Curtis Judd 12/18/23 Curtis Judd 12/18/23

DEITY THEOS Wireless Microphone System Review

In this episode we finally get to take a look at DEITY’s long-awaited THEOS wireless microphone system! This brand-new prosumer wireless microphone system includes a well-rounded set of features to the market, including Global OneBand technology, simultaneous transmitting and 32-bit float recording (outside the USA, in the USA, you can record or transmit, but not both at the same time), and wireless timecode syncing when used with the DEITY TC-1 timecode generator or the DEITY SL-1 digital timecode slate. In this episode we go over the THEOS system’s most important features, compare it to its closest competitors, and answer your questions. Let’s take a closer look!

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:

- Deity Theos Wireless Microphone System — B&H

- Deity W.Lav Pro Lavalier Microphone — B&H, Amazon

- Deity TC-1 Timecode Generator — B&H, Amazon

- DEITY SL-1 timecode slate — B&H, Amazon

Some of my other gear:

- Sennheiser MKH 8050 Supercardioid Condenser Mic — B&H, Amazon

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

- Sound Devices 888 Field Recorder/Mixer — B&H, Sweetwater

- Impact Turtle-Base C-Stands — B&H, Amazon

- Aputure LS 600x Pro Bicolor LED Light — Aputure, B&H, Amazon

- Aputure Light Dome III Softbox — Aputure, B&H

- Amaran 300c RGBWW Single-Point LED Light — Aputure, B&H, Amazon

- Amaran Spotlight SE — Aputure, B&H, Amazon

- Rosco Prismatic Glass Gobo in Cool Lavender — B&H

- Canon C70 Cinema Camera — B&H

- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8 lens — B&H, Amazon

- Panasonic GH5 camera — B&H, Amazon

- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 II lens — B&H, Amazon

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Curtis Judd 9/19/22 Curtis Judd 9/19/22

DJI Mic — Tiny 2 Transmitter Wireless Microphone System Review

In this week’s episode, we take a look at and a listen to the DJI Mic: a tiny, two-microphone wireless system. This little wireless kit claims safety-channel recording capability, a 250 m transmission range, and up to 15 hours of battery life if you count recharging from the included charging case. In this episode we walk through the DJI Mic’s feature set, listen to some sound tests, and compare it to the RODE Wireless GO II. Let’s take a closer look!

If you want to dig into the details of the RODE Wireless GO II, have a look and a listen to our review here.

Here’s how we EQ our audio recordings to sweeten them up: https://youtu.be/Jn6iB1SNvRQ

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- DJI Mic — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- RODE Wireless Go II — B&H, DVE Store, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Panasonic GH5 — B&H, Amazon

- Panasonic 12-35 mm F2.8 Lens — B&H, Amazon

- 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

Curtis Judd 9/26/21 Curtis Judd 9/26/21

Sound for Video Session: Behind the Sound Cart, SHURE Duraplex, Q&A

In this week's Sound for Video Session, we have a look a recent book titled, "Behind the Sound Cart", a quick look at the SHURE Duraplex lavalier microphones and Axient Digital wireless microphone system. Then we cover 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 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 also just added a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini.

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:

- Behind the Sound Cart by Patrushkha Mierzwa - Amazon

- RODE Wireless GO II wireless microphone system - B&H, DVE Store, Sweetwater, Amazon

- SHURE Duraplex lavalier microphones - B&H, Sweetwater

- SHURE Twinplex lavalier microphones - B&H, Sweetwater

- SHURE Axient Digital wireless microphone system - B&H, Sweetwater

- Earthworks SR314 - B&H, Sweetwater

- 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 9/12/21 Curtis Judd 9/12/21

Why Do Pros Use Gear Like the RF Venue Diversity Fin Antenna?

Why do professional sound mixers use antennae like the RF Venue Diversity Fin Antenna? In this episode, we talk about wireless microphone antenna basics and demonstrate how the Diversity Fin extended the range of the Audio Ltd. A10 wireless system by about 25 meters when recording outdoors in a wide open space.

I purchased all of this equipment myself and no companies or anyone else has paid me to make this video.

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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:

- RF Venue Diversity Fin Antenna - B&H

- Audio Ltd A10 wireless microphone system - B&H

- Shure Twinplex TL48 lavalier microphone - B&H, Sweetwater

- Sennheiser MKH8050 microphone - B&H, Amazon

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

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon

- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 lens - B&H, Amazon

- Canon C200 camera - B&H

- Canon EF 24-105 f/4L lens - B&H, Amazon

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Curtis Judd 5/9/21 Curtis Judd 5/9/21

Godox WMicS1 Dual Channel Wireless Microphone System - Budget Consumer Grade System

In this episode, we have a look at and listen to the Godox WMicS1 UHF wireless microphone system. This budget wireless microphone system features a dual channel receiver and you can buy it in a kit with two transmitters. You can also add a handheld wireless interview microphone later. What differentiates this from the slew of other dual channel consumer wireless systems is that the Godox WMicS1 transmits over a Wideband range of frequencies (514 -596MHz) This frequency can, in theory, transmit through barriers more readily than the 2.4GHz used by most other consumer wireless systems. And perhaps more importantly, you can tune each transmitter to one of 96 channels. You cannot do that with the 2.4GHz consumer wireless systems. Let’s have a look at how it works in real-world conditions!

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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:

Godox WMicS1 Dual Channel UHF Wireless Microphone System (2 TX kit) - B&H, Amazon
Godox WMicS1 Single transmitter kit (can add 2nd transmitter later) - B&H, Amazon
Godox WH-M1 Wireless handheld microphone/transmitter - B&H
Aputure COB120d II for the key light - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon
Aputure Nova P300C for the b-roll - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store
Amaran 100D for the background light - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon
Aputure Spotlight Mount for the pattern on the back wall - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon
Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon
Signa EF 24-70 f/2.8 DG OS ART lens - B&H, Amazon

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Curtis Judd 2/20/21 Curtis Judd 2/20/21

Blink500 Pro vs. Lark 150: Live Review of Saramonic and Hollyland Wireless Mic Systems

Stream starts at 22:15.

In this livestream, we do a high-level review of the Saramonic Blink500 Pro and Hollyland Lark 500 wireless microphone systems. Both systems support two transmitters/microphones for each receiver, are priced near $300 USD, and have very small 2.4GHz wireless transmitters. In this review, I'll provide audio samples, evaluate the sound quality, show an outdoor distance test, and I'll give you my recommendations.

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:

- Saramonic Blink500 Pro B2 kit - B&H, Amazon

- Hollyland Lark 150 Wireless microphone system - B&H, Amazon

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS Lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

- Lupo Superpanel 30 Full Color Soft - B&H

- Canon C200 camera - B&H

- Canon 24-105m f/4 L lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

- Earthworks SR-314 microphone - B&H, Sweetwater

- ATEM Mini Pro livestream switcher - B&H, DVEStore, Amazon

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Curtis Judd 11/15/20 Curtis Judd 11/15/20

Sound for Video Session: Michael Wynn on Wireless

In this week's session, Michael Wynne joins us again to talk more about wireless microphone systems. One topic we plan to cover is intermodulation - what it is and why it matters when working with wireless mics.

Thanks to Musicbed for the music for this session - “Neon Jungle” by Virgil Arles. Get a free trial of the best music for your videos at Musicbed.

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If you'd like to submit your questions ahead of time, please join over at School.LearnLightAndSound.com. Opt in to the mailing list and I'll contact you once a week where you can reply with your question.

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 also just added a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini.

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:

- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel - B&H, Sweetwater

- Earthworks SR314 - B&H, Sweetwater

- Canon C200 Camera - B&H, PictureLine

- ATEM Mini Pro ISO - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

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

Curtis Judd 10/4/20 Curtis Judd 10/4/20

Sound for Video Session: Wireless with Michael Wynne

In this week's session, we're honored to have Michael Wynne join us to talk about wireless for production film sound.

Thanks to Musicbed for the music for this session - “All I See Is You Featuring Jacob Steele” by Utah. Get a free trial of the best music for your videos at Musicbed: http://share.mscbd.fm/curtisjudd

If you'd like to submit your questions ahead of time, please join over at the Learn Light and Sound school. Opt in to the mailing list and I'll contact you once a week where you can reply with your question.

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 also just added a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini.

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 KSM8 Dualdyne Dynamic Microphone - Sweetwater

- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel - B&H, Sweetwater

- Earthworks SR314 - B&H, Sweetwater

- Canon C200 Camera - B&H, PictureLine

- ATEM Mini Pro ISO - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

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

Curtis Judd 9/6/20 Curtis Judd 9/6/20

Shure SLX-D Wireless Microphone System Review

In today’s episode, we have a look at a new digital wireless microphone system from Shure - the SLX-D. This is a pro-level wireless system at an affordable entry price and which can expand as you need more channels. It is NOT mainly aimed at film production, with its 1/2 rack size receiver, but could be useful for studio and corporate video production which is my main source of income. Let’s dive in and take a closer look!

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 SLX-D Digital Wireless Microphone System - B&H
Shure TwinPlex Lavalier Microphones - B&H, Sweetwater
Sound Devices 888 Audio Recorder/Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater
GODOX SL-150II LED light for video and photography - Amazon
LAOFAS 41 in 120 cm Deep Soft Box - Amazon
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H, Pictureline
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS ART Lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “For the Kids” by Utah. Get a free trial of the best music for your videos at Musicbed.

Curtis Judd 2/3/20 Curtis Judd 2/3/20

DEITY HD TX Wireless XLR Transmitter for the DEITY Connect System

In today’s episode, we have an in-depth look at the DEITY HD-TX wireless microphone transmitter. This transmitter allows you to wireless transmit the audio from your pro-level XLR microphones such as shotgun or boom microphones. It can also record the audio to microSD card while transmitting (outside of the US) or be used as a recorder instead of a wireless transmitter (in the US). From my tests here, it looks like the DEITY Connect system has made some nice improvements, especially now with an XLR transmitter!

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 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:

- DEITY HD-TX XLR Microphone Transmitter for the DEITY Connect Wireless system - B&H

- DIETY Connect Kit (2 body pack transmitters + dual channel receiver - You’ll need this to use the HD-TX) - B&H Amazon

- DEITY S-Mic 2 Shotgun Microphone - B&H Amazon

- DEITY S-Mic 2S Short Shotgun Microphone - B&H Amazon

- Sennheiser MKH416 Shotgun Microphone - B&H

- Sound Devices 888 Recorder/Mixer - B&H

- Aputure 300DII LED Light used as key light - B&H Amazon

- Aputure 120DII LED Light used for slash of light on background - B&H Amazon

- Aputure Barn Doors used to create the slash of light - B&H Amazon

- Panasonic GH5 Camera used for most B-Roll shots - B&H Amazon

- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H

- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K - B&H