15 Essential Mics for Home Studios

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  • čas přidán 29. 08. 2024

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  • @sweetwater
    @sweetwater  Před 4 lety +25

    Which of these mics do you want in your home studio? If you liked this video, let us know! Hit those like and subscribe buttons👍

    • @dnoizaudio
      @dnoizaudio Před 4 lety

      It's possible here in RDC to buy ???

    • @WilloMendy01
      @WilloMendy01 Před 4 lety

      What kind of Custom IEM is he wearing?

    • @johnriley8314
      @johnriley8314 Před 4 lety

      A large Diaphragm & small Diaphragm condenser mic package please w_/ xlr,trs,etc... cords needed as well. Hhell yall can even throw in some tripod stands *^ hard shell covers or cases for em too. Y'all need to Stack em deep& Sale em cheap!!😂🤣😂😁😁🤪😁😁🤜🤛

    • @nathanblackman1063
      @nathanblackman1063 Před 4 lety +1

      The AKG C214 and the Royer R-10. Side-notes nice vocals and I would prefer the beta 58a over the sm 58. But the 58 is great too just to be clear.

    • @MrMatthewKerr
      @MrMatthewKerr Před 4 lety +2

      He should do more videos for you. Great to see someone as young and down to earth as him. In a house. Doing good stuff with good starter gear.

  • @Samstrat
    @Samstrat Před 4 lety +85

    Amazing consistency on the vocal takes despite the time taken to switch mics. Kudos to the vocalist and a big thanks!!

  • @dgmwitz
    @dgmwitz Před 4 lety +65

    I had this at .75 speed because I came from analyzing a Megadeth song and I was wondering why this dude sounded stoned

  • @dyonissiszoes3747
    @dyonissiszoes3747 Před 4 lety +32

    Talented demonstrator! 👍

    • @AaronDaniels123
      @AaronDaniels123 Před 3 lety

      AGREED!

    • @ryantorpea6960
      @ryantorpea6960 Před 3 lety

      that was the hippest "guy with an acoustic guitar" honey suckle rose i've ever heard. you won't catch this dude douching on the quad.

  • @mycastlelife6469
    @mycastlelife6469 Před 3 lety +6

    When you have natural talent like that, you just got it! I personally love my Shure SM7B. It just works on just about anything including vocals! Great job, my brother!

  • @blindguitarfox
    @blindguitarfox Před 4 lety +9

    I was so happy to see the avantone CR-14 on this list. I have had a pair since 2011 and they are still one of my favorite mics after working with countless others.

  • @KiloMegaGigaTerra94
    @KiloMegaGigaTerra94 Před 4 lety +13

    Dayum, Jacob's got some awesome pipes.
    I'm glad to see him smiling more in the videos.

  • @djcsessions7307
    @djcsessions7307 Před 4 lety +13

    I like this guy! We need more demos of him!

  • @automatics1im
    @automatics1im Před 4 lety +6

    The SM57 has been used for decades as the podium mic at the White House- the VIP Presidential Microphone Kit.
    When micing an accordion go for a 58. Accordionists will rake across the 57 grill every time...

    • @montazownianr1
      @montazownianr1 Před 4 lety +1

      automatics1im white house? What have this to do with music?

    • @tyisafk
      @tyisafk Před 4 lety

      @@montazownianr1 They're just mentioning the legacy of the mic I guess, but it's more of a fun fact than anything. I became aware of this when I used it before I switched to using an LCT 440 Pure. The actual configuration the White House uses is the SM57 with the A81WS wind screen.

  • @MrMatthewKerr
    @MrMatthewKerr Před 4 lety +8

    I didn’t need this video . . . But I stayed for you and re-affirmed some nice knowledge. You are great, especially through the sE electronics ribbon. Thanks

  • @bootlebeats6331
    @bootlebeats6331 Před 4 lety +5

    SM57, Warm Audio, C214, Royer.

  • @user-eu3mn6ss5l
    @user-eu3mn6ss5l Před 4 lety +4

    Nice overview! I have struggled with getting a good sound in a bedroom though - I ended up building a vocal booth out of pvc pipe and packing blankets. Definitely helps.

