In this week's Sound for Video Session, we talk a bit about XLR audio cables. First we cover some of the basics on using XLR cables. Also, one of the questions I've been asked many, many, many times is, "Do those expensive Mogami or Canare cables really sound better?" I've also been told, "You're wasting your money on expensive cables, they don't sound any better..." After that, we answer your sound for video questions.
See Allen Williams's video on how to over/under wrap an audio cable here.
I'd recommend you have custom cables made with Mogami or Canare cabling and Neutrik connectors. I get mine at performanceaudio.com. But many local pro audio shops should be able to supply cables for you. (I do not have any sort of affiliate or sponsorship relationship with Performance Audio, I'm just a customer like everyone else.)
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 have a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini and just added Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio.
Gear I often use or that we mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Waves, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- Mogami XLR audio cables — B&H
- Canare XLR audio cables — B&H
- Universal Audio VOLT 276 USB audio interface — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Earthworks SV33 studio vocal microphone — B&H, Sweetwater
- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater
- Neumann U87 Ai microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Epiphan Pearl Nano live stream encoder — B&H, DVE Store, Amazon
- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon
- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, 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
- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H
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