SMPTE® at the 2014 NAB Show

May 7, 2014, 12:38 PM

http://news.creativecow.net/story/875675

(White Plains, New York--May 7, 2014) SMPTE has accomplished much over the past 12 months, with significant achievements in the three pillars of the Society: membership, education, and standards. While the Society was able to highlight progress in standards areas including ultra high-definition, cinema sound and immersive audio, and integration of information technology into the industry, SMPTE also showcased its ongoing work to provide both members and non-members with unique opportunities to e...

Sweet Sound Secrets of Dinners, Drive-ins, and Div

May 7, 2014, 04:34 AM

http://www.avnetwork.com/av-technology/0002/the-sw...

Airing on the Food Network, “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” features a ‘road trip’ concept where show host Guy Fieri travels through North America looking for the best made-from-scratch food in diners, drive-ins, and dive bars. In each city, the show visits multiple locations—frequently on the same day. Hence, the show’s production crew needs to be nimble and ready for just about anything. This is why the location sound operators rely on their arsenal of digital hybrid wireless microph...

How It's Done: Wireless Mic & Antenna Selection

May 7, 2014, 04:34 AM

http://www.avnetwork.com/av-technology/0002/how-it...

The subject of antenna placement is often overlooked in installations, particularly in AV applications. The worst case scenario is where the supplied whip antennas are attached to the receiver, which is then located in a metal rack. Not much operating range can be expected from such a poor setup.

IMPROVING DSLR AUDIO: ONE YEAR LATER

May 6, 2014, 02:57 PM

http://pospotime.wordpress.com/2014/05/06/improvin...

In march 12, 2013, I presented a what could be my salvation to audio in a DSLR system. In that post I talked about a ETSLAN PA912, a cable that transforms Balanced audio signals to Unbalanced. Then I promised to post some tests. I only published a little sample with the Rhode NTG-2 shotgun microphone. Now, a year later and after a lot of projects, I bring you some more examples with diferent mics and situations.

Azden WDL-PRO – Two wireless microphones with on

May 6, 2014, 12:53 PM

http://www.cinema5d.com/news/?p=25191

Azden has released a new line of wireless microphones that will enable you to receive transmit of two wireless lavalier microphones into one source. Designed with DSLR users in mind, both wireless mic packs send signal to a single hot shot mount receiver, outputting both microphones over a dual mono 3.5mm jack output.

When I sync and multigroup a day's shoot with no

May 6, 2014, 09:44 AM

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Designing Sound Discussion Group – Noah and Atmo

May 6, 2014, 09:43 AM

http://designingsound.org/2014/05/designing-sound-...

We’re happy to announce that we’ve got another Designing Sound Discussion Group coming this Sunday! We’ll be hosting a live chat with Noah’s Craig Henighan and Coll Anderson. Given this month’s theme, we’ll be focusing in on a discussion of the impact of Dolby Atmos on their work for the film. Of course, we won’t be restricted to that, so make sure you come with your questions too!

Blackmagic’s Audio Monitor

May 5, 2014, 06:41 PM

http://postperspective.com/blackmagics-audio-monit...

By Brady Betzel Since NAB last month month, Blackmagic Design has become the hot topic of conversation in the post world with its latest production and post offerings. They brought us two game changing cameras, the Blackmagic URSA — a 4K Super 35 sensor and global shutter powerhouse, as well as, the Blackmagic Studio Camera […]The post Blackmagic’s Audio Monitor appeared first on postPerspective - Randi Altman's postPerspective.

Designing Dance Kicks in Logic Pro X

May 5, 2014, 09:28 AM

http://www.askaudiomag.com/articles/designing-danc...

If you like EDM, Logic Pro X and designing sounds, you'll get a kick out of this tutorial! Darren Burgos takes you on a tour of Ultrabeat. Your mission is simple: to design your own big kicks.

Great new SFX libraries added to the site

May 5, 2014, 04:30 AM

http://www.asoundeffect.com/great-new-sfx-librarie...

There have been some great SFX library additions to the site in the past few weeks – and to get a good overview of the new stuff, click the button below...