The SM7b Is a Waste of Money | How To Properly Use the SM7b (BSP-212)

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.

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Manley Reference Cardioid:
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00:00 - Intro
00:13 - JayzTwoCents SM7b Mic Fail
* Jayz Video:
03:01 - How To Setup the SM7b
05:19 - Close Talking the SM7b vs. Far Talking the SM7b
08:09 - What Can We Learn From JayzTwoCents?
10:50 - Bandrew You’re Just an SM7b Fan Boy, REEEEE!
11:49 - It’s Just a Mistake
13:07 - Conclusion (Do Not Hate on Jay)
13:59 - Manley Reference Cardioid
15:19 - WYHTS: "Bandrew You’re So Smart" - Sound Speeds
16:38 - WYHTS: Could Honey Be Why Amazon Cut Affiliate %?
20:03 - WYHTS: Affiliate Links are Unethical?
22:30 - WYHTS: You Don’t Touch Anything While Recording!
24:30 - WYHTS: Recording Engineer Cringes at Lady Gaga
26:08 - Ask Bandrew (
26:43 - Email 1
27:14 - Thoughts on Audio Gear Price Inflation
28:52 - Email 2
30:21 - Thoughts on Nvidia RTX Voice De-noise
31:28 - Voice Submission 1
32:34 - Most Comfortable Sub $150 Headphones
34:44 -Voice Submission 2 (redacted)
35:08 - Voice Submission 3
35:49 - Is the Samson Q2u Better via USB or XLR?
37:10 - Outro

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