Alex Knickerbocker
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What Sample Rate Should You Record At? Video, Music, Podcasts and More
Ever wondered which sample rate you should record at? Here's your answer.
0:00 - Intro
00:21 - What Is Sample Rate Anyway?
2:02 - Nyquist Theory
4:44 - What About Music?
6:29 - 96kHz and Higher
7:06 - Examples
9:18 - Problems at Higher Sample Rates
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Why I Don’t Record In 32-Bit
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Learn why I barely ever record in 32-bit, and why you might not want to either. 0:00 - Intro 00:21 - What Is Bit Depth? 1:39 - Audio vs Color Bit Depth 2:32- What's the Problem with 32-bit? 3:16- When SHOULD You Use It? 4:07- What Should You Do Instead? Support My Channel: www.AlexKnickerbocker.com How to Build a Pro Mix Session: bit.ly/ak-sound-session-course GEAR I RECOMMEND Home Studio Basic...
Hidden Problems in the Best Audio Plugins
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Everyone wants the latest and greatest stuff, and audio software is no different. But before you upgrade, you need to know about some hidden issues with plugins that you might not realize until it's too late! 0:00 - Intro 0:29 - Workflow Concepts 1:32 - Resource Usage & FabFilter Pro Q 3:27 - Solution 4:11 - Creating Mix Deliverables 5:12 - Offline Processing Time & Harrison MPC 7:44 - Outro Su...
5 Ways to Make Your Content Look Pro…Using Sound
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Learn five ways to make your content look incredible by using sound like a pro editor or mixer! 0:00 - Intro 00:33 - Foley 1:19 - Frame Accurate Editing 2:16 - Mix Balance 3:57- Proper Use of EQ 5:08- Low End/Bass 7:37 - Outro Support My Channel: www.AlexKnickerbocker.com How to Build a Pro Mix Session: bit.ly/ak-sound-session-course GEAR I RECOMMEND Home Studio Basics Budget: bit.ly/ak-bhsb-ki...
How to Use Pro Lav Mics: Shure TL46 vs VT500WA
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Listen to the Shure TL46 and Voice Technologies VT500WA lavalier mics, learn what to look for in a pro lav, and hear how to process lav recordings to sound professional. 0:00 - Intro 1:41 - Form Factor 4:06 - Accessories & Capsules 5:26 - Price 6:14 - Specs 10:11 - Raw Sound Comparison 13:59 - Processed Sound Comparison Buy the Shure TL46 here: amzn.to/32O3krZ Buy the VT500WA here: bhpho.to/3FD...
Analog vs Digital Audio: More Than Just Sound Quality
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The analog vs digital debate is constantly evolving as new technologies come out. Listen to some of my thoughts from a different perspective than simply "what sounds better". Support My Channel: www.AlexKnickerbocker.com How to Build a Pro Mix Session: bit.ly/ak-sound-session-course GEAR I RECOMMEND Home Studio Basics Budget: bit.ly/ak-bhsb-kitco Intermediate: bit.ly/ak-mrhsb-kitco Pro: bit.ly/...
Lauten LS 208 Mic Review vs Neumann TLM103
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Hear how the Lauten LS 208 mic ($599) compares to a Neumann TLM103 ($1300) for voice recording and podcasting. Can a sub-$600 mic sound as good as a legendary studio staple mic? Buy the Lauten LS 208 here: amzn.to/3l3OxjO See more about Lauten's mics here: www.lautenaudio.com Support My Channel: www.AlexKnickerbocker.com How to Build a Pro Mix Session: bit.ly/ak-sound-session-course GEAR I RECO...
The Film Industry Is About To Shut Down…Again
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If you're a filmmaker of any kind, you may already know that there could be a huge industry-wide strike by IATSE. This video is a brief discussion about what could happen if the strike goes through, and how it would ripple through lesser known parts of entertainment...plus a few details you might not know about the issues involved. 0:00 - Intro 0:41 - Production Shutdown 1:26 - Strike Duration ...
Mixing Basics: What Is Bussing? (Everyone Should Know This!)
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Mixing Basics: What Is Bussing? (Everyone Should Know This!)
How to Mix Audio: Automation for Beginners
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How to Mix Audio: Automation for Beginners
The Most Important Part of Any Audio Workflow
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The Most Important Part of Any Audio Workflow
Soyuz Launcher Review for Mixing & Sound Design
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Soyuz Launcher Review for Mixing & Sound Design
5 Basic Audio Concepts for Video Creators
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5 Basic Audio Concepts for Video Creators
Before Every Recording, Check These 3 Things
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Before Every Recording, Check These 3 Things
Multiband Compression 101: How and Why to Use It
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Multiband Compression 101: How and Why to Use It
$1500 Audio Plugin?! Is the Harrison MPC Worth It?
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$1500 Audio Plugin?! Is the Harrison MPC Worth It?
What Is a Contact Mic? Real World Test of the Lom Geofón
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What Is a Contact Mic? Real World Test of the Lom Geofón
How To Make Phone Recordings Sound Like Pro Voiceover
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How To Make Phone Recordings Sound Like Pro Voiceover
Kali Audio LP-6 Review - Pro Studio Monitors on a Budget
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Kali Audio LP-6 Review - Pro Studio Monitors on a Budget
Sounds of the SSC Tuatara - Fastest Car EVER!
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Sounds of the SSC Tuatara - Fastest Car EVER!
Deity S-Mic 2 Review: More Than Just Dialog Recording?
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Deity S-Mic 2 Review: More Than Just Dialog Recording?
Beginner's Overview of the Post Sound Workflow
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Beginner's Overview of the Post Sound Workflow
5 Sound Terms You NEED To Know
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5 Sound Terms You NEED To Know
Panning: Everything You Need To Know
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Panning: Everything You Need To Know
Top 5 Pro Audio Plugins for Post Sound and More - Sept. 2020
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Top 5 Pro Audio Plugins for Post Sound and More - Sept. 2020
How to Get Professional Podcast Audio on a Budget
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How to Get Professional Podcast Audio on a Budget
IZOTOPE RX8 RELEASED: New Feature Walkthrough!
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IZOTOPE RX8 RELEASED: New Feature Walkthrough!
How to Match Dialog Recorded on Different Mics
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How to Match Dialog Recorded on Different Mics
$1300 vs $269 Microphone: Lewitt LCT 440 Pure or Neumann TLM103?
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$1300 vs $269 Microphone: Lewitt LCT 440 Pure or Neumann TLM103?
3 Sounds That Instantly Create Suspense (And How to Make Them Yourself)
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3 Sounds That Instantly Create Suspense (And How to Make Them Yourself)

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  • @philipcaldwell3187
    @philipcaldwell3187 2 дні тому

    Excellent discussion to help creators with a bigger picture well outside of their domain. This covers a basic concept I learned back in the day when one had to be a chemistry major to be a photographer if I wanted to control my content. Put in the effort to master how to pick your tools and resources that are capable of the most tricks without getting in the way of the task at hand. Then capture the maximum range of data with the best accuracy and precision possible so you have a much wider range of control of editing in the darkroom ... I meant the editing software. The more things change the more they stay the same. Learn the absolute limits of your tools and master using them with fast, efficient precision and accuracy. I do not miss the era of 13 steps of chemistry controlled with extreme purity and temperature control to find out what I captured.

  • @mmenjic
    @mmenjic 8 днів тому

    while your content is great and I do love it in the situations like these which you are describing here it would be a million times easier if people worried less about terminology and more about what they acctually need or want. For example, you did not strictly define sound editing compared to sound design, instead you said it is by your opinion and other people can see it differently so one can say "I need sound design" and not describe what he acctually need but you can say this is not sound design it is sound edit and already you have problem there. Instead if he told you I need the sound of spaceship you would know exactly what he needs regardless of how it is called. And other example would be if you two agree on your definition that sound design is sound of space ship and car crashing is sound edit because that is sound that exist in real world.... but then is it sound design or sound edit if that space ship destroys the car ? Spaceship sound does not exist it is sound design by your definition, but crashing car sound does exist so it is sound edit but those two things are happening simultaneously and one is caused by other..... what would you tell in that case you need edit or design and why would you do that, just say I need the sound of space ship destroying that car. Why complicate stuff? Yes you could phisically take that car crash it and record that sound but you can not take space ship and record it because it does not exist so yes technically those are two different things and probably person recording car crash is better at that exact thing than person creating sounds of space ship from nothing, but also is there really need for that kind of clasification, is it not clear what is what? What would you say if someone created the sound of car crash from scratch, like they create the sound of space ship, car crash sound does exist in reality but this particular one is now created and not recorded and we can say while some car crash sounds do exist in reality this one does not, is it now called sound design instead of edit ? Do we now have something seemingly exact same but called different because of way it was created? What if it is made so realistic that only you who created it know that it is "fake" not real world sound, but no one else would know that if you dont tell them, would you then call it sound design while you are telling them that car sound is sound edit ? Those are not only problems created by either not precisely defining stuff or by dividing and categorizing stuff too much when it is not needed, there are bunch of other and more serious and real problems. Similar thing can and does happen in many other fields, and I do understand there are situations where one person is good or even best in one thing while other person is best for another thing so you need to somehow split stuff in order to find those people for that specific stuff but you have to find some limit or else if you continue to do this tomorrow you will end up with person specialized in recording a dialogue but only with shotgun mic and only from the left side of camera if the camera is on the right side of the river which flows in the direction south-west, so in case you need a different kind of dialogue or lav mic you have to find other person specialized in that but then he will tell you he is the sound person for lav mic if it is under 7 mm in diameter and placed on the right side of the actor if you need it on the left side you have to call other person.......

  • @godancs2
    @godancs2 8 днів тому

    why those tutorials on sound plugins never say what program you need to get to use those plugins?

  • @seancloutier2577
    @seancloutier2577 9 днів тому

    panasonic just released the GH7 with 32 bit...my bet going forward all cameras will have 32 bit recording....I cannot see any reason to record in 24 bit...32 bit solves a ton of problems...I went out on Sunday and recorded 2 hours of video...forgot to set levels and all my audio is garbage...clipping everywhere...with 32 bit I press on and that is it...

  • @gcprost
    @gcprost 9 днів тому

    I have a Sound Devices Mix Pre 3 which I bought many years ago. I film live theatre, concerts and dance shows. The analogue limiters are excellent and I have never had any clipping. I don't have to screw around with the files. My Mix Pre 3 is the original without 32 bit float.

  • @harpreetsinghmoga
    @harpreetsinghmoga 9 днів тому

    Good Information 👍

  • @imaginary-unit
    @imaginary-unit 10 днів тому

    Gay, didn't include any sounds.

  • @rauldude5698
    @rauldude5698 11 днів тому

    I was just having that noise floor problem with my dialogue. This video cleared everything up for me. Thank you so much. Your content is awesome. Super informative

  • @Angzarrr
    @Angzarrr 15 днів тому

    I really would like to streamline my process. I record live video and 16 tracks of audio, mostly speaking. I can record the fader levels in reaper but syncing the video in reaper is a pain. DaVinci resolve syncs great but I don’t know how to get the mixer fader levels into it. So I end up mixing twice.

  • @micomagbemi3014
    @micomagbemi3014 15 днів тому

    Is that ur eq nd compressor on the screen background? Dope😅

  • @hakushiro9910
    @hakushiro9910 17 днів тому

    "the mic im using costs more than you earn net in a month" byebye

  • @seok84
    @seok84 17 днів тому

    I had the h6 this one and some other. I had bought the H6 for the mic pres, but were unusable because the preamp noise floor was just horrible and unusable. I sold it and kept the sony. Sony preamps are better, but still not anything from another world... and worst of all, it has absolutely no bass. This said it is a very, very good reliable recorder I am still using it. Until I get another eecorder this one is the best for the price! Nice review!

  • @danrichman1
    @danrichman1 19 днів тому

    Very helpful. Thanks!

  • @MasonAyresCreative
    @MasonAyresCreative 21 день тому

    Some microphones now that have 32 bit float can't even record loud sounds because their hardware clips out before the software ever does.

  • @plusone.network
    @plusone.network 21 день тому

    L take +1 or null

  • @GodupInc
    @GodupInc 26 днів тому

    103 just seems easier on the ears

  • @billmurray4206
    @billmurray4206 28 днів тому

    If I turn the volume up over 50% on this video, my Beats Pill buzzes constantly. Not a problem with other source audio. Just a thought. Respect ❤

  • @scottalanmiller
    @scottalanmiller Місяць тому

    Good way to look at 32bit recording vs. final usage. Appreciate it.

  • @KicKbyElit3
    @KicKbyElit3 Місяць тому

    I gotta admit, I thought Audio was hard. For Years. Now that I found your channel it all seems so clear - just like my voice recordings thanks to you! Anyways, I'm having issues with my AT2020 picking up S-Sounds way too sharp. The mics distance to my mouth is around 20-30cm, while I feel like 30cm is the maximum range I should go for cause otherwise the reverb is getting way too much. On the other hand, the DeEsser doesn't really help to solve my problem. Does anyone have a suggestion?

  • @deezyk9074
    @deezyk9074 Місяць тому

    Thank You !

  • @christopherrimplington3643
    @christopherrimplington3643 Місяць тому

    can you record dialogue with it? how does it sound in that case?

  • @HelamanGile
    @HelamanGile Місяць тому

    32 bit works fine and daVinci studio lucky

  • @mauriziochina
    @mauriziochina Місяць тому

    The graphic is misleading: the bit should be in the Y and on X the frequency. It is not complicated at all: 32 bit is the information stored at the set frequency. The sound is sampled at 32 bit 44100 times in a second. You have simply more information stored. As a consequence you have more dynamic range. The same for the pictures: more bit depth allows you to have more information stored, so you could recover details in shadows and lights. Always record audio at 32 bit if you can... and always shoot at 14 or 16 bit per channel. More bit = more information. 32 bit gives you the possibility to represent a sound in 4,294,967,296 levels against 24 bit 16,777,216. As a result you can do what you want with loud or too low sounds recorded

  • @batesarch
    @batesarch Місяць тому

    Thanks for sharing your experience. What's the keyboard on your desk?

    • @axk
      @axk Місяць тому

      Thanks for watching! That was a Modal Cobalt8 synth.

  • @TheSpeedyr6
    @TheSpeedyr6 Місяць тому

    440 is better than 103

  • @SilasBeatz
    @SilasBeatz Місяць тому

    🔥🔥

  • @PromortalistinGodmode
    @PromortalistinGodmode Місяць тому

    sillyh design, the metal pop filter blocks way too much sound

  • @PromortalistinGodmode
    @PromortalistinGodmode Місяць тому

    sibilant as hell the lewitt

  • @adikeys
    @adikeys Місяць тому

    Thank you

  • @LewisCostin
    @LewisCostin Місяць тому

    They really aren't that much bigger. And post should know what to do with 32 bit audio. I don't really see any downsides here.

  • @hearheresingapore
    @hearheresingapore Місяць тому

    Excellent video explaining an incredibly useful technique!

  • @TroyNaumu808
    @TroyNaumu808 Місяць тому

    I've been analog since 1966.

  • @mariaandwolfi
    @mariaandwolfi Місяць тому

    I wonder what the best audio levels are for voice and music (plus background music). Just some guideline’s would be great. I try to keep the voice att minus 6db. Background music at minus 28db to minus 35db. And regular music at about -10db if i remember correctly 😅. I totally appreciate your advice.😀

  • @Gman1044
    @Gman1044 Місяць тому

    What about forgetting the mic lead.

