Sound for Video Session: Compression for Live Stream/Dialogue and Q&A
In this week's Sound for Video Session, we demonstrate how I approach compression for live stream dialogue and then we cover your sound for video questions.
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. We also just added a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini.
Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVE Store, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- Earthworks SR314 - B&H, Sweetwater
- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon
- Canon C70 Camera - B&H
- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8L IS lens - B&H, Amazon
- TA3-M to XLR-F Adapter cable to feed microphones to C70 or Blackmagic Pocket cameras - B&H
- ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon
- Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H
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Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd
Live Review: ANDYCINE AC-M1 Camera-top Microphone
In this impromptu session, we have a look at and a listen to the ANDYCINE AC-M1 camera-top microphone. This is a budget mic designed for vlogging. But I'm looking at it as a potential low-cost livestream mic option.
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. We also just added a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini.
Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- ANDYCINE AC-M1 camera-top microphone - B&H, Amazon
- Earthworks SR314 - B&H, Sweetwater
- Canon C70 Camera - B&H
- ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon
- Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H
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Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd
Live Sound for Video Session: Configure MixPre/ZOOM F Series to Record Computer Audio
In this week's Sound for Video Session, we'll cover how to configure your MixPre or ZOOM F series recorder to record audio from your computer - such as music, sound effects, Zoom meetings, etc. We'll also demonstrate a boundary microphone, cover your questions, and wrap up with some used gear giveaways.
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. We also just added a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini.
Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- Earthworks SR314 - B&H, Sweetwater
- Canon C200 Camera - B&H, PictureLine
- ATEM Mini Pro ISO - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
- Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H
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Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd
TZ Audio Stellar X3 Microphone for Voice Over, Podcasting, and Live-Streaming
In this episode, we take a look at and a listen to the new Stellar X3 large diaphragm condenser microphone from TZ Audio. I previously reviewed the Stellar X2 and Stellar X2 Vintage microphones back in early 2020 and am happy to report that Tech Zone Audio’s newest microphone is a substantial improvement in overall sound quality and build. The X3 has a warm, articulate, but not overstated sound that works well with most voices for voice over, podcasting, or live-streaming.
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. Our latest course is Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini.
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Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVEStore, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- TZ Audio Stellar X3 large diaphragm condenser microphone - TZ Audio
- TZ Audio Stellar X2 large diaphragm condenser microphone - Amazon
- TZ Audio Stellar X2 Vintage large diaphragm condenser microphone - Amazon
- RODE NT1 large diaphragm condenser microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Sound Devices 888 mixer/recorder - B&H, Sweetwater
- Canon C200 cinema camera - B&H
- Canon EF 24-105 f/4L IS lens - B&H. Amazon
- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H, DVEStore, Amazon
- Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 DG IS ART lens - B&H, Amazon
- Sound Devices MixPre recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, DVEStore, Amazon
The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “For the Kids” by Utah. Get the best music for your videos at Musicbed.
Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd
Live Sound for Video Session: Q&A, Earthworks Icon Pro, Fairlight 17
In this week's session, we bring your sound for video related questions to the stream. Between me and all of the soundies who join, we'll get you headed in the right direction. We'll also sample the new Earthworks Icon Pro microphone which is designed for "Serious Livestreamers" and podcasting.
Thanks to Musicbed for the music for this session - “Neon Jungle” by Virgil Arles. Get a free trial of the best music for your videos at Musicbed.
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.
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. We also just added a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini.
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:
- Earthworks Icon Pro small diaphragm condenser microphone for livestreaming and podcasting - B&H, Sweetwater
- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel - B&H, Sweetwater
- Earthworks SR314 - B&H, Sweetwater
- Canon C200 Camera - B&H, PictureLine
- ATEM Mini Pro ISO - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
TONOR Q9 Budget USB Microphone Kit
In this live stream, we demo the TONOR Q9 USB microphone - a $70 USD microphone which connects directly to your computer and comes with all of the accessories needed to start recording, streaming, or for online meeting apps.
FULL DISCLOSURE: TONOR sent this microphone to me free of charge with the agreement that I would demo it on a livestream. They did not tell me what to say. All opinions shared here are my own.
