- 1. "Sound for Film: The Art of Sound Desig
- (Upcoming Events)
- ... Sound Bonus Track: Here Comes Television! NEW: Music in Film Bonus Track: Composing, Editing, Mixing Click here to register! mixsoundforfilm.com/?page_id=37 ________________________________________ This ...
- Created on July 18, 2015
- 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)
- ... 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
- 4. For week ending Mar 6, 2013 - MONDAY EDI
- (CSUN - CTVA 250)
- You all cannot believe how proud I was of the class on last Wed. It was thrilling to see you functioning smoothly as film crews: directing, blocking, lighting, shooting, and mixing sound! Let's wrap up ...
- Created on February 28, 2013
- 5. For week ending May 14, 2021
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... when recording dialogue in Digital audio, the input pot on the digital audio recorder should be adjusted so that a level of 0 VU on the mixing panel corresponds to what headtone level on the recorder? a. a) ...
- Created on May 10, 2021
- 6. 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
- 7. Re: Basic Sound Cart recommendations
- (General Questions)
- Sorry for the late reply; somehow this one slipped by my radar while I was out of town. I believe that a basic sound cart (basic sound package) should include: a mixing panel (at least a Mackie 1402 or ...
- Created on August 23, 2012
- 8. Don't Look Down.... the art of mixin
- (Mix Panels)
- ... activity. You are at the helm of sophisticated recording and mixing equipment, but your focus needs to be on what is physically in front of you – namely, the actors and their relationship to each other ...
- Created on April 07, 2021
- 9. 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
- 10. 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
- 11. Audio for Television: Mixing the Basic Event
- (Production Planning)
- ... not, we actually have to work for a living and that often entails mixing low budget "reality" television (video shot for cable, etc.) On shoots like these, we are usually under staffed, under budgeted, ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 12. ENG Mixing Panels for Production Sound
- (Mix Panels)
- Depending on the type of production that one does, there are two basic reasons to use a mixing panel: remote control or complete control. In the case of ENG production, cinema verite, or “run & gun” ...
- Created on August 23, 2011
- 13. Using a Mixing Panel for Location Dialogue
- (Mix Panels)
- At first glimpse, a professional mixing board may appear intimidating to the novice filmmaker. But they are actually fairly simple to master, and are the heart of location audio recording. In the olde ...
- Created on August 22, 2011
- 14. Firearms on the Set
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... working the bolt. But the AD convinced the Director to save time, and combine the loading sequence with a quick pullback to reveal all seven rifles firing. The soundmixer was intently mixing for the sound ...
- Created on October 25, 2021
- 15. Software for Podcasting
- (Production Advice)
- ... some sort of multi-mic mixing panel. But that is getting kind of complicated, and defeats the purpose of this article, which is about getting the job done easily and cheaply. I find that it is difficult ...
- Created on February 11, 2021
- 16. We don’t do this as a hobby!
- (For Students)
- ... Back in the late seventies, when I was just a mere tadpole breaking in to the industry – my starting wage for location mixing was $325/day, plus overtime, plus another few hundred per day for recording ...
- Created on January 28, 2021
- 17. COVID-19 and Why you should NOT postpone your college education
- (For Students)
- ... how to operate the fancy mixing panels and other gear. The point that I am making is that most of what you will ultimately derive from a college degree in film/video/media does not rely solely on hands-on ...
- Created on May 28, 2020
- 18. Basic sound package for student productions
- (Production Planning)
- ... from clapsticks if they had to. In addition to your backup recorder, you will need a backup mixing board to go with it. Mackie 1402’s or bigger; or comparable brands. Make sure that you have the necessary ...
- Created on March 22, 2019
- 19. 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
- 20. Calling for the roll aka “Turn ‘Em Over” (text)
- (Audio Techniques)
- ... RECORD/PLAY. Sound Mixer announces the scene and take number into the slate mic at the mixing panel. Always use alphabetic “words” when you slate, since “letters” (aye, bee, see, dee) are harder ...
- Created on March 18, 2018
- 21. 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
- 22. 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
- 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. Advice for new Sound Mixers
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... ENG soundperson, much in the way that a news cameraman never gets thought of as a Director of Photography. Work with a boom operator, so you can concentrate on mixing and "do it right". Always go out ...
- Created on March 09, 2015
- 25. Audio Metering: An Introduction
- (Recorders)
- ... used on mixing consoles and audio recorders. Zero V.U. still represented the optimum AVERAGE loudness for normal voice levels, allowing for peaks up to +10dB without horrific distortion or overload. When ...
- Created on March 05, 2015
- 26. System 10 Wireless: First Look
- (News)
- ... that was made for the Pro88. If you use one of these cables, use the unbalanced dual mono setting. I tried a CP8306 with my system into an ENG mixing panel and everything sounded good. The System 10 ...
- Created on November 23, 2014
- 27. Zoom Q4: first look (second look)
- (Recorders)
- ... enough that I can make more precise ref level adjustments from my mixing panel. I ran some tests and discovered that Zoom's definition of LINE LEVEL INPUT is questionable, in practice. Technically, they ...
- Created on February 09, 2014
- 28. TASCAM DR60 4-track recorder
- (Recorders)
- ... In addition, you can even take an audio monitor feed from the DSLR and bring it into the headphone monitoring bus of the DR-60d. The DR-60d has a built-in monitor mixing bus that allows you to listen ...
- Created on July 29, 2013
- 29. DCP (digital cinema package)
- (Post Production)
- ... requirement. Of course, if you are mixing with three channels (Left, Center, Right) -- it's not much more work to mix in full 5.1 stereo. Like editing in 24p, it's best to make this decision early so that ...
- Created on March 02, 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 250)
- ... key roles such as mixing, shooting, editing, or any other aspect of the production that is learned as a part of this class will be considered an infringement of academic integrity and will result in an ...
- Created on January 16, 2013
- 32. 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
- 33. Log Sheets, Sound Reports, Header ID
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... and/or Number Date Location Name of the Production Sound Mixer (the person, not the mixing board!) Make and Model of the Recorder Track Format (i.e. mono, dual mono, 2-track, 4-track, 8+2, and so on) Bit ...
- Created on December 29, 2012
- 34. Log Sheets, Sound Reports, Header ID
- (Production Planning)
- ... and/or Number Date Location Name of the Production Sound Mixer (the person, not the mixing board!) Make and Model of the Recorder Track Format (i.e. mono, dual mono, 2-track, 4-track, 8+2, and so on) Bit ...
- Created on December 29, 2012
- 35. Audio Technica press release about Fred Ginsburg
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... acquisition on location,” Ginsburg explains. “Even at schools like Chapman, which has an ADR stage modeled after the one at Warner Bros. and a mixing room that rivals the one at Universal, there recently ...
- Created on December 09, 2012
- 36. 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
- 37. M-S Stereo Simplified
- (Sound Design)
- ... is difficult, since the tracks have not been decoded yet. Some mixing panels offer the option of a decoded M-S headphone monitor, but many sound mixers find that the resulting temp mix is too compromised ...
- Created on August 17, 2012
- 38. Soundcarts
- (Other Accessories)
- ... ravings of yours truly, Fred Ginsburg CAS. The soundcart is the portable workstation or work desk of the Production Sound Mixer. It is where we sit, manage our recorders, and operate our mixing panel. ...
- Created on March 01, 2012
- 39. User Guide to the Tascam HS-P82 for Film/Video Applications
- (Recorders)
- ... setup of the recorder. Part 2 covers recording with the unit, stand alone, without a mixing board. Part 3 discusses using the recorder with an external mixer, and Part 4 deals with the use of the Tascam ...
- Created on November 29, 2011
- 40. 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
- 41. Regarding Senior Thesis Films
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... and listened to the mics, if you are not already familiar with them? Have you played with the recorder and mixing panel? Do not just write down the names and models of equipment without understanding ...
- Created on November 12, 2011
- 42. 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
- 43. Filmming in a Park
- (Production Advice)
- ... be recorded as ISO tracks. Deploy a small mixing panel, and run that as line level into tracks 3 & 4 of the Sound Devices. The mixing panel will give you full control of the boom mic (track 3), and allow ...
- Created on September 20, 2011
- 44. Filmming in a Park
- (For Students)
- ... be recorded as ISO tracks. Deploy a small mixing panel, and run that as line level into tracks 3 & 4 of the Sound Devices. The mixing panel will give you full control of the boom mic (track 3), and allow ...
- Created on September 20, 2011
- 45. Introduction to Production Sound
- (Production Planning)
- Production Sound Mixing is the complex craft of recording live dialogue and sound effects on the set during principal photography of a motion picture or video. It differs greatly from post-production Re-recording ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 46. Interview with a Foley Artist
- (Post Production)
- ... portion, that's the last thing. And then they have neither money nor time. WOODY: A lot of times directors don't understand or see the value of what we do until they sit in on a sound edit or mixing ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 47. Foley on a Shoestring Budget
- (Post Production)
- ... the picture. In that case, you would connect the line output from a mixing panel to the line input on your laptop, and record audio directly to the editing program. But if your editing setup is not that ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 48. Priorities of Recording
- (Sound Design)
- ... and unnatural. Use your mixing panel to lower the volume on close-ups so as to match your medium wide shots. The only time the volume should vary from close-up to wider shot is when the actor notably walks ...
- Created on August 27, 2011
- 49. Consistency in Sound Recording
- (Sound Design)
- ... For instance, Actor A (Tough Guy) usually speaks loud and forcefully. Actor B (Mousy Nerd) is far more timid and soft-spoken. If we are recording with a mixing panel, we try to keep normal conversation ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 50. Monitoring the Soundtrack
- (Audio Techniques)
- ... finger along the windscreen. Check with the camera operator to make sure that he hears that disturbance clearly in his headphones. If, for any reason the camera is not properly connected to the mixing ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 51. Adding Phone Conversations to your Recording
- (Audio Techniques)
- ... limited by the quality (or lack thereof) in your laptop built-in mic, I recommend employing a portable mixing panel to serve as the microphone interface. The ENG-44 Mixing Panel (manufactured by Sign ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 52. Audio for Mini Input
- (Cables & Connections)
- ... feature some sort of DC blocking, either capacitors or transformers. There are some more elaborate adapter boxes on the market that even feature microphone pre-amps similar to a mixing panel. These pre-amps ...
- Created on August 26, 2011
- 53. Using a Microphone Boompole
- (Boompoles)
- ... the best choice 90% of the time. Generally, overhead miking will yield the most natural sounding dialogue with the least amount of mixing and editing effort. It provides a pleasant blend when there ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 54. Multi-track Recording for Film & Video
- (Recorders)
- ... The various location recorders (optical and magnetic) varied throughout the decades, and culminated with the legendary Nagra 4.2 sync recorder. The craft of production sound recording consisted of mixing ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 55. Beginners Guide to the ENG 44 Portable Mixer
- (Mix Panels)
- ... has been amplified by the active electronics of a mixing panel or playback device (such as a tape deck, CD/DVD player, etc.) There is approximately 55dB difference in gain (volume) between mic level ...
- Created on August 23, 2011
- 56. Chapter 3: Even the Experts Learn From Each Other
- (Series - Preparing for Your Shoot)
- ... jot down serial numbers. In the best of cases, they may actually know how to set up and operate the hardware. There is a major difference, however, between operating equipment on a test bench and mixing ...
- Created on August 20, 2011
- 57. Class Projects
- (Chapman)
- ... a mixing panel and record audio directly onto video (or double system onto an audio recorder and combine the audio with video in “post”). You may need to borrow an XLR-DV or similar audio interface cable ...
- Created on August 19, 2011