Curtis Judd 6/21/20 Curtis Judd 6/21/20

Live Sound for Video Session: Live Broadcasting with Lenny Balistreri

For this week's live Sound for Video Session, we're honored to have Lenny Balistreri join us to talk live broadcast. Lenny has an extensive background in live radio production - an area that has received a lot of focus and attention in this new live-streaming era.

You can learn more from Lenny over at his site or on his YouTube channel.

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 - B&H, Sweetwater

- Canon C200 Camera - B&H, PictureLine

- ATEM Mini Pro - B&H, Amazon

- RODECaster Pro - B&H, Sweetwater

- Sennheiser ME66 Shotgun Microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- dbx286S preamp and vocal processor - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Focusrite Scarlet Audio Interfaces - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Focusrite Clarett Audio Interfaces - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

Curtis Judd 6/15/20 Curtis Judd 6/15/20

Compressor Settings for RODECaster Pro v2.1.0

In today’s episode, we show you how to adjust the compressor settings on the RODECaster Pro to get loud, great sounding dialogue recordings for your podcasts, livestreams, or video. These settings are available with firmware version 2.1.0 and higher.

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

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Curtis Judd 6/15/20 Curtis Judd 6/15/20

RODECaster Pro - New Accessories

RODE Just announced some new accessories and firmware with new features which make the RODECaster Pro and even better option for podcasters.

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:

- RODECaster Pro - B&H, Sweetwater

- RODE DC1-USB power adapter - B&H

- RODE HJA-4 3.5mm to 1/4 adapter for headphones - B&H

- RODE XLR-ID color coded rings for XLR cables - B&H

- RODE SC-9 3.5mm TRRS to TRRS cable to connect phone to RODECaster Pro - B&H

- 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 5/13/20 Curtis Judd 5/13/20

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

Curtis Judd 5/4/20 Curtis Judd 5/4/20

Audio Talk - Booth Junkie, Sound Speeds, & Podcastage

Join us for an informal discussion with some of my favorite audio guys - Mike DelGuadio of Booth Junkie, Bandrew Scott of Podcastage, and Allen Williams of Sound Speeds! We'll talk about microphones, audio interfaces, recorders, headphones, and whatever else may come up! Our esteemed guests:

Bandrew Scott of the Podcastage channel

Mike DelGuadio of the Booth Junkie channel

Allen Williams of the Sound Speeds channel

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:

- Shure SM7B Dynamic Microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Manly Reference Cardioid Microphone - B&H, Sweetwater

- MOTU M2 Audio Interface - B&H, Sweetwater

- Behringer Audio Interfaces - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Audient Audio Interfaces - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

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

Live Sound for Video Session: RODE NT1 & Q&A

In this week's Sound for Video Session, we have a Q&A discussion. We're testing out the RODE NT1 large diaphragm condenser microphone. We also talk a bit about Hindenburg's new auto mix feature.

Please consider taking my courses on how to record better audio and post processing.

Gear used or discussed in this session. Most of the links below are affiliate links. I earn from qualifying purchases:

RODE NT1 large diaphragm condenser microphone - B&H Sweetwater

ATEM Mini Pro livestream switcher/capture device - B&H

ATEM Mini livestream switcher/capture device - B&H

Sennheiser MKH416 shotgun microphone - B&H Sweetwater

Audio Technica AT875R shotgun microphone - B&H

RODE NTG5 shotgun microphone - B&H Sweetwater

Rycote Cyclone wind shield - B&H

Rycote Super Shield wind shield - B&H

RODE Blimp wind shield - B&H

ADAM near-field monitors - B&H Sweetwater

Focal near-field monitors - B&H Sweetwater

Sound Devices MixPre II Series audio recorders - B&H Sweetwater

Shure TwinPlex lavalier microphones - B&H Sweetwater

Sanken COS-11D lavalier microphones - B&H

Voice Technologies VT500 lavalier microphones - B&H

DPA 4160 lavalier microphone - B&H

DEITY W.Lav - B&H Sony MDR-7506 headphones - B&H

Beyerdynamic DT-770 80 ohm headphones - Sweetwater Amazon

RODE NT-SF1 ambisonic microphone - B&H Sweetwater

Sennheiser Ambeo VR 3D microphone - B&H Sweetwater

Zoom H3-VR ambisonic microphone and recorder - B&H

Zoom F series audio recorders - B&H Sweetwater

Novation Launch Control XL MIDI control surface for MixPre - B&H Sweetwater

AKAI MIDIMix control surface for MixPre - B&H Sweetwater

Aputure Tri8 LED light panel - B&H Amazon

Shure SM7B dynamic broadcast microphone - B&H Sweetwater Amazon

Electro-Voice RE20 dynamic broadcast microphone - B&H Sweetwater Amazon

Audio Technica AT4053b hyper-cardioid boom microphone - B&H Sweetwater Amazon

Sennheiser MKH8050 super-cardioid boom microphone - B&H Amazon

Hindenburg audio editing app with auto mix features

Cinema Sound - potential resource for 5.1 monitoring and mixing

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

Mix Minus on Sound Devices MixPre

In today’s episode we show you when and how to setup a mix-minus when you record a podcast with your Sound Devices MixPre and you have a remote guest via Skype. A mix-minus makes it so that your remote podcast guest doesn’t have an annoying echo of their own voice in their headphones.

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, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

Sound Devices MixPre Recorder/Mixers - B&H Sweetwater
Shure SM-7B dynamic broadcast microphone - B&H Amazon Sweetwater
Electrovoice RE20 dynamic broadcast microphone - B&H Sweetwater
Canon C200 Camera, This is my main camera - B&H
Canon 24-105 f/4L IS Lens - B&H
Panasonic GH5, this is my overhead camera for product demonstrations - B&H Amazon
Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS II Lens - this lens is super versatile and stays on my camera almost all the time - B&H Amazon
Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini, my switcher and capture card combined into one device. The ATEM can take up to 4 cameras and outputs via USB to your computer. It also has an HDMI output which I used to record this episode to an ATOMOS HDMI recorder - B&H
D&O 180W LED Light Panel - see my review with links below.
Aputure MC Mini LED Panel Light, used for background color - B&H Amazon

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Curtis Judd 4/14/20 Curtis Judd 4/14/20

Sound for Video Session: Fairlight 16.2 Highlights & Q&A

In this session, we take a high-level look at some of the new features in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight 16.2 such as 32-bit audio support and automated loudness normalization. We then take your answers to the community and discuss.

To output from a dbx286s to a Canon 80D, you'll need the following. Full Disclosure, these are affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

- 1/4" to 3.5mm TRS cable - B&H

- 3.5mm female to 3.5mm male line to mic level attenuator cable - B&H

Please consider taking my courses on how to record better audio and post processing over at Learn Light and Sound.

Garrett Sammons is hosting an online film contest called Isolation. You can check out the details at the Isolation contest page.

Gear covered or used in this episode. Full Disclosure, some of these are affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

- RODE Wireless GO (White) - B&H

- TZ Audio Stellar X2 Vintage large diaphragm condenser microphone, used this for this livestream - TZ Audio

- dbx286S vocal channel strip - B&H Amazon

- RODE NTG4+ shotgun microphone - B&H

- RODECaster Pro podcast preamplifier/processor/recorder - B&H

- Sound Devices Wave Agent

- Accusonus Plugins - Accusonus

- Sennheiser MKH416 shotgun microphone - B&H

- Sennheiser MKH50 supercardioid boom microphone - B&H

- RODE NTG5 shotgun microphone - B&H

- Sound Devices 888 mixer/recorder - B&H

- Shure SM7B dynamic broadcast microphone - B&H

- Sound Devices MixPre II Series mixer/recorders - B&H

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H Amazon

- Canon C200 camera - B&H

- Audient evo 4 USB audio interface - B&H

- Cloudlifter microphone activator - B&H

- Fethead microphone activator - B&H

Curtis Judd 4/12/20 Curtis Judd 4/12/20

audient evo 4 - USB Audio Interface Review

In today’s episode we have a look at and listen to the Audient evo 4 USB audio interface. What’s the use of an audio interface? It allows you to attach high quality XLR microphones and powered speakers/near-field monitors to your computer or tablet. In the case of the evo 4, this is an affordable audio interface with impressive preamplifiers and a feature set which will work very nicely for many people.

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, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- audient evo 4 USB audio interface - B&H Sweetwater

- TZ Audio Stellar X2 Vintage Microphone - Tech Zone Audio Direct

- Canon C200 Camera, This is my main camera - B&H

- Canon 24-105 f/4L IS Lens - B&H

- Panasonic GH5, this is my overhead camera for product demonstrations - B&H Amazon

- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS II Lens - this lens is super versatile and stays on my camera almost all the time - B&H Amazon

- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K, used for some of the b-roll shots - B&H

- Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 DG OS Are Lens for Canon EF Mount, lives on my P6K - B&H

- Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini, my switcher and capture card combined into one device. This can take up to 4 cameras and two microphones via inputs on the back and outputs via USB to your computer. It also has an HDMI output so you can connect a screen to show the program - B&H

- Aputure MC Mini LED Panel Light, used for background color - B&H Amazon

- D&O 180W LED Light Panel - see my review:

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