QuickTips: Top 10 Soldering Fails
So often in our Quick Tips series we talk about “how to solder.” So today we will talk about how not to solder… using Stock Image Fails! Continue reading QuickTips: Top 10 Soldering Fails
Category: Life On Set
Video Chat with Senator
Some of you know him, many of you know of him. Senator Mike Michaels is an institution in the production sound world. I’m fortunate enough to have known him personally for a while now and I had a chance to do a video chat with him, so I present it here to you now. It’s a long one, for sure. Senator is a great story teller … Continue reading Video Chat with Senator
A video chat with Jan McLaughlin
I’m starting a video chat series where I have conversations with audio professionals about their work, how they got started, and other things. It’s meant to be really casual and low key. My first one was with multi-Emmy award winner Jan McLaughlin. Jan is based in NYC and has worked on many high profile projects such as Nurse Jackie and The Sopranos. It is my … Continue reading A video chat with Jan McLaughlin
How to Approach Audio for a TV Commercial
While in Las Vegas I had the pleasure of bouncing over to Stickman Sound and chatting about how to approach the sound needs of a ad agency TV commercial. PS. It was like 104°F in Vegas, turning off the AC was not an option 😉 we’ll fix it in post. About the Author Andrew Jones is a location sound mixer based in Los Angeles. He … Continue reading How to Approach Audio for a TV Commercial
Review: Orca OR-37 Waist Harness
I’m in my mid-thirties and like a lot of you my back gets sore after a long day of carrying around a bag. The Orca OR-37 Belt Harness has been out for a little while now and after purchasing one second hand from a fellow mixer I finally got a chance to field test it. The job i choose to test it on was a … Continue reading Review: Orca OR-37 Waist Harness
Cinegear Expo 2017 Wrap-up
The Cinegear Expo is unlike NAB in that it is tailored toward G&E and Camera. But this year LA was blessed to have a few sound vendors come out and hang out on the Paramount New York back lot. So what did we learn from Cinegear? #1 Sennheiser Scans First thing new was finding out how the evolution wireless series kits determine what is a … Continue reading Cinegear Expo 2017 Wrap-up
T-Mobile, 600Mhz, and Wireless Microphones
You don’t have 39 months like you originally thought. During NAB I came across a wireless intercom booth that was playing a T-Mobile youtube video. Here is that video. T-Mobile will begin testing their 600mhz cell towers by the end of this year. They now have published their roll out plan for permantly turning on those towers. Below their rollout maps county by county. Remember … Continue reading T-Mobile, 600Mhz, and Wireless Microphones
Testing Gear in the Super Cold
I have been meaning for a little while now to do a write-up of my experiences while working in the extreme cold up in northern Quebec. Recently I was hired on a documentary that would be shooting roughly 9 hours north of Montreal. I knew that it would be cold, but rarely is one prepared to work in -40F, so I did my best to … Continue reading Testing Gear in the Super Cold
Getting Connected with Contact Mics
I work on a dance competition show but the judges on our show will also take the stage and showcase their latest creations. One of our judges is the world’s fastest tap dancer, Anthony Morigerato. And when it comes to miking his performance there has been a number of methods used but none of them performed better then using a piezo transducer contact microphone mounted … Continue reading Getting Connected with Contact Mics
Retro Reviews: EV-643 Dynamic Unidirectional Microphone
Last week I tested the Deity short shotgun microphone from Aputure against the Sennheiser MKH 416. This week I found some cool YouTube videos that review the EV-643 Dynamic Shotgun microphone. This microphone was produced in the mid 60’s by Electro Voice and in the manual references a patent for some of the other dynamic unidirectional microphones Electro Voice produced at the time. electro-voice-643-users-manual-539054 Here is … Continue reading Retro Reviews: EV-643 Dynamic Unidirectional Microphone
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