5 Tips To Tackle NAB Like A Champ
I have come to realize there are a lot of mistakes that can be made at NAB. I should know, my first year I made every single mistake. If this is your first time going, here are some tips to avoid some NAB pitfalls. 1) DO NOT TAKE ANY PAPER FROM A BOOTH Every booth you stop at will offer you a pamphlet, booklet, flyer, … Continue reading 5 Tips To Tackle NAB Like A Champ
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
Tutorial: The Ultimate Sound Utility Apple Box
I have for years lusted after the hardest to find piece of film gear on the planet. I am not talking about the Zeiss f0.7 Stanley Kubrick / NASA lenses. No, I am talking about the Joker Box. They are manufactured by Ben Mesker, a DP in Orlando, who makes them in his spare time. The key word being spare time, because it seems Mr Mesker is … Continue reading Tutorial: The Ultimate Sound Utility Apple Box
Review: Zoom FRC-8 F-Control
I’ve had the F-control in my possession for about two months now. I can say first impressions have worn off and I have really settled in to what the F-control really does for my day to day recordings. My first impresses were “neato, oh boy, and now I can build a cart.” But now after two months my thought process has changed to that of … Continue reading Review: Zoom FRC-8 F-Control
Review: Monoprice 2.4Ghz Wireless Microphone system
So I needed a cheap way of getting a wireless camera return turn back into my audio bag. I went all over Amazon and found this wireless kit. I then price matched it against the rest of the internet and found it for $8. Here is a video of me reviewing them and doing an unboxing. As you can hear in the video I find … Continue reading Review: Monoprice 2.4Ghz Wireless Microphone system
Tutorial: How to Hide A Lav
If you are new or just wanting to refresh your skills you know there are so many terrible videos and guides online on how to hide a lavalier. When I got started a few years ago I watched quite a few of them. Most come from indie directors or wedding videographers who also do their own sound and whose tips involve the dreaded gaff tape football. … Continue reading Tutorial: How to Hide A Lav
Tutorial: Planting A Mic With A Flower Pot Mic Rig
I am co-writing this article with Kevin Sorensen who did the actual hard work and invented this plant mic rig. I say co-write for one of two reasons. One, he did the labor and should be credited for all the original thinking. Two, because when I asked him about doing a tutorial on his build he was humble and told me to write it. I … Continue reading Tutorial: Planting A Mic With A Flower Pot Mic Rig
Tutorial: How to SMA your LMa
Because putting SMA ports on things is cool @JacobVarley said why not put one on a Lectrosonics LMa. A LMa housing couldn’t be too different then the um400a right? Warning: The following video tutorial very hard. But wait, there’s more! Jacob ends the video by saying that it is a very labor intensive mod and if you want him to do it to message him and … Continue reading Tutorial: How to SMA your LMa
Troubleshooting a Sennheiser G3 or G2 mod: With Comparisons Between a Set Having Only the RX Modded, and a Set Having Both the TX & RX Modded.
So, I was asked by Andrew Jones to do a writeup of my experiences modding (and trying to mod) my Sennheiser G2 and G3 body packs, as well as my experiences testing the difference between a set with only a modded receiver, and a set with both the transmitter and the receiver modded. Hopefully this can address some common pitfalls in trying to do the … Continue reading Troubleshooting a Sennheiser G3 or G2 mod: With Comparisons Between a Set Having Only the RX Modded, and a Set Having Both the TX & RX Modded.
Tutorial: $1 SMA Flexible Whip Antenna
Since doing my tutorial on how to mod the Sennheiser G2/G3 to have a SMA port I’ve been recieving a lot of questions on SMA antennas. And up till now I’ve said that people should only mod their recievers. Well I talked to some RF experts who have said that modding the transmitter would also help a lot too. I still use the Semnheiser G3 for talent … Continue reading Tutorial: $1 SMA Flexible Whip Antenna
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