  • @DiosaDe1So1
    @DiosaDe1So1 Před 3 lety +1

    Lol, the holy “aaaahhhhh” at the start with the mic stack. I agree! 😂

  • @desmondmyers
    @desmondmyers Před 4 lety +2

    Those shure Km137s are not to be underestimated - they sound heavenly

  • @lucasunofficial55
    @lucasunofficial55 Před 3 lety +1

    It’s great to finally get a chance to hear some flugelhorn through some LDCs

  • @FAMUCHOLLY
    @FAMUCHOLLY Před 4 lety +5

    Super talented. Thanks for the tutorial!

  • @EnginearAudio
    @EnginearAudio Před 4 lety +3

    What a so talented guy! Amazing!

  • @pandemic7
    @pandemic7 Před 3 lety +15

    Billy Eilish and her brother won a Grammy because the industry wanted it that way. It had zero to do with their mic placement and room acoustics.

    • @ChadWork1
      @ChadWork1 Před 2 lety +3

      And she came from a showbiz family. You can bet her room sounded better than this one. This room ruined the sound of everything.

    • @KendrickMegaFan
      @KendrickMegaFan Před 2 lety +1

      The Grammy doesn’t matter, her and her brother are brilliant musicians tho

    • @TheKwaze
      @TheKwaze Před 2 lety

      I saw her on Glastonbury the other day...Oh dear...

  • @DavidYarber
    @DavidYarber Před 4 lety +4

    Dang! Here I was thinking you were just the keyboard guru! Great vocals bro, and I thought I was listening to Phil Driscoll there for a minute! I have the 57 & 58 and love them. Great job! Say hey to my man Strid for me. Happy Memorial Day!

  • @williamburke268
    @williamburke268 Před 3 lety +2

    Thanks this was helpful I am trying to set up a home studio

  •  Před 4 lety +2

    Awesome video. It takes time and dedication to have this quality. Congrats.

  • @buelstv1040
    @buelstv1040 Před 4 lety +5

    Which Flugelhorn is that!? Sounds awesome

  • @brushman20
    @brushman20 Před 4 lety +2

    Have been watching more Sweetwater vids lately and u guys are all great! Informative and entertaining videos. Thanks

  • @HR2635
    @HR2635 Před 3 lety +1

    nice video.. think im getting the KSM 137... was looking a t the Warm.. but they clearly have issues with loud transients.. damn.. cause their low end is awesome.

  • @aloha4522
    @aloha4522 Před 3 lety +1

    great video..thanks a lot dear

  • @MikaelNitscheDrums
    @MikaelNitscheDrums Před 4 lety +2

    Really nice flugel tone! Great video

  • @tadmarshall2739
    @tadmarshall2739 Před 3 lety +1

    It would be helpful if you could mention prices as you run through the gear. I know that prices change, but maybe just state the MSRP at time of video creation. If I’m shopping with a $200 budget, knowing which mics make the cut would help me focus on something that I might actually buy.

  • @fireflies6
    @fireflies6 Před 4 lety +3

    sick cornet playing!

  • @ryantorpea6960
    @ryantorpea6960 Před 3 lety +2

    whoa this guy has a jazz performance degree, plays trumpet, piano, guitar, and composes music for films. He's successful me!

  • @XX-vu5jo
    @XX-vu5jo Před 3 lety +1

    Reminds me of frigging J Star Valentine from X Factor UK LOL!!

  • @mm18391
    @mm18391 Před 4 lety +3

    Oh~~~~~~my~~~~loveeeeee

  • @ChaseBethea
    @ChaseBethea Před 4 lety +2

    This video is great! I learned a lot! Thank you. Will be wonderful for future reference.

  • @k-samdj993
    @k-samdj993 Před 3 lety +1

    That was a really good demonstration vid.

  • @bobdeeguitar
    @bobdeeguitar Před 4 lety +1

    Nice comparisons. Thank you!

  • @shubhshinde4438
    @shubhshinde4438 Před 4 lety +4

    When will sweetwater start distribution in India

  • @lwchnl
    @lwchnl Před 4 lety +1

    Love this video, great comparisons, just as what I need to know! Awesome guy~

  • @koreanfriedchildren
    @koreanfriedchildren Před 4 lety +2

    loving these videos very informative

  • @finoroverato7640
    @finoroverato7640 Před 4 lety +2

    Great job.very helpful

  • @dnoizaudio
    @dnoizaudio Před 4 lety +2

    Amazing mic selection 2020

  • @SanjoyDasGuitar
    @SanjoyDasGuitar Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome!

  • @andriimotsyk3018
    @andriimotsyk3018 Před 3 lety +1

    Very good video. And very underrated.

