Live Sound for Video Session: Q&A & Channel Strip Demo
In this week's session, we demo the Shure KSM8 Dualdyne dynamic microphone - the worlds first dual diaphragm dynamic microphone. We also use the Rupert Neve Design Shelford Channel with our regular stream microphone, the Earthworks SR314. And of course, we cover your questions!
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.
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, Pictureline or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- Shure KSM8 Dualdyne Dynamic Microphone - Sweetwater
- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel - B&H, Sweetwater
- Earthworks SR314 - B&H, Sweetwater
- Canon C200 Camera - B&H, PictureLine
- Canon C70 Camera - B&H, Pictureline
- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K - 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.
Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
Shure SLX-D Wireless Microphone System Review
In today’s episode, we have a look at a new digital wireless microphone system from Shure - the SLX-D. This is a pro-level wireless system at an affordable entry price and which can expand as you need more channels. It is NOT mainly aimed at film production, with its 1/2 rack size receiver, but could be useful for studio and corporate video production which is my main source of income. Let’s dive in and take a closer look!
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:
Shure SLX-D Digital Wireless Microphone System - B&H
Shure TwinPlex Lavalier Microphones - B&H, Sweetwater
Sound Devices 888 Audio Recorder/Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater
GODOX SL-150II LED light for video and photography - Amazon
LAOFAS 41 in 120 cm Deep Soft Box - 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.
Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
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
Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
Sound for Video Session: Mic Samples & Q&A
In this week's Sound for Video Session, we'll get you some sample audio from several microphones, show you some of the new RODE Wireless GO gear, and answer your audio questions.
Paul Figgiani's article describing asymmetric waveforms and how to process them to reclaim headroom :
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:
- RODE NT1 large diaphragm condenser microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- TZ Audio Stellar X2 Vintage large diaphragm condenser microphone
- RODE Wireless GO White - B&H, Sweetwater
- RODE Lavalier GO White - B&H, Sweetwater
- RODE Interview GO - B&H, Sweetwater
- RODE MagClip GO to magnetically clip the Wireless GO transmitter to talent- B&H, Sweetwater
- Lewitt LCT-440-Pure large diaphragm condenser microphone - B&H, Amazon
- Shure SM-7B - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Sound Devices MixPre recorders - B&H, Sweetwater
- Zoom F series recorders - B&H, Sweetwater
- Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro - B&H, Amazon
- Blackmagic ATEM Mini - B&H, Amazon
Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
DEITY HD TX Wireless XLR Transmitter for the DEITY Connect System
In today’s episode, we have an in-depth look at the DEITY HD-TX wireless microphone transmitter. This transmitter allows you to wireless transmit the audio from your pro-level XLR microphones such as shotgun or boom microphones. It can also record the audio to microSD card while transmitting (outside of the US) or be used as a recorder instead of a wireless transmitter (in the US). From my tests here, it looks like the DEITY Connect system has made some nice improvements, especially now with an XLR transmitter!
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 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:
- DEITY HD-TX XLR Microphone Transmitter for the DEITY Connect Wireless system - B&H
- DIETY Connect Kit (2 body pack transmitters + dual channel receiver - You’ll need this to use the HD-TX) - B&H Amazon
- DEITY S-Mic 2 Shotgun Microphone - B&H Amazon
- DEITY S-Mic 2S Short Shotgun Microphone - B&H Amazon
- Sennheiser MKH416 Shotgun Microphone - B&H
- Sound Devices 888 Recorder/Mixer - B&H
- Aputure 300DII LED Light used as key light - B&H Amazon
- Aputure 120DII LED Light used for slash of light on background - B&H Amazon
- Aputure Barn Doors used to create the slash of light - B&H Amazon
- Panasonic GH5 Camera used for most B-Roll shots - B&H Amazon
- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H
- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K - B&H
- Tilta Half Cage for BMPCC 4K/6K - B&H
- Olympus 45mm f/1.8 Micro 4/3 Lens - B&H Amazon
- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS Lens - B&H Amazon
- Sigma ART 24-70mm f/2.8 EF Mount Lens - B&H Amazon
Get a free trial of the best music for your videos at Musicbed
Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
Sound for Video Session: DEITY HD-TX Plug-on Transmitter/Recorder & Q&A
At this week's Sound for Video Session we had a tour of the new DEITY Connect Interview kit which includes the new HD-TX plug-on transmitter. Then we talked through your questions.
Full disclosure: The DEITY Connect HD-TX system was sent to me free of charge from DEITY. They have not paid me further to produce this video and they did not review this video prior to posting. All opinions shared here are my own.The following gear links are affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This is gear we talked about or used in the livestream:
DEITY HD-TX Plug-on Transmitter with Built-in Recorder - B&H
DEITY Connect Dual Channel Wireless Microphone system (2 lavalier kit) - B&H
Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini live-streaming 4 input USB capture and switching box - B&H
Shure SM-7B dynamic broadcast microphone - B&H
Sound Devices MixPre II Series Audio Recorders - B&H
Panasonic GH5 Camera - B&H
Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS Lens - B&H
Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
First Look at the DEITY HD-TX Plug-on Wireless Microphone Transmitter
In this session, we use the DEITY Connect HD-TX XLR Plug-on Transmitter for the first time to see how it sounds.
Full disclosure: The DEITY Connect HD-TX system was sent to me free of charge from DEITY. They have not paid me further to produce this video and they did not review this video prior to posting. All opinions shared here are my own.
The following links are affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
HD-TX Plug-on Transmitter with Built-in Recorder - B&H https://bhpho.to/2R1Tk69
DEITY Connect Dual Channel Wireless Microphone system (2 lavalier kit) - B&H https://bhpho.to/2GajPzH
Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
Sound for Video Session: 2019 Year in Review
What changed in the world of sound for video and film in 2019? In this session we cover some of the more innovative audio for video gear in 2019 and also touch on what has NOT changed.
Some of the gear discussed:
Zoom F6 audio recorder with wide dynamic range capabilities - B&H
Sound Devices MixPre II Series with wide dynamic range capabilities - B&H
Automix (for Sound Devices MixPre and Zoom F series) - Demonstration
DEITY Connect dual channel wireless microphone system - B&H
Zaxcom Nova Audio Recorder/Mixer - Gotham Sound
Sound Devices Scorpio Audio Recorder/Mixer - B&H
Sound Devices 888 Audio Recorder/Mixer - B&H
Sound Devices 833 Audio Recorder/Mixer B&H
RODE Wireless GO Wireless Microphone System - B&H
Sennheiser XSW-D Wireless Microphone System - B&H
RODE NTG5 Shotgun Microphone - B&H
DEITY S-Mic 2S Short Shotgun Microphone - B&H
Azden SGM-3500L Shotgun Microphone - B&H
RODE VideoMic NTG - B&H
RODECaster Pro Recorder/Mixer/Audio Interface for recording podcasts - B&H
Zoom L-8 Recorder/Mixer/Audio Interface for recording podcasts - B&H
Sound Cart MiniCart - Trew Audio
Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
Ethics statement: Some of the links above are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Saramonic Blink 500 B2: 2 Wireless Microphones, One Receiver
Saramonic just released a new consumer grade wireless microphone system with some really interesting features. The new Blink 500 system comes in several different kits for different situations. The B2 kit, for example, comes with a dual channel receiver, two transmitters with integrated microphones, and two lavalier microphones. There are other kits with a single transmitter as well as special receivers for iPhone, iPad, and even a receiver with USB-C output for Android phones and tablets. Let’s take a closer look and listen to the Blink 500!
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 how to process 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 and mentioned in this episode:
Saramonic Blink 500 Wireless Microphone kits - B&H
Aputure C120T - B&H
Panasonic GH5 - Amazon
Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS Lens - Amazon
Get a free trial of the best music for your videos at Musicbed.
Copyright 2019 by Curtis Judd
Ethics statement: Some of the links above are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, or other affiliate links.
Saramonic Blink 500 Preview, Zoom H1n Special Pricing
In today's live stream, we take a first look at the new dual channel wireless microphone system from Saramonic called the Blink 500: 2 microphones/transmitters, 1 receiver. And it works with cameras, iOS, and Android (with lightning and USB-C output options). And it is dirt cheap for a wireless system. We're starting to see some pretty impressive options in the consumer wireless microphone space! You can see the pricing and availability of the Blink 500 in various kits below.
For two days, September 2nd and 3rd 2019, B&H and Zoom are offering exclusive pricing on the Zoom H1n. Come on over to LearnLightAndSound.com to see the details.
Gear discussed in this episode:
Saramonic Blink 500 Wireless Microphone kits at B&H
Copyright 2019 Curtis Judd
Ethics statement: Some of the links above are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, or other affiliate links.
