- 1. Audio CD versus Data CD with audio files
- (General Questions)
- Every semester, students submit audio projects to me in the wrong format. Professional recordings are made in the .WAV or .BWF (broadcast wave file) formats. Those are the formats that digital audio recorders ...
- Created on October 19, 2011
- 2. For week ending Feb 27, 2013
- (CSUN - CTVA 250)
- ... mix audio, you should read the articles in the Reading List for the CTVA 358 sound class. I have completed PowerPoint Presentations on the Mackie 1402, Marantz PMD660, and Zoom H4n recorders. The Mackie ...
- Created on February 24, 2013
- 3. Handheld digital recorders...
- (General Questions)
- ... audio tracks since you would always be using one or two external mics directly (or line out from a mixer). Even though they are touted as 4-track, you are right to consider them as two-track. Recording ...
- Created on November 25, 2012
- 4. Nagra 4.2 recorder for video production?
- (General Questions)
- ... audio (the 4.2 is monaural, not stereo nor 2-track) and records a sync pulse on the audio to keep it is sync for playback or transfer. When the audio is played back, with the internal synchronizer (resolver) ...
- Created on August 30, 2011
- 5. Audio Metering: An Introduction
- (Recorders)
- ... be recorded? What should it read on the meter?” depends mostly on what type of meter you are looking at. Essentially, there are three types of professional audio meters that you are likely to encounter, ...
- Created on March 05, 2015
- 6. Improve Audio for Video: Headphones
- (Other Accessories)
- ... Because if your camera does not offer these critical features, then post it up for sale as fast as you can. They may take pretty pictures, or they may be compact – but they are worthless in terms of audio. ...
- Created on May 20, 2014
- 7. Audio CD versus Data CD with Audio Files
- (Fred's Blog )
- Every semester, students submit audio projects to me in the wrong format. Professional recordings are made in the .WAV or .BWF (broadcast wave file) formats. Those are the formats that digital audio ...
- Created on October 19, 2011
- 8. Audio CD versus Data CD with Audio Files
- (For Students)
- Every semester, students submit audio projects to me in the wrong format. Professional recordings are made in the .WAV or .BWF (broadcast wave file) formats. Those are the formats that digital audio ...
- Created on October 19, 2011
- 9. Audio Performance of the RED One Camera
- (Videography)
- Written by our friends over at Sound Devices, acclaimed manufacturer of digital recorders and field mixers. Since it began shipping, Sound Devices has received numerous inquiries concerning audio interconnection ...
- Created on August 28, 2011
- 10. Location Audio Settings for an Avid Media Composer 5 Workflow
- (Post Production)
- Here is a concise guide to selecting the proper double-system audio and timecode settings for your digital audio recorder, when recording sync sound for SD video, HD video, and film projects that will ...
- Created on August 27, 2011
- 11. Audio for Mini Input
- (Cables & Connections)
- HDSLR, small format digital video camcorders and pocket digital audio recorders are being used ever increasingly for professional application. In addition, there are still those rare occasions when we ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 12. Audio Fundamentals Reading List
- (CTVA 230)
- ... Mix Panel Basics ENG Mixers for Production Sound Audio Metering: An Introduction Mic Level vs Line Level Consistency in Sound Recording Beginners Guide to the ENG44 Using the Digital FX ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 13. Firearms on the Set
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... somehow magically become loaded. So we do not take that chance, and still treat that gun as if it could or might go BANG because some asshole reloaded it when we blinked. Today’s audio recorders are ...
- Created on October 25, 2021
- 14. No Excuses for the Low Budget Filmmaker
- (For Students)
- ... focused on a couple of audio related workshops, I was still invited to sit around the big conference table. One of the company employees was an amateur chef and had heard that they were looking for someone ...
- Created on February 10, 2020
- 15. Do you really need a mixing panel?
- (Mix Panels)
- ... Bringing a sound into a recorder, setting a proper level, and letting ‘er rip. In the case of multiple Audio sources, the recordist sets a level and individually records each audio feed. Every track is ...
- Created on June 25, 2019
- 16. Basic sound package for student productions
- (Production Planning)
- ... purpose “short shotgun” such as the Audio Technica 4073 or Sennheiser MKH60; a “wide angle” condenser cardioid to eliminate echo in a tight room, such as an Audio Technica 4051 or a Senn MKH40; and a “long ...
- Created on March 22, 2019
- 17. Using your production recording tracks strategically
- (Recorders)
- Using your recording tracks strategically: a multi-track workflow for location sound recording Today’s sound mixer or videographer has a choice of recording location audio to one or multiple recording ...
- Created on March 18, 2018
- 18. Syllabus
- (CTVA 358)
- ... terminology, and procedures and use them in the assigned video projects. Including (but not limited to) proper rigging of lavalier mics, proper "over/under" coiling of audio cables, proper use of mixing ...
