Live Sound for Video Session: Q&A
In this week's session, we answer your sound for video questions. If you'd like to submit your questions ahead of time, please join over at School.LearnLightAndSound.com. Opt in to the mailing list and I'll contact you once a week where you can reply with your question. Weekly Sound for Video Session where we answer your questions about audio for video and film.
Please consider enrolling in my courses on sound production and post processing and how to operate the ZOOM F series or Sound Devices MixPre series recorders.
Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, Pictureline, Musicbed or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
ZOOM F-Control - B&H, Amazon
ZOOM F8n Field Recorder - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
ZOOM F4 Field Recorder - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
Neuman M150 Tube Microphone - B&H, Sweetwater
Earthworks SR314 condenser microphone - B&H, Sweetwater
Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Pro livestream HDMI switcher - B&H, Amazon
Canon C200 - B&H, Pictureline
Thanks to Musicbed for the music for this session - "Back to You" by Utah. Get a free trial of the best music for your videos at Musicbed.
Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
iPhone vs Cinema Camera: Improving your Podcast Setups
I had the privilege to be a guest on Samuele Lilliu’s YouTube channel called Bullaki. Samuele has a background in both science as a physicist and a filmmaker. He’s an interesting and engaging interviewer and we had a good conversation on production values and how to elevate these, in many cases without spending a LOT of money.
You can learn more about Samuele and subscribe and watch his other videos at the Bullaki YouTube channel.
Sound for Video Session: Digital Mixer and Q&A
Welcome to our weekly Sound for Video Session where we answer your questions about audio for video and film. In this week’s session we demonstrated the setup of a digital mixer - the Allen & Heath SQ5 - and how we configured the microphone channels, moved the phone input channel, configured the HP filter, compressor, gate, and EQ.
The Sound of Hamilton by The Dolby Institute.
Please consider enrolling in my courses on sound production and post processing and how to operate the ZOOM F series or Sound Devices MixPre series recorders over at Learn Light and Sound.
Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, Pictureline, Musicbed or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
Aukey 3.5mm line isolator - Amazon
Sound Devices MixPre audio recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
Earthworks SR314 condenser microphone - B&H, Sweetwater
TZAudio Stellar X2 Vintage condenser microphone - Tech Zone Audio Direct
Allen & Heath SQ5 digital mixing board - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Pro livestream HDMI switcher - B&H, Amazon
Thanks to Musicbed for the music for this session - "Light Blue" by Utah. Get a free trial of the best music for your videos at Musicbed.
Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
CEntrance MicPort Pro 2 Mobile USB Audio Interface
In today’s episode, we have a look at and a listen to the CEntrance MicPort Pro 2 which is a mobile USB audio interface with a single XLR combination input. This allows you to record to your Mac, PC, iOS, android mobile devices. What makes the MicPort Pro 2 special are several high quality features including Jasmine preamps, VelvetSound converter, an analogue limiter, and an AmpExtreme headphone amplifier. So you get very high quality audio, without a bunch of extraneous features. Let’s have a listen!
00:00 Intro
00:15 Summary
00:25 Recording with This
00:50 Raw Audio Samples
01:47 USB Audio Interface
02:08 Pros
10:00 Cons
11:23 Who is this for?
12:55 Please take my courses
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders.
Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, Pictureline or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- CEntrance MicPort Pro 2L (with limiter) - Amazon
- CEntrance MicPort Pro 2 (NO limiter) - B&H
- CEntrance Mixerface R4 2 channel interface - Amazon
- RODE NT1 large diaphragm condenser microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Shure SM7B broadcast dynamic microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Earthworks SR315 condenser microphone - B&H, Sweetwater
- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K (talking head shots) - B&H, Pictureline
- Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS ART Lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “For the Kids” by Utah. Get a free trial of the best music for your videos at Musicbed.
Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
Special Pricing: Accusonus ERA Plugins
Accusonus is having a buy one, get one free sale on their ERA plugins for noise removal, de-essing, leveling, reverb reduction, plosive reduction, and clipping repair. The offer is valid through the end of July 2020. No coupon code necessary, just add the plugins to your cart and the discount is automatically applied. These plugins are simple to use and their processing quality is top notch. We demonstrated them some time ago here:
Full disclosure: The link above is an affiliate link. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
Live Sound for Video Session: Q&A
In this week's Sound for Video Session, we answer your questions. Sign up for free and opt-in to the mailing list to submit your questions ahead of time. I will not use your email address for anything except to notify you of upcoming sessions and alert you when a new course is available at our school.
Please consider enrolling in my courses on sound production and post processing and how to operate the ZOOM F series or Sound Devices MixPre series recorders.
Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, Pictureline, Musicbed or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
Zoom H8 - B&H, Sweetwater
Thanks to Musicbed for the music for this session - "Back to You" by Utah. Get a free trial of the best music for your videos at Musicbed
Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
DEITY W.Lav Pro & Micro Lavalier Microphones
In today’s episode, we have a listen to the new W.Lav Pro and W.Lav Micro lavalier microphones from DEITY. These mid-market lavaliers are made to work with most pro level wireless microphone systems - not just the DEITY Connect. I record several samples here with my Audio Ltd. A10 wireless microphone system to a Sound Devices 888 mixer/recorder.
00:00 Intro
00:22 What you’re hearing
00:57 Raw audio samples
07:31 Lavaliers need EQ
08:30 Pro vs Micro
09:11 Pros
11:45 Cons
12:28 Overall Impressions
13:56 Take my courses
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders.
Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, Pictureline or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- DEITY W.Lav Pro - B&H, Amazon
- DEITY W.Lav Micro - B&H, Amazon
- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K (talking head shots) - B&H, Pictureline
- Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS ART Lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
- Audio Ltd A10 Wireless Microphone System - B&H
- Sound Devices 888 Mixer/Recorder - B&H, Sweetwater
- Aputure 300x LED Light - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
- Sanken COS-11D - B&H
- Voice Technologies VT500 - B&H
- Countryman B6 - B&H
- Shure TwinPlex TL-47 - B&H
- Shure TwinPlex TL-48 - B&H
- DPA 4160 Lavalier Microphone - B&H
- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS lens - B&H, Amazon, Pictureline
The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “For the Kids” by Utah. Get a free trial of the best music for your videos at Musicbed
Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
Live Sound for Video Session: Q&A
In this week's session, we answer your questions about sound for video.
Please consider enrolling in my courses on sound production and post processing and how to operate the ZOOM F series or Sound Devices MixPre series recorders.
Thanks to Musicbed for the music for this session - "Back to You" by Utah. Get a free trial of the best music for your videos at Musicbed.
Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, Pictureline, Musicbed or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- Earthworks SR314 condenser microphone- B&H, Sweetwater
- Canon C200 Camera - B&H, PictureLine
- ATEM Mini Pro - B&H, Amazon
- RODECaster Pro - B&H, Sweetwater
Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
100K Thank You, Lighting, & Sound
Thanks for building a community focused on learning how to improve the visual and sound quality of video and film!
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders.
Music for this stream was "Back to You" by Utah. Get a free trial of the best music for your videos at Musicbed.
Gear used or discussed in this livestream. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, Pictureline or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- Earthworks SR314 condenser microphone stainless steel - B&H, Sweetwater
- Universal Audio Apollo x6 Thunderbolt 3 audio interface - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Pro HDMI switcher & recorder - B&H, Amazon
- Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art Lens for Canon EF - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
- Canon C200 camera for demonstration shots and live-streaming - B&H, Pictureline
Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
RODECaster Pro Noise Gate Settings - V2.1 Firmware
In today’s episode, we show you how to adjust the noise gate settings on the RODECaster Pro to help manage background noise for your dialogue recordings for podcasts, livestreams, or video. These settings are available on the RODECaster Pro with firmware version 2.1.0 and higher.
00:00 Intro
00:22 Check these settings first
01:35 Manage the noise in your room first
02:44 Companion App
03:47 Threshold
05:20 Attack
06:29 Hold
07:12 Release
09:44 Range
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses at https://school.learnlightandsound.com including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders.
Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, Pictureline or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- RODECaster Pro mixer/recorder - B&H, Sweetwater
- RODE NT1 condenser microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
Get a free trial of the best music for your videos at Musicbed.
Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd