- 1. A Writing Opportunity for Students
- (Job Postings / Internships)
- ... Anime, Comics, Literature or other art forms? Do you want to get your foot in the door and enter the big-wide world of the online media and have your work read and shared by millions of readers? We invite ...
- Created on January 31, 2014
- 2. For week ending April 2, 2021
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- Due to CTVA Advising Day -- class this Friday will be reduced hours (just 09:00 to 10:30 am). That will give you all plenty of time for your advising session scheduled at 11:00am. Our topic is Microphones, ...
- Created on March 29, 2021
- 3. For week ending Dec 11, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... Sound CTVA358 Instructor: Dr. Fred Ginsburg Fall 2020 11 questions, 2 pages. Questions worth up to 10 points each. DUE no later than Friday, Dec 11 1) What is the important difference between mic ...
- Created on December 04, 2020
- 4. 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
- 5. For week ending Oct 25, 2019
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- We will wrap up the Microphones topic. Read all the mic articles. Quiz Two.... Mixers and basic recording. Emphasis on mic vs line level, and operation of the Mackie. Re-takes of quiz one can be done ...
- Created on October 20, 2019
- 6. For week ending Oct 30, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... Microphones, so please read up. I am also assigning you Quiz 2, which is due in approx two weeks Nov 6, 2020. Similar to the way we did the last quiz, please copy & paste a copy of the quiz into your ...
- Created on October 26, 2020
- 7. Handheld digital recorders...
- (General Questions)
- ... such as the marantz, when working on narrative films vs. documentaries? Both units are very similar. The built-in mics, as good as they might be, are useless; you would not be using them to record production ...
- Created on November 25, 2012
- 8. New 664 recorder from Sound Devices
- (Product Announcements)
- ... 664 has six input channels and four output bus channels, all recordable for a total of 10-tracks. Other features include Ambient time code, intuitive menus via color LCD interface, multiple mic/line output ...
- Created on September 12, 2012
- 9. Quick instructions for PMD660 recorder
- (Tips & Tricks)
- ... When finished, press MENU/STORE button to save all changes. Suggestions: 1. Preset 1 = line input, PCM-48k, stereo, manual level. For input from a mixer. 2. Preset 2 = mic input, PCM-48k, stereo, ...
- Created on September 06, 2011
- 10. Re: Basic Sound Cart recommendations
- (General Questions)
- ... Mackie 1640I is also a very good choice. Microphone-wise, you need at least three high quality condenser boom mics: a long shotgun, a short shotgun, and a wider angle cardioid. All full condenser. I recommend ...
- Created on August 23, 2012
- 11. Tascam dr-100/MKII vs Marantz PMD660/661
- (General Questions)
- ... Good for future needs) +mic preamp upgrade, supposedly giving more gain and lower noise floor (for me onboard mics are really just a backup so this isn't a huge concern for me if this is only applying ...
- Created on September 19, 2012
- 12. 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
- 13. What is a dynamic mic?
- (General)
- Audio Technica answers their Blog Question of the Week, "What is a dynamic microphone?" The most common type of dynamic microphone is moving-coil (see Figure 1), which operates on electromagnetic induction. ...
- Created on August 25, 2015
- 14. Improve Audio for Video: Keep Mics Off of Camera
- (Shotgun)
- ... we will look at the importance of proper microphone placement. As musicians, you’ve had it relatively easy when it came to deploying your mics. Vocal microphones are kept close to the singer, often just ...
- Created on August 25, 2014
- 15. Review of Shotgun Mics for Film & Video
- (Shotgun)
- This is a brief explanation of some of the most commonly used shotgun microphones for film & video production. For details of each specific model, you can click on the link and go to the manufacturer’s ...
- Created on May 22, 2013
- 16. Using a Microphone Boompole
- (Boompoles)
- Camera-mounted mics may be adequate for general ambiance and background effects, but they lack the reach and versatility of boom mounted mics. Placing the microphone where the lens is may be convenient ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 17. Selection and Use of Lavalier Microphones
- (Lavalier)
- Originally, the term "lavalier" referred only to the "neck-worn" or "body-worn" class of small microphones. These days, the working definition of lavalier has been extended to include virtually any miniature ...
- Created on August 18, 2011
- 18. Selection and Use of Shotgun Microphones
- (Shotgun)
- ... shot. This "Hierarchy of Microphone Techniques" consists of the following: Overhead boom Boom from underneath Boom mics as plant mics Lavalier mics as plant mics Lavalier mics as body mics Lavalier ...
- Created on August 18, 2011
- 19. Microphone Powering
- (General)
- The topic for this article is mic powering, including Nagra "red dotting" and other basics pertaining to "phantom" powering of mics. If you are already intimately familiar with such terms as: T-powering; ...
- Created on August 17, 2011
- 20. Hierarchy of Microphone Techniques
- (Audio Techniques)
- ... For instance, if the shooting schedule calls for only interior interviews that day, I would still bring along a good exterior shotgun mic and windscreen just in case someone decides that a long "walk ...
- Created on August 17, 2011
- 21. Off-road 101: Anatomy of a Trail Run
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... other, and echo instructions. Sometimes, the Leader may engage the group in a trivia game or discuss a point of interest; answer briefly and be ready to yield the mic back to your Leaders for trail business. ...
- Created on November 05, 2022
- 22. Firearms on the Set
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... mics and things that can go BANG are a bad combination. Some advice to fellow soundmixers (aka recordists, though I personally loathe that term)… learn about firearms, and UNPLUG your headphones. No ...
- Created on October 25, 2021
- 23. Don't Look Down.... the art of mixin
- (Mix Panels)
- ... and to your microphones. Beginners worry too much about meters and hand positions. Instead of watching how the scene plays out, they lock their gaze on their fingers and all of the little numbers that ...
- Created on April 07, 2021
- 24. Software for Podcasting
- (Production Advice)
- ... – you don’t even need Zencastr. Audacity, which is free software, can easily handle live recording of one or two microphones directly into your computer. Yes, you will need either a single mic with USB ...
- Created on February 11, 2021
- 25. We don’t do this as a hobby!
- (For Students)
- ... how to balance a checkbook! Students dedicate themselves to learning the aesthetics and technology of filmmaking, including production budgeting – yet they fail miserably when it comes to basic home economics. ...
- Created on January 28, 2021
- 26. COVID-19 and Why you should NOT postpone your college education
- (For Students)
- ... with it? Internships, during a pandemic, are scarce – and rarely involve any hands-on due to social distancing. Earn money while you are no longer in college? Doing what? The economy is barely hiring ...
- Created on May 28, 2020
- 27. Room Tone vs Background tracks
- (Sound Design)
- ... editor with material that will readily match the surrounding dialogue scene. That means that the room tone should be recorded no louder and no quieter than what the mics would have heard during the actual ...
- Created on May 27, 2020
- 28. Do you really need a mixing panel?
- (Mix Panels)
- ... record the outputs from each of your microphones directly onto blank channels of your camcorder and/or portable audio recorder – then perhaps you actually do not need a mixing panel. All of the sorting ...
- Created on June 25, 2019
- 29. Added production value… Re-enactors!
- (Production Planning)
- ... them well, and do not think of them as “inferior” to cast and crew. Make them always feel welcome and appreciated for what they are contributing to your project. Direct your film, but do not micro-manage ...
- Created on April 14, 2019
- 30. Basic sound package for student productions
- (Production Planning)
- ... older 788, along with its CL-9 board – only because the 788 has 8 inputs for mic/line, compared to the 688 which only offers 6 mic/line along with 6 line only (assuming that your radio mics provide line ...
- Created on March 22, 2019
- 31. From our FilmTVsound pitmasters
- (Sound Q BBQ)
- ... only BBQ team that features a boompole and shotgun mic in their logo! To be honest, it will be many months before we are ready to compete on our own. Not only is there so much to learn and practice in ...
- Created on September 30, 2018
- 32. Using your production recording tracks strategically
- (Recorders)
- ... sync recorder. On a Hollywood set, all of our microphones (booms, planted mics, lavs, and wireless mics) were routed through a mixing panel and then mixed live to the single soundtrack. For these live ...
- Created on March 18, 2018
- 33. Calling for the roll aka “Turn ‘Em Over” (text)
- (Audio Techniques)
- "Lights, Camera, Action." Maybe in an old Mickey Rooney film, but that's not quite how we do it on a real set. Learn the proper sequence of commands for shooting a scene, whether on sprocketed film or electronic ...
- Created on March 18, 2018
- 34. 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
- 35. 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
- 36. ProTools: Interface or Bus
- (Post Production)
- ... of hardware that is essentially outside of the Pro Tools system (computer), but is plugged in to the input or output of the software. For example, an input interface could be a mixing panel or a microphone ...
- Created on September 20, 2016
- 37. Basic Audio for Indie Project
- (Production Planning)
- ... will have a good idea about which micks would be perfect for the location and what type of gear you will need on the set. The sound screenplay will cut both costs and time spent on recording and post-production. ...
- Created on July 14, 2016
- 38. Review of Cinela Blimp Windscreens
- (Shotgun)
- ... which allows it to move independently from each other. This maximized the isolation from the microphone and the blimp, so there will be no contact noise from the wind travels to the shotgun microphone. ...
- Created on March 28, 2016
- 39. Chapman & CSUN in top 40 best film schools
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... editor Michael Hoggan ACE, cinematographer Richard Ollis, soundmixers Fred Ginsburg CAS PhD and factory ProTools textbook author/trainer Joel Krantz, accalimed Hollywood director Donald Petrie, filmmaker ...
- Created on April 30, 2015
- 40. Advice for new Sound Mixers
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... recordist; not as a Mixer. They will expect you to run around with a recorder and a bunch of wireless mics strapped to your chest, while you precariously balance a boompole with a shotgun mic with one ...
- Created on March 09, 2015
- 41. System 10 Wireless: First Look
- (News)
- ... compared to the over-crowded UHF TV frequencies currently utilized by wireless mics (and soon to be shrunk yet again by our politically influenced FCC). The System 10 supports up to eight operating systems ...
- Created on November 23, 2014
- 42. Zoom Q4: first look (second look)
- (Recorders)
- ... everyone’s eye was the more traditional ergonomics of the unit, along with the ability to record 1080/30HD video MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (MOV)) along with professional grade audio up to 24bit/96k! Of course ...
- Created on February 09, 2014
- 43. TASCAM DR60 4-track recorder
- (Recorders)
- ... wave file), 16 bit or 24 bit, 48 K. Inputs 1 & 2 are XLR combination jacks that accept XLR or 1/4-inch, mic level or line level. 48v Phantom is available in the XLR's. The secondary input (3 & 4) is ...
- Created on July 29, 2013
- 44. DCP (digital cinema package)
- (Post Production)
- ... comes time to do the encoding. What I do know is that there are enormous economic savings to be realized when producing DCP's compared to the cost of 35mm release prints. On a fifteen minute short subject ...
- Created on March 02, 2013
- 45. Location Sound Bible by Ric Viers
- (Book Reviews)
- ... www.ricviers.com Publisher’s Website: www.mwp.com ISBN 978-1615931200 list price $26.95 published by Michael Wiese Productions About The Location Sound Bible The Location Sound Bible is a complete ...
- Created on January 20, 2013
- 46. Syllabus
- (CTVA 250)
- ... students to Michael Bryant at the beginning of each semester. You may only check out equipment set aside for 250 classes. Equipment Checkout To check out equipment for the Equipment Room please note ...
- Created on January 16, 2013
- 47. Syllabus
- (CTVA 230)
- ... your lab partner) lease or purchase your own copy of AVID Pro Tools 12 Academic version, which is available for PC or Mac. Students can subscribe on a monthly basis for under ten dollars per month; or ...
- Created on January 16, 2013
- 48. Audio Technica press release about Fred Ginsburg
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... Mixer and Sound Designer to refashion the educational curriculum of sound for picture. Audio-Technica provides microphones and educational materials for workshops Ginsburg offers throughout the country, ...
- Created on December 09, 2012
- 49. Advice for First Feature Indie
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... of this message is to ask if you personally recommend investing in lav mics in addition to a quality shotgun mic. Also, is there any sound equipment out there that you know of that could eliminate the ...
- Created on November 14, 2012
- 50. Updates for the Tascam HS-P82
- (Recorders)
- ... a negative 20 dB reference tone level, and adjust each line input same as we would adjust an incoming mic level signal (via the trim pot). There is also a change to the file tree structure that provides ...
- Created on October 21, 2012
- 51. M-S Stereo Simplified
- (Sound Design)
- ... the mid mic and the ambient sound from the side mic offering exceptional control over the stereo field width. With normal (X-Y) stereo recording techniques, you are stuck with what was recorded. With M-S ...
- Created on August 17, 2012
- 52. Soundcarts
- (Other Accessories)
- ... Oftentimes, but not always, it is where we base our wireless mic receivers. (There are times, however, when I find it advantageous to move the receivers closer to the actors and just cable back to my ...
- Created on March 01, 2012
- 53. 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
- 54. User Guide to the Tascam HS-P82 for Film/Video Applications
- (Recorders)
- ... as you want to. MIX is better for film/video applications. Slate type: you will find yourself alternating between Internal Mic for voice slating your takes, and the TONE setting for recording a headtone ...
- Created on November 29, 2011
- 55. ISO outputs from Mackie mixers
- (Mix Panels)
- The goal of mixing to multi-track is to be able to record a live production mix along with iso tracks of each major microphone input, so that the audio post production sound editors have the option of ...
- Created on November 13, 2011
- 56. Regarding Senior Thesis Films
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... Fred Ginsburg CAS Re: Production Sound Very important: If you are planning to shoot on a STUDIO LOT, you are NOT ALLOWED to use any wireless device (radio mics, walkie-talkies, ...
- Created on November 12, 2011
- 57. CSUN Films FBI psa'
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... a Mackie 1402 (6x2) mixing panel, duplex cable, boompole, MKH40 condenser mic, ME66 electret condenser mic, soundcart, cables, and so on. The first set-up was pretty simple, as far as audio was concerned. ...
- Created on November 01, 2011
- 58. Filmming in a Park
- (Production Advice)
- ... my suggestions about renting benches and using a second location or not. Let's look at how we will deal with the audio. The sound mixer likes the use of a long shotgun microphone, boomed from overhead. ...
- Created on September 20, 2011
- 59. Filmming in a Park
- (For Students)
- ... my suggestions about renting benches and using a second location or not. Let's look at how we will deal with the audio. The sound mixer likes the use of a long shotgun microphone, boomed from overhead. ...
- Created on September 20, 2011
- 60. Introduction to Production Sound
- (Production Planning)
- ... the scriptperson (and confirmed with the camera assistant) for keeping accurate logs. Communication chains between talent, director, and camera must be assertive yet not overbearing. And rigging microphones ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 61. Interview with a Foley Artist
- (Post Production)
- ... her name above you can find a link to her IMDB page and although it is not complete you will find it to be exhaustive. WOODY: How do you define Foley? MONIQUE: I sit in a room with a microphone and ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 62. Shure: FP11 Mic to Line Pre-amp
- (Phoca Download / FP11 Mic to Line Pre-amp)
- FP11 Mic to Line Pre-amp: Single input , microphone level to line level output pre-amp
- Created on August 21, 2011