  • @tgg_music2
    @tgg_music2 Před 4 lety +4

    Okay that M 160 was a lot silkier than I thought it was going to sound like.

  • @dtnguyen75
    @dtnguyen75 Před 4 lety +3

    Which one is best for audiobook narration? I'm looking for a something matching the profile of a male baritone.

    • @mateoaponte7556
      @mateoaponte7556 Před 4 lety

      You'll for sure want a large diaphragm condenser, as for specific recommendations, I don't think I am "experienced" enough to say, but the SM7B from what I've read should work really well for you. Hope that helps and let me know if you get it!

  • @mattwarren5038
    @mattwarren5038 Před 4 lety +4

    Dude you’ve got a great voice 👌🏽

  • @JamesPangote
    @JamesPangote Před 4 lety +3

    Impressive 😎

  • @melyesi1
    @melyesi1 Před 4 lety +1

    Nicely done and good to know

  • @CFD_Mechanic
    @CFD_Mechanic Před 2 lety

    aap mumbai naheen asekte hain...

  • @pigeonpallz1733
    @pigeonpallz1733 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you

  • @seanearnest
    @seanearnest Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for this informative video! Can someone please help me to understand the difference between 'true condenser' and back-electret microphones as it pertains to their quality? I am given to understand the KSM137s are 'permanently polarized' (i.e. back-electret) as well as the Lewitt LCT 140 Air, but am curious as to how this impacts overall build quality and the sound. Neumann's website contains some useful information but they add the disclaimer that all of their mics are 'true condenser' which makes me wonder if I should be avoiding back-electret constructions. I welcome others' thoughts! Best, Seán

  • @jackvankouwenberg3379
    @jackvankouwenberg3379 Před 4 lety

    Fathead ribbon mics. They sound amazing as drum overheads, achoustic and electric guitar, they're ribbons so they work on horns, and they work on vocals if you want that old school, trainsient pushing sound. I cannot reccomend them enough.

  • @MrRoberacer
    @MrRoberacer Před 3 lety

    Caveat. No two rooms sound the same and few rooms actually sound great. The sound of the room in a mix can be hidden depending on what you did during the recording process and also realize that if you start with a lot of reverb you are going to need to add a ton later to have it be intelligible in the mix later if you are looking for a specific reverb sound. Commonly it is the room reverb that is most bothersome and the thing you are trying to bury.

  • @oldguy5381
    @oldguy5381 Před 4 lety +1

    Good stuff

  • @ihuomatuesday1600
    @ihuomatuesday1600 Před 4 lety +1

    Beautiful voice and nice review. You're very talented and I enjoyed it

  • @sthengr
    @sthengr Před 4 lety

    Good vid, thanks!

  • @gearspace
    @gearspace Před 3 lety +1

    👍

  • @R.C.Bullar
    @R.C.Bullar Před 3 lety

    What is the microphone under the sm58 in the thumbnail ?

  • @reisskcev1334
    @reisskcev1334 Před 9 měsíci

    SE Electronics !!

  • @ruderuda
    @ruderuda Před 4 lety +2

    I think the room treatment is underestimated in the video opening. You won’t get a good sound if the room sounds bad even with a great microphone. The treatment doesn’t need to be costy, but it needs some attention! I get that the focus is on the mics though so thumbs up anyway :-)

  • @antony1681
    @antony1681 Před 3 lety

    What audiocard are you use?

  • @Lord_MakuMiran
    @Lord_MakuMiran Před 3 lety +1

    😁

  • @lionheartroar3104
    @lionheartroar3104 Před 4 lety +2

    Save up and get a Neumann...over and out...

  • @SonOfManMusic
    @SonOfManMusic Před 3 lety

    nice

  • @just_kyashi
    @just_kyashi Před 4 lety +1

    mr. chet baker over here

  • @beratsamil
    @beratsamil Před 4 lety +2

    haaaa yeeeahh hooo

  • @pentapandamusic
    @pentapandamusic Před 4 lety +2

    God turns out there is 15...

  • @slowandnreverb
    @slowandnreverb Před 7 měsíci

    they might have used a limiter

  • @purpurpur2
    @purpurpur2 Před 4 lety +1

    No Sennheisers?

  • @warm_spot
    @warm_spot Před 4 lety +2

    First

  • @rafapucpr
    @rafapucpr Před rokem

    Who entered this video to see all the mics tested with voice only?

  • @fco.josepardinacasado7944

    R

  • @Timmsalabim1
    @Timmsalabim1 Před 2 lety

    Bare in mind ribbon mics break easily. its not preferable when an artists destroys a 2000+ dollar by simply dropping it on stage. Although i do like ribbons the most for studio purpose, you really need to be careful of the metal ribbon inside the mic.

  • @albertojvel
    @albertojvel Před 4 lety +1

    This dude sounds like Chet Baker when he sings holy

  • @liquidbiscuitstudios9151

    LAUTEN AUDIO should have been FOREFRONT of essential mics for any studio, home, project or pro.
    Leaving Lauten out of this lineup leaves a massive gap in knowledge base.

  • @ericstroud3765
    @ericstroud3765 Před 3 lety

    Billie Eilish doesn't NEED soundproofing because she sings so close to the mic that you can't hear the room

    • @luise8701
      @luise8701 Před 3 lety

      After listening to her dry voice on the “Ocean Eyes” project that they demoed in Logic, we can tell that there actually is bleed from the headphones AND reflections from the room.
      Billie didn’t need soundproofing because Finneas is one hell of a producer.

  • @jaystay1514
    @jaystay1514 Před 4 lety +3

    Most misleading statement 1:15 mins into the video “keep in mind billy eilish and her brother won a grammy from recording in her bedroom” not at all how that went down and there was a lot more that went i to why that recording sounded the way it did and won a grammy. The bedroom recording aspect of it could probably only attribute to 1% of why it won that grammy....now proceed

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Před 4 lety +14

      I respectfully disagree. If anything, the location for recording is one of the most important things because, as we’ve seen, it doesn’t have to be a professional studio. It can be a bedroom. And I find that inspiring. In the 20s, recordings were made with people standing around one crude recording source in a room with bad acoustics. But many of those recordings are classics. Why? Because the SOURCE, the performance was there. Billie’s songwriting and her brother’s sonic imagination pulls the majority of the weight for why they are successful. But recorded all at home? You have to recognize that as a valid part of the equation.
      I also understand more work was done after Billie and Finneas were done with the tracks. But the fact that they recorded a Grammy winning album with stock plugins/instruments and without a professional studio is undeniably remarkable, whether you like her music or not.
      I made the comment to inspire people to record at home and show them what’s possible. That was all it was meant for.
      Thanks for checking this out and good luck in building your home studio!
      Jacob Dupre
      Sweetwater Keyboard Artist

    • @kanemclaren5991
      @kanemclaren5991 Před 3 lety

      @@sweetwater sweeeeet comment. Very true and inspiring 👍🏼

    • @KGrahamIAm
      @KGrahamIAm Před 3 lety

      @@sweetwater Respectful comeback with grace 💯

  • @Gainsforlife
    @Gainsforlife Před 4 lety

    I do mic mods for cheap hmu

  • @analogalchemy
    @analogalchemy Před 4 lety +1

    End the bedroom grammy myth, they had major campaigns for grammys, stop.

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Před 4 lety +2

      "You and I" was recorded at Collier's home:
      www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/jacob-collier
      And, of course, recorded in a bedroom:
      www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8549785/finneas-explains-recorded-billie-eilish-album-bedroom
      It's not a myth. It can be done and has been done. Whether they had people campaigning for them or not, whether you care for their music or not, it happened. That's all I wanted to draw attention to. A Grammy is still one of the most highly regarded honors for an artist. Therefore, the possibilities of recording at home are virtually endless. Happy recording!
      Jacob Dupre
      Sweetwater Keyboard Artist

  • @ryndanriley5348
    @ryndanriley5348 Před 4 lety +3

    A Grammy is a very weird standard of "good."

  • @Fikcity1992
    @Fikcity1992 Před 4 lety +1

    "Here's $8000 worth of microphones that you ABSOLUTELY NEED in your home studio if you want to have a chance at being halfway decent at recording! Buy ALL OF THEM from US!"....Yeah, no thanks Sweetwater. what a joke

    • @TMVowns
      @TMVowns Před 4 lety +1

      $8000/48 months no interest thats like $166 a month. For having the best microphones in the game almost. Not bad if you ask me.

    • @chadjohnson-authormusician8072
      @chadjohnson-authormusician8072 Před 3 lety

      I agree the video title could be better, but that's clearly not at all what was shown/said in the video. I'm guessing you didn't watch it?