FetHead TritonAudio - boost your dynamic mics and get low noise recordings
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- The Fethead is an inline preamplifier, which uses phantom power to amplify your microphone signal by roughly 30dB. This allows you to lower the gain on your preamps in your recording device which can lower the noise floor. Audio recorders with noisy preamps will benefit from the Fethead when used in conjunction with dynamic microphones.
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This was exactly what I needed, I am convinced and will definitely get a fethead, thanks so much!!!
This was fantastic - love the channel content!
So glad i found this video, i was about to buy the cloudlifter, now i've just ordered the Fethead at half the price! Thank you! Here's a sub!
Julian...mate...you are the MAN! Thanks for making such brilliant technical videos. Absolutely love the work you do. Probably the most authoritative source of audio information on CZcams. Hope you had a Merry Christmas and all the best for 2020. Steve.
Thank you, i whish you a very nice 2020!
Excellent analysis, Julian! Thank you.
This is fast becoming my favourite channel for Audio advice. He has a great demeanour and tone in his presentation and I especially love the "dry wit". He is unbiased, super thorough and gives you everything you need to know to make a decision. Keep it up Julian & thanks! I would love to see a comparison video for the different types of Fethead and also the alternatives to.
Loving the profile picture xx
Very good review dude.
impressive, this "must be" in any audio arsenal!
very good, sir.
Julian, thank you for the review! You sound so much like the guitar player Bernth, from Austria. Same accent!
I have the SE DM1 Dynamite, I'm using it with Focusrite 2i2, it has a clean gain boost. However because of it's Red color and it's long cylindrical shape it does look strange when doing interviews with people on camera. So I just ordered the FetHead for and I will combine it with a Sennheiser e835 dynamic microphone and the Dxa - Micro Pro preamp.
Please answer quickly. I have Shure MV7 and it has some noise, so the sound is low. Will it help in this case TritonAudio FetHead Filter ?
I record acoustic and vocals together with a single SM57, and I get the best sound when the mic is about 1.25 ft. away. At this distance, my Scarlett Solo Gen3 gain is maxed out barely gets me to -25dB. I could increase the levels post, but at quiet parts, I'm maxing out the volume of 24dB. Not mentioned in the video, this is great for this situation, regardless of whether your interface pre-amp already has a now EIN (Solo Gen3 is about -128dB).
Watched this video 3X, and then ordered a FETHead, because I have a Zoom H5 and a SM57. AND I don't have a loud voice either .... ::)
Vielen Dank
Magnet also cut /reduce frequency, like choke/ferrite bead example ( in cable)
If you can ever test the FetHead Phantom, designed for condenser mics (but it works with dynamics too), that would be great. In my hands it does amazing work with my budget dynamic mics. However I got it mainly to improve the performance of a Behringer C-3 condenser mic. Here I am not as impressed, but I think that is because the C-3 is not very sensitive compared to my other budget condenser (Marantz MP1000), AND the mic seems to have a noise intrinic to it. So what seems to happen is the FetHead allows one to lower the gain, and thus the preamp noise, but it amplifies the intrinsic mic noise. So the net effect seems not much improvement. I don't know if this makes sense, and if I am misguided please correct me. The C-3 does seem to be an intrinsically noisy mic that is most suitable for louder inputs like singing and instruments. The FetHead Phantom does seem to benefit it in those cases.
The Fethead has been very useful for the 57 with my old audio interface. Though the Fethead transmission is flat, I wonder if it influences the frequency response of the mic.
I’m thinking of buying a Rode podmic to record on a Zoom h4n to do voice over (over-dub?) my CZcams videos. Would you recommend a fethead or something like the Motu m2 or Audient Evo4?
If I paired this with a grace m101 preamp would I get even lower noise floor from an already lower noise preamp? or is the preamp enough?
Great review! Thanks. TritonAudio have different preamps - would be great if you could review them too :))
Great video. Have you tried the phantom version on the H5? keep up the great work
Your Channel is awesome . I hear your name everywhere ( in other big channel about audio, etc ...) . In USA, France .... sooo cool . 👍.
