Historically, the whole fix-it-in-post thing was leveraged by directors and producers who knew nothing about what it would take to actually accomplish such a thing. Today, there is a trend toward fixing things in post-production – both audio and video – but now it’s based on the kn

It can be a distraction for knowing what you need versus what a large production company with unlimited resources might need. So this list will give you a nice lean collection of the minimums to capture professional quality sound for your projects. Note: This assumes that you are aware of cables, me

RAM, CPU, PCI-E, Gigabit vs. Gigabyte. Eesh! Any of these terms sound confusing and intimidating? You’re not alone. But don’t worry, you don’t need to be an electronic engineer to build your own PC. You only need to know about a few key components, and what to look for.   What

Here’s the scenario: You recently replied to an audio gig posted on craigslist. It’s set to shoot next Tuesday and the producers just hired you. In your email information packet, they list three locations and the addresses. One is indoors, one is an urban downtown setting and the last is

So you've got the camera set up, your talent is miked up perfectly, and the shot looks stunning. Your audio guy (or perhaps you if you've got a small crew) slips on the headphones, and that's when he hears it. The windstorm that seems to be blowing a hurricane force wind directly into

While the first 100 or so years were spent trying to reduce or eliminate noise introduced by the recording medium (tape, movie film, phonograph disc, etc.) with the arrival of digital recording, we came to a point where we could focus on reducing or eliminating noise that was actually part of the re

Sennheiser SKP 300 G3 plug-on transmitter is a very handy accessory to just about any audio kit. The transmitter allows those top-notch microphones to become wireless, saving space by eliminating cables which also provides freedom. No wireless signal is complete without a receiver, and the EK 100 G3

Best accessory – Roland R26 Portable 6 Track Audio Recorder We know first hand how useful handheld field recorders are, and the R-26 is sure to be a valuable tool for any videographer. Being able to record six tracks may seem like overkill for video, but it's actually three stereo and will

Content creators have to step lightly in the minefield that is copyright law, but there are safer paths. You just finished a video and want to upload it to YouTube. Nothing important or commercial, just your kids playing at the park. But, being a media creator, you had to dress it up a bit so you in

Video sound is easy, once you understand how a microphone works. Unfortunately, few take the time. Sound is a very important part of any production, whether you’re making a feature-length movie or just a YouTube video. With the wide availability of video cameras – from cell phones to DSL

While it doesn’t seem logical that the ears of your audience would overrule the eyes, it’s one of the many mysteries of video production. You can have creative camera work, excellent edits, great graphics and fantastic effects, but if your audio is awful, your viewers will overlook all o

One of the most common questions we get from beginning video producers is how do I get my video to be more like what I see in movies and TV? It used to be that everyone was looking for that 24p, shallow depth of field look that film has, but with modern DSLRs that look has become so common it's

We’re all familiar with the truism that poor video may be forgiven as long as the audio is great, while the best video will suffer if the audio is lousy. Whether short film or feature, Hollywood blockbuster or local independent, the quality of your audio will make or break your production fast

Every shoot is different and while a single camera can work in just about any situation, microphones have more specific roles. Whether it’s recording studio microphones with a sound mixer, or a run-n-gun field shoot with no other sound equipment, One-size-fits-all doesn’t apply here. It&

Spaceships shoot through the inky blackness, blasting each other with powerful lasers. Inside the mothership, other battles take place with guards and intruders exchanging laserfire. In a lonely hallway, a master and his apprentice fight their final battle with elegant swords made of light. You know

Audio is easily 50 percent of most video productions. It’s a lot like icing on a wedding cake. When it’s good, it adds an incredible amount of flavor. When it’s bad, it ruins the whole experience. The first step in capturing good audio is finding a quality microphone. And whether y

We've always advocated the use of external microphones, but not every camera has a mic jack. Even those that do often have noisy inputs and limited audio quality. Today, it's very easy to gather location audio the way the big boys do – with a separate recorder – and sync the so

If you happen to have a thousand dollars weighing you down and are in need of some of the best monitoring headphones on the market, Sennheiser has released the HD 700 and HD 25 that might just be for you. Believe it or not, the HD 700 cans are actually quite a bit less expensive than their HD 800 of

Two new mics from RDE are welcome additions for anyone shooting video on DSLRs. The VideoMic and the VideoMic Pro are very similar, and either one sounds like it will be very capable of recording good audio. In fact many of the specs like frequency range 40Hz-20,000Hz, dynamic range 114dB (per IEC65

Blue Microphones shows you Spark Digital, one of the new mics they presented to usat International CES 2012. It also came away with our award for Best Microphone. This mic is a small update of the Spark. What’s new here is the ability to interface with Apple products via its 30-pin connection.