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10 Tips for Better Audio in Digital Video Production
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Loading ...By Kendall Scott & Sam Mallery Today’s digital recording equipment is more accurate than ever at capturing audio with vivid and crisp detail, however, videographers quickly discover that it’s usually the distracting noises that get captured the most vividly and crisply. There are many steps that can be taken before a shoot that will help [...]
A Close Look at an Invisible Microphone
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...By Ken Hamberg Boundary microphones as a class are often overlooked – literally. Flat-lying and inconspicuous by design, they lack the glamorous appearance and prestige of their conventional large-diaphragm counterparts, which are often photographed in the company of the world’s best-known and culturally iconic singers, entertainers and public servants. Boundary microphones in fact enjoy a ubiquitous [...]
Location Sound: The Basics and Beyond
(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5) Loading ...Dan Brockett’s White Paper “Location Sound” while a few years old is still a great starting point for beginners and even experienced filmmakers wanting to learn the basics of location audio. …The concepts of location sound recording that we will discuss in this article are basically the same, whether you are shooting your tenth independent film [...]
Choosing a Shotgun Microphone
(2 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Electronic Field Production By Sam Mallery The need for a shotgun microphone arises when you want to remotely capture a sound that originates from a short distance away. They provide a narrower angle of acceptance that isolates the subject’s sound from unwanted “off-axis” ambient sound. Shotguns are useful in situations where other kinds of microphones may [...]
Microphones: The Proximity Effect
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...When you transition from vacation videos and birthdays to something a little more serious, your first frustration will be audio. And if you ask the “pros,” they are going to recommend fancy super-cardioid DC biased condenser XLR mics with 48V phantom power starting at about $1,500. Too much money and too complex - audio is [...]
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