Tim Duck There are a couple of great resources that have been produced for us at European seminars over the last few years that allow you to compare various surround microphone arrays in blind listening tests. This one contains ambience recordings: http://www.hauptmikrofon.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78&Itemid=87 This one contains orchestral recordings: http://www.hauptmikrofon.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68&Itemid=58
Here’s an article suggesting why filmmakers really need to respect sound on location: http://www.raindance.org/6-ways-directors-screw-sound-editors/
I scored myself a Triton Audio FetHead for Christmas – pretty sweet present right. It is a little in-line phantom-powered mic preamp. The interesting thing about it is that it has a really high input impedance which is meant to work a treat with ribbon mics and some moving coil dynamic mics. I gave it … Read more First Impressions of the Triton Audio FetHead
Sound artist Diego Stocco made a short series of videos about the sound design process for DTS. It’s just short snippets, but shows some cool stuff: http://www.behance.net/gallery/DTS-Sound-Magician-Series/9925935 Stocco has made heaps of cool videos over the years of him making music with all sorts of stuff like trees and machinery.
Someone put me onto: http://www.bfxr.net/ It’s a nifty little tool for creating sound effects. Check it out.
Vordio can use FCPX XML to create a Reaper project… http://vordio.net/ I generally use Pro Tools or Digital Performer for post projects, but I might use this as an excuse to give Reaper a go for post for a project. Otherwise people seem to use X2Pro to get FCPX projects into Pro Tools: http://www.x2pro.net Another … Read more FCPX to Reaper
Here’s a pretty clear explanation of using the “Synchronize Clips” feature in Final Cut Pro X: http://masteringfilm.com/final-cut-pro-x-tutorial-syncing-audio/
Here’s an easy to use online calculator for figuring out intermodulation frequencies to consider when using wireless gear: http://www.arcticpeak.com/radiopages/intermodulationproducts.htm
I’ve done sound for shoots with Red cameras on a number of occasions, and in summary they aren’t great for sound, and have some variables in there depending on the version of the firmware that is being used. I suggest always recording double-system sound with Red cameras as it currently stands. Here are some notes … Read more Sound to Camera – Red Scarlet
I have been investigating some ideas for mechanical methods of striking instruments for a sound art installation. Here is a link to a page showing a glock being programmed to be played using solenoids… http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Hardware/Glockenspiel.html