269: My Thoughts on "Buy it For Life"

08/08/21 • 32 min

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On episode 269 of the BSP, I discuss my thoughts on the philosophy of “buy it for life” where you purchase high quality items that will last your entire life, and instead of replacing you repair. I also use the new Presonus Revelator iO24. Subscribe to the full audio podcast at http://www.bandrewsays.com Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links): Shure SM7b: https://geni.us/shuresm7b Yellowtek Boom Arm: https://www.yellowtec.com/mika.html Presonus Revelator iO24: https://imp.i114863.net/io24 Sennheiser HD650: https://geni.us/sennhd650 As an amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases. Twitter: @bandrewsays Ask Questions: https://www.askbandrew.com Merch; https://teespring.com/stores/podcastage-store Discord: http://www.podcastage.com/discord 00:00 - Intro 00:57 - Just hanging out 01:30 - Buy it For Life 12:15 - Entry Level BIFL Items 22:00 - Applying BIFL to Non-BIFL Items 25:30 - Presonus Revelator IO24 26:40 - WYHTS: Rent Mics Before Buying 28:10 - WYHTS: Other Match EQ Options 29:15 - WYHTS: Rode NT-452? 31:00 - Outro

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268: Almost Banned From Amazon Affiliates, Audio Technica AT2040, and more

On episode 268 of the BSP, I discuss why I was almost banned from the Amazon Affiliate program and what you can do to avoid the same issue. I also use the brand new Audio Technica AT2040. Subscribe to the full audio podcast at http://www.bandrewsays.com Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links): Audio Technica AT2040: https://geni.us/at2040 Yellowtek Boom Arm: https://www.yellowtec.com/mika.html Universal Audio x8: https://imp.i114863.net/zMg2r Sennheiser HD650: https://geni.us/sennhd650 As an amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases. Twitter: @bandrewsays Ask Questions: https://www.askbandrew.com Merch; https://teespring.com/stores/podcastage-store Discord: http://www.podcastage.com/discord 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Amazon Affiliate Risk of Being Banned 06:30 - My Solution to the Issue 09:30 - What Can You Do? 11:45 - Audio Technica AT2040 14:30 - Ask Bandrew 15:25 - Voice Submission 1 16:45 - How to Pick a Microphone for Your Voice? 20:00 - How to Make Different Microphones Sound the Same? 25:45 - Email 2 26:20 - How To Make My Mic Louder for In Game Use? 29:15 - Email 3 30:45 - What is the Rode NT-452 ?!?!? 32:55 - I don’t think Rode will copy the Neumann TLM103. 37:00 - Outro

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270: The SM7b Labeled a Streamer Microphone? and Other Questions

On episode 270 of the BSP, I discuss the Rodecaster Pro ducking feature, Why down mixing to mono leads to more noise in OBS, why I use cheap boom arms in my reviews, if the SM7b being labeled a streaming microphone is offensive or infuriating, and then I poorly answer some other technical questions. Subscribe to the full audio podcast at http://www.bandrewsays.com Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links): Telefunken TF51: https://imp.i114863.net/tf51 Hakan P110 Pop Filter: https://imp.i114863.net/Za2Ag Elgato LP Boom Arm: https://www.elgato.com/en/wave-mic-arm-lp Elgato WaveXLR: https://geni.us/wavexlr Sennheiser HD650: https://geni.us/sennhd650 As an amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases. Twitter: @bandrewsays Ask Questions: https://www.askbandrew.com Merch; https://teespring.com/stores/podcastage-store Discord: http://www.podcastage.com/discord 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - Elgato WaveXLR 03:10 - Elgato Low Profile Boom Arm 06:30 - Ask Bandrew 07:25 - Voice Submission 1 08:05 - Rodecaster Pro Ducking Feature

John's Video on Ducking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn5T7PyaSNc

10:00 - Voice Submission 2 12:20 - Why is Channel 1 Quiet & Channel 2 is Noisy? 15:15 - Voice Submission 3 16:30 - Why Do I Use Cheap Boom Arms? 19:15 - Voice Submission 4 24:15 - Condenser Over Dynamic is Controversial? 25:15 - Downsizing Audio Setup? 26:44 - The SM7B is a Streaming Microphone? 31:44 - Is the Barrier of Entry to Streaming Rising? 34:30 - Voice Submission 5 35:05 - What’s a Hum Elimator and Variable Attenuator? 36:55 - Outro