Sound for Video Session: DEITY THEOS V1.9 — Fixed high frequency?
In this week's Sound for Video Session, we turn, again, to the DEITY THEOS wireless microphone system. Last time we had a listen and found that the audio that was transmitted has some high frequency artefacting — digital block looking things when viewed on a spectrogram. HOWEVER, DEITY notes that they fixed this issue in a recent firmware update. Let's take a listen!
And also, we'll do a bit of ear training again today — got to keep those ears sharp!
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 have a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini, Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio, and Mixing fundamentals in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.
Gear I often use or that we 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:
- DEITY THEOS UHF digital wireless microphone system
The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.
Copyright 2024, Curtis Judd
Which audio and video gear do I use? 2024 Edition
Our lighting and sound courses can be found here!
In this episode I talk about the audio and video gear has made it into my daily workflow. We also discuss why you probably don’t need to buy every single new piece of gear all the time.
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 courses cover Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini and an Intro to Izotope RX.
Support my work creating videos by donating at Ko-Fi.com.
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):
Gear used or mentioned in this episode:
- Sound Devices MixPre audio recorders
- Zoom F3 audio recorder
- ZOOM F6 audio recorder
- ZOOM F8n Pro audio recorder
- Tascam FR-AV2 audio recorder
- Sennheiser MKH50 microphone
- RODE NTR
- RODE NT1 5th Gen
- RODE NT1 Signature Series
- Earthworks ETHOS microphone
- Motu M2 audio interface
- Universal Audio Apollo x6
- Universal Audio Apollo Solo
- Aputure 600C Pro
- Amaran 200x S
- Canon C70 Cinema Camera
The outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “Dynamo” by Virgil Arles. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.
Copyright 2024, Curtis Judd
Sound for Video Session: Bubblebee Lavalier Accessories
In this week's Sound for Video Session, we have an initial look at and tests of Bubblebee's lavalier accessories for hiding lavalier mics, as well as protecting them from wind distortion.
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 have a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini, Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio, and Mixing fundamentals in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.
Gear I often use or that we 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:
- Bubblebee lavalier accessories
- DPA 4017b shotgun microphone
- Sennheiser MKH416 shotgun microphone
The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.
Copyright 2024, Curtis Judd
Dear audio companies, please fix your battery problem!
Our lighting and sound courses can be found here!
In this episode I speak my mind on built-in batteries in modern audio gear, the problems it creates, and options for solving these problems.
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 courses cover Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini and an Intro to Izotope RX.
Support my work creating videos by donating at Ko-Fi.com.
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):
Some of my other studio gear:
- Sound Devices MixPre audio recorders — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Sennheiser MKH50 microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Sennheiser MKH8050 — B&H, Amazon
- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
The outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “Dynamo” by Virgil Arles. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.
Copyright 2024, Curtis Judd
Sound for Video Session: Spacer Bubble Wind Covers for Boom Microphones
In this week's Sound for Video Session, we have an initial look at and tests of the Spacer Bubble. This is a slide-on cover for boom microphones that evidently works significantly better than traditional foam and fur covers. Let's see how it prevents distortion from wind and how transparent it sounds — the big tradeoff of wind covers for 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. We have a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini, Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio, and Mixing fundamentals in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.
Gear I often use or that we 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:
- Bubble Bee Spacer Bubble wind cover for boom microphones
- DPA 4017b shotgun microphone
- Sennheiser MKH416 shotgun microphone
The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.
Copyright 2024, Curtis Judd
Sound Bag Basics ft. ZOOM F8n Pro, DEITY SPD Mini, SRD Mini, & BF-1 Antenna
Our lighting and sound courses can be found here!
In this episode we show you a new simple sound bag setup and walk through some of the considerations we have to make when building out our kits as location sound recordists.
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 courses cover Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini and an Intro to Izotope RX.
Support my work creating videos by donating at Ko-Fi.com.
