A Talks : Mics

How have you been ladies & gentlemen, in this very quick episode of A Talks Mics today I talk about a really stupid issue I faced for more than 3 months now with my new laptop and which kinda had a relatively quick solution, if you by any chance use a dell laptop and your laptop is making huge fan noise you might want to look into downloading something called Dell Power Manager from their official website https://www.dell.com/support/contents/en-in/article/product-support/self-support-knowledgebase/software-and-downloads/dell-power-manager or from the windows store in form of an app, you can then access the Thermal Management from the said utility and turn down down your fan noise by selecting an appropriate setting which might suit your requirements. On purpose I have not done any kind of processing on the audio of this episode so you can listen to how quieter things have gotten from earlier when I wasn't able to even record anything without encountering that disturbing fan noise. 

Remember this only solves the issue of fan noise if everything else is working fine with your device, in case there are some other issues that may be triggering your loud fans, you may want to look somewhere else. 

Hoping this helps, and I shall see you in the next one!

In today's episode of A Talks Mics I talk about how most podcasters are not interested in elaborate setups and they don't even care a lot about the equipment to be used, all they want is to put out what is ion their heart and mind and share it with their listeners who might have something to say about their thoughts, infact most listeners don't really care or know about what has been used to produce a certain episode of a certain podcast, if they like what is being talked about, they just stick around and appreciate the creator for what they have to offer! I also talk about my love for USB Microphones and how I want some better and affordable microphones to come out and take the podcasting world by storm, I talk about USB & non USB microphone options and which I think I can recommend and which I cannot with ofc some reasonable explanations, so yeah an episode that was supposed to be a short one is now not so short but its here! I am hoping all of you are doing great and I shall see you on the other side in the next episode very soon, until then please take good care of yourselves!

Gear Used In This Episode:

Microphone: Audio Technica ATR-2100 USB Mode

DAW: Adobe Audition 2022

Ladies & Gentlemen, hello & welcome to yet another episode of A Talks: Mics, This is your host A & I am back with yet another microphone for this episode & this one is kinda special because its kinda affordable and sounds really nice too! A combination microphone enthusiasts like myself and yourself truly look forward to! Today I talk about the Rode Videomic Go II and this is an on camera short shotgun microphone from Rode & I have to say I m not disappointed, This guy can not only help you get good audio for your vlogs but can also help you podcast, record voiceovers for your videos, maybe record some ambient sounds around you, take calls, or stream your favourite content. See, that is exactly what I like about these shotgun microphones, they are truly value for money and that is exactly what someone on a budget or someone who just needs an all rounder microphone requires.

In this episode, I talk about some good and some not so good things about this microphone, what I like, what I don't like, how I intend to use it, and more...so...what are we waiting for? Let's jump right in!!

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to yet another episode of A Talks: Mics. Well, today's episode is not about a microphone or its testing or comparisons but this is about a problem that I was recently facing with windows audio. I was kinda not happy with what I was hearing & unfortunately I wasn't able to find a viable solution because I was not in a position to devote sufficient time to my research, but I finally managed to solve that problem so I thought I should share it with you all as well so that it might be of some help. This is not your usual longer episode but more like a solution oriented mini episode. Here's hoping you all are taking good care of yourselves and staying happy in the new year, I shall see you in the next one!

Hello & welcome ladies & gentlemen to yet another episode of A Talks: Mics, It's been a long time, almost a month since we had an episode of this podcast but what to do, life is full of unwanted tantrums and difficulties, but as they say..such is life. So here I am back with another episode of this podcast with a new guy, yes, a new guy and I have to say that I am pretty pleasantly surprised by it's sound quality. I will not be mentioning the name of this guy anywhere in the description coz I just want you all to listen to this guy with a clean slate approach, no bias, no judgements, no price tags, no baggage, whatsoever so you can get an idea about how this thing sounds and is it even any good at all. I have post processed the intro and outro of this episode which can serve as the post processing test for this microphone and can enable you to decipher how this microphone could sound with some processing on it, for the rest of the episode, I have compared this microphone to 8 other microphones so as to enable you all to decide whether this microphone is any good and if not which one out of all the others do you prefer sound wise, all of this episode has been adequately loudness normalised so you don't have to fiddle with that volume knob on whatever device you are using to enable a fair comparison. Also, ladies and gentlemen, it's the holiday season and we have been faced with a new challenge in the form of the Omicron variant which is spreading like wildfire, so I humbly request you all to please take good care of yourselves and your loved ones, enjoy the festivities, take some time out for yourselves, your friends and families. This is your host A, taking your leave until next time!

Ladies & Gentlemen, today I talk about a really pricey USB Condenser Microphone, I did not get this microphone for it's original cost but rather preferred to buy it renewed from amazon, it's a fine sounding device with some nice and some not very nice things. Today's episode is mostly an initial impressions kinda thing which is totally raw and unprocessed except some loudness normalisation. This can help you get an idea about how this microphone can sound if used in situations where you can't process your audio much or if you want to record on the go. I will be doing a full episode on this microphone along with some comparisons with it's mini version in a new episode very soon. Until then, take good care of yourselves & keep recording, keep creating!

Today's morning started off with an e-mail from Rode, they had informed about the new version of Rode Connect application which came in with a surprise, yes, they decided to make the VideoMic NTG compatible with the Rode connect applications and well this was my personal demand since a very long time now and finally it was granted! So while I was pretty excited about it I had some questions in mind..questions that could only have been answered by testing this new combo, and so I was on it. I am hoping this testing would be of some use to you my wonderful listener and I would appreciate if I would have been of any help at all.

Stay Safe & Enjoy!

Ladies & Gentlemen, today I was just enjoying the evening and scrolling through some of my plugins, actually rearranging them in my directory properly when I suddenly saw the Nectar 3 Elements sitting there and then instantly I remembered that I had purchased this thing and well, never used it, so I thought why not do it right away. Then when I just wanted to do a basic test for myself and my discord friends, I just kept on recording and remembering things which had to be shared with people aond, so I thought why not just make it an episode of A Talks Mics! and well, here it is. In this episode, I also share something I read on a sub reddit a couple of days ago about headphones for voiceovers, since I wanted to give you all a nice long processing experience with the Nectar 3 Elements, I thought while I share this with you guys, its gonna be a nice long processed segment for you to listen to and judge it for yourselves. My thoughts on the iZotope Nectar 3 Elements are kinda positive, its a nice run and gun editing plugin, definitely not free but worth the money you spend for acquiring it, is it just a plug and play thing, yes, but does it give you the option to tweak stuff to your liking, definitely yes, however bear in mind that no AI could be a substitute for your own adjustments and judgements, because how you edit is also a reflection of what you think how something must sound like, so yes definitely a nice plugin for people who are maybe absolute beginners and have no idea what fancy names like EQ & Compression all about or for someone who just wants to throw out some quick recordings without them being absolutely raw. I however observed that the plugin did emphasise on clarity a lot, it took out some of the bass in my voice which I kinda liked but maybe the Nectar did not, it added a certain thing called 'Tone' to the processing which made my voice sound rather unpleasant and tiring whih I did not like so I removed that as well, the compression was ok, no major colouring added there, the desser was not as effective as I would probably want it to be but I had to tweak it to my liking as well, all in all a great experience, worth the cost but still requires work on your end as per your judgement. That being said, do keep in mind that maybe you will like what you hear coming out of the plugin the very first time you use it, this did not happen with me, maybe because I am a bit more fussy in the processing department, but my overall opinion is that it works alright, again, that's just me and I request you not take my opinion on face value rather try it yourself and find what you like or dislike yourself and maybe share it with the world. So, now let's jump into today's A Talks Mics!

Gear Used In This Episode:

Microphone: Shure SM27

Audio Interface: M Audio Air 192/4

Headphones: AKG K-361

DAW: Adobe Audition

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