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 small diaphragm condenser microphone - 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

Curtis Judd 11/8/20 Curtis Judd 11/8/20

Live Sound for Video Session: SHURE MV7, Q&A, 888 Menus

In this week's session, we'll start with a listen to the new SHURE MV7 Podcast microphone compared to the SM7B. We'll then answer your questions. At the end, we'll run through the 2nd half of the Sound Devices 888 menus for those interested.

Thanks to Musicbed for the music for this session - “Why Not” by Utah. 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.

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 MV7 Podcast microphone - B&H, Sweetwater

- Shure SM7B Broadcast microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Sound Devices 888 Mixer/Recorder - B&H, Sweetwater

- Sound Devices SL2 Slot Wireless Receiver System - B&H

- Allen & Heath SQ5 Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- 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

Curtis Judd 11/8/20 Curtis Judd 11/8/20

ZOOM PodTrak P4 Podcast Recorder Review

In today’s episode, we have a look at and a listen to the new ZOOM PodTrak P4 audio recorder for podcasters. This recorder has 4 XLR microphone inputs, 4 headphone jacks, and records very good quality audio to SD card or feeds the audio to your computer, mobile, or tablet via USB-C. On the P4, you can record your pocast as a single mix of all microphone inputs, and at the same time each microphone input to a separate file for more in-depth mixing in post. Either way, you can publish your podcast right away, or do a super detailed mix.

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:

- ZOOM PodTrak P4 - B&H, Sweetwater

- ZOOM PodTrack P4 with Mic Pack Headphones and Dynamic ZDM-1 Microphone- B&H

- ZOOM BTA-2 Bluetooth Adapter - B&H, Sweetwater

- Shure SM7B dynamic microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

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

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS II Lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H, Pictureline

- Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS ART 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 10/10/20 Curtis Judd 10/10/20

Live Sound for Video Session: Q&A

This week's session is a Q&A session where we answer your questions.

Thanks to Musicbed for the music for this session - “All I See Is You Featuring Jacob Steele” by Utah. Get a free trial of the best music for your videos at Musicbed.

Mixing Principles by Chris Burgess

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:

- 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

- Samson Q2U - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Audio Technica AT4053b microphone - Amazon, B&H

Curtis Judd 9/19/20 Curtis Judd 9/19/20

Sound for Video Session: Routing and ZOOM ZDM-1 Microphone

In this week's session, we'll take a look at how to set up headphone routing in the Sound Devices MixPre or ZOOM F series recorders. This is important to understand, especially if you will be using your recorder as an audio interface. We will also do a proper demo of the new ZOOM ZDM-1 dynamic broadcast microphone and compare it to a couple of other common dynamic microphones.

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:

- ZOOM ZDM-1 Dynamic Microphone Pack - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Shure SM-7 B Dynamic Microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Shure SM58 Dynamic Microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- 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

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 9/18/20 Curtis Judd 9/18/20

Live Sound for Video Session: Music with Lloyd Puckitt

Over the last several weeks, a number of questions have come up about how to record instruments, how to gain stage when recording instruments, and other music related items. So this week, we're honored to have Lloyd Puckitt join us. Lloyd has a rich career with experience in recording music and designing sound for the pageantry arts.

Lloyd's show notes:

Mic Shootout:

Mix Engineers: Bob Clearmountain, Al Schmitt, Chris Lord-Alge

Summing Mixers: Rupert Neve Designs, SSL, Heritage Audio

Piano Miking: Earthworks Piano Miking System Use the short prop for lid

Stereo Miking Decca Tree ORTF - Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française X-Y

Wordclock: Black Lion Audio Micro Clock MKII

If you'd like to submit your questions ahead of time, please join the school for free. Opt in to the mailing list and I'll contact you once a week where you can reply with your question.

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 ISO - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, 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: http://share.mscbd.fm/curtisjudd

Curtis Judd 8/26/20 Curtis Judd 8/26/20

Live Sound for Video Session: Q&A

In this week's session, we are joined by Aaron Parecki where we’ll talk about sound for live-streams. 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.

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:

- ZOOM F6 audio recorder - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Sound Devices MixPre II audio recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Earthworks SR314 - B&H, Sweetwater

- Canon C200 Camera - B&H, Pictureline

- ATEM Mini Pro - 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 8/8/20 Curtis Judd 8/8/20

ATEM Mini Audio from RODECaster Pro

In this livestream, we covered how to feed audio from your RODECaster Pro to your ATEM Mini, Mini Pro, or Mini Pro ISO.

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:

Cable I use to connect the RODECaster Pro to the ATEM Mini: Dual 1/4" TS to 3.5mm TRS cable - Amazon

RODECaster Pro - B&H, Sweetwater

ATEM Mini HDMI Capture card and switcher - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

ATEM Mini Pro HDMI Capture card and switcher - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

Shure SM7B Microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

Earthworks SR314 condenser microphone - B&H, Sweetwater

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 7/19/20 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

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.