Am pretty sure you know that but I have seen somewhere that fethead suit better directly at mic bottom instead of directly in recorder . Any thought about this ? Tx . Best regards
I am looking to get one, in particular the newer Fethead Phantom which can be used with condenser and dynamic (but not ribbon) mics. I have a Tascam DR40X, which as you know from another review has terribly noisy preamps (EIN of -108 dBu), even moreso than the H5 you used here. (I also have a DP008EX, which I would like you to test sometime, which seems also plagued with preamp noise as well as being restricted to 16bit recording.) I really like my Tascam recorders despite these shortcomings.
Pending acquiring a Fethead I am experimenting with a budget workaround. I have a Behringer Xenyx 802 mixer, which cost me the equivalent of USD70 all in from Amazon a couple of years ago. The preamplification is not perfectly noiseless, of course, but in setting the gain properly on the mixer (as you have instructed in your recent video on evidence-based gain staging) I can record to my Tascam devices via the line inputs without requiring additional gain on the recorder end. This gives me much cleaner recordings, especially with my dynamic and lower sensitivity condenser mics.
This solution has the advantage of of being relatively inexpensive and puts to use gear I already have. I also love the mixer's 3-band EQs as this permits me to tweak the signal before it enters the recorder. The disadvantage, of course, is portability. The Behringer mixer is about the size of a hard cover book and hefty. It requires external power (which is a weighty brick itself) and off course we are dealing with more cables. But I do swear that it works, and the set up is improving my recording quality with gear I already have.
That said, the Fethead Phantom is definitely on my wish list. There is so much I like about the recorders I have despite the preamp noise issue, and a Fethead looks like I can economically improve all of my recordings without having to scrap the recorders I have.
point of correction: it can be used with ribbon mics that have active circuitry..
Really great in-depth review!
Do you plan to test the P48 version, as well?
I don't think so, there are only very few scenarios where the FetHead Phantom is useful.
THD measurement would have been nice for this one
Do you recommend fethead or cloudlifter for SM7B. Thanks
Quick question because I use the same setup: How is your experience with the battery life in this setup? To use a fethead you must turn phantom power on in your zoom h5 (right?) and you cant record with the zoom h5 on its SD-card if you use the USB-slot as the energy source (e.g. connected to a laptop). In this video you don't use an external energy source so I hope you can answer my question! :)
Hey does anyone know if you can plug in the fethead at the end of the XLR plugged into mixer or junction box ect? or is it only for plugging into the end of the mic only??
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Hey Julian, I'm buying the SM7B + Fethead + Zoom H6 + Blue Compass arm setup. Is it okay to put the Fethead directly on the H6 instead of the SM7B? This is complicated with the microphone stand.
Yes, that's totally fine. As long as you don't have long cable runs (>30 feet) it doesn't matter where you put the FetHead.
@@JulianKrause Great, thanks! Keep up the great work, it's very helpful.
How is this compared to the Se Dynamite!?
If connected to a Shure SM7b!?
Please get back asap for anyone that happens to know 😊 middle of black week purchases for my first home studio! 👍🏻
I need this for my Audix D6 bass drum mic which needs a lot of gain and therefor getting very noisy...
Great stuff! Can you compare the Zoom H5 built in XLR ports to the Zoom XLR capsule performance? Dynamic mic.
Would be an interesting test! Let me see if I can get my hands on the Zoom XLR capsule.
Great vid ! Does it make sense to use this in a Allen & heath ZED-12FX recorder (and sometimes I use a ZOOM R16) with my dynamic microphones (Rode PROCASTER and Prodipe TT1). I suppose it's a good solution but I need your advice. Thanks for your help !
I don't thin you gain much by using the FetHead with your devices. At least the ZED-12FX has very good preamps already and there won't be a significant difference in noise when using the FetHead. Check out this video for more information on whether you need a FetHead or not: czcams.com/video/T8HwNnJAjbQ/video.html
@@JulianKrause Thanks for your reply. The ZED-12FX has good preamps but I have to increase the gain a lot when I use these mics.. And people must stay close of these microphones to record their voice. And of course I when I push the gain, there is some noise... ;( Ant what about the zoom r16 ? not sure about the quality of the preamps of this recorder.
does shotgun mic like ntg4 need a fethead ? its paired with h4
Better to plug into microphone or into audio interface?
can it be used for live vocals?