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:
TONOR Q9 USB Microphone - Amazon
Fifine T669 USB Microphone - Amazon
ATEM Mini Pro USB Live Stream Capture and Switcher - 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
LEWITT LCT 440 PURE Microphone - Voice Over & Podcast Perspective
In today’s episode, we review the LEWITT LCT 440 PURE large diaphragm condenser microphone from the perspective of podcasting and voice over. This microphone is priced at $269 USD at the time of this review and performs very nicely for that price. In the review we include recorded samples as well as off-axis and practical noise tests.
Difference between true condenser and electret condenser: https://www.neumann.com/homestudio/en/what-is-the-difference-between-electret-condenser-and-true-condenser-microphones
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, Musicbed, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- LEWITT LCT 440 PURE Microphone - B&H, Amazon
- Sound Devices 888 audio mixer/recorder - B&H, Sweetwater
- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K used for the main talking head shots - B&H, Pictureline
- Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 DG OS HSM ART Lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K used for most of the B-roll - B&H, Pictureline
- Olymus 45mm f/1.8 lens - B&H, Amazon
- Canon C200 camera used in some of the b-roll shots - B&H, Pictureline
- Canon 24-105 f/4L IS Lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
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Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
Earthworks SR314 Microphone from the Perspective of Live Streaming, Podcasting, and Voice Over
In today’s episode, we have a look at and a listen to the Earthworks SR314 condenser microphone. This microphone was designed as a live vocals microphone, but works very well for live-streaming, podcasting, and voice over work. It is a premium microphone with a premium price tag, but provides value in terms of its true-to-life voicing, stellar off-axis uniformity, and incredible build quality. And it looks nice, too.
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:
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
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Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
Live Sound for Video Session: Q&A
Hello Soundies, in this week's Sound for Video Session, we discussed your sound for video questions. You can sign up to receive the invite email where you can submit your questions ahead of time over at School.LearnLightAndSound.com.
Castmarker can help you make marks in your podcast recordings even if your recorder doesn’t support markers.
Gear discussed or used for this livestream. Full disclosure - the links below are affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
- ATEM Mini Pro 4 HDMI capture and switcher for live-streaming - B&H, Amazon
- ATEM Mini 4 HSMI capture and switcher for live-streaming - B&H, Amazon
- Sound Devices MixPre II Series audio recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Behring Shark FBQ100 Automatic Feedback Destroyer includes an audio delay feature which you could potentially use to re-sync your audio to video when live streaming - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- XLR Audio cables. I have mine custom made by Performance Audio
- Audient USB audio interfaces - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- RODE VideoMic NTG on-camera shotgun microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- DEITY D3 Pro on-camera shotgun microphone - B&H, Amazon
- DEITY Connect wireless microphone system - B&H, Amazon
- Shure SM-7B broadcast dynamic microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Sennheiser MKH416 shotgun microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Sennheiser ME66/K6 shotgun microphone - B&H, Amazon
- Sennheiser G4 wireless microphone system - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Shure in-ear monitors (se215) - B&H, Sweetwater
- Azden SGM-3500L shotgun microphone - B&H
Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
Voice Over Microphones - Samples and Thoughts on Choosing One Which Fits Your Voice
In today’s episode we talk about voice over microphones, give you audio samples of several with both male and female voices, and then talk about how to find a voice over mic which works well for your voice.
You can find Neumann Microphones's article on the difference between small and large diaphragm condenser microphones here.
You can hear the original wav audio files for each microphone over here.
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, 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:
RODE NT1 microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
RODE NT1A microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
Sennheiser MKH416 shotgun microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
AKG C414 XLR microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
Lewitt LCT-440-Pure microphone - B&H, Amazon
TechZone Audio Products Stellar X2 microphone - Amazon
TechZone Audio Products Stellar X2 Vintage microphone
Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Pro live-streaming USB capture device and switcher used to record the talking head part of this video - B&H, Amazon
Canon C200 camera used as the main talking camera here - B&H, Pictureline
Panasonic GH5 used as the overhead camera here - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 lens for GH5 - B&H, Amazon
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L lens for C200 - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
Sound Devices 888 mixer/recorder - B&H, Sweetwater
Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K use for the VO mic samples - B&H, Pictureline
Producer’s Choice Sound Blankets
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Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd