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    What mic would you get to what you see in this video?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by kneehowguys, Apr 6, 2014.

  1. kneehowguys

    kneehowguys Notebook Evangelist

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmx7KRNhD3k

    What do I need to to buy to be able to do it?

    The problem with this video is I can't choose where I want to scratch. I want to use the microphone for this ASMR scratching feeling.
     
  2. Krane

    Krane Notebook Prophet

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    A mic with a wind screen. You can also buy a recorder or just us your computer.
     
  3. kneehowguys

    kneehowguys Notebook Evangelist

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmx7KRNhD3k

    What mic would you get to what you see in this video?

    That's all I want to do. Scratch the mic. Feels great to listen to.

    Do I have to get a mic that looks like an afro like the one in the vid? What kind of specs, build, and sound quality should I look for to get a good mic scratching AMSR experience? It would be great if the mic had a stand but do I just look for the cheapest one with a stand or will the cheapest one have alot of background noise/annoying fuzziness that distracts from the scratching?

    What kind of brushes would you look at as well?

    Also I would really like to get the sensation of scratching the bottom of the mic. But there is no bottom because the bottom of the mic is attached to the handle. What are some workarounds to hear hear the scratch of the bottom of the mic? Aren't there spherical mics? Would that do the trick or is there still no actual sound bottom?
     
  4. un4tural

    un4tural Notebook Evangelist

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    thats a strange fetish my friend.

    I'm pretty sure you can get the foam/sponge covers for mics... i doubt there will be a huge difference, but you'd need a quiet room to do it, or do it at night etc. so there's little noise.

    most not cheap crap mics would do the job, something of this nature i guess http://www.amazon.co.uk/Durable-Sta...TF8&qid=1413149637&sr=8-6&keywords=microphone

    it has the foam afro for the mic, can use whatever brushes etc. you want. not sure about specs needed, but something of good quality should do perfectly fine.

    not the cheap crappy 1£ ones, like this Computer Gear 24-1505 - Desktop PC microphone slimline: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics you can get these with the foam afro, but they're just rattly and bad in general.

    hope it helps/makes sense a bit. something of decent quality, studio/recording etc. since they have the metal mesh better mic inside or two for 3d sound etc. better internals. the cheapo ones, from experience, have a rubbish cheap button mic, in a piece of plastic with cable going pretty much straight to mic port on computer. dont get those
     
  5. kneehowguys

    kneehowguys Notebook Evangelist

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    Are there any other decent spherical shaped black ball mic's aside from the snowball?

    I really want to get the scratch sensation of scratching underneath mic which doesn't seem possible on mic's that are not spherical shaped.

    The problem with snowball mic is that much of its surface is covered and therefore I can't scratch that place

    http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Micropho...cal-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1345837867&sr=1-5
     
  6. alexhawker

    alexhawker Spent Gladiator

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    Turn the mic sideways and scratch the bottom?

    Wouldn't this be easier to achieve by mixing the sound in 5.1 or whatever to "locate" the noise?


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  7. ALLurGroceries

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    I think you want the snowball, they call it that because it has the polar pattern for when you want to sound like crunching fresh icy snow right in your ear.
     
  8. kneehowguys

    kneehowguys Notebook Evangelist

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    I can't tell if you are being sarcastic but based on the picture o the snowball, it looks like it has plastic covering the bottom. Is there not a perfectly spherical sound?

    "Turn the mic sideways and scratch the bottom?"

    Is it true for all mic's that the mic has a sensor to know where "bottom" is?

    "Wouldn't this be easier to achieve by mixing the sound in 5.1 or whatever to "locate" the noise?"

    What does it mean to mix sound? I though I only want one sound- the sound of scratching mic so why would I want to mix different sounds?

    How would I go about locating the noise?

    Can anyone go to the video I linked at the top and produce a bottom mic scratching/brushing sound? I would be forever grateful. It is the only area I can't seem to get.