How To Prevent Microphone Feedback
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- čas přidán 17. 06. 2024
- This is a complete guide on how to prevent microphone feedback. I go through step by step how feedback works, speaker placement, the difference in microphones, and how to properly set your gains so you never have to worry about feedback again!
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00:00 Intro
00:34 What is Feedback?
1:36 Speaker Placement
6:04 Setting Your Gains
9:52 Using The Right Mic
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UPDATE: Took these tips with me to a gig yesterday and my mics have never sounded better than yesterday. Had absolutely ZERO feedback and had get volume out of my mics. Thank you again so much Nick and thank you for explaining things out that are easy to understand
Love this!!! Thanks bro!!
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Nick, interesting video. One major flaw is your last bit about the right microphone. The SM58 having a cardoid pattern doesn't mean it picks up from all directions. It's actually the total opposite. It'll reject from the rear and pick up from directly the top. I have d&b audiotechnik subwoofers and those are cardoid pattern subs. There's two subs in one box, one facing forward and one facing to the rear. Why? So that the low energy behind the sub cancels out with the front. The result, no low energy going to the rear. The same concept applies to cardoid microphones. The beta58 is a super-cardoid microphone so the polar pattern is even more aggressive than the SM58. An omni-directional mic is really the mic to avoid so you don't get feedback. Your message is great, the facts are just jumbled up. Cardoid is not omnidirectional. Omnidirectional mics like the Shure SM63 are the type that pickup from all directions. The SM58 is just not as directional as the Beta58.
Yeah, he kind of lost me there... if you don't understand how this works, I really have issues with anything else you might say you "know" about. :/
Lol and when he showed a mic while talking about the "SM58" it was definitely NOT an sm58
I think he's trying to show the pattern if you're looking directly into the mic. In which case, his explanation about the difference between SM58 and Beta58A is sort of correct. The radius of the pickup pattern would be smaller on the Beta58A. But it discounts the roll-off difference to the sides, and completely ignores the rear of the mic.
Either way, not a great explanation of the mic patterns and how they affect things.
He was talking about looking at it from the top, in which case cardioid does pick up from all directions horizontally like his diagram showed. The only place cardioid rejects is from the handheld portion behind the diaphragm. And the pic he showed was an SM58 capsule on a wireless transmitter body.
@@therobbobchannel6561 that’s a wireless mic body with an SM58 capsule.
I've just started watching your videos and I want to say that you have a great online personality for the topics.
Nice stuff man. Great tips and nice to see when the video AND
audio are on point.
This has been the most helpful video for me concerning feed back ❗🔥
This is awesome, thank you! As a singer & DJ, feedback makes my skin crawl, I'm implementing this immediately!
I love your videos, so helpful, thank you for making this!!
Great work!! I'm new but true to this game & you just helped out a lot!! I'm not too proud to admit that I've been sitting here for hours trying to figure this feedback thing out.
Man this’s a great video. I’ve been fighting this for years. Thanks so much man!!!
Beyond only DJs, this is an incredible guide for everyone working with a PA system. It lays crucial techniques out in a simple way. The world’s amplified sound would be far better if everyone watches this video.
Thanks for this video. Very informative and helpful!
Wow this is a complete game changer, thank you!
This is a great video Nick. Thank you sir.
Thanks Nick for a super-clear explanation of this phenomenon!
Hi Nick! We had a gig last night which required mic announcements by us and attendees to make speeches / toasts / prayers / announcements. We don’t usually book gigs with a lot of mic usage from people outside the DJ booth but a recent booking which was a fitness concert resulted in mic feedback . The person who booked us and performed decided to move our speakers during the show to face each other and the mic he was holding 🤦🏻♀️ There were other performers and I could not get to him fast enough. This time, we sat and watched your video and developed a plan on speaker placement and height and education for our mic users.
We had one tiny second of feedback because the hostess turned and walked straight towards a speaker and pointed it up and at the speaker. When she came to the booth, I used your mirror analogy and I saw an instant lightbulb!