- Created on August 22, 2017
- 19. Syllabus
- (Sample Syllabus)
- ... terminology, and procedures and use them in the assigned video projects. Including (but not limited to) proper rigging of lavalier mics, proper "over/under" coiling of audio cables, proper use of mixing ...
- Created on August 22, 2017
- 20. Mic Level vs Line Level
- (Recorders)
- In the audio world, input and output levels come in two basic flavors: Mic Level and Line Level. Line Level is technically the correct voltage level for our audio signals to travel along wires from ...
- Created on April 09, 2016
- 21. Fred Ginsburg back from NAB 2015
- (Workshops)
- It was fun being the center of attention in the Audio Technica booth during NAB 2015. Hard work, though. Brought my directors chair and barely spent any time in it. Folks kept coming up and asking questions ...
- Created on April 19, 2015
- 22. Use all your tracks!
- (Recorders)
- ... sound mixer is not worried about wasting a little bit of memory. Just a few minutes of 4k video will use up more memory than the entire shoot's worth of audio! Instead, the sound mixer should think in ...
- Created on April 09, 2015
- 23. Fred Ginsburg at NAB 2015
- (Workshops)
- Once again, Fred Ginsburg CAS PhD MBKS, along with other industry experts, will be answering questions, conducting demo's, and instructing myriad workshops on behalf of Audio Technica at this year's upcoming ...
- Created on April 01, 2015
- 24. Basic Equipment Package
- (Production Planning)
- ... 85 ohms. Favorites include Sony MDR7506 and Audio Technica ATH-M50/M50x, ATH-M40x, ATH-M35, ATH-M30x. For booming, I like the K-Tek poles very much. You need at least one good pole, not less than 12 ...
- Created on February 02, 2015
- 25. Rock N Roller Multi-media Production Cart
- (Other Accessories)
- ... or work desk. It is where we sit, manage our recorders, video monitors, computers, and -- in the case of soundmixers -- operate our audio boards. Sound/video carts need to be portable. They have to capable ...
- Created on September 12, 2013
- 26. About the RnR Multi-Cart
- (Articles)
- ... or work desk. It is where we sit, manage our recorders, video monitors, computers, and -- in the case of soundmixers -- operate our audio boards. Sound/video carts need to be portable. They have to capable ...
- Created on September 12, 2013
- 27. Multitrack Workflow for Cinema/Video
- (Location Sound Recording)
- An explanation of the use of multiple audio tracks for location recording, from monaural through 8+2. Click to download
- Created on August 16, 2013
- 28. TASCAM DR60 4-track recorder
- (Recorders)
- ... the DR-60d resembles a "motor drive" of old, and is designed to mount directly under the body of a DSLR camera. There is no question what this recorder is intended for. It is the audio module that your ...
- Created on July 29, 2013
- 29. Sync Playback: revisited
- (Audio Techniques)
- ... & musicians. The only way to go "live" is to utilize only footage shot from multiple cameras during one single take. It is extremely difficult to combine audio from other takes. Usually, music video shot ...
- Created on April 11, 2013
- 30. Syllabus
- (CTVA 230)
- Quick Navigation Attendance Grading Criteria Sound Stages Film Equipment Course Feedback Free Resources COURSE SYLLABUS for CTVA 230 Fundamentals of Audio Production [downloadable ...
- Created on January 16, 2013
- 31. Log Sheets, Sound Reports, Header ID
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... (The decision to earmark a take as "printed" is done to economize the creation of sync picture + audio dailies, and is usually determined on the basis of picture quality and performance quality. Rarely, ...
- Created on December 29, 2012
- 32. Log Sheets, Sound Reports, Header ID
- (Production Planning)
- ... (The decision to earmark a take as "printed" is done to economize the creation of sync picture + audio dailies, and is usually determined on the basis of picture quality and performance quality. Rarely, ...
- Created on December 29, 2012
- 33. Updates for the Tascam HS-P82
- (Recorders)
- ... stops when the camera runs or stops -- thus generating a continuous timecode in the picture dailies -- you can do the same with your audio. The Tascam will start/stop based on the external timecode that ...
- Created on October 21, 2012
- 34. Rock N Roller Multi-Media Cart
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... of the storage room behind the Audio Technica booth at the close of each show day during NAB. Doors don't get any smaller than that, and we were even able to leave the XLR cables plugged in to the rear ...
- Created on April 25, 2012
- 35. Rock N Roller Multi-Media Cart
- (Other Accessories)
- ... soundcart through the 25 inch wide doorway (hatchway) of the storage room behind the Audio Technica booth at the close of each show day during NAB. Doors don't get any smaller than that, and we were even ...
- Created on April 25, 2012
- 36. Soundcarts
- (Other Accessories)
- ... and optional accessories to maximize their capacity. With the advent of video production and then digital audio recording -- sound mixers found that they often needed more workspace to house larger mixing ...
- Created on March 01, 2012
- 37. Sound Effects Bible by Ric Viers
- (Book Reviews)
- ... book on the black art of Foley and sound effects. This definitive book covers microphone selection, field recorders, the ABCs of digital audio, understanding digital audio workstations, building your own ...
