How to not suck at recording audio using the Zoom PodTrak P4 and Shure SM58 microphone

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Amazon affiliated links below for products used to create this video. In this video, I discuss practical methods for achieving good recording audio that can be used for producing videos or a podcast episode. The main equipment I will be using are the Zoom PodTrak P4 and the Shure SM58 dynamic cardioid microphone. For filming, I'm using the Rode Wireless Go lavalier system and the Canon Vixia G60 camcorder at its highest 4K 150 mbps setting. If your current recording audio quality sucks, well let's try to fix it!
If you found this video helpful, you can treat me for a cup of coffee! :-) www.buymeacoffee.com/Casey415
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@caseyonlocation8257 3 года назад

Amazon affiliated links below for products used or mentioned to create this video. You're welcome to join my Facebook user group for PodTrak P4 users. Link: facebook.com/groups/3511099422276369/ If you found this video helpful, you can treat me for a cup of coffee! :-) www.buymeacoffee.com/Casey415 **STAY IN TOUCH WITH ME** Twitter: twitter.com/caseyc415 Facebook: facebook.com/casey415/ RU-vid: ru-vid.com/show-UCTCSF3WojztvXrT4MifJbng?view_as=subscriber Email: CaseyOnLocation (at) gmail.com **PODCASTING EQUIPMENT** Zoom PodTrak P4 Podcast Recorder: amzn.to/3rKNLsq Rode Rodecaster Pro Podcast Production Studio: amzn.to/3paDVyd Zoom PodTrak P8 Podcast Recorder: amzn.to/2Nq5cji **XLR DYNAMIC MICROPHONES** Audio Technica ATR2100x dynamic cardiod XLR microphone: amzn.to/3qhuPRE Shure SM58 dynamic cardioid XLR microphone: amzn.to/3d6l597 Rode PodMic Cardioid Dynamic Podcasting Microphone: amzn.to/3pgp4SU Shure SM48 dynamic cardioid dynamic XLR microphone: amzn.to/3tSdnpa Behringer XM8500 dynamic cardioid dynamic XLR microphone: amzn.to/3b1YW9d **MICROPHONE HOLDERS** Podium Mic Stand (bendable gooseneck table clamp): amzn.to/3aYvukv Ammoon Desktop Mic Stand Foldable Tripod: amzn.to/377WRaQ On-Stage DS7200B Adjustable Desktop Microphone Stand: amzn.to/3aeOLPv Disino Microphone Heavy Duty Boom Arm Stand: amzn.to/3tU4Sd6 **CABLE ACCESSORIES** Rode SC9 TRRS 3.5mm smartphone remote connection cable (4.9'): amzn.to/2ZbYFv6 CableCreation TRRS 3.5mm smartphone remote connect cable (6'): amzn.to/37as7WN Google USB-C to 3.5mm Headphone Adapter (for Android phones): amzn.to/2OwtcBM Apple Lightning to USB-C Cable Adapter (for Apple iPhones): amzn.to/37ba030 Anker USB-C to USB-A Charger Premium Nylon USB Cable 6’ (2-Pack): amzn.to/3jKL2g0 Anker USB-C to USB-C cable 6 Feet (2 Pack): amzn.to/2MZ4sla **STANDS & CLAMPS FOR PODTRAK P4** Joby Handypod Mini Tripod and Handgrip: amzn.to/3rKtWBu Manfrotto Universal Smartphone Clamp Basic Version: amzn.to/377fBr5 Manfrotto PIXI Mini Tripod Kit with Universal Smartphone Clamp: amzn.to/3rTc2g9 Dinkum Systems ActionPod Pro: amzn.to/3qhyTBo **MEMORY CARDS** Sandisk 128GB Extreme Pro (FULL SIZE) SD memory card: amzn.to/2Nl0KSG Sandisk 64GB Extreme Pro (FULL SIZE) SD memory card: amzn.to/374G9sQ Sandisk 128GB Extreme Pro MICRO-SD memory card: amzn.to/3aZx3if Sandisk 64GB Extreme Pro MICRO-SD memory card: amzn.to/2OxghiZ **RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES** Panasonic Eneloop Quick Charger with 4 AA Rechargeable Batteries: amzn.to/2NiYxao RAVPower USB-C Charger 20,000 mAh 60W PD 3.0 Power Bank: amzn.to/3achnsG Anker USB-C Portable Charger 20,000 mAh PD (18W) Power Bank: amzn.to/3d6Q19t Mophie Power Boost XL 10,400 mAh Power Bank: amzn.to/2NjdAAT **HEADPHONE & SPEAKER** Audio Technica ATH-M20X Studio Monitor Headphones: amzn.to/3rKVsPk Audio Technica ATH-M50XBT Bluetooth Wireless Headphones: amzn.to/2NmsExw Sony MDRZX110/BLK ZX Series Stereo Headphones: amzn.to/2NpESFF PreSonus Eris E3.5 Bluetooth 3.5” Near Field Monitors: amzn.to/3tRooXD **CAMERA & LIGHTING & MICROPHONE GEAR** Canon Vixia G60 4K camcorder: amzn.to/3rQLsE2 Canon EOS 90D DSLR camera body: amzn.to/3rR6iDh Canon EF-S 17-55mm f2.8 IS USM zoom lens: amzn.to/2MXrU24 Godox SL-60W LED video light 5600K white: amzn.to/3aWc3ck Phottix Raja 65 quick folding (26”) circular soft box: amzn.to/376FqHA Viltrox L116T RA CR195 super slim LED light panel: amzn.to/3d6Eerr FeelWorld F6 Pro 5.5” touch screen camera field monitor: amzn.to/377r2Pr Rode Wireless Go (wireless lav transmitter & receiver mic - white): amzn.to/374KImY Rode VideoMic Pro+ on-camera shotgun mic (with +20 dB gain): amzn.to/2OsZcqh Saramonic UwMIC9 (96-channel digital UHF wireless dual lav mic): amzn.to/2N3k7Qi I’m a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon. By clicking on my above links to purchase items within 24 hours, this will help me to continue making more useful videos and will not cost you anything extra. Thank you for your support!

@robinbyrd5763 8 месяцев назад

Casey, you are MY "GO-TO" P4 GUY! 😁👍🥳

@blakerupert 3 года назад

Love your thoroughness man! I'm moving towards the same setup of a podtrak p4 and Shure SM58.

@caseyonlocation8257 3 года назад

Thank you Blake, much appreciated! Thanks for watching and subscribing if you did!

@zakksmith3549 3 года назад

Casey really hit this home, video is consistently answering whatever the next question you could have in your recording journey.

@caseyonlocation8257 3 года назад

Thank you for the kind words, Zakk! I appreciate you watching the video. Please like and subscribe for more content coming up!

@markexploringnewstuff 3 года назад

Casey you are always so thorough in your explanation and descriptions. Great job.

@caseyonlocation8257 3 года назад

Hi Mark. Thanks for your super nice compliment! Experienced RU-vidr types will say my videos are too long. But real-world viewers and users like yourself appreciate the extra details, I have noticed. Since my videos on this topic are usually tutorials, that means my videos will go over the average 10 to 15 minute video length of a typical video. It's sort of like sitting in a class in school that lasts for an hour, haha!

@JosiahGarber Год назад

Excellent video! Thanks!

@weirdatx 2 года назад

Great video, helped me solve a few of my own questions using CAD dynamics and the P4

@SuperJ24 3 года назад

Once again, Casey, BRAVO. I have often described myself as a technological idiot. I do it mainly so others don't get to call me an idiot themselves! What I like most about your videos is that you explain this stuff the way people like me need to hear it. You call the "gain," "volume," which is what it is to people like me. I'll learn the other words too, but let's start with calling it volume like you do. I'm able to understand. I also appreciate the time you take to talk about how different mics work. I recorded my first podcast with the PodTrak P4 the other day using one condenser mic and one dynamic. The condenser was MUCH louder and reacted completely differently than the dynamic. Now I know why. I also now know why I could hear so much background noise on the condenser mic track. One comment/question regarding the volume...I mean gain ;-) level. When I began post-production I found the condenser mic my guest used was MUCH louder than the dynamic mic I used. There was even some clipping. But I found that I was able to reduce the level of the condenser mic in post-production with one quick move using Audacity (again, thanks to the links you provided). I was not able to increase the level of the dynamic mic. Perhaps I just didn't know how. So my question is, is it better to err on the side of too much volume rather than not enough? I hope you provide links to the products you used. I might want to purchase them and I'd like to use your links to do so. Lastly, did you do a video strictly about the rode lav mic? I'm interested in learning more about it. My lav mics SUCK. If so, can you share the link in a comment here?

