How To Make A USB Mic Sound Like A $2000 Studio Microphone
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Description tags, yo: condenser, blue yeti, hyperx quadcast, elgato wave
Thanks For Watching!
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Could you tell the difference between the Wave and the studio mic? What about at the end?
Idk yet imma watch the whole video
Because I am a mad lad
how was this 6 hours ago lmfao
Through the video, no, and at the end, absolutely not. Probably not in real life either ngl. Does CZcams compress the audio in videos?
@@chafi_ unlisted video, make sure everything is setup. Then release video on a schedule event I believe. That's why you see the comment from a while back
“Find the difference”
One is a mic and the other is an ice cream sandwich
XS finally a good original comment
The Kiwi kind of looks like a dentist toothbrush lol
lmao. seriously though the elgato is an ugly mic.
LOL i love this
I’m everywhere lol
This video should be called "how obs makes a 2000$ microphone sounds like a 150$ microphone"
*technically yes*
it costs 100 eur
@@luigi3111311 can you post a tutorial pls??
or link a video i want to do this universally
How? When did they make the $2,000 mic sound bad?? Im confused.
@@looney9891 no they made them both sound almost the same so technically they made the good one sound worse because it is less different to the other one
Harris, I think i speak for everybody when I say that we love Ryan, guys a pretty top notch addition to the channel
first vid I've seen with him but yeah he seems like a great fit, chill vibes
Plot twist: They were sponsored by Streambeats the whole time
They own streambeats lol
@@SerenityScratch bro why you gotta do that
LMAO
“includes paid promotion”
Plot twist: there was never a plot twist
The Wave sounded SO MUCH better by the end than it did unfiltered and I could tell even out of my phone speakers! Ryan's earning his place.
This is such an underrated channel I swear. I'm just starting up on CZcams and had problems with my mic peaking when I yell, but you and Ryan just really fixed all of my issues not just the peaking. Much appreciated you a real one 😭
It’s amazing that you explain these things so people don’t feel like they need to buy the most high end equipment to produce good content.
This is still the fourth time running through this video. Love that you went through the settings and explained the what/why of your choices. This is really helpful to everyone.
As always another way to have quality on a budget! Thanks for all the tips and advice man! It has really helped me along the way and opened me up to many other avenues of video ideas and of course better sound quality in stream. Super simple easy to follow and amazing. Always a treat to watch!
This is so cool Harris, you released this video right as I was in the process of fine-tuning my audio for my stream!! Thanks for the excellent content, definitely very helpful.
HARRIS! You've done it again and blown my mind, each of these types of videos I watch here make me improve my channel and videos thanks for being indirectly an essential part of my growth and evolution as a content creator
Just wanted to say thank you! Have been watching your videos religiously over the last few weeks and find them so helpful! Keep it up!
Thank you so much for this video. I just invested in the wave 3 to better my stream quality as my budget would not allow for a studio level mic. This video helped me set up exactly how I wanted. Just an FYI for any viewers out there, I used the reaper VST's just like in this video, but I used them on Wave Link for my Wave 3. After this video was made, Wave Link gained VST support which makes a HUGE difference in setting up this mic :)
Again, thanks, guys. :)
Well now I need to go play with my audio settings....see you all in about 10hours
Same here xD
Thank you so much guys, I am a perpetual tinkerer when it comes to my obs audio and I'm rocking a cheap mic, so this will likely make my voice sound crispy as hell. You're the most helpful channel on youtube and I thank you for it.
I wanted to say, this video helped me understand filters and sound in general way better than I could've have learned by any other means. Thanks for the video. As a beginner - I now have a clear idea on how to approach filtering sound from a source.
this is probably the best microphone guide i've ever come across, it explains what all the buttons actually DO rather than just telling you what to download and how to use the plugins, lmao. xD
Super helpful video. I bought the wave 3 a month ago so this was a perfect timing video to finally get that final touch. Thank you again for the great tip and tech and streaming videos.
after going through probably a dozen guides ,this one was well taught, clear, and WORKED so great! Thank you!!
I really like having ryan as another addition to Alpha Gaming.
Lol I love that you’re like “sorry elgato, not sorry” making it known you don’t need that mic even if you do recommend it!
