It's now 2020 and I'm still here for the hair.

@wanderingva4367

3 жыл бұрын

Did he read a comment on a 2 year old vid...

@nickjones5495

3 жыл бұрын

What microphone are you using in this video?

Perfect demonstration of the Fethead. Similar to my experience!

im here for the hair. Mike

@PherotoneStudios

6 жыл бұрын

same

@marcchapleau8343

4 жыл бұрын

ha! ha! ha! ha! ha!

@nick8841

4 жыл бұрын

I'm here for your D, Greg.

@larryhinze8658

3 жыл бұрын

@@nick8841 O M G

FINALLY someone who actually shows concrete evidence o the impact the device makes. Everyone always just talks not shows. Thank you, you are brilliant.

Just discovered your channel today, and I've already enjoyed a good number of your videos - but this was shocking. I've been an audio engineer for a while, and I'd never heard of these Triton FetHeads. I just showed this video to a few of my colleagues and they'd never heard of them, and their instant response was a mixture of skepticism and wonder. We just put an order in for a few, and I gotta tell you, this is HUGE for me. I run a studio that relies on portable recording hardware, and the easier I can make it for my talent to operate, the better. This is brilliant. Thank you for taking the time to share this, man. This legitimately will make my work better.

Hi, Mike. I really like your videos. They are very instructive and interesting. I actually learned a lot about audio and voice over on your channel. And You're such a fun guy. Thank you.

omg...this was exactly the solution I needed for my studio setup. Thanks, Mike!

Best explanation of these devices and great production quality. I wish you much success, sir.

Great video, great advice. FYI, often you can replace the interface cable (i.e. the 3.5mm / 1/8” one) with an impedance matched cable (e.g. Sescom, etc) and eliminate much of the “preamp noise”. I have seen this work wonders with the Tascam 70D, a Saramonics Smart mixer, etc. The 70D went from unusable (in my opinion) to up there with a Zoom F8 in terms of S/N levels. I am not just talking about a 3dB or similar reduction in noise, but more like a 12-18 dB S/N improvement. The right cable makes all the difference with those little output transformers and op-amps.

Based on this video, I picked up the Fethead Phantom -- added it to my setup last night and voila! hello gain and goodbye preamp noise--- my noise floor is awesome now, it was fine before, but now... I'm good to go! makes my Steinberg U44 work like a big boy preamp!! great combo with my Michael Joly modded Rode N1A --- Thanks Mike, great video as always!!

Just bought a fethead phantom. Great presentation of just how effective these little devices are.

HOLY CRAP THAT SOUNDS AMAZING AND THE HAIR IS AMAZING TOO! Great video, really never even knew about the phatom version. This has be wonderful.

beautiful! great travel setup! I currently use an sm58, a cloudlifter, and a tascam dr-44wl (for travel) but it's still bulky and it doesn't get rid of all the noise. it works ok, but not the best setup. I am glad i saw this. great video!

it is rare that i see a youtuber plugging in a Fethead intoa Mic and its pure magic and entertainment. Your Voice is awesome as well as your persona. Kepp it up!

"You're not here for my hair" That's where you're wrong, Mike.

I just ordered mine... HOLY CRAP!!! No noise at all. Really great review!

I recently purchased one of each of these, and holy crap! Very impressed. I have a U87 clone that suffered from a little self noise, but the Fethead Phantom cleaned it up nicely!

Absolutely love my fetheads - have used them for years.

Hi Mike, thank you for the great demo. According to the product page on Triton Audio's website, there is a bit of difference between the two devices: the normal FetHead has 27dB of gain while the FetHead phantom only 18dB.

Great video as always Mike, keep it up, your videos are the best.

Thanks for this video! I got a fethead and just used it. I'm getting a much better signal to noise ratio.

This is exactly what I have been looking for. Thank you!

@BoothJunkie

6 жыл бұрын

YOu're welcome!

You are amazing! Thank you, your videos really helped me

Cool, I didn't know about these, but I am defiantly going to get the Fethead Phantom version. I like to do wildlife sound recording and I am often in quieter locations and even using a mic like a Sennheiser ME66 which is quite sensitive and only 10db self noise, pointing it at the subject, I can still get some noise with my Tascam 701-D (which I find has good preamps) when I turn up the gain because of the distance between myself and the subject and the quieter surroundings, so being able to have clean natural sounds will be a big plus for me and it will be useful for my voice over recordings also.

