My YouTube Audio Workflow: Get Quality Sound for Your Videos
In this episode, we run through my workflow for recording sound for my YouTube videos from start to finish - production to post production.
More detailed videos on the various steps:
Boom camera-top shotgun mic from a microphone stand
Compress and loudness normalize
Free Sound Only plugin from Alex4D to create audio crossfades.
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 Ko-fi.com
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:
- Producer’s Choice Sound Blankets
- Audio Technica AT875R shotgun microphone - B&H, Amazon
- Sound Devices MixPre series recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, DVEStore, Amazon
- ZOOM F series recorders - B&H, Sweetwater
- Tascam DR-60DmkII budget recorder - B&H, Amazon
- Sound Devices 888 - B&H, Sweetwater
- Impact C-stand - B&H, Amazon
- RODE Boom pole - Amazon
- Boom pole clip, to hold the boom pole in the c-stand - Amazon
- Aputure COB120d II for the key light - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon
- Aputure Nova P300C for the b-roll - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store
- Amaran 100D for the background light - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon
- Aputure Spotlight Mount for the pattern on the back wall - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon
- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon
- Signa EF 24-70 f/2.8 DG OS ART lens - B&H, Amazon
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Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd
Riverside.fm - Record Remote Podcasts - Video & Audio
In this episode, we take a look at Riverside.fm - an online service for recording podcasts, both in terms of video and audio. Riverside.fm is unique in that it is immune to poor internet bandwidth because it records the video and audio of each participant to their local browser in high quality formats and then uploads to the Riverside servers when bandwidth becomes available again.
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:
- Earthworks SR314 condenser microphone - B&H, Sweetwater
- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel preamp, EQ, and compressor - B&H, Sweetwater
- 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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Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd
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).
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 - 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
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Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd
Sound for Video Session: Zaxcom Nova with Brenden Bytheway
In this week's session, Brenden Bytheway joins us to talk about his experience with the Zaxcom Nova recorder/mixer and Zaxcom wireless.
You can find out more about Brenden's work over at his website or on YouTube.
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 - 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.
Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd
Sound for Video Session: Q&A
In this week's session, we'll cover your sound for video questions.
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 - 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.
Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd
Sound for Video Session: Mixing Music with Andrew Masters
In this week's session, we're honored to have Andrew Masters join us for a conversation on mixing music. Andrew is a producer, engineer, and drummer with some great experience as an engineer at the legendary EastWest Studios in Hollywood. We cover a bit about Rupert Neve's audio equipment, recording various instruments, and how to approach and solve various recording problems.
You can learn more from Andrew:
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 - 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
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Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd
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.
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 - 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.
Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd
B&H Student and Teacher Discounts
If you are a student or teacher, there might be some nice discounts for you here:
ZOOM F2 Body Pack Lavalier Audio Recorder
In this episode, we take a look at and a listen to the ZOOM F2 audio recorder. This tiny little body pack audio recorder allows you to record with a lavalier microphone to a microSD memory card. The headline feature of the F2 and F2-BT is that you do NOT need to set the input level or gain. You just turn it on and start recording. If the levels are too low or too high, you just adjust them in your video or audio editing app on your Mac or PC.
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 future review and tutorial 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:
- ZOOM F2-BT (bluetooth version which is what I recommend) - B&H, Sweetwater, DVEStore
- ZOOM F2 - B&H, Sweetwater, DVEStore
- Timecode Systems/ATOMOS Ultrasync Blue - B&H, Amazon
- ATOMOS Ultrasync One timecode generator - B&H, Amazon
- Sandisk 64GB microSD v30 memory card - B&H, Amazon
- Tentacle Track E Recorder - B&H, DVEStore
- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H, DVEStore, Amazon
- Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 DG IS ART lens - B&H, Amazon
- Canon C70 camera - B&H
- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8L IS USM Lens - B&H, Amazon
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Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd
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
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 - 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.
Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd
