I damped my Oktava 219 with a ring of foam, and it nailed the iffy retro twang. I also damped the body with silicone to stop it ringing every time anything touched it. A chunk of quality acoustic foam placed behind a mic with too much rear input on the cardioid shape can also mute unwanted room klang from untreated surfaces. Emergency fixes are usually cheap, and often surprisingly effective.

You would sound good using the mic from my old Remco Caravelle radio transmitter.

Great video! I’m trying to convince my wife that when we go on a European vacation I need to buy a U87 or two while we’re there. What’s crazy is that here in the states, a U87 costs more than a U89, whereas it’s the opposite in the EU, where a U89 is almost the same price as in the USA, and the 87 is much cheaper.

should i buy [akg p120 or at2020] or this baifeli ??? respond please

i have this mic. just get it. there is nothing better in my opinion unless you need a shotgun/pencil mic. wish i didn't get the sm7b. i always find myself going to my ethos for everything.. Thanks.

Love the song at the end! Better than anything in the Top 40 right now!

I just got a Blue Kiwi for 550$, couldn't pass it up. It was going to be the BCM104 until that deal came up. My only concern is with Blue out of business if anything happens to it there's no way to get it repaired. Apparently they have a unique capsule called a B6 in the Kiwi and the Bottle. This thing cuts through like a hot knife through butter on music beds.

I carefully reviewed all the comparison videos of the DLX (or rather the original L22, since there are more differences between the original mic and the UAD iteration than just the PAD) vs. the LX. I also think - and I'm glad I'm not alone - that the larger Sphere has a fuller yet cleaner and more detailed sound than the smaller LX. And that goes for any model you throw at them.

Why are you doing this to me? Hard to resist to buy this mic after hearing it in you voice video after video 😅😅😅. And now with that cool black matte finish 😍😍😍

Super clear. You obviously forgot the music bed again.

I just reviewed your video about Sennheiser 416 and compared the sound of two microphones. Don't you think they are very similar sounding? Forward and in the face sound.

I have a UA Sphere DLX and I'll put my neck on it, unlike the original L22 it also has covered diodes. Unlike the Sphere LX, the cover over the LEDs is split into thirds. I have no idea why. It does mean, however, that the original Townsend Sphere L22 and its younger sister, the UA Sphere DLX, are much more different than you might think. It would certainly be worth comparing the two.

Hey Mark, I can get any of the baifei li mics as they are all within my budget and am not sure which oen to get. I make videos about keyboards where I test how they sound, and I want to make those recordings as accurate as I can. I was thinking v5 for that purpose, but there's also this V8 and a V9 they offer, which one would you get for my applciation? Thanks!

Great sound! I'd love to hear your voice on the NT1 5th gen (using the USB connection).

I really have to have a look at these. came across them randomly. i thought the 414 really looked like a scam, i thought there's no way this is any good... i already have a 414 b-xls and brauner phantom AE, but you can't ever have too many mics... right?

Your voice could cure illness and bring resolution to conflict 😊.

because of the new updates on the console, the console no longer works beware of there updates. no other choice to use mainstage

You sound great on this mic.

Which is better for singing, Baifei li v10 or Baifei li V47?

Wow, IMO the sphere sounds like a toy in comparison to my ears

Haven't heard a voice so impressive like that ...akg 420 has function there yes , but your voice is fascinating more than the mic...

Amazing voice.

Hammers are only as good as the "carpenter" that uses them.

Sounds pretty descent.. A little heavy on the low end tho.. heard distortion once or twice.

Good video for so many reasons. Starting for the big truth, all mics sound good on your voice, and we "hate" you for that 😅 You belong to the 1% of the 1% voice privileged. One of the most frustrating things for people trying to do some voice works (I am talking as amateurs as a hobby), It is to find the right mic for our voice. Nothing magical, just what suits us best. It is a pity we don't have an A.I. for that, yet. But I find it extraordinarily useful this channel because it shows true tools professionals use in real life. This channel is priceless. Zoom f3 and Hush are incredible. And the SE neon sounds great, but the mind-blowing mic is the Line Audio cm4. There is a Welsh photographer who has a small, super interesting channel, and the audio is fantastic. He uses a Rode usb, not as good as this SE, and yet, with a great postproduction (I suppose), gets a fantastic audio. Hush is amazing, and I would pay extra for a) live noise reduction (for Zoom, Skype, etc).. and iPhone usability. The later very complicated, I suppose, if they need the power of the m1 chip (munimun)to run it. Urte askotarako, hiltzaile.

Are you still using the Neumann MT-48 in this example of the BCM? Would love to see more content on this thanks!!

To my ears it sounds reaaally good. Studio quality good. The overall timbre is great. I don't know how much Hush influences the overall quality of the recording, but even with youtube's compression in mind, I couldn't think of a reason why you shouldn't be able to use it for gigs. Also, is there any way you could test out and give us your thoughts about the Sennheiser Profile? It got a lot of praise and is said to deliver "professional" sound, although to me it just sounds kinda thin and heavy on the mids. But then again, I'm just a layman who likes to record audio shortstories as a hobby. EDIT: It's hard to evaluate a mic's quality, considering having your voice is already cheating. :D

The 017 reminds me of tuven throat singing. I can hear different octaves of your voice coming though one mic

Man that is so awesome! Which mic did you go with for Deadpool?

Great to see CJP like this!

I love the 416

Wow Mark. Random request, but would it be possible to get a lossless wav or flac copy? Man this is sooo good!

Lol. Mind firmly in the gutter 😅

Mine had to be sent back to Neumann for repairs ('a sh*t happens' scenario), and then suddenly you start creating loads of content about it as if to taunt me. Great episode. Glad it's finally getting recognition. I can never unhear that song now, so thanks for that as well...

Sometimes I feel the u87ai is a little to hot on the way in and I’ll use the -10 db pad and it helps a lot.

This video lacks the ONE thing I’m looking for, you literally danced around it, covering everything EXCEPT: 1. Setting up the routing on console. (Virtual outputs). 2. Being able to route the output signal via MainStage. I was holding out hope you’d show that, but alas i got to the end and it missed those key components. A true “from scratch” video would have been great, starting with a blank console set up as well.

Synchrony, once known as GE Capital Retail Bank, has added this 2% to everything run through them. Sweetwater is just one client amongst many. Vintage King, and even Discount Tire, fall into this group as well.

BCM104 cut through that music bed like it wasn't even there 😅

YES THIS IS ABOUT $1200. I'M SURE IT SOUNDS DIFFERENT THAN THE TLM-103 (FOR $1200- SAME PRICE). AND FOR SURE IF I'M DOING STORY LINES I BELIEVE I WOULD DEFINATELY BE READY TO USE THIS ONE BCM-104.

It's a very clean smooth transparent sounding microphone, I have one, I like it, but don't cancel your credit cards they say that actually hurts your credit, just don't use it and eventually they might cancel it and my understanding is that doesn't hurt your credit but I can be wrong here That's just what I've heard

You're aggressive music bad is probably at like -300 decibels lol it's so quiet you can't even hear it.

And on the topic of ASMR.... What exactly is the point? I must have missed the memo.

Seeing as Neumann purpose built this for broadcast you'd have to assume they knew what they were doing. The tlm103 on the other hand was never made for voice and strangely enough so many are drawn to it like flies to..... Though I have the feeling it's more of a "monkey see monkey do" reason.

I was a bit underwhelmed with this microphone, both from my own experience and from listening to others. I honestly felt that even $400 mics like the SM7B and RE20 sounded better on most voices. If you do a side-by-side comparison with the RE20 or SM7B, most people would likely prefer those or say the price difference isn't justified

Please answer me l need that's my spray voice throat

The TLM-193 is overlooked for V/O as well I think...

Coming from the "dangerous" mind of Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff, I'll buy that.

Friend of mine wants to sell me the V4 Mark I for 200$, think it's worth it? What sticks out about the character to you Mark?

Goddamn that mic sounds smooth and detailed!!

Sounds good. Are you still using with the MT 48 or back to apollo or something else?