NAB Showdown: NanoLockit vs UltraSync One
Timecode generators are all getting smaller and smarter. 2017 offers lots of new timecode solutions that are taking what made Tentacle sync so successful and getting smaller and smarter. I thought would run down 2 new units from Timecode Systems and Ambient. The...NAB 2017 Rundown
now that we are halfway through NAB 2017 I wanted to try to make a list of everything that’s been released or shown in one easy list. This is mainly aimed at production mixers but ive thrown in a few post production items too.
2 Numbers To Remember Keep In Mind With Faders.
Using your faders is key to mixing, so I wanted to share 2 tips on faders ratio and levels to help try to make your mix smoother on location.
Sound Devices MixPre-6 vs Zoom F4 on Paper
Hey all, so after my interview with Paul Isaacs from Sound Devices about their new line of MixPre series many of you got in touch with me wanting to know my thoughts on the MixPre vs Zoom as a starting mixer recorder. Now some of you where sound designers and some...I Chat To Paul Isaacs About The New Sound Devices Mix Pre Series
I am once again graced with an interview with Paul Isaacs from Sound Devices to talk about the new Mix Pre line as they get ready for NAB 2017. Paul is actually heading out tomorrow so was lucky enough to grab him. I’ve fielded questions from around the...Hiding A Lav In A Childs Bike Helmet
Just wanted to show you a quick guide to micing a child’s helmet. This work such a treat! The pack could have been hidden in the helmet as well but it was a bit uncomfortable for her so with help form makeup and costume we hid it in her long hair and in the back of her hood…..
Q&A #27 – 1 Change To Make Sound Devices SL6 Power Save More Bag Friendly
Unfortunately as great as Sound Devices Powersave function is on the SL6 is to increase the time on it, I can rarely when it is in my bag change it without running out of time. It’s great that it has quick boot but if the time was able to be 20 seconds then my recorder and radios would be extra safe in long takes or power changing situations.
Q&A #26 – The downside of line inputs without trim pots!
In regards to the Sound Devices 6 series mixers (633 / 664 / 688) what are the downsides of any inputs without physical trimpots? The trim pot is what you use to increase or reduce gain to your track. The tracks without dedicated trimpots on the 6 series recorders only accept line level and though gain can be changed, it is through a menu on the screen while recording, thus limiting you to changing one at a time.
Q&A #25 – Second Hand Fake Sennheiser 416 Mics
This is a great question about identifying fake Sennheiser MKH 416 short shotgun microphones on Ebay. There where more resources available online but sadly they have been taken down. Essentially this breaks down into a the following issues:
What different recording formats mean for your recordings…
These are what different recording formats on the Sound Devices 688 / 633 and 664.
The different modes are Wav poly / wav poly (ISO Only) / wav poly (LR Only) / wav poly (X1X2) / MP3 (LR) / MP3 (X1X2) / wav mono / Wav Mono (ISO only). All of these only work if you record enable the relevant tracks.
Q&A #24 – Cleaning Cables and Boom Poles
This is a quick run down of what people suggested for cleaning cables and boom poles, use at your own risk 🙂
Q&A #23 – Mixer + Recorder or all in one unit
This answer will change drastically depending on your line of work but for me I can have the all in one unit solution a then if i need to expand i can put a mixer in front to interface with it as a recorder.
How to drop “bad” clients..
Thankfully I haven’t had such horrible clients but I was asked what I would do to let down clients more gently.
Q&A #22 – People think cameras are more expensive than Sound.
When it come to crewing and getting a film together the most expensive element of the film is usually the crew cost for labour followed by rates for different departments. Lots of people however with the price of mid tier cameras dropping all the time automatically think sound is doing the exactly the same thing. This is because they have worked with lower cameras and also where the sound was done on a zoom.
Q&A #21 – How can we all better inform producers about realistic budgets?
Time > Money > Quality > Time > Money….. Depending which outcome you want you need the other too. If you want to make a lot of money on a project then you need time and quality to be able to market it. If you want quality you need time and money. If one is missing then you have to compensate more with another.
Q&A #20 – A Few Pointers On Preparation
This is a question about how I prepare for short films and indeed for any shoot. Main pointers are as follows:
3 Areas To Focus On To Make More Money
Money is always a hot topic for freelancers. If you are low or having cash problems then I would focus on these 3 areas to figure out where you are weak. Then once you plug the gap you should stop seeing money just pass you buy and have more chances to give more value to your clients.
Q&A #19 – When do productions use more than 1 boom operator?
This is a question about if there is only 1 boom operator on many productions and in what conditions are there more than 1.
Q&A #18 – How much reverb is too much reverb in a filming space?
This is a very broad question but I would use the rule of context. If the space is meant to be small and intimate then filming in an aircraft hanger is going to ruin that. I have never had much success taking out lots of reverb so its all about communicating to the client and going on a recce so you can try to get them to choose a new location.
Q&A #17 – What I think about the AVX Wireless series?
I haven’t had much real world experience with them but i think for the price I would air more on the side of investing the the Sennheiser G3 set. For the expense and amount of uses from them I don’t think that much of them.
Q&A #16 – How to write a good cover letter for a job
This is a great question that comes up all the time about cover letter. I cover lots of detail in the video but essentially short, sweet and all about how you can add value to the production.
Q&A #15 – What if there isn’t time to do a good job?
This wasn’t a direct question but I know something that comes up a fair bit for people in all levels of the industry and so this is my approach if i am not given the time or resources to be able to achieve something that would improve the production, such as off lines or wild tracks.
Q&A #14 – The Best Time To Get Wild Tracks On Set
Someone asked me when the best time to get wild tracks on location sound recording. Wild tracks is quite large meaning for wild lines or sound effects and even ambiences sometimes. So depends on your meaning, so lets break this down:
Q&A #13 – Are IFB/IEMs essential to own?
This was a question from one of the previous Q&As about how essential i think IFB/IEMS are. I took this to mean buy some to use in equipment on many jobs. For that reason I would say it wouldnt be something I would look to buy early on but they do come in handy for bigger jobs or commercials when clients and agency are wanting to listen in while watching video village.
3 Pros and 3 Cons of the Sennheiser G3 Wireless Series
The sennheiser G3 is the best (in my opinion) bet for anyone starting out and needing a good solid wireless system. You can watch the video for the full explination but in short:
Q&A #12 – How I Prepare For Recces / Location Scouts
Paul Caton asked me how I prepare for recces (Location scouts) and main thing i am after depends on the whether the location is internal or external.
For More Work: Focus On What You Have Already
Continuing the theme of getting more work as a freelancer I wanted to cover the concept of focusing on what you have instead of what you haven’t. Might sound silly but in practice is very lucrative as you maximise value to the clients that keep hiring you and in turn become more appealing to other clients through referrals and word of mouth.
What I Do When Work Dries Up
This is a common issue especially for newer freelancers, work drying up. The trick is to be able to predict these dry spells as best you can. Often your client base will be made up of a mix of people making regular content but some may make 2 projects a month, some 1 project every 2 years. Having a wide array of clients and project types should keep you working all year round.
Find Out The Level Of Road / Aircraft Noise In The USA [Map]
Plane noise is so common in my line of work, but now there is a new interactive map (sadly just for the USA for now) to be able to see basic flight paths for all the major airports. This is very useful if you want to pass this on to production to give them a better estimate of the issue of plane noise.
Q&A #11 – Is the SuperCMIT worth the extra money?
I own a SuperCMIT and have done for over a year now and do think it is an excellent tool because you are still able to record an unprocessed channel and a processed channel with its noise reduction algorithm. This means that at the worst case if post production (often me doing it) I can use something like Izotope’s RX5. If I am not editing then I can give them a clearer signal that the client love.
Q&A #10 – Why Are There Different Rates For Different Types Of Content?
I answer this question by the economics of the content basically. Commercials pay more because the upside of the piece of content is much greater than the cost of it. If you do a worldwide commercial for a popular brand then they are going to make, realistically, a ridiculous multiple on the amount spent on the commercial, even if they go 2 days into overtime for everyone. Also the complexity of these projects is usually higher.
Q&A #9 – What Would I Start With As My First Gear
I was asked what gear I started out with and if I had to start again what would I buy. I have actually covered this in another video called “What Would I Buy With £3,000”.
Q&A #8 – Do I Dual Record Sound Files On Location?
I was asked if I always dual record (Record onto 2 separate media sources like an SD and CF card) all the time. Generally yes unless it is for transcription where I then record 1 as just an MP3 stereo file and another as a full BWAV file with all the ISO tracks etc…
Q&A #7 – Is it Essential to move to London for UK work?
I was asked if it was a sensible move to go to London to further my career. For me it was because I was based in Dundee in Scotland before. Being 500 miles away from what is arguably the Cultural capital of the UK It just made the most sense. Here are a few factors you have to weigh up when moving to somewhere so expensive and big.
Q&A #6 – Do I Lose Out On Post Sound Work Only Having A Stereo Setup?
I got asked the question do I lose out on sound design work because I only have a stereo setup. This would be true if I didn’t collaborate with people that had a 5.1 surround sound setup. Collaboration is an important part in freelance life and especially for bigger projects with tighter deadlines.
Q&A #5 – Whats the craziest job I’ve ever done
This is probably the craziest job I have done but I was working so much and went so many new places that it is a bit of a blur from 2011.
Q&A #4 – What do I use for Wind Protection on my lavs?
I was asked what I use for wind cover on my radio mics. When I must i use Rycote Overcovers or Undercovers to help with wind noise but usually it can try to make it better by changing the placement of the Lav. Let me know what you use in the comments.
Q&A #3 – Tips to getting paid on time
Might sound silly as when you set your invoice terms (Usually 30 days) then the client or production company should pay you on time, but this doesn’t happen 100% of the time for me. So there are a few things you can do as gentle reminders to help maintain your cashflow and all the adult things like rent and bills.
Q&A #2 – Rycote or Cinela?
I was asked about what windjammer I have. I don’t have any experience with the top end models for the Cyclone or the Cinela range but I do love my Rycote Super shield for being able to fit in my pelicase.
Q&A #1 – Recording Sound FX on the fly
The video below will automatically skip you to the right section of the video bit essentially it’s a 2 part answer to recording sound FX on the fly while doing location sound work:
Sound Chat #47: Chris Howland (Production Sound)
Chris is well known for running the LA sound mixer facebook group and location sound work on numerous TV shows.
Sound Chat #46: Kevin Strahm (Production Sound)
Kevin started out professionally in sound working for Marriott International in Chicago, IL and was an audio video technician with them for 13 years. During that time I earned an ‘Expert’ audio visual certification from MVP, a training organization for Marriott based in Houston Texas.
Sound Chat #45: Neil Hillman (Author / Post Sound)
Journeyman Book: http://amzn.to/2hCwulD Journeyman is an authoritative, accessible and at times irreverent, retrospective view of the most significant decade of digital development in the professional audio-for-picture sector; written with humour and passion from first-hand, operational experience. Neil Hillman is an award-winning Sound Designer, Re-recording mixer, Sound Recordist and Outside Broadcast Sound Supervisor.
Sound Chat #44: José Frías (Sound Mixer / VR 360 Audio)
I speak for my 44th Sound chat with José Frías about his sound mixing career.
Sound Chat #43 – Micah Loken (Dialogue Editor)
Micah loken responded to one of my other youtube videos and happens to be the dialogue editor on a number of current US TV shows like Homeland.
#1 Reason For Weak Wireless Mic Signal
Often on shoots, especially drama, you need to hide your transmitters, but often some people have complained about range issues in certain positions.
This is usually because the body is taking out and blocking the signal being sent. This is also to do with if the antenna of the TX pack is touching the actual skin of the talent. When this happens your radio mic signal range will be impacted.
Boom Operation Tips For Beginners
Boom Operation Tips Someone asked me about boom operation regarding boom poles so im going to give you some basic tips on using one, or indeed any. Opening and Collapsing your pole They will come completely collapsed and locked but I like to make little gaps in...Difference Stages Of Wind Jamming
To protect our microphones from wind noise and distortion, so we have to slow the air down so it doesn’t distort the sound. Now depending on the level on wind protection you need there are different solutions and in the video below i discuss the foam to windjammer and deadcat.
Whats In My Peli Box?
This is a quick overview of what I typically have in my peli box for a corporate shoot. I’m using the Pelican 1620, great case for travelling and getting everything in.
Moving House and Freelance Finances
So recently I moved house and wanted to share some insights into finances because as a freelancer it can be tricky to manage. Also having a self employed status you need to make sure you take into account about your profit and loss.
I Spoke To Paul From Sound Devices About Wingman App
The 6 series has become a very dominant player in the market and with the 788 and CLwifi app they wanted to listen to users and bring a bigger display and a cable less solution with big meters to make data entry really simple with a touch screen.
The Soundrolling App [Beta]
Hey all, this is an app i’m developing to help get more of the best bits of the resources i’ve gathered over the years into the palm of your hands. This is currently still in testing and so only currently available on Android mobile devices. Let me know in the comments if you would like to see it on Apple IOS and ill try to sort that out, but they want £150 for putting just 1 version up there, 99/year for an account and then £49 for uploading versions of it, so may have to charge a few quid to cover that cost. Anyway let me know.
Sound Mixer/Recorder Manuals
This is a collection of sound mixer/recorder I can find/remember/google so please do comment below if you want another one added. Feel free to bookmark this page for easy manual reference in the future.
Tentacle Sync App for Android Walkthrough
This is a walkthrough tutorial of the Android version of the Tentacle Sync App for your Tentacle Sync Timecode box. Im showing this on a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 with a slightly cracked screen haha.
How To Recover Formatted SD/CF Cards
This is a tutorial of Disk Drill which is £60 and the best and easiest software I have found for recovering not only Sound Files but also any other type of file saved onto an SD or CF card. Get disk drill now: http://www.cleverfiles.com/?aid=cb-42095
Sound Chat #42 – Randy Thom (Sound Design)
Finally managed to track down Randy Thom and ask him questions regarding Sound Design and his workflow for Sound Chat #42. Get Your Questions In By June 5th.
Are Active Antenna Worth It: Whip vs Betso Antenna
This is a 3 parter to help you not only see what is better in terms of range but how much by and then different positions of the transmitter so you can get the maximum range. The transmitter power is 25mW which is the max for the UK.
4 Tips For Gettings More Film Work Online
Hey All, Made a video because people keep messaging me asking about how they can get more work from Mandy.com etc.. Job sites basically, so here are 3 of my top tips and how I even landed a feature across Europe on Mandy.com a few years ago.
3 things to consider when investing in Sound Career Gear
I often get asked about gear and talk to people about what gear they have and which is better X or Y. There are lots of great sounding gear and many people on award winning shows all use different types of equipment.
Do You Need A Separate Timecode System?
I say yes because of the following when you don’t have a separate timecode system like Timecode Buddy, Ambient Lockit or Tentacle Sync
How to say “Schoeps” microphones..
100 ways to pronounce “Schoeps” – wait for the conclusion @ 1:30 by the owner Ulrich Schoeps!
The “Sound Skill Gap” In Film School / Sound Courses
This is a topic I have often communicated to many people starting out when it comes to better integrating sound into a visual medium such as film. Even taking the whole 50% of the experience is sound mantra that gets banded around, the fact is joe public goes to watch films.
Not All Film Degrees Are Equal and Most Aren’t Relevant
Firstly your degree doesn’t matter for the following reasons when going into a technical skill like sound recording:
Sound Chat #41 – Andy Rovins (Sound Mixer)
Known For: Jarhead (2005) – Driving Miss Daisy (1989) – Hostage (2005) – Without a Trace (2002)
How To Paint Out A Boom In 60 Seconds
This is so simple that even a drunk soundie can do it. I felt compelled to do this video to solve lots of interview problems.
Why I Am Now A Director Of Sound
More and more I have been overseeing productions from location sound, right through to the final mix. I have always been honing both my production and post production skills but have mainly focused on where I felt I could deliver the most value to productions. There is nothing to truly replace a great performance than the sound from the location.
Mandy.com has been sold to Blue Compass
It’s come to my attention that Mandy.com has been the same company (blue compass) as film and tv crew pro. This in my opinion makes it the largest jobs site for film and TV jobs in the UK. With over 300,000 unique views a month. This means however that you will have to pay to view paying jobs)
Foley Trick: What Movie Dirt Is Made Of
This is what Movie Dirt is made from. Decomposed Granite. Watch the video below to find out what else Nathan tried that didn’t work out so well.
Networking Advice For Freelancers
This is an extract from episode 40 from my Sound Chats session. This is with Nathan Ashton who imparted some great advice on networking and having a stable freelancing career.
What Sound Does A Giraffe Make?
The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant. This is what a giraffe sounds like.
16 Bit vs 24 Bit Audio
The more number combinations you can get in these binary words the more steps of level you can get in amplitude. Bits are with each sample of audio. You can choose any sample of audio and freeze it in time to see the Bit Depth.
What is NTSC / PAL / SECAM?
NTSC / PAL / SECAM Due to the frequency difference of the AC currents of different regions we end up with these two different video recording formats. NTSC North America, parts of South America, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and South Korea have AC current at 60Hz,...What Is A Frame Of Time Code?
To understand what is a frame in regrads to time code? we first need to understand there are several varieties of Time Code used across the world and they consist of two variables which I have outlined below:
What Is VITC? (Vertical Interval Time Code)
VITC, which stands for Vertical Interval Time Code (abbreviated VITC and sometimes pronounced VIHT-see) is data which is encoded into the blank “vertical interval” between video frames.
What Is LTC? (Longitudinal Time Code)
LTC stands for Longitudinal Time Code. This is a audio signal which transmits a series of square waves from a “Master” device. The Master device would be the main device you are running the timecode from, this could be from mixer to camera or separate timecode box to a mixer or camera.
What is SMPTE timecode?
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. This is the body that developed this standard. You will find this is a rule for many standard like digital being AES, Audio Engineering Society.
I put a hydrophone in a blender…
That’s it really… enjoy..
Foley Trick: How To Place A Cup
This is a section from Sound Chat 34 about how Foley has a massive impact on a film. Even down to how people place cups in films. Take a look at the video about placing a cup.
What Out Of Phase Sounds Like…
Below is a little video I shot in Pro Tools and I give you an example of what In Phase and Out Of Phase sounds like. This also ties in with wave interference so I show you the resulting effects of the same clips of me talking “in phase” (aka perfectly matching) versus just a single source.
The Half Power Point and Pan Law
The half power point essentially establishes that a -3dB difference is half the power of any frequency played through a speaker. A mono signal played through 1 speaker is going to be 100% volume, but when played through 2 speakers you have double the speakers so essentially only need half the power from both to perceive no change in level.
I Show You Bacon And Spectral Repair In Pro Tools
I show you my breakfast and how to remove tones and frequencies that are constant from cameras, lights, remote follow focuses with an example from a tone generator playing 12.500Hz while I talk.
The New Sound Chats Podcast!
Lots of travelling today as I dart up the country eventually ending up in Dundee, Scotland. The main news is I finally figured out how to upload to Itunes podcasts (nearly).
Sound Chat #40 – Romain Bigorgne (Foley / Effects Editor)
Romain Bigorgne, a Foley and Sound Effects Editor and Mixer, lots of you will know about the Tekken films that have been out in the past couple of years and ill start by focusing on those.
Sennheiser EW100 G3 112-p Walkthrough
I walk you through how to setup the sennheiser G3. I take you through the menu of both the transmitter and receiver and how to connect it to your mixer.
Contact Mic Examples For Sound FX
I show you various cool ways to use a contact mic for post production sound effects. There are unlimited possibilities.
Sound Chat #39: Dillon Bennett (Sound FX Editor)
Hey everyone, Matt from soundrolling.com here with Dillon Bennett. He is a sound effects editor, supervising sound editor and sound designer for such films as Captain Phillips (2013) The Theory of Everything (2014) Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011). Thanks fo much for joining me Dillon and for everyone reading and supporting this resource.
Sound Chat #38 – Neil Hillman (ADR – Sound Design – Mixing)
For more than 30 years, people all over the world have been listening to Neil Hillman, or more precisely, the sound that he produces for television, film and radio.
Sound Chat #37 – John Simpson (Foley Artist)
John Simpson is known for his work on King Kong (2005), The Truman Show (1998) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012).
Sound Chat #36 – Tania Payne (Sound Editing)
Hey everyone, Matt from Soundrolling.com here, chatting with Tania Payne from Australia today who is does both sound recording and post production on shorts and documentaries, It’s great to have her here to offer insights from being earlier in her career like most of the readers at Sound Chats.
Sound Chat #35 – Alejandro Jaramillo (Sound Design)
Alejandro is a sound designer along with a sound editor at his company in Columbia. Listen to this chat as we discuss everything about Sound design and troubles with it.
Sound Chat #34 – Mauricio Castaneda (Foley Artist)
Mauricio is a Foley Artist in Chile, South America. I had a great chat with him about his passion for Foley and the process he goes through.
Sound Chat #33 – Tom Fleischman (Re-Recording Mixer)
Tom Fleischman was born on September 15, 1951 in New York City, New York, USA as Thomas Allen Fleischman. He is known for his work on The Silence of the Lambs (1991), The Departed (2006) and Goodfellas (1990).
Sound Chat #32 – Adam Daniels (Re-Recording Mixer)
Hey follow soundies, Matt Price from soundrolling.com here. Today I am having a chat with Adam Daniel, Re-Recording Mixer known for V for Vendetta (2005) | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Sound Chat #31 – Greg Albert (Sound Mixer)
I chat with Greg Albert from South Africa about his work as a boom op and sound mixer. Discussing his work in getting more involved with post production to keep the quality of his work and see it through to the end of the process.
Sound Chat #30 – Thomas Curley (Sound Mixer)
I chat with Thomas Curley about his work on Whiplash, getting started, gear and challenges with TV schedules.
Sound Chat #29 – Moore Huffman (Sound Utility / Boom Op)
I chat with Moore Huffman about his role as Sound Utility and his great advice on starting out in the industry and what it takes to break in.
Sound Chat #28 – Ben Osmo (Sound Mixer)
I chat with Ben Osmo, Sound Mixer on Mad Max and we talk about his work on Babe 2, Happy Feet and the challenges of animation and mocaps, we talk about headphone levels in recording Mad Max and some of the workarounds he and his team had to deal with.
Sound Chat #27 – Rachael Tate (Dialogue + ADR Supervisor)
Hey all, Matt Price from soundrolling.com here and I am here again with Rachael Tate who you will recognise from Sound Chat EP3 last year where we chatted about dialogue editing, this time we will chat more about dialogue and ADR.
Sound Chat #26 – Daniel S McCoy (Sound Mixer)
Third generation L.A. native, son of an Audiophile Guru and cousin of R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, Daniel landed his first major industry gig at 22 with legendary music producer T Bone Burnett (O’ Brother) after attending a sound production course at Citrus College in Glendora, CA.
Sound Chat #25 – Louise Brown (Foley Artist/Editor)
Hey Everyone, Matt from soundrolling.com here and today I am joined by Louise Brown for my 25th Sound Chat. Louise is a Foley artist and Foley editor and am going to ask her a few question from not only myself but some of Sound Chats facebook supporters and Sound Chat subscribers.
Sound Chat #24 – Whit Norris (Sound Mixer) + Doug Cameron (Boom Op)
I chat with Whit Norris, production sound mixer on classics like Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and most recently Ant Man and Fast And Furious 7.
Sound Chat #23 – Jeff Wexler (Sound Mixer)
I chat with Jeff Wexler, Creator of JWsound and all round sound guru and pioneer! We talk about the future of the industry and the current challenges facing us moving forward to preserve the craft of mixing.
Sound Chat #22 – Mathew Price (Sound Mixer)
I should firstly point out that this isn’t an interview with myself 🙂 Mathew Price did the production sound for The Sopranos.
Sound Chat #21 – Lincoln Morrison (Production Sound Mixer)
I chat with Lincoln Morrison, known for his work on shows like Ice Road Truckers.
Sound Chat #20 Paddy Hanlon (Sound Mixer)
I chat with Paddy Hanlon who worked on Game Of Thrones and many other films and TV.
Sound Chat #19 – Harikumar Pillai (Sound Design)
I chat with Harikumar Pillai from Mumbai India about his work on both location and post and the fascinating seamless workflow between location and post production in India and the rise of production sound in major pictures.
Sound Chat #18 – Hovak Alaverdyan (Prod and Post)
I chat with Hovak Alaverdyan from his studio in LA about his work on both location and post and more important distinctions about what is needed for success.
Sound Chat #17 – Syahrizal Fahlevi (Production Sound Mixer)
I have a chat with Syahrizal Fahlevi about production sound mixing in Indonesia.
Sound Chat #16 – Richard Ngugi (Production Sound Mixer)
I have a chat with Richard Ngugi, location sound mixer in Kenya and try to get a better sense of how sound in Kenya has grown and developed thanks to technology and an interconnected world.
Sonic Tractor Beams are reality outside the lab!
Yes! Sonic Tractor Beams are reality outside the lab! More and more we are seeing the awesome harnessing of sound in science which allows us to control particles and combine items without any physical interaction. The device uses 64 miniature speakers to generate...Brilliant Award Winning Short About Foley
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[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” youtube_force_hd=”hd1080″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″...IBud: Stereo in one ear
Stereo in one ear! I came across this funny product that other day which is essentially playing the stereo music or sound from TV etc.. through just one headphone. The marketing is really funny stating on their site “Stereo sound from both audio channels are...Film in Dubai – Sound Mixer Tips
Film in Dubai – Sound Mixer Tips Got a last-minute job to fly to Dubai. I thought it might benefit you to have my list of what I took and things to look out for. There are most of them in the video above but I’ve added some more. Travel to film in Dubai...Sound devices 688 glitch and solution
So the problem was that I could not operate the Sound devices 688 and turn off the unit. Even with all the power inputs like NP1 and AA batteries the unit stayed on. This was triggered by a trying to playback a file on approved media and on a freshly formatted card...How You Reboot a Sound Devices 688
So the problem was that I could not operate the Sound devices 688 and turn off the unit. Even with all the power inputs like NP1 and AA batteries the unit stayed on.
Cool little trick to improve your clients Documentary sound
Documentary sound is all about moments. Clients first and foremost want you to capture dialogue of principle people in the documentary but they are also looking to sell atmosphere to the audience. Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar...Arri Alexa Mini Audio Settings
Arri Alexa Mini Audio Settings [button_3 text=”show-me-the-video.png” align=”center” href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx5x5xOh0e0″ new_window=”Y”/] Well we have a new camera player against the RED for Movi, drone...Sound Chat #15 – Robert Kizer (ADR Mixer)
I am chatting with Robert Kizer who has most recently worked on Interstellar and The Amazing Spiderman 2. He loves dialogue both editing and ADR. So lets get started:
Sound Devices 664 Firmware Update 2.03
Sound Devices 664 Firmware Update 2.03 It’s nearly been a full year since the Last Sound Devices 664 Firmware. Now comes 2.03 with some nice new features and fixes. [video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y”...Sound Chat #14 – Ric Viers (Sound Effects)
I chat with Ric Viers about his work on Sound Effects and Sound Design along with his latest work on an interesting SciFi.
Sound Chat #13 – Andy Kennedy (Sound Design)
I chat with Andy Kennedy about his work on Game of Thrones and The Dark Knight and more about the industry practices in the UK and US.
Sound Devices 664 Battery Life Test
Sound Devices 664 Battery Life Test [video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” youtube_force_hd=”hd1080″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″...Sound Chat #12 – Eric Milano (Re Recording Mixer)
I chat with Eric Milano about being a Supervisor Sound Editor and ADR mixer for Documentaries such as Gasland.
Roomtone: An Experimental Short
A Short Film showing a small part of the sound mixers job, room tone. I wanted to have a quick chat with Mark (Director/Producer) about the film and see where the inspiration came from and what his perception of sound people are. What inspired you to make the film? A...Sound Chat #11 – Allen Lee Williams III (Boom Op)
I chat with Allen Lee Williams III about being a boom op and the roles of the sound utility and his view of sound mixers and on set life.
Sound Chat #10 – Simon Hayes (Sound Mixer)
I chat with Simon Hayes about his career and his equipment and where he thinks the industry is heading in this mega 2+ hour chat.
Quick Denecke Timecode Slate Interview
Hey everyone, today I am interviewing Denecke and getting you the low down on timecode slates and the company. I am talking to Charlie Parra who is Owner\Engineer at Denecke in Valencia, CA. Hi Charlie, before we get into timecode slates how do you pronounce Denecke...Sound Chat #9 – Wayne Pashley (Sound Designer / ReRecording Mixer)
I chat with Wayne Pashley about his role as a Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor and Re-Recording mixer along with projects past and present.
Sound Chat #8 – Bill Devine (ADR Mixer)
I chat with Bill Devine about all that goes into ADR mixing and even Walla groups and having fun getting your voice snuck in the movie.
Sound Chat #7 – Igor Nikolic (1st Assistant Sound Editor)
I chat with Igor Nikolic about being a first assistant sound editor, right hand man of the supervising sound editor about how he manages all the other departments.
Sound Chat #6 – Robert Sharman (Re-Recording Mixer)
Robert Sharman Is Known for: Little Miss Sunshine (2006) | Scrubs (2001–2010) | Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Sound Chat #5 – Gwen Whittle (Sound Design)
I am here with Gwen Whittle from SkyWalker Sound. Gwen is a supervising sound editor with a very strong background of dialogue editing and ADR recording along with running the whole show. Her credits include films such as A.I, Iron Man, Fight Club, Gone Girl, Saving Private Ryan, Her and many many more. This promises to be an excellent chat:
Sound Chat #4 – Steve Maslow (Re-Recording Mixer)
Steve Maslow was born on October 17, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for his work on Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and The Great Gatsby (2013).
Sound Chat #3 – Rachael Tate (Dialogue Editor)
Hi Rachael, thanks for the chance to interview you, for those that don’t know Rachael Tate’s work as dialogue editor on Exodus: Gods and Kings along with lots of sound editor and ADR recordist credits on Captain Phillips, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, There Will Be Blood and many more. So lets get into the questions:
Sound Chat #2 – Mark Weingarten (Sound Mixer)
Mark Weingarten is known for his work on Interstellar (2014), The Hunger Games (2012) and The Social Network (2010).
Mark Weingarten is an American production sound mixer. He has been nominated for threeAcademy Awards in the category Best Sound. He has worked on more than 80 films since 1987. In addition, he won an Emmy for the television show The West Wing.
Sound Chat #1 – Rob Nokes (Sound Effects)
Rob Nokes was born on August 4, 1969 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada as Robert Kelly Nokes. He is known for his work on X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Bones (2005) and X-Men: First Class (2011).
Custom Car Sounds Getting Even Closer
Customise Your Car Engine Experience I have written a few different articles on how car manufacturers tweak and manipulate the sound of their cars to make them more pleasing, both inside and out. Well now you can KickStart a new version of the plugin and play toy that...New Sound Brain Training To Focus Your Mind
New Brain training using sounds can help aging brain ignore distractions As time gets on, it gets harder for our brains to ignore distractions. I would argue that in the world today it’s hard at any age to avoid them. So the importance of finding a way to really...Philae Is No More But Here Are The Sounds
Incase you missed it… Rosetta was a mission to put a lander called Philae on a comet. The journey took 10 years and the landing did happen but sadly it bounced and ended up in a darker part of the comet and with no light, the solar panels gave up and so did...Hearing Your Footsteps: It’s Affecting You More Than You Think
Happy Feet (not just a movie) I came across a very interesting article in the New Scientist about how engineers and psychologists (Lead by Tajadura-Jiménez) at Royal Holloway, University of London, have hooked up some normal dull brown sandals to headphones that a...How Sound Devices approved media is tested
Sound Devices approved media So we have all seen manufacturers such as sound devices issuing lists for approved media such as CF and SD cards. How do they come up with their list? Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound...Understand Polar Patterns
[opmIf !is_user_logged_in()] [optin_box style=”3″ alignment=”center” email_field=”email” email_default=”Enter your email address” integration_type=”mailchimp” double_optin=”Y”...What do microphone specs mean?
[file_download style=”2″][download title=”Free%20Video%20Worksheet” icon=”style2-thumb-dl-zip.png” file=”http://soundrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Mic-Spec-Worksheets.zip” package=””...How To Plan For The Best Sound Recording
Hey Matt Price here to help you record better sound and todays big idea is planning for your recordings. Why You Need A Sound Recording Plan This is very under utilised and implemented in the lower budget areas and even mid tier projects. The more you prepare the less...Interview With Tentacle Sync Timecode Solutions
I’m here with Tentacle Sync and Max taking about a new timecode generator solution, so Max tell us about yourself and Tentacle Sync…
Tig Q28 Timecode Solution
I recently had a extensive test run of the Tig Q28 from Mozegear. I also had a chat with Laurie who is the Sales Manager for Mozegear to tell us all more about Mozegear and where it fits into the timecode spectrum.
SoundPro 2014: Rycote Cyclone
Nice little turn out in Ealing town hall today for the SoundPro 2014 event. Lots of the usual suspects there, especially the house hold names of Raycom, Everything Audio, Pinknoise, Soundkit. Notable entry from Rycote, their Cyclone windjammer. I hear they are doing a...IBC 2014 – My Favourite Products
Hey All, So IBC 2014 is over now and there has been loads to look at. I was working for all of it so no time to go, but some fantastic videos from the IPS (institute of production sound in the UK) that gave a really good overview of all the vendors. You can see the...Top Secret: Portabrace Bag Offer On Monday
Portabrace recently released a new range of bags called AO-. I did an interview with Adam Butler of Portabrace asking general questions about the company and the new bags. I have had word from the top that Portabrace are offering a buy one get one FREE on all their...Sound Devices 633 Free Video Training Course
I decided that I would offer a collection of videos for all the people that ask me questions about using and setting up the Sound devices 633. Unlike my Sound Devices 664 video which is in one massive chunk (will be edited down to separate ones soon) this one has nice clear sections with lots of useful tips and advices on how to setup the Sound Devices 633. Don’t forget at the very bottom of this page you can leave a comment to what you saw and any questions for a specific video you can always leave on here or Youtube.
A Chat With Orca Bags About The Company
Matt at Soundrolling.com Chats with Ofer from Orca Bags. I chatted with the original founder of Petrol Bags about his new company Orca Bags.
New Portabrace Products and Future Plans!
I got a chance to chat with Adam Butler from Portabrace and wanted to get the inside view on what was new at Portabrace and where they are heading in the future with their products. Soundrolling.com is now looking to get even more into the ins and outs of the latest equipment for audio professionals and don’t forget to leave a comment below.
Lectrosonics SRA Dual Receiver Tutorial
This is a very simple (yet still slightly long) overview of the Lectrosonics SRA Dual Receiver.
The Lectrosonics SRA Dual Receiver is very good with the hybrid SRB transmitters and I run through the menu and roughly how I set things up. Please leave comments below and I can elaborate on certain areas in more detail.
Lectrosonics SMB Tutorial
This is a really great piece of engineering. Very good range and limiters are the biggest bonuses to the Lectrosonics SMB over other models like the Sennheiser G3 wireless (which i still use) working with the sound devices 664 I think they make a brilliant team. There is also the double battery version which lasts double the amount of time. I have 2 sets of both for different miking requirements.
Bearded Seal Call
Bearded Seal Call: The Bearded Seals live in the Arctic and have a very interesting call. I can’t spoil it until you watch the video though.
A New Way To Listen To The Wind – Sound Design Wind
So I wanted to start finding more articles for you guys and gals that included sound art, since it isn’t exactly mainstream. So introducing the first nugget of gold i dug up from the web, courtesy of sound + design. Haven is a very cuddly way to listen to the wind as all shall be explained in the video below 🙂
FreqFinder App – Sound Recordist Apps
This continues this topic of Essential sound Apps for Sound Recordist. FreqFinder has been around a while now but I still get people asking how they can make better decisions about what frequencies to use on their radios. This app aims to solve one of those key areas when you have lots of radio mics, intermodulation.
Wait a minute, now there is sound in space?
Despite what you’ve not heard, there are actual sounds in space. Though not as we first thought about it. I’m sure you have all seen the bell in a jar experiment.
Due to the virtual vacuum in space, it’s not sound like you and I experience it (that being waves pulsing through the air), but there are electromagnetic waves that pulsate at the same wavelength as the sound waves we can hear.
Sound Report Templates
There are several ways you can do sound reports these days. Via software like Wage Agent from Sound Devices. Products like My Sound Devices 664 auto-generate sound reports at the end of a recording day to save you time, I always end up taking them into Wave Agent and add more Metadata for notes or track names there.
What are the different frequency blocks? What is a block?
What are the different UK frequency blocks? Frequency Blocks: Basically radio frequencies get assigned to blocks / Banks of frequencies for the purposes of coordination. Now in the UK it is very easy to remember the block because we only have 1 legal block of...Sending A Reference Tone To Camera
This article will help you understand Sending A Reference Tone To Camera and a loom cable that is often used as a hardwired link from an external mixer/recorder to a camera.
Using Faders
Using Audio Faders Using audio faders This is essentially your last gain stage. check out how to set your gain levels. Unlike gain which is usually the very first boost to the audio signal (unless you are using radio mics) the fader is then your last gain stage for...Setting Gain: How to set gain levels
In the audio world and other areas involving electronics, gain is a measure of a circuit’s ability to increase the power or amplitude of a signal. This is added from the input stage all the way to the output stage. Gain works by adding energy to the signal from a power supply. This is why if you keep adding gain, you keep adding noise that comes from adding extra energy/power.
How to coil cables
This is how you should coil cables in the film industry. This is to stop kinks and knots that end up destroying the inside of your cable. You want to keep your cables in the best condition possible, without them you are stuffed.
On Set Filming Etiquette
This is not some sort of disease but how generally you are expected to behave on location/set in the film industry. These are open to interpretation but these pointers will give you a nice outline of little rules and tips to help you. Lets start from the basic to the industry jargon.
The Art Of Sound Mixing: How To Mix
This is a VERY subjective area of discussion in sound. This article will only be a guide to help you in developing your own style and understanding of what mixing is and why we even do it now we are in an age where every track is recorded. How to mix…
What Sound Equipment You Need
This is an introduction to the basic kit you need to be able to do sound recording / sound mixing. This will be using examples from my own equipment so feel free to look for other similar products within your price range. What Sound Equipment You Need…
Sound Recording Action Scenes
Sound Recording Action Scenes usually means that there is no dialogue apart from cries of pain and screams. For a production sound recordist this means that you are trying to capture as much as you can within the takes to give the post production team a good idea of what it sounded like on the day.
Track Assignment
This article discusses how to arrange your recording or mixing tracks. Every input into your mixer / recorder goes to a varying amount of tracks.
In the case of the Sound Devices 664, all inputs get their own track which is recorded and the ability to send to 4 mix tracks. If you just have a mixer like the Sound Devices 302 then you will only have 2 tracks at all times, a left and a right mix track. Track Assignment therefore varies depending on equipment so lets look at a basic scenario and then work our way up.
Why You Need The Best Wireless: G3 Vs Lectrosonics
This is an obvious title in a way, after all of course you need the best of everything right? Well this is a post that explains my previous thoughts about having a set of G3s and then making the big jump to the Lectrosonics. This post is for other people that are weighing up with the decisions of which brand to go for. Now i am obviously talking about Lectrosonics from the Sennheiser G3 wireless.
Bone Conduction: Sound Through Your Skull
We are able to perceive sound thanks to our brain decoding all the various frequencies collected through our inner ear. This is not just done with the ear but also directly through our skull. This is now being utilised through technology like google glass. This is thanks to mathematical and computational models by researchers to understand the whole process — bone conduction — works. Along with technologies such as Google Glass, it is looking to be utilised in medical equipment, their paper was published this week in Nature Communications.
Master Techniques In Flexibility and Strength
Simon Hayes won an Oscar for Les Miserable back in 2013. He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the video below is him teaching others about flexibility and strength, keeping him in peak condition for fighting and sound.
C300 Audio Help
This article is written as an easy reference to the C300 manual when working with audio in or out of the camera and the C300 timecode functions. Feel free to bookmark and share.
The New Harley Davison Sound
It looks very slick and sounds even more futuristic than Tron. The trailer for it below gives bites of the new Harley Davison sound.
We shall see more and more of the electric motor sounds in the future as everyone makes the switch. I wrote an earlier article about how cars are already designed with sound in mind, all as part of creating a driving experience that will add more value to the car. This is the same idea that is being implied by electric motor designers that want to turn the tide of boredom and weakness that is associated to electric motors. The quiet, slow, heavy car sounds of the past.
Red Scarlet Audio Help
This is written to help you with audio for the RED scarlet with the V4.0.12 firmware to keep as a handy guide.
Red Scarlet Audio Format: 24 Bit / 48kHz – This is embedded on the R3D file and can be exported from the REDCINE-X into separate audio files.
The Sound Of Happiness
Words can obviously affect the way we feel. I recently came across an article that actually puts more emphasis on the individual letters in a given word rather than the meaning as a whole. The main take away from researchers in Germany was the power of vowels.
During the research they wired up participants to measure changes in their facial muscles linked with smiling and frowning. Out of all the letters it was found that the letter ‘i’ was the most positive, particular a long ‘i’. To me this seems obvious when we think of the meaning of the letter its self, for it is also a word really.
A Simple Audio Illusion
This is a sweet audio illusion recently brought to my attention on Facebook that is quite neat. I have touched on the topic of brain discrimination only very briefly before because it is such a deep topic. Brain discrimination is basically the idea that you can focus on sounds you want to hear (within reason) and so reject other sounds indirectly.
When to say echo or reverb?
The terms echo and reverb (reverberation) are often used on location interchangeably. Being a sound recordist you have to explain sonic phenomena to people in a quick and simple way. I am always trying to educate everyone to save any future confusion. So should you say echo or reverberation?
The Pic ‘n’ Mix track
The Mix Track A Mix track is used to give the picture editors a good start point to work with the visual and audio tracks without doing any dialogue editing. The mix track is usually one or two tracks (L/R tracks) that is your mix of usually multiple sources and...DVD Extras about Sound
It can be a tricky task finding DVDs with extras relating to sound but thankfully SurroundSound.ch has compiled a very comprehensive list. The site is in German and so canbe translated via google translate or babelfish.
ISO tracks – ISO tracks play nicely in post
You have probably come across the term ISO track in audio as it has now become an industry standard for drama and other location sound work.
ISO is short for isolated. Isolated from all other audio signals. Now with better technology at the start of the 2000’s audio recorders record a Left/Right, Aux and ISO’s.
What’s in Gozilla’s roar?
Probably the most famous beast along with King Kong is Godzilla. The sheer scale and power is unrivaled along with his/her roar!
Panning Audio – Panning for gold and the Pan LAW!
There is a function on the majority of mixers called Pan. Pan/Panning is controlled by the ‘pan pots’ which have an L on the left and the R on the right, with center being in the middle. This allows you to decide which side of a stereo track you want a signal to go too. Some mixers only record a stereo track and most cameras have 2 inputs that can be assigned as Left or Right.
Sound Cart Battery Solutions from Tracer
This is a new product called “12V 40Ah LiFePO4 Bespoke Battery Pack & Peli™ Case” from the Tracer Product Range.
This battery pack has a weight of 10.7 kg and is 300 x 249 x 196 mm. Charging time of 5-7 hours with recommendations to fully charge at least once every 6 months. Only loosing less than 0.5% power per day through self-discharge. Packed in a Peli case for brilliant protection. Charging life cycle of over 1,400 times. You can see how much power is left and if you need to recharge on the Inside by pressing one button.
What Does Morgan Freeman Sound Like on Helium?
Not exactly as you would expect.
Is there a real laser sound?
There isn’t actually a real world laser sound that exsists. This is because its a different spectrum than molecules in the air or other medium that sound energy is transmitted. This is why the sun doesn’t make a noise when it comes and goes behind clouds.
Volume and Amplitude: A deceptive relationship
The relationship between Volume and Amplitude seems obvious but has a hidden secret to many beginning in sound or working without full understanding. We all know that to turn something up means to increase both volume and amplitude and often I have heard some new directors say make it louder. Of course this isn’t their specialist field so of course they shouldn’t know everything.
MOS film term – why people say MOS on set..
You may have heard a sound person say the MOS film term or seen it on the film slate or clapper as it’s otherwise known. This relates to the shot being taken having no guide track or sync track for sound.
The Most Expensive Mixer
If you have a search on Google Shopping for an audio mixer and put it highest to lowest pricing the most expensive mixer is around £21,000 which is around $35,350 at the date of this post. But is this the most expensive mixer?
Sound Equipment Hire London and More…
Specialist UK Audio dealers and Sound Equipment Hire London Delaers (all sell Sound Devices):
Basics of Sound Recording
Now this is a very general post to get you into the subject of sound recording. I personally do sound recording for Feature Films, Short Films, Corporate and commercial projects and so some of information may only be specifically for those areas. Feel free to contact me for more tailored information or use the search function setup on this site for more information.
Where does sound come from?
where does sound come from? A common question on the internet search engines is where does sound come from? This is a very simple question to answer once you understand what sound is and how it is formed. Firstly sound is made up of vibrations. The image above is a...Are sound waves longitudinal?
First lets see what a longitudinal waves. These are waves in particles that move along the direction of energy that is created. This is easily shown with a horizontal slinky.
Animal Sounds: Cockatiel Sounds
Cockatiel sounds are all over the internet. These infamous birds have even been taught to talk and always are chirping away. So now you can recognise what a cockatiel sounds like.
Definition: Baffle
A baffle is a partition that is used to prevent sounds passing into another space. Baffles are made of very absorbent material that diffuses all the sound energy before it passes through the baffle. Baffles are used to get rid of unwanted sounds or even reflections within a room. You could, for example, use several baffles in a big space to reduce reverberation time.
Definition: Backplate
A condenser microphone has a diaphragm and a backplate to measure differences in voltage that mimic sound pressure for sound reproduction. Inside the condenser is a fixed rigid capacitor element that has an opposite electric polarity to the diaphragm.
The Ultimate Speed Of Sound List
Speed of Sound – The Ultimate Speed of Sound List – The speed of sound generally varies based on two parameters. The temperature and density of the medium.
Does sound travel faster than light?
I love sound but unfortunately it doesn’t travel faster than 299 792 458 m / s. Only very complex physics can give you some answers to what is faster than light. Sound does have the ability to still go pretty quickly depending on its medium.
What does a fox sound like?
In London you often see these guys and gals running around the urban jungle. I asked myself what does a fox sound like? because I had never heard one before. Would it be like a dog? and though likely would it be a high or low pitched growl or squeak
NAB 2014 Sound Product Coverage Videos
Sound Devices 664 Powering Options Tutorial
Sound Devices 664 Powering Options Tutorial There are various powering methods in the Sound Devices Powering Options. This quick tutorial will guide you through how to power your mixer/recorder and the system menu for Sound Devices Powering Options. I personally use...Soundtrack Pro 3 Volume Automation
Premium Content: Soundtrack Pro 3 Volume Automation This is Premium Content: Soundtrack Pro 3 Volume Automation. Volume automation is the ability to adjust the volume of a sound file live, in realtime. This is a basic intro to the settings and ideas for automation and...Soundtrack Pro Track Analysis
Premium Content: Soundtrack Pro Track Analysis Premium Content: Soundtrack Pro Track Analysis. This is a very basis tool that can help towards cleaning up your audio tracks. I must stress the importance to always record the cleanest audio possible to save you from the...Soundtrack Pro Track Analysis Tools
Soundtrack Pro Track Analysis. This is a very basic tool that can help towards cleaning up your audio tracks. I must stress the importance to always record the cleanest audio possible to save you from the usual hell that is cleaning up bad sound. bad sound, bad dialogue, bad effects all equal one thing, noise!
Recording In SoundTrack Pro 3
Recording Into SoundTrack Pro 3. This is useful for recording guide track VO, Guide ADR and other options as complex as you like such as recording sound to your laptop. This is a quick example of how to do it.
SoundTrack Pro 3 Lift and Stamp Tool
This is a quick video tutorial on how to use the SoundTrack Pro 3 Lift and Stamp Tool to quickly copy effects from one clip to another without having to remember settings and saving presets.
SoundTrack Pro Channel Select Options
Premium Content: SoundTrack Pro Channel Select Options This video shows you how to select different channels within soundtrack pro 3. This allows you to split stereo files and poly files into individual channels for editing and mixing. This is also useful for...SoundTrack Pro 3 Speaker Panning Options
SoundTrack Pro 3 Speaker Panning Options is a video about panning your sounds in Soundtrack pro 3. This is useful for basic 5.1 and stereo panning projects where you want something to zip across the screen. This creates a doppler effect for cars and other such objects and things.
Sound Devices Wave Agent Intro Video
Sound Devices Wave Agent Intro Video To get the FREE software follow the link to Sound Devices Wave Agent Download Page. This is a very useful software for generating sound reports and customising audio file metadata to better speed up post production and...Sound Devices Wave Agent Sound Report Tutorial Video
Sound Devices Wave Agent Sound Report Tutorial Video This is how to create and export beautiful sound reports using the sound devices wave agent software. To get the FREE software follow the link to Sound Devices Wave Agent Download...Lithium Ion Batteries On Planes – Lithium Battery Regulations
Travelling is fun when filming but make sure that your power doesn’t get taken from you! Lithium Battery Regulations for flying can see £100’s confiscated if you don’t follow the right procedures. So in an effort to make these differing procedures easy and simple I have tried to put as many on this post as possible.
Oscars Sound Editing and Sound Mixing Categories Differences
This is a question and topic that comes up again and again in regards to the Oscar categories of Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Design. The question is along the lines of what the heck is the difference!?
Well this intends to enlighten you by first going through each. Finally seeing why this often can mean that the best sound editing doesn’t always go away with the best sound mixing and vice versa.
Canon 550D Magic Lantern Audio (v2.3)
This is a tutorial for being able to send the correct level of audio to the Canon 550D Magic Lantern Audio input via a 3.5mm Jack. There is of course a video at the bottom of this post with my demo but this is all the steps laid out in text form for easier viewing and understanding.
Canon 650D Audio: Sending Audio to a 650D correctly
This post is all about Canon 650D Audio and how you can use a radio mic set to wirelessly send your mix track to the Canon 650D Audio tracks. This is going to be very useful in post production to sync up the ISO tracks.
Audio Cable Types: What Timecode Audio Cable Types are there?
There are many different Audio Cable Types that you may need for sound work. Lets take a look at the different types of timecode connectors you may need for connecting / jamming timecode to a camera or other device.
Sound Devices 664 Battery / Powering Options
Ive recently been getting a lot of searches on the blog for more information on the different powering options for the sound devices 664 battery life so made this quick post to give some more info.
Want to Transcribe Audio?
First it may be beneficial to read my post about audio transcription. If you want to find out how to Transcribe Audio you’re in the right place.
About Audio Transcription
An Audio Transcription Service is a business that converts speech into text. This is either live or from recorded material and the text can be handwritten or electronic or both in some cases. This is commonly used in many areas of business such as legal, medical or general meetings.
Best Sound Recorder
This is a very tricky post to write about because it’s going to be very subjective because I don’t know your circumstances. There are however different groups of features to consider for different aspects of work. So I will go through features of many mainstream recorders to help you decide what makes the Best Sound Recorder for you.
How to Factory Reset Sound Devices 302
I made this video for students I teach that often run into trouble with accidentally changing settings on the 302 and need to factory reset sound devices 302 mixers.
I work and own a sound devices 664 and so not having a screen requires remembering the menu blindfolded as the 302 has no screen.
Dismantling a Sennheiser G3 to fix tactile switch
Dismantle Sennheiser G3 to fix tactile switch pads Recently I had an issue with the tactile switch on one of my Sennheiser G3s. It wouldn’t let me scroll up or down through the menu on the receiver. Very annoying for when you incur any interference on the last...Long Takes With Boom Operators
Its always tricky doing really long takes with lots of choreography and rehearsals. While many people are in awe (along with me) about the poor camera guy you must not forget the silent ninja, the boom operator.
Sound Devices 633 vs 664
633 vs 664 This is a comparison between 633 vs 664. This is only a rough guide in helping you come to a conclusion on which is better for you. Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now!...Sony F55 Audio And Timecode Options
Sony F55 Audio Options Recently I have been working with the Sony F55 for the first time and since my other Alexa and RED timecode videos has been well received I made a video for Sony F55 Audio Settings. The Sony F55 Audio Settings are really easy to navigate just...New Record: Longest Reverberation Ever Created
Longest Reverberation Ever Firstly you might be wondering what the previous record for the Longest Reverberation in a man-made structure was. This record was 15 seconds for a door slam in Hamilton Mausoleum, in Scotland. As we all know 15 seconds is a long time to...Reverse Engineering Sound For Psycho
At the bottom of this post you will see the video of Reverse Engineering Sound for Psycho. Psycho has its 50th anniversary this year and is being released on blu-ray. All remastered and now thanks to Reverse Engineering Sound is in a 5.1 surround mix instead of its previous mono mix.
How To Recover Damaged Files (Audio On Mac)
How To Recover Damaged Files This blog outlines the problem of How To Recover Damaged Files (audio using a mac computer) and how to fix the RIFF header in a Wav file so you can then recover all the data and save time, money and reputation. This is specifically geared...Audio Bit Depth
Audio bit depth is the actual information in the audio file for each sample. The audio bit depth has different amounts of information, this is why you have audio bit depth of 8, 16, 24, 32, 48 and 64-bit. These respond to the quality of the sample. So the bigger the audio bit depth the higher quality the information is.
Amazing Acoustic Architecture
These are various forms of acoustic architecture from around the world used for varying purposes from defence to performance. feel free to leave a comment below.
Tinnitus Treatment In Development To Stop Ringing In Ears
Tinnitus affects millions of people around the world and I have been delving into research about the condition for the past week and blogging about it. If you need a quick info-graphic to explain some stats and explanations about tinnitus then start with the What is Tinnitus? or Tinnitus Info-graphic. There are more related posts to tinnitus at the bottom of this post as well. Doctors say there is no tinnitus treatment currently available currently.
Sound Testing Equipment
Sound Testing Equipment Sound testing equipment (sound meters) or commonly called noise level meters is very useful for several reasons. Being a sound recordist I like to be interested in both how loud some environments are to protect my ears from problems...Tinnitus Compensation
Tinnitus Compensation Explained It must be pointed out that tinnitus can arise naturally from ageing and other middle and inner ear diseases and infections. See all my other blog posts on What is Tinnitus? – What Causes Tinnitus? – Tinnitus Cures –...Professional and Musician Ear Plugs Explained
Ear Plugs, Ear Buds, Musician Ear Plugs and Professional Ear Plugs Explained So you have probably heard (even while wearing them) that ear plugs are a very boring topic. There is no sexy or glamorous in wearing ear plugs but they will save you lots of pain in both the...Help Support The British Tinnitus Association’s Research Into Tinnitus Cures
Tinnitus Cures Funding There is ongoing research into tinnitus but because of lack of exposure as a medical condition or how crippling it can be too day to day life support is needed to fund even more research. You can help by just sending a text. The following is...Tinnitus Videos
Tinnitus Video I have compiled a shortlist of videos on the topic of tinnitus for people who are bored with reading about tinnitus and want to hear what other people are doing about their tinnitus and how it started. The NHS videos below really give a nice clear...Home Remedies For Tinnitus
Home Remedies: Tinnitus There are a few things you can do right now at home to help with your tinnitus that should relieve some of the un-comfort. These are treatments and therapies but not permanent cures. Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn...UK Tinnitus Organisations
Tinnitus Organisations This is a list compiled from around the web of UK organisations that can help with hearing loss and tinnitus related matters. Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID) 0808 808 0123 (voice) 0808 808 9000 (textphone)...UK Tinnitus Support Groups
Tinnitus support groups This is an A-Z list of support groups in the UK for Tinnitus sufferers. Any changes or queries about the list please leave a free comment at the bottom of this post. Want to start your own group? Download the 10 steps to starting a Tinnitus...Tinnitus Medication
There are loads of search results when you type in tinnitus medication. Tinnitus is very uncomfortable in day-to-day living and most of us are too busy already to squeeze other things into our day. But that could be the cause all together.
Info-graphic: About Tinnitus
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Check out related articles to learn more about tinnitus and its causes and treatments by clicking the info-graphic. Infographic by...What does tinnitus sound like?
What does tinnitus sound like? Tinnitus comes in many forms of ringing, buzzing, whistling, grinding and hissing. In the video below you can hear and read one mans struggle with tinnitus and how he thinks it came about. Read more about tinnitus below: Want more...Tinnitus causes
Tinnitus causes There are many reasons a person may get tinnitus in either one or both ears. There are both physical and psychological causes that trigger or exacerbate the condition. Physical: – A build up in earwax which affects the way sound travels through...What is tinnitus?
What is Tinnitus? Tinnitus comes from a range of possible places. A build-up of earwax, infections in the middle ear or inner ear can all sometimes be responsible for ‘ringing in the ears’ sound. There are also psychological triggers from some people like...Tinnitus Cures
Tinnitus is a side effect to nearly any degree of hearing loss and should be addressed sooner rather than later to stop the tinnitus getting worse, meaning more un-comfort and ear pain. Correcting hearing loss means the audio parts of the brain aren’t over compensating for hearing impairment and so don’t hear tinnitus.
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Increase Your rechargeable battery life Span There are several key steps to making sure you get a proper life out of all of your batteries to save you money and waste. I personally have 2,500mAh NiMH Batteries. Here is more on mAh ratings. Want more techniques? Want...Mic Level
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Zebra Sound What does a zebra sound like? The thought of what a zebra sounds like popped into my head so did a bit of digging and found this, it’s almost laughing. This zebra sound in the video is not a one off. Zebra sounds seem like a bird in the rainforest to...What Does Sound Mean?
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! What does sound mean? Sound is vibrations in the air that are translated into electrical impulses in your brains via our ears. Sound...How to become a Foley Artist
How to become a foley artist So you don’t want to go/have already gone to a post production course to understand the whole post production sound work flow and really like Foley and want to do more of it. Well there are very few routes you can go to be honest....Dry Ice Video: What You Can Do With Dry Ice
Dry Ice Video: What you can do with dry ice Dry Ice Video Dry ice is actually solid carbon dioxide the gives off lovely screams and rings like extreme versions of scratching 2 polystyrene boards together. This is commonly used for alien voices or parts of buildings...Definition: Audio Bandwidth
Audio Bandwidth Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! This refers to the frequency range a device can carry without degrading any of the information. It’s also used...Definition: Band-Reject Filters
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Band Reject Filters These are aimed at reducing a very specific or narrow frequency band and commonly called notch filters. This is...Definition: Band-Limited
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Band-Limited This refers to any audio that is played or used with a restricted frequency response. A CD is band-limited at 20kHz for...Definition: Band-Pass Filter
Band Pass Filter On a graphic EQ this is where the low and high ends of the graph are dipped, called roll off. I commonly use this when sound editing someone talking on a phone because phones don’t have very good high or low-end reproduction so as to give more...A Foley Artist Salary
A Foley Artist Salary I have scanned all over the internet for salaries of Foley artists and obviously there is a wide discrepancy between the lowest at £16/hour which comes under the category for engineer and upwards of £28/hour for higher qualified Foley Artists....Definition: Bed
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Bed This refers to background music or effects (FX bed) that will be put underneath the rest of the content such as an...Definition: Bass Tip-Up
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Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Bass Trap This is a specialist tuned absorption panel used in recording studios to reduce the build up of standing waves. They can be...Definition: Bass
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Bass Lowest part of the audio spectrum around 20hz-300hz and a great fish with...Definition: Ballistics
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Ballistics ballistics are dynamic movements and behaviours of needles in meters like VU meters....Definition: Bi Directional Microphone
This is a microphone with a polar pattern in a figure of 8.Definition: Baffled by Baffles?
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Baffles Materials with a high absorption coefficient and used as partitions to isolate sounds or instruments in a studio environment....Definition: What is a back plate?
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Back Plate The back plate is part of a condenser microphone mechanism that is rigid and fixed with the opposite polarity to the...Definition: B-Weighting
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! B-Weighting This is the second category in equalization curves where B-Weighting frequency response is roughly human hearing at 70dB...How To Record Room Tone
A main location sound aspect in terms of coverage is room tone. Room tone is the background sound within an environment that will be used by the post production sound team to help transition from all the shots within that scene. This is very important because its so...Definition: A-Weighting
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! A-Weighting All these weighting graphs are made of equalization curves which help us better understand sound in different scenarios....Who was Jack Foley?
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Who was Jack Foley? Jack Donovan Foley is the father of Foley artistry. This is the process of adding synchronised sound effects in...What does Pre Fade Listen mean and do?
Pre-Fade Listen or PFL on a mixer / recorder allows you to listen to the sound source signal before it goes through the fader. This is useful to check ISO tracks are clean when monitoring a mix track where for instance 2 people are talking and one hits their radio mic...Definition: Audio Silence
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Audio Silence This is a reference to any devices noise floor that can be recorded when all faders are set to minus infinity (all the...Definition: Automation
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Automation In software such as Pro Tools you can record certain actions and changes in many aspects of the audio track such as the...Definition: Attack Time
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Attack Time This is generally referred to the time it takes for a compressor, limiter or expander to activate once a signal goes over...Definition: Anti-Aliasing Filter
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Anti-Aliasing Filter This filter stops Aliasing frequencies by using a low pass brick wall filter (only lets in frequencies below...Definition: Axis
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Axis Any microphone is given a 360 degrees axis of response. Polar patterns are drawn within this to show where the microphone is...Definition: Amplifier
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Amplifier This increases the electrical amplitude of the signal to make it louder. In turn making the audio...Definition: Amplification
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Amplification An increase in the signal strength. ...Definition: Ampere
Ampere This is a unit of current. (also see Amp)Definition: Amp
Amp This is short for an amplifier. Also an abbreviation of ampere which is a unit of current. Finally an abbreviation for amplitude which is the peak in the waveform.Definition: Ambient Micing
Ambient Micing This refers to recording the sound of the reverberant field. this is done for ambient recording for track laying in post production to smooth out sound edits.Definition: Ambient Field
Ambient Field This is the same as reverberate field, where the reverberation is louder than the direct sound source.Definition: Ambience
Ambience Ambience is the indirect sound of the environment and not from the sound source. An example is a river flowing in the background of an interview, the person speaking would be the source sound and the river would be ambience.Definition: Aliasing
Aliasing This phenomenon occurs when a sampler mis-interprets a higher harmonic signal of the audio signal sent to it. Meaning its higher than the Nyquist Frequency. This creates a kind of distortion on playback where an incorrect frequency is included in the mix. The...Definition: AES (interface)
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Attenuation Making any sizeable reduction to the electrical or acoustic signal strength.Definition: A/D
A/D and A/D Converters A/D stands for Analogue to Digital where analogue sound wave changes are referenced and preserved by digital binary code of 0’s and 1’s. The conversions are approximate but close enough that human hearing can’t tell any...Definition: Absorption Coefficient
Absorption Coefficient This is the system of measuring the efficiency of absorption of sound waveforms at different frequencies. 1.0 means 100% absorption like an open window. 0 means 100% reflection like some sort of super fine infinite...Definition: Audio
Audio Audio is most commonly used when talking about sound pressure waves being converted into electrical signals and vice versa.Definition: Assign
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Assign Where you decide an output or input should go....Definition: Acoustic Echo Chamber
Echo Chamber This is a chamber built with non parallel, hard surfaces with both a speaker and a microphone inside. The Dry signal enters the chamber through the speaker and reverberates around the chamber and picked up by the microphone. Now you can mix the dry (non...Definition: Amplitude
Amplitude The height of a wave form above or below the zero line.Definition: Automatic Gain (Volume) Control
Automatic Gain (Volume) Control This is a compressor with a looooong release time which keeps the audio level consistent and constant because once activated it keeps the compressor on even when the level drops below the threshold....Definition: Analog to Digital Converter
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Analog to Digital Converter An Analog to Digital Converter quantifies continuous changes in voltage (usually) into numbers for...Definition: Acoustic Amplifier
Acoustic Amplifier Unlike other amplifiers, an acoustic amplifier is part of an instrument or even object move more air or move air more efficiently such as the cone on a horn or body of a guitar.Definition: AFL
AFL – After-Fader Listen This is the opposite to Pre-Fader Listen where you listen to the audio on playback with what the fader has done to the track. Pre Fader listen allows you to listen to the audio before the fader is engaged in any way on the track. Useful...Definition: ADR
ADR Automated Dialogue Replacement This is where the location dialogue is replaced or extended with new lines from the actor in a studio after the shoot. The footage to be dubbed is set to loop and the actor keeps going till all parties are happy with performance and...Definition: Acoustics
Acoustics The science and study of how sound interacts with human hearing whether mechanically or psychologically (psychoacoustics)Definition: Acceptance Angle
Acceptance Angle This is the workable angle of the microphone as defined by its polar pattern. Different types of microphones have different polar pattern shapes.Definition: Acoustic
Acoustic If something is acoustic then it is related to sound waves or properties of sound waves. Acoustical properties of rooms for instance describe how a room will “sound” such as reverberation time. Several properties make up acoustics of rooms. ...Definition: AC
AC AC stands for Alternating Current. Meaning the power flows back and forth along the same circuit. All Studios have AC powering in some way.Definition: Attack
Attack This is when a sound begins and increases in volume (amplitude) like when the first assistant director finds out you have done something wrong or you are to blame.Definition: Absorption
Absorption This is how good or bad any surface is at taking in or reflecting sound waves. By “taking in” I mean transfer the acoustic energy to a different form such as heat.Where Can I Learn Foley?
There are no foley schools but I’m sure you can pay a foley artist to teach you to walk around in dirt or get 2 half coconuts and do horse footsteps, some post production sound courses like at the SSR in London/Manchester do foley as a small part of the course....What is Foley?
First watch the short video above to get a true example of what foley entails and because the video is awesome. What is Foley? Foley is a process of recording in sync sound effects for pre-recorded visual material to add sonic realism to a scene. This is done...If sound becomes louder, what wave characteristics increase?
If sound becomes louder, what wave characteristics increase? Wave characteristics are: frequency, wavelength, amplitude or speed. If a sound becomes louder the only characteristic increase is amplitude.Boom Operator Song Lyrics
This is a rough list of songs that can be changed to relate to a boom operator so you can annoy or enlighten. – He’s a boom operator… (instead of smooth operator) – With a boom like shadow… (Instead of moon light shadow) – Boom Boom...Definition: Analog (Analogue)
Analog (Analogue) This refers to a continually changing representations of continuously changing points, representative to a scale.Definition: Analog Recording
Analog Recording Recording the continuous change of audio waveforms.Definition: A/B
A/B This is a comparison of 2 recordings with the same material, pre or post effect comparison etc… basically any comparison of effects, devices or audio.What does supersonic mean?
What does supersonic mean? Faster than the speed of sound.What does a radio station frequency represent?
For instance: what does 94.1 mean on a radio dial? This mean the station is emitting at 94.1 million Hertz or 94,100,000 waves per second.Speed of sound in Wood and Water
Distilled water = 1489 m/sec Sea Water = 1531 m/sec (higher because it is denser) Ash, along the fiber = 4670 m/sec Ash, across the rings = 1390 m/sec Beech, along the fiber = 3340 m/sec Elm, along the fiber = 4120 m/sec Maple, along the fiber = 4110 m/sec Oak, along...Setting up a sound devices 302 to a camera
After teaching new students to do this i’ve tried to perfect a checklist to setting up a mixer to camera for shooting. Details of equipment used: – Sound Devices 302 – 10 pin cable with tails of 2 xlr and 1 headphone cable – shotgun microphone...Boundary microphone uses
Boundary mics are one of the newest categories of microphones (apart from hydrophobic and digital) created in the USA in 1978. Boundary microphones are generally an overlooked category of microphones with some interesting uses as they work on walls and hard flat...Long vs short shotgun microphones
As with all posts and topics on the web for X vs Y the choice is decided by how fit for purpose X or Y is for the job. It’s the same for the case of the shotgun microphones both long and short. A shotgun microphone is a microphone with an interference tube on...Rode Boom Pole Info
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Buying your first boom pole is a very good investment with good maintenance, lasting years. Buying your first one you are mainly...Brain Discrimination In Action and how it affects your hearing!
The power of focus in the brain is extraordinary. It affects how you perceive sight, taste, touch and sound. The brain can only handle so much of reality at any one time because of the wealth of information and the brain cleverly has to prioritise what you’re...Tc / timecode input / output cable for arri alexa
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Understand the Proximity Effect in under 5 minutes
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! The Proximity Effect This is a useful bit of information for recording in general because it can get more / or be causing more bass...The Best Place For 2nd Hand Sound Equipment
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Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! If you find any more videos then please comment below with a link and help create the ultimate sound resource...Randy Thom Video Interview List
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Randy Thom is a legend in the field of sound design and here are a list of videos you can watch about him and his career. ^ Scene...Sound Devices 664 Firmware 2.0, 2.01and 2.02 Update Details
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Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Cool Featurette about Star Wars EpII Sound...Unstoppable Sound Design Video List
Unstoppable Sound Design Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! ^ Interview with the Sound Editor SoundWorks Collection: The Sound of “Unstoppable” from...Skyfall Sound Design Video List
Skyfall Sound Design Please comment with links to different videos to help improve this post. Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! ^ Greg Russell Long Interview ~40mins ...Salt Sound Design Video List
Salt Sound Design Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! ^ Epic interview with Greg Russell (45 mins) ^ SoundWorks Collection Video On Salt If you come across more...The Hurt Locker Sound Design Video List
The Hurt Locker Sound Design Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! CAS Awards 2010: “Meet the Winners” – “Hurt Locker” from Michael Coleman...The Dark Knight Rises Sound Design Video List
Dark Knight Rises Sound Design Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! ^ Sound / Music for Dark Knight ^ SoundWorks Collection On The Dark Knight Rises ...Lincoln Sound Design Video List
Lincoln Sound Design Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! ^ Ben Burtt Interview ^ SoundWorks Collection On...Glenn T. Morgan Sound Design Interview
Glenn T Morgan Sound Design Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! ^ Interview with Glenn T. Morgan Supervising sound editor of Silent...Super 8 Sound Design Video List
Super 8 Sound Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! This is a list of videos on the film Super 8. ^ Ben Burtt On Using Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound for Super 8 ^ Ben Burtt...Indiana Jones Crystal Skull Sound Design Video List
Indiana Jones Crystal Skull Sound Design Video List Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Condensed into a playlist for you and runtime: 13 mins ^ Featurette from the...Jurassic Park Sound Design Video List
Jurassic Park Sound Design Video List Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Classic, Enjoy…. ^ Featurette ^ Behind the scenes on set footage for Jurassic Park,...Australia Sound Design Video List
Australia Sound Design Video List Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! This is a video list for the film Australia… ^Production to post overview for...Walter Murch Video List
Walter Murch Video List Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! This is a special list of videos with Walter Murch ^ 1 hour Interview With Him ^ Walter Murch on...King Kong Sound Design Video List
King Kong Sound Design Video List I have condensed the 7 parts into one easy player that will just roll through them all without you doing anything. the total run time is around 28...Lord Of The Rings Sound Design Video List
Lord Of The Rings Sound Design This is covers videos from the whole trilogy of lord of the rings… ^ Soundscapes of middle earth Part 1 (2nd Movie) http://youtu.be/RMNwotOm27g ^ Soundscapes of middle earth Part 2 (2nd Movie) ^ Soundscapes of middle earth Part...Django Unchained Sound Design Video List
Django Unchained Sound Design Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Videos Relating to Django Unchained Sound Design… ^ Interview With Post Team ^ Interview With...Transformers Sound Design Video List
Transformers Sound Design Video Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Videos about the sound of Transformers… ^ Transformers 1 ^ Transformers Dark Side Of The...List of Roles in a Sound Department
List of Roles in a Sound Department Here is a breakdown of all the roles you are likely to see on the credits of major feature length hollywood films and what they all actually mean: Production Sound Department: – Production Sound Mixer / Sound Mixer / –...Wall-E Sound Design Video List
Wall-E Sound Design Video These are videos taken from all over the net relating to the sound design of Wall-E. These are in no particular order except for the ones in Parts (of course). ^ interview part 1/2 ^ interview part 2/2 ^ Matthew Wood Interview ^ part 2 ^Daily...What is Gain?
What is Gain? Microphones measure sound waves through tiny differences in voltage between its diaphragm and back plate (See How Condenser Microphones Work) These differences need to be amplified to an audible level and we do this through Gain Control. Want more...Whats the difference between Word Clock and Timecode?
Word Clock and Timecode You have probably noticed on your recorder that you have Word Clock and Timecode. Are they the same? No. A Word Clock is actually used to keep your recorder at a constant bit rate to avoid data errors. Unlike Timecode which is Metadata about...What is the difference between mic level vs line level?
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Mic level vs line level Keeping this short and sweet to eliminate confusion. Mic Level = Small voltages from microphones Usually...The Best Way To Eat Popcorn Ever!
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! This video is great and pretty self-explanatory and I’ve added it here because it uses sound to get it right every time....Take Control Of Your Learning
[bullet_block large_icon=”0.png” width=”” alignment=”center”] Learn Sound Fundamentals Learn Freelance Business Strategies Learn How A Film Set Works Learn In Your Own Time Learn How You Can Earn 50-200% More In The Next 6-12...The Science Behind Horrid Sounds
The Science Behind Horrid Sounds Nails on a chalkboard and a knife scraping on a plate can be mildly horrid at the best of times, but why? apart from they just are of course. well with some digging around on the internet it turns out to be very primal, though...Quiztones Ear Training for EQ Review
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! APP RATING: 4/5 Soundmen and women need to be in top shape with their ears. Long hours of people shouting cut and action takes its...Why do sound men like people to drink?
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Firstly I don’t believe we are all alcoholics as sound men and women, though it can help with some decisions. The picture above...Why do soundmen love dead cats?
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Ok so I am not talking about pushing that cat off the ledge because what I am referring too is a windjammer, That’s the fluffy...Does a duck quack echo?
Does a duck quack echo? This old myth of the duck quack echo being non existent has been investigated by scientist for many reasons. Mainly if the duck has a secret technique to eliminate its own echo then maybe scientists could utilise this in noisy environments...What Everyone Thinks of Boom Operators
What do you think? just leave a comment below, its free!… ← Previous Related Post Next Related Post → Search for: FacebookFollow TwitterFollow Google+Follow InstagramFollow YoutubeFollow Matt Price London Sound Recordist I am a London Sound Recordist...Why do people say sound rolling and sound speed?
Why do people say sound rolling and sound speed? The term sound rolling and/or sound speed is a carry over from the good old film days (I feel you have to say that) when it would take a bit of time to get the camera and the sound film up to the right speed for usable...Moving levitation with sound waves now possible
Want more techniques? Want faster learning? Want to learn from Oscar winning sound mixers? Join Soundrolling.com Here Now! Click Here! Acoustic Levitation (levitation with sound) isn’t new to the science community but up or down is boring and limited in...Does Sound Rise?
Does Sound Rise and Sink like heat? Simple answer to Does Sound Rise? is no. The advanced answer to Does Sound Rise? is it can but not how you may have thought. The best example is in a thermal inversion and refraction. Lets setup an example to answer does Sound Rise?...Film Jobs and where to get them
Film Jobs Mission So you are looking for film jobs and are not sure where to look first. Maybe you only use one or two and would like to see what else is out there to get your career moving. Well here is a rundown of the main contenders. Film and Tv Pro (Now owns...Asynchronous sound in film
Asynchronous sound in film Asynchronous sound in film Asynchronous sound like in the above is an example of asynchronous sound in film. The segment is taken from the film “39 Steps”. Asynchronous sound is sound that is not synchronised. As you see in the...Does sound travel in Space?
Can you hear in the final frontier? Does sound travel in Space? Sadly sound doesn’t travel in space because Space is a vacuum and without a medium such as air molecules for the sound waves to travel through you won’t hear anything at all. Of course you can...Sound Devices 664 Firmware 1.05 update notes
Sound Devices 664 Firmware 1.05 Discussion Regarding The Video I am very excited for this new update to the Sound Devices 664 Firmware 1.05 as it tackles one of the few flaws which is the display in really bright sunlight. Sadly not able to test this out since it is...Different Timecode Modes
Different Timecode Modes Different Timecode Modes: Rec Run (Record Run) This means your recorder will send timecode when you are recording and otherwise stop timecode until you start recording again. This usually starts at 00:00:00 and so a 30 second recording and a...Is Your Car Engine Sound Fake?
Sound Values Not many people might realise how much detail and planning goes into making a great car, especially a car that sounds amazing when you drive it. Well that Car Engine Sound Fake has been designed as well as the comfy seats. GM Motors employs Kara Gordon as...Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos More Speakers Than Ever, But Doesn’t Mean Louder It has finally come to a stage where having as many speakers as possible is one of the final steps to creating a fully immersive experience. If you were impressed by cars seemingly driving by from left...The End Of Modern Foley?
The End Of Modern Foley? Modern Foley in action: Death of modern Foley? Could the foley artists of the future be computers? If you have watched the video above it is still in its primitive stages but could be a little red flag for the future. Of course the animation...How to solder an XLR connector
How to solder an XLR connector ← Previous Related Post Next Related Post → Search for: FacebookFollow TwitterFollow Google+Follow InstagramFollow YoutubeFollow Matt Price London Sound Recordist I am a London Sound Recordist and Sound Editor for many types...Sound Trivia: Shooting in Heat by Airports
This awkward title covers cold temperatures as well.Currently we are hitting 32C/89F around London and apart from battling the heat physically and mentally it is an interesting, though minor, consideration to the speed of sound and the further implications to issues...Why you should have a Boom Operator…
Why you should have a Boom Operator… The Job of a Boom Operator is microphone placement of a shotgun, hypercardioid or other microphone type which is attached to a Boom Pole and extended to usually be above the frame of the shot to capture the best possible...Red Epic Timecode: How To Timecode Setup
The Red Epic Timecode video above is pretty self-explanatory, but you never should assume these things since it isn’t amazing. So here goes: Running from a 664 with the time code source set to internal and at the same frame rate etc… I have a BNC...So You Want Or Have A Sound Devices 664
So You Want Or Have A Sound Devices 664 If you are not sure why you should consider a 664 then I hope this will go some way to helping you decide. I’ll go about this all properly with shocking titles to keep you entertained and imagining my voice in your head....List of Timecode / Audio INs For Popular Cameras…
If you want a certain make added to this list just comment below and i’ll be happy to research but these are the cameras I have worked with in the Past and some that are in a similar range just to give you a guide. Generally I find the professional friendly Manufacturers will generally stick to the same type of option for inputs of timecode and audio IN because they don’t want to piss anyone off who is upgrading.