I am a baby DJ, learning the craft and my partner has years of mostly backyard and bar experience. We enjoy your videos / content and have learned SO much. We just wanted you to know that we appreciate you, your knowledge, and your ability to give practical application in your “tutorials”.
I do have a question for you regarding song requests but I’ll find that video and ask there to give a boost to another video and help that algorithm 😊
Thanks brother great information and really needed. Also thanks for explaining the difference on both shure mics!
Awesome, simple explanation and can do it immediately without adding any devices. Good job bro.
I have found your video very helpful indeed and you are so entertaining. Fabulous!
Best videos !! A Dj of 20 yrs and I’m learning so much !!! Thank you ‘ nick S. !!!
You’re fantastic Nick! Love all of this and your humor of course is on point 😁😁
great info! tx man! i'll try this tips at my next gig. i salute you from Romania
Thank you for making this video. It’s instructional, simplified and you are funny/entertaining ❤loved it
Awesome video Nick. I use shure/qlx but more so for the connection. Never knew about the patterns til this. Thanks!
Super helpful video Nick! I never understood what feedback was before, and you just made it so simple and clear! I have so far only had one feedback faux pa in one of my MCs, so now will back into it soon after the Christmas and New Year lull, and my calendar is starting to fill up, i'll know never to make the mistake of stepping into the dispersion patterns of the speakers. 👍🏼🎤
Great information, Nick. I appreciate it
Well thought out and detailed video that even dummies can understand. you've helped me tons and taught me a thing or two!!
Great video, super informative!
really good video bro!! thank you sir!!!
Thank you ! ❤ it changed my my gig !
this was very informative, thanks!
i loved ur video! not only very informative and useful, youre also really funny xD
Great information Nick!!
Great Tips Bro. Keep them coming.
I find this very helpful. Thanks
Another great video brother 🙌💪🏼
Your gain advice help me so much I am the sound tech at church and I have been fighting with feedback for over 10 years and now I know how to fix it I always look at gain as power or force and velocity at volume but now looking at as a door is way different
You are a fabulous sound instructor bro; great just great!
exactly the issue i was facing and it resolved. I was planning to do game streams with commentary. And this works perfect. Thanks for for your tips and guide. liked and subbed
20 years doin this shit and im still learnin watching your videos. Thank you bro 🖖🖖
I appreciate you Shaka!!
Thanks man for the mic information! it will be useful for the wedding toast! :-)
Fantastic video. Thank you.
Finally, someone made some sense of this issue. Thanks!
My pleasure!
An excellent, clear, description of feedback.👍👍👍😁
Thanks for your videos bro helps a lot!❤
This really massive thank you bro
Thank you so much. I didn’t know anything about the cause of feedback.
Keep entertaining us Nick! Your content is by far the best on CZcams. "Unless you eat it!" LOL
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Really awesome video and way of expressing things with compact informations.
that made it so clear for me!
Dude, thanks for explaining all this in such clear language...
Sweet! Love this Video!
I also use the beta58 and the sm58. The mic that picks up sound from all directions is called an omni-directional mic. The SM is not that. The SM has a cardioid pattern. This is a heart shaped pattern and rejects sound when you aim the bottom at it. Such as aiming it at your monitor speaker. I use it when I have a singer that is very loud or likes to speak close to the mic at less than 2 inches.
The Super Cardioid patter is similar but has an even tighter pattern. In the case of the beta, it is a much more sensitive mic and is best for someone with a normal volume of speech such as myself the DJ. You don't have to hold it as close to your mouth.
It was not mentioned but EQing the mic can also help with feedback. I always eq out the very low freqs at 80hz or lower.
A device called a feedback eliminator will find and eliminate the offending frequencies and can be used when things get really bad.
I was hoping someone would correct him lol
that was very helpful thank you
Thank you, I learned alot!!....
So inspiring thanks so much sir
Thank you bro, you left me no choice but to subscribe!
