In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection profile we talk with the sound team of Director Michael Bay’s new film “Pain and Gain” featuring supervising sound editor and sound designer Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn.Read More
Thomas Popp discusses the basics of audio recording, especially with wireless equipment. In order to be a well-rounded audio engineer, it is crucial that you understand the tools available to you. I would like to begin by breaking down the audio equipment available and teach you their purpose, limitations, and some tips on learning how Read MoreRead More
Nicholas Allen, C.A.S., was born in London, England in 1965. He has been married for 14 years and is father of three boys. He is a film and television production sound mixer with twenty-seven years’ professional experience and in his work combines new technology and proven practices. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston Read MoreRead More
Rocky Wyler explains some of the traps when working sound on a Reality TV Set. When shooting reality television, many challenges come into play for everyone involved, producers, DP’s, audio; and it is important for everyone to work together to face these challenges. Audio has their own set of challenges when shooting reality, and as a Read MoreRead More
Need to have a repeating sound for an animation? Rather than set up audio points for each keyframe, use this technique of telling After Effects to play a sound or animation at every marker. Animating stuff that pops on and off of the screen in After Effects can become a pain as you’ll have to Read MoreRead More
If you’ve ever talked to a vinyl purist (or are one yourself) you know that people can be pretty passionate about what format is king when it comes to music. And based on how much people like to brag about what band they saw live and how many times, we clearly value the authenticity of Read MoreRead More
Paul White describes the engineering and physics of Polar Pickup patterns of microphones and how to use them to your advantage when recording sound. It is worth remembering that although the printed polar patterns are in two dimensions (as below), the actual pattern is three-dimensional. For example, an omnidirectional microphone pattern drawn on paper looks Read MoreRead More
RØDE introduced this neat iPhone/iPad attachment that records high quality audio right onto the smart device – now if they could make one with XLR inputs… Press Release Australian-based audio company RØDE Microphones has announced the iXY, a stereo microphone for iPhone and iPad and iPod touch with 30-pin connector that allows high quality recording Read MoreRead More
Running dual system sound is usually the the preferred way of getting the best quality sound on set. but how can you operate a boom and hold a portable recorder at the same time? Here’s an interesting tip of mounting the recorder to your belt. Via CheesyCamRead More
Simon Hayes gets more in depth about the intricacies of mixing the sound of the famed “Live Singing” of Les Misérables. The buzz around town reported by some press has been that the singing in Les Misérables was unique because it was recorded live, something that had never been done before in a movie musical. Read MoreRead More
Architect and acoustician John Storyk has designed and provided construction supervision services for the professional audio and video recording community since the 1969 completion of Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland Studios in New York City. In this video profile for SoundWorks Collection, Storyk discusses the new challenges and changes that he is faced with today while Read MoreRead More
Jay Pedersen of Baltic Recording Studio talks about how higher sampling rates reduce phasing issues and why higher bit depths give you more data to work with in quiet passages.Read More
