wav file and send it to my email so I can really zoom in on it. Let me know about these things. I’d like to help you.

Hi there. I apologize. I don’t have much experience with either pieces of gear, however, a cursory look at the gear tells me some stuff. Dynamic mics tend to need a lot of gain to run. And the Mackie Producer 2x2 is a very low gain interface. In fact, I just now read many reviews where it’s noted that the preamps inside it are very weak and won’t work well for a dynamic mic. Boosting in post is an option. You have some other choices if you don’t want to boost in post. Each will cost money. First choice is to go for a condenser mic which doesn’t need much gain to run, but will pick up everything around you - including cars outside. Second choice is to purchase an in-line preamp to go between the XM8500 and the 2x2 (sE Dynamite or FetHead or Cloudlifter). Third choice is to upgrade your interface to one with at least 60dB of clean gain. The cheapest (free) way would be to boost in post, and that could get noisy. So running a noise reduction plugin could help - depending on the types of stuff recorded. The second cheapest way is the in-line preamp. Sorry about that. Hope this helped in some way.

@@TheRecordist Thanks for all the information. I wish I knew this before spending so much. Interestingly I only saw positive review for both these product in insolation , never thought they don't play well together.

@@TheRecordist Any recommendation for the interface which can give me 60DB of gain

@@monarksinghyede hey there. So sorry. It sucks. Most cheap interfaces are perfectly fine for condenser mics. But dynamics struggle a bit. Way cheaper to get an sE Dynamite stick than a new interface, but if you wanted to go the interface route, Audient, Apogee, and Apollos all usually have 60dB of gain. Like an Audient ID44. But like I said, way cheaper to just buy a dynamite stick or a Triton FetHead.

Was it even louder? Krakatoa! Boom!

Hey. You know who to ask about that? Watson Wu. He’s the world’s best vehicle sound recordist. He did all the cad and motorcycle sound recording for Baby Driver (the movie). Recording a motorcycle is tricky. And loud. I might recommend a Zoom H5 or a H4n Pro and use external mics. A couple of SM57 mics would be best. Because, it’ll get really loud and most condenser or electret mics would start distorting. I would also look into mini blimps to house the SM57s. Strap them to the sides of the bike facing the rear? I don’t know. I’m just spitballing here. I’ve never miked up a moving motorcycle. Only a stationary one. Hope this helps in some way!

@@TheRecordist Wow. Thank you for all the tips man!! Really appreciate it :))

@@dumbcat no worries! Look up Watson Wu. He’s fantastic and freely shares his methods.

@@TheRecordist Watson Wu recommended to me the Zoom F8n Pro. Gulp. Intimidating for a noob. Kinda pricey too. Where to find a mini blimp? Talk about a market that is being underserved. Dang

@@TheRecordist just fyi. i know you geek out on this stuff so decided to tell you what i'm going with (i['m in a hurry to get started right now). i'm going with the Zoom H4 and will just be using the built in XY speakers covered by a deadcat and maybe placed in a bag, possibly partly surrounded by foam. I asked ChatGPT 4..o about this and its response was: "Using the Zoom H4n Pro's built-in XY microphones with a deadcat and cushioning it from vibration can be a very effective setup for recording motorcycle sounds while riding, especially if your primary goal is to capture the engine, exhaust, and road noises rather than spoken commentary. The XY mics capture a broader soundscape, which can be more immersive but might also include more ambient noise than a shotgun mic would. For Most Viewers: The difference in sound quality between the H4n Pro’s built-in mics with a deadcat and a shotgun mic setup might not be very noticeable to the average viewer, particularly if you’re recording primarily engine and exhaust sounds. The stereo field from the XY mics could even enhance the experience by providing a fuller sound."

Hey. No worries. I use the Sigma 30mm 1.4 EF-M for most of my videos. It’s a Canon M50. Not the second one. The original. Hope this helps!

@@TheRecordist Thank you so much!

This is a great question. Would you like me to answer it here or on video?

I'll answer it here. For a minute there I thought this question was on my ASK ME ANYTHING video. KZfaq does compress audio and video but it DOES make a difference if your original audio was recorded in MP3. It will squash already squashed audio. If you're going for quality, then I fully recommend recording your video's audio in 48kHz --- not even 44.1. If you're just ripping off quick videos to upload, and quality isn't your concern then it doesn't matter. But you can get around some of the bad compression that KZfaq does. Here is a trick: When editing regular 1080p HD video for KZfaq (whether in DaVinci, Premiere, Final Cut, or LumaFusion), edit on a 4K timeline and render it out at 4K resolution with restricted video bitrate at 80,000, and choose PCM audio. This will render a very high quality video and you then upload that as 4K to youtube and then KZfaq will treat the video and audio much better. Less bad compression, better video and audio. You also want to go for a -14 LUFS target so KZfaq doesn't automatically set the loudness. Hope this helps!

@@TheRecordist Ok, Hmm Loudness, did not know that KZfaq messes with that as well.

@@daniel635biturbo yep. So always best to try to get within 3dB from 14 LUFS.

@@TheRecordist After reading about LUFS, I realize that's way over my head, but also somehow a really deep rabbit hole 😂

Hahaha. You’re damn right! Picard FTW!

Hahahahah! I just noticed that! It’s supposed to be “Canal Days”. Hahahahaha

I hope you mean from Star Trek TNG. Hahaha. In that case, you are correct! Hahaha.

@@TheRecordist of course. THAT Q! ;p

@@windpeoples then in that case, “As I learn more and more what it is to be human, I am more and more convinced that I would never make a good one.” And that’s the straight truth. Hahaha

@@TheRecordist "I understand what you've done here, Q, but I think the lesson could have been learned without the loss of eighteen members of my crew" - one of Picard's best replies to Q.

@@windpeoples oh man. I love it! Tell me, have you watched the last season of Picard yet? If not, boy are you in for a treat!

Haha. Thanks, man! I really appreciate it! Ah yes, metric. It’s where it’s at! I use inches in my videos because USA is my largest demographic so I’m trying to cater to that. Same with US pricing. I’m a metric dude, though. I mean come on, it’s 0C outside right now. Not 32F. Haha. Thanks for the awesome comment and for watching my videos! Cheers! (PS - I made partner 🤓)