$1 vs. $3000 Microphone

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Komentáře • 959

  • @EdwardSmithMusic
    @EdwardSmithMusic  Před rokem +262

    Thank y’all for watching! If you want to see more microphone comparisons, make sure to SUBSCRIBE 💪🏻

  • @syperblog
    @syperblog Před rokem +7352

    That feeling when a $1 microphone sounds better

    • @AGsosa
      @AGsosa Před rokem +294

      nah you just want it to sound better cuz you cant afford a u87 LMAO

    • @stevenstokes6306
      @stevenstokes6306 Před rokem +306

      ​@@AGsosa
      Are you making fun if someone who won't buy a 3000 dollar microphone when the 1 dollar one isn't much of a difference?

    • @AGsosa
      @AGsosa Před rokem +94

      @@stevenstokes6306 I'm making fun because comparing a $1 microphone that was made in a sweatshop compared to a $3k item is an insult and comedy in itself

    • @Emprah
      @Emprah Před rokem +110

      @@AGsosa insult to what? A corporation?

    • @AGsosa
      @AGsosa Před rokem +45

      @@Emprah to all the components and labor used making the product.this dude literally said the $1 mic sounds better lmao stop acting dumb bruh but hey if you think it can compete that's all that matters right?😂😂😂😂🥱

  • @tecno8335
    @tecno8335 Před rokem +2386

    You made that $1mic sound great.

    • @ariffirfan5856
      @ariffirfan5856 Před rokem +7

      Now thats a good heart ❤️

    • @DeceasedTheRapper
      @DeceasedTheRapper Před 9 měsíci

      Dawg first of all autotune doesnt change the way a mic sounds once bit and second there is no autotune used in these videos the only thing hes done is eq it and use a compressor and some other basic stuff which doesnt always help the mic sound too much better than what it actually sounds like tho@@Cybersaurus5783

    • @Soft_Surge
      @Soft_Surge Před 8 měsíci +11

      @@Cybersaurus5783 autotune doesnt change the quality of the microphone...

    • @rsknokia
      @rsknokia Před 8 měsíci +37

      ​@@Cybersaurus5783 someone doesn't know what autotune is, I see

    • @mrdali67
      @mrdali67 Před 8 měsíci +8

      The fact is that even really budget gear for a home studio recording is 100x as good today as when we sat with our 4track taperecorders and layered 1 track at a time until you had over recorded it to pieces. Today It's all about knowing how to use a few good plugins and you can get really great results even you arent a pro in mixing and editing. And no matter who you are there arent an explicit facit list what makes a good mix

  • @ladislavshelehow5230
    @ladislavshelehow5230 Před rokem +803

    1 dollar mic with 10.000 dollars audio setup

    • @ooferdooferbruh
      @ooferdooferbruh Před 11 měsíci +18

      That is not a 10 dollar setup

    • @kinariuu
      @kinariuu Před 11 měsíci +38

      ​@@ooferdooferbruhi think they meant to say 10,000

    • @officialsentiment.
      @officialsentiment. Před 11 měsíci +4

      @@ooferdooferbruh HAHAHHA

    • @soyythomas
      @soyythomas Před 7 měsíci +4

      He used the 3000 $ mic too in the same setup buddy!

    • @astralmaster1692
      @astralmaster1692 Před 7 měsíci +3

      yea but its still a.... $1 dollar mic

  • @prod.jaeden23
    @prod.jaeden23 Před rokem +1127

    the fact you can get that good of quality on the 1$ is actually crazy

    • @Romo2055
      @Romo2055 Před 11 měsíci +59

      ONLY with amazing equipment hes plugged that into it, think it like "processing and cleaning" the signal, bro has like 10k worth of equipment back there to make this mic sound good,

    • @seprex5695
      @seprex5695 Před 9 měsíci

      @@Romo2055fr we wanna hear raw audio

    • @createdshocked4700
      @createdshocked4700 Před 8 měsíci +10

      Yeah processing did probably everything here.