  • @BlissfulSample1
    @BlissfulSample1 Місяць тому

    Thank you very much you just saves me 650 euro on a TLM 102 I already own a 440 pure.

  • @user-pz6zm5xt2o
    @user-pz6zm5xt2o Місяць тому

    Should I buy the Tlm 103 or the new Lewitt pure tube?

  • @MDHeleniak
    @MDHeleniak Місяць тому

    I mixed on a 32C back in the day (1979-1980). Love the sound of that console. Fast forward to 2024 ... this is a fantastic plugin for $29. A great plugin for $49. An OK plugin for $69. End of paragraph.

  • @stranger957
    @stranger957 Місяць тому

    Tried this on my recorder and it worked! I'd also add that for loud sources you can use a dynamic microphone and get about 30db of additional headroom.

  • @tralfmusic
    @tralfmusic Місяць тому

    This is one of the best videos I've ever seen on this, and the most concise. Good visual representation too. Thanks!

  • @garycarswell81
    @garycarswell81 2 місяці тому

    knickerbocker glory! Cheers for the video mate, it's just what I was looking for.

  • @huntoriginalmusic-wy2rc
    @huntoriginalmusic-wy2rc 2 місяці тому

    At that price, it needs to sleep with me and master my recordings while I go on holiday

  • @6B26asyGKDo
    @6B26asyGKDo 2 місяці тому

    How is this different than just EQ'ing out the overly hard frequencies......?

    • @axk
      @axk 2 місяці тому

      Some harshness only happens at certain moments, when it would otherwise sound “fine”. So this is a variable way to approach issues like that, where it only reduces that harshness when it happens and leaves the sound alone when it doesn’t.

  • @darcy4143
    @darcy4143 2 місяці тому

    what are the other mics you have used in the past?

  • @gvid1
    @gvid1 2 місяці тому

    hey why is your desktop wallpaper western blots

  • @goncalobaia1574
    @goncalobaia1574 2 місяці тому

    Bro I was going along until you said you were using a Neumann. Dude you don't make a tutorial for beginners and just casually throw in you've got the most expensive mic in the market, most of us have an AT2020 at maximum lmao

    • @axk
      @axk 2 місяці тому

      It’s not about the tools; it’s about the techniques to get the most out of them. My first mic was a used $10 SM58 clone made by Nady. Now I have (among other things) a SM58 that I use all the time. These same ideas can apply to mics in any price range. The TLM103 is hardly the most expensive, and it’s far from the “best” sounding. Just because something is expensive doesn’t make it “the best”…just like something that’s cheap doesn’t make it “the worst”. This particular mic (on my voice) produces sound that balanced “good” in some areas with “could use improvement” in others, and behaves in ways that are a good middle ground between budget friendly mics and high end mics.

    • @servHis221
      @servHis221 15 днів тому

      You literally said so in the video and somehow all dude heard was Neumann. Smh

  • @camsol
    @camsol 2 місяці тому

    As a run and gun film maker, 32bit float has saved countless events for me. One of the most revolutionary things for me.

  • @Youtube_Stole_My_Handle_Too
    @Youtube_Stole_My_Handle_Too 2 місяці тому

    No, there's no more headroom with increased bitrate - only greater resolution. No, 32 bits don't take up enormously more space than 24 bits - in fact, 1/3. Yes, 32 bits make a lot of sense in post-production, especially for multi-channel recordings and when synthetic instruments are in use. If video editing software can't handle it: upgrade. I do realize this is more than two years old and you would say the same today, but this video full of nonsense is still available on UA-cam.

  • @ArpitGandhiMusic
    @ArpitGandhiMusic 2 місяці тому

    Your processing is amazing - can you share what your process chain in?

  • @brennyC
    @brennyC 2 місяці тому

    @Alex Knickerbocker What about 64-bit float which Studio One now provides? Would you be able to make a video about 64-bit floating point?

  • @our_roadtrip
    @our_roadtrip 2 місяці тому

    I disagree. Especially two years later. 32bit float is superior in every way.