Recording Vocals in your Home Studio - Part 2: The Perfect Vocal Mic

[@riteshmallik4939]

that blurred mic appears to be rode nt1a and Im pretty confident about it :P

[@dzamusic]

yep, harshness in higher freq and overblown low end. amateurs tend to love that. I've been hating the nt1a, liking the tlm 102 and loving the tlm 103.

[@floofytown]

Thought the same thing! Sounds all high and hissy like an NT1 too.

[@floofytown]

Wait no, it's an MXL 2006. The grille basket is much too tall to be an NT1. Plus the MXL is legit cheap.

[@dzamusic]

you're right. I was watching it at 0.25 speed between 0:10 and 0:11, there is a short frame where half of the mic is not blurred. seems to be the MXL 2006. definitely not the NT1A.

[@СемёнТиссен]

😭

[@kedavis]

This is one of the first times I've ever heard explain why or what qualities to listen for when choosing a microphone. Excellent video!!!

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

Hi Karl, thank you very much! If you would like to learn more about home recording or are interested in signing up for our newsletter, please feel free to visit our new website www.neumann.com/homestudio/en/ Have a great weekend!

[@Juan-Diego-SG]

Compare: 1 - 2:12 2 - 3:29 3 - 5:58

[@sergioleal6156]

do you know what the 3rd one is?

[@maldonadocorrea]

cual es el del 329. puede ser el rode k2

[@Juan-Diego-SG]

@@maldonadocorrea parece ser el nt1a

[@virgogreg]

nice poetic conceptual breakdown on studio mic choice

[@dolokun]

one minute more of OooOoOooOOo OooOoOooOOo OooOoOooOOo 😵😵😵

[@LondonSambaDancerBellydancer]

dolokun suicide squad

[@shan5445]

oooo oooo oooo oooo lol

[@SajidWaikhom]

dolokun she says ‘one minutes more’

[@Dizzy808]

lol

[@GoddessAngelinaj]

It's so awful I want to hear what the guy has to say but the cost is high...

[@mastershake9374]

Just your typical home studio.. always a hatd choice to go with the east- or with the westwing ;)

[@innocentiago7022]

i love the arrangement of it... good video

Really, I know that about cheap mics :,D you can play with the EQ but never fix the harsh highs, I just love that on my electric guitar on high gain, but not on the voice. That last phrase, the perfect definition for the perfect microphone.

[@0s0sXD]

Wow. This made me hear a little difference in my phones speakers. I'm so happy I'm enlightened now. Damn. Love it thank you

[@gwynbleiddroach2589]

Thank you so much for the videos! My first mic I ever bought was a neumann 107 and i'm currently saving for a u87ai and a pair of km 184's. It's funny how you blurred that one microphone out though, haha.

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

Hi Joshua, thanks for your feedback. We are glad to hear that you liked the videos. Have fun and keep recording!

[@GestattenWinnetou]

Haha, I bet that‘s the Rode NT1A. :)

[@SteveRockstein2]

@@GestattenWinnetou that's what I was thinking.

[@mookiemu]

is the mic blurred because it's x-rated? Lol, sorry, I couldn't help myself!

[@paulproductions9213]

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[@TazzSmk]

well, I even tried comparison of HSMC001 (cost about 50€) vs vintage U87 (value at least 2500€) and when mixed into the whole rock song, the difference wasn't that groundbreaking, I think as sound engineer it's really important to listen and hear what's going on :)

[@winardistephanteo1887]

Now that huuu huuuu huuu huuu is haunting me.. LOL kidding, great video and very helpful.. Thanks Neumann..

[@kamaharima3701]

lol!

[@phillwaller]

loving these videos! I've just started on my journey of home studio recording, I have bought a fairly cheap microphone (mxl440) to get started, I didn't want to splash out until I knew what I was doing. Thanks again

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

Hi Phill, thank you for your feedback! We are glad that our tutorials are helpful for you. More tutorials will follow soon. In the mean time, feel free to visit our new website www.neumann.com/homestudio/ Have a great day!

