Sound for Video Session: Decibels & Q&A
This week we'll talk about the decibel — what it is and why the numbers seem different in different situations. Then we'll answer your sound for video questions. Read Ofuk Önen' article "Decibels - Here Are 6 Simple Truths To Help Explain dB" here and Steve DeMott's article "dBs Explained: A Musician's Guide To Understanding Decibels" 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. 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, Waves, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- 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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Sound for Video Session: ADR, dB, SPL, Cables, and Adverse Conditions
In our Sound for Video Session this week, we discussed several thoughtful questions:
- What are all the different dB scales and how do you just measure how loud sound is?
- Which cables do I need to connect all my microphones, wireless, and recorders?
- What are some tips for when you’re recording in very hot, very cold, or very humid conditions?
And here are the links we discussed in the session:
dB Definitions at Wikipedia
Overview of cables, plugs, connectors, power, balanced vs unbalanced
