Today I review one of the best microphones I’ve ever used, the Austrian Audio OC818 which is the same as the OC18. This is a multi pattern / multi output microphone that has a detailed and balanced sound. It also allows you to adjust the polar pattern in post. HQ Audio Of Review: https://podcastage.com/rev/oc818 Buy the Austrian Audio OC818 Amazon: https://geni.us/oc818 Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/xMEnv Buy the Austrian Audio OC18 Amazon: https://geni.us/oc18 Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/j9A5P Buy the Focusrite 2i2 (3rd Gen)- Same Performance as 18i20 (Affiliate Link) Amazon: https://geni.us/2i32rd Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/k6g4d 00:00 - Intro 00:09 - Price 00:27 - Setup 00:43 - What’s in the Box 01:34 - Build Quality / Walkthrough 02:14 - Specifications 02:43 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation) 04:21 - Plosive Test 04:31 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test 04:53 - Background Noise Test (Keyboard Test) 05:11 - Untreated Room Test 05:45 - High Pass Filter Switch Demo 06:41 - Mic Resonance Tap Test 06:55 - Desk Bump & Boom Arm Bump Rejection Test 07:11 - Windscreen Demonstration 07:40 - Pad Switch Demo 08:58 - High End Preamp / Interface Comparison 10:04 - sE Electronics sE4400a Comparison 10:38 - AKG C414 XLII Comparison 11:02 - AKG C414 XLS Comparison 11:27 - Neumann TLM103 Comparison 11:55 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison 12:27 - Music Test 13:39 - Reason For Mini XLR Output (Polar Pattern Designer) 16:28 - Bluetooth Control Demo 17:57 - Pros & Cons 19:52 - Overall Thoughts 21:28 - Recommendation 22:22 - Outro (5 Year Anniversary of Podcastage) Subscribe For More Videos: https://www.youtube.com/podcastage?sub_confirmation=1 Become a Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOU-zTlankT-JjN3ZzvuKA/join My YouTube Setup: https://podcastage.com/studio My Favorite XLR Mics: https://podcastage.com/rev/favxlr My Favorite USB Mics: https://podcastage.com/rev/favusb Check the Frequently Asked Questions: https://podcastage.com/faq Vote For What You Want Reviewed: https://podcastage.com/vote NOTE (FULL DISCLOSURE): If you purchase an item using my amazon link, it provides me a small referral fee. For more info check my FAQ page links below. Check Out This Stuff TOO: Website: https://www.podcastage.com Giveaways: https://podcastage.com/giveaways Discord: https://www.podcastage.com/discord Merch: https://podcastage.com/store Company Relationship Disclosure: https://podcastage.com/disclosure Personal: https://www.bandrewscott.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpm7WL8GOUU

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Today I walkthrough, explain, test and review Golden Age Project Pre-73 MKIII which is a budget Neve 1073 style preamp. This offers +80dB of gain with 2 high pass filters and 2 high shelf filters as well as a variable mic input impedance. For a budget outboard pre, this thing is very powerful and versatile. HQ Audio Of Review: https://podcastage.com/rev/gapre73iii Buy the Golden Age Project Pre-73 MKIII (Affiliate Links) Amazon: https://geni.us/gapre73iii Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/gap73iii Buy the Rode NT1 Kit (Affiliate) Amazon: http://geni.us/rodent1 Sweetwater: http://bit.ly/2Xrwl62 Buy the Focusrite 2i2 (3rd Gen)- Same Performance as 18i20 (Affiliate Link) Amazon: https://geni.us/2i32rd Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/k6g4d 00:00 - Intro / Pricing 00:26 - Signal Chain for Testing 00:56 - What’s in the Box 01:11 - Build Quality 01:43 - Walkthrough of Preamp 03:15 - Specifications 03:49 - High Pass / High Shelf Test 05:37 - Input Impedance Test 07:01 - Shure SM7b Mic Test (No Cloudlifter or Fethead) 