[@christhomas1904]

It's all subjective, but I definitely feel like they should have gotten a louder vocalist, or instructed this one to do a louder song, because I feel like that's one of the biggest challenges in recording -- properly capturing loud, booming vocals. Which brings up the question, why do they have no acoustic treatments or foam on the wall? It appears that room would create some natural reverb with the stone walls and hard floors. I've always been told that you want the dryest signal possible, and a loud vocalist would probably create all sorts of reflections in that room.

[@utopiamartawaw]

Such a great production!

[@SubuNomo]

0:13 ...I thought the mic would fall. damn. :)

[@scentline]

Georg Neumann and Co. made the famous CMV-3 "Bottle" for Hitler. It was deisgend for delivering not just impact of his speech, but his emotions as well. It was an abstract concept to deliver "human emotions" before the Neumann's invention of the mic in 1928. No wonder Neumann is so good at it.

[@PatrickStefan]

Reckon this signature model could be a hit

[@bhargavdobhal5327]

Thank You 🙌🙌Very Helpful Video 🔥🔥🔥🔥.

[@basilandrigsby]

Great videos. Thank you. Would love to hear what you can do with the Upright Piano there too! Best case scenario and ‘In a pinch’ single mic.

[@hd4ms]

Hey, if your music/video gig don't work out, you might try Penn & Teller Fool Us...

[@Terminalbeats]

0:12 bruh almost knocked a $1000 mic off the box 😂

[@stefanmayer444]

Now you know why they are so expensive: Very view survive him.

[@Terminalbeats]

@@stefanmayer444 lol

[@danielgallagher7807]

The mic that is blurred is the MXL 2006. The MXL 2006 is known to have a brighter sound if you simply look at the frequency response. It's wrong to assume that all cheap condensers will have this bright sound. Also, we all know that female vocalist require a warmer sounding microphone and the MXL 2006 obviously isn't that. I am betting that the MXL 2006 was chosen because of its overly bright charterctiristcs in order to exaggerate the effect of overly bright microphones. Its not even the most common condenser microphone, I would say the most common is the RODE NT1A or the Audio Technica. If you chose any other mic, Rode NT1A, AT2020, MXL CR89, Gensis, etc, the difference will not be as obvious. There will be differences and I know the Neumann mic will def sound more smooth but not as obvious. I am not saying the TLM103 is a bad microphone because it's a great microphone but not all of us can afford it and exaggerating the difference between a cheaper condenser with an expensive one by purposely finding a super bright cheap condenser makes all of us feel like we can't record with anything but expensive condensers.

[@OllieboyGaming-su4vr]

Daniel Gallagher wow that big and im not reading it

[@jasonbodden8816]

@@OllieboyGaming-su4vr Pretty sure other people, like myself, will so nobody cares if you won't read it.

[@jesses9352]

uh why is the mic blurred out?

[@nilknarf1596]

coudl you have picked a worse song to have repeated over and over again ?? Im sure there was some good informatoin here but I couldnt get past the song

[@1245que]

Lol

[@LondonSambaDancerBellydancer]

Nilk Narf I know

[@georgekerkines7988]

After reading your comment, I would advise you to start learn how and what to listen!!

[@christhomas1904]

It's all subjective, but I definitely feel like they should have gotten a louder vocalist, or instructed this one to do a louder song, because I feel like that's one of the biggest challenges in recording -- properly capturing loud, booming vocals. Which brings up the question, why do they have no acoustic treatments or foam on the wall? It appears that room would create some natural reverb with the stone walls and hard floors. I've always been told that you want the dryest signal possible, and a loud vocalist would probably create all sorts of reflections in that room.

[@GaryShowbiz]

This is one of the best ads I ever saw

[@floofytown]

You can stop dzeuh clock, but please don't stop mrry heaeaaeahht.

[@theebonyshow5536]

floofytown lmfaooooo

[@kennethcarvalho3684]

....Oooooo Ooooooo Oooooo Oooooo

[@urag11]

lmaooooo

[@wucwug]

Thank you! Good tips!

[@lyneicehaynes4922]

I only have android app for my tablet and my phone so that I can sing with the piano and write a music notebook from Ez Voice because I love singing.

[@lyneicehaynes4922]

I really enjoyed singing from Ez Voice because I love singing.

[@andreineagu.online]

why there's a blur image on a mic?

