youtube studio mic setup

[Ty Ford]

PS: Nobody likes big room sound either.

Regards,

Ty (trying to coach you toward better audio) Ford
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[Bruce Watson]

[Ty Ford] “Nobody likes big room sound either.”

You don’t like big echoing caves? Aw man… ????

I actually do like some big room sounds — for example, a modern orchestral performance hall with full orchestra. Or a big stone cathedral for pipe organ or Bach cantatas. Something interesting happens when you have a pipe organ playing into a 6+ second T60 time.

Big halls can be glorious for music. Dialog? Not so much.

[Chris Pike]

Hey Ty, I looked into the Tascam DR 10L portable recorder, but it doesn’t have phantom power, I have been told. So it won’t work with the kind of fitness headset you recommend. It appears that I am stuck, and I will need to strap one of those alpha ray radiators onto my body.

[Ty Ford]

Hi Chris,

Sorry to lead you astray. We may not be sunk yet. The 10L does have a bias voltage. we need to find a headset mic that’ll run on just that and not Phantom Power.

Calling TASCAM: they say the 10L provides 2 volts bias voltage.

Were I you, I’d try Audio Technica’s Solutions line. They are closed now, so try tomorrow.

Audio-Technica U.S., Inc.
1221 Commerce Drive
Stow, Ohio 44224
Tel: 330-686-2600

They may have a headset mic that only needs 2 volts bias.

Regards,

Ty Ford
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[Ty Ford]

Hello Chris,

Audio technica called me back this morning. Rick said this dynamic hypercardioid should work.

https://bhpho.to/2rsZAa7

What do you think?

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Ty Ford
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[Chris Pike]

> Audio technica called me back this morning. Rick said this dynamic hypercardioid should work.

Thanks for pursuing this. I’ll think about it overnight, and then tomorrow, perhaps, I’ll press the button (what is the phrase?) and buy the two items (Tascam recorder and audio technica headset). Somebody else has suggested that I record the room background audio during the workout video, and add a voiceover. I tried this a while back, and the voiceover seemed disconnected from the video and background audio; they just didn’t seem compatible, but I can’t really explain why. Maybe I was doing something wrong.

[Ty Ford]

“Pull the trigger”

Yes, as a performer being in the moment, VO, at first, will feel odd. You become the Omnicient Observer instead of the Teacher. Do it enough and that oddness goes away.

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Ty Ford
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[Chris Pike]

Hello Ty,

I am going to make a purchase. It is between these two mics: the RODE HS2 and the Audio-Technica PRO 8/HEMW.

In the specifications for the RODE HS, Rode says it is a Permanently Polarised Condenser. I inquired with Rode about the power issue, and they replied

“The HS2 requires plug-in power, which is similar to phantom but it is only around 5V.
This is the same for all Lavs, so it can be assumed that the Tascam DR-10L is able to supply plug-in power. ”

I guess that someone at Rode just was being sloppy when they wrote the specifications, because it can’t be a Condenser mic if it only needs plug-in power. I’m wary of the word “assume”. You said the plug-in power is around 2V. I’m googling around, and it appears that plug in power is anywhere from 1 to 5 and does not need to be standard.

In your opinion, can I assume that since the Audio Technica gets the mic closer to the mouth, then it has better quality?

[Ty Ford]

Chris,

The 10L only puts out 2V. The AT doesn’t require ANY volts. I doubt that I’d put it in front of my mouth. Along the cheek should b fine.

Regards,

Ty Ford
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[Chris Pike]

I ordered the Tascam and the Rode HS2. I got detailed specifications for the Rode, and it says that the plug-in power requirement is 2-5V. So it will be close, but it might work with the Tascam’s 2V. I will let you know how it performs in about a month.