@caseyonlocation8257 3 года назад

Hi Jeff, thank you much!! Pretty much everyone who does recording will tell you not to use a condenser mic, unless you are able to record in a very well treated sound room. If you don't have one, then use a dynamic cardioid microphone...it's that simple! If you are going to err, you should err on the lower side of volume/gain. Once an audio clip goes to zero decibel, otherwise known as clipping or peaking, it's pretty much screwed and hard to impossible to fix. It's easier to raise up the volume in post if the original recording was a bit on the lower side. I haven't done a video specifically dedicated to the Rode Wireless Go mic yet. But if you do a search on the microphone, there is a metric ton of glowing reviews about that product because it's been out for a couple years so it's nothing new. It's definitely worth the $200 price tag. I simply record with the built-in mic in the transmitter. Some other users prefer to plug in a wired lav mic into the wireless Rode transmitter, which is another good method especially if one is fond of the sound coming from a particular wired lav mic. Rode sells their own version of the Rode wired lav mic for an extra $75 which can be plugged into the Rode wireless transmitter. I'm lazy, or maybe I just don't feel like spending an extra $75 for that extra wired lav mic, so I simply use the built-in mic in the transmitter which I find convenient and the audio results to be more than sufficient for my needs. I have links to all these items in my pinned comment that I created. The pinned comment is located at the very top of all the other comments, and is right below the video. You will need to press the button that says "show more" or something like that to expand the entire comment. There is a whole slew of products you can check out with links for purchase if you're interested. Thanks for watching and your kind words! EDIT: Or you may have to click on the "Read more" where it says "Pinned by Casey Cheung" comment.

@eddyleung7456 3 года назад

That was literally a gold mine of a tutorial! thanks a lot, super helpful

@caseyonlocation8257 3 года назад

Hi Eddy. That's great, thanks for your compliment. I hope you hit the like button and subscribed to my channel for more content! :-)

@BTGSquad1 3 года назад

My friend you are phenomenal!! BTG is subscribing to you man you need more!!

@caseyonlocation8257 3 года назад

Wow, thanks for the kind words! Hope you found the video helpful. Thanks for subscribing!

@MarkSavant 3 года назад

Looking good Casey!

@caseyonlocation8257 3 года назад

Thanks, Mark! I now reached a milestone mark of having over 100 subscribers! :-) I get so many super nice compliments from people with their comments on my various videos, so that's really encouraging!

@JacReviewsStuff 3 года назад

You're quite well spoken 👍 I subscribed for more updates 👍👍

@caseyonlocation8257 3 года назад

Thanks bud, I appreciate it!

@themindunset Год назад

Hey, Casey. Love the video. Can you tell me if it's possible to use two wireless lav mics to record at the same time with the P4? i have a P4 but can't find anything that tells you how it would work. Let's say you wanna do a walk-and-talk interview, can it be doe with the blue tooth port on the right side? Thanks

@LivingInFlorida-101 6 месяцев назад

Thank You

@caseyonlocation8257 6 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@gesundheit.optimotus Год назад

Hey there thanks for the video! Maybe you can help me out, how do i reduce noise in the recording? will i ned to adjust gain?

@MusabTahaTarik 2 года назад

Thank you for your useful lesson..may i have a question? I recently bought shure mv7 and mv7x mics for podcasting. And zoom p4 and zoom h8 is in my shopping list. Which one do you suggest for me? I m not a musician and if i buy h8 maybe i can record some field/nature record or may support my fuji x100f's videos with sound. Will zoom h8 a bit overkill for me? And my last question is ? Is zoom p4 appropriate choice for my mics (shure mv7 or mv7x) can zoom p4 feed my mics or can there be any harm to my mics from zoom p4? Sorry for my newbie questions because these topics are very difficult for me.

