Updates to the MKBHD Team? Studio Q&A!

You've got lots of questions, and we've got lots of answers! It's the inaugural Studio channel Q&A, with plenty of candid conversation about the staff, their animals, and the way we make videos.
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[@jacobisalemon]

Thank you for hiring a person dedicated to just audio, there are not enough channels that do this and it really comes through. Hopefully after everyone hears how great it can sound they'll start to hire more of us.

[@_MJ07_]

I catch myself on a daily basis shouting at my screen, screaming "DO YOU EVEN PROOF WATCH AND LISTEN TO YOUR VIDEOS?" I'm sick of so many KZbinrs neglecting their audio.

[@FutureRideshareMillionaire]

@@_MJ07_ I can change for you.

[@tycorrell5390]

While they were talking about it @11:52, I can hear the "silent hum" pretty loudly all of a sudden. It's throughout this whole video actually and clearly an air conditioner. And I went back to the most recent main channel video, and I still hear it there. It's definitely reduced significantly compared to other top quality videos shot outside of a recording booth, not as reduced as a fully foamed room like Linus's podcasts (LMG Clips). You can hear their shirts move... But the subtle noise doesn't bother me whatsoever. I find it relaxing, just don't want it in music. All aspects of the sound design are excellent. Looking at the studio tour, how aggressive that air conditioner looks, I think he is reducing it the best he can without sacrificing voice quality. I'm curious if they use a noise reducer like Izotope RX 8. It even works well for live recording reduction. Takes a sample of white noise and uses that as baseline, like most similar plugins.

[@tycorrell5390]

Oh, okay so I went to the iPad 16 OS video the sound engineer said he worked on, and to hear the hum on that one, I have to crank my volume up to 100% where the volume makes my ears bleed and then the hum is ever-so slightly present. If I do the same with a Linus podcast video, I hear I think a computer's fan, just a bit louder for comparison. So a very solid job there. I can't get my white noise that low without cutting deep into my voice.

[@tycorrell5390]

Oh, they said the same with the cutting out of the voice. I commented too soon.

[@zkistler]

Working for Marques must be a sweet deal. Seems like such a chill work environment.

[@mehulkalra2002]

As long as you do your work on time, nothing to worry about

[@dabearsfan9]

Yeah it seems like such a sick place to work. And I don’t even work in tech or video production but hell, I’d learn just to work there lmao

[@esaedvik]

10+ years ago when new devices had something interesting in them, this would've been dope as heck. I'm glad they've expanded into cars and stuff too though. Back when we had a local Google/Android blog, we did the same expansion, but making zero money and not doing articles on rumors and speculation ultimately killed our blog pretty much. Oh well.

[@sbunchukov]

@@mehulkalra2002 Yeah, that's right. I think Marques is pretty serious about his business since he one of KZbinrs that drives to the office daily. He is probably much more strict when it comes to projects and deadlines than it seems on the videos.

[@differentview4836]

I think it's quite the opposite. The pressure to always create something worth seeing by milions of people? Nah, thanks.

[@gumerzambrano]

Glad Marques hired an editor to help him with his workload 🙌🏼

[@ScottANorman]

I would love to hear more about Andrew Manganelli…he seems to be the first and senior-most crew member but I haven’t heard the story of how he became a member of the team! He seems to avoid the spotlight.

[@kristanobeng]

Andrew has said he played Ultimate with Marques years ago and they have mutual friends. ETA: Andrew has also said in the past that he heard Marques was looking for help for his videos. Andrew has a tech background, so that and their shared history and friends is how they got connected. This has come up in past videos/podcasts.

[@Manganellia1]

Appreciate you wanting to hear more! Can really say I avoid spotlight though when I host a podcast with Marques once a week 🤣

[@siddarthpai1214]

@@Manganellia1 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@roscoes-wetsuit1]

The 2 of them have been doing the podcast together for years

[@ScottANorman]

@@Manganellia1 thanks for the reply! I didn’t mean anything negative and love the podcast! I guess I meant in these Q&A things we haven’t heard the full story of how you guys went from Ultimate acquaintances to the best tech team on KZbin.

