How to Build a Home Recording Studio : How to Add Microphones to a Home Recording Studio: Part 1

[sleestakattack]

State of the art computer monitor you've got there.

[derracsdl]

Oh my god. I must have watched the end of that video like ten times and laughed so hard. I didnt know they made disposable camcorders!!

[ChrisFiveNina]

hey bro my mic has a swith with a -10db a middle and a symbol that kina look like a upside down L wat should i have it on wen i record?

[obscurecult]

why does he turn into a demon?

[BlurryVisionMusic]

You spend all that money on good quality microphones but you can't get a decent camera?

[guitarsbunch347]

i just watch these vids to have a good laugh now :)

[MyBoogeryBooger]

140,000 videos............

[draigo69]

If people could not guess this before watching it ,,, then you are clueless anyway

you need to wake ,, sharpen up ,,, this is basic logic ,,,,,, how about i record a song with the worst mic in the world ,,and then i need help understanding why its so bad ? huh ,,,,wake up people ,,use your loaf ,,,,,,,,,,,,and yes these primitive basic videos do generate money ,,so for those who defend these vids ,,,not realising , you are just encouraging more bull ,,, expert village is a joke 

[Explorerrule]

Com' on people! Yes it IS pretty obvious what this guy says but if you know all the stuff he says, why say the video sucks? This vid can be usefull for beginners, and youtube is the best place to upload a vid like this and share it. Isn't that wat youtube is about? Sharing info? Let's just be happy people spend time to tell the obvious for people who don't know it yet!

And he's not that wrong: the sound source has to be good in the first place... the tips don't always suck like everybody claims

[guitarist1352]

Is he just telling me to spend more money on a microphone?

[GovG33k]

Thank you CAPTAIN OBVIOUS! He probably also had a posting on how to race cars... "In order to drive a car, you're going to need a: Steering wheel : Accelerator: and a gear shifty thingy."

[joselchino]

but who the fuck is this guy to teach us what.....

[MeSsiMuZic]

dude, you are compately useless. 

[AkoolStick]

97 people don't know what a good video is.

[MEX0688]

@AkoolStick 150*

[AkoolStick]

@MEX0688 actually i was referring to the people who actually liked this awful video. XD

[MEX0688]

@AkoolStick hahaha. I see. 100 then.

[lsakdhforefljcle]

anyone notice, they take more time introducing themsleves than giving information. the information sucks dick!, AS DOES THAT DUDE

[JotaLegendOfficial]

I use my iMac's internal mic to record my music... hear the music from my video Epic Paint Battle, and check my album "Just Beginning (The Album) - Jose Antonio Montes in iTunes...

[jinjanco23]

fuck ev(expert village)

[LILSAINTSOfficial]

hiii check out this we intend to get somewhere with this hope u like it or whatever /watch?v=P4Wgi-YUmIM comment msg

[flashlight67]

Wow, at the end of the video he looks like the people in the reptile shape shifting videos. haha.

[tnazgltcherz]

This was made in '07 but the computer is from fucking '98....

[RipdavilleReezy]

I Record With A Random Microphone, No Soundproof, A Stalking Pop Filter, & Cubase...My Song Quality Is Pretty Good With Only That. Check Out My Songs !!!

[babadhwani]

This is seriously crazyyy .. hahaha .. Expert village has no EXPERTS lolz :P :P :P

[babadhwani]

Hey Expert Village ... U R DISGUSTING

[MrKiller0011]

men wat u call it a box that u connect to computer??? using usb?? the white one???

[Helljon23]

shit theres never any experts on these fucking videos

[ComputerHelps365]

Pytel my ass

[plavins1]

HOW TO BUILD A HOME RECORDING STUDIO? this was just a 1:15 of bullshit!

[zfelps]

CRT monitors still exist?

[lago4]

This guy's whole attitude is like "I'm not getting paid to do this video anyway"

[ShiniGorky187]

these guys just tell you what you already know. it's like they're trying to teach people who dont know anything about computers

[quimbygod]

duh

[Hufflewaffle]

Im glad all these experts live in their own village.

