Curtis Judd 9/26/22 Curtis Judd 9/26/22

Sound for Video Session — Izotope RX Spectral Cleanup & Q&A

In this week's session, we clean an audio clip sent over from Derek C in Izotope RX using various tools including Spectral de-noise, Dialogue Isolate, and EQ. Then we cover your 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 have a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini and just added Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio.

Gear I often use or that we mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Waves, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- Izotope RX — B&H, Sweetwater

- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater

- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon

- Canon C200 Camera - B&H

- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon

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

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

- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H

The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Curtis Judd 9/19/22 Curtis Judd 9/19/22

Sound for Video Session — Boom Swinger & Q&A

In this week's session, we demonstrate a little tool that can make booming a mic for longer takes a good bit easier — Boom Swinger. Then we'll cover your sound for video questions

- Boom Swinger — Gotham Sound

- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater

- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon

- Canon C200 Camera - B&H

- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon

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

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

- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H

The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Curtis Judd 9/12/22 Curtis Judd 9/12/22

Sound for Video Session — Q&A

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

- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater

- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon

- Canon C200 Camera - B&H

- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon

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

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

- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H

The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Curtis Judd 9/6/22 Curtis Judd 9/6/22

Sound for Video Session — Connect balanced and unbalanced audio

In this week's session, we cover the difference between unbalanced and balanced audio connections and how to connect devices with different types of inputs and outputs. Then we answer your sound for video questions.

Find the Video Mantis course on hiding lavalier microphones here. Use coupon code "CurtisJuddAudio" at checkout for 25% off.

- ART CleanBoxPro converter (convert both ways) — Sweetwater, Amazon

- Whirlwind pcDI stereo DI box (convert unbalanced to balanced) — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Dual TS to 3.5mm TRS cable — Cable I use to connect the Balanced RODECaster Pro outputs to the ATEM Mini's unbalanced input — Amazon

- Mackie 802 VLZ4 analogue audio mixing board — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater

- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon

- Canon C200 Camera - B&H

- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon

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

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

- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H

The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Curtis Judd 8/22/22 Curtis Judd 8/22/22

Sound for Video Session — Mixer Basics & Q&A

In this week's session, we pull out an affordable analogue mixer and run through the basics of using it to mix a livestream. Then we answer your sound for video questions.

- Mackie 802 VLZ4 analogue audio mixing board — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater

- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon

- Canon C200 Camera - B&H

- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon

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

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

- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H

The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Curtis Judd 8/15/22 Curtis Judd 8/15/22

Sound for Video Session — Sound for livestreaming on Mac with Caster & Q&A

In this week's session, we take a look at a Mac app called Caster from Ginger Audio. This app allows you to combine sound sources, mix, add effects, and create virtual outputs for streaming and recording. Then we'll answer your sound for video questions.

Find the free and "Live" versions of Caster here.

- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater

- Epiphan Pearl Nano live stream encoder — B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon

- Canon C200 Camera - B&H

- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon

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

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

- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H

The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

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Curtis Judd 8/8/22 Curtis Judd 8/8/22

Sound for Video Session — Isolators, transformers, splitters, and Q&A

In this week's session, we cover the basics of isolators, transformers, and line splitters for use in sound. Then we cover your sound for video questions!

Watch: What Are Audio Transformers? Why Do They Sound So Good?

Thanks to BillC for the diagram of a transformer. This diagram is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License here.

- Radial engineering JS3 microphone splitter/isolator — B&H, Amazon

- Radial engineering Ice Cube IC-1 line isolator — B&H, Amazon

- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater

- Epiphan Pearl Nano live stream encoder — B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon

- Canon C200 Camera - B&H

- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon

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

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

- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H

The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Curtis Judd 8/1/22 Curtis Judd 8/1/22

Sound for Video Session — Myna custom IEMs & Q&A

In this week's session, I share my first impressions of the new Myna custom in-ear-monitors. Then we answer your sound for video related questions.

Find the 20kHz podcast episode, "Relearning Boléro" on how we all hear differently and how our brains are more involved in our hearing than most of us realize, here.

- Myna custom in-ear-monitors — Trew Audio

- Myna universal fit in-ear-monitors — Trew Audio

- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater

- Epiphan Pearl Nano live stream encoder — B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon

- Canon C200 Camera - B&H

- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon

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

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

- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H

The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Curtis Judd 7/17/22 Curtis Judd 7/17/22

Sound for Video Session — Removing Music with Emma & Q&A

In this week's session, Emma demonstrates one way to reduce background music from a dialogue recording and then we answer your questions!

- Production Sound Mixer: notes & thoughts by Edgar Iacolenna — Amazon

- RODECaster Pro II podcast recorder, mixer, and USB audio interface — B&H, Amazon

- Earthworks SV33 studio vocal microphone — B&H, Sweetwater

- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater

- Neumann U87 Ai microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Epiphan Pearl Nano live stream encoder — B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon

- Canon C70 Camera - B&H

- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8L IS lens - B&H, Amazon

- TA3-M to XLR-F Adapter cable to feed microphones to C70 or Blackmagic Pocket cameras - B&H

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

- Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Mixer - 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 7/11/22 Curtis Judd 7/11/22

Sound for Video Session — RODECaster Pro II & Yolobox Pro? Q&A

In this week's session, I'm going to try to see if I can get the RODECaster Pro II set up to stream with the Yolobox Pro mobile livestream appliance and show how that works. After that, we'll cover your sound for video questions.

- RODECaster Pro II podcast recorder, mixer, and USB audio interface — B&H, Amazon

- YoloLiv YoloBox Pro mobile livestream appliance — B&H, Amazon

- Earthworks SV33 studio vocal microphone — B&H, Sweetwater

- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater

- Neumann U87 Ai microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Epiphan Pearl Nano live stream encoder — B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon

- Canon C70 Camera - B&H

- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8L IS lens - B&H, Amazon

- TA3-M to XLR-F Adapter cable to feed microphones to C70 or Blackmagic Pocket cameras - B&H

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