    • @mason4163
      @mason4163 Před 8 měsíci +10

      Tbh it’s more about recording technique and having a treated room

    • @PlagueRevenant
      @PlagueRevenant Před 3 měsíci +4

      ​​​@@Romo2055I'm glad you pointed that out because I didn't even think about equipment he was using. I was too focused on the fact that it sounded too good to be true... him and mr crabs could've made a band together with the world's smallest violin.

  • @vyrolmao
    @vyrolmao Před rokem +1945

    Why the $1 microphone sound better than my $120 microphone 😭😂
    Edit: I’ve gotten probably 30 responds I know he did something to the mic lol

  • @tomsonabraham950
    @tomsonabraham950 Před rokem +512

    Me listening on a $4 earphone🥲🙂

    • @sandeepthapa6316
      @sandeepthapa6316 Před rokem +9

      😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

    • @juelraj3901
      @juelraj3901 Před rokem +9

      Get yourself a pair of 7hz zero for $20 bro! Much better

    • @who_is_dis
      @who_is_dis Před rokem +1

      Doesn’t matter, you’ll still likely feel the difference

    • @sjsjsk8er
      @sjsjsk8er Před rokem +1

      ​@@juelraj3901 bad build

    • @PescaColorata
      @PescaColorata Před 10 měsíci

      .

  • @Mr.C0ffee
    @Mr.C0ffee Před rokem +195

    With all that post processing it’s really not that apparent. This happens to just shows you that good mixing, eq and compression do wonders. REGARDLESS of what mic you are using! Tldr: learn how to mix. Happy holidays everyone.

    • @irobesibrai3952
      @irobesibrai3952 Před rokem +4

      exactly.

    • @Rck-vert
      @Rck-vert Před rokem

      Ur delusional, no amount of mixing or mastering can do justice to cheap mics. You get ur money’s worth, that’s why expensive mics are in studios n $1 mics aren’t

    • @zappydoesmusic
      @zappydoesmusic Před 8 měsíci +2

      U forget that The outputs (i.e headphones and studio monitors) help with this . And you actually need these to mix,eq, and compress properly. Sooo the mic doesn't matter but ur output and ur producing skills are the ones you need to keep.
      You can have a terrible mic, but if you have terrible audio gear, it'll be difficult to achieve good sound regardless of mic quality

  • @eXeLtheking
    @eXeLtheking Před rokem +56

    As an artist and having worked in engineering - any mic with the right EQ changes can sound great and almost indistinguishable.

    • @Daniel_Antonio_Arellano782
      @Daniel_Antonio_Arellano782 Před 9 měsíci +4

      Then why buy a $3000 mic? I'll buy the dollar mic and the $3000 gear.

    • @eXeLtheking
      @eXeLtheking Před 9 měsíci

      @@Daniel_Antonio_Arellano782 There’s no reason to buy a $3000 mic other than for ego

    • @mrdali67
      @mrdali67 Před 8 měsíci +4

      @@Daniel_Antonio_Arellano782 I'll say you don't really need that expensive gear today to produce a hit .. of cause it helps, but the way music is overproduced and often compressed to death before it's getting streamed on mostly lossy formats. Using even 1 miliion $ equip is kinda utter pointless.

    • @davidnordqvist5749
      @davidnordqvist5749 Před 2 měsíci +3

      I kind of agree. Although I think having a good preamp and a microphone with low self-noise makes your life a whole lot easier

  • @CxrtzzzWantsPeace
    @CxrtzzzWantsPeace Před rokem +147

    POV: *me rewatching until i notice a difference*

  • @maverick2671
    @maverick2671 Před 2 měsíci +2

    The microphone Ed was using in the video wasn’t a $3,000 mic. It was a U67 which is an $8K mic.

  • @FlameBoltmc
    @FlameBoltmc Před 2 měsíci +2

    Bro the $1 mic sounds 3000 times better than my mic

  • @Jmk-kf6yl
    @Jmk-kf6yl Před 3 měsíci +8

    How tf is that 1$ mic better then the one on my school laptop

  • @EliaForce1984ita
    @EliaForce1984ita Před rokem +21

    You should to these comparisons with RAW audio without effects and EQ, so we can hear the actual difference

    • @violetroseva
      @violetroseva Před 6 měsíci +3

      Im honestly super curious about that too.

  • @M360yt
    @M360yt Před 2 měsíci +6

    Bro sings in cursive 😂

  • @dryelene
    @dryelene Před rokem +36

    Bro can you make the expensive mic tests at the end longer you have trapped me in endless loops

    • @alikenaan7428
      @alikenaan7428 Před rokem +1

      he have a full time and he chose to make it 1 second so much useless 🤣 and disgusting for real 🤢 no one gonna watch something annoying, regarding the content and his voice nice

    • @sobzir_o
      @sobzir_o Před rokem +3

      maybe that was the goal)

    • @dryelene
      @dryelene Před rokem

      @@sobzir_o **goes to history to willingly rewind instead**

    • @EliaForce1984ita
      @EliaForce1984ita Před rokem

      Just download the video and listen to the comparison over and over without having to rewatch the entire thing

  • @TheOfficialEgipte
    @TheOfficialEgipte Před 6 měsíci +4

    Why on Earth does the $1 mic sound soo good 😂

  • @prod.droopyjohn
    @prod.droopyjohn Před rokem +6

    It’s all about the mixing

  • @Prince.Mykal.Vision
    @Prince.Mykal.Vision Před 18 dny +2

    The mic Ed Sheeran is using in that video clip is a Neumann U67, not a U87. The u67 is $7800, and the u87 is $3500. They look almost identical, but they sound different.

  • @lorislaruedrummer6739
    @lorislaruedrummer6739 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Plot twist, the 1$ microphone hasn't been recorded

  • @sheers5337
    @sheers5337 Před rokem +40

    I like how that's not how the u87 sounds like at all but with tons of eq and reverb you managed to make it sound like a behringer c1

  • @TheAngelSasori
    @TheAngelSasori Před rokem +142

    Almost not that much? But still really obvious. Thanks for this!

    • @cosmicbbx137
      @cosmicbbx137 Před rokem +3

      Yeah but the compression gets bad on social media

    • @woswasdenni1914
      @woswasdenni1914 Před rokem +4

      what youtube left over is eaten up by your crappy audio gear and you still hear a difference

  • @JEdabody
    @JEdabody Před 5 měsíci +2

    shocked that 1 dollar mic sounds so good lol

  • @bugus123
    @bugus123 Před 5 měsíci +2

    i like when he showed the 3000$ microphone

  • @JamieR
    @JamieR Před rokem +13

    Even after CZcams's compression the difference is massive. Texture, dynamic depth, tonality, grit. It's just so much more tonally rich compared to the cheap one.

    • @thomaswithdollars
      @thomaswithdollars Před rokem +2

      the 87 is pretty much the best mic ever so yeah

    • @EdmondMirijaj
      @EdmondMirijaj Před rokem

      Massive???

    • @darkozoric4184
      @darkozoric4184 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Nah man, the video creator eq'd the Neumann to sabotage its sound and improved the $1 mic through post processing to sound better

    • @paserpase2870
      @paserpase2870 Před 4 měsíci

      Yep I believe so, that fraud aint even respond to your comment 😅@darkozoric4184

    • @Anktual
      @Anktual Před 21 dnem

      Stop lying.

  • @himanshushinde6581
    @himanshushinde6581 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Maturity is when you realise mic don't make you better the vocal mixing does

  • @SoIThinkImAGamer
    @SoIThinkImAGamer Před rokem +5

    Bruh if it this ain’t proof that microphone quality isn’t as important as we think I don’t know what is… this dude could literally plug his headphones into the microphone, sing into one of the ears, and still make that sound better than my $200 mic😂

  • @Wolfman-rd1pv
    @Wolfman-rd1pv Před rokem +1

    It’s crazy that a sound-proof room and good post-processing makes that big a difference

  • @onlymeeeeeee
    @onlymeeeeeee Před rokem +5

    POV : "Me listening with 1$ headphones"
    Me : "XD JUST KIDDING"😂😂

  • @jjdiaz486
    @jjdiaz486 Před rokem +4

    In a previous video the 1 dollar microphone was a 4 Dollar mic. It looks that the price depends on the video needs 🤦🏽‍♂️

  • @kingwasimusic
    @kingwasimusic Před 5 měsíci +1

    This makes me feel a lot better about bedroom producing - except for the fact that I struggle with mixing.

  • @farfromnorth
    @farfromnorth Před rokem +16

    Wow. It’s amazing what some EQ, compression, saturation, de-essing, reverb and cutting the silence can do. Quite a frustrating video but interesting and shows it’s not all about the microphone. The Neumann is much better quality for sure we all know that but please remember it’s all in the mixing - which is what he should be talking about in the video. On a side note - The TLM102 or 103 is a fantastic microphone, much more affordable too. I would also recommend the Rode NT1A if you are looking for a vocal microphone. I hope this is useful, happy mixing and always use reference tracks to get the best results! ❤

    • @CirclesandSounds
      @CirclesandSounds Před rokem

      Quite so! Indeed any quality mic (which most today are!) can be made to sound indistinguishable from another of the same family (SDC/LDC/ dynamic/ ribbon etc.) Also, on the RØDE, I’d go for the modern NT1 over the NT1-A - more neutral, less sibilance, even lower self noise. 😊

    • @philmiller84
      @philmiller84 Před 6 měsíci

      +1 for the TLM102. Check out Serrano 87 if you want 87 capsule

    • @Anktual
      @Anktual Před 21 dnem

      None of those you mentioned fix a bad recorded sound.

  • @KyaranJoestar
    @KyaranJoestar Před rokem +22

    You're good at singing

    • @EdwardSmithMusic
      @EdwardSmithMusic  Před rokem +7

      Thank you so much!! 🙏🏻

    • @davpro1792
      @davpro1792 Před rokem +1

      ​@@EdwardSmithMusic yeah you're actually reallllyy really good at singing

  • @AudraGibson
    @AudraGibson Před 4 měsíci

    Honestly the fact that a one dollar microphone exists is pretty amazing. That said the more expensive Mike does sound significantly better to me.

  • @TayyJayy
    @TayyJayy Před 10 měsíci +1

    The mixing really made a $1 sound better than my $100 mic

  • @pen1299
    @pen1299 Před rokem +2

    Ain't no way the 1 dollar mic sounds that good

  • @HandlesIThoughtOfWereAllTaken

    Ur videos are so high quality, here before ur famous :]

  • @Thelostpinetree
    @Thelostpinetree Před 7 měsíci +2

    It’s actually surprisingly decent. Better then my phone microphone 😭
    The 3000 sounds nice too but ill stick to a 80 something dollar one for now lol

  • @arnab3149
    @arnab3149 Před rokem +1

    use a good earphone guys..... that $3000 sounds a lot more 3d and warm

  • @cortesaleatorios1190
    @cortesaleatorios1190 Před rokem +5

    Gostei mais do de 1 dólar 😂😂😂
    Esse mais caro tem um agudinho a mais, o que não me agradou muito!

  • @rastislavsyrek9810
    @rastislavsyrek9810 Před rokem +3

    So my last job was working at McDonald's, but I got sacked aye, 'caus I ah stole all the cookin' oil, poured it all over the car park mate, turnin' it into a drift ring hey. People pullin' in for Maccas didn't even know they were participatin'. Man, never seen a Camry slide like that! Straight into the lamp pole mate, it was super mad.

  • @KashifK9
    @KashifK9 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Kevin De Bruyne.. Thanks for the review mate

  • @heartstrings110
    @heartstrings110 Před měsícem

    The $1 mic sounds good! But the $3,000 mic ..another level.

  • @platinox6404
    @platinox6404 Před rokem +4

    ngl first time i watched i didnt notice a difference cuz my mind was just like bruh -_-
    Then I decided to re-watch with my eyes close and omg...

  • @dylanmadsen5079
    @dylanmadsen5079 Před 8 měsíci +3

    everyone saying "i cant hear a difference" that is the easiest way to tell whos musically inclined and who isn't

  • @terro5847
    @terro5847 Před 2 měsíci

    Those transients is everything

  • @ommmohanty6809
    @ommmohanty6809 Před rokem +2

    The Fact That I never wanted to know bout this until the question was raised .......