I must be doing something wrong. I got the Fethead to use with a Shure SM7B and a Zoom F6. When I plug the Fethead in, it completely blocks the signal. Phantom power is activated, so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Any help would be appreciated. 😪
These are super cheap right now. They're currently $68, so I will be buying one.
Hello, this fethead for dynamics microphone requires to turn on phantom power on your preamp right?
Correct, it is powered by the phantom power of the interface.
Yes you tell your device to send power to the line which connects to fethead
If your using it on a mixer do u have to have to press the pad button? Reason I ask is if I set my gain to 2 it sounds clear but little boomy but if I set it to 1.5 my voice sounds airy and a lot lower, not as low as without the fethead, so definitely improved coz with out the fethabd my gain is quite high so the fethead is worth the money. but there seems very little room between it being too quiet if my gain is too low and too loud if my gain is too high if I set it half an inch higher from it being too low (too much feedback). Advice welcome. My mixer has 3 band equaliser on it.
Hi Julian, great video. Quick question - I am using tascam dr-40x reccorder, shure sm58 dynamic mic and teknik c1 booster. Should I put Phantom power on? On other videos I saw that I can damage the mic, if I put Phantom on with dynamic mic? I`m new to this and I am really confused. I tried with Phantom off, and the mic is not working when booster is attached, if I remove the booster everything works fine. Thanks
For that setup, you will need Phantom power ON. The SM58 doesn’t need phantom power to work, but the CT 1 does. The SM58 won’t be hurt if exposed to phantom power, although there are mics out there, mostly ribbon mics, that can be damaged by exposure to power.
Greetings
I record in a noisy environment -NYC apartment so by default I have to use a dynamic mic and then apply noise reduction or recently just a noise gate via Audition. My current gear is:
Interface: Audient ID14
Mics: Shure SM57 Beta and Heil PR40
Along with 1 Fethead
I’m not sure 🤔 if using the fethead would provide a benefit. Maybe because I don’t have to use a much gain?
What are your thoughts?
Thanks
Hey, there are two different types of noise. Self-noise and ambient noise. Please see my video for more details: czcams.com/video/M6gcSJ9ohIY/video.html
The Fethead helps if the preamp in your interface is noisy. So the Fethead can have a positive effect on self-noise. But the Fethead has no effect on the ambient noise. If you are having problems with ambient noise the Fethead won't provide any benefit.
There are pretty much only three things you can do to battle ambient noise while recording:
1. You could talk louder.
2. You could sound proof your room.
3. You can get your mic as close to your mouth as possible.
Option 1 and 2 are usually not feasible, so you're stuck with option 3.
Additional noise reduction and a noise gate are a good idea too.
I just had a look at your channel and have to say that the sound is very good already!
Julian Krause Hey thanks for the helpful reply and feedback 😃
Cheers
Hi What is the difference in the regular Fethead vs Germanium version?
Hi. I have the germanium. It adds a bit more gain (29db vs 26db if I am not mistaken). Additional to the gain I noticed my voice very clear and perhaps kind of coloured (just a bit to the treble). So far it is good. The only problem is that it also increases the pops (which I hope can be fixed with a filter) while recording, this is something I didn’t notice before when recording without the fethead germanium.
Hey Julian, sehr spezifische Frage, aber du würdest mir wirklich weiterhelfen:
Habe ein umc202hd und ein shure sm58. Für recordings habe ich zu viel noise für meinen Geschmack. Auch wenn das wahrscheinlich meckern auf hohem Niveau ist, da das Interface schon sehr gut sein soll, wass das angeht. Ein Fathead würde deinen Videos zu Folge keinen Sinn machen, da der EIN-wert im Fathead nicht besser wäre als im Interface. Weißt du, ob der cloudlifter cl1 einen noch besseren Wert hat? Finde online NICHTS. Oder vielleicht einen weiteren Tipp, wie ich das noise minimieren könnte?
Liebe Grüße linus
Here's a question and perhaps an update video? On a 100' cable run should the FetHead be at the mic end or recorder end? I'm specifically referring to the Phantom power version (Which I have) for the large diaphragm (Bock 195s) mic that has a somewhat higher noise floor.