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

Hi Andrei! The microphone is pixelated on purpose, as it is a cheap third party microphone presented for sound comparability reasons.

[@andreineagu.online]

I'm curious what kind of microphone it is :-)

[@iMinestone]

could be a rode k2

[@Ncuab]

It's obviously a microphone that looks like a large phallus. It's very inappropriate.

[@عبدالرحمن-ت4ظ8ك]

Yeah I have MXL 2006 mic it’s hard to control the voice range ..and it’s socks in mix. I hope to get one of your mics some day 😭

[@lordsugar4701]

Wasn't hard to see that was an MXL 2006..

[@floofytown]

I think you nailed it.

[@alexteun]

I think it's an aston mic

[@lordsugar4701]

Nahhh.. Sorry.

[@ParKangaroo]

That's what my band used on our first EP. I can attest to everything that was said in this video.

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

Hi, thanks for the great feedback. Have a nice day!

[@mikemcdonald5147]

why did they digitally mask out one of the mics?

[@temanihox5716]

So they dont bash the other mics company

[@marijanwar439]

who finds the hooo hoo of singer irritating😕

[@BilluBakra]

very good information

[@alexteun]

My heart just broke Convinced the not good example is an aston mic. It's the same one I have. Wish I knew better.

[@culturalliteracy3695]

"One minute more... of melodramatic melody: Bruuuuuuuuhtallllllll.. bruuuuUhtuhl...."

[@arima44]

why is the mic blurred ?

[@marcospintor1333]

Because they don’t wanna be rippin’ on it

[@musicschool4593]

awesome video!!

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

Hi, thank you very much for the nice feedback. Have a great day.

[@CamMacMastermusic]

What is a mauchrephone ?

[@pabloqueipo]

I need to know for Lyric Opera singer (Tenor / Baritone) what microphone/s do you recomend me???

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

Hi Pablo, have a look at our microphone finder here: en-de.neumann.com/microphones and filter "Jazz/Classical" vocals. You'll then see all the mics we recommend!

[@TheOnlineBusker]

I subscribed, I love your videos man, one day I'll be able to afford a Neumann mic.....although I'm a rubbish mixer so not sure it would help :(

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

Hi, thank you very much for your nice feedback. Stay tuned and keep recording.

[@hoodywood5917]

Ummm it would have been nice if you told us what model she was singing thru.

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

The first microphone is the TLM 103. The second mic, which is pixelated on purpose, is a cheap third party microphone presented for sound comparability reasons. The third mic is the TLM 102.

[@gamentia9027]

how much cheap? like 20-60$ cheap or 200-300$ cheap?

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

Hi Gamentia, the microphone was more in the 200-300 $ price range.

[@gamentia9027]

thanks :)

[@johnkalomiris8258]

I wouldn't have probably even thing of buying a Neumann Mic (or an expensive mic in general) before I watched this.. But now that my TLM 102 replaced all the other crap mics I had, I feel I listen I sing that I did the right thing. ( I sound like a commercial lol )

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

Hi John, thanks for your very nice feedback! We are glad to hear that you like our tutorials and are satisfied with the TLM 102. Have fun and keep recording!

[@WaveRoad]

The blurred Mic looks like a Avantone BV12

[@marcospintor1333]

It’s an mxl 2006

[@andreasignorelli4861]

Great advices! What about setting an Home Studio with a Neumann u87 Ai linked to a Focusrite Clarett 2Pre? Those preamps are good enough for rocking the Neumann u87 Ai?

[@MrHerbNorcott]

Coolamundo. Thanks again.

[@fluteguitarbass]

Are you pixellating a competitor's mic in the background?

[@mahdo1928]

what did you blur

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

It's a cheap third party microphone presented for sound comparability reasons.

[@QAIS65]

hi.do I need mic preamp when using duet2 apogee for better sound? thanks.

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

Hi, thanks for your inquiry. We will get back to you with a response asap. In the meantime, please feel free to visit our new website www.neumann.com/homestudio/

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

Hi QAIS56, The Apogee Duet preamps are excellent, so there is no need for an external preamp. It might be an option to use one, if you want to color your sound in a special way, e.g. with a tube preamp. Have a great day!

[@QAIS65]

thanks a lot🎶👍

[@AndrewKW12]

The Apogee Duet 2 already colors the sound in a lovely way

[@kevinpaz1055]

What's the difference in condenser, dynamic, and ribbon. I'm just starting to record beginner ! What microphone do you recommended ? Apogee 96k? I'm at home recording !

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

Hi Clayton, Thanks for your inquiry. We will get back to you with a response asap. In the meantime, please feel free to visit our new website www.neumann.com/homestudio/en/

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

Hi Clayton, This is exactly what we made our Home Studio Academy for: www.neumann.com/homestudio/en/filter/Academy#content_anchor If you would like to learn more about home recording you might register for our newsletter to be informed about updates on our site.

[@sergioleal6156]

anyone know what that last microphone was?

[@dcinc1116]

Tlm 102 I guess..

[@snehadatta3363]

microphone name???

[@kylefryar8835]

which neumanns are they using? can't tell if the bigger one is a tlm49 and a smaller is one is tlm103? Or is the bigger on the 103 and smaller one the 102??

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

Hi Kyle, The first microphone is the TLM 103. The second mic, which is pixelated on purpose, is a cheap third party microphone presented for sound comparability reasons. The third mic is the TLM 102. Have a great day!

[@kampaigner2558]

The main difference being the shiny ring on the cheaper one

[@OmiRecords]

Great

[@felineharu9032]

Why is there no use of a vocal screen or reflector here? Not a criticism but a technical curiosity.

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

Thanks for your inquiry. We will get back to you with a response asap.

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

Hi feLine, Most vocal screens are not perfectly absorbing, but reflecting sound a little as well. This reflections may color the mic’s sound. So in rooms with good acoustic behavior (as the one we shoot our videos in) and no need to reduce unwanted room sound you often get better results when working without these screens. Please stay tuned. More tutorials will follow soon. In the mean time, feel free to visit our new website www.neumann.com/homestudio/en/

[@AshRavens]

who has a home like that? show hands.

[@PanoramProduction]

good stuff

[@jackquelynn2009]

What kind of flex hd screen was on the floor? Where did you buy it? Please give me some information about the screen on the floor. Please!!!!

[@DCYoutube12345]

There was no screen on the floor chau nguyen, the video that appeared there was added during the edit ! S www.redtapemusic.biz

[@kevinpaz1055]

Why do we have to Configure-ate all microphones. That's so much money ! And how do we configure-ate

[@utubehound69]

It's Figure of 8 aka Fig 8 . There's also - Omni , Card… thats the pattern pick ups set on the mic determines how it hears the source.

[@mephistovonfaust]

Are you serious??? xDDDD Configure-ate??? What did it eat? xDDD I get that you are new at this and that you can make mistakes but how the hell did you actually believe it was configure-ate? xDD

[@utubehound69]

derKampfschimmel Education is NOT what it use to be, just wait till the Common Core Educated crowd hits this world. Maybe my comment went over his head? No thx no thumbs up? Well I tried to help.

[@mephistovonfaust]

Watchman4u I remember when I started producing... I was lucky enough to have a friend and I'm proud to say mentor that was actually producing for 20 years at the time. He taught me a lot but he still required me to learn most by myself and there weren't that much videos out there and most definitely nobody wanted and most still won't make their knowledge public. If somebody like you comes along and helps a newby out, the least he can do is to thank you.

[@utubehound69]

derKampfschimmel Thx

[@afroteddybear]

To the few complaining about the singing, the way I think of it is, assume she's the backing singer to someone else's song.

[@officialWWM]

The vocal Mic I use is the one I own :/

[@Ali_ReBORN]

That annoying ooooooooo again.. agh!

[@LondonSambaDancerBellydancer]

Ali Divided yep

[@enricsonodos8673]

Good video, but don't step on the cables, man!

[@buckrogers5703]

Who is the girl ?

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

That is Yaelle Cinkey. You'll find her KZbin channel here: kzbin.info.

[@CabezaDeVaca11]

I have a Rode nt1a and with this mic I will try to record acustic (nylon) guitar, contrabass, vocals and mandolin. Is that too stupid?

