Unbalanced

Sound for Video Session — Connect balanced and unbalanced audio

In this week's session, we cover the difference between unbalanced and balanced audio connections and how to connect devices with different types of inputs and outputs. Then we answer your sound for video questions.

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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:

- ART CleanBoxPro converter (convert both ways) — Sweetwater, Amazon

- Whirlwind pcDI stereo DI box (convert unbalanced to balanced) — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Dual TS to 3.5mm TRS cable — Cable I use to connect the Balanced RODECaster Pro outputs to the ATEM Mini's unbalanced input — Amazon

- Mackie 802 VLZ4 analogue audio mixing board — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater

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

- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon

- Canon C200 Camera - B&H

- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon

- 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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