Bandrew Says Podcast
Geeks Rising
Tech News Analysis, Creator News Analysis, and Social Media News Analysis
- 32 minutes 17 seconds433: Is YouTube Demonetizing AI Content?, and More
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Topics discussed: Is YouTube demonetizing videos that use AI voices, the Nuemann TLM193, some additional suggestions on mid side micing.
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Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links):
Neumann TLM193: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/tlm193
Universal Audio x8: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/uax8
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00:00 - Intro
00:16 - Is YouTube Demonitizing Videos Voiced with AI?
- Policy Update List: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10008196?hl=en#zippy=%2Ccommunity-guidelines
- Monetization Policy: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1311392#zippy=:~:text=What%20we%20check%20when%20we%20review%20your%20channel
- AI Disclosure Policy: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/14328491?linkId=15683321#zippy=%2Cexamples-of-content-creators-dont-have-to-disclose%2Cexamples-of-content-creators-need-to-disclose
- YT Insider Clarification: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uM4M8BzrT4E
- Say Cheese Tweet: https://x.com/SaycheeseDGTL/status/1942978716470247575
- AI Use Tweet: https://x.com/TeamYouTube/status/1943767179184292193
12:15 - WIBT: Neumann TLM193
15:30 - WYHTS: Thoughts on Mid/Sid Micing
20:12 - Value for Value
30:25 - Conclusion
14 July 2025, 1:48 am - 29 minutes 7 seconds432: Trying Mid/Side Recording, TLM193 vs. U87 Ai, and More
Audio/Video: https://www.geeksrising.com/shows/bsp432
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Topics discussed: The Halter MS130160 mic clip, trying mid/side micing with the Beyerdynamic M130 and M160 on acoustic guitar, why I am trying the Rode PSA1+, and comparing the Neumann TLM193 to the Neumann U87 Ai.
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Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links):
Neumann TLM193: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/tlm193
Universal Audio x8: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/uax8
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00:00 - Intro
00:30 - A $70 Microphone Clip (Halter MS130160)
02:54 - Mid Side Recording Technique
04:26 - Beyerdynamic M130 & M160 Mid Side Micing Sample
07:35 - Rode PSA 1+
11:05 - Neumann TLM193 vs. Neumann U87 Ai
15:30 - WYHTS: TLM193 & Try a Grounding Mat
18:30 - WYHTS: How to Store "Dead" Batteries
20:28 - Value for Value
27:50 - Conclusion / Outro
6 July 2025, 10:13 pm - 1 hour 6 minutes431: My Universal Audio Repair Experience, Neumann TLM193, and More
Audio/Video: https://www.geeksrising.com/shows/bsp431
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Topics discussed: Beyerdynamic being acquired by Cosonics, me frying a second Universal Audio Interface in 24 hours, using an RME Audio Interface, and other stuff too.
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Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links):
Neumann TLM193: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/tlm193
Universal Audio x8: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/uax8
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00:00 - Intro
00:16 - My Universal Audio Repair Experience
10:55 - Neumann TLM193 vs. TLM103
16:47 - WIBT: RME Babyface
19:21 - Riffs, Beards & Gear is a Real One
20:41 - WYHTS: Dryer Sheets Solve Static Electricity Issue
24:00 - WYHTS: Thoughts on the Beyerdynamic Acquisition
- The word used was "EXPECT", not "INTEND". To me that seems like an even less committal word than "INTEND" so my commentary remains the same.
29:26 - Beyerdynamic M130
32:32 - WYHTS: Why I Haven't Considered the Neumann MT48?
36:25 - Value for Value
48:47 - FOTW: Best 1980's Albums
1:05:24 - Conclusion
30 June 2025, 12:12 am - 31 minutes 17 seconds430: Beyerdynamic Was Acquired, I Fried Another UA Interface, and More
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Topics discussed: Beyerdynamic being acquired by Cosonics, me frying a second Universal Audio Interface in 24 hours, using an RME Audio Interface, and other stuff too.
Subscribe to the full audio podcast at http://www.bandrewsays.com
Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links):Neumann U87 Ai: https://geni.us/u87aikit RME Baby Face Pro: out of production
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00:00 - Intro 00:22 - Beyerdynamic Acquired by Cosonic
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Yahoo Finance Article: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spoke-beyerdynamic-companys-acquisition-confirmed-155532941.html
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StereoNet Article: https://stereonet.com/news/beyerdynamic-sold-to-chinese-oem-specialist-cosonic
08:49 - I Fried a Second Univeral Audio Interface! 13:54 - Switching to an RME Audio Interface - My New Audio Interface Setup 18:05 - WYHTS: Other UA Interface Failures 22:16 - WYHTS: This Podcast has NO INFORMATION 24:50 - Value for Value 28:57 - Conclusion / Outro
15 June 2025, 9:18 pm -
- 37 minutes 42 seconds429: My $3000 UA Interface Died, and More
Audio/Video: https://www.geeksrising.com/shows/bsp429
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Topics discussed: My $3000 universal audio interface dying and what I'm doing in the mean time.
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Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links):
Audix PDX720: https://geni.us/pdx720
Universal Audio x8: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/uax8
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00:00 - Intro
00:20 - My $3000 Interface Died
05:41 - My Interim Solution
12:44 - Ramble
13:17 - WYHTS: The Shure MVX2u Works Great!
17:20 - WYHTS: The MVX2u's Weird Weakness.
22:30 - Value for Value
Rode AI1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQT91ONQRpc
29:30 - FOTW: 1980's & 1990's Living
36:08 - Conclusion
8 June 2025, 11:10 pm - 43 minutes 33 seconds428: Shure MVX2u in 2025, Audix PDX720, & More
Audio/Video: https://www.geeksrising.com/shows/bsp428
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Topics discussed: Updating the Shure MVX2u and retesting it to see how it's performing with the latest firmware, testing and using the Audix PDX720, using the AEA KU5a supercardioid ribbon microphone briefly, and discussing if I think Americans care about manufacturing location or handmade goods.
Subscribe to the full audio podcast at http://www.bandrewsays.com
Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links):
Audix PDX720: https://geni.us/pdx720
Universal Audio x8: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/uax8
As an affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases.
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00:00 - Intro
00:17 - Shure MVX2u in 2025
12:45 - WIBT: Audix PDX720
16:30 - WIBT: AEA KU5a
20:45 - WYHTS
21:45 - WYHTS: Do Americans Care About Hand Made Products?
33:20 - Value for Value
40:52 - Conclusion
42:25 - Outro
2 June 2025, 1:01 am - 1 hour 6 minutes427: 4 Lessons from 10 Years on YouTube, Making AI Music, and More
Audio/Video: https://www.geeksrising.com/shows/bsp427
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Topics discussed: 4 lessons I've learned after making 10 years of video reviews on youtube, trying to make AI music with the new Music Assistant in YouTube & then critiquing it, and then a brief discussion of tariffs.
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Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links):
Neat Worker Bee II: https://geni.us/workbee2
Universal Audio x8: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/uax8
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00:00 - Intro
00:18 - 10 Years Making YouTube Reviews
03:38 - Lesson 1
07:21 - Lesson 2
11:21 - Lesson 3
16:40 - Lesson 4
24:00 - Trying To Make AI Music and Critiquiing it
49:15 - WIBT: Neat Worker Bee II
51:20 - WYHTS: The Bad Thing About Tariffs
57:15 - WYHTS: Made in the USA Microphones
59:55 - Value for Value
1:04:25 - Conclusion
19 May 2025, 12:49 am - 28 minutes 52 seconds426: Shure's Price Increases, Aston Apex, and More
Audio/Video: https://www.geeksrising.com/shows/bsp426
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Topics discussed: The Shure SM57 and Shure SM58 increasing in price and why I think this has happened, sharing my thoughts on the Aston Apex, and explaining that Sound Speeds was not criticizing me for doing tests.
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Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links):
Aston Apex: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/apex
Universal Audio x8: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/uax8
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00:00 - Intro
00:24 - Shure Increasing Their Prices
- China Tariff: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/28/2025-07325/notice-of-implementation-of-additional-duties-on-products-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china-pursuant
- Mexico Tariff: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-declares-national-emergency-to-increase-our-competitive-edge-protect-our-sovereignty-and-strengthen-our-national-and-economic-security/#:~:text=For%20Canada%20and%20Mexico%2C%20the,will%20see%20a%2010%25%20tariff
- USMCA Goods: https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/united-states-mexico-canada-agreement
11:26 - WIBT: Aston Apex
15:30 - WYHTS: Correcting V-Tuber's Audio
16:52 - WYHTS: Sound Speeds Wasn't Attacking Me.
19:20 - Value for Value (Movie Podcasts & Microphone Self Noise)
27:20 - Conclusion
4 May 2025, 9:00 pm - 40 minutes 38 seconds425: I Got Called Out!, Why I Do "Useless" Mic Reviews, & More
Audio/Video: https://www.geeksrising.com/shows/bsp425
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Topics discussed: Responding to Sound Speed Podcast 34 discussing the "useless" tests in my mic reviews, the Audix PDX520, why I advocate for subtle processing, trying to turn the SM7b into the TLM103 and turning the TLM103 into the SM7b, and then share the awful mouth declick output.
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Audix PDX520: https://geni.us/pdx520
Universal Audio x8: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/uax8
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00:00 - Intro
00:17 - Kill Tony
- KT Episode 714: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-WxUaCAL5o&rco=1
- Sarah's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@sarahsloanshow
02:30 - Getting Called Out!
12:15 - WIBT: Audix PDX520
15:47 - WYHTS: Kill Tony People
16:43 - WYHTS: Why I Advocate for Subtle Processing?
23:00 - WYHTS: Why SM7B over TLM103?
25:25 - TLM103 into the SM7B!
26:12 - SM7B into the TLM103!!!
27:00 - WYHTS: The Awful Mouth DeClick Output
28:28 - WYHTS: I Didn't Process This Episode?
30:51 - Value for Value
37:55 - Easter Movie Recommendation
39:39 - Outro
21 April 2025, 12:19 am - 1 hour 14 minutes424: How I Process my Podcast 2025, 8 Money Saving Tips, and more
Audio/Video: https://www.geeksrising.com/shows/bsp424
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Topics discussed: How I process my podcast audio, I share 8 tips on how I save money from money savings tips to behavior altering suggestions, then I discuss how I don't think debt is feared enough, discuss my stance on being responsible financially, discuss giving up over indulgence, and explaining why my budget wasn't wrong.
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Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links):
Shure SM7b: https://geni.us/shuresm7b
Universal Audio x8: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/uax8
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00:00 - Intro
00:16 - How I Process My Podcast in 2025
15:51 - 8 Money Saving Behaviors to Avoid Impulse Purchases
33:45 - WYHTS: Bear Traps vs. Debt Traps
36:25 - Debt is not Feared Enough
40:31 - WYHTS: Multi-Generational Housing in America
41:45 - Adults Should Help the Younger Generations
51:12 - WYHTS: Budgeting is Everything
52:41 - Stop Over Indulging
56:35 - WYHTS: Bandrew's Budget is Wrong
58:30 - Value for Value
01:13:04 - Conclusion
14 April 2025, 1:36 am - 36 minutes 25 seconds423: Why You NEED to Budget
Audio/Video: https://www.geeksrising.com/shows/bsp423
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Topics discussed: What made me want to discuss budgeting, explain what a budget is, share my thoughts on the benefits of budgeting, setting up a budget and then summarizing budgeting.
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Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links):
Shure SM7b: https://geni.us/shuresm7b
Universal Audio x8: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/uax8
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00:00 - Intro
01:02 - Why I Want to Discuss Budgeting
01:52 - What is a Budget?
02:59 - The Benefits of Budgeting
07:18 - Setting Up a Basic Budget
23:04 - Summary of a Budget
25:52 - WYHTS: YouTube Shorts
28:15 - Value for Value
33:00 - Random Conclusion Stuff
#Budget #FrugalLiving #Podcast
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