Sound for Video Session: Dialogue Processing Demo & Q&A

In this week's session, we do another demo processing a dialogue clip, this time using Soothe 2 and adding a bit of tape saturation. Then we answer your questions.

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. We also just added a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini.

If you’d rather just support via donation, you can do that via Ko-Fi.com.

Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVE Store, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- Rycote Super Blimp Windshield Kit - B&H, Amazon

- Earthworks SR314 - B&H, Sweetwater

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon

- D&O V-Mount Cine Battery - Amazon https://geni.us/M0REO

- D-Tap to Hirose cable to power MixPre-10 from cine battery - Amazon

- Canon C70 Camera - B&H

- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8L IS lens - B&H, Amazon

- TA3-M to XLR-F Adapter cable to feed microphones to C70 or Blackmagic Pocket cameras - B&H

- ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H

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Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd

Sound for Video Session: Q&A

In this week's session, we cover your sound for video related questions. Be sure to check out the 20kHz podcast episode on the SHURE SM7 microphone.

Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. We also just added a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini.

Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVE Store, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- Earthworks SR314 - B&H, Sweetwater

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon

- D&O V-Mount Cine Battery - Amazon

- D-Tap to Hirose cable to power MixPre-10 from cine battery - Amazon

- Canon C70 Camera - B&H

- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8L IS lens - B&H, Amazon

- TA3-M to XLR-F Adapter cable to feed microphones to C70 or Blackmagic Pocket cameras - B&H

- ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H

Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd

Sound for Video Session: Microphone Samples, Routing, Q&A, & Gear Sale

In this week's session, we cover a website which allows you to hear multiple microphones on the same voice, a free audio routing app for Mac, a question and answer session, and we'll wrap up by selling (for $1 each) several pieces of gear including microphones, wireless systems, and even some camera monitors. Same deal as always where the winner pays shipping plus $1 (my accountant says we need to do it this way for some such reason).

Hear multiple microphones on the same voice at Audio Test Kitchen.

Ginger Audio Ground Control - free audio routing app for macOS.

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. We also just added a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini.

Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- Earthworks SR314 - B&H, Sweetwater

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon

- Rycote InVision INV-7 Shock Mount - B&H

- Canon C70 Camera - B&H

- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8L IS lens - B&H, Amazon

- ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H

Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd

MOTU M2 USB Audio Interface

In this episode, we have a look at and listen to the MOTU M2 USB audio interface. An audio interface allows you to record professional level XLR microphones into your computer and play back your computer’s audio to high quality external powered speakers or headphones. We cover the features of the M2, what you can expect with microphones like the Shure SM7B, how to use the loopback feature, and much more.

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. Our latest course is Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini.

Support my work creating videos by donating at Ko-Fi.com.

Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVEStore, Perfect Circuit, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- MOTU M2 USB audio interface - Perfect Circuit

- MOTU M4 USB audio interface - same as M2 but with 2 additional line inputs, 2 more line outputs, and input monitor mix knob - Perfect Circuit

- Shure SM7B microphone - B&H, Sweetwater, Perfect Circuit, Amazon

- Earthworks SR314 microphone - B&H, Sweetwater

- Aputure COB120d II for the key light - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Aputure Nova P300C for the b-roll - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store

- Amaran 100D for the background light - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Aputure Spotlight Mount for the pattern on the back wall - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Canon C70 cinema camera for the talking head clips - B&H

- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8L IS lens - B&H, Amazon

- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Signa EF 24-70 f/2.8 DG OS ART lens - B&H, Amazon

Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd

Sound for Video Session: Cleanup Order of Operations & Q&A

In this week's session, we'll talk about the order you might consider using when cleaning dialogue audio. We'll also answer your sound for video questions.

Summary of study on audio quality and audience reaction.

Source journal article (Abstract plus full article behind pay wall) Good Sound, Good Research: How Audio Quality Influences Perceptions of the Research and Researcher

Mike Metlay's article on Order of Operations: Audio Repair

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses​ including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. We also just added a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini.

Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- Earthworks SR314 - B&H, Sweetwater

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon

- Canon C70 Camera - B&H

- ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H​

Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd

My YouTube Audio Workflow: Get Quality Sound for Your Videos

In this episode, we run through my workflow for recording sound for my YouTube videos from start to finish - production to post production.

More detailed videos on the various steps:

YouTube Video Workflow

Boom camera-top shotgun mic from a microphone stand

EQ

Compress and loudness normalize

Loudness vs Volume

Free Sound Only plugin from Alex4D to create audio crossfades.

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. Our latest course is Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini.

Support my work creating videos by donating at Ko-fi.com

Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVEStore, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- Producer’s Choice Sound Blankets

- Audio Technica AT875R shotgun microphone - B&H, Amazon

- Sound Devices MixPre series recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, DVEStore, Amazon

- ZOOM F series recorders - B&H, Sweetwater

- Tascam DR-60DmkII budget recorder - B&H, Amazon

- Sound Devices 888 - B&H, Sweetwater

- Impact C-stand - B&H, Amazon

- RODE Boom pole - Amazon

- Boom pole clip, to hold the boom pole in the c-stand - Amazon

- Aputure COB120d II for the key light - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Aputure Nova P300C for the b-roll - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store

- Amaran 100D for the background light - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Aputure Spotlight Mount for the pattern on the back wall - Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Signa EF 24-70 f/2.8 DG OS ART lens - B&H, Amazon

Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself.

Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd

Live Sound for Video Session: TZ Audio Stellar X3, Q&A, & Giveaway

In this week's Sound for Video Session, we'll demo the Stellar X3 large diaphragm condenser microphone, answer your sound for video questions, and give away 3 microphones.

Thanks to Musicbed for the music for this session - “Why Not” by Utah. Get the best music for your videos at Musicbed.

If you'd like to submit your questions ahead of time, please join over at School.LearnLightAndSound.com. Opt in to the mailing list and I'll contact you once a week where you can reply with your question.

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses​ including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. We also just added a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini.

How to install Sound Devices Wave Agent on macOS Catalina.

Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- TZ Audio Stellar X3 large diaphragm condenser microphone - TZ Audio Direct

- Ambient 3.5mm to XLR adapter - Gotham Sound​

- Voice Technologies VT1126 3.5mm to XLR adapter - B&H

- Earthworks SR314 - B&H, Sweetwater

- Canon C200 Camera - B&H, PictureLine

- ATEM Mini Pro ISO - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

- Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H

Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd

Understanding How to Loudness Normalize Your Audio for Video

In a previous episode, we covered the difference between volume and loudness and introduced the loudness metrics LUFS and LKFS. In this video, we talk about how to loudness normalize the audio for you videos in conceptual terms with a practical example. For the example, we edit our video and mix the audio in DaVince Resolve and then loudness normalize the audio mix in Izotope RX. But the goal here is to show you the concept so that you can adapt loudness normalization into your workflow.

Please watch part 1 first where we cover loudness, LUFS, and LKFS.

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. Our latest course is Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini.

Support my work creating videos by donating.

Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVEStore, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- TZ Audio Stellar X3 large diaphragm condenser microphone - TZ Audio

- Sound Devices MixPre recorder/mixer/audio interface - B&H, Sweetwater, DVEStore, Amazon

- Panasonic GH5 - B&H, Amazon

- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS Lens - B&H, Amazon

The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “For the Kids” by Utah. Get the best music for your videos at Musicbed: http://share.mscbd.fm/curtisjudd

Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd

Live Sound for Video Session: Q&A & Loudness Normalization Demo

In this week's Sound for Video Session, we answer your sound for video questions and demo how I loudness normalize a mix in Izotope RX 8.

Thanks to Musicbed for the music for this session - “Why Not” by Utah. Get the best music for your videos at Musicbed.

If you'd like to submit your questions ahead of time, please join over at School.LearnLightAndSound.com. Opt in to the mailing list and I'll contact you once a week where you can reply with your question.

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. We also just added a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini.

Jim & Rob Overanalyze "Making Waves" with guest Curtis.

Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- Earthworks SR314 - B&H, Sweetwater

- Canon C200 Camera - B&H, PictureLine

- ATEM Mini Pro ISO - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

- Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel - preamp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H

Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd