Special Pricing: Accusonus ERA Plugins

Accusonus is having a buy one, get one free sale on their ERA plugins for noise removal, de-essing, leveling, reverb reduction, plosive reduction, and clipping repair. The offer is valid through the end of July 2020. No coupon code necessary, just add the plugins to your cart and the discount is automatically applied. These plugins are simple to use and their processing quality is top notch. We demonstrated them some time ago here:

Full disclosure: The link above is an affiliate link. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd

Live Sound for Video Session: Accentize VoiceGate & Q&A

Hello Soundies! In this week's Sound for Video Session we demonstrated a new dialogue de-noise plugin which evidently uses neural networks to more effectively separate voice from noise. We ran a few different audio clips through the plugin to show where it excels and where it is not quite as effective. You can find out more about the VoiceGate plugin at https://www.accentize.com. Full disclosure - Accentize gave me a free license to demonstrate this plugin. I do not earn any money from purchases of VoiceGate.

Gear used or discussed in this session. Full Disclosure, some of the links below are affiliate links. I earn from qualifying purchases:

- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Audio Recorders - B&H

- Zoom F8n Audio Recorder - B&H

- RODECaster Pro podcasting audio interface/recorder - B&H Amazon

- Audio Technica ATR2100x - B&H Amazon

- Sanken CS-3e Shotgun Microphone - B&H

- Sanken CSR-2 Rear Rejection Shotgun Microphone - B&H

- Elgato HD60 S USB capture card for streaming - Amazon

- Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini switcher/capture card for live video streaming - B&H

- Canon C200 Cinema Camera - B&H

- RODE NT-USB Mini - B&H

- Lupo Superpanel LED Lights - B&H

- Aputure COB 120DII LED Light - B&H

- Aputure Tri-8 LED Panel Light - B&H

- Aputure COB 300DII LED Light - B&H

Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd

Accusonus De-Esser Special Pricing

If you need a good de-esser, Accusonus has special pricing on their ERA4 De-esser through February 14th 2020. You can add this to your DAW or NLE video editing app for $9 USD. Find the details on the ERA4 De-Esser. Full disclosure - this link is an affiliate link. I earn from qualifying purchases.

Here’s a video where we demonstrated several of the Accusonus plugins:

Sound for Video Session: Accusonus ERA 4 Cleanup Plugins

When it comes time to mix the sound for your film project, cleanup can be one of the more challenging parts. Accusonus just released their ERA 4 standard and pro bundles which include a series of easy to use VST plugins which work with most video editing and digital audio workstation apps: Noise Remover, Reverb Remover, Plosive Remover, De-Esser, De-Clipper, Voice Leveler, De-Esser Pro (Pro bundle only), ERA-D (Pro bundle only - advanced noise and de-reverb plugin). Here’s a demo of how severe of these work.

Please consider my sound for video classes.

Gear used to record this episode:

Accusonus ERA 4 Bundle

RODE TF-5 Cardioid Condenser Microphone - Used to record the reverb dialogue sample

Shure SM7B Dynamic Broadcast Microphone - My voiceover (Amazon)

Universal Audio Apollo X6 Audio Interface

Copyright 2019 by Curtis Judd

Music Copyright 2018 by Cary Judd, Used with Permission

Accusonus ERA-D: Remove Noise and Reverb From Your Audio

One of the big challenges with recording on location is that you cannot always control noise or reverberation on the set. And while you can use things like sound blankets to help in some cases, sometimes you just don’t have enough blankets or time. On one job last year, I worked on a location near a major interstate highway which was chosen for its appearance, not its lack of noise. In cases like this, ERA-D from Accusonus can help you clean up the noise and reverb in your recordings like no other plugin I’ve used before.

Links to gear discussed and used to shoot this episode:

Accusonus ERA Plugin Bundles

DPA 4017b Shotgun Microphone

Countryman B6 Lavalier Microphone

Sound Devices 633 Audio Field Mixer/Recorder

Copyright 2018 by Curtis Judd 

Music - MzA - Copyright 2017 by Cary Judd, used with permission

Sound for Video Session: EQ Presets, Clothing Noise, 3rd Party Plugins

In this week's Sound for Video Session we run through several questions:

- Should I create an EQ preset for microphones which usually sound too bright (like the Sanken COS-11D when worn on the outside of clothing)?
- How can I manage clothing noise when using a boom mic?
- Are there benefits to using 3rd party audio processing plugins versus using the plugins that come with Adobe Audition?

Here's an example of using an EQ plugin to cut a hole in a music track for dialogue. You can use this same idea to create a preset which helps to reduce "presence boost" which sounds too harsh:

Gear mentioned/used in this episode:

Sanken COS-11D Lavalier Microphone

DPA 4017b Shotgun Microphone (This is the microphone I used to record this session)

Blackmagic Design Ursa Mini Pro (my new camera which I used to film this session) Also available from DVeStore.

Copyright 2017 by Curtis Judd

Sound for Video Session: EQ, Delay vs Reverb, Plugin Order, Affordable Strategies

In this week's Sound for Video Session we run through several questions:

- How to use EQ on a music track to make room for dialogue
- What is the difference between delay and reverb?
- Am I using audio plugins in the right order?
- What are some tips for getting better sound when shooting solo?

Links:

How to Boom a Camera Top Shotgun Microphone for Better Sound

Electrovoice RE20 Dynamic Microphone (Voiceover for this session was recorded with this)

Antelope Orion Studio Audio Interface (Voiceover for this session was recorded with this)

Linear Phase EQ Plugin Special Pricing

In our last sound for video session we covered high pass filters. One thing I showed was that applying a high pass filter can mess with your waveform's symmetry, essentially robbing you of headroom. Then I showed that the RX5 high pass filter, didn't see to have that effect.

It turns out that RX's digital high pass is what is called a "Linear Phase EQ" which means that it is generally won't change the phase of your waveform when applying a high pass. That's a good thing.

But Izotope RX is a pretty expensive piece of software and not all of us can afford that. As an alternative, I just received an email from WAVES, makers of audio plugins, with a deal today on a linear phase EQ (which includes a high pass filter) and a linear phase multiband compressor for $69. The normal pricing for these two is about $300 USD. WAVES makes quality plugins so if you are in the market, this is probably worth a look.