January 7, 2025 • 61 mins
Beers for this Show
Saint Bernardus - Christmas Ale https://www.sintbernardus.be/en/brewery/our-beers/stbernardus-christmas-ale-en
AudioSigma -
https://audiosigma.com/podmobile/
https://audiosigma.com/mikeherodsp/
https://audiosigma.com/mikeheroclassic/
John's Gear
Mic - Rode XDM-100 https://rode.com/en-us/microphones/usb/xdm-100?srsltid=AfmBOooDOwpM2HQeVpU0pcwZW-0xY6zPK9U35adkm1Tdj6IeWpH2KkQd
Shockmount - Rode PSM1 https://rode.com/en-us/accessories/shock-mounts/psm1?srsltid=AfmBOorDku_THsyJnDym1JU_hJXfCmUNL0148qu_ffGI3rXuvo6uVR8q
Stand - Gator Frameworks GFW-MIC-0821 https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MicStdDeskBF--gator-frameworks-gfw-mic-0821-compact-base-bass-drum-and-amp-mic-stand
Kris' Gear
Mixer - Rodecaster Pro 2 https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Rodecaster2--rode-rodecaster-pro-ii-podcast-production-console
Mic - ElectroVoice RE 20 https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/RE20Blk--electro-voice-re20-dynamic-broadcast-microphone-with-variable-d-black
Shockmount - Auray SSM-BC10 https://www.aurayaudio.com/product/7042/Auray-SSM_BC10-Microphone-Suspension-Shockmount-(Black-Matte)
Stand - Blue Compass https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BlueCompass--blue-microphones-compass-boom-arm
Opening intro and outro "Lets Run for It" by the Denotes https://www.free-stock-music.com/the-denotes-let-us-run-for-it.html
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Transcript
Episode Transcript
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MUSIC
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Hey everybody, welcome to Beer and Gear. This is a different episode. I'm going to be flying
solo. John is out on a well-earned vacation with his family. So let's start with a beer
and then we'll get into what the episode is about. This was a Christmas gift from my folks.
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This is St. Bernard's Christmas Ale. I have not had this one before. They found this at World Market.
That is a really great place to find some selections of beer. That for me is where I find my
selection typically of the Trappist beers that I've had on the show. So let's go through the blurb
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and then we will pop the cork on this bottle and see what this tastes like. St. Bernard's Christmas
Ale is, as the name implies, a typical winter beer. This dark beer is filled with winter cheer and
feels like Christmas in a bottle. Warm, cozy, and really inviting to enjoy together with friends or
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family. St. Bernard's Christmas Ale takes on a splendid dark brown color that is topped off with
a cream-colored layer of froth. It's an intensely dark beer with a full yet slightly fruity flavor,
overflowing with the taste of winter and zesty seasonal aromas. Aniseed? Is that what that says?
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Yeah. Aniseed notes are complemented by hints of creamy caramel and fire-roasted chestnuts. This
zestiness shows no signs of abating, pushing through to a magnificent finish of dried fruits
and chocolate. In the heart of the West Flemish Hop district, we brew a truly inspiring beer that
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fancies a lot of beer lovers. Special top fermented dark and light beers have been produced in our
establishment ever since 1946, and they are acclaimed as the best in the world. It's your
heavenly nectar within reach. These guys are out of Belgium. I don't see anything on here that
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specifically labels it as a Trappist. So that's okay though. It is an ale and it is 10% by volume.
So I'm gonna attempt to pop the top without breaking anything or spilling it, and let's
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see what we've got. Come on now. Oh yeah, that's a good one. And I have a wonderfully frosty mug.
Oh that. That looks amazing. That sounds amazing. Let that head drop a little bit. I will give it
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a try. Smells good. Made me a little nervous when they were talking about some of the fruits,
but it's not bad. Let's give this a taste. Okay. Okay. That's, that's not bad. That's not bad. I
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don't know if I get any of the chocolate. I get a little bit of the dried fruit on the end,
kind of the aftertaste. It's got a really nice dark brown color. Makes me think of, well now I'm
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gonna put myself on the spot and not be able to remember my beer. Oh, that's bad that I can't
remember my beer. Newcastle, thank you. Thank you Brain for waking up. The color is very similar
to Newcastle Brownelle if you've ever had that. I think I'm gonna have no problem finishing this
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bottle off myself. So thank you mom and dad. Never hurts to get a good beer from your folks
for Christmas. So let's transition into what the show is about. This is a continuation of
our previous podcast, episode 23. This is continuing with audio Sigma equipment. I am
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testing it now for you to hear against my collection of microphones. Once we get through
you hearing the various microphones, I will have a confession to make. Probably before I get to the
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end that will come out and then I will just pick that up. But let's not delay this anymore and let's
get into audio Sigma. Okay, so we are starting off with the mic hero. I currently have it connected
to my Electro Voice RE320. The gain on the mic hero is at about 11 o'clock. The RE320 you can
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pick up for $299. This was the first mic I ever bought for podcasting. I absolutely love it. I do
have the vocal switch on the 320 set to flat. I don't want the microphone to color the audio in
any way. I want you to hear any potential changes to come directly from the mic hero. Right now I
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have the mic hero set to normal for both the high pass filter and the EQ. So we'll start with
demonstrating high pass filter right now is in the normal position. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Now we will move the high
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pass filter to the second setting. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which
has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. Now we'll move it to the last setting for high pass. On the
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basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a
position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Now we'll reset the high pass filter back to normal and start with the EQ on the normal setting. On
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the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Now we'll move to EQ position one. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
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points on a rigid body by means of measurements. And last we will move to EQ position number two.
On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
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Now I'm going to reset back to the normal EQ. Okay, there we have it. And now I'm going to
switch out to the probably the RE-20. Okay, we are now on the Electro Voice RE-20. I did have to
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increase the gain to about 12 o'clock. That just has again to do with the difference in the output
of the mic. The 20 is not quite as hot as the 320. To my knowledge, that has to do with the
difference in the magnets in the two microphones. I do have the vocal switch set to flat again,
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so that we don't color any of the audio coming out of the microphone. And again,
the mic hero is set to normal for EQ and for high pass filter. Again, I will be reading the
same excerpt from Special Relativity. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
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which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, now I'm going to move the high pass
filter to setting one. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has
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been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. Now I'm going to move the high pass filter to the second
setting. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are
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also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of
measurements. All right, now I'm going to move it back to normal for the high pass, and we will
start the EQ on normal. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has
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been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. Now I will move the EQ to the first setting. On the basis of
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the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. And now I
will move the EQ to the second setting. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
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which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. Now I will reset the settings for EQ. We are back to normal
on the EQ, normal on the high pass filter. And I will switch out to, I guess I'll try the go ahead
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and just complete the family set here and we will go to the 27 ND. All right, we are now on the
Electro Voice RE27 ND. I have high pass and EQ set to normal. I have my gain right about 12 o'clock.
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There's three vocal switches, as I'm going to call them on this microphone. All three are set to flat.
Again, we don't want anything in the mic to color the audio. And if you're interested in this
particular microphone, it will set you back $499. It's again, a really great microphone, very bright
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in the reproduction. You'll see this used on the Kal and Kal Herd show. If you were curious as to
what this mic might look like. So let me get back to Albert and you can hear how that sounds on this
microphone. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated,
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we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body
by means of measurements. All right, now I will move the high pass filter to position one. On the
basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a
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position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Now I will move the high pass filter to position number two. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
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distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, let me reset back to
normal and we will go through the EQ. Again, this is EQ set to normal. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
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distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, let me move the
EQ to position number one. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has
been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. All right, now I will move the EQ to position number two.
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On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
All right, let me set the EQ back to normal and then now I will switch out to the HIL-PR40. All
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right, we are now on the HIL-PR40. This, I believe, was the second mic I ever bought. Anybody out
there who gets into audio like this, you kind of realize that once you buy one mic, you kind of
want all the mics, just kind of the nature of developing a hobby like this. This particular mic
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runs about 350 bucks. It's a really good mic. I'd have no problem recommending it to anybody. I have
it hooked up now with the mic hero. The gain is at about 12 o'clock and I have the high-pass filter
and the EQ currently set to normal. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
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which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, now I'm going to change the high-pass
filter to setting number one. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
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which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, and now I will move it to high-pass filter
number two. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
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in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Okay, so now I will reset the high-pass filter to normal. There we go. And the EQ is set to normal.
On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in
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a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Now I will move the EQ to EQ number one. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
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points on a rigid body by means of measurements. And finally, I will move the EQ to the second
position. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
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Now let me reset the EQ back to normal. There we go. And I am going to switch now to the SM7B.
Okay, we are now on the SM7B. This is again another very popular podcast mic. Definitely
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you'll see this particular mic if you are a fan of Joe Rogan and you watch any of his video. This
particular mic currently runs $359. There is a slightly newer model, the SM7DB that does have
some additional gain built into the microphone that currently runs $449. On this particular mic,
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I have everything set to flat and the mic hero gain is probably right about, I'd say between one
and two o'clock to try to get it to match up to the other mics. Again, we have high pass filter
is flat and the EQ, I'm sorry, is set to normal and the EQ is also set to normal. On the basis of the
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physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right,
now I will move the high pass filter to position number one. On the basis of the physical interpretation
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of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Now I will move the high pass filter to high pass
filter two. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
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in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Now I will reset the high pass filter back to normal. So we are normal on high pass filter and
normal on the EQ. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been
indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body
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by means of measurements. Okay, now I will move the EQ to position number one. On the basis of
the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. And last,
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I will move it to EQ position number two. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, let me reset the EQ back to normal. And now I'm going to
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switch to the Rode Procaster. All right, we are now on the Rode Procaster. In fairness, I don't have
a good pop filter for this mic, so I'm doing the best I can to try not to cause plosives. This mic
is a really good mic. Rode makes some quality product. This mic runs $229. I would have no
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problem recommending this to somebody as a first time microphone if you're getting into podcasting.
I have the mic hero again with the high pass filter and the EQ set to normal. On the basis of
the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
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establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right,
now I will move the high pass filter to position number one. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, and now to move
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the high pass filter to position number two. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Now I will reset the high pass filter back to
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normal. Okay, so we are now back to normal on the high pass filter, and we are at normal on the EQ.
On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
All right, now I will move the EQ to position number one. On the basis of the physical
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interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. And last, I will move the EQ
to position number two. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has
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been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. All right, let me reset us back to normal on the EQ, and then
now last I am going to switch to the condenser mic that I have. That is the Lewitt LCT 440 Pure.
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All right, we are now on the Lewitt LCT 440 Pure. This currently is the only condenser
microphone that I own. I must admit that I absolutely love the sound of this microphone.
No bells and whistles, just plug it in and go. Just the sound is beautiful to my ears,
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but I realize that I really don't have a great space for quieting down a condenser the way that
you need to, so apologize in advance. I do have the Mike Hero with the gain at about between 9
and 10 o'clock, with the high pass filter and the EQ both set back to normal. Oh, by the way,
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this mic, if you want it, will run you about $249. It's a really great price, in my opinion,
for such a high quality condenser microphone, and you can also pick up its little brother,
the 240 for $140. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been
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indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body
by means of measurements. Now I will move the high pass filter to position number one. On the
basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position
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to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right,
now we will move the high pass filter to position number two. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, let me reset
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the high pass filter back to normal. So now we are high pass filter normal EQ normal. On the basis
of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay,
let me now switch the EQ to position number one. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
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distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. And last now I will move the EQ to position number
two. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
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in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
All right, let me switch the EQ back to normal. There we go. So that is every mic that I have to
test against the Mike Hero. You obviously won't hear this after the edit, but I'm going to take
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a second here, I am going to switch out from the Mike Hero to the Pod Mobile. And then I'm going
to go through the same microphones, reading the same excerpt. All right, we are now back with the
Pod Mobile. Again, I am starting with the Electro Voice RE320. The vocal switch is still set to
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flat. I have the gain on the Pod Mobile at about 12 o'clock. And I also have EQ off and denoise off.
