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Sound for Video Session: Dialogue Post Demo

In this week's Sound for Video Session, we demonstrate some dialogue audio post production techniques I use in DaVinci Resolve, using some of my go-to plugins.

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, Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio, and Mixing fundamentals in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.

Gear I often use or that we 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:

- DPA 4017b shotgun microphone

- Sennheiser MKH416 shotgun microphone

- Mackie DLZ Creator XS adaptive audio mixer — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Mackie DLZ Creator adaptive audio mixer (the original, bigger one) — B&H, Amazon

- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

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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Which PRO sound and camera gear do I use? 2024 Edition

Our lighting and sound courses can be found here!

In this episode I talk about the audio and video gear has made it into my professional workflow, for jobs other than what I do here on YouTube. We also discuss why hobbyists don’t necessarily need the same quantity or quality of gear as the pros.

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.

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, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases):

Gear used or mentioned in this episode:

Some of my other studio gear:

- Sennheiser MKH50

- Sennheiser MKH8050

- Ambient QP Slim boom pole

- RODE NT1 5th Gen

- RODE NT1 Signature Series

- Sound Devices MixPre audio recorders

- Sound Devices 8-Series recorders

- Sound Devices SL-2 wireless slot system

- Sound Devices A20 receiver

- Sound Devices A20 mini transmitter

- Sound Devices A20 transmitter

- SHURE Twinplex TL-48 lavalier microphone

- SHURE Twinplex TL-47 lavalier microphone

- Orca OR-34 sound bag

- Soundcart Minicart

- RF Venue Diversity Fin Antenna

- PSC Triple Play battery distribution system

- HiQ/Inspired Energy smart batteries

- Neewer LED panel lights

- Leatherman multi-tool

- Maglight (flash light/torch)

The outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “Dynamo” by Virgil Arles. 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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Sound for Video Session: DEITY THEOS V1.9 — Fixed high frequency?

In this week's Sound for Video Session, we turn, again, to the DEITY THEOS wireless microphone system. Last time we had a listen and found that the audio that was transmitted has some high frequency artefacting — digital block looking things when viewed on a spectrogram. HOWEVER, DEITY notes that they fixed this issue in a recent firmware update. Let's take a listen!

And also, we'll do a bit of ear training again today — got to keep those ears sharp!

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, Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio, and Mixing fundamentals in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.

Gear I often use or that we 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:

- DEITY THEOS UHF digital wireless microphone system

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.

Copyright 2024, Curtis Judd

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Which audio and video gear do I use? 2024 Edition

Our lighting and sound courses can be found here!

In this episode I talk about the audio and video gear has made it into my daily workflow. We also discuss why you probably don’t need to buy every single new piece of gear all the time.

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.

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, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases):

Gear used or mentioned in this episode:

- Sound Devices MixPre audio recorders

- Zoom F3 audio recorder

- ZOOM F6 audio recorder

- ZOOM F8n Pro audio recorder

- Tascam FR-AV2 audio recorder

- Sennheiser MKH50 microphone

- RODE NTR

- RODE NT1 5th Gen

- RODE NT1 Signature Series

- Earthworks ETHOS microphone

- Motu M2 audio interface

- Universal Audio Apollo x6

- Universal Audio Apollo Solo

- Scarlett 2i2

- ATEM Mini Extreme

- Mackie DLZ

- Mackie DLZ XS

- RODECaster Pro II

- Aputure 600C Pro

- Amaran 200x S

- Canon C70 Cinema Camera

The outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “Dynamo” by Virgil Arles. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Copyright 2024, Curtis Judd

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Sound for Video Session: Bubblebee Lavalier Accessories

In this week's Sound for Video Session, we have an initial look at and tests of Bubblebee's lavalier accessories for hiding lavalier mics, as well as protecting them from wind distortion.

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, Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio, and Mixing fundamentals in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.

Gear I often use or that we 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:

- Bubblebee lavalier accessories

- DPA 4017b shotgun microphone

- Sennheiser MKH416 shotgun microphone

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.

Copyright 2024, Curtis Judd

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Dear audio companies, please fix your battery problem!

Our lighting and sound courses can be found here!

In this episode I speak my mind on built-in batteries in modern audio gear, the problems it creates, and options for solving these problems.

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.

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, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases):

Some of my other studio gear:

- Sound Devices MixPre audio recorders — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Sennheiser MKH50 microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Sennheiser MKH8050 — B&H, Amazon

- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

The outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “Dynamo” by Virgil Arles. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Copyright 2024, Curtis Judd

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Sound for Video Session: Spacer Bubble Wind Covers for Boom Microphones

In this week's Sound for Video Session, we have an initial look at and tests of the Spacer Bubble. This is a slide-on cover for boom microphones that evidently works significantly better than traditional foam and fur covers. Let's see how it prevents distortion from wind and how transparent it sounds — the big tradeoff of wind covers for microphones.

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, Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio, and Mixing fundamentals in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.

Gear I often use or that we 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:

- Bubble Bee Spacer Bubble wind cover for boom microphones

- DPA 4017b shotgun microphone

- Sennheiser MKH416 shotgun microphone

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.

Copyright 2024, Curtis Judd

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Sound Bag Basics ft. ZOOM F8n Pro, DEITY SPD Mini, SRD Mini, & BF-1 Antenna

Our lighting and sound courses can be found here!

In this episode we show you a new simple sound bag setup and walk through some of the considerations we have to make when building out our kits as location sound recordists.

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.

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, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases):

ZOOM F8n Pro audio recorder

DEITY SPD Mini power distribution box

DEITY SRD Mini RF distribution box

DEITY BF-1 antennas

DEITY S-95 smart battery

DEITY 140W USB power adapter

Orca OR-30 sound bag

The outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “Dynamo” by Virgil Arles. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Copyright 2024, Curtis Judd

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Sound for Video Session: DEITY SRD & SPD Mini First Impressions

In this week's Sound for Video Session, we unbox and have an initial look at the new DEITY SRD Mini RF distribution box along with the SPD Mini power distribution box. They also sent over the BF1 butterfly antennae and their new S-95 battery and charger.

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, Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio, and Mixing fundamentals in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.

Gear I often use or that we 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:

- DEITY SPD Mini sound bag power distribution box

- DEITY SRD Mini sound bag RF antenna distribution box for wireless microphone receivers

- DEITY BF1 UHF butterfly antennae (470MHz to 1GHz) for wireless microphone systems

- DEITY S-95 smart battery for powering sound bag mixer and wireless

- DEITY DQC2 smartbattery charger

- ZOOM H1 XLR audio recorder — B&H

- Mackie DLZ Creator XS adaptive audio mixer — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Mackie DLZ Creator adaptive audio mixer (the original, bigger one) — B&H, Amazon

- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Allen & Heath SQ5 digital mixing board — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

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

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

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon

- Teleprompter Ikan 17" high bright — B&H

- 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

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

- Universal Audio 6176 channel strip pre-amp, EQ, compressor — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

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.

Copyright 2024, Curtis Judd

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6 Tips to Get Better Sound with Any Microphone for Podcast, Live stream, Voice Over

Our lighting and sound courses can be found here!

In this episode we show you 6 quick and easy ways to improve your sound for podcasts, live streams, or voice overs, no matter what microphone you use!

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.

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, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases):

- SHURE SM58

- Neumann U87Ai

- Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 USB audio interface to record to your computer

The outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “Dynamo” by Virgil Arles. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Copyright 2024, Curtis Judd

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