- 1. AT4071-L long shotgun mic for sale
- (CSUN - CTVA 358)
- ... and requires 48v Phantom. The mic includes a foam windscreen, and protective new box packaging (though the box says BP4071L). Street price for the current model BP4071-L is around $1000 to $1200, depending ...
- Created on April 26, 2016
- 2. Tape the tip of your boom mic
- (Tips & Tricks)
- ... or projection screen. Viewfinders are small and contrasty; dark windscreens can easily blend in to a dark background on the set. When I worked in Hollywood, we were taught to always wrap a strip of white ...
- Created on September 06, 2011
- 3. Windscreen from Cleaning Swab
- (General Questions)
- For Fred Ginsberg: At the NAB audio-techinica presentation on lav mics, you explained how to make a windscreen from a cleaning swab. Can't remember what kind of swab you used. Please refresh my memo ...
- Created on May 07, 2012
- 4. Windscreens for lavaliers
- (Tips & Tricks)
- Most official windscreens for lavaliers are pricey. Having spent most of my professional life in the business of using, losing, or multilating the little buggers... I have found some inexpensive solutions. For ...
- Created on September 06, 2011
- 5. Working in the rain?
- (General Questions)
- ... windscreen, and this material deflects and breaks up water droplets. We commonly line the bottom of sinks and shower floors with it during production to dampen the sound of running water. Check with the ...
- Created on November 05, 2018
- 6. Wrangling lots of mics during a performa
- (Tips & Tricks)
- When wrangling multiple microphones on a live mix or live shoot, it can become confusing when attempting to keep track of all of the mics on the set. To begin with, arrange the inputs across your mixing ...
- Created on September 06, 2011
- 7. Windscreens & Shockmounts
- (Category)
- Created on August 09, 2011
- 8. Review of Cinela Blimp Windscreens
- (Shotgun)
- Cinela Piano Blimp reviewed by Thi Dinh. This sophisticated blimp is brought to you by Cinela. As I was saying from previous article, Cinela makes superb shockmounts. Now, imagine this, the shockmount ...
- Created on March 28, 2016
- 9. Introduction to Windscreens
- (Windscreens & Shockmounts)
- Before we get into a discussion of windscreens, a preliminary word about wind noise. There are two types of wind noise that will affect your soundtrack: acoustic wind noise and contact wind noise. Acoustic ...
- Created on August 24, 2011
- 10. Videos about Sound Recording
- (General)
- ... lavaliers, handhelds. wireless, rigging talent, selecting mics, making windscreens, plant mics, and reflected lavs. Lots of useful tips! If the link does not work, just Google YouTube Audio Technica. ...
- Created on August 19, 2020
- 11. No Excuses for the Low Budget Filmmaker
- (For Students)
- ... sets. I recommend a trio: a long shotgun with zeppelin windscreen for exteriors; a short shotgun for interiors, and a wide angle shotgun to reduce interior echo (for close-ups). If you don’t own them, ...
- Created on February 10, 2020
- 12. Basic sound package for student productions
- (Production Planning)
- ... shotgun” encased in a furry zeppelin windscreen for exteriors, such as the Audio Technica 4071 or the Senn MKH70. There are also other makes and models of mics that are comparable in quality and performance. ...
- Created on March 22, 2019
- 13. Garage Sale (used shotgun mics)
- (News)
- ... equipped with a stand clamp, windscreen, and case." If you were to purchase this microphone new, Audio Technica shows it at $999. I am selling mine for only $675, plus actual shipping charges. (or have ...
- Created on March 11, 2017
- 14. 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
- 15. Setting Up Your Rycote Windshield
- (Windscreens & Shockmounts)
- ... of the industry. For as long as I can remember — and that goes back more than a few decades — if you needed to use a shotgun microphone outdoors on a windy day, you mounted it in a Rycote (blimp) windscreen. ...
- Created on March 22, 2015
- 16. Basic Equipment Package
- (Production Planning)
- ... a few poles of varying lengths. A longer pole, for exteriors (and to help counterbalance a long shotgun w zeppelin windscreen). And a shortie, for those tight situations. A duplex audio cable is essential, ...
- Created on February 02, 2015
- 17. Painter Pole Audio Adapter
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... Male (CM-01) Ball Socket Adapter (included) PRICING PPA-01: MSRP $19.99 / MAP $15.99 PPA-02: MSRP $26.99 / MAP $19.99 PPA-03: MSRP $33.99 / MAP $26.50 All WindTech® Windscreens, PopGard's and ...
- Created on September 15, 2014
- 18. Review of Shotgun Mics for Film & Video
- (Shotgun)
- ... base – so shockmounts and windscreens are not usually interchangeable between brands. Condenser Cardioid “wide angle” mics for interior dialogue w. echo reduction Overhead “boom mics” for tight ...
- Created on May 22, 2013
- 19. Booming in the Rain
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... boom in the rain! Here is what you need to do.... Spray an entire can of water repellent onto the furry windscreen that is over the zeppelin. Use a hair brush to keep brushing the fur as it dries, ...
- Created on March 01, 2012
- 20. 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
- 21. CSUN Films FBI psa'
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... of the keyboard, so that the typing was bright and clear. Sunday were exterior shots. The students had originally rented a Sennheiser ME66 with foam windscreen for those shots, assuming that the mic ...
- Created on November 01, 2011
- 22. Sound for Surfing
- (Production Advice)
- ... use extra wind protection along with a full zeppelin system. It is very windy out there! I would recommend slipping a thin foam windscreen over the mic itself, inside of the zeppelin shell. Make sure to ...
- Created on September 10, 2011
- 23. Introduction to Production Sound
- (Production Planning)
- ... be of true condenser type, 48v Phantom. Good shockmounts and blimp-type windscreens are a must. Patterns should include a long shotgun, a short shotgun, and a wideer angle cardioid. Avoid being saddled ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 24. The Conned Film Festival
- (Sample Exercises)
- This exercise consists of an exterior scene involving boom, wireless lav, and plant mic. It is a good opportunity to work with battery powered mixers, long booms, windscreens, and exterior conditions. ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 25. [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
- 26. 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
- 27. Introduction to Shockmounts
- (Windscreens & Shockmounts)
- ... windscreen attached. Very few people purchase pistol grip shockmounts by themselves. Pistol-grip shockmounts are manufactured by K-Tek (U.S.), Rycote (U.K.), Rode (A.U.), and Sennheiser (Germany). Over ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 28. E-Z Boom used on CSUN Film Shoot
- (Boompoles)
- ... (aka K-Tek) which designs and manufactures boom poles, windscreens, shockmounts, and a host of other innovative products for the film & video industry. The concept of the E-Z Boom is to provide the boom ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 29. Using a Microphone Boompole
- (Boompoles)
- ... useful trick is to use a short jumper cable inside of your blimp windscreens. This cable should terminate at the handle of your shockmount, and be permanently attached with cable ties or tape. It will ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 30. Using a Mixing Panel for Location Dialogue
- (Mix Panels)
- ... Gently rub the windscreen of one of your mics before each take to make sure that the audio in the camera is from your mixing board and not defaulting to a camera mounted mic. It happens more than you can ...
- Created on August 22, 2011
- 31. [VIDEO] Mic Basics Series
- (General)
- ... shows how to insure against this happening, by the simple exercise of rubbing the windscreen of the boom mic before a take. The clip ends with a demonstration of selecting from two different ground settings ...
- Created on August 21, 2011
- 32. Class Projects
- (Chapman)
- ... the type of connection on either end (e.g. XLR-female to RCA-male). Remember to include EVERY ITEM that your sound package will require, such as shockmounts, windscreens, zeppelins, and so on. If some ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 33. Class Projects
- (CTVA 358)
- ... of equipment logically. Keep recorder stuff together; mixing panel stuff together; mics with their windscreens/accessories; and so on. Do NOT just present copies of the physical quotations that you ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 34. Production Sound Class Projects
- (Sample Projects)
- ... of equipment logically. Keep recorder stuff together; mixing panel stuff together; mics with their windscreens/accessories; and so on. Do NOT just present copies of the physical quotations that you ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 35. Production Sound Reading List
- (College Classes)
- ... & Shotgun Mics Introduction to Shockmounts Introduction to Windscreens Lavalier Mic Selection and Use Introduction to Wireless Mics Rigging Wireless Mics Rigging Lavs & Wireless Presentation ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 36. Reading List
- (CTVA 358)
- ... Microphone Powering Using a Mic Boompole Selecting Boompoles & Shotgun Mics Introduction to Shockmounts Introduction to Windscreens Lavalier Mic Selection and Use Introduction to Wireless ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 37. Audio Fundamentals Reading List
- (CTVA 230)
- ... Powering Using a Mic Boompole Selecting Boompoles & Shotgun Mics Introduction to Shockmounts Introduction to Windscreens Lavalier Mic Selection and Use Introduction to Wireless Mics Rigging ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 38. Reading List
- (Education)
- ... Microphone Powering Using a Mic Boompole Selecting Boompoles & Shotgun Mics Introduction to Shockmounts Introduction to Windscreens Lavalier Mic Selection and Use Introduction to Wireless ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 39. Chapter 4: Personnel of a Professional Sound Crew
- (Series - Preparing for Your Shoot)
- ... in excellent physical shape in terms of upper body strength. It is no easy feat to hold a fifteen foot long fishpole over your head at full extension, particularly with microphone, shockmount, and windscreen ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 40. Rigging Wireless Microphones
- (Wireless)
- ... free windscreens can be painted with marking pens to be less visible. And since they cost nothing, there is no risk of sandwiching them within tape that would destroy the foam upon removal. Additional ...
- Created on August 19, 2011
- 41. Selection and Use of Lavalier Microphones
- (Lavalier)
- ... types of wind noise: Contact and Acoustic. (Sound familiar? Did you pay attention to the article about Shockmounts & windscreens?) Contact wind noise is the one we most frequently associate with microphones. ...
- Created on August 18, 2011
- 42. Chapter 5: Proper Equipment
- (Series - Preparing for Your Shoot)
- ... pack as much equipment as I can transport. My boomman and I rigged our exterior shotgun mic and heavy duty windscreen, and we did the scene outdoors with little problem. The framing was tight enough ...
- Created on August 18, 2011
- 43. Selection and Use of Shotgun Microphones
- (Shotgun)
- ... head is ideal; up to a few feet overhead is okay depending on the situation. Place a thin strip of white tape on the tip of your boom mic's windscreen to make it obvious in the camera viewfinder. Bette ...
- Created on August 18, 2011
- 44. Chapter 6: Preparing Your Gear
- (Series - Preparing for Your Shoot)
- ... all of the misc. accessories, such as lavalier mounting clips, foam windscreens, adapters, cables, etc. Otherwise, you might find yourself being billed for all of the “missing pieces” that normally go ...
- Created on August 17, 2011
- 45. 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
- 46. Equipment Advice: Selecting Boompoles & Shotgun Mics
- (Boompoles)
- ... windscreens, antennas, output cables, etc.) that are easy to lose. Make sure that you have a good system for checking equipment in/out or you will find yourself with a lot of downtime. I deal with a local ...
- Created on August 15, 2011