[LEXTHE4]

@Hufflewaffle Bahahaha that is the best comment i have ever heard!

[kyahaybay]

expertvillage............ U SUCK!

[throbule]

We are professional producers and recording engineers, and we suggest that this so called "expertvillage" outfit are really just a bunch of amateurs giving lots of not very bright opinions on a subject that takes years to learn.

If you are really serious about making your music sound good, and need real expert advice on equipment and recording, just go elsewhere, as most of these guys know absolutely nothing of value.

[themuzic]

Well, all I can say is these videos gave me great insight on how NOT to build a studio. And I tried to not make these mistakes on my videos....lol

[NowOrNeverOfficial]

Um...you basically said EVERY type of microphone...Dynamic, condenser, and ribbon are srsly the 3 types haha. Learn your facts, bro.

[prindal1]

wOOt?! how can a better quality microphone make your sound source better? It's complete rubbish what he says. It's like they just say random stuff...

[Unidente02]

Expert Village should be banned from posting their useless "expertise" on You Tube. From this video, I learned there are many different types of microphones. La Ti Da. I am going out right now to buy myself a dirty woolen cap and let my facial hair grow, and then I'll be qualified to post my own 'expert' advice.

[hammersmashedhead]

This is probably the most useless tutorial video that the human raze has witnessed

[wells902]

wow, these guys really dont know what theyre talking about. "some microphones have no place in the studio" thats BS.

[ClearGlasProductions]

how does expert village have a youtube partnership. their so retarded...and who would subscribe to them???

[lilmrsrythemandblues]

Wow! o_0 Dude that sucked.

[SolosWithStyle]

haha 'if you have a good sound source to begin with' these guys obviously don't, listen to all the noise on the video lol, that room isn't even treated to begin with

[FoSbaKiaS]

lolz, i gat the same speakers! ......

[XzaccYXguitarXplayer]

Can anyone help, ok so heres the situation, me and my band are really wanting to record shit, well we are a screamo band so does anyone have any idea what kinda mic's i should get and/or mixer's?

[IzoEasyGang]

thumbs up fa horrible advice

[thejuice32]

I am not even going to sit through this one, why make a video that last one minute. I need to find a way to block all of these guys videos.

[faranasif]

u suck....thanks for wasting 1:15 of my life...i hope u burn for this

[MultiJunior00]

Please dont' seeeeee this shit .. just do u're thang by u're self.......

[09prizefighter09]

i know what you all mean....their videos are always in 1 minute then have to look for it in the side bar...people get bored of that ..and in one minute nobody give a fuck to bother to look ...heres one video to due... sucking dick!

[ivan89705]

the more money the better home studio

[Fentesie]

@ivan89705 Yuuu....p a.k.a. yup.

[DevinCarmichael]

completely redundant

[Gusativo]

woa, i feel so enlightened!

[AraGuitar]

im trying to build a small recording setup, and this video taught me that if i have a good audio source, then i will have a good sound... thanks?

[VideoGameLogic]

Your a Reptillan Shape Shifter !!!!!!!!!!!!

[algancon]

LOL that was so dumb, I'm sorry but he was basically saying stuff like - the rain is wet, fire is hot :S OF COURSE the higher quality your mic is the better your recording you're gonna get -.-

[RyanRadiculous]

some one help me?

whats the best microphone i can get under $150?

[inigoab]

@RyanRadiculous The best microphone you can get under $150 is the

RODE NT1-A, remember it needs phantom power (48V)

[thefarmergurl]

@RyanRadiculous sure sm57

[SailingKenny]

If you are going to give advice about adding a mic at least use a decent quality mic in your own video.  FAIL

Go pick up a Samson CO3U

[Fritzo2162]

I guess from the audio quality of this video, he didn't follow any of his own microphone advice :)

[Vanjal]

Expert Village Cunts

[ashybby97]

I just want the one to the left of you. What is it called?

[Dumbfukk]

Dude acoustics supercede any gear you use, the room has to sound good, even if the mics suck.

[supermanizgay]

as soon as i saw the words "expert village" i knew this clown didn't know what the hell he would be talking about.

[topdjkevinj]

Ziaaziz Get a ground loop isolator. Simples!

[BrandNameChapstick]

So.... You made a video to tell us we should buy a good microphone? Thanks, ass.

[Drarkayl]

MAC still better for music!

[ziaaziz]

Has anyone used M-Audio with Windows 7 to record.. it isnt working too well for me..Too much hisss noise even if mic is shut off.. Any setting tips??

[DudasMiska]

EXPERT VILLAGE All rights reserved LMFAO! YEAAA Im sure lots of people would want that name, especially since it has such a good reputation with these very informative 1 min, in depth tutorials...

[swaggaBfresh]

lmao wtf is up wit the face ...reptalian dude lmaoo

[mhaneline]

1:05 So, nobody is going to claim this guy is a REPTILIAN OMG!!

UNDENIABLE PROOF! *rolls eyes*

[mhaneline]

I have those monitors, KRK Rokits. They're awesome.

[GeromeMouawad]

WOOOW SO IMPORTANT that i wanted to add it to my favorites but i pressed on 1 star by fault

[DudasMiska]

thats alright, your unconcious doing the right thing lol

[parkingcap]

what era is this?

[the405show]

YOU DIDNT EVEN SHOW ME SHIT,WTF

[mikelamid]

YOU'RE MELTING NOOOOO.l....

[jian2069]

what the fuck is happening to your face

[Dooonthegallowgate]

one ugly fuck toward the end there

[alfalfasprout69]

this is fucked like the host of this video

[IdiotVideottt]

OMG... Creepy!

[SixStringFoo]

wow this sh*t is crippy as hell!

[hugoalfa]

OMFG!!! What was happening to its head!? jajajaja

[TSams513]

wow dynamic really LOL that shit is garbage step ur game up

[JordanMaster22]

DUDE! WTF IS HAPPENING TO HIS FACE????

[LordHines420]

YA OMG WTF IM GONNA HAVE NITEMARES!!!!

[CrankCase08]

@JordanMaster22 I think he's about to shape-shift.

[tolleck]

surprised no one has called this guy a reptilian yet. lol did u see his face?!

[jeremiahtaylor601]

yeah it is fucked up

[LordHines420]

ya he in da illuminati fo sho

[buskerbuoy]

Mmmm... I think I've got microphone envy!

[xhimiz14]

it's all worthless,,, i know it sounds bad but for my opinion the only need is money., if you have lots of them you'll alright.

[neehoo]

Wow, the sound quality is really bad. How can I learn anything about sound recording from the guys who cannot record their sound properly :D

[xdj70s]

The sound of this video sucks. You should have used a shotgun mic or a lapel mic. Professional sound people do not use the built-in mic on the camera when recording video.

[imaginarytube]

to all beginners: please don't watch these series! they are bad advice. do yourself a favor and pick up a book on recording instead of these amateurs. most of the their tips makes me cringe!

[just2comment2]

@imaginarytube - lol so true. Some of these things are so bad its not funny. Isnt the specific advice dependant on what kind of music you want to make anyway, Advice for rock and dance would be two totally different things. These videos are a joke.

[youth78987]

@imaginarytube most of your tips fail the world aka what tips do you have smartass

[imaginarytube]

@youth78987 what tips do i have? read my post again -- it's got a good one in there.

cheers.

[Peteyuse]

A better mic doesn't mean better sound source. The source is what you're recording. If your room (reflections), mic placement and source are "bad", no mic will correct for it.

[binhvo2509]

For some who look for cheap mic and good sound, I recommend to buy the Samson C01U, it's USB mic so you don't have to buy mixer or sound card, just plug it directly into your laptop.

[Yonarous]

By the end of this video the guy looks more and more like a pirate

[dontFwithJoe]

man expert village sucks so bad

[treebobjoe]

soo true

[lilbeatch]

@dontFwithJoe no it doesnt, its fucking funny! i love to watch 'experts' talk complete and utter nonsense!

