Curtis Judd 5/20/22 Curtis Judd 5/20/22

Sound for Video Session: XLR Audio Cables & Q&A

In this week's Sound for Video Session, we talk a bit about XLR audio cables. First we cover some of the basics on using XLR cables. Also, one of the questions I've been asked many, many, many times is, "Do those expensive Mogami or Canare cables really sound better?" I've also been told, "You're wasting your money on expensive cables, they don't sound any better..." After that, we answer your sound for video questions.

See Allen Williams's video on how to over/under wrap an audio cable here.

I'd recommend you have custom cables made with Mogami or Canare cabling and Neutrik connectors. I get mine at performanceaudio.com. But many local pro audio shops should be able to supply cables for you. (I do not have any sort of affiliate or sponsorship relationship with Performance Audio, I'm just a customer like everyone else.)

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:

- Mogami XLR audio cables — B&H

- Canare XLR audio cables — B&H

- Universal Audio VOLT 276 USB audio interface — B&H, Sweetwater, 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

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Curtis Judd 5/20/22 Curtis Judd 5/20/22

Sound for Video Session: Universal Audio VOLT 276 & Q&A

In this week's Sound for Video Session, we take a look at and a listen to the Universal Audio VOLT 276 USB audio interface. This modestly priced interface includes a compressor and may be a good option for live streaming. Then we answer your sound for video related questions.

To learn more about 32-bit float wide dynamic range audio, please have a watch of our previous session on the topic here.

Gear used or 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:

- Universal Audio VOLT 276 USB audio interface — B&H, Sweetwater, 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 2 live stream appliance — B&H, DVE Store, 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

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Curtis Judd 5/20/22 Curtis Judd 5/20/22

Sound for Video Session: ZOOM F8n Pro Initial Look & Q&A

In this week's Sound for Video Session, we take our first look at the new ZOOM F8n Pro 32-bit float audio recorder. We'll get you some audio samples, take a look at the features, and cover the types of situations where it may be most useful. Then we answer your sound for video related questions.

To learn more about 32-bit float wide dynamic range audio, please have a watch of our previous session on the topic here.

Gear used or 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:

- ZOOM F3 32-bit float audio recorder — B&H, Sweetwater, DVE Store

- ZOOM F6 32-bit float audio recorder — B&H, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Amazon

- ZOOM F8n Pro 32- bit float audio recorder — B&H, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Amazon

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

- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater

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

- Universal Audio Volt 276 USB audio interface — 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

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Curtis Judd 5/20/22 Curtis Judd 5/20/22

NEAT Microphones King Bee II Review — Budget XLR broadcast sounding microphone

In this week’s episode, we have a look at and a listen to the NEAT Microphones King Bee II. This large diaphragm condenser microphone has an XLR output and has a rich, broadcast style sound for spoken word audio such as for podcasts, live streams, interviews, etc. Its self-noise is very low, almost on part with the RODE NT1 which is one of the best in the market. We include some raw samples so you can hear the microphone directly out of the recorder without any processing.

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 courses cover Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini and an Intro to Izotope RX.

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Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVEStore, Perfect Circuit, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- NEAT Microphones King Bee II microphone — Sweetwater, Amazon

- RODE NT1 microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Universal Audio Volt 276 USB audio interface - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Aputure 600X LED light — Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Impact Luxbank softbox - B&H

- Aputure Amaran 100D - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Aputure Spotlight Mount - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store. Amazon

- Rosco Prismatic Glass Gobo Cool Lavender creates the color pattern on the back wall - B&H

- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Simga EF 24-70mm f/2.8 lens - https://geni.us/bhOWVlW

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Curtis Judd 5/18/22 Curtis Judd 5/18/22

Sound for Video Session: Sound Devices 888 Setup & Q&A

In this week's Sound for Video Session, we'll walk through the basic setup of the Sound Devices 888, how to configure inputs and a tour through some of the menus. We'll then answer your sound related 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, xincluding 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 used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVE Store, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- Sound Devices 888 field mixer/recorder — B&H, Sweetwater

- Sound Devices 833 field mixer/recorder — B&H, Sweetwater

- Sound Devices A20 Mini wireless transmitter — B&H

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

- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater

- Universal Audio Volt 276 USB audio interface — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Earthworks SR314 - B&H, Sweetwater

