Record Stealth on a Budget with the LOM USI Pro: A How-To Guide

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@LDPE10 5 лет назад

What you're doing is absolutely awesome ! As a sound engineer, I really liked this process video. It's really interesting to see how you work ! Especially that stealth kit (I'm in love with your "mic-bag" set up) :D Keep up the great work !

@FreeToUseSounds 5 лет назад

Hi Adrien, Thank you so much!! We are working right now on our next video where I recorded percussion sound effects in an abandoned place here in Cyprus. Stay tuned. :)

@Ritzourne 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing this! I actually tried the backpack technique with the clippys and it works great. Plus you get a special sound with the capsule against the backpack. Definitely worth using it again

@lrkx_ 5 лет назад

Absolutely awesome videos and audio you two make. Because of you, I’ve now gone out and bought my first field recorder and mic’s, and done a series of recordings this weekend. Really enjoyed it. Thank you.

@FreeToUseSounds 5 лет назад

That is amazing Mike. I am so happy for you and I hope you get many more recordings. I think its one of the best thing to do and I hope you will enjoy it.

@SoundSpeeding 4 года назад

What did you get? :-)

@ROTALOT 3 года назад

When you made thumbs up about recording the sound of her key dropping! That was really awesome.

@FreeToUseSounds 3 года назад

Hi! Wow finally somebody who pointed that out. :)

@leftblank 5 лет назад

This video was great and really helps show us the work it takes to do this. I do quite a bit with audio myself and people seem to think I'm going over the top. I'm glad I'm not alone!Thank you!

@FreeToUseSounds 5 лет назад

Thank you so much for your great feedback and no worries. If you join the "field recording" community in Facebook you will see you are not alone at all :). Feel free to join I am there too.

@scottniquette5341 5 лет назад

Very nicely put together. Easy to follow and simply explained. Looking forward to your next episode! Thanks.

@FreeToUseSounds 5 лет назад

Hi Scott! Thank you so much and yes we are going to make more videos like this.

@KandiKlover 4 года назад

I just got a new Roland R-07 and I gotta say I really like the bluetooth remote feature for this. Full control. I can hide the recorder somewhere in the open or use the Roland CS10em ear mics for pretty good field recordings.

@FreeToUseSounds 4 года назад

Kandi Klover That’s awesome! I check that out

@JeremyJohnButler 5 лет назад

This is really great! Any time you are in China, please come to Shanghai, I would be honoured to give you an opportunity to share your journeys with my sound design students!

@FreeToUseSounds 5 лет назад

Hi Jeremy, thank you so much for taking the time. yes we coming next year to China and we have a crazy tour we are going to plan. :)

@whengrapespop5728 3 года назад

What you said at 4:26 is so right!

@FreeToUseSounds 3 года назад

Thank you and its so nice to rewatch this video.

@FreeToUseSounds 4 года назад

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@AllyMobbs 5 лет назад

respect for what you're doing dude!

@FreeToUseSounds 5 лет назад

Thank you so much Ally, we going to make more videos like this so stay tuned :)

@quedecree 4 года назад

Great vid, thanks! I normally try and get as far from man made sounds as possible - but I must try this - particularly at markets/fairs/fireworks. Although at the moment, things will be very quiet indeed, hopefully six months down the track, markets will once again look like they do in your video. Stay safe.

@FreeToUseSounds 4 года назад

Hi! I really hope so too! Please be safe and stay healthy out there.

@richardsisk1770 Год назад

Thanks! Great ideas 💡

@InstantlyDistant 5 лет назад

very interesting insights, thanks for sharing your knowledge :)

@EatAway 5 лет назад

Lost Thank you watching. I make a new video about the parabolic dish that I bought very soon.

@TheFlyingDutchMan8K 3 года назад

this setup i need thank you ! i comment before no i see you also have the DPA ;)

@FreeToUseSounds 3 года назад

Yes I have the DPA 4060 and these are great microphones. Great for interior sounds.

@thegoldenpeacockentertainm8170 3 года назад

Respects from my end.

@FreeToUseSounds 3 года назад

Thank you!

@JohnathanMarcroft 5 лет назад

Just bought the full sounds $18. No brainer.

@FreeToUseSounds 5 лет назад

Hi Johnathan, thank you so much and please let me know if you have any more questions. Please read the "Read First" post inside the library.

@mlc3ifly 3 года назад

I’m enjoying your channel. Do you have a video on processing, editing in a DAW?

@FreeToUseSounds 3 года назад

Hi! I haven’t made a video about processing such sounds but I do have two sound design videos released. Check out the drone one and the one about Dust.

@austinmillerae 10 месяцев назад

LET me tell you about that bread 😂😂😂

@mrdoze8806 5 лет назад

Hey Marcel love your sounds and what you are doing for the field recording community! Keep up the good work :) p.s how good are the usi pro's!!!

@FreeToUseSounds 5 лет назад

Hi!! Ah Thank you so much! The Usis are absolute fantastic and for under 120 USD it's a no brainer. Very reasonable and high quality! But don't use it to record loud sound effects. They super sensitive.Also windjammers are recommended. I just got the magnets and go out tonight recording street ambience with it. I just looked and they on pre order now because they just always on demand.

@mrdoze8806 5 лет назад

@@FreeToUseSounds haha yeah I waited for a few months when they were last on preorder but when they arrived I was actually blown away with how good they were for the price! I'm honestly probably going to buy a few more sets and stock up so I can risk putting a pair in weird places haha. I found a good way to attach mine to the brim of my hat for quasi-binaural recordings. I use the usi clips then run the cables behind my ear, down the back of my neck and through my tee so know one can see... I just look like I have baubles on my cap haha.

@FreeToUseSounds 5 лет назад

@@mrdoze8806 Yeah that is a great idea! I fix them on my camera bag for stealth now. I have the Soundman OKM but one of the mics broke. :(

@mrdoze8806 5 лет назад

@@FreeToUseSounds Amazing how many people will stop and talk to you mid recording when they see microphones yet they just walk past otherwise... stealth is the best! Oh no! Would you recommend the Soundman OKM? They're not too expensive either are they?

@FreeToUseSounds 5 лет назад

@@mrdoze8806 The quality is great but thre mics are pretty outdated and the owner never improved. I had the rock studio and they over 250 bucks.

@VijayKumawatx 3 года назад

love to watch you by recording like this

@FreeToUseSounds 3 года назад

Thank you!

@VijayKumawatx 3 года назад

@@FreeToUseSounds i am recording walking tour and drive tour with Gopro, footages are excellent but sound is terrible, then i start to learn and found you, i want some tips and maybe a video for this like how to record as much as possible good feild sound by go pro or other $50 less equipment.

@dkkeyz8815 Год назад

Do you ever worry or have encountered places you visit where the laws about public recording may be an issue? I know that some places you can’t film publicly.

@lensvana 2 года назад

This is great! If I saw you with that rig I would assume you are in contact with the aliens - sweeeeet

@FreeToUseSounds 2 года назад

Hahahaha

@MiaogisTeas 4 года назад

Wow ok so that 360° mic caught my eye, but I didn't know if it was worth it. If you're using it, I might have to get it 😅

@FreeToUseSounds 4 года назад

I use it quiet often and it's super handy and easy to use.

@Mike500 4 года назад

So that's your first "Behind the sound" video i couldn't find at first! No wonder, the phrase is only found in the video itself, not in the title or description ;) I have to immediately start nitpicking / commenting on little details again, you know me, i can't help myself, haha! I only want to make you better though. I don't know if you should even polish and correct everything, there's a certain charm to the way you say things, like 1:20 "rumble rumble rumble" (Rumble in the Jungle)... of course you meant "ramble", but if you had pronounced it correctly, i wouldn't have had that big grin on my face! 2:10 In English, microphone is always abbreviated "mic", never "mikro" like in German (BTW mikro is Greek for "small"). Since this is an important term that may come up often in your videos, i'm rather telling you this now, at the risk of being pedantic. Just think of "mic check, one two one two". They never say "micro check" ;) It's an amazing stealth setup you got there. And it's actually a great concept, to be intently listening to the sounds you're surrounded with. I do it half-intentionally, as in, when i walk somewhere, i don't put in earbuds and listen to music or a podcast, it feels to isolated from the world. I rather hear the natural sounds as i walk. Of course, you're taking it to a whole nother level, and it's great to see the passion and knowledge you have!

