- 1. Basic Sound Cart recommendations
- (General Questions)
- What would be the base equipment for a starter cart? What microphones, recorders, mixers, wireless, headphones and accessories to make up a base kit.
- Created on June 07, 2012
- 2. For week ending April 2, 2021
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... A line level output from a mixing panel going in to a mic level camcorder input will sound a) very low & feint b) okay c) loud & distorted d) mute e) missing from headphones 2) A mic level output from ...
- Created on March 29, 2021
- 3. For week ending Dec 11, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... level and line level? What would you hear in your headphones and see on the meters if you are feeding mic level into a line level input? What would you hear in your headphones and see on the meters if ...
- Created on December 04, 2020
- 4. For week ending Feb 1, 2018
- (CSUN - CTVA 230)
- ... them onto your lab computers. Get headphones! Either buy a pair, or arrange to borrow a pair from the equipment room. They might require you to reserve them online ahead of time; ask them on Monday what ...
- Created on January 28, 2018
- 5. For week ending Feb 21, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... may bring guests (classmates) to our session so that they can watch, learn, and also participate as talent or extras. Bring your headphones, including your 1/4-inch stereo tip. Everyone is required to ...
- Created on February 15, 2020
- 6. For week ending Feb 28, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... this Friday. But we will expand the scene and include a planted mic as well as the boom. Bring your headphones and your cheat sheets for the Header ID. Don't forget to do the readings (see last week's post). ...
- Created on February 22, 2020
- 7. For week ending Feb 8, 2018
- (CSUN - CTVA 230)
- ... headphones and your own (leased) copy of Pro Tools. Unless CTVA is NOT your ultimate career path. Remember, a diploma will not get you a job. Only the ability to do the job will get you a job. Remember ...
- Created on February 01, 2018
- 8. For week ending March 15, 2018
- (CSUN - CTVA 230)
- Not much to write about this week, hence the late posting. Tuesday: computer lab. Show us how you are doing with the Get Fam so that you can move onto your projects. Thursday: our first hands-on video ...
- Created on March 12, 2018
- 9. For week ending May 14, 2021
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... 2 pages. Questions worth up to 10 points each. DUE no later than Thurs, May 20, 2021. 1) What is the important difference between mic level and line level? What would you hear in your headphones and ...
- Created on May 10, 2021
- 10. For week ending Oct 11, 2017
- (CSUN - CTVA 230)
- ... operation of the Mackie 1402! Prepare a "header ID" cheat sheet and bring it with you to class, along with your headphones (include your 1/4-inch tip). Prepare a 3x5 card "cheat sheet" ...
- Created on October 08, 2017
- 11. For week ending Oct 18, 2017
- (CSUN - CTVA 230)
- Monday: computer lab. I am still waiting to see your "Getting Fam w Pro Tools" exercises.... you were supposed to show them to me before launching on to your official projects. I would like ...
- Created on October 12, 2017
- 12. For week ending Oct 30, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... A line level output from a mixing panel going in to a mic level camcorder input will sound a) very low & feint b) okay c) loud & distorted d) mute e) missing from headphones 2) A mic level ...
- Created on October 26, 2020
- 13. For week ending Oct 5, 2018
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... along with the manual itself. Most of you have NOT been keeping up with the readings. Bring your headphones. And make up a "header ID" cheat sheet so that you can read it when it comes time ...
- Created on September 28, 2018
- 14. For week ending Sept 13, 2017
- (CSUN - CTVA 230)
- ... you will also need an EXPENDABLE small capacity USB drive for turning in projects. Only a couple of gigs. You should also bring some headphones, and maybe a Y splitter so that you and your partner can ...
- Created on September 12, 2017
- 15. For week ending Sept 20, 2019
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... & talk" boomed dialogue. Later, we will up the ante and add a hidden planted mic. Remember to bring your professional headphones for the shoot. Don't forget the 1/4-inch stereo tip that came with ...
- Created on September 14, 2019
- 16. For week ending Sept 27,2019
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... & talk" boomed dialogue. Later, we will up the ante and add a hidden planted mic. Remember to bring your professional headphones for the shoot. Don't forget the 1/4-inch stereo tip that came with ...
- Created on September 21, 2019
- 17. Headphones on sale at B&H Photo
- (CSUN - CTVA 230)
- Sony MDR7506 headphones are on sale at B&H Photo in NYC for only $79 (normally $130). A student in my CTVA 358 class found this deal. Even the Dept is ordering up some phones at that price!
- Created on January 29, 2016
- 18. Improve Audio for Video: Headphones
- (Other Accessories)
- ... So the first step in assuring that your video production is going to sound as good (if not better) than it looks is to start with a good pair of headphones. Note: This article of Fred Ginsburg's was ...
- Created on May 20, 2014
- 19. Firearms on the Set
- (Fred's Blog )
- If you work in Hollywood or in feature films, sooner or later you are going to encounter firearms on the set. As soundmixers, we are on the listening side of the headphones. The world’s most sensitive ...
- Created on October 25, 2021
- 20. Don't Look Down.... the art of mixin
- (Mix Panels)
- ... calibrate your headphones to the meters. Although it seems complicated, the process is really very simple. Have someone speak normally into a mic, and visually set the volume level so that your meter ...
- Created on April 07, 2021
- 21. Software for Podcasting
- (Production Advice)
- ... can just “phone in remotely”. All that they would need would be a computer, a mic, and some headphones. Minimally, a set of smart phone earbuds w. mic, plugged into their computer, will work very well. ...
- Created on February 11, 2021
- 22. No Excuses for the Low Budget Filmmaker
- (For Students)
- ... of full condensers. They want to record them onto a simple two-track recorder, straight in, without a mixing panel. No headphones for the boomperson – if there even IS a boomperson. Yet when I look at ...
- Created on February 10, 2020
- 23. Do you really need a mixing panel?
- (Mix Panels)
- ... other out – what we call phasing interference. You would hear it in the headphones as echo & hollowness. So if you have mics working in close proximity to each other, such as a boom and a lav on the same ...
- Created on June 25, 2019
- 24. Basic sound package for student productions
- (Production Planning)
- ... cable along with adapter cable to feed a Denecke TC slate. An AC adapter to power your rig. Also, some sort of battery powering, in case there is no available AC power. Headphones for the mixer and ...
- Created on March 22, 2019
- 25. Using your production recording tracks strategically
- (Recorders)
- ... to one track, and leave the second track blank, you would only hear out of one side of your headphones or play back the scene out of one side of the video monitor (TV). Yeah, if you know about adapters, ...
- Created on March 18, 2018
- 26. ProTools: Interface or Bus
- (Post Production)
- ... (feeding monitor speakers or headphones). It is not uncommon for a Pro Tools simple setup to use the computer’s built-in amplifier feed, but because the computer amp is NOT software and is outside of the ...
- Created on September 20, 2016
- 27. Mic Level vs Line Level
- (Recorders)
- ... eventually burn out. So, back to audio. Sending a mic level signal into a line level input will result in a low and feint signal, just barely audible in the headphones even with the volume know turned ...
- Created on April 09, 2016
- 28. Chapman & CSUN in top 40 best film schools
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... it interesting that the main photo illustration that Variety ran with the article depicts a student boom operator using a shotgun mic without a foam windscreen, and not wearing headphones. At CSUN and ...
- Created on April 30, 2015
- 29. Audio Metering: An Introduction
- (Recorders)
- Note: This article by Fred Ginsburg was originally written for and published in the 2015 Anniversary & NAB issue of Student Filmmakers Magazine. The answer to the questions, “How loud should my dialogue ...
- Created on March 05, 2015
- 30. Basic Equipment Package
- (Production Planning)
- ... also have a simple Sign Video ENG-44 (4x2) over the shoulder mixer for run & gun. Of course I travel with a few pair of professional headphones. Closed ear, flat response, impedance between 35 ohms to ...
- Created on February 02, 2015
- 31. Improve Audio for Video: Keep Mics Off of Camera
- (Shotgun)
- The following article was orginally written for Music Connection. In the previous article, we stressed the need for proper monitoring of your audio and careful selection of your headphones. This month, ...
