Pro Sound Guy on Lav Mics, 9 Years to 10,000 Subscribers, and more (BSP-384)

[@SoundSpeeds]

What's wrong with liking to see you suffer?

[@techmed-rainer]

Danke! Congratulations to the 10k, Bandrew! If you needed any positive proof of how valuable you and your channel are, there you are! For me personally I can say that I enjoyed every minute of the content I watched and listened to. Not only on this channel but on your other channels, too. It is always fun and educational and I learn something new each time. Thank you, Bandrew!

[@bsp]

Thank you so much Rainer, it really means the world to me that you get enjoyment and information out of the videos. You are the best, thank you sir.

[@Sheriffvlogs]

Great video Bandrew Recently, data shows that there are more people watching youtube on tv than netflix.

[@WayneRECs]

Nice! Additionally, lav mics in wigs or hairlines enable stage actors to change costumes without having to worry about their mics. Fun fact, transmitters are sometimes put in non lubricated condoms to keep them safe from actor sweat...

[@uncle-english]

Allen has always been so informative and generous in sharing his knowledge. Love him

[@bsp]

Agreed completely, he's incredible for sharing his knowledge with the world.

[@e7l-y9i]

34:35 I am not alone! Thank you for this!

[@PeetSneekes]

Still a great product! Thanks Bandrew! Short question: the one thing that’s not discussed a lot in mic, or podcast video’s is how to deal with cross talk and phasing microphones when you record conversations. I tend to keep it simple with a good gate on each mic. Although it sounds best, it doesn’t sound awesome like a recording with a single mic. Gating removes the liveliness and micro interactions and that’s something I’m interested to include in my sound. Also, not using a gate might also ease the post production effort (riding the gate as somebody moves and varies their energy). What are your experiences, or perhaps tips for great videos on the topic of cross talk? Keep it up!

[@loudandclearmedia]

As a fellow musician (insert drummer joke here), I use the Westone AM Pro X30 IEMs as a switch-hitter for stage and for video monitoring. The "AM" in the name stands for ambient, as in, they don't 100% isolate and allow you to hear a bit of the room through the buds. This also FEELS much more open on your head. With traditional IEMs I used to play with only one monitor in until I discovered these little gems. Expensive, but may be exactly what you're looking for with IEMs for video/podcast monitoring.

[@simonpeck]

Great episode! Really enjoyed the clip from Allen as well.

[@honeywine3330]

Love this channel. Greetings from Germany

[@bsp]

Thank you Honeywine3330, greetings from the United States, and thank you for watching.

[@imark7777777]

Well this was an impressive and fun little entertaining video. I'm impressed with the SMB7 sacrifice as well good work.

[@homestudioacademy]

Congrats on 10K! Awesome podcast! 😊

[@bsp]

Thank you so much Nolan, that's very kind of you!

[@homestudioacademy]

@@bsp anytime, you deserve it!

[@Threefold.]

I'm relatively new to the podcast and I've been making my way through some of the back catalogue, although I've enjoyed your main channel for years. I love listening, and I think you are a great speaker. Thanks for making the videos and the content that you make! Keep being yourself :)

[@bsp]

That's incredibly kind of you to say. Thank you so much, and welcome onboard.

[@fluphybunny930]

Sound Speed - turning a minute long response into a 2 hour monologue

[@bsp]

It's why we all love him.

[@SoundSpeeds]

It's my nature

[@seanwebb605]

I guessed pretty much immediately that he was recording on a lav mic.

[@Boojakascha]

Concerning monitoring with earphones: There are open back products, which don't have that "hearing yourself louder when inserted" problem. I built a pair myself for my commute travel to not miss train announcements, but there is a slew of commercial products. The majority I see are Chifi (Hifi from China; e.g. KZ "Ling Long"), but traditional audio companies such as Sony (e.g. LinkBuds) have offerings too =) Also thank you for your time laps montage of your podcast journey. That was very enjoyable to watch =)

[@hayvanhucresi]

thank you for sharing all this experience and fun

[@Boojakascha]

Just making sure that you know that @SoundSpeeds is green in your thumbnail. As a fellow colourblind :D

[@mattcowens]

Congratulations on 10,000 subs!

[@bsp]

I really appreciate that Matt. Thank you!

[@gregelgie]

Thanks for another great BSP

[@bsp]

You're welcome Greg. Thank you so much.

[@seanwebb605]

Dolly Parton calls her large condenser microphone Jolene.

[@Alexandra-Rex]

During the Sound Speeds segment, for some reason, Bandrew put his own voice over the video.

[@jimpurcell]

Congrats on 10k!!!

[@bsp]

Thank you so much Jim!

[@imark7777777]

28:55 it should be noted that anything Bluetooth a.k.a. AirPods has a ridiculous amount of delay and that will throw people off a lot so there's good reasons why those aren't being used. It's like talking into an echo chamber it can actually mess with your head and affect your speech.

[@meistudiony]

Just gotta add one thing. Most mics only sound bad when compared to something directly. Neither the over boom or the lav mic sounded bad for speech. Would never use for someone singing (unless its a stage kind of thing) but as SSPD said, you need to do some work in post (or on the mixer for live) to make the sound more acceptable. The 7b over boomed doesn't sound bad at all. Could have used a little EQ in the upper mid range, but otherwise, sounded fine.

