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@vontaxe3 ай бұрын
It's very strange to hear one "yeah mate" monologue with good audio quality
@jadz.nerdytransfem3 ай бұрын
IKR it’s not crunchy enough
@razhmazh3 ай бұрын
Definitely ruined the vibe with the good quality
@FinnGreenland3 ай бұрын
its so conflicting
@jakesinclair694203 ай бұрын
@@jadz.nerdytransfem WHERE'S THE CRONCH!!!
@Xmetalfanx3 ай бұрын
nothing compares to the mic quality of the giant airpod though ,,,, i still cackle with laughter listening to that
@thecivilizedgamer25333 ай бұрын
"Can you recommend a good microphone to me?" "Yeah, Shure" "........"
@thatguyalex28353 ай бұрын
Good one. It Shure sounds fine. :) These are my favorite types of jokes bro/sis.
@Dan-sk2ff3 ай бұрын
@@GalacticFoxCatThe majority disagrees. Seems like it's the corner for you instead!
@rowanmartin43973 ай бұрын
Where is this man getting his mics? An sm7b for $449 used???? They’re $399 at Sweetwater!
@retrofizz7273 ай бұрын
unshure about that
@YousefMohamedAbdulMoniem3 ай бұрын
@@GalacticFoxCatoh stfu you and ur hate comments lmfao, stop watching
@humanwaveform3 ай бұрын
Mics are so important to music. Even a crappy mic has value if it can provide the right texture.
@sequentialcircles3 ай бұрын
Heck yeah. Honestly, you can get so many different variations with sound just by what mic you use and where you put it. A lost art form.
@TheJargonKing3 ай бұрын
exactly, even if the mic sounds bad (or is like a stock mic on a laptop) it can add to the vibe, for example the first few Car Seat Headrest albums were recorded on a laptop mic into Garageband and those albums have such a great lo-fi sound to them which makes the music feel more personal
@noodel33743 ай бұрын
i used a Babyphone once as a mic. The quality? trash The vibe? immaculate
@joeofloath3 ай бұрын
People kept asking Zeal and Ardor how they got their incredible vocal tone. "I bought the cheapest mic I could and shouted really loud".
@magusperde3653 ай бұрын
@@TheJargonKingis your name a reference to the Peter Hammill song?
@hedgeearthridge68073 ай бұрын
True story: I'm a Quality Analyst at a small engine factory. One day the engines at the run-test station STANK, like we were gagging. One of the guys said it smelled like "burning roaches". After literally sniffing around for a while, I found the aluminum components smelled like sour ass, because the machining coolant had anaerobic bacteria growing in it, and the heat was cooking the bacteria and warming up the smell. This was a quality issue, because the customers were going to open up those boxes and get punched in the face with that smell. So I had to write a report and explain as professionally as possible about how a "foul odor" described as "burning insects" was causing "strong involuntary physical reactions and distress" to personnel, and presented a customer service problem.
@p71_caleb3 ай бұрын
This is hilarious
@PauaP3 ай бұрын
God that is a mood.
@Rebel_Reign13 ай бұрын
interesting story, thanks!
@badgerdrums1313Ай бұрын
I’m so glad (kinda?) that other people know about this. It’s hydraulic fluid/dirt buildup in machines where I smell it. Nothing makes me genuinely wheeze like that. It’s horrendous
@lunathecutest66523 ай бұрын
i am really enjoying the new relaxed video schedule.
@drakehamazi3 ай бұрын
Facts
@professor_turo_chadwick3 ай бұрын
totally
@MalrusOSC3 ай бұрын
Exactly. It allows him to take time to make his videos good. Not saying his older videos WEREN’T good, but you get what I mean.
@bend83533 ай бұрын
So glad he is no "LTT ing " it for an upload schedule. Quality
@johncooze52333 ай бұрын
It makes for a pleasant surprise
@forever17533 ай бұрын
"Mocofones"
@sventobergte8453 ай бұрын
Freestyler!!
@Coker11813 ай бұрын
i had to replay it like 3 times LOL
@ObjectReplacement3 ай бұрын
mokofons
@dingusboi70453 ай бұрын
mokafon
@TheAllAroundMan3 ай бұрын
Rocco mocco fone
@joeofloath3 ай бұрын
I found an SM57 in a gutter once. Worked great. Left it at a gig and someone else took it home by accident, it's probably still out there gigging to this day.