  • @Eric-qi9us
    @Eric-qi9us Před rokem +30

    his voice makes the $1 mic sound $30000

  • @gavinfriedman
    @gavinfriedman Před rokem +3

    I literally hear no difference

  • @violetroseva
    @violetroseva Před 6 měsíci

    Honestly, this just goes to show how much mixing, audio processing, and good programs/plugins can do for audio. It can make very bad microphones sound fairly decent.

  • @sumedhvarshney8131
    @sumedhvarshney8131 Před 11 měsíci

    tbf once the music is processed, they sound pretty similar.

  • @Brapxon
    @Brapxon Před rokem +3

    If this is real the people who actually bought the 3k one must be really mad right now

  • @Entropy77
    @Entropy77 Před 20 dny

    The 3000 dollar mic is obviously better but he made the cheap sort of more gimmicky mic work really well

  • @omarayd1544
    @omarayd1544 Před dnem

    The trick is no matter what microphone you use,its about what you do with voice you recorded

  • @itsJustJayMusic
    @itsJustJayMusic Před rokem +1

    that one dollar mic is the mic I use in all of my music and it actually sucks unless you're working properly with and a decent audio interface and and picks up noise af , although this mic has become close to my heart so even when I make it out I won't throw it away
    you can check how the one dollars mic really sounds on my channel listen to any song I made .

  • @BABA12882
    @BABA12882 Před 7 dny

    well it sounds better when u have all this stuff done to it like the filters you put on it

  • @SahabiAkber
    @SahabiAkber Před 8 měsíci

    the fact that its tiny and sounds basically the same whenn you compare it to $3000 but you can tell a huge difference

  • @jeremied7945
    @jeremied7945 Před rokem +1

    Well from what I can hear there's no differences at all

  • @miyapozo
    @miyapozo Před 3 měsíci +2

    You have an amazing voice

  • @jonathansipe4088
    @jonathansipe4088 Před 4 měsíci

    I didn’t notice a whole lot change from the 1 dollar to the 3000 dollar mic

  • @BeneleveN30
    @BeneleveN30 Před 9 dny

    The 3000 dollar one has this weird like peak type thing

  • @ariffirfan5856
    @ariffirfan5856 Před rokem

    Not gonna lie the 3k one kinda sound just a little better coz why u can hear his voice a bit nicer and the speaking words sound is a lot more clear

  • @Annualparrot
    @Annualparrot Před 2 měsíci

    Man the $3,000 mic just has more sound pickup ability

  • @yosoymichaelmyers
    @yosoymichaelmyers Před rokem +2

    Bro you a beast with vocals and sound you have a ear 🔥

  • @rickyanthony
    @rickyanthony Před rokem +1

    I don't believe that audio came from the $1 mic because you don't hold something that far and get something that dry but ok maybe

  • @applepine1048
    @applepine1048 Před 14 dny

    sitting for ages? then stand up and run, RUN!

  • @HerkusLeGuitarman
    @HerkusLeGuitarman Před dnem

    The 3k one sounds really clear, but the 1$ one is pretty fuckin good for 1$, but then again he's prob running it through some mixing

  • @dwaynewyatt3
    @dwaynewyatt3 Před 10 dny +1

    Not a U87…. He’s using a u67. It’s a tube mic. They look similar but the price tag is NOT similar… u67 is about 8k for the reissue, and 20k or so for a vintage.

  • @nathanvanderstaay1667
    @nathanvanderstaay1667 Před 19 dny

    The 1 dollar microphone actually pretty good! Where did you get that

  • @najeebnaj2870
    @najeebnaj2870 Před rokem +1

    Best 👍 video of the week.
    We need more.

  • @dchae
    @dchae Před 6 měsíci

    I bought that $1 mic somewhere for like $4.99 a few years ago... it still sounds good. You can even plug headphones into the other port

  • @discrettunes1045
    @discrettunes1045 Před 2 měsíci

    It feels like you're watching in 60hz monitor vs 240hz monitor

  • @Mike606S
    @Mike606S Před rokem +1

    I just noticed more compression on the second one, otherwise - the sound is the same)

  • @DouglasThompson
    @DouglasThompson Před 2 měsíci

    That mix should come with a shock mount for that price..

