Brad Shoemaker: Microphone Wrecker

I LOVE RANDOM VIDEOS!

how much does one of those microphones cost?

Guys, you need to start putting Drew in front the camera more. You'll probably triple female subscriber base in two weeks...

He could be your Naomi Kyle ;)

@Lyfeforce said:

Random Thought:

Anyone else feel a little bad for the Comic Vine crew? They're always so quiet when all this stuff goes on.

People have been saying this lately, but meh. They're working so it's not like they're waiting for Jeff to notice them. I don't include myself into every conversation that happens near my desk at work, especially if it's something I don't know a whole lot about. Certain people will start complaining that Jeff is wasting time having discussions with Comic Vine when Tony and Sara know only so much about games or tech.

I'm sure they have their conversations when the camera is off.

Wow, we haven't had video like this in a long time. Keep it up!

Way to go, Brad.

Brad you careless bastard! That Microphone did nothing to you!!!

What am he, some kind of animal?

@mnzy said:

More like Shoebraker.

Am I right? Anyone?

Breaker. That joke's already been done, anyway.

The Rockwilder instrumental is missing from this video :D

Also, this would've been the perfect opportunity for a Tested crossover.

@Lyfeforce said:

Random Thought:

Anyone else feel a little bad for the Comic Vine crew? They're always so quiet when all this stuff goes on.

It's weird, right? Of all the new office videos they've posted none have had any interaction with those guys.

This reminds of spontaneous Giant Bomb videos of yore. Requim for Blades: Part Two

I thought this was going to be about the mic holder stand thing in the podcast room that was broke.

Random Thought:

Anyone else feel a little bad for the Comic Vine crew? They're always so quiet when all this stuff goes on.

CONTENT!

Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you the CBS budget!

Get a new mike and file an official complaint that the old mike nearly choked Brad to death.

I thought this was going to be a video of Brad freestyling.

@GenocidalKitten said:

This nearly makes up for the lack of content today.

I think you'll be ok for one day, being that dependent on something is scary...

Isn't it time for those wireless boxes they have on TV? I guess they're not worth the cost assuming certain people are more careful in future.

This sounds like a job for the Tested guys.

@MrGtD said:

microphone check one two what is this

The roughneck business. Recognise.

God damn it, Brad.

some men just want to watch the world burn

If I remember correctly from my A/V days, some lapel mics can be unscrewed so you can reattach any torn off cables. I dont know about any special bit but I have soldered a few mics back together and I know it can be done. But then again, I remember throwing out some busted mics that I could not figure out how to open. We used cheap audio-technica lav mics and Astatic wired mics so that might have made a difference.

If this helps, the mics I was not able to fix had a clearly clamped on casing that had a seam on one end with some teeth that were clearly bent with a machine to ensure a tight fit. The ones that I was able to unscrew were flush all the way around the casing. Essentially it unscrewed like any old XLR or 1/4 inch patch cord. The few lav mics I could fix had a bit more of an edge that let me get a better grip when unscrewing it but it was still fairly difficult. In fact, it broke the same way Brad broke it, the person did not realise that they had a cable under their foot and they stood up. I dont think I've been much help other than to share your frustration.

It could be worse, a wireless transmitter could have broke. Those things are extremely expensive, I remember always treating the single one my school had as delicate as possible. The price of a single one of those was more than all the other equipment we had!

Jeez Brad, again?

The way Brad broke the mic is the same way how I managed to break 4-5 headsets. I have Astro A40 now and it seems to be somewhat resilience, only made that mistake once. You might wonder how come this happens so often, it's because I usually move from my desktop to lay on my bed without taking off my headset when I watch movies or if I just want to listen to some music. If I'm going to the bathroom or getting something to drink, I always remove the headset first.

I have to question why they are using cabled lapel mics in that situation to begin with. Overhead boom mics would be a better fit in a scenario like that. It would reduce cabling, reduce the number of mics required and therefore have the knock-on bonus of making the mixing process easier as you don't need to balance numerous microphones. It would probably be cheaper too, a couple of decent quality rifle mics would be less expensive than a bunch of these lapel mics, which are liable to getting damaged.

I just don't get why Brad can never do anything right

Shoemaker's been a Brad boy.

Looking forward to hearing sexy chest hair on future quick looks!

@paulwade1984: Lav mics aren't that cheap: http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/cat-audio/cat-wiredmics/?refine=4294967294&navId=4294966614+4294966611

So you're saying he pulled a Shoemaker.

While this video is brilliant and Giant Bomb at its best, it is made all the better by Sara rolling her eyes at the whole thing in the first 20 seconds then popping on a pair of headphones to drown everyone else out.

I can't believe I find this extremely entertaining to watch! Maybe I should get premium at some point...

The World Mic

Wreckin'

Shu

pulling a brad

Is it a nerve thing that makes Brad always put his hands behind his head when being filmed at his desk?

@paulwade1984: It's a joke. They already bought a new one. This is mostly done for laughs.

@Napalm said:

@hamdj3 said:

Who is the chick in the back

Your mom.

Quoted For Truth.

Are they expensive or something?

The giantbomb crew just got mac book airs, a million x-boxes, ps3's, wii's, vita's and ds's, tv's, monitors, tri casters, an entire studio.

Come on guys, just buy another microphone.

Damn it, Brad. This is why we CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS!

Brad is for the people. He was sick of the HOT MICs

@mnzy said:

More like Shoebraker.

Am I right? Anyone?

HELL YEAH!

GODDAMIT DREW IS A BEAUTIFUL MAN

This nearly makes up for the lack of content today.

One way to try and get rid of the chest hair sound is to take some paper wrap it into a cone shape and make a pocket for the mic to rest it. Than tape it to the body with the pocket pointing upwards. This method has worked for me but I don't know if you guys have tried it already. Thought I would try and help.

anyone welse miss the VIDEO THING bump?

I miss the VIDEO THING bump.

I noticed the audio quality was better on the check v mate quick look