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Hey guys I'm sure you've heard of Boyce Avenue on youtube. They became famous through youtube and over the years they have made some major improvement in their videos and sound quality.

I was just wondering because he uses the same mic in earlier videos as the later ones so that is not it. What is your best guess at what changed to give him that sound and how can I replicate it.

here is an example of an earlier video: http://www.youtube…"]Goo Goo Dolls - Iris (Boyce Avenue acoustic cover) on iTunes

and this is more recent: http://www.youtube… Bruno Mars - It Will Rain (Boyce Avenue cover)(Twilight Soundtrack) on iTunes - YouTube http://www.youtube… Bruno Mars - It Will Rain (Boyce Avenue cover)(Twilight Soundtrack) on iTunes - YouTube

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KurtFoster Sun, 11/11/2012 - 23:25

just because the mic is in the video doesn't mean it's the same mic used when he recorded it
the video is a bit jumpy on my little laptop so i can't tell if it.'s live or not.

it could be a different mic, different pre, mixed differently, different studios, many things. the second song sounds more "compressed".

RemyRAD Tue, 11/13/2012 - 21:02

Well it doesn't sound like a 58 because it's a Beta 58. He just lost the blue rubber band around the metal ball on that later video but it was still a Beta. And that Beta 58 sounds more like a condenser microphone and more like a Neumann 87 than a standard SM58 does.

I get that same sound on my recordings with both SM & Beta 58's. It's simple to get. It's easy to get. But I actually think this was a lip sync video. The reason why I think that is the guy playing the box, the box did not have a microphone on it. Yet it was quite solid in the recording. But then again, it sounded like the bass guitarist was also not completely in tune? His vocal microphone also sounded like it was gated to me? Did anybody hear him breathe? I don't think I did? But this is also why I love those SHURE microphones. They are tight. They are smooth. They sound like 87's. And they are actually one of my first choice for vocal microphones to begin with. And all you really need is a bunch of compression and a little touch of EQ. And then you can add your electronically created ambience and reverb. I think Chris would love to stick his Bruschetta reverb ambience gizmo on him? Yes I know it's not Bruschetta but it sure as hell tastes good. LOL.

Other algorithmic ambience would do a good job also.
Mx. Remy Ann David

RemyRAD Thu, 11/15/2012 - 15:53

This is the way all songs recorded with any 58 should sound. It's so easy to get a good vocal recording with one of these. It's an SM-7, without the switches and in a more compact housing and they call it a 57 (58 with its hat on). And when recorded well will sound like a 7 or a 57 or a 87 all y'all's 7's. Remember " 7 ", is a lucky number and everyone's a winner.

Every seven a winner
Mx. Remy Ann David

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