  • @aaronYoh
    @aaronYoh Před 7 měsíci

    goin down fr casually playing in the background

  • @hamilton_reacts
    @hamilton_reacts Před 9 měsíci

    It's NOT the Plane, it's the Pilot !!

  • @west24thstreet8
    @west24thstreet8 Před 8 měsíci

    Am suprised that $1 mic sounded pretty good. I was expecting worst quality. Its not 3000$ mic quality but its pretty good

  • @sudarshankulkarni1276
    @sudarshankulkarni1276 Před rokem +1

    No matter which mic we use people will listening in

  • @aakashofficial3680
    @aakashofficial3680 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Don't matter which mic you are using.
    You need to have good voice 😊

  • @SNAGGABENZ
    @SNAGGABENZ Před 3 měsíci

    1 dollar mic nice but 3000 Mic takes audio to the next level

  • @unboundbytiffany
    @unboundbytiffany Před 6 měsíci

    The $1 mic is sooo cute >>

  • @_DFRLMUSIC
    @_DFRLMUSIC Před 7 měsíci

    1 dollar sounds good with a voice and a mix knowledge.

  • @jaydenkarsodikromo8940

    The $1 has low sound the $3000 has full sound

  • @apbtbulldogs8826
    @apbtbulldogs8826 Před 3 měsíci

    You can hear the high end boost on the 87 lol

  • @karaihemara8499
    @karaihemara8499 Před měsícem

    I'm pretty sure the one that Ed Sheeran is using there is a U67 which is the vintage tube version and a lot more expensive and rarer then the U87Ai

  • @resolution7482
    @resolution7482 Před rokem

    Amazing! Goes to show how much a good enviroment and EQ can bring you. The only thing that lacks is overall bitrate quality and stereo

  • @Veloisking
    @Veloisking Před 8 dny

    I liked the part where he tested the 3k microphone

  • @user-vk8hg3ej9u
    @user-vk8hg3ej9u Před rokem

    Thanks for making me realize that the mic quality isn't much different. It's all about singing.

    • @chumm4621
      @chumm4621 Před rokem

      It doesn’t sound that different because of CZcamss audio streaming quality and you might not be listening with good headphones either

  • @amida1326
    @amida1326 Před 11 měsíci +1

    it actually makes me wanna buy the 1 dollar mic and it is cute too lol

  • @AjayDas-kh8pc
    @AjayDas-kh8pc Před rokem

    It’s all about the recording process and mixing.

  • @maxkilluminati8278
    @maxkilluminati8278 Před rokem

    the better the singer, the better the microphone sounds - old peasant rule

  • @YasYasTR
    @YasYasTR Před rokem +1

    There is a difference but not a 3000 dollar difference.

  • @ScottGrammer
    @ScottGrammer Před 4 měsíci

    An interesting video, although I'm sure Mr. Smith did not mean to imply that the toy mic is the equivalent of a Neumann U-87AI. But it is interesting how, with enough processing, the toy mic was able to sound reasonably good. So why use the Neumann? Well, pattern control, shock mounting, low noise, low distortion, wide dynamic range, really wide frequency response, proper output connections, etc. Not to mention that the Neumann is a worldwide industry standard.

  • @titopaoofficial
    @titopaoofficial Před 3 měsíci

    Where do you get the small microphone? HAHA Twas actually pretty good.

  • @bonchoituot
    @bonchoituot Před rokem

    you don't need 3000$ to make music, just 1$ microphone and 5000$ pc is enough.

  • @superstarbros1.0superstarb38

    No more expensive one is more louder but ngl the cheaper one actually kinda sounds better
    (I feel like you switched them tho 😂)

  • @mrpudikin
    @mrpudikin Před 2 měsíci

    singer 70% mic 30%... is what I'm learning these days

  • @tyrellhendrix
    @tyrellhendrix Před 7 měsíci

    Yeah you did make that 1$ make sound great no lies but that 3000$ one sounded so much better 😂❤

  • @Gart_The_Fart
    @Gart_The_Fart Před rokem +2

    bloodstream is so good… i know that’s not the point of the video but i had to say it

  • @wukket
    @wukket Před 13 dny

    The difference really doesn’t matter much when you’re listening through phone speakers 😂