Learn more Tiny Desk tech tips from Josh, including this story on microphones, here: www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2019/04/02/705579879/tiny-tech-tips-microphones

@kamenwaticlients

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the great work. What type of mixer do you use?

@anilrai9049

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! great info but are the instruments and microphones connected to an interface and audio software. How do we connect the microphones and where do we connect? Is it connected to a mixture, interface and audio software. What audio software do you use? would be great if you could share with us the idea for recoding the full song. Are these all played live or first you record an audio and then later sync it with the video?

@gazicj

3 жыл бұрын

@@anilrai9049 great fukin questions! ty:)

@anilrai9049

3 жыл бұрын

@@gazicj Oh I want to learn about all these as I really don’t have any idea.

Josh, because of you, TDC artists sound better than on most of their studio albums...Thank you for providing us with the gift of your audio expertise.

@tomlibero3780

6 жыл бұрын

jamosensei You have exactly Right - Lianne La Havas, Andwrson Paak, Tank &Bangas are definitelly better in NPR! So - Now I listen only NPR concerts on YT. Regards!

@antoniodurante

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomlibero3780 Dua Lipa too!

@dantemakoya

2 жыл бұрын

We appreciate you Josh!

Fun fact: Phase cancellation (or destructive interference) is used on purpose for noise cancellation headphones. Noise-cancelling headphones actively listen to the noise around you and plays it back "real-time" 180 degrees out of phase which makes the high part of the waveform cancel with the low part of the waveform, so it zeros out. Not that anyone asked...someone might like this haha. I wouldn't have thought of it in this context and how it produces great sound. So cool.

@gitsurfer27

3 жыл бұрын

Thats fascinating i remember seeing something like that on Mark Robers channel. Sound acts in a very bizarre but incredibly interesting way....have you seen cymatics? Where they put sand on a plate and pump certain frequencies through it, and the sand forms geometric patterns due the the "shape" of the sound?

@roarbeats1008

3 жыл бұрын

i've always wondered how. thanks

@angelomartinez2318

3 жыл бұрын

Ur so cool

@ether5431

3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't that greatly affect the sound signature of the can? Just curious, i havent got a noise cancelling headphones myself

@jacdenn8789

3 жыл бұрын

@@ether5431 perfect phase cancellation will result in zero sound. So since we are bringing in the 180 degree phase shift of outside noise signal, it will result in zero sound( or volume) of the outside noises due to phase cancellation. Whereas we can hear the thing we played( music,etc) properly without any problem with the outside noises cancelled out. I hope that this is what you actually asked and you understood my point

This is the most informative drum mic'ing video I've found and I've been watching A LOT

@MoneyAfterDeath

3 жыл бұрын

And it was only 5 min, crazy 💎🔥

For comparison: 1 mic: 1:06 2 mic: 2:18 3 mic: 3:41

@catoleg

3 жыл бұрын

NPR should pin this comment

@gazicj

3 жыл бұрын

ty much

So you're the reason Anderson Paak. sounds so much better at Tiny Desk than any other recording... Thanks!

@joshlawrence8091

3 жыл бұрын

That TDC is awesome! Worth a listen to those who haven't heard it.

@globalsoundconcerts

3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks 🙏

What a lovely and precise educational video! Thank you!

Could this guy be anymore NPR-y?

@sumeursault

6 жыл бұрын

Ha, nope

@gssong7111

6 жыл бұрын

mjchmara1 well then, maybe you are too young...kzread.info/dash/bejne/lISkxciBj6uueJs.html

@sumeursault

6 жыл бұрын

I'm agreeing with you, e.g. no, he could not be anymore NPR-y. I grew up on mid-90s SNL!

@worm75

5 жыл бұрын

FIRST thing I said!

@p0llenp0ny

5 күн бұрын

Must be the copious amount of soy they consume.

The employee retention at NPR Music must be extremely high- these engineers and musicians are geniuses! We appreciate your informative videos. Thank you!

I only put it halfway in the hole, and I can confirm it leads to isolation

@Alanoffer

6 жыл бұрын

JcGrubbsFilms As the bishop said to the actress

@smooooth_

6 жыл бұрын

im more mature than this i swear

I've always been impressed with the sound engineering in this series, and this is exactly the video I wanted to see! Thanks so much for making it! :)

Omg i love you guys, the recordings that you do often appeal to me more than the album of the artists. That you make this series now is the most awesome thimg ever ! Keep up the amazong work

Josh from one audio engineer to another. I love your work every band sound incredible. You do so much with so little. It's an inspiration

Tiny Desk sound is always primo! Clean, natural and organic. Thank you for that inside look!! Kudos!

This was so incredibly informative. And short?!? Amazing! Thanks for this!

Love the attitude in these videos! So charming, it’s obvious you folks love what you do.

Thank you Josh and thank you NPR for this very helpful video. I will definitely try these out.

Thanks so much NPR. I need this

All this videos sound great, thanks for the amazing sound

Love these educational videos from you guys at tiny desk. ❤

Not only was this helpful but your explanation of phase cancellation is probably the best I've ever heard!

YESSSSS!! I've been begging for some engineering vids for a long time. Haven't even watched this one yet but couldn't contain myself lol. Thank you!

Wow Josh you are fantastic! Keep these vids coming!

Infamous Josh. We love what u do and can't wait for tiny desk to come back to the desk

So nice tiny, we are waiting for others instrument recordings

@jakealfrednunez6625

3 жыл бұрын

There is. Just try looking further

@rememberme1731

3 жыл бұрын

@@jakealfrednunez6625 sir... That comment was 3 years ago

Estos videos son delos los mejores, gracias Josh y todos los que están detrás de Tiny desk:)

Finally. A tutorial on how to get that NPR/ Tiny Desk drum sound everyone’s after. Sweet. So hyped. Super.