@EatAway 4 года назад

Ha Ha! I love it and I will hopefully keep this in mind! I guess it's part of my own personality and yes Libby tries to correct me all the time but after the third time saying things wrong, she already gave up! I am happy to that I found the passion for sound and can help so many people out there! From the young artist who just started out to Volkswagen & one of the largest post production companies in the world using my sounds already! So if you watch a movie, listen to an audio book, podcast, play a video game or even use an app, it could be possible you already have listen to many of my sounds. :)

@Mike500 4 года назад

That's amazing! Well, your sounds are very high quality, and you seem to have an amazing collection already, so it's all just the logical outcome of your hard work! I'm aware that i could write all this in German and would probably be a more direct communication. Do you think something in German first and then translate it to English, or can you natively think in English in your head by now? Anyway, i'm writing in English, in case Libby reads the comments too, plus it's good for English writing skills.

@EatAway 4 года назад

@@Mike500 Oh yes totally I can speak better and fast English then German. English is so much easier because the worlds are shorter and it makes more sense. So if we would talk I am probably to fast to understand sometimes.

@Mike500 4 года назад

Yes, i thought so, because you are "embedded" in the English language with Libby. That's the best way to get to native-level speaking. You can probably speak English more freely than me, because of all the speaking practice you get! But listen to Libby when she corrects you ;)

@EatAway 4 года назад

@@Mike500 Okay! :) Also we lived the last 5 months in Denver so that helped too!

@SebastianWilling 2 года назад

This is an old video but why don't you use both microphones and record 4 channels? You'd be able to select the best recording out of every situation.

@GatotAlindo Год назад

been thinking to do the same with budget equipment; sennheiser ambeo ios headset and iphone only. any experience with that setup?

@jonathanmuller3994 4 года назад

Hey Marcel, what model from lowepro bag do you use? Love your work. Nice Sounds love to work with them for Sounddesign.

@FreeToUseSounds 4 года назад

Jonathan Müller Hi Jonathan! Thank you so and it’s awesome you can use the sounds. That’s the LoewePro Tactic 450 Version 2 bag.

@ListenHereOldMan Год назад

these are getting released again, are they still a good (the best) value?

@fercos33 Год назад

awesome. what kind of Protactic backpack is this exactly? thanks!

@FreeToUseSounds Год назад

That's the 450 AW version 2. The same back now is over $100 more than when we bought it years ago. Crazy.

@fercos33 Год назад

@@FreeToUseSounds ok thanks!

@NRGRX 3 года назад

Awesome work! Just curious what you think of between the zoom h3 VR and the Roland binaural headphones? Is there a major difference?

@FreeToUseSounds 3 года назад

Oh yes,. The major difference is that you wear the Roland in ear. Something you can't do with the H3VR. So everything you wear in ear gives you a much better binaural effect.

@el-bov8034 5 лет назад

Is there a huge amount of difference between the mikroUši and mikroUši Pro?. Also, interested to know if the UšiPro is much better than either? I own a Zoom H2N, already, which would make the mikro a convenient option. Going pro would mean getting a Tascam DR-60MKIII, which is an expense and a lot of extra bulk i could do without. However, if the difference in mic's is huge then it might be something to save up for.

@EatAway 5 лет назад

el-bo V Hi! The only big difference is the size. Soundwise I can’t hear any quality difference but what I love about the USI Pro more are the magnets that I can attach to it. So if you don’t have a space bar it’s awesome. Do you want the XLR version?

