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When it comes to streaming microphone setup tips, there's a few things you need to know in order to get the best mic positioning, remove background noise for gaming and get the best sound quality. These are the 10 of the best tips I've been using while gaming and streaming.

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Microphone Patterns Explained
1:04 - Room Setup Tips for Streaming
2:45 - Understanding Mic Positioning
3:39 - How to Use a Mic Boom Arm
4:13 - Test Before Recording!!
5:36 - How to Use a Microphone Equalizer
6:59 - Advanced Features Explained
7:57 - Mic Noise Cancellation
9:31 - Spice Up that Stream!
11:26 - Monitoring & Sidetone Explained

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[JarrodsTech]

I like to imagine the thumbnail is: COUNTRY

[calvinwest]

Great video! I'll add that those EQ parameters should not be copied by anyone as they are shown in the video. They work for that specific voice in that specific room on that specific microphone. For my voice, in my room, on my mic I do the almost exact inverse of that. If one doesn't know what they're doing, they could do more harm than good, so in some cases it's best to leave the EQ alone, but otherwise trial and error a bit and adjust to taste.

[katawonga]

Yet another excellent video full of practical tips. You rock DImitri!!! 🙌🏾

[PaulRansonArt]

Thank you for a comprehensive run down of the G Hub. I only discovered it recently despite owning my Bue Yeti for nearly 2 years. My audio has never sounded better. One small tip for windows users- if you have low volume no matter what settings you have on the microphone - check your pc's sound settings. Go into Sound - and make sure you have the output level slider pushed up. Mine was set way too low. This also get reset when ever you do a windows update. Have fun 😎😎

[rickht]

Dimitri! Great and Hilarious Video as always. I'm not a Standalone Mic user but these were all super useful. Let me just say the Video thumbnail and your last few video edits in particular have been great with drops of cheeky Wit and good laughs. Keep it up, Merry Christmas and Happy New year!

[Opportunist]

Just remember that noise gates have their limits. Nothing annoys me more than someone trying to filter out fan noise for instance that then however still gets picked up every time they talk and they've adjusted the noise gate to be so aggressive that it clips the beginning and end of their speech speech as well. In such a situation where there is something super noisy in the environment I'd rather just learn to live with it, I feel that sounds a lot better to have the noise be constant than randomly cutting in and out behind speech.

[MaxVoltageMiningCrypto]

Crisp and Warm is what I use as well. Just got an El Gato Wave LP mic boom. Love it. Thanks for all the other suggestions.

[jplayzgames_]

Great content as always. Most of these I already knew or used in my daily recording I use in my stream and on my YT.. however with the amount of people working remotely at home, or people just getting into computers and live streaming, these tips are priceless. Great job!

[anonymoususer]

To be honest I’ve found swapping to XLR microphone and sound interface is much better than using usb microphones but then again I’ve got to swap between Windows and Mac with the microphone and using a usb microphone was absolutely horrible with Mac’s

[musicowls]

How has this video not got a million views already

[karikaroyt]

I haven’t felt ASMR in literal years, but somehow your random ASMR in the beginning of the video triggered it for me. Are you serious, dude XD

[Macho_Man_Randy_Savage]

LOL I thought that said "Top 10 Screaming Mic Tips"!

[djvidual]

Without watching the video but I bet the following:

#1 Get your Mic closer to your mouth
#2 Either angle your mic away from your mouth to avoid plosives or get a pop filter
#3 Put a limiter onto the mic channel to even out the volume
#4 Decouple your mic from the desk with a mic arm or a rubber surface
#5 get a new mic :D

[MizarcDev]

Best tip: Don't get a condenser mic if you don't have a sound treated environment. Dynamic mics better reduce background noise so it won't pick up the vacuum cleaner 3 rooms over.

[joshnlevinson]

I don't understand this thing about not being able to hear your own voice while wearing closed headphones. Even if you completely block your ears, you can still hear your own voice. I've always just found monitoring confuses me while I'm talking. What am I missing?

[ALANSNB]

Your videos are legendary man! Thank you for the rich content!

[dlink]

I've been wanting to get a Blue Yeti X for a while, it's just a bit out of my price range though. Maybe in the future though.

[rayzz]

The blue yeti is a cardioid mic, which is a terrible choice for streaming. Its picking up every little sound, especially from the keyboard. You also need lots of audio treatment for your room, it sucks.

[Pawketz]

This video is perfectly timed, I'm just finishing setting up my audio for twitch streaming. Any recommendations for good boom arms?

[dynastes]

Does Logitech's software include some of the features that Elgato provides with their's? Or does Razer remain the only one smart enough to at least try? Every USB microphone manufacturer should copy that stuff ... in fact, Blue should have been the first, since their microphones are so legendary in the streaming and youtubing spaces.