That is one of the differences here that you don't specifically have a switch for high pass. So we
will go with these in the off position. I'm going to read the same excerpt from Special Relativity.
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And again, I will go through all of the different microphones reading this same excerpt, so that you
can hear the differences and make the choice for yourself. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, I'm now going to go
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to the first level of EQ that turns the light green. On the basis of the physical interpretation
of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, now I'm going to change the EQ to
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level two, which turns our light amber. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, I'm going to move the EQ to the next
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level, which turns the light red. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, I'm now going to reset EQ back to off,
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and so now we are EQ off, D noise off. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, I'm now going to turn on the first
level of D noise, which turns our indicator green. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
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distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, now I'm going to move the D noise to
the third level, which turns the light red. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
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points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, now we are going to move the D noise
to the third level, which turns the light red. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, I'm now going to adjust the D noise to
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the last level, which turns the light blue. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, I'm back. I'm now on the ElectroVoice RE20.
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Again, the vocal switch is flat. I have my gain at about, I guess it's between 12 o'clock and 1 to
try to hit the same levels as the other mics. Again, I have the EQ and the D noise are both off,
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and we will get started. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has
been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, now I'm going to set the EQ to the first level. On the
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basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position
to establish the distance between points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, now we
will go to the level two on the EQ. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which
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has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. And now I will go to the third level of EQ. On the basis of the
physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
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establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay,
I'm now going to turn the EQ back off. So we are EQ off D noise off. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
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distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, I'm going to turn on
the first level of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has
been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, I'm now go to level two of D noise. On the basis of the
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physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay,
I'll now go to the third level of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
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points on a rigid body by means of measurements. And now I will go to level four of D noise. On
the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
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Okay, I'm going to turn the D noise off. All right, so now that those are off, I am going to
switch over to the RE27. Okay, we are now switched over to the 27ND. I have the switches on the
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microphone again, still set to flat. I have the gain on the pod mobile, a little bit between 12
o'clock and one o'clock. The pod mobile is currently set to EQ off and D noise off. And we
will go back to Albert. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has
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been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, I will now turn on the first level of EQ. On the basis
of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, now
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level two of the EQ. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated,
we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by
means of measurements. Okay, and I will now go to the third level of EQ. On the basis of the physical
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interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, I'm now going to turn
the EQ back off. So we were back to EQ off, D noise off. On the basis of the physical interpretation
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of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, I'm now turning on the first level
of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
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in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Okay, and now moving the D noise to level two. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, we will now go to the third level of
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D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Okay, and we will now go to the last level of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation
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of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, let me turn the D noise off. Okay, so we
are back to EQ off D noise off. And now I'm going to switch to the PR 40. Okay, we are now on the
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Hile PR 40. No switches on this one to worry about. And the gain is sitting right about 12 o'clock. I
have the EQ and the D noise currently set off. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
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distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, I'm going to set the EQ to the first level.
On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
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in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
All right, now I will adjust the EQ to the second level. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
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distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, now we will move the
EQ to the third level. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been
indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body
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by means of measurements. Okay, let me turn the EQ back off. There we go. So now we are no EQ,
no D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been
indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body
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by means of measurements. Okay, now I'm going to set the D noise to the first level. On the basis
of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, now I
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will move the D noise to the second level. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, now I will move the D noise to the third level. On the
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basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position
to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay,
and now I will move the D noise to the fourth setting. On the basis of the physical interpretation
of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
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two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, let me turn that back. Yep, so there we go.
EQ is off, D noise is off, and now I am going to transition to the SM7B. Okay, so we are now
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switched over to the SM7B. Again, I have both vocal switches set to flat, so we don't do any
additional coloration. I have the Pod Mobile set to about one o'clock to try to get the gain to
bring the level up with the other mics. I do love this mic. This is a staple on shows like Joe
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Rogan. So let's let's get started. Alright, here we go. I have, again, this is no EQ, no D noise on
the Pod Mobile. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been
indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body
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by means of measurements. Alright, now I'll set the EQ to level one. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish
the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, so now I will adjust
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the EQ to level two. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated,
we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by
means of measurements. Okay, and now we will set the EQ to level three. On the basis of the physical
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interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, let me turn the EQ
off. Alright, so we are back to no EQ, no D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
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distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, now I will go to the first level of D noise.
On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
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Alright, and now we will go to level two of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation
of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Alright, now we will go to level three of D noise.