Thanks so much for the work you do to help the community - I spent some time going through the steps & then played the non adjusted file vs my adjusted version for my fiancé - The difference blew her away. Top notch work !
this video literally could not have come at a better time for me. Thank you guys for making this!
Guys, been looking for a guide like this for months. Great vid, can't wait to play around with those filters later!
I’m an old sound guy & DJ and purchased the Wave based on your recommendation. No regrets...awesome mic and software
Me: Has a xlr mic
My brain: Maybe this will do something for me
Why wouldn't it? It doesn't matter how your mic interfaces with your pc, it's just that usb microphones tend to be cheaper and sound cheaper than XLR microphones
@@minebrain03 indeed! doing this method, will surely sound better. Cause XLR mics are better.
@@ResayDota well the drawback of usb mics is that their audio interface is built-in. An XLR mic lets you spend more money on a better interface
@@minebrain03 It wouldnt because, most XLR mics go though a mixer which is where you want to adjust the settings, not just in the obs app.
@@lyianx I mean, if that's your argument, why even adjust it at the mixer? You should be using dedicated hardware for each step of the audio chain. I don't understand why you don't think audio processing can be done in software.
...I learned a decent amount in regards to all the plug-ins and how to set them up from all your old vids BUT this vid taught me a crazy time saver THAT I NEVER THOUGHT OF....loop prerecorded audio..apply the filters to it to hear live changes.....and copy paste them...I love you guys so much cuz I sounded so dumb constantly jabbering random verbage to record, listen to, and then and try and fix over and over again.....why didn't I think of just doing a loop 😭😭😭
I used the plugins on my headset mic and it's a considerable difference. Thanks for taking it step-by-step on how to set it up, this was a lot of help for me.
Harris from the inside: “just use XLR Mic”
Bro this is how you can tell he really wants the best content for us. He could’ve simply said that he couldn’t tell the difference or picked the wrong mic on purpose, yet He told the truth about them both and Created amazing content.
Keep it up Man you are killing it👊🏻
Definitely! Harris is the real deal Holyfield 😎👍🏼
no shit lol why would he purposely choose the wrong mic what logic is that
Frankly, if you purposefully faked which mic you picked, someone would eventually point it out and you would lose your credibility as an audio expert to the audience.
@@jo54763 for real
If he said he couldn't tell a difference I'm pretty sure everyone would be calling him out cuz there was def a difference.
Got to the tip about recording your voice and then looping the media source and Ryan just shattered my mind. There I was expecting to get nothing new out of a ReaPlugs vid and Alpha Gaming proving me wrong. Need to stop doubting you guys =P
I have a near decade-old Blue Snowball, and this literally saved the quality of my audio. I was so frustrated and ready to go out and buy an upgrade, but now the Snowball sounds incredible compared to before. This was perfect for my needs. Thank you!!
Having recently switched from SLOBS to Obs this is going to go a long way to getting my Blue Yeti sounding better. Thanks for this guys!
Yo Yeti gang! We should hang out and get our Yetis sounding better together lol.
Ayyyy I’ve been waiting for this my man!
Amazing stuff. I just bought a USB microphone, followed your advice and the improvement astounding! Thank you!
I saw a similar video on YT that wenr more in-depth on the other options in the plug-ins, but it was overkill. This got straight to the point and will help many. Well done gents.
He : 2000 mic......
Me with my 10 dollar headphones.... Why am I even watching this 🥴🤔🤔🤨
I got a pair of $5 earbuds ATM ... forgot why my audio was sound so utterly awful lol
Dude i'm listening with $5 earbuds, and the right ear doesn't work
$25 ear buds, but probably overpriced cause it was from 7-11, and a lot of the value probably comes from the control features and the ear fins (which I don't even use, cause it doesn't allow the earbuds to go deep into my ear).
Koss Headphones are $20~$30 and are considered God-Tier. I have cans costing 1K+ and I constantly reach for my Koss.
@@Kelocyde Better than the KRK KNS 8400?
I love how you can hear the smallest twinge of regret when he says "the $129 microphone and the $2000 microphone"
Great stuff, I always wondered how people make their microphone sound so crisp and this has answered it. thanks
This is a fascinating video. Thanks for doing this with Ryan!
Hey guys this really helped out the mic settings for me thanks a bunch! Using a Samson G Track Pro and it sounds solid! Looking forward to streaming with this set up! 😎
thanks, this helped a lot. now my mic sounds like smooth butter
Perfect, got the wave one a while ago thanks to your input. Was looking for a video like this to improve my vocal sound quality, this video will really help. Thanks!
gotta love the ability to have free software to modify "not great" audio to make it sound way better, as long as you know what you're doing. i have a razer seiren X mic and if i ever decide to stream i'll surely use those reaper plugins to improve the sound of that mic.
Congrats on 400k!
Yo, it’s u again!
me having my 3$ microphone:
the quality is so goooooooooooooood
thank you thank you thank you! This mic is unbelivable, the built in wave software now paired with this to reduce background noise is a game changer for me
Thank you for this video, I changed my eq a bit (1 a bit higher and 3 a bit further and lower) and I can hear a huge difference!
I was literally the other day hoping for a video like this from you!
I did this with EqualizerAPO so it applies the settings to the microphone outside of OBS too and it does wonders, now when playing Destiny i'm not destroying my teammates eardrums :D
Oh, thankfully there is someone out there that knows EqualizerAPO! :D
Do you have a video link to do it too ;)
Equaliser apo broke the teams mic
I use apo to boost the gain and be loud lmao
@@catalyst9121 discord raider
Amazing video bro!
My 2c from someone who works with mics a audio gear every day.
You can make a low budget sound amazing simply by correcting the acoustics in your room. (Carpet, curtains etc) proper acoustic treatment would go a long way.
Getting closer to the mic will help bring more focus to your voice rather than reverberation from the room.
A little eq will go a long way. Don't boost too much high end or cut too much bass.
Don't over compres your voice. Yes it sounds nice and evens out the voice but it comes at the cost of bringing up room noise.
Hope this helps someone out.
Just got the Wave3, working on making my recordings sound better. Keep making these dope videos.
Thanks so much for all this info I just started streaming a few weeks ago and I’ve learned so much from watching your videos. Almost eligible for partner! :)
How do you manage to consistently publish the exact video I’m looking for 15 minutes before I look for it?
Hah, LOL, he is really producing helpful quality videoes
a similar thing happened to me lmao, I went on youtube to search for how to improve my mic quality, and this was sitting right on the homepage before I could even do anything
@@dryelene I mean their are a lot of videos like that using VB audio interface
This video was so useful, thank you. I compared my audio before-and-after, and it's so much better now.
Ive watched you for so long
Harris i watched the live subscriber count on social blade watching you hit 400k congratulations you deserve it you have done so many things to help small youtubers and streamers ive applied many of your tips.
I've been using the sudotack st-800 for 2 months now and it is simply amazing!
You get a whole kit for around 60$ on Amazon.
If you want a budget mic that sounds very professional and needs very little equalizing, this one is gonna be right up your alley.
yeah its pretty worth getting on and I got mine on amazon during prime day plus added an amazon gift card so it came out to 38 dollars it was 44 on sale
Did you do any tinkering with it or was it almost perfect right out of the box. Looking into one and thinking about getting wave but don’t really want to invest that much if there’s something cheaper that is close
@@CoachJones_ u can look up a video on how it sounds most people dont mess with it and just use it out the box during a review and its perfectly acceptable for 38 dollars but i think its now 50-60 but comes with everything u need so i wouldnt mind buying it again
@@CoachJones_ czcams.com/video/VlJPgJ3yvNw/video.html this video shows how good it s if u wanted to know. I just finished watching it because im trying to learn more about my mic cuz its amazing honestly
@@CoachJones_ czcams.com/video/VIT9lh0nz5s/video.html this might be better i was looking at it before but i didnt know if it was good or not
Dude seriously for at least 2 hours yesterday I start researching EQ and compression trying to improve my blue yeti mic. This video could not have come at a better time!
This is great. Very clear and helpful. Needed something like this. Though the Nvidia broadcast app does good job of removing noise this is fantastic to make things sound even better!
love the office reference
I'm sorry, but that office-like meme at the start killed me xD
This video is gold. I have been using Voicemeeter but it is a real pain for a brand new streamer. I have decided to keep it simple and use OBS filters, but I haven't found the best way to EQ my mic (It sounded like garbage). The little trick of record yourself and use the recording as a media source worth the entire video. Thank u very much.
If you want to use filters system-wide, I suggest using EqualizerAPO. It supports any VST plugin, so you can apply same filters and settings as this video.
The big advantage is that your mic will sound awesome in any program, not just OBS.
400k subs, congratulations Harris, you deserve it.
I've been diving into audio perfection for my stream, and this will work as the verification check hahaha to see if I did what I needed to
this was a great video. My headset mic still sounds...well...like a crappy headset mic, but there are some slightly better tones in there now that I have tweaked a few things. This is good practice when I get an Elgato mic myself! Just patiently waiting for my sweet sweet payout lol
Did you end up getting the mic???
@@johnnyguyzer5852 sure did. The wave 3. Best purchase ever. Elgato really makes some quality equipment imho.
ha cool! I picked up the elgato mic, definitely needed the software for what I'm doing. It's been really good. would also recommend ear trumpet for locking the sources on reboot (if elgato hasn't fixed it)
wow it was helpful, none other guides were as near as helpful as this one, cuz it has eq and other plugins explanation. pretty detailed
Dang, I can't believe I never thought of doing the media source to set. I just use monitor, but this is so much easier x.x, especially getting a constant to work with
I have so many recordings of the same sentence, because I didn't know of it either.
SAME, I learned about how to set the plug-ins from old vids over time but THIS was what I needed to stop wasting so much freaking time 😭😭😭
For me I feel like an idiot, because I do this for animation media to place video filters. Idk, why I never adapted it to test my audio. Hahah
Great props for the tutorials they put out
Honestly that was the most useful tip in the video! :D I felt like an idiot to have never thought about it XD
"I didn't do the woo for the memes"
"Let's call the new scene woo"
This is gonna help me alot even with my XLR mic on my podcast, been running it for a year and it's the first time I think I understand EQ.
I just used these tips on Final Cut Pro and my audio improved aa lot on recording videos!!! Thanks a lot, Amazing video!
Didn't realize that Homelander did CZcams tutorials.
This only applies to audio for the stream, if you wanted to have nice eq, gated and compressed audio you could just set up plugins using equalizerapo and apply it directly to the mic as opposed to applying to obs
Finally someone that knows EqualizerAPO! :D
how can I loop myself as an audio source like in obs if I'm making it in eq apo?
Putting this into practice now with my new Mic that came today!! Great advice!!
So I gave myself a hw assignment to figure out how to add a free eq to one and you guys nailed that! Great video! Thanks!
I've been trying to use the software VoiceMeeter so that I can split discord/Game/Other audio, and am using it to colour my voice for discord input too. Would loveit if you were to do a video on Voicemeeter, and using it with OBS.
That's if you use it of course.
Thanks!
If you are talking about the elgato wave mic, it already has some software thats more ui friendly
@John Nothaft AGREED. I use VMB for multi purpose things also and would love to see Harris and the team make a VMB video.
If you're talking about the EQ settings in VoiceMeeter I think you could probably do what they did in this video and then transfer the EQ settings over to VM's one cause it's just a graph with 6 bands, controllable frequency ranges etc so you might be able to get it sounding pretty close rather easily
This is great tutorial, but it affects only the stream sound. What about improving sound quality your teammates hear in Discord or in-game voice comms?
virtual audio cable
You can now apply these vst's directly to your mic in Wave Link, so it applies to your mic everywhere. It creates a new output with 'FX' at the end, indicating it's the source with the vst's added. Voila.
Thank you very much for spending the time and showing EXACTLY what to do and more importantly WHY you do it. Thank you! :)
Thank you so much man! I was going crazy trying to figure out how to get my Blue Yeti to sound better. I was using a crappy noise gate setting and it wasn't doing much. It's a game changer now.
I need this so much god.
@‹ Donny › bad mounting tho
Bruh the eglgato looks bad and it doesent even sound that good compared to another microphone. Literally the fifine 669 is Better then this stupid 300 dollar legato microphone. The fifine sounds better and looks better
@‹ Donny › the fifine 669 is even better
@@knox3309 $300!? Bruh the wave one is only $130
Great video! But, what happen if I'm using RTX Voice?
Does it work the same?
Always watching your streams and videos, they are really helpful. And better for us, when we have to do everything for ourself.
Greetings from Nicaragua.
Yes, it works the same, you just have to apply the filters to the audio output of RTX Voice.
Be aware though, RTX Voice impacts audio quality, use it only if you can't remove the noise from your environment.
Follow the steps shown in this video & stop using RTX Voice. RTX Voice is Noise Suppression, which is an alternative to Noise Gate, though not as good in terms of sound quality. Never ever use Noise Suppression and Noise Gate together. Use one or the other, with the approach of Noise Suppression being you last resort desperate measure to eliminate background noise. And if you feel you absolutely prefer Noise Suppression instead of Noise Gate, the don't use RTX Voice. Use the ReaFir plugin that is part of the Reaper Plugin package. Watch Frugal Streamer's video on how to set up ReaFir properly. It's super easy.
Had the same question. I know that you can make it sound better on stream, but what about on discord and such. How do I make it sound good in general?
@@Cynical_Finch Thank you, this is a great help. I just cant get by without RTX voice because it helps with more than just the OBS side of things. How do I make it sound better in just Windows as a whole?
@@patdrip5717 The answer is EqualizerAPO! It's easy to use, lightweight and supports any VST plugin (even the same used in this video).
Ryan's awesome. really good video guys!
Bro your my fav CZcamsr/streamer I get excited every time you upload
06:12 - The whooo.. Was clipgaurd on or off and does this change anything for compressing? Or do i just overthink this?
I'd feel clipguard was on. With the wave, there should never be a reason to turn it off XD
That is the purpose of the compressor, you will not need any extra clipguards (I presume the clipguard is a compressor itself, with default blanket rule settings..)
"Most of you probably have a mic like this $120 one"
Me: cries in broke
@Nyx Hypnos headset mics can be ok, i had the Turtle Beach wired for my xBox at one point and that seemed to work fine or you can also try to get (a little more expensive and if you play on xbox one) the xBox adapter by Turtle Beach (i think)
@Nyx Hypnos but a good usb budget mic is a FiFine USB, it should be around $35 (just for the mic and mini stand) or $80 for the whole set.
I cannot tell you HOW much this helped me, thank you so much! I have a pretty loud AC unit in my room and messing with these plug ins....TOTAL game changer. Again, thank you!
great baseline video. i ended up adding a 60hz band with 1oct and dropping it out completely because my voice is very bassy, and also reducing the 6500hz gain with a slightly increased bandwith to correct sibilance.
nobody is goin to say anything about Ryan "typing" on an invisible keyboard and staring at a wall without a monitor at the very beginning?
Holllll up let me check this out
Update: lol
I just installed REAPER, and in the middle of the installation process, it said "Extract: hugebooty."
The heck is that supposed to mean.
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The compressor plug-in sounded much better than any I have used before! Thx for the tip!
Ryan and Harris you guys are the best, Thank you!!!
I swear everyones OBS layout always looks different and im like "what kind of plebes version do I have...?"
Can u PLZ, do a Audio Technica, vs Blue ember, vs Rode Podcaster? 🥺🥺
Go see podcastage ;)
You do know how many Audio Technica mics there are right?
Lots
OMG thanj you so much guys ive been lookin for this tutorial for WEEKS Love
congrats with 400k man!
But wait. Does this only apply when recording with only the microphone as your output? Because when you stream using wavelink, you output from one source to have full control of all your audio sources while streaming.
Sooo..wouldn't adding filters on OBS also apply them on all your other audio sources linked to the wavelink software?
Kind of ruins the purpose of trying to get better sounding audio AND using the wavelink software while streaming
I was wondering the same thing.
I would suggest muting your microphone in the wavelink software completely. Then from wavelink send all other sounds to your streaming software. Then in your streaming software, add your mic as its own source. This will then allow you to add filters to the mic and not change the incoming wavelink sounds. Hope this helps.
@@benchtophobbies8332 Genius, you're absolutely right, thanks for the tip!
@@joekingz7286 glad to help!
@@benchtophobbies8332 Thank you! How do i use it in a dual-pc-setup? do i control everything with the streaming pc? i only use 1 monitor for both pcs...
him: taylor swift isn't going to be recording and album on this thing anytime soon
me, listening to taylor swift while watching this video: 👁👄👁
thanks guys, i've used your tips for my yeti nano and it sound really good out of obs!!
Thank you guys for this awesome video! I learn more every day. i just used this on my podmic attached to my Scarlett 2i2 2nd Gen. sounds really good. can't wait to test it live :-)