212: The SM7b Is a Wate of Money / How To Properly Use the SM7b

On episode 212 of the BSP I talk about JayzTwoCents' video on the SM7b, and why he thought it was a waste of money. I also discuss what we can learn from his experience, and what he can do to improve the audio quality. Subscribe to the full audio podcast at http://www.bandrewsays.com Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links): Manley Reference Cardioid: https://imp.i114863.net/GWaN9 Hakan P110: https://imp.i114863.net/Za2Ag Universal Audio x8: https://imp.i114863.net/zMg2r Yellowtec m!ka Boom Arm: https://shop.yellowtec.com/epages/Yellowtec.sf/en_US/?ObjectPath=/Shops/Yellowtec/Products/YT3601 Sony MDR7506: https://geni.us/7506 Twitter: @bandrewsays Ask Questions: https://www.askbandrew.com Merch; https://teespring.com/stores/podcastage-store Discord: http://www.podcastage.com/discord 00:00 - Intro 00:56 - JayzTwoCents SM7b Mic Fail

• Jayz Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kixrGWXVVW8&t=1s

03:44 - How To Setup the SM7b 06:02 - Close Talking the SM7b vs. Far Talking the SM7b 08:52 - What Can We Learn From JayzTwoCents? 11:33 - Bandrew You're Just an SM7b Fan Boy, REEEEE! 12:29 - It's Just a Mistake 13:50 - Conclusion (Do Not Hate on Jay) 14:42 - Manley Reference Cardioid 16:02 - WYHTS: "Bandrew You're So Smart" - Sound Speeds 17:21 - WYHTS: Could Honey Be Why Amazon Cut Affiliate %? 20:46 - WYHTS: Affiliate Links are Unethical? 23:13 - WYHTS: You Don't Touch Anything While Recording! 25:13 - WYHTS: Recording Engineer Cringes at Lady Gaga 26:51 - Ask Bandrew (https://www.askbandrew.com) 27:26 - Email 1 27:57 - Thoughts on Audio Gear Price Inflation 29:35 - Email 2 30:02 - Thoughts on Nvidia RTX Voice De-noise 32:11 - Voice Submission 1 33:17 - Most Comfortable Sub $150 Headphones 35:27 -Voice Submission 2 (redacted) 35:51 - Voice Submission 3 36:32 - Is the Samson Q2u Better via USB or XLR? 37:53 - Outro