- Created on August 25, 2014
- 32. Professionalizing My Soundcart
- (Articles)
- ... have too many places to hang stuff such as additional cables, headphones, gaffers tape rings, and so on. I use an eye-bolt going up from the underside, and secure it on the top with a fender washer and ...
- Created on September 12, 2013
- 33. Multi-Cart Hacks
- (Accessories & More)
- ... cables, headphones, gaffers tape rings, and so on. Drill a hole and insert an eye-bolt going up from the underside, securing it on the top with a fender washer and locking nut. Hook & loop straps also ...
- Created on September 12, 2013
- 34. Sync Playback: revisited
- (Audio Techniques)
- ... so that the set is silent in order to record usable clean dialogue. However, the playback track continues to play in the headphones or earphones of the "band" in the background, or for the choreographer ...
- Created on April 11, 2013
- 35. Syllabus
- (CTVA 230)
- ... putting the flash drive into a labeled envelope is not sufficient. Although not mandatory, it is recommended that you consider purchasing a set of professional quality headphones, as you will be using ...
- Created on January 16, 2013
- 36. Audio Technica press release about Fred Ginsburg
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... renowned for the design and manufacture of microphones, wireless microphones, headphones, mixers, and electronics for the audio industry. —For more information on the complete range of Audio-Technica ...
- Created on December 09, 2012
- 37. M-S Stereo Simplified
- (Sound Design)
- ... and confusing. Instead, experts such as Robert Bigelow suggest that after checking both mics individually in the headphones, it is better to only monitor the center mic during the actual session. Remember ...
- Created on August 17, 2012
- 38. 404 Not Found
- (Uncategorised)
- The good news is we found out who took your headphones. The bad news is we still haven't found your page. In the meantime you can... Visit our Blog Check the online Forum Or return to the ...
- Created on August 14, 2012
- 39. Duplex Boom Cables
- (Cables & Connections)
- You wouldn't think about using a camera without any type of viewfinder, so why would you want to boom a shot without headphones? The boom operator must be able to monitor not only the audio that his/her ...
- Created on April 06, 2012
- 40. Preparing for NAB 2012
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... is a leading innovator in transducer technology, renowned for the design and manufacture of microphones, wireless microphones, headphones, mixers, and electronics for the audio industry. —For more information ...
- Created on April 06, 2012
- 41. User Guide to the Tascam HS-P82 for Film/Video Applications
- (Recorders)
- ... will want to connect the headphone out jack from the recorder to the headphones in jack on the back panel of the Fader unit. Finally, connect the two XLR line outputs on the side of the recorder to the ...
- Created on November 29, 2011
- 42. Student Dictionary of Filmmaking Terms
- (Editorial)
- ... Placement: what's a mic? Headphones: designer neck warmer Producer: classmate from a rich family One Hour: a unit of filmmaking time equal to 400 minutes Rehearsal: a RAVE party 35mm: a format ...
