- 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 Feb 14, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- Happy Valentine's Day! This week our topic is Mixing Panels. We will learn how to use the Mackie 1402 for location dialogue recording. Please read the articles for mixing panels, as well as the manual ...
- Created on February 07, 2020
- 3. For week ending Feb 19, 2021
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- Our topics for this week are: Audio Essentials, Sound Elements, and Priorities of the Sound Mixer. Review the powerpoint lectures for these 3 topics, and read the articles about Priorities. In general, ...
- Created on February 13, 2021
- 4. For week ending Feb 7, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- This week's topics are: Priorities of the Mixer; and Hierarchy of Mic Techniques. PowerPoints and reading articles are on the website. Everyone in the class has been emailed links to PayPal invoicing ...
- Created on February 06, 2020
- 5. For week ending March 5 ,2021
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- This week our topic will be: Hierarchy of Mic Techniques. If we are able to finish the lecture, then our second topic will be Introduction to Mixing Panels (use of the Mackie 1402). So read the articles ...
- Created on February 28, 2021
- 6. For week ending March 8, 2018
- (CSUN - CTVA 230)
- ... mics, we will move on to learning about Mixing Panels -- so read the articles on the website about mixers! Please leave a REPLY to indicate that you have read this posting. It does count towards your ...
- Created on March 03, 2018
- 7. For week ending Oct 19, 2018
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- During the last two weeks you all got a realistic feel of mixing sound on a set. I know that I kept the pressure up, and held you all to "professional standards". You should all be proud; the ...
- Created on October 14, 2018
- 8. For week ending Oct 2 & Oct 9, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- Our topic for this week (and possibly next week as well) is: Mixing Panels. Please read all of the articles in the Mixing Panels section. Do not forget that Quiz One is due no later than Friday Oct 2. Your ...
- Created on September 25, 2020
- 9. For week ending Oct 4, 2017
- (CSUN - CTVA 230)
- ... about mixing panels (Mack 1402) so read the articles. A couple students still have not registered for the website. Oh well, less competition for the rest of you. I guess they are not interested in decent ...
- Created on September 28, 2017
- 10. For week ending Sept 13, 2019
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... we will learn about mixing panels, specifically the Mackie 1402. The weeks after that, we will shoot our first video scenes (Airport) using the soundcart, mixing board, condenser mic, planted mic, duplex ...
- Created on September 06, 2019
- 11. For week ending Sept 20, 2019
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- Yeah.... we are done with the "basic lectures". For the rest of the semester, we will concentrate on the technology.... ... beginning this week with how to use a mixing panel. READ the articles ...
- Created on September 14, 2019
- 12. For week ending Sept 25, 2020
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... Production Planning. Next week (Oct 2) we will begin learning about mixing panels, so you should begin reading that section next. Later this week, I will send out Quiz One, which will be a take-home ...
- Created on September 19, 2020
- 13. For week ending Sept 29, 2018
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- This week we will wrap up the Hierarchy of Mic techniques, and then move on to Mixing Panels. Make sure that you read the articles and the instruction manual (for the Mackie 1402). The Mon-Wed section ...
- Created on September 22, 2018
- 14. For weeks ending March 19 and March 26.
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- March 19 is Spring Break, so no Zoom meeting. Assignment Two: Audio Technica Basic Audio for Video tutorials Your first assignment is to view the Audio for Video series found at: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSY8LG6gV...UWAM_P-uAYL9rpnrk2in The ...
- Created on March 12, 2021
- 15. 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
- 16. 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
- 17. 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
- 18. [PDF] Owner's Manual for the Mackie 1402-VLZ Pro Mixing Pane
- (Mix Panels)
- The factory owner's and operation manual for the 1402-VLZ Pro Mackie board, divided into easy to follow chapters with colored diagrams that explain everything you need to know about this versatile mixing ...
- Created on August 23, 2011
- 19. 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
- 20. 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
- 21. There is more to learning Filmmaking than filmmaking.
- (For Students)
- ... mixing career, I have utilized my skills to gain access to breaker/fuse panels, conference hall p.a. systems (either hidden within a wall panel or tucked away in a converted broom closet), or to re-gain ...
- Created on January 18, 2022
- 22. Immersive Presentation (on the cheap)
- (Sound Design)
- ... a “big theater” immersive audio sense, using low budget A/V hardware? The trick is to stop thinking horizontally and to start thinking and mixing vertically. Normal stereo is left to right. Stereo mics ...
- Created on August 16, 2021
- 23. 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
- 24. 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
- 25. 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
- 26. 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
- 27. 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
- 28. Basic Equipment Package
- (Production Planning)
- ... set of spares! Sometimes eight inputs is not enough. For those shoots, I prefer using a Presonus 16.4.2 digital mixing board to feed the 788T or HS-P82. Never go out with just one recorder. What if ...
- Created on February 02, 2015
- 29. Class Schedule
- (CTVA 358)
- ... Crew. 02/07 Priorities of the mixer. Hierarchy of mic techniques. 02/14 QUIZ #1 (Priorities, Hierarchy, Pre-production) Mixing panels 02/21 Hands on video exercises. ...
- Created on January 14, 2014
- 30. Workshops: UFVA
- (Workshops)
- ... into doing two additional (ad hoc) workshops on sound, a result of popular request from many attendees during the conference. One workshop was on using mixing panels, and the other one dealt with rigging ...
