Curtis Judd 4/1/21 Curtis Judd 4/1/21

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

Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Curtis Judd 4/1/21 Curtis Judd 4/1/21

Sound for Video Session: Q&A & Gear Sale & Giveaway

In this week's Session, we bring your questions before the esteemed sound for video community (28 March 2021).

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 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

Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Curtis Judd 4/1/21 Curtis Judd 4/1/21

Pearl Nano Corporate & Education Streaming and Recording Encoder

In this episode, we take an in-depth look at the epiphan Pearl Nano. What is Pearl Nano? It is a single channel video recording and streaming hardware encoder designed for lecture capture, corporate communications, and remote video contribution applications using live SRT feeds. Focus is simple operation for corporate presentations or class lectures and remote operation and administration. Who is this for? This is made for use in education, corporate, and anywhere where there’s a more distributed set of remote contributors.

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.

Support my work creating videos by donating at https://ko-fi.com/curtisjudd

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:

- Epiphan Pearl Nano - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Epiphan Pearl 2, the much bigger version with more inputs and more layouts - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Epiphan Pearl Mini, slightly bigger version with more layouts - B&H, Amazon

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon

- Olympus 45mm f/1.8 lens - B&H, Amazon

- Canon C70 camera - B&H

- Canon RF 24-70 f2.8L lens - B&H, Amazon

- Aputure MC LED lights - Aputure, B&H, Amazon

- Lupo Superpanel 30 Soft Full Color LED Light - B&H

- Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Extreme ISO - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Series - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

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Curtis Judd 3/19/21 Curtis Judd 3/19/21

Sound for Video Session: Q&A

In this week's session, we'll cover your sound for video questions.

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 C70 Camera - B&H

- ATEM Mini Pro ISO - B&H, 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

Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Curtis Judd 2/21/21 Curtis Judd 2/21/21

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.

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

Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Curtis Judd 2/20/21 Curtis Judd 2/20/21

Blink500 Pro vs. Lark 150: Live Review of Saramonic and Hollyland Wireless Mic Systems

Stream starts at 22:15.

In this livestream, we do a high-level review of the Saramonic Blink500 Pro and Hollyland Lark 500 wireless microphone systems. Both systems support two transmitters/microphones for each receiver, are priced near $300 USD, and have very small 2.4GHz wireless transmitters. In this review, I'll provide audio samples, evaluate the sound quality, show an outdoor distance test, and I'll give you my recommendations.

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.

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:

- Saramonic Blink500 Pro B2 kit - B&H, Amazon

- Hollyland Lark 150 Wireless microphone system - B&H, Amazon

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

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

- Lupo Superpanel 30 Full Color Soft - B&H

- Canon C200 camera - B&H

- Canon 24-105m f/4 L lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

- Earthworks SR-314 microphone - B&H, Sweetwater

- ATEM Mini Pro livestream switcher - B&H, DVEStore, Amazon

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Curtis Judd 2/7/21 Curtis Judd 2/7/21

Live Sound for Video Session: Q&A & Gear Talk

In this week's Sound for Video Session, we'll talk about gear acquisition syndrome and how to find a balance for yourself or your business. We'll then bring your sound for video related questions before the sound community.

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.

Transferring audio from Video Editing apps to DAW apps (AAF and OMF):

Pro Tools Expert April Tucker Sound Girls

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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Curtis Judd 2/7/21 Curtis Judd 2/7/21

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.

Support my work creating videos by donating.

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.

Curtis Judd 2/1/21 Curtis Judd 2/1/21

Live Sound for Video Session: TZ Audio Stellar X3, Q&A, & Giveaway

In this week's Sound for Video Session, we'll demo the Stellar X3 large diaphragm condenser microphone, answer your sound for video questions, and give away 3 microphones.

Thanks to Musicbed for the music for this session - “Why Not” by Utah. Get the best music for your videos at Musicbed.

How to install Sound Devices Wave Agent on macOS Catalina.

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:

- TZ Audio Stellar X3 large diaphragm condenser microphone - TZ Audio Direct

- Ambient 3.5mm to XLR adapter - Gotham Sound

- Voice Technologies VT1126 3.5mm to XLR adapter - B&H

- 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

Curtis Judd 1/28/21 Curtis Judd 1/28/21

Live @ Epiphan - Interview with Curtis Judd

George Herbert of Epiphan - the livestream hardware company - invited me on to their weekly show to talk about lighting and sound for livestreams. We covered a lot of ground and talked about an array of budget options for lighting and capturing sound for your livestream productions.