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):
ZOOM F8n Pro audio recorder
DEITY SPD Mini power distribution box
DEITY SRD Mini RF distribution box
DEITY BF-1 antennas
DEITY S-95 smart battery
DEITY 140W USB power adapter
Orca OR-30 sound bag
The outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “Dynamo” by Virgil Arles. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.
Copyright 2024, Curtis Judd
Sound for Video Session: DEITY SRD & SPD Mini First Impressions
In this week's Sound for Video Session, we unbox and have an initial look at the new DEITY SRD Mini RF distribution box along with the SPD Mini power distribution box. They also sent over the BF1 butterfly antennae and their new S-95 battery and charger.
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 have a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini, Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio, and Mixing fundamentals in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.
Gear I often use or that we 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:
- DEITY SPD Mini sound bag power distribution box
- DEITY SRD Mini sound bag RF antenna distribution box for wireless microphone receivers
- DEITY BF1 UHF butterfly antennae (470MHz to 1GHz) for wireless microphone systems
- DEITY S-95 smart battery for powering sound bag mixer and wireless
- DEITY DQC2 smartbattery charger
- ZOOM H1 XLR audio recorder — B&H
- Mackie DLZ Creator XS adaptive audio mixer — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Mackie DLZ Creator adaptive audio mixer (the original, bigger one) — B&H, Amazon
- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Allen & Heath SQ5 digital mixing board — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Sound Devices 888 field recorder/mixer with Dante — B&H, Sweetwater
- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon
- Teleprompter Ikan 17" high bright — B&H
- Canon C200 Camera - B&H
- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon
- ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon
- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H
- Universal Audio 6176 channel strip pre-amp, EQ, compressor — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.
Copyright 2024, Curtis Judd
6 Tips to Get Better Sound with Any Microphone for Podcast, Live stream, Voice Over
Our lighting and sound courses can be found here!
In this episode we show you 6 quick and easy ways to improve your sound for podcasts, live streams, or voice overs, no matter what microphone you use!
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 courses cover Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini and an Intro to Izotope RX.
Support my work creating videos by donating at Ko-Fi.com.
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):
- Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 USB audio interface to record to your computer
The outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “Dynamo” by Virgil Arles. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.
Copyright 2024, Curtis Judd
Sound for Video Session: Wiring talent with Brittany Myers
In this week's Sound for Video Session, we're joined by Brittany Myers, a utility sound technician (UST) working in the Atlanta, Georgia area. As a UST, one of Brittany's role on the film set is to position and concean lavalier microphones and wireless packs on the actors. This is an art and a science — to ensure the microphone is not seen on camera — but also to ensure that sound is captured at the highest quality possible.
Find Brittany's new course, Wire Like the Pros, 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, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. We have a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini, Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio, and Mixing fundamentals in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.
Gear I often use or that we 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:
- Mackie DLZ Creator XS adaptive audio mixer — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Mackie DLZ Creator adaptive audio mixer (the original, bigger one) — B&H, Amazon
- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Allen & Heath SQ5 digital mixing board — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Sound Devices 888 field recorder/mixer with Dante — B&H, Sweetwater
- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon
- Teleprompter Ikan 17" high bright — B&H
- Canon C200 Camera - B&H
- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon
- ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon
- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H
- Universal Audio 6176 channel strip pre-amp, EQ, compressor — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.
Copyright 2024, Curtis Judd
ZOOM H1 XLR vs ZOOM F3 Audio Recorders
Our lighting and sound courses can be found here!
In this episode we take a look at and a listen to the new ZOOM H1 XLR audio recorder. We listen to the sound quality, test all the most important features, measure its sample noise floor, and I give my recommendations on whether to buy this or a different recorder instead, like the ZOOM F3.
See more of my thoughts on 32-bit float 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, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. Our latest courses cover Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini and an Intro to Izotope RX.
Support my work creating videos by donating at Ko-Fi.com.
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):
- ZOOM H1 XLR sound recorder — B&H
- ZOOM F3 audio recorder — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
The outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “Dynamo” by Virgil Arles. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.
Copyright 2024, Curtis Judd