Thank you! Withing 1 minute and a half you explained what I wanted to know. I wasted over half an hour to find the basic difference and why couldn't I just get the regular FetHead to work on both dynamics and condenser mics. Thanks booth junkie!

Thank you so much for this review!!! I needed to see a proper test of this baddie

We are here for the hair... wait... this isn't hair junkie?

@laura-sophiemohr4178

6 жыл бұрын

hair and make up mike...hair and make up :D

@larryhinze8658

3 жыл бұрын

As long as it isn't pubic hair junkie, I will stay.

Thanks for the video. Helped a lot.

I dont hear any hiss, on any of your videos whenever you quiet down and say listen for it. You have some of the best audio I have ever heard on youtube. You sound like a professional radio show.

I've learned a TON of useful stuff from you. Thank you again and again and again :) Also, I just love your sign-off! Fanboy: out!

Fethead great when I took on a low output passive ribbon mic. Overcame pre-amp hiss and ingress of whistle from solar PV. Gives enough spare gain to insert a small passive boost EQ (if you choose to, for this kind of mic) ahead of your preamp or DAW. With the EQ, I get a floor minus 67dB, with my quiet voice at ten inches, set to peak minus 12 raw. Readily gateable - and advisable if you have clients who crank up high end and compression for their market! But for such guys, I revert to a super quiet NT1A condenser with enough output not to need boost.

I got my very first mic and interface a few days ago. The Rode PodMic and Scarlett Solo 2nd Gen. I have to set the gain on full for decent levels. After watching this video, I pulled the trigger on a Fethead. Hoping that solves my noise/hissing issues!

Omg mike!!! I was wondering what this was this afternoon and why I was hearing that hiss in the background!!! Thank you so much!!!

I really love that the FetHead and FetHead Phantom look EXACTLY ALIKE. That's a great feature. Good way to damage a very expensive ribbon mic.

@RealGengarTV

6 жыл бұрын

RedBearAK I was thinking the exact same thing. 🤔 I'd say it would be smart of the FetHead creators to change the gray ring to a red one to indicate power?

@BoothJunkie

6 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing, or maybe different colored logo badges. Otherwise you hafta read that 8 pt font on it to know. If these were mine, one would get some nail polish to indicate which was which

@Wayne-O-5169

6 жыл бұрын

Can the Fethead Phantom be used with a dynamic mic that doesn’t use phantom power or would you need to go with the Fethead original without phantom power?

@RedBearAK

6 жыл бұрын

The FetHead Phantom passes phantom power to the mic, so it shouldn't be used with any type of dynamic mic, especially ribbon mics. The original FetHead still needs phantom power but doesn't transmit it to the mic. That's kind of the entire point of this thread.

@miguelsotto-mayor7325

6 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same. But can always put some color tape around one of them.

Thanks. Great video.

To anyone with a variety of mics dynamic/condenser, you might not need to buy both. According to Shure: "Any dynamic microphone with a low impedance balanced output, like the SM58, is not affected by phantom power. Phantom Power will not damage a professional dynamic microphone." So, good news! The Fethead Phantom should cover all of your needs, but be sure to check with your individual manufacturer first, just in case. Of course, if you use a ribbon mic, you will still need the original Fethead.

Nice review! While I don’t have any pre issues, (my Avalon M5 works great) I enjoy learning about recording gear.

Good info! Thanks

Interesting. I had thought of this setup before and did a similar one with the saramonic 10. You need the right fethead for the mic though. I used my fet head with my tascam dr70, and rode ntg4+. Preamp is already good on the dr70 though.

Okay the phantom one is great, i'd need that with for the heil fin if I want it to light up.

I'm here for the hair Mike, and I like it.

Oho. Nice and quiet... That's an interesting use for one of those Fethead Phantoms. I couldn't figure it out through the fine print, but now that you've mentioned how terrible portable pre-amps could be, it makes a lot more sense.

Brother you ROCK!

You remind me so much of that guy from the old good neighbor stuff videos "This is how we trip"

I’ve got the Phantom Fethead. It’s an excellent product. Highly recommend. PS - nice salad Mike 👍🏼

Excellent Thanks

Love this one

It's really good to hear a clear example of a noisy preamp. I'm not even sure that "cheap" is a proper synonym for "noisy" these days since there are actually a lot of remarkably quiet preamps in very affordable hardware lately. But the other side of the coin is when your preamp simply doesn't have enough total gain, like the Zoom H-series. Even if the preamp is quiet enough when it's maxed out, if it doesn't have enough gain to provide sufficient volume then an inline-preamp like the FetHead or Cloudlifter can be a solution for that. So mics with very low output like the SM7B or large ribbon mics can really need one of these devices to work well, simply because the main preamp doesn't have enough total gain. Even the DBX 286S only has 59dB of gain. For some mics that just isn't quite enough. So the usefulness of these devices are not solely for reducing preamp hiss on bad preamps. On the other hand if you have a MixPre-6 with super-quiet Kashmir preamps and 76dB of gain, it's quite unlikely a Cloudlifter/FetHead would be beneficial with any type of mic.

Good stuff! Still love my H5. Also, more versatile given capsule options, etc. if you make use of them. Great options are great, though. :)

R u kiddin? That thing is awesome!

Hi ! Thanks a lot for this discovery ! Do you have any idea if this Fethead phantom would work with the Samson C02 mics ? I could not find the information on the whole god damn internet :D ! Have a nice day !

Wow! You sold me! I'm getting a Fethead lol

Allen for the save. The Klark Teknik in-line preamp supposedly for sale around $30. Can't find one. Hearing they will be available in April. Wait for Klark Teknik CT-1 or get a dynamite preamp for $120. delivered.

Thanks for making this. I'm going to get one for my low-output Shure SM7B. The answer to my first question: it adds 18 dB of gain.

@mica4977

3 жыл бұрын

If you only plan to use it on the SM7B then I suggest buying the normal Fethead as that will provide 27db of gain.

Please answer quickly. I have Shure MV7 and it has some noise, so the sound is low. Will it help in this case TritonAudio FetHead Filter ?

Mike if you can get your hands on one, could you do a comparison between your sennheiser and one of the rode ntg shotgun mics? Would be nice to have a point of reference between the standard and maybe something a little less expensive.

I too am here for the hair

My 2i2 blew the Capacitors in my AKG, after getting the mic repaired I bought some external phantom power for safety (Just a little Neewer for about £20) and there is so little noise! Could be a cheaper alternative to try if people are running similar setups :)

I had no idea they made inline preamps like this. Gotta pick up one of these.

@daddydiesel7910

5 жыл бұрын

Black Warrior Lures do they eliminate background noise?

@BlackWarriorLures

5 жыл бұрын

@@daddydiesel7910 That's what I'm hoping.

Sir. I found your video a very informative and useful for people who are in voice over and voice recording. Ugm, if I am allow to request for an item, can you tell your tought about the Yamaha f4 mixer and amoon AM-228, which one has a better mic preamp. Those 2 are very cheap and its very helpful to us to give you your review in it. Thanks in advance.

Hey Mike. Noticed from other videos we both use the Audient iD22 and a 416 and just like mine, the gain on the iD22 needs to be turned up quite high to get good signal from the 416. Question is do, or have you used the fethead phantom in this instance to boost the clean gain of the iD22 and lower your noisefloor? Possibly looking to pick one up if so. I also know you have an Avalon 737 pre so you might be using that and bypassing the audient pres.

I just got a FetHead Phantom and I tried it with my Sennheiser MKH 416 and Tascam 701-D and I got no sound from it when the mic was plugged into the FetHead (I had 48v phantom power turned on the Tascam), but as soon as I disconnected the Fethead and just plugged the mic into the recorder, I was getting sound. I did find that it worked with my Rode NT1 and Tascam 701-D but its unnecessary due to the NT1s very low self noise anyway, so not sure what was happening since it was working on your MKH 416 and not mine.

That Shure mic sounded better than I was expecting!

@black-hammer1279

6 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing but with a super cardiod you can stand off the mic a bit more and avoid proximity effect. Sounds overly simplistic to think that's why it sounds so good -- is there something about the capsule on this mic that makes it sound better?

Question, im confused now, witch one in need for my shure sm7b?

hey I have a zoom H5 and H6. just wondering if you think one of these is advantageous for these or is the preamp already good enough in these recorders so that there would not be much of a performance increase?

