Sound for Video Session — DEITY boom pole & shock mount with Sound Speeds
In this week's session, we're joined by Sound Speeds’ Allen Williams — a professional boom operator based in the Atlanta area — to take a closer look at the new boom pole and shock mount from DEITY 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 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:
- DEITY carbon fiber boom pole — B&H
- DEITY ASM1 shock mount — B&H
- DPA 4017b shotgun microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Mackie DLZ Creator — B&H, Amazon
- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Sound Devies 888 field recorder/mixer — Trew, 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
- Universal Audio 6176 channel strip pre-amp, EQ, compressor — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
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Copyright 2023, Curtis Judd
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
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:
- 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
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Copyright 2022, Curtis Judd
Senal SCI-3212 Budget Boom Microphone for Film and Video Dialogue
In today’s episode we have a look at and a listen to a budget indoor boom microphone, the Senal SCI-3212. This small boom microphone comes with 3 different capsules with different polar patterns. We’ll focus on the super-cardioid capsule which is commonly used for video and film dialogue indoors. For less than $100 USD, this is an impressive option for those of us on a tight budget.
See our Samson CO2 boom microphone review:
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, 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:
- Senal SCI-3212 Boom Microphone - B&H
- Sound Devices MixPre II Audio Recorder - B&H
- Samson CO2 Boom Microphone - B&H
- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K for talking head shots - B&H
- Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 DG OS HSM ART Lens for Canon EF mount - B&H
- Panasonic GH5 Camera for b-roll shots - B&H Amazon
- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS Lens for Pocket 4K - B&H Amazon
- Aputure COB120DII with barn doors for slash of light on background - B&H
- Lupo Supercolor Soft Full Color 60 LED light for key light - B&H
- CAME-TV Andromeda LED Tube for rim light - B&H
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Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
Which Boom Microphones Do I Use? 2020 Edition
In today’s episode, I tell you about all of the boom microphones I choose for indoor and outdoor dialogue recording for video and film. We cover several different price ranges and both shotgun and small diaphragm condenser microphones as well as camera-top shotgun mics.
Jump ahead:
00:27 Introduction
02:05 Camera-top Shotgun Microphones
08:50 Less than $300 USD XLR Shotgun Microphones
12:46 $300 - $599 USD XLR Shotgun Microphones
19:24 $600 USD+ Pro Level Shotgun Microphones
24:08 Indoor Boom Microphones
24:46 ~$100 USD Cardioid Boom Microphones
25:50 $200 - $499 USD Cardioid Boom Microphones
29:27 $500 USD+ Professional Cardioid Boom Microphones
36:37 Bonus - Matched Pair Stereo Microphones
37:43 Buying Advice
In-depth reviews of most of the microphones we cover here:
RODE NTG5 (with samples from NTG3, Sennheiser MKH 416)
DPA 4017B (5 Shotgun Microphones)
Oktava MK-012 (compared with other indoor Boom Microphones)
Comparison of Samson CO2, Audix SCX1HC, AKG Blueline & CK93, Audio Technica AT4053B, RODE NT5
Comparison of Sennheiser MKH 8050, Schoeps CMC641, and Audio Technica AT4053B
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, 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:
Takstar SGM-598 - Amazon
RODE VideoMic Pro+ - Amazon B&H
DEITY V-Mic D3 Pro - Amazon B&H
RODE VideoMic NTG - Amazon B&H
Azden SGM-3500 - B&H
Azden SGM-3500L - B&H
RODE NTG5 - B&H
Sennheiser MKH 416 - B&H
DPA 4017B - B&H
Samson CO2 (pair) - Amazon B&H
Oktava MK-012 - Amazon
AKG Blueline & CK93 - B&H
Audio Technica AT4053b - Amazon B&H
Sennheiser MKH 50 - Amazon B&H
Sennheiser MKH 8050 - Amazon B&H
Schoeps CMC641 - B&H
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Copyright 2020 by Curtis Judd