[@lx130]

Haha this was great. Just realized you are giving Alan tudyk resident alien vibes when you do the ridiculous exclamations or impressions. Lol

[@JimUe1]

34:35 agree, also food shows filmed in 2020 from home with phone cameras are unwatchable cuz of sound

[@Deckie1969]

I noticed that you have your Apple keyboard plugged in. Are you also having random issues with the battery dying out of the blue? I have that issue, and it is maddening, and I also have mine plugged in all the time.

[@bsp]

No sir. It was just dead and I hadn't unplugged it after charging.

[@darkcornermedia]

Congrats on 10k! Second channels (or 9th...we arent counting) UNITE!

[@nathanvleugels1]

I started listening and immediately thought my headphones were broken. took me a bit to realise it was just the audio... (no joke)

[@mjbates]

Nailed it!

[@bsp]

I am deeply offended. HAHA!

[@GruffBillyGoat]

Kinda wild how different you sound on the same microphone (SM7b) then and now. I wonder what gives?

[@Alexandra-Rex]

That clip sequence through the years could also be the clips from a serial killer's podcast 😂

[@noributts8032]

BSP hat collection 👀

[@thestupendouschumley]

Is your noise more so from the SM7B or the Universal interface? Or is it just a combination of both being cranked? One more question, if my mic has a -10db pad...will engaging it allow me to get more 'coloration' from my boutique mic preamp by having to turn up its gain to compensate the pad?

[@loudandclearmedia]

Interesting points of view about over-booming vs under-booming. Riddle me this: An interviewee is wearing a baseball cap. Would you still over-boom that subject as a first option, or does the bill of the hat being between the mouth and the microphone mean under-booming is now more preferable?

[@SoundSpeeds]

You still overhead boom but need to fly the microphone more in front of the talent and angle back.

[@record216cleveland]

sm7b sounds good...

[@MilesTFBaxxter]

Regarding spinning off one's content into various different channels. One issue is monetization. It requires a lot (for small-timers) to get monetized. Trying to get several channels monetized is more work, and could arguably take longer than putting all your videos into one place. E.g. if I have a cooking video and a gaming video. Making two separate, appropriately themed channels for them results in getting 1000 views each. So a total of 2000 views, and 1000 per channel. If I put them both on the same channel, they get 750 views each. That's a total of 1500 views, so 25% less. But that's 1500 views for a single channel, which is more than any single channel received. So you're closer to reaching monetization that way, if that's your goal. The above numbers were just made up, but that's often how I think, and I'm sure there are others who think similarly.

[@ChrisYoungNS]

Someone get that man a bacon sandwich! Thanks Allen! 😂

[@LTPottenger]

I deleted 100 old videos. Was gutted when I saw that this messes you up, but it is also annoying to have unlisted videos clogging up your inventory.

[@imark7777777]

Personally I prefer unlisted videos. The number of videos in my watch later list that I have just vanished is so annoying! And KZbin and even tell me anything about them like the creator the channel the description title nothing it'll tell me videos have been removed and that's it. There's also some stuff like the public watches which could be historical with all the amount of information that's getting deleted on the Internet these days. Concept I don't see used very much is leaving the original video and trimming it although the KZbin editor is a pain. Although if that's happened I hope somebody put some thing in the description. I just spent the last week trying to find a video that I don't think I'm going to find on another channel. And this is not the first time I've done this. Although occasionally bring some interesting videos to Lite like this one off the recommendations.

[@louperez359]

As poor as the SM7B boom mic sounds, I thought it sounded better than the LAV mic for room echo, etc.

[@MyFavTech247]

Nailed it! Lol😂

[@FLOODOFSINS]

Did you just call sound speed FAT?

[@sippinthefnordies]

Pro sound guy sounds so dark and muted...ironic.

[@bsp]

My understanding is he was trying to mimic how a broadcast mic a few inches from the mouth sounds.

[@sippinthefnordies]

@@bspI just got the part with the lav reveal, haha.

[@Old_SnakeTwitch]

Before watching the video I just have to say, SoundSpeeds always had bad audio

[@Deckie1969]

They are just like us? Humans I guess! ha ha. No!

[@bsp]

Yes...Us...Humans....I am one of you Humans...definitely....I am not from a distant planet in the vicinity of Alpha Centauri.

[@mind-brainstudio927]

Amazingly long-winded and weird "Sound Speeds." Ugh.

[@VanStein277]

lav mics sounds like sht ))) understood this after I bought my Sennheiser MKE600

[@CezaryKosko]

awww missing stache Bandrew 🥲 BRING BACK THE MOUSTACHE

[@Jakengin]

I miss the intro in the beginning 🥲❤- thanks for showing past eps. Good times. 🙂

[@bsp]

Thank you so much for watching Jake. By intro do you mean the music?

[@Jakengin]

Yeah, the music with the BSP art. (But of course watching to the end works all the same 😂) just missing it at the start.