Sound Devices A20 Mini — Why do pros use gear like this in the film and TV production world?
In this week’s episode, we discuss how and why the Sound Devices A20 Mini wireless transmitter is useful to audio professionals in the filmmaking and TV production world. This tiny transmitter includes several distinguishing features like GainForward and SpectraBand technologies, as well as ultra-long transmission range and a wide variety of tunable bands. In this video we walk through the A20 Mini’s new technologies and talk about why pros incorporate this kind of gear into their kits. Let’s take a closer look and listen!
Read about how GainForward works here.
Read about how Spectraband technology works here.
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, Trew Audio or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- Sound Devices A20 Mini Digital Wireless Transmitter — Trew Audio, B&H
- Sound Devices A20 dual channel receiver — B&H
- SHURE Twinplex TL-48 Lavalier microphone — Trew Audio, B&H
- Sound Devices 888 recorder — Trew Audio, B&H, Sweetwater
- Sound Devices SL-2 slot system for wireless receivers — Trew Audio, B&H
- Aputure P300C LED used as key light — Aputure, B&H, DVE Store
- Aputure LS 300X used for background light — Aputure, B&H, Amazon
- Aputure Spotlight Mount — Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon
- Rosco Gobo creates the pattern on the back wall — B&H
- Canon C70 cinema camera — B&H
- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8L lens — B&H, Amazon
- Schneider Radiant Soft diffusion filter — B&H
- Panasonic GH5 camera — B&H, Amazon
- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 II lens — B&H, Amazon
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