[@GeorgNeumannGmbH]

Hi Mattias, please understand that we cannot give support for 3rd party brand microphones. Please contact the company directly.

[@mephistovonfaust]

It's fine as long as you record a single instrument at a time. But for anything else I recommend a mic with different characteristics. Cardioid for example is only useful if you use it on a single instrument/vocal at a time. If you want to record more instruments/vocals at a time I'd recommend a mic with a omni directional characteristic. But the NT1a is more in the lines of the cheaper microphones they showed in the video. If you want a really good sound you have to upgrade to something like the TLM-Series but they are expensive so I have to stick with cheaper ones as well :P

[@LotteryGeek]

Video has mic blocked out pointless

[@JaskaranSingh-rn7sk]

4:13 thats Rode K2 and its really horrible, I wish I would have seen this video earlier .

[@kalligrafie7759]

In the first lesson you advice is to use headphones.

[@IDONTCAREOFNAMES]

and?

[@mephistovonfaust]

Ich liebe Neumann Mics aber sie sind leider für mich unbezahlbar.

[@mephistovonfaust]

duophon17 Mit etwas Glück kommt ja noch ein überraschender Black Friday Sale per PN ;)

[@laura-sophiemohr4178]

Das Rode NT1A ist aber auch nicht schlecht und bezahlbarer :)

[@dzamusic]

gebraucht habe ich das tlm 102 für 350 EUR, tlm 103 für 600 EUR (mit neumann spinne) gekauft. hatte das nt1a zuvor, es schnell wieder verkauft, tlm 102 gekauft, auch verkauft, tlm 103 gekauft und bisher nie bereut.

[@sewnixltdofficial7687]

Next video without oooooooooooooohhhhhhhh plz! i beg you!

[@nat.serrano]

Her song is a one hit wonder

[@elmori616]

I'm never buying that censored microphone!

[@tronlady1]

I have never heard such marketing mumbo-jumbo in all my life. He completely contradicts himself by saying that both mics “colour the sound” and yet you want something that’s natural! By doing a direct comparison with a mic that costs about £900 less, he’s convinced me that the difference is negligible….. this is clearly aimed at people who have more money than sense and who live in ginormous houses with huge stone walled rooms 😂

[@PretentiousNoob]

Your jeans make me feel you are a dull company man. This is the problem with corporate types they must pay for coolness because they neglect it by brown nosing their direct manager.

[@orangebetsy]

He's George Lucas 1968

[@andrewbrandon2272]

He is speaking in english, what is the little guy singing ???

[@DenisUspeshny]

that is just not true. Metallica using sure , small diaphragm....sounds awesome. So, its about the voice talent. That mic in the video was too sibilant.

[@luthov]

Lol 👍🏻 I remember a recording engineer saying: I always put up a large diaphragm mic to make the singer feel comfortable, then put a small diaphragm next to it to capture the actual sound. 😂

[@VoyageOne1]

I'm more of a U87 man myself

[@ScpPeter2]

She reminds me of orange is the new black that one lesbian chick looks just like her 😍😍😍💕

[@marcoferraraguitar]

Mu KM 184 & TLM 193 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qV67iXR5fKaJnLc

[@gelatosamurai]

FFs mixed messages ahoy.

[@sjont]

UGH. YOU're so fucking cute!! AHHHHH

[@carlodevivomusicontent2138]

yes I can't buy 10 professional condenser mics, only to choose the best one for me

[@dadabaimusic]

best mic for her is Behringer B1

[@sniebl]

ouch

[@ndon85]

why is the singer so serious ? did you kidnap her pet or something to make sure she was into this ?

[@JaskaranSingh-rn7sk]

haha Rode K2

[@marcospintor1333]

Mxl 2006

[@jamespressey8610]

why the F is that mic BLurred out, terrible.

[@JasonFerguson1283]

Stooge, stepping all over the cables!

[@dreammclackers]

So much cringe

[@helderfilho4724]

The hidden one looks exactly like my behringer b1... 🥲

[@peterm3964]

If the performance is unlistenable due to it being ANNOYING , then I just pass . So it doesn’t matter what mic is used . But I LOVE MY TLM 107 .