[MultiJunior00]

@dontFwithJoe  thank u man ...and please folks just do u 're thang by u're self ...and don(t seeee this shit ...it's suks

[HighFlyahh77]

im bouts to do thiss...i need helpp!..

[chilla2]

Look up "Burn Out Dots" really good rapper.Breath of fresh air.

[theoneanonly1223]

""Hey if you like rap then you'll like my page I have two songs up one's called GO HARD and the other is KEEP UR HEAD UP... its underground but better then most so anybody and everybody stop by and show love...you can comment, rate, n SUB if u like. GOOD or BAD I wanna hear what you have to say I'm open to whatever thanx's ya boy MR.NASTY"""

[FutzAndTinker]

This must be an example of poor recording. Place your microphone so it doesn't sound like you're in a bathroom! This was a waste of time....yours, mine, and everyone that watched.

[BenG549]

Shouldn't expert village really be named make obvious statements that anyone who as ever tried to record anything would know village?

[rgayda]

What is this?, all you have to do is just buy one Mixer, then connect all the instrument on the mixer, then output of the mixer connect on the line in of sound card of the computer, but be sure you have a good quality sound card and Speaker of the computer, then after that use any recording tools software like Acoustica mixcraft or etc. that's all finished..

[pastryhat]

thats what i do.

[OsbieCamacho509]

I would go for a USB mixer, alot better quality. plus, microphone jacks on a computer can get wabbly, and cause alot of scratch sounds if moved.

[PureG5]

haha yeah lets create an amatuer $500 dollar recording studio to create... um,, shit!

[Fluffie14]

oh i thought high quality meant lower quality what anidiot

[HRcircut85]

These videos need more showing, and less talking.

[livepunx]

hahahah that pc is going to destroy your eyes :D

[MillyFlow]

am i the only one witch this didnt help a bit?

[DeeBankz]

me too. like we already knew that

[krisraps]

No you Are Not :D

[shadow12346]

nice studio XDDDD

[alen209]

how bout high quality video? a good quality source

[socofan4ever]

This guy looks like a want to be hip hop artist who barely passed highschool and all his white friends went to college and he stayed in his hometown made some shitty songs and now spends his 711 pay check on this lame excuse for a studio- bitch im 16 and ill probably buy better equipment that this douche bag

[spongah]

lol well you know thats sorta how I started out except I wasn't a hip hop artist.. but now I work for myself full time doing music and make about 50k a year.. you just gotta stay at it.. i've been building my studio and honing my skills for about 8 yrs now

[DudasMiska]

LMFAO thats gotta sting a little, so true!

[IQueMusic]

look at his lame studio. dont take this advice.

[MetropolisAtMyTube]

... Oh it's a studio ???

[timtu22]

Laaammmee studio. You put it perfectly. Shit screen saver, too.

[redboyproductions]

Why not give some specific information based on your experience as an "Engineer". You need to be more clear in your vidoes and give more in depth knowledge about your subject matters, if you are speaking on audio then give detailed specific info on audio, if you are speaking hardware then give specifics on hardware.

[XJunior08X]

like if they care anyways

[spongah]

no shit he just read this out of a recording magazine lol!

[blivit9]

This fool is as stupid as he looks! Total imbecile!

[Boomdoggles]

if you want good sound for whatever just go buy yourself a shure sm58

[spectre260]

lol what a noobish advice.

[Boomdoggles]

yeah but they do anything you put to them

[DaveLavender69]

try a gemini 2 from se.....

now thats good sound!!!

[skaterbrat1234]

over 100000 video on expert village!!!

[pickslidin]

all expert villiage videos are really terrible

[gregroden93]

not all

[musicianlocator]

I have an $8 nady mic that is beautiful

[MegaNevermind]

No, it's not beautiful. It's crap.

[musicianlocator]

Then you've never have heard it.

[monkeypeas]

How are expertvillage consistently the worst videos on the internet!! Completely useless

[FCO0710]

"if you sound good and have good gear you will get a good product"

there i just saved two minutes of your life

[GTinTraining]

lol it's funny because you always start with that basic If your gears good you'll sound good knowledge yet these videos fail to tell you what good gear can accomplish what sound

[chickensk]

Speaks like Denholm from IT Crowd :D

[monkeyxx]

this guy is an idiot... completely useless

[ayeexselina]

i've been looking for a mic recently, but i don't know which one to get.

what kind of mic would you suggest getting and approximately how much and where could i get it?

[cheese00chicken]

what would you be using the mic for?

[passionformusic001]

if you want to sing or talk with the mic near you it would be a dynamic, or podcasting mic, these range from all low as $7.99 to like $100, if you want to talk with the mic AWAY from you then condenser is the one for you, good ones usually cost $100-1,000 and you can find both the mics at target or guitar center, or any other audio place where they sell instruments

[TuckDiesel50]

Rockongoodpeople has a few really solid tutorials if anyone is looking.

[RAMP2PAGE]

this is shit

[Fimayo]

worst video ever! i hate expert village

[havocmcraw]

me too and iv only seen two of there videos.

[lovebrickandlace]

what???Y'all need to tell us how to plug in the mics.Cuz we already know that condenser is the best thing to use if you wanna get a nice sound!

[lyric4him]

yes a short vid, why it is posted to make a sales pitch for expert village a very good resources for anyone at all levels so try not to judge the guy he is a worker and they the CO. wanted to post this silly little vid they have other longer ones hear and PC matters not it depends on what you use a PC for.Fat Boy Slim uses an Atari 1040 STE I kid you not why it is still the most stable midi clock and production for midi.You could buy one for 5.if found.also the KV studio monitors shown big bucks

[whitestaa]

There not KV they are KRK and Yea Fat Boy Slim May Use Atris, Dont mean you should be using a SHIT pc to try and Run The Latest D.A.W.s off.

You dont know shit, And Nither Do Anyone Who makes Vids for ExpertVillage

[lyric4him]

I miss typed I did not have my reading glasses on and it was late you are correct,I was just saying that Atari was a midi clock greatness, not a DAW unit, yes I know a DAW unit takes fast PC and lots of RAM.I do know Shitte man you not a cool person at all it shows by your words, I am a Certified Recording Engineer,Producer I own my own Production Co in the Seattle, I am also a Mastering Engineer studied with Bob Katz ever heard of Him?I have been doing this 30 years and teach for free and U?

[whitestaa]

No im not a cool Guy, because if i was i would be able to tollerate STUPID people, Who chat about how it was when they were at there peak. 30 years ago, You were probably right, but this is 2009 not 1979, Old School Is Cool, But only in moderation.

Could you run your whole studio on an Atari,

Cuz if so i wanna hear ur Jazz.

I love music production, More than life lol jus cuz ur an old Boot. dont mean ur right and yea BOB is Legend, Art and Scince of Recording Audio is A top Read.

[DudasMiska]

whats wrong with Windows 98? LMFAO!!

[lyric4him]

P.S. I will tell Bob you said Hi

[TheTruth8906]

In all honesty, how old is that computer? haha

[bigno9]

for real compute looks like it runs windows 95

[Chanceofthenaturals]

so true the mic doesnt mean much if the pre amp and a/d converter are garbage. but for real who the hell is this guy and what kind of broke ass studio is this

[1213dcool]

agreed.

[slanguage]

lolzorzzzz

[suriboom]

hey what abt the samson CL7 or CL8..???

[BigAC7]

That was deeply, deeply vague and contained less useful information than a google search return for "studio mic". Additionally, it feeds into the broadly held amateur belief that if you use and expensive mic, that's half the battle.  I think it's more accurate to view the microphone/microphone preamplifier complex as the means of capture. If you run a U87 into an integrated mackie board with the built-in pre, it's still going fall FAR, FAR from pro quality.

[Maximilian4325]

i feel that exact same thing

the audio in MOST of the mic videos SUCK!!

[entertainmentresearc]

it's ironic that a video about mics being important has TERRIBLE audio

[AndreBmusic]

Lol! so true!