- Created on August 30, 2011
- 43. Introduction to Production Sound
- (Production Planning)
- ... action. Audio monitoring is off of low impedance flat-response professional headphones (intended for recording, not home listening). The recorder is a portable digital recorder, two or more tracks, and ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 44. Interview with a Foley Artist
- (Post Production)
- ... e the first time that I've usually seen the film. I generally don't see what I'm working on until the time comes that we are recording [the session]. When I do the cloth pass, I like to wear headphones ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 45. Foley on a Shoestring Budget
- (Post Production)
- ... very close to the desktop, within several inches at most. Monitor carefully through a good pair of headphones. Here are some more Foley tips: Body stabs can be inflicted by driving a knife into a ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 46. What Your Crew Expects of You
- (Production Planning)
- ... they care to keep track. A professional knows what tricks will work, and when. He or she has the experience to eyeball a situation without a monitor or a set of headphones and intuitively predict the end ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 47. Audio for Television: Mixing the Basic Event
- (Production Planning)
- ... headphones from the post-fader Aux Send of your mixer. Post-fader means that the signal passes through the main fader first, and then is send to the Aux Send. If the fader is closed, then no signal make ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 48. Monitoring the Soundtrack
- (Audio Techniques)
- ... is exactly what many filmmakers do. They see their audio meters reacting, and therefore assume that good audio is being recorded. Headphones apparently only serve the purpose of keeping one's neck warm; ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 49. Adding Phone Conversations to your Recording
- (Audio Techniques)
- ... on your recorder. I use a "Y" cable stereo to stereo headphone splitter on the output of the computer, so that one leg of the Y goes to the recorder and the other leg of the Y can feed either headphones, ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 50. Audio for Mini Input
- (Cables & Connections)
- ... some meter levels and to hear with both sides of the headphones (unless you use cumbersome adapters with your headphones). Bottom line: Always feed the Left and Right camcorder channels, either with ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 51. Using a Microphone Boompole
- (Boompoles)
- ... usually play it very conservative and tell you to stay higher than necessary. Boom operators should always wear headphones so that they can monitor, not just their own shotgun mic, but any and all mics ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 52. Multi-track Recording for Film & Video
- (Recorders)
- ... of a sound, so that when they are reproduced out of a pair of left side and right side speakers, or headphones – the listener will have a sense of left and right balance or space. Sounds may originate ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 53. Beginners Guide to the ENG 44 Portable Mixer
- (Mix Panels)
- ... there is a third XLR output designated for the MIC BOOM operator. This output is merely a connection for a second pair of headphones. Sort of like putting a Y cable into the headphone jack of the mixer. ...
- Created on August 23, 2011
- 54. ENG Mixing Panels for Production Sound
- (Mix Panels)
- ... assigns, and smooth faders. Outputs include main outs to the recorder, headphones for the soundperson, outputs for Director/Script, and a way to send audio to the boom operator. Whether you are using ...
- Created on August 23, 2011
- 55. Two-Track Mixing for Location Dialogue
- (Sound Design)
- Attention, did you notice that this article is not called "Stereo Sound Mixing for Film/Video." That is because just about everything that you record on the set will be monaural, even though the headphones, ...
- Created on August 23, 2011
- 56. Using a Mixing Panel for Location Dialogue
- (Mix Panels)
- ... a little bit of buzz & hum is detectable in the headphones. Personally, I have found that this electronic noise is only noticeable when the mic inputs are turned all the way up (with no mics attached) ...
- Created on August 22, 2011
- 57. Chapter 2: Elements of the Soundtrack
- (Series - Elements of the Soundtrack)
- ... musicians are assembled and arranged in a large recording studio, known as a “scoring stage”. There, they view the film on a large screen while hearing the click track in headphones. Led by the composer, ...
- Created on August 22, 2011
- 58. Class Projects
- (CTVA 358)
- ... as emergency backup. (can be 2 or 4 tracks) Include a backup mixing device, along with connecting cables and power supplies. Headphones for mixer & boom. Shotgun microphones: long shotgun, short ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 59. Production Sound Class Projects
- (Sample Projects)
- ... as emergency backup. (can be 2 or 4 tracks) Include a backup mixing device, along with connecting cables and power supplies. Headphones for mixer & boom. Shotgun microphones: long shotgun, short ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 60. Chapter 4: Personnel of a Professional Sound Crew
- (Series - Preparing for Your Shoot)
- ... is for this reason that the Boom Operator wears headphones and monitors the complete program mix, not just the boom microphone. In the event of microphone phasing problems (two mics on the set picking ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 61. Using the Digital Effects Processor
- (Mix Panels)
- ... for post-production. What sounded “neat” in the headphones may be a disappointing muck when previewed in a screening room! Best to add those tricks under ideal viewing/listening conditions. The other ...
- Created on August 18, 2011
- 62. Chapter 7: Defining Equipment Packages
- (Series - Preparing for Your Shoot)
- ... packages (channels). It consists of a portable digital recorder, headphones, one condenser “shotgun” microphone, a short mic cable, and a short fishpole. The One-Mic Channel is the most simple, one-man ...
- Created on August 16, 2011