08:42 - Preamp Gain Noise Test 09:37 - Preamp vs. Interface Preamp 12:23 - Pros & Cons 13:41 - Opinion on Pre 14:17 - Recommendation 16:03 - Outro #PreampReview #1073Clone #AnalogGear Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastage Become a Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOU-zTlankT-JjN3ZzvuKA/join Subscribe For More Videos: https://www.youtube.com/podcastage?sub_confirmation=1 My YouTube Setup: https://podcastage.com/studio My Favorite XLR Mics: https://podcastage.com/rev/favxlr My Favorite USB Mics: https://podcastage.com/rev/favusb Check the Frequently Asked Questions: https://podcastage.com/faq Vote For What You Want Reviewed: https://podcastage.com/vote NOTE (FULL DISCLOSURE): If you purchase an item using my amazon link, it provides me a small referral fee. For more info check my FAQ page links below. Check Out This Stuff TOO: Website: https://www.podcastage.com Giveaways: https://podcastage.com/giveaways Discord: https://www.podcastage.com/discord Merch: https://podcastage.com/store Company Relationship Disclosure: https://podcastage.com/disclosure Personal: https://www.bandrewscott.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8dS1aqCQqE

On episode 129 of the BSP, I explain why Patreon acquired Kit.com, as well as cover Anchor launching a podcast studio, YouTube killing the Trending Tab, YouTube blocking Dislike button spam, The YT web player dynamically adjusting to fit a videos native resolution, YouTube striking Alex Jones’ channel, Twitch launching the Creator Camp, Apple fixing the Core i9 Thermal Throttling, Verizon launching a VPN, a new Stream deck from El Gato, and much more. Ask Questions: AskBandrew@gmail.com Merch; https://podcastage.com/store Discord: https://discord.gg/dXQUc7v 00:00 - Intro 00:51 - Practicing What I Preach! 01:49 - I Do Enjoy Making Videos 03:32 - Why did Patreon Acquire Kit.com? 04:52 - Anchor Launches Podcasting Studio 06:28 - YT News Flash: https://youtu.be/UkUdsH7xWOc 06:44 - YouTube Explore Tab Experiment 07:58 - Despamming Dislikes Button 08:28 - YouTube Web Player Adapting to Vertical Video 09:45 - YouTube Strikes Alex Jones 12:12 - Twitch Launches Creator Camp * https://www.twitch.tv/creatorcamp/en/ 13:20 - Apple Fixed Core i9 Thermal Throttling * https://www.macrumors.com/2018/07/24/apple-addresses-macbook-pro-throttling/ 16:10 - Verizon Launches a VPN 18:32 - Stream Deck Mini 19:24 - New Shure Gear? 20:41 - Suggested Film of the Week - Castle Freak 23:25 - Thoughts on a $300 Microphone Boom Arm 25:25 - Initial Thoughts on Rode Broadcaster 26:17 - What You Had to Say 26:44 - Apple Should Admit Fault to Regain Good Faith from Consumers 28:58 - Well Produced Videos are Essential Now 30:06 - Screen Recording & Digital Audio Routing 31:56 - Ask Bandrew 32:23 - Email 1 33:38 - SunshineAndPowercuts.com 33:55 - Thoughts on Online Media Affecting Attention Spans 40:20 - Outro My YouTube Kit: https://podcastage.com/studio My Favorite XLR Mics: https://podcastage.com/rev/favxlr My Favorite USB Mics: https://podcastage.com/rev/favusb NOTE (FULL DISCLOSURE): If you purchase an item using my amazon link, it provides me a small referral fee. For more info check my FAQ page links below. Check the FAQ to see if your question was already answered: http://www.geeksrising.com/faq Vote For The Mics You Want Reviewed: http://www.geeksrising.com/podcastage Check us out, Follow us, & Like us over at: Merch: https://podcastage.com/store Discord: https://discord.gg/dXQUc7v Website: http://www.geeksrising.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/podcastage Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/podcastage Personal Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bandrewsays ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUAoKlydERs