Sound for Video Session: Troubleshooting Recorder Issues & Q&A
In this week's session, we cover how to troubleshoot issues when you're trying to record with your field recorder/mixer, and you're not getting what you need. For example, what do you do if you can see that your mics are capturing something because the meters are moving, but you can't hear. Or perhaps like on our livestream last week, the mics were capturing sound and the automix was working, but that's not what we were hearing on the stream. We'll walk you through a technique that will ensure you can narrow down where the problem lies so that you can fix it. After that, we answer 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:
- 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
- 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
- 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
My YouTube Audio Workflow: Get Quality Sound for Your Videos
In this episode, we run through my workflow for recording sound for my YouTube videos from start to finish - production to post production.
More detailed videos on the various steps:
Boom camera-top shotgun mic from a microphone stand
Compress and loudness normalize
Free Sound Only plugin from Alex4D to create audio crossfades.
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 course is Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini.
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Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVEStore, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- Producer’s Choice Sound Blankets
- Audio Technica AT875R shotgun microphone - B&H, Amazon
- Sound Devices MixPre series recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, DVEStore, Amazon
- ZOOM F series recorders - B&H, Sweetwater
- Tascam DR-60DmkII budget recorder - B&H, Amazon
- Sound Devices 888 - B&H, Sweetwater
- Impact C-stand - B&H, Amazon
- RODE Boom pole - Amazon
- Boom pole clip, to hold the boom pole in the c-stand - Amazon
- 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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Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd
My YouTube Video Workflow: Review and Tutorial Video Creation Process
In today’s episode, I run through the process and workflow I use to create product review and tutorial videos for YouTube.
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 course is 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:
- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H, Pictureline
- Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 ART Lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
- Aputure 300x LED Light - Aputure, B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
- Aputure Light Dome 2 soft box - Aputure, B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
- Canon C200 camera (used for the talking head portion) - B&H, Pictureline
- Canon 24-105mm F/4L Lens - B&H, Pictureline, 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
- Aputure MC RGB LED mini light (for color in the background) - Aputure, B&H, Pictureline, Amazon
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Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd
Warranties, Repairs, & Workflows
This is an informal episode where we talk about the challenges that filmmakers face: False economies, gear warranties and repairs, and a high-level review of my product review workflow.
Links to gear discussed and used to shoot this episode:
Audio Technica AT2005 Dynamic Handheld Microphone
Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro cinema camera
Panasonic GH5S - My favorite small camera for video
Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS Lens - incredibly versatile lens that is on the GH5 most of the time
Copyright 2018 by Curtis Judd
Music - MzA - Copyright 2017 by Cary Judd, used with permission