Great video :D would love more of these

Just perfect. Thank you and yes your sound rocks in the chest.

Awesome video!!! More like this please!

You guys are so generous. Let there be more from where you receive from

Thank you for this!!! Informative as hell

That's the most adorable (and informative) thing I've seen in ages :)

Awesome bro!! I would love to see more of your mic techniques used in tiny desk!! Thanks!

You sir are the real hero of tiny desk!

EXCELLENT VIDEO. PLEASE, KEEP THEM COMING. I BEG YOU

Love it!! keep em coming!!!

I saw a couple of videos of NPR... I am a drummer so always go first to the drum sound.. And .. OMG! this guy nailed in a way that make sing those drums for that kind of place!.. Excellent video!

I looked anywhere in the internet for josh’s tips on how he work on tiny desk! Keep these videos on! :D

These guys are awesome!

Hey Josh- I used to work with Glyn a lot in the '80's & '90's and have a slight correction. The left mic just peeks over the floor tom, not above the cymbals.

@globalsoundconcerts

6 жыл бұрын

Joe Schiff thanks so much joe! Amazing to hear a first hand account. Looking forward to listening to the difference.

@schiffdigital

6 жыл бұрын

Glad to help! You do great work. I love the TDCs.

@fullysickrockstar

5 жыл бұрын

This is fucking cool

@the-engneer

13 күн бұрын

That is awesome! Thank you for the knowledge

this is like The Joy Of Painting for drum recording. Love it, thanks NPR!

this is really good thanks soooo much!

Bless you for this!

Thank you for this video!

This was short but extremely educational :D I hope one day you make one for voice :3

More please

@Fabelnegros

6 жыл бұрын

i second that !

This video has been really helpful. Thanks.Can you please do a video on live mixing as well?

you guys are awesome.

I Love the simplicity

Guys,you are great!Thanks

This video was more helpful than a lot of other recording technique videos

This is so awesome. I just recently downsized my interface from an 8 input to a 2 input audio interface, so this helps me work with what I got haha!

I would love to hear a sample of the SM58 inside of the kick lol

@gregponce2921

3 жыл бұрын

I just tried this in my own recording and I can confirm, 58 on a kick sounds great

@gitsurfer27

3 жыл бұрын

sm58 ftw, but take off the pop filter first for extra meatiness.

@TheEpicCookie324

3 жыл бұрын

@@gitsurfer27 so just a sm57 haha

The magic is, any mic can be the best mic to suit the recording, in the right man's hand. Hat off for Josh!

Simply & it works. Thanks

more of this please

Josh Sooo Talented ❤️

This was excellent advice.

this is actually amazing

Thanks a lot for your tips!!!

All the best i wish you.. Greats from Germany ☀️☀️😎

This was great!

Josh does a fantastic job.

He’s a wonderful man

We need one of these videos from the videographer who filmed adele's tiny desk 👍

More!!!!! Thx.

Thanks you Josh.

Nice tips. Congratulations!!!. Greetings from Mexico City

So this is the guy behind the incredible mix of every tiny desk concert

you are a genius my friend!

Great Video!

I Love you Josh, you're super. :)

Love it

thank you! really interesting

This was such a great video, I know this was 6 years ago, so maybe time for a follow up video, where he can actually show the drum tracks in his DAW and how he goes about mixing a Tiny Drums session? Please 🙏

Hummingbirds are so nice 👍🏻

Let me just say the sound in Tiny Desk Concerts is always amazing!!! So this is so cool to see why and learn at the same time!! I wonder, is the EQ done live or is it preset in rehearsals and never touched again? Great stuff!!

@globalsoundconcerts

5 жыл бұрын

Lots of EQ after in the computer DAW

Lovely & Fabulous tips darling.

The genius!

YES, finaly we get introduced to the legend himself.

Thank NPR Music !

I would love a general walkthrough/overview of how he gets such consistently good sound in such a tight spot from so many different artists...what's his mindset? process?

more !!

I know next to nothing about recording and engineering. It was cool to learn some things from this.

The sheer number of times ive watched this video when recording drums is astronomical

any1 else watching this even though they don't plan on recording drums anytime soon lol?

nice tutorial :D Really helpful, thanks just an idea how to make these tutorials even more helpful: If you play the same groove every time it's much easier to actually hear the differences between the recording methods :) Else you might be fooled by the groove or the style of playing. For me the first Take with one mic sounded the best, but thats probs because I liked the groove the most :)

yessss

I love this video. sure Anderson Paak and all the other great musicians play brilliantly, but without you guys being so professional and expert at your job, then the best musicians will sound average. Thanks for explaining so it was so easy to understand. Cheers.

GOLD

We did ours with a single overhead. Shoulda used the knee!!! I hope our entry is still eligible.

Oh man - Tip #3 - don't wrench your mic stands into different positions without loosening the tightening screws first, unless you want to throw away your nice mic stands every couple of years.

Can we get another one of these that's like an hour long? lol

KEXP vs TND mic crews need to be a throwdown

@taurtue

4 жыл бұрын

KEXP sucks totally in comparison with TDC

Maybe it's just me, but I love the sound of the 1 mic technique...

@KAMDOLLARSIGN

3 жыл бұрын

1 & 3 for me

@matthewdonaldleddy

3 жыл бұрын

Where do you put it?

@KAMDOLLARSIGN

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewdonaldleddy if you watched the video he uses the right knee technique

that very first rim hit really scared the bejeezus out of me

it's tiny it's tiny and it fits right in

P,lease please please make more of these

I'm really trying to learn this stuff and this is a great video. I wonder, wouldn't the 3 mic setup have the phase cancellation you spoke of just a moment before? It didn't seem like the mics are at the same distance from the snare drum.