Great video!!! Thank you
I use a Sennheiser e935 wired mic and an Audio Technica System 10 wireless mic. Never had any problems with them. Also have a Shure SM-58 as a backup. This was a great video, always entertaining.
Great tips. Thanks
Great video! thanks
this video made me subscribe to your channel nick , thanks alot
Thanks for the info 🤓
I totally agree with you about the SM58. I used one as a Dj and always held it on my chin but touching close to my mouth
Thank you girl! 😊
This was SUPER helpful! I'm just getting started and played my first show a couple days ago (I do live vocal looping & singing) and we had a crappy sound setup for my rig, and no engineer present to help fix things so I got MAD feedback during my set. Your explanation of GAIN vs VOLUME will stay with me forever -- I love the image of gain as a doorway! Thank you!
Killer info, thanks for the heads up on hat mic head.
Excellent love it
Awesome presentation Nick
so Helpful !
Thanks so much very clear explanation. Also explained how to use the Shure 58👏🏾
Thanks . advice very useful.
Nick. Good job. You explained a couple things in a more logical way that I didn't get in similar vids.
Good video and I'll be researching the Beta 58.
That ain't 90 degrees Nick! 😂 😂
Your most helpful video yet in 2021! Thanks
Thanks bro!!
This video is helpful asf 😁
great vid thanks
Thanks mang!!!
Thanks!
Good one Nick.
EQ the feedback out, Ring your system out and pull out the prob freq.s and THATS how to not get feedback. you also gave good tips.
Awesome tips
This is such a helpful and easy to understand video. Thanks so much for this and all the rest of your content! You rock, Nick! 🤘🏼
Solid tips NS !!
Thanks Mark!
Great audio on your video!
Surprised you didn't mention two of THE most important things to eliminate feedback. Distance of the microphone from the sound source and volume of the sound source.
The louder a person's voice is and the closer it is to the microphone, the less gain you will need to achieve the same volume out of the speakers.
Before I give anyone a microphone I look them in the eye and physically show them how close to put it to their mouth. I usually recommend what I call the 'thumb up" method.
Grasp the microphone just below the windscreen, put your thumb up and place the tip of your thumb to the tip of your chin. The mic will stay an inch from your mouth and there won't be a Doppler effect if they start turning their head to look at people.
Thank you spinellio's
Thanks man
Excellent video
Me and my cousins do Metallica covers, this explains a lot. I'm pretty familiar with a lot of technical things. This one I never picked up on, but the way you explained it in such a simple manner made a lot of sense. Now I see where we made these mistakes. So simple. Learn something new everyday
Furthermore- the Beta version has a hotter output as well than the normal Shure 58. This means that you get, all around- a total better microphone. You get a more narrow pick up pattern (supercardiod) and more output from the microphone. On the 87A- you even get a more high frequency output which adds sizzle and sparkle on the vocals. So for the application of usage- I usually give my Beta 58 to males and Beta 87 to female vocalist to use.
the polar pattern of the 58 is cardioid, your diagram was omni, cardioid is more rejection from the handle area, and super cardioid is more rejection from the sides of the rear. i agree the supercardioid is a tighter polar pattern, its better to use when using 2 monitor blocks. for mono, cardioid is better for rejection
Except a supercardioid has a stronger pickup directly from the back than a Cardioid - so can be bad in front of monitors. Cardioid is much better for live sound, and a supercardioid is better for a studio or recording environment.
Thank you.
Thank you bro
Awesome job Nick per usual.. However when you get to someone like me that runs a Behringer X32 Rack mixer I have a few more bells and whistles that help as well such as a limiter, adjustable Low Cut Filter and DeEsser. Sure most djs won't use that stuff however I find if I set those just right and have my gain at -18 dB it's the best I can get without any feedback
Most dj's do not use advanced techniques like compression......but they should.
Cool video
3:48 lol great video and information, I learned something and was entertained.
Thanks bro, your mad funny 😂
Great info.. thank you but do you have one for line array tops?
Thank you
Thank you, Nick, for another great informative video! You are doing good work!
Much appreciated!
Good stuff.