Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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⚠️⚠️ 2025 UPDATE: youtu.be/OcLUJ3bR4Yk
⚠️⚠️ 2025 UPDATE: youtu.be/OcLUJ3bR4Yk
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🔽 LINKS TO BUDGET MICS 🔽

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▶ LINKS MENTIONED

The Cheapest Good Mic I Would Buy: geni.us/SD800

My Viewer's Most Favorite Mic: geni.us/K669B

Budget Mic Arm: amazon.com/dp/B001R747SG?tag=thevideoner04-20

VST Plugin: voxengo.com/product/marvelgeq

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Gear Recommendations

Microphone (Best Cheap - No RGB): geni.us/XO8W2y
Microphone (Best Cheap - RGB): geni.us/1L7B8
Microphone (RGB & headphone jack): geni.us/jYu087
Microphone (Pure Audio Quality): geni.us/wu8c2fy
Microphone (KIT): geni.us/gMlSXI

Boom Arm (Best Cheap): geni.us/t6A6o
Boom Arm (Best Budget): geni.us/F3ApV
Boom Arm (Best Premium): geni.us/V3ZaLW
Boom Arm (Best Budget Low Profile): geni.us/3pmKJc
Boom Arm (Best Premium Low Profile): geni.us/w5xPG

Webcam (Best Cheap): geni.us/vAvYx3q
Webcam (Best Budget): geni.us/7NiCUTk
Webcam (Best Premium): geni.us/61Apb3
Webcam (Cheapest Auto Tracking): geni.us/dVwF3
Webcam (Budget Auto Tracking): geni.us/kiZncJc
Webcam (Premium Auto Tracking): geni.us/bgmK
Webcam (Insane Quality Auto Tracking): geni.us/cH6hV

Headphone Stand: geni.us/GU2nn61

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▶ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Awesome Cheap Mic We'll Use Today
00:55 Hearing Your Own Mic
01:14 Mic Placement (REALLY Important!)
01:40 Budget Mic Arm
02:28 Sponsor Segment (Own3d Pro)
03:48 Speak Into The Right Side Of Your Mic
04:19 Check Your Mic's Polar Pattern
06:10 Fixing Your Mic's Gain
06:47 Auto Leveling Your Volume (part 1: compressor)
10:45 Auto Leveling Your Volume (part 2: expander)
13:19 Make Your Voice Sound Warm & Full (VST Plugin)
16:34 Removing Background Noise (noise suppression)
17:33 Adding a Limiter (important)
18:42 Best Budget Mics