On episode 212 of the BSP I talk about JayzTwoCents’ video on the SM7b, and why he thought it was a waste of money. I also discuss what we can learn from his experience, and what he can do to improve the audio quality.
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Manley Reference Cardioid: https://imp.i114863.net/GWaN9
Hakan P110: https://imp.i114863.net/Za2Ag
Universal Audio x8: https://imp.i114863.net/zMg2r
Yellowtec m!ka Boom Arm: https://shop.yellowtec.com/epages/Yellowtec.sf/en_US/?ObjectPath=/Shops/Yellowtec/Products/YT3601
Sony MDR7506: https://geni.us/7506
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00:00 - Intro
00:56 - JayzTwoCents SM7b Mic Fail
- Jayz Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kixrGWXVVW8&t=1s
03:44 - How To Setup the SM7b
06:02 - Close Talking the SM7b vs. Far Talking the SM7b
08:52 - What Can We Learn From JayzTwoCents?
11:33 - Bandrew You’re Just an SM7b Fan Boy, REEEEE!
12:29 - It’s Just a Mistake
13:50 - Conclusion (Do Not Hate on Jay)
14:42 - Manley Reference Cardioid
16:02 - WYHTS: "Bandrew You’re So Smart" - Sound Speeds
17:21 - WYHTS: Could Honey Be Why Amazon Cut Affiliate %?
20:46 - WYHTS: Affiliate Links are Unethical?
23:13 - WYHTS: You Don’t Touch Anything While Recording!
25:13 - WYHTS: Recording Engineer Cringes at Lady Gaga
26:51 - Ask Bandrew (https://www.askbandrew.com)
27:26 - Email 1
27:57 - Thoughts on Audio Gear Price Inflation
29:35 - Email 2
30:02 - Thoughts on Nvidia RTX Voice De-noise
32:11 - Voice Submission 1
33:17 - Most Comfortable Sub $150 Headphones
35:27 -Voice Submission 2 (redacted)
35:51 - Voice Submission 3
36:32 - Is the Samson Q2u Better via USB or XLR?
37:53 - Outro