@englinesian6383 3 года назад

The thumbnail says “how to not suck at recorning” instead of “how not to suck at recording”. Whatever the title is, my audio sucks. Need to upgrade my audio interface and mic. I’m going to use it for teaching. I think P4 & AT-2100x are great combination.

@caseyonlocation8257 3 года назад

Thanks for the nice compliment. The spelling of recording is correct on the thumbnail pic. Thanks for watching, I appreciate it!

@englinesian6383 3 года назад

@@caseyonlocation8257 That’s my fault. Keep it going broo

@caseyonlocation8257 3 года назад

@@englinesian6383 Haha, no worries! Let's make it a new year's resolution to stop sucking at audio recording, LOL! :-)

@englinesian6383 3 года назад

@@caseyonlocation8257 That’s why I’m here

@caseyonlocation8257 3 года назад

@@englinesian6383 Niiiiiice! Great reply!

@AskAW 2 года назад

You could work on your thumbnails because you have solid content. Maybe put a lemon or sour face in the thumbnail to make it more clickable. Plus, I don't understand why you have so few subscribers. Keep up the great content.

@csamd9049 3 года назад

As far as I understand, you shoot with a Canon G60 camera? By the way, you know that a new firmware has been released for the Canon G60, Canon-LOG and other functions have been added there www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/camcorders/consumer/vixia/vixia-hf-g60?subtab=downloads-firmware

@caseyonlocation8257 3 года назад

Wow, very nice, thank you much for letting me know! I don't check the Canon site too often, so I wasn't aware of that. I'm usually wary of doing firmware updates because sometimes it causes problems, so I will search around to make sure there are no known glitches before installing. I've been preferring to film with my Canon G60 camcorder over my other 2 Canon cameras which are the Canon 90D and Canon M50. The G60 camcorder has way better features for filming, including adjustable speed autofocusing and zooming, plus super sharp focusing and accurate exposure, not to mention its large 1 inch sensor. Now I see why others who shoot high def videos prefer a camcorder versus a DSLR or mirror-less body. The lack of interchangeable lenses on a camcorder isn't a big deal for me, cuz the built-in lens on the G60 camcorder is crazy sharp and accurate. If I really want interchangeable lenses, I simply switch to my other Canon cameras for that ability. Anyway, I hope you find my videos helpful, thanks for watching. Thanks for subscribing too if you did so. -Casey

@csamd9049 3 года назад

@@caseyonlocation8257 Yes, I also like camcorders much more, and a non-removable universal lens, on the contrary, is a great advantage in most cases, and this fact will not be understood by those who shoot cameras, whether they are DSLRs or mirrorless cameras, until they try camcorders themselves

@caseyonlocation8257 3 года назад

@@csamd9049 Yes, I agree. If I had to do it over again, I would have maybe gotten the Canon XF400 camcorder model for its top handle and XLR inputs. Maybe. At the time I didn't feel like spending an extra $1,000 more for that top handle feature. But the larger 3.5" LCD screen would have been a nice welcome upgrade. But now that I'm using my FeelWorld 5.5" external monitor on top of the camera, that's more than sufficient for my needs. Plus the FeelWorld monitor is more "accurate" than the built-in swivel screen from my G60 camcorder. Accurate meaning colors and vibrancy is better on the external monitor so I'm able to better judge what's going on when I'm in front of the lens.

@csamd9049 3 года назад

@@caseyonlocation8257 by the way, a similar firmware was also released on the xf400 at the same time, so someone already installed ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KuaOSoumqfY.html

@caseyonlocation8257 3 года назад

@@csamd9049 Thank you for the link, yes the update looks interesting. A buddy who recently bought a new Canon XA50 camcorder just installed the latest firmware update which adds color improvement. I still haven't added the update to my G60 yet, but it's def on my to do list!