- 1. 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
- 2. For week ending Dec 11, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... on the mixing panel corresponds to what headtone level on the recorder? a. a) +4dB b) 0dB c) -8dB d) -20dB e)-30dB 3) The “deadest pickup zone” of a cardioid microphone is: (front pointing ...
- Created on December 04, 2020
- 3. For week ending May 14, 2021
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... +4dB b) 0dB c) -8dB d) -20dB e)-30dB 3) The “deadest pickup zone” of a cardioid microphone is: (front pointing is considered as 0o) a) none b) directly behind /180o c) perpendicular/90o ...
- Created on May 10, 2021
- 4. 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
- 5. 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
- 6. New 664 recorder from Sound Devices
- (Product Announcements)
- ... high-bandwidth, low noise microphone preamplifiers with phantom, limiters, high-pass, pan, and direct outputs per channel Four output buses, Left, Right and Aux 1, Aux 2; transformer-balanced for freedom ...
- Created on September 12, 2012
- 7. 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
- 8. Mic Level vs Line Level
- (Recorders)
- ... an amplified device such as an audio deck or mixing board, are at line level. Raw signals, such as from a microphone, are much lower in volume/strength, and at some point in their processing will require ...
- Created on April 09, 2016
- 9. 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
- 10. 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
- 11. 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
- 12. Microphone Powering
- (General)
- ... resembling a call sheet from a sci-fi epic, then this primer is for you. For the purpose of simplification, microphones will be divided into three basic categories: dynamic, condenser and electret ...
- Created on August 17, 2011
- 13. Hierarchy of Microphone Techniques
- (Audio Techniques)
- ... & talk" against a scenic city background is visually more interesting than a talking head in a cramped office. Think in terms of what is known as the Hierarchy of Microphone Techniques. This hierarchy ...
- Created on August 17, 2011
- 14. 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
- 15. 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
- 16. Room Tone vs Background tracks
- (Sound Design)
- ... take. The room tone should be recorded with the same dominant microphone (usually the boom, but sometimes the key talent’s lavalier), at the same pickup angle, same height, and roughly the same location ...
- Created on May 27, 2020
- 17. 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
- 18. Added production value… Re-enactors!
- (Production Planning)
- ... kind of mishandling. Sound people always have to be on their guard. Any unexpected discharge of firearms or field artillery could cause damage to microphones and eardrums! Swordplay requires a lot ...
- Created on April 14, 2019
- 19. Basic sound package for student productions
- (Production Planning)
- ... of the duplex. It also enables me to use an adapter cable if I require 1/8-inch, ¼-inch, or TA3 connections at my end. Microphones Have at least three high quality, condenser shotgun mics. A general ...
- Created on March 22, 2019
- 20. 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
- 21. Syllabus
- (CTVA 358)
- ... panels, and proper use and identification of shotgun microphones. Understand the basic oral and written communication tools to function professionally in film/television Sound. Record and edit video ...
- Created on August 22, 2017
- 22. Syllabus
- (Sample Syllabus)
- ... panels, and proper use and identification of shotgun microphones. Understand the basic oral and written communication tools to function professionally in film/television Sound. Record and edit video ...
- Created on August 22, 2017
- 23. 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
- 24. 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
- 25. 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
- 26. System 10 Wireless: First Look
- (News)
- ... element, only the long cable linking talent to the mixing board! Good audio still demands a good performing microphone (lav) to capture the raw sound. Another application of this portable wireless is ...
- Created on November 23, 2014
- 27. 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
- 28. Zoom Q4: first look (second look)
- (Recorders)
- ... at the audio. The Q4 features a flip-up X-Y stereo microphone, which is far superior to the typical “on-board” camcorder mikes. On the back of the camera is a stereo mini headphone jack, with volume ...
- Created on February 09, 2014
- 29. 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
- 30. Location Sound Bible by Ric Viers
- (Book Reviews)
- ... guide to recording dialog on location. Topics include audio basics, microphone selection, wireless systems, recording and mixing techniques and the Ten Location Sound Commandments, but it’s more than just ...
- Created on January 20, 2013
- 31. Syllabus
- (CTVA 230)
- ... limited to) proper rigging of lavalier mics, proper "over/under" coiling of audio cables, proper use of mixing panels, and proper use and identification of microphones. understand the basic oral and written ...
- Created on January 16, 2013
- 32. 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
- 33. Advice for First Feature Indie
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... sound with picture. It works similar in function to timecode. Besides the Zoom, you will need a mixing board so that you can control audio levels and mix microphone feeds together. Behringer and Mackie ...
- Created on November 14, 2012
- 34. M-S Stereo Simplified
- (Sound Design)
- ... is best to stick with conventional monaural dialogue techniques. But that is a whole new article in itself. Let’s look at how M-S recording works. Mid-side recording techniques use two microphones ...
- Created on August 17, 2012
- 35. Soundcarts
- (Other Accessories)
- ... cart.) Soundcarts are also where we stow most of our gear, or at least the stuff that we regularly need to keep close by. Microphones, cables, batteries, clip board, laptop, and so on. Soundcarts need ...
- Created on March 01, 2012
- 36. 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
- 37. User Guide to the Tascam HS-P82 for Film/Video Applications
- (Recorders)
- ... You can assign a name to any track for your convenience. For example, you could rename Track 1 as “Boom” Channel Link is for linking a stereo microphone so that one set of controls spans over two input ...
- Created on November 29, 2011
- 38. 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
- 39. Regarding Senior Thesis Films
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... where will you connect it to the board? Boom mic selection. What specific microphones will you be using, and why? Do you have the required shockmounts, windscreens, zeppelins? Radio mics and lavaliers. ...
- Created on November 12, 2011
- 40. CSUN Films FBI psa'
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... echo in the spartan and simplistically decorated set, our Sound Mixer chose to use the Sennheiser MKH40. The MKH40 is a fairly wide (cardioid) condenser microphone, with a lot of overall sensitivity and ...
- Created on November 01, 2011
- 41. 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
- 42. 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
- 43. 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
- 44. 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
- 45. Foley on a Shoestring Budget
- (Post Production)
- ... Back in the golden era of Hollywood cinema, this was done routinely for three reasons. First off, because the microphones deployed on those early sound stages lacked sensitivity, and were lucky enough ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 46. Audio Performance of the RED One Camera
- (Videography)
- ... to do your own tests to verify performance for your specific application. Microphone Preamplifiers Based on information received directly from Red and from the many user reports on the Red forum, Sound ...
- Created on August 28, 2011
- 47. Priorities of Recording
- (Sound Design)
- ... common mistake for novice mixers is to record close-ups louder than medium and long shots. This happens a lot because when close-ups are boomed from above, the microphone is ideally placed relatively close ...
- Created on August 27, 2011
- 48. Audio for Television: Mixing the Basic Event
- (Production Planning)
- I wish that I could say that the life of a professional Production Sound Mixer consisted only of sitting around on a large, Hollywood feature film set while being obscenely overpaid. But more often than ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 49. Consistency in Sound Recording
- (Sound Design)
- ... of the mics we use in order to control the relative levels of the dialogue by means of microphone positioning (distance) and angle rather than by electronically adjusting the gain (volume) at the recorder ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 50. Adding Phone Conversations to your Recording
- (Audio Techniques)
- ... All you need is a built-in or external microphone and a headset or speaker system connected to your computer. The person, or persons, that you are connecting to also needs to be similarly connected to ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 51. Audio for Mini Input
- (Cables & Connections)
- ... your thousand dollar professional microphone, the result is a lot of buzz, hum, and lower audio levels. Why should better equipment make more noise than the cheap stuff that came with the camera? Let' ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 52. Shooting to Sync Playback
- (Audio Techniques)
- ... that they can only put out extremely low frequency sounds, usually under 60 hertz. The musicians and dancers can feel the beat, but the pulses of the music are too low in frequency for motion picture microphones ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 53. Multi-track Recording for Film & Video
- (Recorders)
- ... to select/adjust one track over the other. Microphones could be split across the two tracks so as to avoid phasing issues, such as when a boom mic might overlap a lavalier. Or, two lavaliers could be ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 54. Beginners Guide to the ENG 44 Portable Mixer
- (Mix Panels)
- ... XLR connector with pins is an OUTPUT. The XLR connector with the 3 holes is an INPUT. For example, the bottom of your microphone is always an XLR male, since the signal goes out of the mic to whatever ...
- Created on August 23, 2011
- 55. ENG Mixing Panels for Production Sound
- (Mix Panels)
- ... to access the mic input controls (volume) of the camcorder without having to push aside the camera operator in order to set microphone input levels or to ride gain (volume) during a scene. In addition ...
- Created on August 23, 2011
- 56. Chapter 1: Location Scouting
- (Series - Preparing for Your Shoot)
- ... lens, which can frame out those items which the director does not wish the audience to see, the microphone cannot be particularly selective in what it hears. Unwanted background noise is omnipresent, and ...
- Created on August 22, 2011
- 57. Using a Mixing Panel for Location Dialogue
- (Mix Panels)
- ... the Nagra were extremely user friendly and designed for adjusting the gain (volume) of microphones during the take. Today, most audio is recorded directly to video (single system). That means that the ...
- Created on August 22, 2011
- 58. 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