Simple room tone tips
As an amateaur/enthusiest recordist and sound engineer, a lot of the information I get is from occasional hands on experience. I don’t often get a chance to work with other more experienced recordists and learn from them so blogs like this one are a wealth of information for me. With that being said, here are a few things I’ve learned about room tone mostly through … Continue reading Simple room tone tips
Tutorial: XLR Z-Cable
http://amzn.to/2zLCEsDThe other day I was going to All Electronics in Van Nuys California to buy two 2.5mm DC pigtails (I ended up buying a lot more and spending $30 on spare parts and random components for my parts drawers…. that happens a lot.) And I ran into my old production manager Ben Quiles from a show I traveled with 3yrs ago. He now is a … Continue reading Tutorial: XLR Z-Cable
Tutorial: USB Power for Your Audiobag or Cart
Going back to some old school DIY. Here is how you can add some 5V USB ports to your BDS system in your audio bag or cart. Continue reading Tutorial: USB Power for Your Audiobag or Cart
REVIEW: K-Tek KSTMC1 Microphone Case
Some of you might have gotten a look at this case if you attended NAB this year, along with some of the other goodies that K-Tek has coming up the pipeline. I got my hands on this just recently, and so here’s my first look. The outside of the case feels nice and sturdy, but not so rigid as to be unable to fit ergonomically … Continue reading REVIEW: K-Tek KSTMC1 Microphone Case
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
Lectrosonics L-Series vs. Sennheiser G3
There are lots of different things to consider when it comes to purchasing a wireless system, and there are lots of brands and different systems out there to choose from. In this video, I compare some specs and break down the differences between the Lectrosonics L-Series wireless and the Sennheiser G3 wireless. This isn’t really a shoot out as more of an explanation of why … Continue reading Lectrosonics L-Series vs. Sennheiser G3
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
Review: EFK Sound’s Zoom F-Control Faders
Now it may seem odd to review something so minor as after market faders for the Zoom FRC-8, but this is also kinda a review of the quality that EFK can do. EFK 3D prints a lot of odd ball products that fill in the gaps that are missing on a lot of field audio equipment. From Zaxcom Micro SD card covers to Tentacle Sync … Continue reading Review: EFK Sound’s Zoom F-Control Faders
Review: RF Venue Spotlight Nearfield Antenna
A few weeks ago I emailed RF Venue begging to demo their Spotlight Nearfield antenna pad. They had just showcased it at Infocomm 2017. RF Spotlight Antenna – http://amzn.to/2AaywBs There they showed how it was able to really reject the massive amount of background RF that was all over the expo floor. And after a little bit of exchanging emails I was able to score a … Continue reading Review: RF Venue Spotlight Nearfield Antenna
Tutorial: DIY Microphone Antenna Distro
The lobbying group for 50 Ohm Coax has done a great job at destroying the reputation of 75 Ohm Coax. We all now think that if we plug 75 Ohm BNC between our audio carts and our Sharkfins that we might as while kiss all RF signal away. And manufactures know we now fear 75 Ohm so they double or triple the cost of 50 … Continue reading Tutorial: DIY Microphone Antenna Distro
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