Hey, that really depends on the specific scenario. In your case, I would place the FetHead at the recording device. If you have a long cable run between the FetHead and the recording device the higher frequencies will start to roll off because the cable capacitance and the high output impedance of the FetHead will build a low pass filter.
Tbh, I would personally leave the FetHead out of the signal chain completly. The Bock 195 is a condenser mic and your setup is going to be limited by the noise of the mic anyways. Using a FetHead has no noticable impact for the noise performance.
@@JulianKrause Thanks for the rapid response! It's not that the Bock 195s are noisy in a normal sense, but recording subtle winds (which I'm remastering now) require too much gain on the recorder end. What I've read online about this is better to put them at the microphone end so as to avoid amplifying any RF or the like which the cables might pick up. I use Canare Star Quad cables - with the XLRs soldered on by me; *no one* makes my cables - at 100' lengths.
Thoughts?
@@petermsull Well, it's a bit tricky. One one hand you want to have the FetHead close to the mic because this way you amplify the signal before potential noise is introduced in the cable which leads to a higher signal-to-noise ratio. But the FetHead unfortunately has quite a high output impedance which which again raises the susceptibility to pick up noise in the cable. From this stand point you would want to have it close to the recording device. So, I sadly have no clear answer. In your case I would place it at the recorder because the signal from the condenser is already quite strong. Additionally you got some really nice cables and with short cable runs there is hardly any noise piced up by the cable anyways. Simple answer: In your case I would place it at the recording side but in practice it probably won't make any noticable difference where you place it.
@@JulianKrause Thank you good sir!
So will this clean up the Steingberg 22C or MKii that has the noisy preamps?
Correct :)
Is is it durable enough for getting dropped a few times?
Does this help with a focusright scarlett, or is the focusright quiet enough that you don't need the fethead?
The Scarlett is quite enough and a FetHead does hardly anything.
Ciao, thanks for your test ! I also have an active ribbon mike, Golden Age R1 MK3, it has a builtin preamp using the phantom voltage as its power suplly. Is it possible and zero risk to use the other Triton model, Fethead Phantom, x condenser mikes..) with this active ribbon ('cause its preamped output isn't so high..) to get a stronger and clearer output signal ? Thanks much, Ciao
Hey, using a FetHead makes no sense in your case. Two reasons for that: 1. The FetHead does not pass phantom power, so your mic won't work. 2. Even if it did pass phantom power, there is already a preamp build into the mic. If the output is low, just turn up the gain a bit more on your interface and you are golden. (no pun intended)
Hey Julian, erstmal absolut geniale Videos, allesamt!! Ich besitze ein DBX 286s und überlege mit das Rode Procaster zu kaufen, denkst du ich brauche ein FetHead oder reicht der DBX aus? Danke im voraus.
Hey, der 286s hat ein EIN (Vorverstärkerrauschen) von -128.7 dBu(A). Der FetHead liegt ja so bei -130 dBu(A). Das bedeutet, dass zwischen den beiden ein Unterschied von ca. 2 dB ist. Das ist schon sehr wenig und wage zu bezweifeln, dass diesen Unterschied in der Praxis hörst. Ich würde an deiner Stelle erst mal das Microfon kaufen und wenn du dann kannst du immer noch den FetHead kaufen, wenn du der Meinung bist, dass dein Rauschen noch 2 dB leiser werden soll. Glaub allerdings nicht, dass das der Fall sein wird, zumal wenn du das Gate vom 286s verwendest, hörst du so gut wie eh kein Rauschen mehr. VG
@@JulianKrause Hey, gestern kam das Procaster an, hört sich absolut spitze an. :)
Vielen Dank dir!
@@nerdiiis Sehr cool, viel Spaß damit!
Hey Julian, I have a question.
Does it make a difference in quality if you connect the fethead onto the output of your Microphone, as opposed to the input of the audio interface?
Hey, with short cable runs it doesn't make a difference. If you use a longer cable (> 30ft) between the mic and audio interface, I suggest you place the FetHead directly on the interface.
@@JulianKrause Oh, no, please do not do this. If the Fethead is connected between the cable and the interface (mixer etc.), it will also amplify any noise that is picked up by the cable. Connect the Fethead directly to the mic. The longer the cable, the more important this can be. Furthermore, when the Fethead is connected directly to the mic, the mic do not have to drive the impedance of the (probably long) cable (terminated by the input impedance of the Fethead) but only the input impedance of the Fethead. Besides the noise reduction, this can also enhance the sound of the mic, e.g. ribbons can have better transient response this way. The difference is higher, of course, if one compares the setups with and without the Fethead: the Fethead has much higher input impedace than the typical input impedance of a mic preamp/interface/mixer (20 kOhm vs. approx. 3 kOhm).
@@S.T.G. Can anyone else confirm this? I saw a different video also attach a Fethead directly to mic but then I saw this video and got confused. Which is best? I have a 3 ft XLR and trying to get least amount of noise
@@morsymusic With a cable length as short as 3 ft, most probably, it will not make any difference whether the Fethead is at the interface/recorder end of the cable or at the microphone end thereof.
@@morsymusic I know this is an old comment but replying to help anyone else reading it, with a 3ft cable you just won't hear a difference. For a long cable run it's better to connect directly to the mic to avoid amplifying cable noise
Love this video, straightforward and effective! I'm curious, I just bought a Rode Podmic, moving from a Samson Q2U. I have the XLR connected now, as opposed to USB, and running through a Focusrite Solo Scarlett 3rd Gen. Will I need a fethead for that set up, do you think? Thanks!
I also want to know the answer to this....
@@wolfyplays6372 I tried without, and needed to push the gain to almost 100%. I bought a Triton fethead, and currently running about 60% gain. Huge difference, definitely required.
@@DannyBrownCA excellent! thank you for telling me this. And am I correct in saying that when you used the Podmic without the Fethead and had gain to 100% that you had a lot more hissing/background noise than you do by using the Fethead ?
Edit: I noticed there are multiple types of Fetheads. Can you tell me which one it is I should buy here?
www.studiospares.com/search.aspx?eaSearch=fethead
@@wolfyplays6372 Correct. While running the Gain so high increased my vocal input, it also increased any background noise. So, computer hum, for example, or house noises. Because I can drop down to about 60% with the fethead, that reduces the "feedback" and extra noise that would otherwise have been picked up. Them, running some post-production completes the job. A great thing about buying the Focusrite is you get free access to their apps, including Balancer, which uses A.I. to learn about your voice timbre, and offer you the "best" sounding version of your vocal.
I bought the TRITON AUDIO Fethead In-Line Microphone Preamp: amzn.to/2Vp7HDM
@@DannyBrownCA Excellent! thank you for taking the time to explain all this better for me! :) p.s I'm also a fellow Scot. I like your videos, keep it up, and stay safe during these times !
How much more would it be to just get an interface/recording device with an out-of-the-box noise level comparable to the FetHead's noise floor of "not really"?
Not much, many interfaces these days have very good preamps that are close in performance to the FetHead. For example the preamps in the Behringer UMC202HD only have about 1dB more noise than the FetHead.
I realize this is a rather old video, but I've been binge watching your channel and noticed you've said the same thing a few times regarding preamps. Specifically, you've stated "the fethead effectively replaces the preamp of your interface/device". Could you explain that? I'm a bit confused by it. If my audio chain looks like: mic -> fethead -> cable -> interface, and the fethead has EIN of -130db and my interface as EIN of -120db, why is it the fethead's -130 wins? It's obvious from the test samples I've listened to on this video as well as others that it does... I can clearly hear the difference, but I'm wondering why. Thanks!
Hey, let's say the preamps in your recording device have an EIN of -120dBu. When you record with a dynamic mic you have to use relatively high amount of gain and then you will get some noise in your recording. When you now connect the FetHead, it amplifies the audio and thus you can turn down the gain on your recording device. This means that the FetHead is doing the main part of the amplification with it's low -130dBu EIN. The noise of the built-in preamp then becomes irrelevant. And that's what I mean with "iteffectively replaces the preamp of your interface/device". When your device has an EIN of -120dBu and you use it with a FetHead, it then essentially has the much lower -130dBu noise of the Fethad. Hope that makes sense.
@@JulianKrause it does, thanks for the response. I'll use an iD14 and Procaster as an example. The iD14 has an EIN of -127db. The Procaster has a sensitivity of -56db. The iD14 can provide +66db gain. Therefore, if I were to supply the full +56db of gain to the Procaster from the iD14, my noise floor would be at -71db. Now, if I were to introduce a Fethead, with an EIN of -130db and +26db gain, the iD14 would now only have to provide +30db of gain for the Procaster + Fethead. Now, the perceived noise floor from the iD14 is -97db, and the perceived noise floor from the Fethead is -100db. Effectively, with the iD14, I'm only getting a 3db difference, which is pretty much negligible. However, if my interface was something like the Zoom H5N with a -120db EIN, then I'd be getting approximately a 10db reduction in noise, which IS significant.
Long story short: if you have an interface with a low EIN and enough gain to drive your mic, a Fethead will be of minimal value.
@@JonnyBravo0311 Your conclusion sums it up perfectly.
Hey sir, does this work if I want to connect my dynamic mic into the guitar input in my scarlett solo?
No, that doesn't work. The guitar input on the Solo does not provide phantom power for the FetHead.
@@JulianKrause thats a bummer:(
Do you know of any device out there I can use in my case to amplify my dynamic mic?
@@edhernandez4344 Not that I know of. The best way to use a second mic is to get an interface with a second mic input.
I might have to do that, well thanks sir, you got yourself a subscriber for your help
I wonder if this would help the buzzing I get with my RE-20 microphone into my Scarlett 2i2? Anybody think this could help reduce buzzing noise? Thanks
I started using it and it lowered the buzzing because it allowed me to lower the gain.
Have you figured it out?
How about FEEDBACK? Is your microphone more prone to feedback when using a Fethead? I have so much concern about that; feedback is something I despise! :)
does it matter if i connect the fethead to the mic or to the audio interface?
Connect it close to the microphone. That way it won’t amplify noise introduced by your cable (if any).
Does it make sense to use this in a mixpre-3 recorder and a microphone rode ntg4 +? that microphone does not need phantom power, but the fethead would improve the quality of the recording?
No, in both cases the FetHead does not provide any real benefit for you. The preamps of the MixPre-3 are already very low noise and adding a FetHead would not improve the noise floor by any meaningful amount when using dynamic mics.
The NTG4+ is a condenser mic and when you connect a condenser mic to the MixPre-3 you are limited by the noise floor of the microphone and not the preamp. So, even if the setup, as you described it, could work it also will not lower the noise floor any further.
The FetHead is only useful if the preamps in an audio device are very noisy. With the MixPre-3 you hardly have to worry about noise because it is pretty much already as good as it gets.
That's the benefit of professional audio gear :)
Julian Krause thanks a lot, bro!
Anytime!
Curtis Judd subscribes to Julian and he also did a review on the Fethead with the Rode NTG4+ if you want more answers
Mark Owens thanks, man
Why is it, that so many CZcamsrs have the Zoom H5, to show off the performance of something like the Fethead or the Cloudlifter, if its noise floor is so high? If even a low priced audio interface, like the Behringer UMC202HD has an inaudible noisefloor, what is it about the H5, that makes it such a must have? Are mobile recorders in general bad in comparison? What did I miss?
I own the H5 because I record audio at all kind of different locations for my videos. The portability is definitely the number one reason I own that thing. I think many people show the performance of the FetHead in combination with an H5 because of the higher preamp noise of the H5. It really benefits from a FetHead and it is impressive to see what a FetHead can achieve when you have noisy preamps.
I wouldn't go so far to say that all mobile recorders are bad, because the Zoom F4 or Sound Devices MixPre-3 for example have very low noise preamps as well. But cheaper portable recorders tend to have worse preamps than usb audio interfaces. I'm not 100% sure why. I have the suspiction it might have to do with higher power consumption of low noise preamps.
@@JulianKrause Very interesting...i am about to buy an H5 and i was wondering if there is a better choice out there in terms of preamp gain/noise ratio in the same budget....? would you recommend something different? portable and powerful with XLR input and less expensive than a new SKODA...Thank you for your time and effort
Do you think it is worth having if you use it with Zoom F-series or L-series preamps and passive ribbon mics or dynamic mics?
Hey, for dynamic mics I don't think it is worth it. The preamps in the F-series are very good already. For ribbon mics it might be worth it, because the can have a very low sensitivity and often a low output impedance. Meaning that every dB less preamp noise can make an audible difference. But it depends on the mic you use.
@@JulianKrause MXL R144. Both quiet and loud signals - string quartet or choir blumlein array.
@@przybylskipawel Looking at the specs of the MXL, it looks to be very similar to a dynamic mic. I don't think you need a FetHead when you use it with the Zoom F-series. Cheers!
@@JulianKrause THX! :)
Hi thanks for this video. It's strange the frequency had no difference on paper. Lots of people said it gives it a presence boost...I don't want that. Can you confirm this?
The Fethead does not give you a presence boost. In fact, it does not change the sound in any way. I made a few A/B comparisons with and without the Fethead and there is no audible difference besides the noise reduction. The Fethead simply amplifies the audio signal without changing it.
@@JulianKrause thank you. i also saw other people plug fet directly in mic and not interface. seems it work well. what about length of the xlr cable? i have a focusrite 2i2 the EIN is - 128db, do you think the performance will be similar to yours and will microphone choice make a big difference too?
@@NewbArchitect Connecting the Fethead to the mic or the interface makes no difference on shorter cable runs. If you already own a 2i2 I doubt a Fethead will help much with noise. As you already said, the 2i2 has an EIN -128dBu. With a Fethead you can bring this down to about -130dBu. That's only 2dB difference and in practice that's often negligible. Of course, the mic you are using can have a big effect on your noise floor. Which mic are you using and are you experiencing problems with noise?
@@JulianKrause short cable like 10 feet? if its not much difference it shouldn't be issue for me right? i haven't purchased a dynamic mic yet. i'm deciding either the se electronics v7 or the sm58 dynamic, thats why i think i might need the fethead to avoid gain maxed. i saw in your video 150 ohms. i think the v7 is 300 ohms im not sure if this will effect noise floor. the results you have are nice and wish i could get that same result with the mic i want to use.
@@NewbArchitect You're fine, even 30ft would still be totally ok.
In theory the impedance of the mic has an effect on the noise floor, but to be honest I wouldn't worry to much about these specs. Dynamic mics ususally have a very low noise floor and I don't think that you will hear a difference in noise between these two mics.
So my recommendation is: Buy the mic you like best. Both are good choices and in combination with the low noise preamp of the scarlett 2i2 you can make low noise recordings. And you don't need a Fethead :)
I'm wondering why this is fethead 100 dollars cheaper(CAD) then the cloudlifter. And the cloudlifter gives less db
Should I combine this with the umc22 and rode procaster?
I do not know how good the preamps on the UMC22 are. But if you are experiencing an exessive amount of preamp noise in your recordings the FetHead can help to lower the noise.
@@JulianKrause I'm not really experiencing anything at this point because I didn't buy anything, but I was thinking of going with the umc22 because of its low price
According to Bandrews review the UMC22 has pretty good preamps, so I think you should be fine without the FetHead. If you still experience noise you can always add the FetHead afterwards.
@@JulianKrause alright great idea, thanks for your help
Just wanted to let you know that I bought a UMC22 and I will be doing some tests. A new video about it should be out next week!
SM58S >>FetHead TritonAudio>> Scarlett 2i2 But No Sound Appear?? WHY??
You got phantom power turned on?
@@JulianKrause yes,but no different,does it only work on xlr to xlr?, My cable is XLR to 6.3
@@DrGameTazo Hey, you need an XLR to XLR cable. The 2i2 doesn not ouput phantom power over the 6.3mm connector. That's why it doesn't work.
@@JulianKrause ThaQ~
ribbon gone,,, became fet mic
It's transformer inside.
No, there is no transformer inside.
50€ cada connector... CARISIMOS por lo que hace...
I received 2x Fetheads, 2nd one as a replacement for the first, both were dead on arrival. Quality control at TritonAudio is trash. AVOID!!!
Have you turned on phantom power on your recording device?