@jadz.nerdytransfem3 ай бұрын
it travels the world gigging where it’s needed
@LordofDiamondsMetal3 ай бұрын
Shure dynamic mics are indestructible. it's a common joke that they can double as a hammer
@WinderTP3 ай бұрын
I remember years ago seeing a video of an SM58 getting buried in the dirt for a whole year on KZbin. A year later they dug it up and it sounded exactly the same. They're absolutely invincible
@timberthewolf7333 ай бұрын
THe brotherhood of the traveling SM57.
@alexandercatterson2233 ай бұрын
@@LordofDiamondsMetal While I understand that their microphones are probably quite strong, I will remind you that literally anything can be used as a hammer even a piece of glass
@Enzotiso3 ай бұрын
I don’t know why i was expecting the freakish ears on a stand for the comparison…
@belyashichek3 ай бұрын
Well, they still got mics as far as i know. Now that you said it, i wanna listen to one of Wade's stories recorded on them!
@michaireneuszjakubowski52893 ай бұрын
Those are mics, so maybe a freakish mouth on a stand would do?
@Arum6383 ай бұрын
@@belyashichek "Mic-test Bogan Stories ASMR to Relax and Fall Asleep To"
@SL4PSH0CK3 ай бұрын
Ahahah same, then then I went “wait.. oh" 😅
@puls3illegalmusic3 ай бұрын
Well now you get a freakish mouth on a body!
@AntVenom3 ай бұрын
Glad you did this test, because I've legit been curious if my SM7B has had an issue for this very reason. Crazy how long these buggers last for! I could hear the difference between the old SM58 and the new SM58. There's a crispness to the new one that feels a noticeably softened on the old one, but it's subtle. The SM7B sounded exactly the same to me though.
@mintybudgie3 ай бұрын
honestly i find it crazy how modern the sm7b's design is considering it was made in 2001
@Abigblueworld3 ай бұрын
not the stupid ahh verifitards
@Army_of_One_3 ай бұрын
I’d kill for an OG 1970’s SM7, those are the real grail microphones
@Abigblueworld3 ай бұрын
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
@ratewcropolix3 ай бұрын
hey youre the guy from smplive
@venstoma3 ай бұрын
It is honestly so refreshing to get a *"New thing actually good"* type of video as opposed to the depressing disappointment in the tech that let you down specials. The fact that type of video had to be made more than once really speaks to the state of most modern tech
@chrisheartman92633 ай бұрын
"new thing" they're still from the seventies lmfao
@Bionicleforever3 ай бұрын
new old design thing is good.
@venstoma3 ай бұрын
@@chrisheartman9263 What I mean to say here is that they were, and still are. It's not a given that even the same company can keep up the same production quality over an extended period of time.
@AfferbeckBeats3 ай бұрын
Would be interesting to see him do a follow up comparing to modern cheap knockoffs of these old mic designs. Some are amazing, some are trash. And comparing to modern designs like say Lewitt
@kaitlyn__L3 ай бұрын
@@venstomayeah, Shure could’ve easily fallen prey to cost cutting that reduced their reliability. Thankfully they haven’t
@R.J._Lewis3 ай бұрын
"How dare you make something smell THIS BAD..." that doesn't have four wheels and reside in your garage, Wade?
@mhammadalloush51043 ай бұрын
But it has been banned from its interior, so its fine, right?
@andrihusainsudra3 ай бұрын
@@mhammadalloush5104 right? _right?_
@DUKE_of_RAMBLE3 ай бұрын
I could've sworn he and James had found all the causes of stink in his fleet?
@mysticgreg3 ай бұрын
It's the Jeff of mocofones.
@nobodynoone25003 ай бұрын
I mean, the rats moved in later. The microphone foamies smell like hot ass brand new (and for weeks!) I suggest hand washing with a couple drops of dish soap, using only squishing motions.
@BrianMcKee3 ай бұрын
You should see my war battered EV 635a, lovingly referred to by my friends as the "Chernobyl Microphone". Still used for VO and instrument recording like a champ. Edit: Recorded a video of it on this channel for those who are curious
@linuxstreamer89103 ай бұрын
you know we need to see pics right
@SprinkCalSA3 ай бұрын
Please upload a short of the mic. Would love to see it
@LoxOP3 ай бұрын
make a video plaes
@mynamjeffeg63 ай бұрын
looks like one of those German grenades to me lol
@honk54683 ай бұрын
did you use it as a pleasuring device? otherwise i dont see how it can get battered
@ndeef3 ай бұрын
I have an SM57 that I “rescued” from a fraternity basement in University. It looked like it had been through a war zone. No idea how long it had lived in beer, vomit and standing water. Cleaned it up and it sounds just as good as the one I bought new.
@_baniraaisu67113 ай бұрын
Sounds like a hell of a podcast lmao
@unoptimalpunishrio9885Ай бұрын
The 57 can be passed down through genrrations of your family and still work. Im shure someone out there has a musician family and this has happened
@BirdmanDeuce263 ай бұрын
One of the beauties of old dynamic mic tech is that once you have them, *you have them* - no more fiddling/tweaking needed. A good portion of the time in my experience, "bad mic" was really closer to "bad cable" or "bad XLR connection/mixing board." People are _so much closer_ to pro audio on a budget than they think these days.
@AfferbeckBeats3 ай бұрын
And it's crazy how good you can get even putting your budget on a budget these days, a copy like the Behringer XM8500 sounds amazing for all of 20 bucks new
@Troggie423 ай бұрын
Something I think about a lot is that once Binging with Babish did a tour of his place, and his setup for VO was a blue yeti surrounded by an arc of sound deadening egg crate foam, and that man sounds damn beautiful
@chancellorcamel11443 ай бұрын
As a sound engineer, we love these things. I've had to improvise drum mics for bigger kits setups and slapping a sm57 onto a mount works wonders. I have a ton of these from the 80s and 90s working perfectly. They can also do pretty much whatever. Huge recommendation
@damagedgears3 ай бұрын
If it makes a sound, SM57 can capture it, good enough
@social_anthrax3 ай бұрын
Given this is a KZbin comment I don’t expect an answer, but do you have any recommended resources for getting into sound engineering?
@nickwallette62013 ай бұрын
@@social_anthrax Do you have a garage? Go buy a mixing board, some headphones, some mics, and start making noise.
@wahoodotwav3 ай бұрын
im so used to garbage mics during nugget episodes that hearing the quality of these ones threw me for a massive loop, mah gawd o_o
@museum14013 ай бұрын
Fun little fact about the legendary SM58 - the round "pop shield" part is purposely *designed* to crumple easily. That's why you see so many dented ones, especially if you've ever played in bands/practise rooms. The design helps to stop impacts from affecting the rest of the mic by absorbing the force. Replacing them is super-easy, too.
@ToastyMozart3 ай бұрын
Yeah it's like the crumple zone in a car.
@HIDLad0013 ай бұрын
Hearing the microphone stories in actually decent quality is a jarring transition from the mics that nuggets have.
@datutturugang6663 ай бұрын
sound engineer here, although i’m more of a sennheiser guy, i have to say whenever people ask what mic for everything, it’s an sm58. used it for drums, used it for cabinets, works like a dream. really neutral sound profile, despite being a dynamic mic
@vine003 ай бұрын
yeah no you can totally get away with a 58 on drums these days, i'd say the tuning/heads and room acoustics are far more important
@vine003 ай бұрын
57s/58s were always good on drums but i mean that now more than ever they can be used solely for a drum track in a pinch. if really limited you can get creative with a mono overhead and kick mic then use software to get it sounding good
@datutturugang6663 ай бұрын
@@vine00 yea but with a mono overhead you gonna get cymbals predominantly. you can work it out with a DAW, but no thanks, i’d rather do it the old way
@datutturugang6663 ай бұрын
@@vine00 oh yea, my bad, i’m a bit slow sometimes, absolutely you can mic up an entire kit using 57/58, which is 95% the same mic. in my musical career, before turning as a full time audio engineer i was a drummer, so drums is always something i put extra work into when mastering a track. i’ve heard shit drum recordings done with incredible mics and absolutely trash drums recorded with the humble sm57/58 sounding incredible, the trick is where you set your mic, how you mess with post processing and mostly how the drummer plays
@JDoawp3 ай бұрын
Closed my eyes for the test and I swear I could hear a slight difference between the first two. But not any that'd be noticeable without A/B'ing them.
@KingOfKYA3 ай бұрын
Its probably just worn foam from the pop filter. Seamed like it popped a bit worse but barely.
@vadnegru3 ай бұрын
I think it's just variations in production and not the actual wear
@henrikpetersson34633 ай бұрын
@@vadnegruBoth of the older mics shows the same characteristics in their differences though. So either something has changed in manufacturing or they age in that way. Which wouldn’t be totally surprising. Mics do tend to sound a different with age.
@cloudy48723 ай бұрын
Can’t wait for the microphone stories in this episode
@SilvaEevee3 ай бұрын
I dropped my mic and it has a huge dent in the top. It does, in fact, sound worse :3
@TheLetterE-hihru3 ай бұрын
:3
@AntecorSound3 ай бұрын
:3
@GG_MYDAWG3 ай бұрын
Cool
@athk243 ай бұрын
:3
@Dingus_Ubernova3 ай бұрын
Don’t talk to me unless your mic sounds like a 2006 CoD Squeaker
@TechBaffle3 ай бұрын
Shure mics are so solid- the SM58 is used so much on stage because that metal windshield does a genius job of protecting the microphone. That thing can look dented as hell yet still work perfectly. I don't have an SM7B (although I was tempted). Currently I have two Shure MV7X which is like its little brother. I can rely on these things to work flawlessly.
@othinus3 ай бұрын
a great mod to improve the mv7 sound is to buy the rk 345 windscreen that the sm7b uses
@lemonboy31973 ай бұрын
My entire studio is built on the back of used SM57s. Absolute champs, so versatile and rugged.
@ImAFutureGuitarHero3 ай бұрын
The best endorsement of the SM57/SM58 I heard was that while it might not be "perfect" on absolutely everything, you can bet that it's been used on everything by at least one person in history, and there's documentation out there on techniques and methods for how best to use it for anything. I've used 57s on electric guitars, bass guitar, snares, toms, kicks, vocals, even as a room mic in a bathroom for a drum kit and it's worked in pretty much every use case I've thrown it at
@nickwallette62013 ай бұрын
I've heard several times that STP's Core album was almost entirely SM57s. Doesn't surprise me a bit. It's the first mic I bought, and would be the one I recommend as anyone else's first, too. That or the 58. You can always put a pop filter on a 57 though. At any rate, it's one mic you'll never regret having a few of, because even when you have a mic locker full of options, at some point, it'll either be the right one, or at least not the wrong one.
@crawlzzz3 ай бұрын
When I was in school for sound engineering we had a large assortment of mics to choose from. We had the cheap 57s all the way up to Neumann U 87s. Every single time I went into the studio I would choose the 57 every time because it worked for EVERYTHING. One of the most versatile pieces of equipment ever produced and I'll always recommend it to people for any situation.
@ImAFutureGuitarHero3 ай бұрын
@@crawlzzz The other mic I used in the sound engineering courses I took that worked on nearly everything was the AKG C414 XLS -- opposite end of the spectrum from the SM57 in terms of price ofc, but that thing worked great on bloody anything you put it in front of, *especially* on toms, if I had the money I would get a pair immediately even just for that
@hammerth14213 ай бұрын
The windscreens don't stink! They just have the mild and pleasant odour of isocyanates...
@siliconinsect3 ай бұрын
Worked at a local FM station using SM7B's and the main failure point is where they screw to the stand. Aluminum threads would strip so we'd have a perfectly good mic and no clean way to mount it. Great vid as usual!
@sporemaster973 ай бұрын
That's where some good ol' duct tape comes into play
@trevor2453 ай бұрын
It makes perfect sense for them to sound the same. Microphones are quite simple devices and as you mention good audio stays good. I did notice quite a difference between the sm58s and the broadasting mics. The broadcasting mics seem to be more specialised in recording voice audio, more highs. The sm58s seem more like all round use. Regardless I do want to mention that I have always really appreciated the audio in your videos. It's quite a bit better than many other youtubers IMO and that is definitely not just the microphones, terrible mics can sound great with the right room/setup.
@coteof70553 ай бұрын
I’ve worked in live events and concerts as a tech for almost a decade, and one of the classic jokes is (in some form) that you can use a sm58 to hammer in scaffold pins for a spot tower and then throw it off the top, and the sound guy can just pick it up off the ground and use it as is
@Oddzey3 ай бұрын
something I've learned with any foam from any factory, rinse it with hot water and soap before use, Especially pop filters. Just the factories alone have so much junk in the air that gets on the foam.
@DUKE_of_RAMBLE3 ай бұрын
I'm almost certain that it's the actual product still off-gasing. And since it's most likely been shipped with each component inside a sealed plastic bag, that off-gasing just... lingers. Might also adhere to the material as a film, though, and that's probably why the washing has an impact
@gabrielledebourg24873 ай бұрын
The SM58 is essentially the AK-47 of the mic world. It’s everywhere, easy to use and always works no matter how you treat it. A Swedish studio magazine putting it to the test. They whacked it a few times, dropped it from different heights, submerged it in liquid (at least comparable to dropping it in a glass of beer) and ended it by burying it in the garden. They reported it might had less treble, but said it could just be some of the grime blocking the frequencies. Roger Daltrey of The Who loves them, because he would spin them like a lasso and it wouldn’t matter if he smacked something, and as long as he taped the cable, it wouldn’t become loose. Many mics might sound better, but the SM57/58 are amazing tools, and amazing value. And because they last, picking up a used one is always worth it!
@benl20693 ай бұрын
It sounds so weird to hear Wayne's voice through good mics and not nuggets
@72mardy3 ай бұрын
*Wade
@EremittV3 ай бұрын
I bought a used Rode Procaster. It had a 10 year warranty. A good mic is timeless.
@AshPuppy3 ай бұрын
I like how the music just ends during the Frank bit and were left to silenty watch her for the last few seconds.
@sp3lllz3 ай бұрын
When i was an on site IT tech for a school I think i fixed their SM58 about 4 times and that's why i love that mic actually reparable unlike new garbage
@TheRedCap3 ай бұрын
hearing Wade's ridiculous stories in full quality is unexplainably cursed. It's like listening to the full version of Walk Through the Park
@GorggW3 ай бұрын
"get the good thing once and be happy" apply that everywhere in your life. Always.
@Burn2themall3 ай бұрын
Frank just stops and so does the music lol
@adrianfernandez79303 ай бұрын
The mic stories begs the question of when Wade will eventually play Fortnite
@Lookitssteel3 ай бұрын
The world probably needs it, but I'd still be viciously disappointed.
@nicolayw3 ай бұрын
I work at a place where you can rent a band practice space where we use a lot of sm58s, and they always come back with so many dents in the grill, nothing like spending 5 minutes of the floor smacking a stick on the inside of the grill and it comes out good as new. Love 'em
@TiagoNugentComposer3 ай бұрын
it's so strange hearing the mic stories through an actually good sounding microphone Edit - note about the 57s and 58s, people have run them over with cars and theyve worked fine after!
@AntecorSound3 ай бұрын
Nice, finally got a mic video, we love ya mate!
@Pekkett3 ай бұрын
It's so surreal to hear a wacky dankpods "story" through an actually decent sounding microphone
@SomeSpicyCheese3 ай бұрын
Wasn't looking at the screen when the mic test started, was wondering when we'd get to the used mics, only to look over and see we were already on the last mic!
@prodbysteexy3 ай бұрын
I’m starting a music production degree and coincidentally a lot of your videos that are coming out are lining up with the stuff I’m learning! I’m loving it
@felio_3 ай бұрын
DankClass
@prodbysteexy3 ай бұрын
@@felio_ oh so dank
@JohnSmith-np3cd3 ай бұрын
as long as it sounds like earrape when i violently blow into it ima use it
@Friendly_Neighborhood_Dozer3 ай бұрын
Even a crappy pop filter can prevent that. BUT, you learn that getting ridiculously close to the mic and raising your voice is 10x funnier
@ThatRipOff3 ай бұрын
Hearing “So like this one time…” through anything other than the crunchiest nugget mic is uncanny.