- Created on February 15, 2012
- 38. Walkie Talkies
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... digital audio and video recorders. Sometimes it is an audible glitch; sometimes it can jiggle a menu setting. Depends on the gear, depends on where the radio is, depends on the gods' sense of humor. One ...
- Created on January 26, 2012
- 39. Walkie Talkies
- (Other Accessories)
- ... digital audio and video recorders. Sometimes it is an audible glitch; sometimes it can jiggle a menu setting. Depends on the gear, depends on where the radio is, depends on the gods' sense of humor. One ...
- Created on January 26, 2012
- 40. Why the broadcast industry prefers compact flash
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... with Tascam (Broadcast Audio Products) sent me this brief explanation of why compact flash media is preferred by many (professional) manufacturers over the smaller and thinner SD cards. "Much faster write ...
- Created on December 22, 2011
- 41. Student Projects
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... at least basic production quality, and superb audio. The audio was the most important aspect, since this is a class about production audio! The syllabus went into great detail about what was expected ...
- Created on December 15, 2011
- 42. Some product news from Tascam
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... draw very little amperage). The iXZ sells for around $50 or $60 bucks. Tascam will be coming out with a software app to use for recording, or you can just use any of the existing audio apps that are out ...
- Created on December 01, 2011
- 43. User Guide to the Tascam HS-P82 for Film/Video Applications
- (Recorders)
- ... to be able to record audio that occurred a few seconds BEFORE you pressed the RECORD button! Meter Setup From the MENU button, select Meter Setup. You normally should not need to make adjustments to ...
- Created on November 29, 2011
- 44. Regarding Senior Thesis Films
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... not available, how are you going to power up your gear. Don’t just assume that there will be stable generators; more times than not, the power from many generators can be erratic and cause audio hum/buzz. ...
- Created on November 12, 2011
- 45. Review of LAPPG one-day workshop on sound
- (Industry Happenings)
- This past Saturday was the LAPPG seminar on production and post-production audio held at the ShowBiz Store & Cafe in Los Angeles. I instructed the production side of sound, and Woody Woodhall CAS covered ...
- Created on October 17, 2011
- 46. Introduction to Production Sound
- (Production Planning)
- ... and most other audio recording arts in that the Mixer is no longer the key figure in the operation. On the set, the Production Mixer is only one of many important craftspeople involved in the making ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 47. Time Code and the High Definition Camera
- (Videography)
- ... the 3-2 pulldown. At the same time the audio is also slowed down from 30 fps to 29.970 fps. This results in an exact match in the video transfer. Recording 30 fps time code at 48 KHz means that the transfer ...
- Created on August 28, 2011
- 48. Priorities of Recording
- (Sound Design)
- ... get the best audio that you can. During the ADR session, actors rely on listening intently to the “scratch track” in order to time their delivery for lip synch, but also to re-create the emotional mood ...
- Created on August 27, 2011
- 49. Monitoring the Soundtrack
- (Audio Techniques)
- A cameraman would never judge composition and good lighting based on what he or she hears. Likewise, a soundperson would be a fool to record audio based solely on what they see. Yet all too often, that ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 50. Introduction to Shockmounts
- (Windscreens & Shockmounts)
- ... audio distortion on your tracks, these low frequencies should be controlled before the signal is processed by the mic electronics (which is where pre-amps come in). The solution to rumble lies in isolating ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 51. [PRESENTATION] Microphone Techniques for Episodic TV and Features
- (Audio Techniques)
- This is a PDF copy of the visual slideshow that accompanied Fred Ginsburg's presentations at NAB 2011. Audio Technica sponsored a series of free workshops every day of the conference. These graphics discuss ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 52. Shooting to Sync Playback
- (Audio Techniques)
- Creating music videos is a delicate process, one that can be easier or harder depending on the images, sequences, and complexities involved. But at its core they are essentially videos shot to sync audio. ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 53. Multi-track Recording for Film & Video
- (Recorders)
- ... audio acquired by multiple mics (boom1, boom2, planted mics, and lavaliers) into one cohesive soundtrack (the production track). This live mixed soundtrack would serve as the audio for dailies, and then ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 54. Recording Sound for Dinner Impossible
- (Audio Techniques)
- ... in the DV-824. Since the action never stops, neither can the audio recording. Some episodes require "home base" to move several times during the shoot day. The whole system can live on two Senior Magliners ...
- Created on August 23, 2011
- 55. Tascam: HS-P82 recorder Users Guide for Film/Video v1.20
- (Phoca Download / HS-P82 recorder Users Guide for Film/Video v1.20)
- HS-P82 recorder Users Guide for Film/Video v1.20: A concise and easy to understand Users Guide to the Tascam HS-P82 (v1.20) multitrack portable audio recorder, written by Fred Ginsburg CAS PhD. This manual ...
- Created on December 22, 2012