I went viral on Instagram last week, the second time this year - both unintentionally (to a certain extent). It’s really interesting how much anger just posting about stuff can cause. It’s sort of fascinating, weird and funny.
There’s an absolute obsession with a/b comparisons or isolated - which I’ve never found to be that helpful - like microphones devoid of context? How can you know anything… Loads of comments to the effect of “get a different microphone” - which again, doesn’t seem that rooted in reality? Like I click my heels together three times and everything turns to U67s?
Anyway, I was thinking about this in the larger context of music production/engineering and how unwelcoming this online space must feel if you post something up with enthusiasm to be met with 10s or 100s calling you an idiot.
Fortunately, I’ve been doing it long enough to know I can both be an idiot and know stuff and I’m perfectly stubborn enough to not be rocked by someone dunning krugering my videos…
I just think of this grey ceiling of assholery that just spaffs over everything online, not having the humility to accept different viewpoints or techniques or even just shooting for something and how much that probably stops people sharing. It’s definitely stopped me in the past.
If I can have those magical heels with the 67s, I’d quite like to click 3 times put that crap in the bin.
Anyway, here’s a longer form video on the subject.
An omni 57. Is it the best omni? No. Was it what I had? Yes.
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