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Do 'manly' people enjoy ASMR? Well, I sure hope so, because my latest video is for themâand for anyone who loves them! In Manly ASMR with Tools (https://youtu.be/WxWmQ0zcWL0), I explore the surprisingly tingly sounds of tools. You know, the kind youâd find in a toolbox... or, if youâre extra manly, a whole tool cabinet.
I wasnât sure how well these tools would work for ASMR, but while editing, I was pleasantly surprised. Some of them actually sounded amazing. The wire stripper was pure tingles thanks to my Oktava condenser mics, which make everything sound so warm and lush.
This video is definitely tongue-in-cheek because, letâs be real, I can pull off the 'manly man' look, but itâs all a performance. I was a theater kid who avoided gym class like the plague, so any rugged vibes youâre picking up? âšACTING!âš đ
I hope you enjoy this oneâmore tools are on the way in a second video! Let me know what you think of this video in the comments. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/WxWmQ0zcWL0
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Would you stay at an ASMR Hotel?
Imagine a hotel designed around the soothing world of ASMRâa tranquil, sensory-rich sanctuary where every detail is crafted to help you unwind. I've always thought this concept would be incredible, which is why I created the first ASMR Hotel video over two years ago. The response to that video was so positive, with so many of you loving the idea and asking for more. Well, I finally listened and posted the second ASMR Hotel video yesterday! https://youtu.be/DblElSCo-Ao
In this new video I delve deeper into what an ASMR Hotel might actually offer. Think soundproofed rooms, an ASMR media library at your fingertips, and a Quiet Mini Bar stocked with herbal-infused drinks designed to melt the stress away. Guests can also indulge in gentle Sound Bath Therapy, ASMR-inspired spa treatments, and even interactive ASMR workshops for a fully immersive experience.
Iâd love to hear your thoughtsâwhat other features would make an ASMR Hotel a dream come true? Share your ideas in the comments below, and I hope you enjoy the new video! https://youtu.be/DblElSCo-Ao
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Disaster struck while recording my latest Hair Salon video! https://youtu.be/7bv91Ys_Cf8
If you follow my TikTok livestreams, you probably know Tatiana, my trusty mannequin head with "human hair" that I use for hair brushing and salon roleplays. Weâve had our fair share of mishaps before, like during a livestream when I attempted to shampoo her hair and things went horribly wrong. You can check out that first tragic moment here: www.tiktok.com/@tomwhoasmr/video/72685136540671705âŠ
I initially bought Tatiana for my next Hair Salon video so I could use real hair instead of miming shampooing like in my first video. However, after that first incident where her hair became horribly tangled, I was hesitant to try again. Still, I gave it another shot while filming the new video. I tried to be extra careful, but after shampooing, the hair was already turning into a tangled mess. I decided to move on with the conditioner, hoping it would fix things â spoiler alert, it didnât.
By the time I started brushing her hair, I realized things were much worse than the TikTok disaster. Her hair had turned into a tangled, matted nightmare! No amount of brushing could fix it. Channel members will soon get a video of me desperately trying (and failing) to brush out those knots đ.
I did include some of the shampooing scenes in the final video, but I had to cut out the conditioning part â it was just too obvious how bad the tangling had gotten, and you could clearly see the horror on my face while I massaged the conditioner in. So, I mimed that part instead.
Sadly, Tatianaâs hair never recovered. I even tried to detangle it again on another livestream, going as far as using WD-40, but nothing worked. Eventually, she was sent to Turkey for a âhair transplant,â and Iâm happy to say she's back to her old self now.
I hope you enjoy the new Hair Salon video! Donât forget to leave a thumbs up đ and drop a comment if you liked it! https://youtu.be/7bv91Ys_Cf8
If you want to become a WhoTube Member to support my channel and see the blooper reel I'll be posting tomorrow, go here: youtube.com/@TomWhoASMR/join
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Do men have fewer ASMR roleplay videos that cater to them? From my 14+ years of watching ASMR videos, I believe so. Women dominate the ASMR space, with the most successful channels and videos typically created by women. This aligns with the general preference for female ASMR artists, as suggested by polls I've seen on Reddit and elsewhere. Consequently, most ASMR content caters to women or features feminine themes.
Personally, I enjoy feminine ASMR videos, like TingTing's hair styling roleplays and the content from the first ASMR creator I ever watched, Gentle Whispering ASMR. Maybe I can enjoy them because I'm gay and in touch with my feminine side. But it raises the question: do straight men also enjoy feminine-themed ASMR videos? If so, are they watching for the ASMR experience or for the appeal of an attractive woman?
When I started this channel nearly three years ago, my analytics showed that my audience was about 60% female and 38% male. Today, this has completely reversed, with the majority of my viewers now being maleâa surprising shift! This change inspired me to create another clothing store roleplay video (https://youtu.be/chCIrBSdo0c), but this time from the perspective of a male customer, unlike my first clothing store roleplay in 2021 (https://youtu.be/Zy1x2OfpYOk).
This roleplay felt very natural for me, as my first jobs after high school were in men's clothing stores. I thoroughly enjoyed making this video and hope you enjoy it, too! đ https://youtu.be/chCIrBSdo0c
Let me know in the comments which male ASMR artists you watch here on YouTube, and why you like them.
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I had to delete a bunch of scenes from the ASMR Café video before posting it.
Food-related ASMR videos are tricky. Many props are required, and preparing something to eat or drink makes a lot of different sounds, but not all are pleasant. What you hear with your ears while making a video can sound quite different in the audio recorded by the microphones.
On the third edit pass of my ASMR Café video (https://youtu.be/7KrQM1kCc14) I decided to remove some segments because the sounds weren't very pleasant, even after applying filters and EQ to the audio. Things like pouring coffee beans into a glass jar were jarring to my ear. I wanted the audio for this sequel to my first ASMR Café video (https://youtu.be/G5oV9iTnin4) to be more pleasant and soothing, and I think I was able to accomplish that even though I had to sacrifice some footage I really wanted in the video.
Another challenge was using a two-camera setup for the first time. I always recorded B-roll footage (for things like closeups) after I finished recording the main video. But with food prep there are some things you can only do once, like cutting into the cake. Using two cameras was the solution, but, I had a hard time not looking at the B-roll camera monitor frequently to be sure everything was framed properly. You may catch me doing that a few times in this video. đ But with some practice I'll get better at using a two-camera setup.
I hope you enjoy the new video! Not sure I'll make another one, unless this one does as well as the first one. And no, I didn't make any of the cakes or pastries shown in the video, I bought them from a local bakery. đ https://youtu.be/7KrQM1kCc14
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Which new video do you want me to post next?
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Long story: I screwed up recording my most recent video. I thought I'd have to throw away all the footage and start over. Here's the full story...
For the ASMR Sleep Clinic video (https://youtu.be/SxdGWSKxxhA) I wanted to incorporate a holographic-like computer. So I purchased a video of a holographic interface and bought a sheet of lucite for the physical computer screen. My plan was to overlay the holographic UI on the video in the location of the lucite sheet. BRILLIANT! It looked so realistic in the test I did.Â
But after I recorded the video, I realized I made a huge mistake. I was putting my hands and other objects in front the of computer screen (actually, behind the transparent computer screen), so the holographic UI overlay was overlaying on those things, too, as shown in the first image. AAAACK!! I was so mad at myself for making such a stupid mistake. The only way to salvage the footage would be to manually mask out the UI overlay from every frame where an object appeared in front of it, but, that would have been a hugely tedious and very time-consuming task. I thought there must be an easier way, so, I started doing some research.
I found a website called Runway that has a bunch of AI tools for video editing. One of the tools can remove the background from a video, replacing it with a green-screen color that lets you replace the background of your video with something else, as shown in the second image. This allowed me to use part of the green-screened video as an overlay on top of the UI overlay so that my hand or other objects that moved in front of the computer screen would obscure the holographic UI as would happen in real life, as shown in the third image.
While this was a great solution, it took many hours of meticulous work to get a clean mask for some parts of the video. Some objects, like the water globes, were not masking properly because they are blue and so is the background that's being masked out, so, it required frame-by-frame refinement to get a clean mask. After about 10 hours of work, I had the overlays I needed to make it look like the objects appearing in front of the computer screen were obscuring the UI. It was a lot of work to do something that no one would notice, but, this is the problem of being a perfectionist. However, it would have taken longer to completely re-do the video.
Another thing I was determined to perfect was the audio. When I watch some of my older videos, I'm not completely satisfied with the audio quality. That was largely because I was recording my videos in a space that wasn't sound treated at all. Now I am. But also, I wasn't sure how to achieve the "dry" audio I really love in some other people's ASMR videos. After doing some research, I discovered which frequencies are the least pleasant to the ear and which are most pleasant. I spent about 8 hours experimenting with dozens of different audio Equalizer settings before I settled on one that I felt worked best with my voice and achieved that dry sound I really love.
I hope this sheds some light on how much time and effort goes into some of these videos, and why it takes me a long time to make some of them. Thank you for your patience! If you watched and enjoyed the Sleep Clinic video (https://youtu.be/SxdGWSKxxhA), I'd really appreciate if you could give it a thumbs up đ, leave a comment âïž letting me know what you thought about it, and sharing it 𫶠with your friends who love ASMR.
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An update! For the past week and a half I've been recording new videos for YouTube. I was able to record 8 of them, which I now have to edit. This photo is from one of them, can you guess what it's about? đ I can't wait for you to see the new videos! Make sure you join my mailing list on my website at tomwho.com/ so you know as soon as the next video drops here on YouTube. Thanks for your patience and support! đ
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I went back into the closet to make my latest ASMR video, and found something surprising! A box full of really old family videos on 8mm reels, some of which are over 50 years old. These old film reels are going to become the topic of at least one video on my VLOG channel where I will start posting videos soon (âȘ@thetomwhoâŹ).Â
I picked the closet because I'm staying at my mom's house in Florida and I don't have my tiny little recording studio to make videos while I'm here, and the closet has the best acoustics. I tried making a video in there as an experiment, but I really quite liked the outcome, so, decided to post it. Going through some of the things I found in the closet sparked memories of my dad who died a little over a year ago. It was nice to reminisce, and I hope you find the video relaxing and tingly at the same time! https://youtu.be/vviIhgMzXH4
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Welcome! ASMR videos and livestreams to help you relax and sleep. Creator of the viral Weird & Crazy Candy ASMR series on TikTok (also here on Shorts)
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