Best Budget (~$100) XLR Microphone Setup + Tutorial

Having a cheap microphone setup is pretty difficult. Chances are it sounds pretty bad. In this video, I show you my microphone/audio setup which costs about $100 total. This XLR setup video thing shows you all the gear that is required to convert your beautiful voice into electronic signals. Keep in mind, the Behringer XM8500 does make your voice sound a bit deeper than it is, which can be a good thing or a bad thing.
AFFILIATE LINKS
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Behringer XM8500: amzn.to/2WUBk38
M-Track M-Audio Solo: amzn.to/3yWy9oS
Microphone Wind Screen: amzn.to/2X1eqHu
Microphone Desk Arm: amzn.to/3l01SZi
3ft XLR Cable: amzn.to/3DSOvTc
OTHER LINKS
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Discord Server
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TIMESTAMPS
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0:00 - Setup
3:51 - Tutorial

[@Immortal_YT]

"This is Adobe Audition. Did I pay for it? You can decide."

[@maminkamarek]

i pirated it because im poor 😔

[@LuisPipoComunica]

@@maminkamarek Be praud my man XD

[@CTTRest]

dude, you’re going to fucking blow up, and I’ll be here to see it. Keep doin what your doing

[@chillylion6858]

he has like 50k what do you mean

[@miloowyn]

@@chillylion6858 Blow up is something like RSlash or Faline San

[@eksno]

I will put my stamp here confirming that I will be here to see it too.

[@miloowyn]

@@eksno yeah!!

[@zxxczczczcz]

fish

[@isaiah3989]

This is basically the system I've been using for years, just with a Behringer U-Phoria UMC22, another budget interface, and an Audio Technica AT2035, it was $200 when my dad bought it, but he bought if for recording, and got a better mic later on, and I got his old one. I can tell you from experience, if you are using a cheaper audio interface, then make sure to be very careful with the usb-b port on the back, mine ripped of, but luckily I had another jack lying around and I can solder. Honestly not sure how you don't have 100k yet, you deserve it, but keep posting, your vids are great, have a good day.

[@LuisPipoComunica]

Look how many subscribers he has now :) .And also your comment was so wholesome. Have a nice Day :)

[@mohamedadheel83]

So this guy is a human being, not a self-talking gaming PC..... Man, I love your videos, keep it up NTTS!!

[@xpect_nthing]

Finally The content I didn't know I needed Thx

[@MrGreenz280]

This is actually a really good video as i need a mic, but im still broke so cant get one rn. Thank you either way as i learned some new things!

[@eksno]

This is fucking amazing, yesterday I got interested in getting a good mic and stuff and today I actually started researching, can't believe this was uploaded 3 days ago!

[@cyberspirit8060]

This was a fantastic video! Love your style!

[@Metafelle]

man, the way you plan out your videos is so easily digestible!

[@customamelia8824]

this is the only tutorial youtuber i subscribe to because its actually funny

[@dominic.h.3363]

Very solid setup! I get virtually identical sounding results with a BM800 cardioid (with pop filter, shock mount and arm of course) and a Behringer UMC22 and everything essentially costs the same. (With some post-processing I don't even need to use the UMC22.)

[@thyslavicnate]

Finally able to watch the video when it's under a 100 views, now that's smth special. Keep up the good work and it shall pay off soon. Side note, this hand reveal reminds me of Corpse's tweet followed by his hand reveal lol.

[@CHiLDiSH01]

as someone whos tryna get into twitch and youtube on an incredibly tight budget, this has saved my ass. thank you 🙏🏽

[@SlumberousSnorlax]

Have you succeeded in twitch? Or did you quit like the mass majority

[@Sunny-qo2lt]

thanks cutie pie the whole setup arrives in 6 days!

[@Arcangel0723]

you give off dank pod vibes and I love that

[@OriginalKeen]

the word “fancy-dancy” is THE most used word on NTTS

[@blebels]

your video make me happy

[@itscarlosreally]

The daily driver ever since the coof shut down the world. Since the M-Track Solo wasn't a thing yet, I had the UM2. Still a solid voiceover setup in 2022.

[@marcusaguirre7032]

Thank you. Ordered.

[@vve1_]

maybe i'll buy it, anyways thanks for this video

[@anar.bastanov]

Who came to this video to confirm that this is his feet 🗿

[@deathalizer7709]

This is my exact setup (and has been for awhile) and I can attest to the fact that this is the best bang for your buck. The M-Track interface is solid for vocals (not so much if you plan to use it to drive monitors or headphones, though), and the Behringer XM8500 is shockingly cheap for what it is (sounds great and has a solid metal chassis).

[@LuisPipoComunica]

What interface would you recomend for headphones though?

[@Campake]

beautiful video

[@vex3935]

i love this review

[@olavar]

Good job😎💪

[@badmiddens]

i can't unsee this

[@marisus4899]

everyones gonna simp for ntts’ hands now 🤫

[@confusedturtle183]

Best one yet.

[@Microck]

Hey NTTS, I bought all of this but when trying to put it in use I only hear the left side of it and I sound very high pitched. Please help :(

[@Fourhoursleep]

Hey man I'm curios. Did your M-track solo die on you by any chance? After I ordered one I found a guy who had 3 of them die on him on in a row all in a few short weeks. Made me paranoid about my purchase.

[@aidan449]

This video was released on my birthday, and I’ve gotten over £100. There’s no way this is a coincidence

[@iconiccfs]

i got the same setup but i got a better mic (in my opinion) - se electronics se v2.but this setup is solid, for a beginner to get into xlr on the cheap and there are many upgrades to make later for better sound such as a better mic or even multipul setups for diffrent aplications of recording

[@ledgeri]

Are you using this setup still, for the new vids too?

[@WhyAreYouFindingMe]

Bro! I really need a help to you. I am vscode user so there is a extension named replit for vscode extension. I do not know how to use. So pls make a video about it please!

[@Arctiz]

he backk

[@swankieOW]

This is waht I come to KZbin for

[@Khual]

"The driver drives the car" -NTTS

[@yooghurt]

please help, I have the same setup but my pc doesnt want to pick up any noise

[@lolxdgaming3706]

link to shock mount pls

[@foxinyt-x1]

5:31 waw beautiful song

[@Liam6tc]

Kannst du auch bass rein machen?

[@yeetusbaboon6689]

I never knew ntts had hands :O

[@caseylavender]

nice

[@LefthandedTom]

so what happens if you have phantom power on for the microphone? you said the microphone wouldn't work if you did that

[@NoTextToSpeech]

The microphone will not work or will be damaged due to the applied power.

[@brychaus9059]

dynamic mics are actually fine with phantom power, though they don't use it. I run one with phantom power every week with the nature of my audio interface (sends phantom power to minimum of two inputs at once and I need the power for another mic). It's sort of an old wive's tale. However, ribbon mics will be messed up by phantom power, but those are very uncommon and hyper expensive.

[@filiplass7442]

This is probably a really stupid question, but I don't get any of this shit at all (that's why I love the tutorials after all) and I would like to ask - the audio wouldn't sound the same without the M-Track M-Audio Solo, right? What exactly does it even do, though? Thanks and sorry for being dumb lmao

[@NoTextToSpeech]

The M-Track Solo makes it so you can use the XLR port on the microphone. You need to have an audio interface for XLR microphones. Also please do not use an XLR to USB cable because they are not compatible with the microphone.

[@filiplass7442]

Alright, gotcha, thank you so much!

[@Chin2006]

Also if you just plug the mic straight into the motherboard, the motherboard wouldn't have enough gain to boost the mic to an audible level, especially with less sensitive mic. This would mean you would need to apply a lot of post boost. Which would add amplify the noise from the motherboard interface too, add in the fact that most motherboard have pretty bad noise floor. This would result in a very loud audible hiss in your recording

[@ClipCentralar7h7tea98ub]

what is the name of the shock mount

[@obvyassir]

Cool

[@antekopatumpo3059]

where is the uninstall part?

[@OfficialZh0]

when you want to buy this is Australia.... But have to spend over 200 dollars.

[@enukfr]

we have the same microphone stand lol

[@lidaviduy1364]

Omg thanks for the free feet pics

[@Arctiz]

the feet reveal thoooo

[@Bob-vg9ys]

Did we just get a hand reveal?

[@AntiRNDM]

Yes indeed!

[@W1nt3r_.]

even a feet reveak

[@CoalPoggers]

oh no a certain mod in the server will screenshot it and save it (house tour when)

[@edmatarazzo]

I like my my focasrite 2i2

[@fabrizioXDY]

No Text To Speech hands reveal 😳?

[@adfjasjhf]

Wait, where is the part where you uninstall this setup?!

[@Pwak]

Is this still a viable solution in 2023?

[@soola977]

Hello daniel

[@Matthew_MBG]

the toaster is dying toad from Mario

[@NotGeorgeK]

this video gives me dankpods vibes, dunno why

[@nighthawk6468]

One quick note about phantom power, most if not all condenser mics do actually do much better with phantom power and you can get cheap mics to sound great using it. It is extremely rare to have phantom power actually damage a condenser microphone, just do a tiny bit of research on your specific microphone to see what the manufacturer recommends but you are generally fine with nearly all of them.

[@kaelan3853]

can you suggest a site where you can pirate adobe?

[@RetroPlus]

1:51 Eugh! Keep your fetish away from me!

[@Matthew_MBG]

just use audacity and levelator

[@sgclin1242]

Pog

[@mpyl]

NTTS hand reveal

[@piyushtiwari5243]

just me or he sounds like tech savy version of technoblade

[@zeefunrobcheeks5475]

hi

[@webb6701]

HANDSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

[@SEAN-SMP]

He Sounds Like Technoblade

[@yuukiyoshizawa7007]

Too bad these things are actually expansive as hell in my country and not affordable for a poor like me.

[@hahahaha2787]

Hand reveal lol

[@OctopusEight]

Why was I recommended this?????????????????

[@KrazeAgony]

🤣🤣

[@sharthok]

Cool feet ya got

[@Max-zj6ld]

does not contain face 2/10

[@NoTextToSpeech]

It almost did when I did the microwave interview ;)