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

- 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 5/4/20 Curtis Judd 5/4/20

Audio Talk - Booth Junkie, Sound Speeds, & Podcastage

Join us for an informal discussion with some of my favorite audio guys - Mike DelGuadio of Booth Junkie, Bandrew Scott of Podcastage, and Allen Williams of Sound Speeds! We'll talk about microphones, audio interfaces, recorders, headphones, and whatever else may come up! Our esteemed guests:

Bandrew Scott of the Podcastage channel

Mike DelGuadio of the Booth Junkie channel

Allen Williams of the Sound Speeds channel

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 SM7B Dynamic Microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Manly Reference Cardioid Microphone - B&H, Sweetwater

- MOTU M2 Audio Interface - B&H, Sweetwater

- Behringer Audio Interfaces - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Audient Audio Interfaces - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

Curtis Judd 1/5/20 Curtis Judd 1/5/20

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

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.

Curtis Judd 4/2/19 Curtis Judd 4/2/19

Send Audio from Zoom F4 to Camera 3.5mm Mic Input

This is one segment from the upcoming Zoom F4 course which will be available soon at our school.

In this episode, I run through the process of feeding audio out of the Zoom F4 into the 3.5mm microphone input on your hybrid, mirrorless, or DSLR camera. Some cameras make this a little more difficult because their microphone inputs can only be “turned down” so far (lookin’ at your Panasonic), which is not enough. But we also show you how to work around this issue.

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 https://school.learnlightandsound.com including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F8 and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders.

Links to gear used in this video:

Zoom F4 (Amazon) - Audio Recorder and Mixer. Course on how to get the most of your Zoom F4 coming soon!

Juicebox 95Wh Cine Battery (Amazon) - I use this to power my F4 for 8 hours. Need the cable below as well.

And you’ll need this cable:

D-Tap to Hirose 4-pin cable (Amazon) to power the F4 with Cine Batteries

TalentCell 22,400mAh Battery (Amazon) - a less expensive rechargeable battery to power the F4 for many hours

And you’ll also need this cable:

DC Barrel to Hirose Cable (Amazon)

Aputure COB 120DII LED Light (Amazon) - this is my main workhorse light for 90% of my video work.

Nikon Z6 & 24 - 70 f/4 Lens - used in this video to demonstrate how to feed sound from the F4 to camera

Panasonic GH5

Olympus 45mm f/1.8 Lens - wow, super sharp, fast lens. Love this for product shots like this video

Curtis Judd 2/3/19 Curtis Judd 2/3/19

Sound for Video Session: dbx286s Demo & Settings

What is a channel strip? The dbx286s is a popular microphone preamp and processor, often called a channel strip, that is helpful in cases where you are live streaming or broadcasting. It can also be helpful when you need to save yourself some time in post by doing the processing while recording. Here we take a look at the 286s and show how to adjust the settings.

Please consider my sound for video classes.

Gear used to record this episode:

AKG C414 XLS large diaphragm condenser microphone (Amazon) - this is my new, main voice over microphone

dbx 286s Preamplifier and channel strip (Amazon) - new vocal processing channel strip. I’ve had a ton of requests for help setting this up so I had to add one to my collection so I can learn how to use it first.

Universal Audio Apollo x6 - Thunderbolt 3 audio interface used to take audio signal from the dbx286S channel strip, convert it to digital, and send to my computer for recording.

Outro music from Artlist: Sunday by Rich Young Pixies - Amazing Journey. You can receive a 2 month discount on a subscription to Artlist, a subscription service for stock music you can use with your videos. Check it out at https://artlist.io/artlist-70446/?artlist_aid=Curtis_Judd_99&utm_source=affiliate_p&utm_medium=Curtis_Judd_99&utm_campaign=Curtis_Judd_99

Curtis Judd 9/4/16 Curtis Judd 9/4/16

Sound for Video Session: Loudness vs Peaks and Cameras vs Audio Gear

This week we discuss a question from Kevin (AKA The Basic Filmmaker) on why the peaks are always at different levels after you loudness normalize an audio clip. Then I rant for a while on why upgrading your camera every time a cool looking new camera may not be the best use of your budget.