@sanadcanmahmoud3 ай бұрын
I really like that the video schedule is relaxed now, and I am happy with the new extra vids! Thanks so much for doing this, you have put a smile on all our faces.
@ThatSocialKid3 ай бұрын
My first thought seeing the title: “Yes”
@baconwizard3 ай бұрын
Maybe you should watch the video instead of leaving this uninformed comment :)
@ThatSocialKid3 ай бұрын
@@baconwizardTake a joke, i know the mics are good.
@ThatSocialKid3 ай бұрын
@@baconwizardAnd i said “MY FIRST Thought.” Meaning I didn’t watch the video yet.
@baconwizard3 ай бұрын
@@ThatSocialKid you could say something remotely funny
@ThatSocialKid3 ай бұрын
@@baconwizard The hell do you mean?
@1Pyroo3 ай бұрын
real men use a Zeom ™Q7 Wireless Bluetooth Karaoke Mic (Pink) Microphone
@Friendly_Neighborhood_Dozer3 ай бұрын
Nah man, real men use "Xuanding Gaming mic, wireless microphone, HIFI gaming, Professional Microphone, TikTok mic, Podcast micrphone". (the name is made up btw, no clue if Xuangding exists. tho i doubt it)
@That_Ultimate_Camry3 ай бұрын
@@Friendly_Neighborhood_Dozer fun fact there are two Xuanding companies, one making textiles like bedding and tablecloths and the other producing steel mesh
@Friendly_Neighborhood_Dozer3 ай бұрын
bruh@@That_Ultimate_Camry
@That_Ultimate_Camry3 ай бұрын
@@Friendly_Neighborhood_Dozer I have a Google addiction
@Rilch3 ай бұрын
honestly i wasn't even looking at the screen when you were playing back audio from the mics, they all literally sounded exactly the same to me!
@daniel-pablo3 ай бұрын
Ngl i was just listening to most of this and didnt realize he switched mics during the test. Thought i was gonna get 4 different stories
@winkystinky3 ай бұрын
0:02 moccofones
@iexeaces3 ай бұрын
favorite before sleep routine is watching your vids
@MrViperfang3 ай бұрын
That's the amazing thing about good audio equipment: It stays good! That's why it always a good idea to try to find the stuff you want used first before you drop the money on a new one!
@andrew_radios_speakersandmore3 ай бұрын
Making this play at the same time on all of my devices! (Because your channel's awesome!)
@Elipsis_3 ай бұрын
5:06 No matter what, he will always end up in jail.
@maritoguionyo2 ай бұрын
😢
@Alastor13133 ай бұрын
Sounds like old radio! My favorite....
@ThatSocialKid3 ай бұрын
Hmmmmm, i wonder why you like it 🤔
@Th3Canadian833 ай бұрын
I totally came across your channel while searching something else and I have to say I've been watching all your videos started going waaaay back the videos are great and the commentary is classic love it all
@boalston24843 ай бұрын
I love these little pro audio videos. Really hits the spot. I’ve heard stories of people using 58s as hammers and getting run over by cars and still working.
@localist_floof3 ай бұрын
HOLY NEW VIDEO
@adamgreenhill1103 ай бұрын
Processing is everything. No matter what mic you use, the processing makes 70% of the sound quality. Compression, limiters, EQ etc. That's how pros get that crazy mic sound in podcasts or music!
@thehousecat933 ай бұрын
I record other people’s voices for a living. You can get a perfectly acceptable sound out of a SM57 but you could never make it sound like a U87. Sometimes (often times, tbh) the 57 is even the right choice. Even for expensive mics, they’ll have intrinsic characteristics that color whatever they touch. For instance, Making an AKG414 sound dark and smooth would be a losing battle. Mic choice isn’t everything but it is a lot. You don’t want to spend any time fighting the sound of a mic, when you could just use the mic with the right sound. All that said, yeah, use an SM57 for everything if you have to. They sound good on everything except maybe a bass drum, but even then, just mic the drum head for the thwack and fake the thump.
@adamgreenhill1103 ай бұрын
@@thehousecat93 Yeah totally, mics are more important than I implied there. And the recording setup too. The wrong mic and wrong position can't be fixed in post, and I've tried (many painful hours lol). Though for a decent podcast/voice sound it's mostly just processing and mic position imo
@Sherolox3 ай бұрын
The ending with Frank, when the music cut out was kinda scary, ngl.
@michaelmu67653 ай бұрын
I was about to comment 'I can't tell the difference' and you just confirmed it. God I felt crazy in that moment.
@MatvaNabor3 ай бұрын
Saw the video title and instantly looked forward to the crazy stories.
@RERM0013 ай бұрын
Man, the moment the used one started the small imperfections of the audio transported me to high school speeches.
@StevenRayMorris3 ай бұрын
Lovely video as always. Literally have a handful of SM58s and an SM7B, best investment, recorded thousand(s) of episodes of various podcasts for nearly a decade now.
@antiseth39643 ай бұрын
When I geared up for a podcast about a year and a half ago, I did some investigation. $100 USD for the SM57/58 compared to nearly four times the cost for an SM7B, and the SM57/58 is 90-95% the same sound, even closer if you do a little EQ work. I spent $400 on the four SM57 mics, bought the pop filter attachments (I maybe should have just gotten the SM58 in retrospect, but whatever), and got me a Rodecaster II Pro. It is bang on the best way I could have done that, and I could have gone even cheaper if I dove into the second hand market for SM57/58s and stuck with the Zoom P4. It’s honestly making me feel like everyone buying the SM7B is a sucker. Those things are crazy overvalued, especially considering you have to invest nearly $200 USD to boost the gain on the SM7B and get it where you need. My Rodecaster II Pro has good enough preamps that I don’t need any more hardware. In short, the SM57 and SM58 are THE best you can get from a value to performance perspective, and their price point makes them accessible to just about anyone saving a few weeks of cash.
@dingusboi70453 ай бұрын
under-5min gang
@AntecorSound3 ай бұрын
Yup
@dylanr2223 ай бұрын
In my school we have a decently big stagecraft setup. We also have one sm58, and all of the tables, mics, speakers, etc are handled with great care. Except for that one, every year we have a class for 6 fridays where the toughness of that mic is shown, by throwing it across the assembly hall (where we've got our stuff) It has a small piece of floor stuck to it but it still works like a charm.
@Ghakimx3 ай бұрын
Dank himself ever said "Good headphones stay good" and that applies to microphones too clearly!
@thegamerzone91263 ай бұрын
Ofc they would get worse over time, not everything can last forever
@TheTapMusic3 ай бұрын
There are mics from the 60's that still sound phenomenal. I think it's less about the age, and more about how it was kept/cared for/etc.
@Tuxlion3 ай бұрын
"Get the good thing once" I can speak from experience literally yesterday. My great grandpa bought a set of ratchet wrenches that were really high quality and they're in my dads workshop still going. Get the good stuff
@gamecrusader67683 ай бұрын
I got distracted during the testing and I never even noticed the change until I looked at my phone and saw it was the last mic
@orions29083 ай бұрын
Weird hearing his microphone voice coming from something that isn't terrible lol
@JackSpadeXI3 ай бұрын
I can’t wait to see these on the next Tech that Disappointed Me video
@toastermon22723 ай бұрын
I have some equipment that I didn't expect to last as long as it did but by now I'm certain, that stuff like my DT770s will survive me but high atop that list of indestructible items is an SM57 that I bought used 16 years ago for ~50€ and that's probably in its mid 30s by now. With me alone this thing has handled stage and studio use and while I try to use my equipment in a way that it lasts me a long time the previous owner sure didn't and still after enduring hundreds of thousands of snare hits (and probably a good amount of being hit itself), woodwinds, acoustic and electric guitars and even vocals, I still end up using it despite having acquired newer and "better" microphones, this thing just sounds good if you treat it well and know how to use it.
@samtulp63 ай бұрын
Every time you do microphone tests I feel like watching the Big Lez show again.
@flmalegre3 ай бұрын
Waddiyatalkinabeet ya fucken druggo
@Creativjess3 ай бұрын
When doing my bachelor of music (voice) 15 years ago, the sm58 was standard issue for all vocalists and was not optional. Only sm58's allowed
@bigdaddydons62413 ай бұрын
Ive been wanting to try my shot at voice acting and have been apprehensive about picking up a secondhand mic. This video is EXACTLY what I needed. Thank you Stinky dingus man. I wish you many good frank sheds and cashies finds in the futire
@felio_3 ай бұрын
Beware of fake microphones! They are almost everywhere, they look good and they are cheap. People have been copying sm58 since they cane out
@bigdaddydons62413 ай бұрын
@@felio_ oh god I cab only imagine how endless and stinky the ocean of knock offs are. I'll probably have to do some more research to authenticate things
@IvanGoughYT3 ай бұрын
Another great thing to mention about the sm57 is how freakishly versatile it is. Pretty much the go to for snare drums, guitar amps and in many cases vocals, it’s just a powerhouse
@DEADMEM33 ай бұрын
That's the first time listening to one of the mic tests that i forgot it was actually a mic test and didnt notice any differences
@MacDonnellFTAA3 ай бұрын
Loving the more frequent uploads Wade!
@TheShawPlays3 ай бұрын
i am happy that Shure kept there quality they always have had, deffo gonna keep this vid in mind when upgrading mic :D
@bindstf23 ай бұрын
5:06 I'm fairly sure they all use the same capsule, you can buy them by themselves for like 20 bucks. The extra cost is mostly for the housing/wiring, and for Shure to slap their names on it
@rmp5s3 ай бұрын
My SM57 looks like it was made in 1970, was used as a demo unit for an up and coming sport called "tuck and roll" where you jump out of a moving vehicle and try to survive for about a decade, served in Nam and has the Purple Heart to show for it, AND was brutally assaulted in a back ally while trying to buy drugs behind a Target in 1998. Still works like a champ, too.
@Andres-re4bqАй бұрын
The first microphone test that am able to actually listen and comprehend
@darkkrafter3 ай бұрын
This is som extreme good advertisment for these mices Convinced me to get one if i ever get the convidence to start streaming the games i like to play
@homelanduniversitypress11503 ай бұрын
Wade mate dunno if a setup hiccup or Adobe hoeing but, the Old SM58 recording had a small 16-17Hz 'Ess' noise to it. Prolly a flat dud soldering issue, do a neato flux and should fix right up. Cheers.
@sangan32023 ай бұрын
i was listening to the testing without looking and i went for so long thinking "ok whats the old one gonna be like" and then the testing was done
@MrBlakBunny3 ай бұрын
i was busy preparing for work while you were doing the mic tests, didn't even notice the change in mics
@VIRACYTV3 ай бұрын
I love the hair to the right of the SM58 (new). It’s like hearing the hair talk into the mic.
@cleanycloth3 ай бұрын
I accidentally set off a camera flash right up against my EPOS B20 mic and smoke puffed out of it. Still sounds like the day it came out of the factory.
@spencerjacobs49063 ай бұрын
I wasn't looking at my screen while listening to the mic recordings and had to go back and rewatch it to confirm they all sounded the same
@gameo73 ай бұрын
I’m not used to a non-Thursday DankPods video but im here for it. BRING IN THE SOUND NUGGETS
@sir.morophon6773 ай бұрын
It’s so great to see something that dosent degraded immediately once it enters the same room as the one grit
@jammaschan3 ай бұрын
I left this in the background when listening to the test and I was wondering why it took so long for the mic to switch, not realizing that it had already gone through all 4 mics.
@Jimbob_Offical3 ай бұрын
I actually know someone who dropped a full case of SM58, on the motorway, unironically fell off the back of a truck. Anyway the mics landed all over the motorway, any they where still perfectly fine wit no issues. Literally built like a tank.
@Anonymously-M3.3 ай бұрын
They only start sounding bad after breadcrumbs fall into the crevices of the microphone over time.
@MetalY2K3 ай бұрын
Wade, I WILL SAY as an audio pro and vocalist, that they DO sound somewhat different in very fine ways. I mean think about once you've got a fat compressor ran on any of those and some EQ and air added to them -- there's some fine differences. But generally speaking YES they are all the same thing. I noticed on the second sm58 it sounds a little "dirtier" on vowels, though I can't explain or find a good word for it. A little bit of grit. The SM7s sound nearly identical but I can hear a fine difference. I'm trained for that though so of course I can. If you recorded into any of these -- nobody would know any better from a listening perspective, especially once the audio was very colored in with post processing effects.