Hi Mike: Really enjoy all of your reviews. I was wondering if you could recommend a USB mic that could be used for recording voice & guitar using the program Audacity? As a beginning guitarist, I am interested in monitoring my progress. I don't have a studio & would be recording in my family room. So, background noise may be a problem. Also, if you think that the way to go would be to buy an interface & use an XLR mic to record, I would be interested in what you have to say? Thanks in advance, Steve

I got this and the dbx to go with my sm7b i dont do voice-over though i might id mainly use it in my studio

You are very good

you can get ''batteries'' with a DC tail for 12v plugs on amazon. ;-)

So how do you decide when to record with a portable recorder attached to the mic (zoom H5) vs. recording through your USB interface directly into your DAW such as Reaper?

So if I had a dynamic mic and condenser Mic plugged into a mixer could I use both if using the fethead? Or would I be better off having 2 of the same style mic?

Can these be used on a Focusrite interface and will it make a difference? Thank you, Mike!

can i use the condenced mic powered by battery then connect the fethead for dynamic mic using the phantom power from the micpreamp?

What if there were a manufacturer who actually implemented that Fethead in a microphone's design (can be turned off by a switch of course..). That's a nice on-the-go package if you ask me!

So could this benefit a scarlett solo gen 3? Or would it potentially damage the mic? Asking because it me my set up for on the go, Hopefully I hear back, I know you got super popular now.

I know this is an old video, but I have a few questions. So, I have a pre amp that provides phantom power to my microphone. My microphone doesn't require phantom power but the Cloudlifter i run it through does. Now it sounds fine for the most part but i really need to crank the gain on my pre amp to get a decent sound out of it. The issue with that is, the static noisefloor is ridiculous. My question being which do you think would be better? The fethead or the fethead phantom? And would I need the fethead phantom with the Cloudlifter to send the phantom power along to my mic?

So should I get a feathead for my Neumann TLM 103? I know I prob don't need it but it gives more headroom and lower the noise floor? any infos would be appreciated

Hey Mike, I wanna plug a Dynamic Mic (Sennheiser e935) into my smartphone for recording, and streaming on facebook live, but plugging it straight in will cause it to hiss due to the preamp. What I'm wondering is.. Do you think I can use a fethead with this recorder, in order to get clean, hissless audio, and use a 3.5mm auxiliary connection to connect the recorder to the phone, so instead of using the headphone jack to monitor the audio, I use it to send over clean audio? If not.. what is a good way I can plug my e935 into my phone some other way with no hissing? (I don't have an audio interface at the moment) I've done a similar thing before, plugging my blue yeti into my laptop for power, but using a 3.5mm aux cable to run the headphone output straight into my DSLR mic input with no hissing. I'd just like a portable audio solution. Using my blue yeti with an OTG cable to my phone DOES work but it drains the battery way too fast to be reliable for hours of shooting.

I just bought a Cloudlifter CL-1 but it seems very prone to interference, I paired it with my sm7b and my dbx286s which I had for 4 years, I wanted to facilitate a little for my preamp. have you experienced interference in the cloudlifter cl-1?

Hello Mike can you please do a comparison with Triton Audio FetHead In-line preamp vs the FetHead Germanium. Pleeeaseee.. thanks :D

Would work with both my SM58 and MXL 770 running through my 2i2? Tbh I’m still fairly new to recording my own audio for personal use. I do record with my band, but i only sing into the mic, I dont touch the set up or any software there as it’s my band mates house and equipment that we record with. I have some solo stuff and voice over stuff that I want to do and I want a decently clean sound from the start, so there’s leas to deal with when editing.

I have a question. I wanna Use the RODE NT-1 together with the AL-1 Interface to start recording. Would it be a waste of money to get a Fethead Phantom or would it be an increase of quality? I was just wondering if the NT-1 together with the AL-1 have not very loud preamps so there is no need for this Fethead. I wanna have a clean sound. Sorry for the complicated question but you would help me very much

I was hearing some crackle from the Fethead side, but that might have been you squeezing the headphones against your hair/beard. Sensitive! So, any EQ changes? What is the total cost of the travel recorder and the Fethead phantom? So, if you could find one travel recorder with a better pre for under the combined cost... You are so great for going through all this experimenting for us! So, your travel setup at this point is your recorder ($130?), a Triton Fethead Phantom ($100) and a 416 ($1000). ($1,230). How about this... A long USB cable, a Kaotica Eyeball and a Sennheiser MK4? The A/D converter is the same as in the Apogee MiC with a fantastic LDC by Sennheiser!

Do you think this would work in the following chain: an audio-technica AT6550 into a 3.5mm to xlr adapter, into the fethead, into a saramonic sr-pax2 into a tascam dr-05? I know that introducing so many links into the chain could cause trouble but, I'm trying to squeeze out some hiss here.

May I suggest that when it gets 5:12 I suggest you move your head from side to side to follow Yes Fethead and No Fethead text, not for any sound reasons but because it's fun.

The fethead i got was super noisy, i may have gotten a faulty unite, but i feel the cloudlifter is quieter.

Is the Triton Fethead able to filter electronical noises from my smartphone or other stuff near my mic ? Greetings from Germany.

"Does that help....." I think so. To get a good sound on my Presonus iOne with a Deity S-mic2, I have to go all the way up to more than 3 o´clock on the audio interface. But in turn I get the hiss, the noise. But what you are saying is, that instead of buying an expensive external dedicated pre-amp, then a Fedhead Phantom would be all I need to solve this problem?

is there a fethead for 3.5mm connections? maybe with aa couple of AA batteries inside?

I use a condesor tube mic into a Scarlett 2i2. White "hiss" when im over 50% gain. Would a fethead help?

Hi Mike, I find the Zoom H5 noisey in the same way. I have it running through an Aston Spirit Condenser Microphone (UK make). Do you think running the H5 through a Fethead Phantom will help fix this problem. Would it be better to simply invest in another device? This is all part of my beginner setup btw. Any help you can give me would be great.

is fethead phantom useful when using a condenser mic on zoom h6 ??? is it good for zoom h6 or h5 or not??

Hi Mike, I use a Neat King Bee with a Zoom H5 for my setup. Which of the two Fetheads would be better to boost my signal with that combination? The Fethead or Fethead Phantom. Love the show. Congrats on the 100k.

Klark Teknik CM-1 is working for me great at the fifty buck mark.

Not that I would, but I am curious, can you chain them together? Would 2 in line give you more of a boost?

Thank you for this Mike. I find I get quite a bit of hiss on my Scarlett 2i2 and CAD e100s. Sad story: I bought an Audient id22 to see how it compared (and hopefully fix the issue) but found the change to be negligible. Maybe I'm just doing something wrong. I dunno... I'll give the fethead a shot. EDIT: In case anyone asks, I did send my e100s in for repair thinking it might be that, and nope. They say it's fine. I tested on a Blue Spark and still have that same hiss.

@BoothJunkie

6 жыл бұрын

You had preamp hiss on an ID22? It's gotta be the mic or something else -- like ambient noise. My ID22 preamps are absolutely dead silent at full gain.

@PressStartToLaugh

6 жыл бұрын

I really don't know what it could be. My room is well treated (thanks to your Owens Corning suggestion), so I don't believe it's ambient noise. My only thoughts are it's the mic or possibly the mic cable (I'm using a fairly old cable). I'm dealing with it now by adding a noise gate in post. It's just wildly annoying.

@BaritoneDeLaTorre

3 жыл бұрын

Most likely is your mic cable. Try it and let us know!

@HAJJ101

3 жыл бұрын

@@PressStartToLaugh The source of the problem is the mic, I’ve tested this myself inside and out and self noise is an issue regardless for dynamic or condenser so that’s why this tool is perfect for fixing this issue Also, I’ve had multiple scarletts, even the 18i8, it doesn’t get better in quality, they have horrible headroom. Any RME USB audio interface will work perfectly fine like the Babyface for starters and go up from there. I got an RME Fireface 802 and it changed everything including the fact that I have a Rode NT2A so the self noise is pretty decent. But it’s everything working together to make the cleanest result but what I said above, the interface, and mic. Also, use wool instead of Foam, foam dampens high frequencies only while wool dampens all frequencies

What about interfaces with dual preamp systems and then being creative with that?

its so weird i tried 2 different fetheats now, because i already sent one back because i thoughts its broken. When i use the fethead on my system i get so strong hiss and noise, waaaay more than only with my interface (on the same adjusted gain level). you think there is some interference from other electronics? Because the noise and hiss changes when i move the fethead around. Its driving me crazy.

I must be doing something wrong. I got the Fethead to use with a Shure SM7B and a Zoom F6. When I plug the Fethead in, it completely blocks the signal. Phantom power is activated, so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Any help would be appreciated. 😪

Hello, does fethead phantom work with rode ntg4 plus without battery powered from zoom h5? :)