Does Proper Mic Technique Really Exist?

The video explores different mic techniques using four different microphones. Discuss the concept of proper mic technique and suggest that it is subjective. Demonstrate techniques such as slight distance, lips to the grill, and cupping of the microphone. Also emphasize how the technique can affect sound quality and add complexity for sound engineers. Overall, the different ways in which mic technique can be employed to enhance or modify sound.

Microphone techniques like cupping, which narrows the sound range. Testing a Coles 4104 microphone that has a lip bumper to help maintain the correct distance between the microphone and the speaker's lips. Various techniques, such as singing over the microphone, speaking far away and then getting closer, and moving side to side, are tested. Dave introduces background noise by using a compressor and compares the performance of different microphones, including the Shure SM58, Heil PR35, Audix OM7, and the Coles 4104 mic.

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00:00 Introduction
00:22 Shure SM58 near far, cup and off axis
03:17 Heil PR35 near far, cup and off axis
04:32 Audix om7 near far, cup and off axis
05:18 Coles 4104 near far, cup and off axis
06:39 Test with Compressor
06:56 Shure SM58 with Background Noise
07:13 Heil PR35 with Background Noise
07:30 Audix om7 with Background Noise
08:00 Coles 4104 with Background Noise
08:34 Retest without Air Noise
09:00 Input Sensitivity
10:00 Coles 4104 and F1
10:14 Outro