Sound for Video Session — Train your ears & Q&A

In this week's session, we cover several things you can do to train your ears to hear things that you might have thought only gifted engineers could hear. Then we answer your sound for video questions.





Copyright 2023, Curtis Judd

00:00 Start
02:41 Beginning of stream
02:57 Agenda
04:55 Frequencies and EQ
12:45 Phase and polarity
23:22 Can boom/lav mic separation be good for dimension?
24:37 Opinions on adaptive phase rotation in iZotope vs Acoustica
25:47 Compression
32:00 Clipping and over-limiting
41:42 Specialized ear training for live sound recording
45:51 Best ways to record live ambience
47:55 EQ for adjusting voice timbre and improving listening experience
50:39 Setting audio levels for YouTube
51:58 Aperture settings for green screen
52:35 Best practices for using iZotope with Resolve
58:11 Sound oracle speaks on the lead-up to NAB
58:48 Can looking at waveforms help you tricky details?
1:03:27 Powering and using MixPre as audio interface simultaneously
1:04:37 How to mic a 3-person wide shot
1:05:44 iZotope tools: package or plug-ins?
1:07:22 End of stream

[JoeMustang]

This was a fantastic live stream, Curtis and Dani. I marvel at how well you can manipulate the various computer programs while conducting the live stream. I rely on waveforms due to hearing impairment, but I get by. These demonstrations were very helpful. Thanks

[andrewp]

Thanks for explaining phase and polarity so well. Very helpful, as I’m currently looking at some USA made outboard gear, and I’m trying to understand the implications of some gear being wired with different XLR configurations. It’s buying me some time before I’m forced to rewatch Allen Williams solder while eating the hottest gummy bear ever made 🫣