Fear and silence are two of the most powerful tools that sound teams have at their disposal. They can be used to create tension, suspense, and atmosphere; to convey a characters emotions; or to simply startle the audience.Fear is a primal emotion that is triggered by the perception of danger. When w

Royalty-Free Music for YouTube: What You Need to Know.IntroductionCreating engaging YouTube videos often involves adding background music to enhance viewer experience. However, using copyrighted music can lead to copyright strikes, which may result in video removal or channel termination. To avoid t

Music sets the mood and atmosphere for your podcast. Upbeat, energetic music can create an exciting and engaging atmosphere, while slower, more relaxing music can create a calming or reflective mood. The type of music you choose should reflect the tone and content of your podcast.Music can help to e

1. Identify Your NeedsBefore you start shopping for a microphone, its important to have a clear idea of what you need it for. Here are a few things to consider:* What type of sound source will you be recording? (vocals, instruments, etc.)* Where will you be recording? (studio, live performance, etc.

Sound is often forgotten in film projects. We focus on our camera work without realizing the entire project can fall into pieces if don’t spend the same amount of effort into the sound design.A while ago we made a video about using music in films. In that example, we opened our film with silen

A very common mistake made by beginning filmmakers is overlooking their sound design. A good sound design can really bring your film to life and give it that something extra. So don’t overlook your sound or spend to little time on it, bad sound will damage your film. Did you never noticed that

In today’s video we showed you 5 tips around sound design for your videos. We show you the benefits of live sound designing and how it can save so much time. A big difference between doing sound design live or not is the objects you use for the sounds.  When doing this live you’ll b

What’s better to start the week then a cool Creative Tuesday. But this weeks Creative Tuesday isn’t only cool it’s also very important for filmmakers. And you can already feel me coming with my sound is important speech, which really is guys. That’s why these 5 audio tricks c

Deity was so kind to send us several of their entry-level microphones and use them for a project. Since we’ve already covered audio in multiple tutorials, we decided to make something specific today; filming a car scene. We’ve got 3 great audio tips and 2 camera tips in the video on top.

When we received the microphones from Deity at our office the timing couldn’t be more perfect. I was just going to leave to Seoul South-Korea to shoot a short documentary series about E-sports. To be more specific the Heartstone Master Tour. This gave me the perfect opportunity to test out thi

This week we’re giving you 5 tips on how to avoid audio problems. Now some mistakes are fixable in post production, hence why we use the plugins by our sponsor Accusonus. However… Some mistakes aren’t.About a year ago I was filming an interview for a client. Because I was occupied

Deity D4 DUOThe new Deity V-Mic D4 DUO microphone is build for vloggers because of it’s duo microphone system. You have one pointed forward and the other to the back, capturing audio from both sides.This is a great feature as it allows you to speak into the camera, but also turn your camera ar

Sound DesignSince we started out with the channel, we’ve covered sound design various times. The art of recording audio to edit that in your film. This is the role of the foley artist.But why do we sound design? Can’t we just record the audio on set? Of course we can, and some audio is d

I don’t know about you, but I’m a huge fan of film soundtracks. From The Dark Knight to Harry Potter, from Star Wars to The Godfather, great scores in film can stand on their own and bring to mind the epic, emotional, intense, or action-packed moments they accompanied when you first watched a

Music is an awesome way to spice up any video. It creates an atmosphere and can introduce dynamic to even boring B-roll footage. Also, music is the perfect tool to create coherency between clips recorded at different times, and at different places. In short, music is the glue, which bi

An essential part of video production and filmmaking is ensuring you have quality sound. Regardless of the pictures, a project with poor quality audio will be difficult to watch. Unfortunately, in-camera microphones do not offer clear audio, so instead, we have to find other ways to record

As recurring readers of FilmDaft might know, I’m currently working on my first short film. The film is a sci-fi film set in a dystopic post-apocalyptic wasteland. There is no dialogue, so the film is carried entirely by the images, a bit of text, and the sound and music in the film. I’ve

As a filmmaker, you can get a lot of incredible footage out of a DSLR or mirrorless camera. These cameras are versatile and cheaper alternatives to professional video cameras, and it’s pretty easy to get great footage out of the box without any fancy accessories. But, no matter how good

There is an endless list of equipment and accessories for your home studio. However, one item you may hold off on buying is a set of studio monitor stands. Audio monitor stands may seem to be an unnecessary purchase when you are strapped for cash. Or you might think they’re only for music

You need gun sound effects for your latest project, and you’re all out of ammo? Not every aspiring filmmaker has an award-winning sound designer or state-of-the-art foley studio on hand. If you’re desperate, you might find yourself banging together pots and pans in your mom’s kitchen to