@el-bov8034 5 лет назад

@@EatAway Hi! thanks for getting back to me. I've been looking for comparisons in sound between the two models(on the same source, at the same time, for example), but not come across any. The problem is that the examples I seem to find show the micro's covering really loud sounds e.g waves crashing around, and the pro's being used to showcase the delicate stuff e.g music-boxes, the demo on the Lom site etc. I do want the ability to handle the loud, external ambient sounds, but also be able to get close/macro on household items. I was originally interested in the micro's because I can put them to immediate use with a Zoom H2N that I own. Of course, the lack of xlr becomes an issue if I decide to upgrade to a better recorder, or when I get a new audio interface (Next year). All of this to say that it might make more sense flexibility-wise, and financially, to go fro the pro model and switch out the cable to 3.5mm for being out and about with the little recorder. The only downside here is the size. Such confusion! Haha! I am also in contact with the developer. Hopefully I can convince him to shoot a couple of side-by-side photos, for size comparison; Even better, some side-by-side audio :D Thanks again for your help!

@el-bov8034 5 лет назад

Actually! Watching the video again, I can see that the pro model is still a perfectly useable size. I am curious, though: You say that for incognito in quiet spaces you'd normally go for the micro's, but in this case you went for the pro's. What factors determined that decision. I'd be interested to understand more about what influences your decision to use either model i.e different use-cases. I can't afford both (maybe in future), so I am trying to cover as many bases/use-cases as possible. I don't want to be too much of a drain on your time, but any hints would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks!

@SoundSpeeding 4 года назад

The Tascam DR60Dmk2 is dirt dirt cheap, although I'd recommend spending the little extra for the Zoom F4 which is even better! (and they're truly very compact, smaller than you think, they're very small field recorders!) But if you're really broke, then consider a secondhand Tascam DR60Dmk1? Which should be able to be found even cheaper than a mk2

@fafnir75 4 года назад

Love this Channel...but I have a question...why is a Zoom with multiple inputs so alluring ? do you often need more than 2 inputs in a field recording session

@FreeToUseSounds 4 года назад

Hi David. Yes if you you don't want to record just mono. For stereo or ambisonic sound recordings you need more inputs.

@globofonia 4 года назад

When you used th F8, how long the AA batteries last?

@FreeToUseSounds 4 года назад

Hi Leonardo! Sorry for the late reply. If I use brand new batteries (rechargeable) exactly four hours with my stereo microphones including phantom power. With the SAAM I had it's around 5 hours.

@lucasgrijandrg8181 10 месяцев назад

Which microphones are those in the bad modelo. ?

@FreeToUseSounds 10 месяцев назад

Bad Modelo?

@KAYVEAUDIO 2 года назад

What kind of tape do you use, gaffer tape?

@FreeToUseSounds 2 года назад

Just regular tape but gaffer tap is great. If you watch the POV video we did in Denver I use something better from Rycote.

@relaxedrider707 5 лет назад

Have you tried binaural headphones like roland cs-10em. These dont attact too much attention

@FreeToUseSounds 5 лет назад

Its funny that you say that because I had the Roland until I lost them in LA in 2017. I do have the Soundman OKM Rockstudio that I sometimes use.

@NihilQuest 5 лет назад

I have these but they are useless outside due to the wind. Do you have some kind of wind protection?

@FreeToUseSounds 5 лет назад

@@NihilQuest You mean for the Roland? They had windjammers in the box a few years ago but I am not sure if they still do it. You could attach some tiny furry Rycote windjammers. They might do the trick

@NihilQuest 5 лет назад

@@FreeToUseSounds Yes, for Roland. Mine came without windjammers or even foam. It's possible to use some third party protection like for a lav mic as long as they are covered completely, but you can't use them in ears which misses the point. I was thinking of cutting a windjammer (one of those cheap ebay ones) and making a custom solution, it's just I'm not good with that kind of work.

@EatAway 5 лет назад

Nihil Quest Oh I can hear you. I tried that too once’s and totally failed. :)

@rahoolsyam9538 3 года назад

LOM USI PRO is omni directional mic right so which style of placement makes a good stereo recording i have 2 me2 mics lying around and was planning to use as a stealth stereo rec what do you think whats ur taking on this method using 2 omni compared to other standard stereo mics

@FreeToUseSounds 3 года назад

Hi Rahool! That will work too.

@rahoolsyam9538 3 года назад

@@FreeToUseSounds will try it out