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On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Alright, and now we will go to the fourth level of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation
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of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Alright, let me reset. So yeah, we are now back to
no EQ, no D noise. And so I'm now going to transition to the Rode Procaster. Okay, we are back on the
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Rode Procaster. I have the gain at about 11 o'clock, and I have EQ off and D noise off. On the basis
of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, turn on
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the first level of EQ. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been
indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by
means of measurements. Okay, let's go to level two of EQ. On the basis of the physical interpretation
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of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, and then now we will go to the third level
of EQ. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
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in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Okay, let's reset this back. No EQ, no D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
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points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, and then now we will go to the first
level of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been
indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body
by means of measurements. Okay, now we will go to the second level of D noise. On the basis of the
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physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish
the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, let's go to the third
level of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated,
we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of
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measurements. Okay, and now let's go to the fourth level of D noise. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, let's roll back. So
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now we are back to no EQ, no D noise. And then now I'm going to switch over to the Luit 440 Pure,
my condenser microphone. All right, so we are now on the Luit 440 Pure. I have the gain at about
nine o'clock. Again, this mic no switches, nothing to worry about there. So everything you're hearing
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is unfortunately the sound of my closet, because that is my recording studio. But this does have a
very low self noise level, I believe of about nine dB. So I will be a little bit quiet, so you can
kind of hear essentially what is just the sound of the room before we start reading again. Okay,
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I have the EQ and the D noise off currently. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, and then now we will go to the first level
of EQ. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we're also
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in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Okay, now we will go to level two of EQ. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay so now we will go to
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the third level of EQ. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance
which has been indicated we are also in a position to establish the distance
between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay let's reset
back to no EQ no D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance
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which has been indicated we are also in a position to establish the distance
between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Alright let's go
to the first level of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
distance which has been indicated we are also in a position to establish the
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distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Alright
now let's go to level two of D noise. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance which has been indicated we are also in a position
to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of
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measurements. Okay let's go to level three of D noise. On the basis of the
physical interpretation of distance which has been indicated we are also in
a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by
means of measurements. Alright let's go to the fourth level of D noise. On the
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basis of the physical interpretation of distance which has been indicated we are
also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid
body by means of measurements. Okay let's reset. So now we are back to no EQ no D
noise and I'm now going to switch to a bonus microphone. I will explain here in
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just a moment. Okay so we are on the bonus microphone as I'm calling it. I
have to make a confession. I have gas not the gas that you may be thinking of.
Gear acquisition syndrome. I had some Christmas money burning a hole in my
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pocket. This microphone went on sale for $99 and in my weakness I gave it and I
bought it. This is now my second condenser microphone. It's also a Lewitt. It is the
little brother to the 440 that I was just speaking on. This is the 240 Pro. I
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have the gain on the Podmobile set to about 10 o'clock and we'll see how this
sounds to everybody. Okay I have it set now that we are no EQ no D noise. On the
basis of the physical interpretation of distance which has been indicated we are
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also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid
body by means of measurements. Okay let's go to the first level of EQ. On the
basis of the physical interpretation of distance which has been indicated we are
also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid
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body by means of measurements. Okay let's now go to the second level of EQ. On the
basis of the physical interpretation of distance which has been indicated we are
also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid
body by means of measurements. Alright let's go to the third level of EQ. On the
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basis of the physical interpretation of distance which has been indicated we are
also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid
body by means of measurements. Okay let's go back to no EQ no D noise. On the
basis of the physical interpretation of distance which has been indicated we are
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also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid
body by means of measurements. Okay now let's go to the first level of D noise.
On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance which has
been indicated we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay now let's go to level
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two of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance
which has been indicated we are also in a position to establish the distance
between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay let's go now
to the third level of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation
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of distance which has been indicated we are also in a position to establish the
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay and
then now we are going to the fourth level of D noise. On the basis of the
physical interpretation of distance which has been indicated we are also in
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a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by
means of measurements. Okay let me reset it back. Okay so we are now back to no EQ
no D noise and this concludes the portion of the show that I have now
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officially shown off all the microphones that I have. I obviously have really bad
gas. There's already the dark side to getting into a hobby. For me is turned
into a new version of gas. I've always had that on the IT side of things now I
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have developed it on the AV side of things. I don't know that there's a cure
for it other than you have to just completely get out of what you're doing.
So be aware that if you decide to go down this rabbit hole you probably will
develop gas too and you may already have some form of it depending on what your
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hobbies are who knows. So again if you're thinking about getting into podcasting
if you're thinking about possibly voiceover I think you'll find that the
audio Sigma gear is perfect for what you want to do. If you're not wanting to
spend a lot of money up front get that mic hero classic $199. You can get some
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great microphones as well in that hundred to two hundred dollar range. So
again you can keep your initial investment pretty low as you try to
determine how serious you want to be with this. I would recommend that you
spend the extra $89 go up to $289 and get the mic hero DSP just
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becomes the additional features that it brings to the table. I think it's I think
it's a really good sweet spot. If you know you're gonna have one other person
with you all the time then that's what Pod Mobile really comes in. You've got
that second XLR on that and you now the two of you can be in the same location
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and talk and you can still bring people in remotely however you're choosing to
do that. You know Fernando has really put together some great products. Again
these opinions are our opinions. Fernando's not paying for this. There's
no kickback for Fernando other than you hearing this, you agreeing with our
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opinion and you going out and buying a piece of audio Sigma gear. I know
Fernando would certainly love it. If you're feeling generous buy all three. I
know Fernando would go over that. I would too that would be great. Would love to
see audio Sigma continue to grow and to see what future projects he may already
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have in his head that he would love to get into development. Fernando again I
can't say thank you enough. The customer service that you've shown, the amazing
product. It just is adding to my my gas but that just comes with developing a
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really nice hobby. So again go out and get you an audio Sigma piece of hardware.
Get you a good mic and start recording some great stuff. Get it out there in the
world and who knows what could happen for you. So again audio Sigma amazing
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hardware. We highly highly highly recommend it. Can't recommend it enough.
Great job Fernando. Appreciate what you're doing. Keep up the hard work man.
And then we will transition to boosts. I'm afraid this time around there are no
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boosts. Yeah I know that means that Jason is falling down on his segment but in all
fairness he's been in Chicago for Christmas in New Year's and visiting
family. We're gonna give him a pass. No big deal. He will be back for the future.
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Would love to eventually have him come back on another episode of Being Gear.
We've got some other folks that we would love to potentially line up as well.
Every now and then throw somebody in let them come speak on their experiences
and their expertise. And again I hope everybody had a great Christmas and a
good New Year's and we'll be back in two weeks with our next show and John will
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be back so it'll be great to not have to do this on my own. See you everybody.