- Created on August 13, 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. 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
- 33. Duplex Boom Cables
- (Cables & Connections)
- ... should be heard by the boom operator. To achieve this goal, we use a special microphone cable that does double duty: it carries the signal from the boom mic down to the mixing panel; and at the same ...
- Created on April 06, 2012
- 34. 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
- 35. 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
- 36. 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
- 37. Introduction to Equalization
- (Post Production)
- EQ is an essential tool in a mixers' bag of tricks. EQ was developed as a way to "equalize" differing sources to sound similar. It can alter the frequency characteristics of a recorded sound. It can ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 38. 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
- 39. [PDF] Guide to the Nagra 4.2 and Production Sound Recording - 2nd Edition
- (Textbooks)
- ... professional approach to sound recording; hierarchy of microphone techniques; shotgun mics; booming; windscreens & shockmounts; mic powering; lavaliers; wireless; mixing panels; consistency; audio for ...
- Created on August 28, 2011
- 40. 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
- 41. 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
- 42. 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
- 43. 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
- 44. Syllabus
- (Chapman)
- ... of mixing 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 ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 45. Class Schedule
- (Chapman)
- ... Crew. 02/17 Priorities of the mixer. Hierarchy of mic techniques. 02/24 QUIZ #1 (Priorities, Hierarchy, Pre-production) Mixing panels Cycle 1 Film Productions dates ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 46. Spring Class Schedule and Due Dates
- (CTVA 230)
- ... One. Mixing Panels (Mackie 1402) 7 Mar 6-8 Hands-on Production Mixing: Airport Exercise 8 Mar 13-15 Hands-on Production Mixing: Airport Exercise 9 Mar 20-22 ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 47. Production Sound Reading List
- (College Classes)
- ... Your Crew Expects of You Deal Memo's Understanding Mixing Panels Mix Panel Basics ENG Mixers for Production Sound Audio Metering: An Introduction Mic Level vs Line Level Do you really ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 48. Reading List
- (CTVA 358)
- ... Deal Memo's Understanding Mixing Panels Mix Panel Basics ENG Mixers for Production Sound Audio Metering: An Introduction Consistency in Sound Recording Beginners Guide to the ENG44 Using ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 49. Audio Fundamentals Reading List
- (CTVA 230)
- ... Preparing for Your Shoot series Basic Equipment Package Set Design for Dialogue Recording Controlling Background Noise What Your Crew Expects of You Deal Memo's Understanding Mixing Panels ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 50. Reading List
- (Education)
- ... Deal Memo's Understanding Mixing Panels Mix Panel Basics ENG Mixers for Production Sound Audio Metering: An Introduction Consistency in Sound Recording Beginners Guide to the ENG44 Using ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 51. Using the Digital Effects Processor
- (Mix Panels)
- Some mixing panels, such as the Behringer UB1622FX-Pro shown here, (and other Behringer models featuring the FX suffix) feature built-in signal processors capable of adding all sorts of echo, reverb, and ...
- Created on August 18, 2011
- 52. Chapter 5: Proper Equipment
- (Series - Preparing for Your Shoot)
- ... The Learn Production Sound section on this website (see left-side navigation bar) covers the selection and application of microphones in detail. Mixing panels are a must! Another item that most budget ...
- Created on August 18, 2011
- 53. Microphone Powering
- (General)
- ... take their powering directly from the bodypack transmitter rather than their own bulky power supplies. As a convenience, some of these lavs can also be powered by Phantom power provided by mixing boards ...
- Created on August 17, 2011
- 54. Mackie: 1604VLZ3
- (Phoca Download / 1604VLZ3)
- 1604VLZ3: Owners manual for Mackie 1604VLZ3 mixing panel, featuring 16 XLR inputs, 4 bus out.
- Created on November 13, 2011
- 55. Mackie: Onyx 1640i Mixing Panel
- (Phoca Download / Onyx 1640i Mixing Panel)
- Onyx 1640i Mixing Panel: Owners manual for the Mackie Onyx 1640i mixing panel. Features 16 XLR mic inputs, 4 bus outputs, direct outs via DB25 breakout cable, and Firewire.
- Created on November 12, 2011
- 56. Mackie: Onyx 1620i Mixing Panel
- (Phoca Download / Onyx 1620i Mixing Panel)
- Onyx 1620i Mixing Panel: Mackie Onyx 1620i mixing panel features 8 XLR mic inputs, 2 XLR outputs, and direct outs via DB25 breakout cable, along with Firewire capabilities.
- Created on November 12, 2011
- 57. Presonus: StudioLive 16.4.2 Digtial Mixing Console
- (Phoca Download / StudioLive 16.4.2 Digtial Mixing Console)
- StudioLive 16.4.2 Digtial Mixing Console: StudioLive 16.4.2 digital mixing console
- Created on August 21, 2011
- 58. Sign Video: ENG44 Portable Mixer
- (Phoca Download / ENG44 Portable Mixer)
- ENG44 Portable Mixer: 4 input, 2 output over-the-shoulder mix panel
- Created on August 21, 2011
- 59. Shure: FP33 Portable Mixer
- (Phoca Download / FP33 Portable Mixer)
- FP33 Portable Mixer: 3 input, 2 output portable mixing panel
- Created on August 21, 2011
- 60. Mackie: 1402VLZ-Pro
- (Phoca Download / 1402VLZ-Pro)
- 1402VLZ-Pro: Mackie 1402VLZ-Pro 6 mic input, 2 output mix board
- Created on August 21, 2011