[@ethanwagner]

"Real customers don't care about panel gaps" was an all-timer, Marques. Also, hearing about yall's favorite creators really made sense. Secret Base is such a powerhouse

[@MrsRoper2015]

Fern is my new favorite part of the team!

[@nexusyang4832]

you know you're a ride or die when you watch all the way to the very end. 🙂

[@Sleemzz]

Went to school with Ellis. He's the best.

[@akhisalaam]

He's so cute lol

[@jklepek]

Brandon being actor explains so much :D he's so natural in front of camera.

[@JUSTINBUISSON]

I LOVE these videos. So cool to see the whole team, only great persons!!! 😎

[@lismarg99]

happy to see the first female addition to the team 😻😻😻😻

[@jacobwonder6735]

If more females applied I'm sure we'd see more! ;)

[@Eazoon]

Right? It makes me feel a little less out of place being a woman obsessed with tech

[@patrickngkhaixuan]

How is gender playing into this? People job hiring based on your skills. Don’t gender everything to this

[@cantbleednow3639]

@@patrickngkhaixuan you are making this about gender she is saying that it made her happy to see fellow female in tech that's all.

[@11202]

@@cantbleednow3639 man's saw the word female and immediately went blind and started dropping shower arguments aloud in public ina frenzy

[@ani8108]

I just wanna say I’ve been ABSOLUTELY loving the studio channel. It has its own flavour, but great the great type of editing we’ve come to love and appreciate. And on top of that it’s just more fun overall. Main channel will always be one of the best out there on KZbin, but so glad to see more content coming out. Also helps us appreciate the whole team and amount of work involved in this Marques Empire lol

[@bigphatbandlover]

Brandon seems like such a fun guy to hang around with!

[@mbizozo6271]

Love to see this Studio grow. I feel like I am a part of it somehow. Continue doing big tings man.

[@sameerasw]

I don't think there's any other KZbin community that I feel more attached to other than you guys! Can't wait for the new content

[@boluwatifeshopelu1054]

This and Linus

[@Ghostxvii]

Crazy to see how far the MKBHD channel has grown into a team of extremely talented individuals. This is extremely inspiring and I'm excited to see where this goes!

[@mattschaffer147]

Yes! Match Cuts was amazing, cracked up at David calling everybody “Chef”

[@Golddragon214]

It was great meeting everyone and hearing how much fun yet are challenged at the same time. This group has made a new standard for KZbin videos and the medium as a whole.

[@bnbowes]

An edit with Studio team members name below them throughout would help us get to know who is who better.

[@engrademafias]

The Studio looks like the ideal environment to do some work. Currently studying Interactive media design

[@TheGlobalProfessional]

I’m excited to see what 2023 brings!

[@ak_hoops]

LOVED Match Cut. Definitely would love to see another one! Glad you all made this channel

[@why_tho_]

Dude, the sound design in your videos were always exceptional after 2018-2019, but man, recently it has reached to point of polish that I'm always wearing my QKZ VK4 (Old version) whenever I watch your videos. The sound design is so effing good.

[@uKoalele]

I started watching this Channel about a year ago just becouse im a huge MKBHD fan - and by nor im totally invested into the whole crew, behind the scenes and fun little things you guys do! Really inspiring, informative and entertaining content. I hope to get to a similar kind of level in terms of quality (Videos and work) as all of you!

[@DekiaryCarter]

This is incredible! Love seeing the folks behind the team. I love the when Marques said ' we're trying to create channels we'd subscribe to'!

[@vncube1002]

Loved the vid & meeting the new members of the team 🙌🏾

[@baebrum]

Love the studio channel!! Always excited when there is an upload

[@topstriker8048]

Love the unity between you guys,keep the great job up.

[@dragon2knight]

This is such a handsome crew...add in the serious talent and I'm not even remotely surprised that the production quality is insane. Keep it up folks!

[@sayaIbnuFajar]

I'm just glued watching this episode. Kudos to all of you.

[@niklaswag]

great video! thanks for answering even my small question! Gonna appreciate the audio quality now even more, knowing there's a loud AC running all the time and Ellis trying everything to make the "humm" even more silent 🙌🏽

[@AniketArora]

now you’re all ready to make your own sitcom like the office

[@Taiokarlo]

The whole team works! Pretty cool! We love Match Cut

[@muhammadaminualiyu8937]

This Q&A is good. More of this please 🙏

[@EhRon]

i always love this teams dynamic.

[@raphyninja]

It's great to see the team expanding! I'm really hoping to see more of the studio's personality. Similar to a Corridor Crew vibe!

[@mehboobshaikh477]

Following Marques❤️ for many many years... I just love this channel and all the pups Love from INDIA

[@velyankolev]

Hey, quick idea for the next qna. Since this feels like a podcast so mainly people talking with some visuals on screen it might be good to have someone say the questions so that the video can be watched fully through sound. Great video btw very fun to see everyone!

[@stephenpep.mp4]

20:18 is so true! I work on a weekly video series for KZbin/Facebook and being able to make intentionally bad edits is a skill I'm proud to have after spending thousands of hours making super polished edits.

[@PossibleJothamChin]

amazing video! Keep it up guys!

[@rizenfrmtheashes]

Thanks for answering my question about post-mortems!

[@epfns]

woahh i didn't even realize i've watched some of you guys before on android central before you guys were on the studio! keep it up yall

[@campfire2953]

yo we made it on the channel! shoutout ellis for taking on the challenge, podcasts have been sounding damn good lately.

[@COSCOSBEATS]

Love these types of videos

[@roychang723]

I think you guys should do a photo shoot for the banners of The Studio. Plus I really love how you guys work together in a team with such great team efforts.

[@losisd3ad]

such a talented group of people!

[@Molemanski]

huge props to Marques for cutting of that one arm he's been reluctant to do so AND giving it to a woman

[@jacoblane6313]

I need a Mikey and Fern storytime segment where Mikey just reads books w/ Fern on his lap

[@good-tn9sr]

and mariah on his lap 😏

[@atatur123]

@@good-tn9sr bruh...

[@adeniyiseriki461]

Nice to see a female addition. Love you guys!!!

[@alexisaguirre6349]

Fr especially cuz traditionally women have been the main editors for big Hollywood producers

[@brokeguy5607]

@@alexisaguirre6349 It's not a rule though. Employees should be hired based on their skill.

[@thaminduKavinda]

Yeah

[@donjb6829]

@@brokeguy5607 well where I come from the male gender takes the Lion's share.

[@johnsaxz]

I am excited for this 😍

[@kaziiqbal7257]

Damn I either want Ellis’s job or his connections. Great to see someone doing what I wanna do after college in the studio!

[@BorrietheBlade]

Loved this video and welcome to the 2 newest members!!

[@mascal0047]

I love how you can clearly see how effort compounds over time by looking at MKBHD and Linus tech tips.

[@REVIEWSONTHERUN]

Cool! Thank you for sharing it. ✌️

[@miqbalnurfauzi6612]

gosh i wanna join this incredible team

[@kingderodz6336]

Congrats to the new members

[@seemore2627]

An example of the connection and the depth of team spirit is visible at 13:00 👌💜

[@CStheThird]

Nice to see new faces in the studio and also the cat. 😁

[@syedmuzzammil5739]

Just love how everyone on the team is an expert in what they do. Also need to see fern with the other office pets :)

[@alexsobrino]

I gotta say, at long last a woman on the team. Happy to see new faces to improve an already beyond the standard channel

[@samisymbian7178]

Yall team members having my dream job 🥲

[@orionstretch]

Would have been great to see some of the stuff you talked about, like for the first work you did on the channel. Nice getting to see the team.

[@Daphoid]

Physical office tip. In some cases, that hum you hear isn't actually HVAC/heating. It takes a lot of energy and effort to move air, and if it was moving at the speed/volume to make that much noise it'd be crazy. What you're potentially hearing is building managed negative sound. One of our offices has 60 speakers around the floor (20-30K sqft) and its tuned to the frequencies opposite natural reverb / conversations in the space. If it was off, it'd be pin drop quiet and you'd actually hear people/conversations from farther away much easier. Just like a night when you walk around your house and everything's pin drop quiet (and the hairs inside your ear have started to stand back up in the quiet environment) - that bit of noise actually makes everything blend together nicer then if it was purely quiet. Apparently our speaker system for that can play music too - though I've yet to try it :)

[@Philipsfuture]

Amazing team 🎉

[@yveslegh]

Fantastic team!👍

[@ChrisVideoStreams]

The entire team is cool, in 10 years, I'll be on board.

[@rebelsagemedia]

Glad the SF guy got the blooper at the end. Remote work is lonely. Thanks for a great vid!

[@Downdotloader]

Big thumbs up for this video!!! Very very interesting video!!!

[@itsdeonlol]

Awesome guys!

[@jjlat2683]

You guys are the best

[@hannahc8436]

Ah man..I love the The Studio channel.

[@devonrumpel]

I connect deeply with David's example of Radiolab (22:55) for superior narrative storytelling. It was also an early media obsession for me and has always stayed with me. Loved this Q+A!

[@mk_mason]

your team is so cool ahh!!

[@Ijmeisner]

Really glad I stayed for the end of video blooper 😹

[@MarkTomeh]

I'm familiar with Adam from Soundguys. Keep up the good work everyone. I've been an MKBDHD follower since the very early days.

[@vesves_4]

Love to finally see a girl on the team! Also I have a cat named Boris💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@cellogymreadaloudandmorefu4594]

thanks for sending! Angelina

[@amunityclips]

Brandon has my kinda personality and it's awesome!!!

[@jamesaidoo]

"You come full circle" and she draws a heart 😄😄❤❤

[@oneloveonebeing]

marques you gotta get some more color in the studio! love you guys!

[@MessiestFort]

I think he is the color 😂

[@honestnerd]

Amazing team, seems like a great place to work in.

[@Jaiksana]

I love this Q&A video 😀

[@pecarr]

Cool to see you guys repping Bissell Brothers. Love that place.

[@Paint7014]

I wish to have the high quality channel just like you guys in my country

[@biiiiiiig_gg]

Being from Portland, ME, it's blowing my mind Andrew is wearing a Bissell Brothers shirt!

[@thomrhodes]

This has made me want to reach out and apply for any and all positions at MKBHD. 😆

[@ximeromero]

Love love the sleepy cat 🥹🐈

[@dominiquestaryak4678]

Mariah seems so cool!

[@glen_adams]

What a great team 😁

[@falejandroc_]

I really love the editing style of all the channels. Does this one looks a bit more “green” than the rest? Is that on purpose?

[@jimmyadaro]

Maybe blue-ish, following the channel brand style guide

[@shreyar1810]

loved that one of the snacks was dried mango!

[@Ferno209]

I loved the blooper

[@felicianyanor]

Is just me or David and Marques voice sound alike? It's good to see a lady on the team I hope you guys be nice to her ☺️

[@Alex-pv3jx]

18:31 This was sooo funny and heart warming!

[@digbug3359]

Pretty sure I met one of them on the train today... If you were on the 231 Empire Service to New York this morning, that's amazing!

[@quizinggeek]

It’s my dream to work with you and your amazing team!!

[@emmanuelonochie5584]

NERDS.....Y'all are too good at what you do. My favorite tech, youtube channel.

[@soccerflash6]

Hey, I'm listening to this at work in the background. If you do this again, could you read the questions as they come up so I can know what you are talking about? Thanks!

[@JohnLafitte]

Really nice to meet Mariah. You guys are great but I always wondered why there was no females lol

[@firstprototype]

So funny 😁 Best video ever!

[@theoblivious2]

I am also a video producer from STL 😂good to see another one got out. Cheers.