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Hey everybody. Back real quick. I needed to make an addendum to this show as I
was going through the edit process I realized that I said that Jason Cort and
his family is in Chicago. That is inaccurate. They are actually in
Michigan visiting family in the Holland area. I would assume I just saw my
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bear's helmet here on the desk with me and somehow Michigan didn't come out
instead it was Chicago. So just wanted to get that corrected. I know they had a
great time in Michigan seeing family and we will catch y'all in the next episode.
No it can't be over already. Yep okay we are done. I could not have done better
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than that podcast.
MUSIC
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Hey everybody, welcome to Beer and Gear. This is a different episode. I'm going to be flying
solo. John is out on a well-earned vacation with his family. So let's start with a beer
and then we'll get into what the episode is about. This was a Christmas gift from my folks.
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This is St. Bernard's Christmas Ale. I have not had this one before. They found this at World Market.
That is a really great place to find some selections of beer. That for me is where I find my
selection typically of the Trappist beers that I've had on the show. So let's go through the blurb
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and then we will pop the cork on this bottle and see what this tastes like. St. Bernard's Christmas
Ale is, as the name implies, a typical winter beer. This dark beer is filled with winter cheer and
feels like Christmas in a bottle. Warm, cozy, and really inviting to enjoy together with friends or
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family. St. Bernard's Christmas Ale takes on a splendid dark brown color that is topped off with
a cream-colored layer of froth. It's an intensely dark beer with a full yet slightly fruity flavor,
overflowing with the taste of winter and zesty seasonal aromas. Aniseed? Is that what that says?
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Yeah. Aniseed notes are complemented by hints of creamy caramel and fire-roasted chestnuts. This
zestiness shows no signs of abating, pushing through to a magnificent finish of dried fruits
and chocolate. In the heart of the West Flemish Hop district, we brew a truly inspiring beer that
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fancies a lot of beer lovers. Special top fermented dark and light beers have been produced in our
establishment ever since 1946, and they are acclaimed as the best in the world. It's your
heavenly nectar within reach. These guys are out of Belgium. I don't see anything on here that
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specifically labels it as a Trappist. So that's okay though. It is an ale and it is 10% by volume.
So I'm gonna attempt to pop the top without breaking anything or spilling it, and let's
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see what we've got. Come on now. Oh yeah, that's a good one. And I have a wonderfully frosty mug.
Oh that. That looks amazing. That sounds amazing. Let that head drop a little bit. I will give it
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a try. Smells good. Made me a little nervous when they were talking about some of the fruits,
but it's not bad. Let's give this a taste. Okay. Okay. That's, that's not bad. That's not bad. I
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don't know if I get any of the chocolate. I get a little bit of the dried fruit on the end,
kind of the aftertaste. It's got a really nice dark brown color. Makes me think of, well now I'm
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gonna put myself on the spot and not be able to remember my beer. Oh, that's bad that I can't
remember my beer. Newcastle, thank you. Thank you Brain for waking up. The color is very similar
to Newcastle Brownelle if you've ever had that. I think I'm gonna have no problem finishing this
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bottle off myself. So thank you mom and dad. Never hurts to get a good beer from your folks
for Christmas. So let's transition into what the show is about. This is a continuation of
our previous podcast, episode 23. This is continuing with audio Sigma equipment. I am
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testing it now for you to hear against my collection of microphones. Once we get through
you hearing the various microphones, I will have a confession to make. Probably before I get to the
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end that will come out and then I will just pick that up. But let's not delay this anymore and let's
get into audio Sigma. Okay, so we are starting off with the mic hero. I currently have it connected
to my Electro Voice RE320. The gain on the mic hero is at about 11 o'clock. The RE320 you can
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pick up for $299. This was the first mic I ever bought for podcasting. I absolutely love it. I do
have the vocal switch on the 320 set to flat. I don't want the microphone to color the audio in
any way. I want you to hear any potential changes to come directly from the mic hero. Right now I
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have the mic hero set to normal for both the high pass filter and the EQ. So we'll start with
demonstrating high pass filter right now is in the normal position. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Now we will move the high
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pass filter to the second setting. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which
has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. Now we'll move it to the last setting for high pass. On the
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basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a
position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Now we'll reset the high pass filter back to normal and start with the EQ on the normal setting. On
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the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Now we'll move to EQ position one. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
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points on a rigid body by means of measurements. And last we will move to EQ position number two.
On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
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Now I'm going to reset back to the normal EQ. Okay, there we have it. And now I'm going to
switch out to the probably the RE-20. Okay, we are now on the Electro Voice RE-20. I did have to
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increase the gain to about 12 o'clock. That just has again to do with the difference in the output
of the mic. The 20 is not quite as hot as the 320. To my knowledge, that has to do with the
difference in the magnets in the two microphones. I do have the vocal switch set to flat again,
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so that we don't color any of the audio coming out of the microphone. And again,
the mic hero is set to normal for EQ and for high pass filter. Again, I will be reading the
same excerpt from Special Relativity. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
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which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, now I'm going to move the high pass
filter to setting one. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has
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been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. Now I'm going to move the high pass filter to the second
setting. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are
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also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of
measurements. All right, now I'm going to move it back to normal for the high pass, and we will
start the EQ on normal. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has
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been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. Now I will move the EQ to the first setting. On the basis of
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the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. And now I
will move the EQ to the second setting. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
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which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. Now I will reset the settings for EQ. We are back to normal
on the EQ, normal on the high pass filter. And I will switch out to, I guess I'll try the go ahead
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and just complete the family set here and we will go to the 27 ND. All right, we are now on the
Electro Voice RE27 ND. I have high pass and EQ set to normal. I have my gain right about 12 o'clock.
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There's three vocal switches, as I'm going to call them on this microphone. All three are set to flat.
Again, we don't want anything in the mic to color the audio. And if you're interested in this
particular microphone, it will set you back $499. It's again, a really great microphone, very bright
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in the reproduction. You'll see this used on the Kal and Kal Herd show. If you were curious as to
what this mic might look like. So let me get back to Albert and you can hear how that sounds on this
microphone. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated,
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we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body
by means of measurements. All right, now I will move the high pass filter to position one. On the
basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a
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position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Now I will move the high pass filter to position number two. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
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distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, let me reset back to
normal and we will go through the EQ. Again, this is EQ set to normal. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
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distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, let me move the
EQ to position number one. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has
been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. All right, now I will move the EQ to position number two.
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On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
All right, let me set the EQ back to normal and then now I will switch out to the HIL-PR40. All
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right, we are now on the HIL-PR40. This, I believe, was the second mic I ever bought. Anybody out
there who gets into audio like this, you kind of realize that once you buy one mic, you kind of
want all the mics, just kind of the nature of developing a hobby like this. This particular mic
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runs about 350 bucks. It's a really good mic. I'd have no problem recommending it to anybody. I have
it hooked up now with the mic hero. The gain is at about 12 o'clock and I have the high-pass filter
and the EQ currently set to normal. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
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which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, now I'm going to change the high-pass
filter to setting number one. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
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which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, and now I will move it to high-pass filter
number two. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
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in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Okay, so now I will reset the high-pass filter to normal. There we go. And the EQ is set to normal.
On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in
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a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Now I will move the EQ to EQ number one. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
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points on a rigid body by means of measurements. And finally, I will move the EQ to the second
position. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
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Now let me reset the EQ back to normal. There we go. And I am going to switch now to the SM7B.
Okay, we are now on the SM7B. This is again another very popular podcast mic. Definitely
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you'll see this particular mic if you are a fan of Joe Rogan and you watch any of his video. This
particular mic currently runs $359. There is a slightly newer model, the SM7DB that does have
some additional gain built into the microphone that currently runs $449. On this particular mic,
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I have everything set to flat and the mic hero gain is probably right about, I'd say between one
and two o'clock to try to get it to match up to the other mics. Again, we have high pass filter
is flat and the EQ, I'm sorry, is set to normal and the EQ is also set to normal. On the basis of the
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physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right,
now I will move the high pass filter to position number one. On the basis of the physical interpretation
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of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Now I will move the high pass filter to high pass
filter two. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
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in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Now I will reset the high pass filter back to normal. So we are normal on high pass filter and
normal on the EQ. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been
indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body
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by means of measurements. Okay, now I will move the EQ to position number one. On the basis of
the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. And last,
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I will move it to EQ position number two. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, let me reset the EQ back to normal. And now I'm going to
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switch to the Rode Procaster. All right, we are now on the Rode Procaster. In fairness, I don't have
a good pop filter for this mic, so I'm doing the best I can to try not to cause plosives. This mic
is a really good mic. Rode makes some quality product. This mic runs $229. I would have no
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problem recommending this to somebody as a first time microphone if you're getting into podcasting.
I have the mic hero again with the high pass filter and the EQ set to normal. On the basis of
the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
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establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right,
now I will move the high pass filter to position number one. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, and now to move
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the high pass filter to position number two. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Now I will reset the high pass filter back to
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normal. Okay, so we are now back to normal on the high pass filter, and we are at normal on the EQ.
On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
All right, now I will move the EQ to position number one. On the basis of the physical
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interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. And last, I will move the EQ
to position number two. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has
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been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. All right, let me reset us back to normal on the EQ, and then
now last I am going to switch to the condenser mic that I have. That is the Lewitt LCT 440 Pure.
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All right, we are now on the Lewitt LCT 440 Pure. This currently is the only condenser
microphone that I own. I must admit that I absolutely love the sound of this microphone.
No bells and whistles, just plug it in and go. Just the sound is beautiful to my ears,
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but I realize that I really don't have a great space for quieting down a condenser the way that
you need to, so apologize in advance. I do have the Mike Hero with the gain at about between 9
and 10 o'clock, with the high pass filter and the EQ both set back to normal. Oh, by the way,
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this mic, if you want it, will run you about $249. It's a really great price, in my opinion,
for such a high quality condenser microphone, and you can also pick up its little brother,
the 240 for $140. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been
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indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body
by means of measurements. Now I will move the high pass filter to position number one. On the
basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position
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to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right,
now we will move the high pass filter to position number two. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, let me reset
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the high pass filter back to normal. So now we are high pass filter normal EQ normal. On the basis
of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay,
let me now switch the EQ to position number one. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
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distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. And last now I will move the EQ to position number
two. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
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in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
All right, let me switch the EQ back to normal. There we go. So that is every mic that I have to
test against the Mike Hero. You obviously won't hear this after the edit, but I'm going to take
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a second here, I am going to switch out from the Mike Hero to the Pod Mobile. And then I'm going
to go through the same microphones, reading the same excerpt. All right, we are now back with the
Pod Mobile. Again, I am starting with the Electro Voice RE320. The vocal switch is still set to
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flat. I have the gain on the Pod Mobile at about 12 o'clock. And I also have EQ off and denoise off.
That is one of the differences here that you don't specifically have a switch for high pass. So we
will go with these in the off position. I'm going to read the same excerpt from Special Relativity.
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And again, I will go through all of the different microphones reading this same excerpt, so that you
can hear the differences and make the choice for yourself. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, I'm now going to go
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to the first level of EQ that turns the light green. On the basis of the physical interpretation
of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, now I'm going to change the EQ to
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level two, which turns our light amber. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, I'm going to move the EQ to the next
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level, which turns the light red. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, I'm now going to reset EQ back to off,
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and so now we are EQ off, D noise off. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, I'm now going to turn on the first
level of D noise, which turns our indicator green. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
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distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, now I'm going to move the D noise to
the third level, which turns the light red. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
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points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, now we are going to move the D noise
to the third level, which turns the light red. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, I'm now going to adjust the D noise to
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the last level, which turns the light blue. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, I'm back. I'm now on the ElectroVoice RE20.
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Again, the vocal switch is flat. I have my gain at about, I guess it's between 12 o'clock and 1 to
try to hit the same levels as the other mics. Again, I have the EQ and the D noise are both off,
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and we will get started. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has
been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, now I'm going to set the EQ to the first level. On the
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basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position
to establish the distance between points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, now we
will go to the level two on the EQ. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which
(32:29):
has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. And now I will go to the third level of EQ. On the basis of the
physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
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establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay,
I'm now going to turn the EQ back off. So we are EQ off D noise off. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
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distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, I'm going to turn on
the first level of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has
been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, I'm now go to level two of D noise. On the basis of the
(33:42):
physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay,
I'll now go to the third level of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
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points on a rigid body by means of measurements. And now I will go to level four of D noise. On
the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
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Okay, I'm going to turn the D noise off. All right, so now that those are off, I am going to
switch over to the RE27. Okay, we are now switched over to the 27ND. I have the switches on the
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microphone again, still set to flat. I have the gain on the pod mobile, a little bit between 12
o'clock and one o'clock. The pod mobile is currently set to EQ off and D noise off. And we
will go back to Albert. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has
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been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, I will now turn on the first level of EQ. On the basis
of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, now
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level two of the EQ. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated,
we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by
means of measurements. Okay, and I will now go to the third level of EQ. On the basis of the physical
(36:07):
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, I'm now going to turn
the EQ back off. So we were back to EQ off, D noise off. On the basis of the physical interpretation
(36:28):
of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, I'm now turning on the first level
of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
(36:51):
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Okay, and now moving the D noise to level two. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, we will now go to the third level of
(37:19):
D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Okay, and we will now go to the last level of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation
(37:41):
of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, let me turn the D noise off. Okay, so we
are back to EQ off D noise off. And now I'm going to switch to the PR 40. Okay, we are now on the
(38:08):
Hile PR 40. No switches on this one to worry about. And the gain is sitting right about 12 o'clock. I
have the EQ and the D noise currently set off. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
(38:28):
distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, I'm going to set the EQ to the first level.
On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
(38:51):
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
All right, now I will adjust the EQ to the second level. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
(39:13):
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, now we will move the
EQ to the third level. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been
indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body
(39:34):
by means of measurements. Okay, let me turn the EQ back off. There we go. So now we are no EQ,
no D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been
indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body
(39:56):
by means of measurements. Okay, now I'm going to set the D noise to the first level. On the basis
of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, now I
(40:20):
will move the D noise to the second level. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance,
which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a
rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, now I will move the D noise to the third level. On the
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basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position
to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay,
and now I will move the D noise to the fourth setting. On the basis of the physical interpretation
of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
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two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, let me turn that back. Yep, so there we go.
EQ is off, D noise is off, and now I am going to transition to the SM7B. Okay, so we are now
(41:30):
switched over to the SM7B. Again, I have both vocal switches set to flat, so we don't do any
additional coloration. I have the Pod Mobile set to about one o'clock to try to get the gain to
bring the level up with the other mics. I do love this mic. This is a staple on shows like Joe
(41:58):
Rogan. So let's let's get started. Alright, here we go. I have, again, this is no EQ, no D noise on
the Pod Mobile. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been
indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body
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by means of measurements. Alright, now I'll set the EQ to level one. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish
the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, so now I will adjust
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the EQ to level two. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated,
we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by
means of measurements. Okay, and now we will set the EQ to level three. On the basis of the physical
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interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, let me turn the EQ
off. Alright, so we are back to no EQ, no D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
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distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, now I will go to the first level of D noise.
On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
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Alright, and now we will go to level two of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation
of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Alright, now we will go to level three of D noise.
(44:12):
On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Alright, and now we will go to the fourth level of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation
(44:34):
of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Alright, let me reset. So yeah, we are now back to
no EQ, no D noise. And so I'm now going to transition to the Rode Procaster. Okay, we are back on the
(45:01):
Rode Procaster. I have the gain at about 11 o'clock, and I have EQ off and D noise off. On the basis
of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to
establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, turn on
(45:27):
the first level of EQ. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been
indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by
means of measurements. Okay, let's go to level two of EQ. On the basis of the physical interpretation
(45:51):
of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, and then now we will go to the third level
of EQ. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also
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in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Okay, let's reset this back. No EQ, no D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
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points on a rigid body by means of measurements. All right, and then now we will go to the first
level of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been
indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body
by means of measurements. Okay, now we will go to the second level of D noise. On the basis of the
(47:03):
physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish
the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, let's go to the third
level of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated,
we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of
(47:29):
measurements. Okay, and now let's go to the fourth level of D noise. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, let's roll back. So
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now we are back to no EQ, no D noise. And then now I'm going to switch over to the Luit 440 Pure,
my condenser microphone. All right, so we are now on the Luit 440 Pure. I have the gain at about
nine o'clock. Again, this mic no switches, nothing to worry about there. So everything you're hearing
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is unfortunately the sound of my closet, because that is my recording studio. But this does have a
very low self noise level, I believe of about nine dB. So I will be a little bit quiet, so you can
kind of hear essentially what is just the sound of the room before we start reading again. Okay,
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I have the EQ and the D noise off currently. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay, and then now we will go to the first level
of EQ. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance, which has been indicated, we're also
(49:13):
in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements.
Okay, now we will go to level two of EQ. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
distance, which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between
two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay so now we will go to
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the third level of EQ. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance
which has been indicated we are also in a position to establish the distance
between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay let's reset
back to no EQ no D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance
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which has been indicated we are also in a position to establish the distance
between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Alright let's go
to the first level of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of
distance which has been indicated we are also in a position to establish the
(50:24):
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Alright
now let's go to level two of D noise. On the basis of the physical
interpretation of distance which has been indicated we are also in a position
to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of
(50:45):
measurements. Okay let's go to level three of D noise. On the basis of the
physical interpretation of distance which has been indicated we are also in
a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by
means of measurements. Alright let's go to the fourth level of D noise. On the
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basis of the physical interpretation of distance which has been indicated we are
also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid
body by means of measurements. Okay let's reset. So now we are back to no EQ no D
noise and I'm now going to switch to a bonus microphone. I will explain here in
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just a moment. Okay so we are on the bonus microphone as I'm calling it. I
have to make a confession. I have gas not the gas that you may be thinking of.
Gear acquisition syndrome. I had some Christmas money burning a hole in my
(51:58):
pocket. This microphone went on sale for $99 and in my weakness I gave it and I
bought it. This is now my second condenser microphone. It's also a Lewitt. It is the
little brother to the 440 that I was just speaking on. This is the 240 Pro. I
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have the gain on the Podmobile set to about 10 o'clock and we'll see how this
sounds to everybody. Okay I have it set now that we are no EQ no D noise. On the
basis of the physical interpretation of distance which has been indicated we are
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also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid
body by means of measurements. Okay let's go to the first level of EQ. On the
basis of the physical interpretation of distance which has been indicated we are
also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid
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body by means of measurements. Okay let's now go to the second level of EQ. On the
basis of the physical interpretation of distance which has been indicated we are
also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid
body by means of measurements. Alright let's go to the third level of EQ. On the
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basis of the physical interpretation of distance which has been indicated we are
also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid
body by means of measurements. Okay let's go back to no EQ no D noise. On the
basis of the physical interpretation of distance which has been indicated we are
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also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid
body by means of measurements. Okay now let's go to the first level of D noise.
On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance which has
been indicated we are also in a position to establish the distance between two
points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay now let's go to level
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two of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation of distance
which has been indicated we are also in a position to establish the distance
between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay let's go now
to the third level of D noise. On the basis of the physical interpretation
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of distance which has been indicated we are also in a position to establish the
distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. Okay and
then now we are going to the fourth level of D noise. On the basis of the
physical interpretation of distance which has been indicated we are also in
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a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by
means of measurements. Okay let me reset it back. Okay so we are now back to no EQ
no D noise and this concludes the portion of the show that I have now
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officially shown off all the microphones that I have. I obviously have really bad
gas. There's already the dark side to getting into a hobby. For me is turned
into a new version of gas. I've always had that on the IT side of things now I
(55:51):
have developed it on the AV side of things. I don't know that there's a cure
for it other than you have to just completely get out of what you're doing.
So be aware that if you decide to go down this rabbit hole you probably will
develop gas too and you may already have some form of it depending on what your
(56:14):
hobbies are who knows. So again if you're thinking about getting into podcasting
if you're thinking about possibly voiceover I think you'll find that the
audio Sigma gear is perfect for what you want to do. If you're not wanting to
spend a lot of money up front get that mic hero classic $199. You can get some
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great microphones as well in that hundred to two hundred dollar range. So
again you can keep your initial investment pretty low as you try to
determine how serious you want to be with this. I would recommend that you
spend the extra $89 go up to $289 and get the mic hero DSP just
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becomes the additional features that it brings to the table. I think it's I think
it's a really good sweet spot. If you know you're gonna have one other person
with you all the time then that's what Pod Mobile really comes in. You've got
that second XLR on that and you now the two of you can be in the same location
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and talk and you can still bring people in remotely however you're choosing to
do that. You know Fernando has really put together some great products. Again
these opinions are our opinions. Fernando's not paying for this. There's
no kickback for Fernando other than you hearing this, you agreeing with our
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opinion and you going out and buying a piece of audio Sigma gear. I know
Fernando would certainly love it. If you're feeling generous buy all three. I
know Fernando would go over that. I would too that would be great. Would love to
see audio Sigma continue to grow and to see what future projects he may already
(58:13):
have in his head that he would love to get into development. Fernando again I
can't say thank you enough. The customer service that you've shown, the amazing
product. It just is adding to my my gas but that just comes with developing a
(58:34):
really nice hobby. So again go out and get you an audio Sigma piece of hardware.
Get you a good mic and start recording some great stuff. Get it out there in the
world and who knows what could happen for you. So again audio Sigma amazing
(59:00):
hardware. We highly highly highly recommend it. Can't recommend it enough.
Great job Fernando. Appreciate what you're doing. Keep up the hard work man.
And then we will transition to boosts. I'm afraid this time around there are no
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boosts. Yeah I know that means that Jason is falling down on his segment but in all
fairness he's been in Chicago for Christmas in New Year's and visiting
family. We're gonna give him a pass. No big deal. He will be back for the future.
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Would love to eventually have him come back on another episode of Being Gear.
We've got some other folks that we would love to potentially line up as well.
Every now and then throw somebody in let them come speak on their experiences
and their expertise. And again I hope everybody had a great Christmas and a
good New Year's and we'll be back in two weeks with our next show and John will
(01:00:12):
be back so it'll be great to not have to do this on my own. See you everybody.
(01:00:40):
Hey everybody. Back real quick. I needed to make an addendum to this show as I
was going through the edit process I realized that I said that Jason Cort and
his family is in Chicago. That is inaccurate. They are actually in
Michigan visiting family in the Holland area. I would assume I just saw my
(01:01:06):
bear's helmet here on the desk with me and somehow Michigan didn't come out
instead it was Chicago. So just wanted to get that corrected. I know they had a
great time in Michigan seeing family and we will catch y'all in the next episode.
No it can't be over already. Yep okay we are done. I could not have done better
(01:01:31):
than that podcast.
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I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!