Curtis Judd 7/22/20 Curtis Judd 7/22/20

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.

Curtis Judd 7/19/20 Curtis Judd 7/19/20

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.

Curtis Judd 7/19/20 Curtis Judd 7/19/20

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.

Curtis Judd 7/13/20 Curtis Judd 7/13/20

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

Curtis Judd 7/13/20 Curtis Judd 7/13/20

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

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

Curtis Judd 7/6/20 Curtis Judd 7/6/20

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

Curtis Judd 7/6/20 Curtis Judd 7/6/20

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!

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

Curtis Judd 7/5/20 Curtis Judd 7/5/20

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.

Curtis Judd 7/4/20 Curtis Judd 7/4/20

Zoom F6 Line Out Issue & Workaround

In today’s episode, we demonstrate an issue with the ZOOM F6 and how to work around the issue. Specifically, when sending audio from the ZOOM F6 to a hybrid camera with a 3.5mm input, you have to reduce the output level on the F6. But when you do this, a substantial hiss is introduced to the audio. To fix this, you can use an attenuator cable to reduce the audio level which solves the issue.

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:

- MOVO -35dB Attenuator Cable - B&H, Amazon

- ZOOM F6 Audio Recorder - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - 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

- Panasonic GH5S 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.

Curtis Judd 6/29/20 Curtis Judd 6/29/20

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

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

Get a free trial of the best music for your videos at Musicbed.