The ATEM Mini Pro - All Things Audio! What did Blackmagic Give us?

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There's a lot of amazing things the new ATEM Mini Pro provides, but often overlooked is the audio functionality. In this rather long video, we look at all aspects of Audio with the ATEM Mini and ATEM Mini Pro!

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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:44 Hardware Overview
03:40 Software Overview
05:12 EQ Controls
10:59 Dynamics Controls (Compressor, Limiter, Gate)
16:25 Hardware Vs Software
18:32 Toggling Mic/Line Input
21:49 Other Important Audio settings
23:56 The Biggest Problem and How to Fix It
26:14 Conclusion

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[RyanKnowsNothing]

They did it! The latest Blackmagic update for the ATEM Mini series switchers now has an audio delay function (up to 8 frames). Now go have some audio delay fun!

[jimr]

I’m a sound engineer just starting to use the ATEM and other streaming gear - this is the first ever video I’ve seen on this gear from a sound perspective - thanks a lot, you’ve probably saved me a lot of time and trouble! Keep up the good work sir!

[scottydvintagevideos]

Very nice explanation covering the ATEM Mini Pro, especially on the audio. Kudos for not having some annoying background music playing during the video.

[paltech]

Outstanding video, thanks Ryan! 👍 There are so few good audio tutorials I'm finding and this was one of the better ones on the ATEM mini.

[EasyyokeFilms]

Additional info: I noticed 4 frames(which isnt terrible or noticeable to average viewers) but if you are a meticulous person, you will notice. So I used audio/video sync test video to be able to get the precise number of frames of delay and it was exactly four frames. If your atem mini output is set to 24fps, 1 frame will be 41.67ms delay. So for 4frames, you need -167ms delay to correct the sync isse. This can be corrected in OBS with the offset sync in audio advanced setting. If you are not using OBS and you don't have the money for expensive mixers with delay functions, you can pick up a Beringher Shark FBQ 100 feedback destroyer on amazon for $120. It has a delay feature. And delay your audio from there before inputting it into the atem and you are good to go. I personally prefer the Atem Mini to the Atem Mini Pro because I like the fact that I can record my HDMI out to my external monitor with gives me a prores file than the very highly compressed file of the USB C of the pro. Also on the pro version u cant be recording to the Usb C disk and be connected to your system with the chord at thesame time. Just doesn't work. Multiview is good but it is not as important to me as been able to record my files in prores on a recorder monitor. I already have my hack around multiview on the Atem mini. For $300 less, I very much prefer the Atem mini to the pro

[AlexPettitt]

Great video! I'm always looking to learn more about audio so found this super helpful! Keep up the great content :)

[nerdymedic]

From one audio guy to another, thanks for the great review! I've seen a lot of walkthroughs of this from video guys, and they left a lot to be desired. Strong work!

[sae-institute]

Blackmagic update available today that "Adds adjustable audio delay on the analog inputs on ATEM Mini models."

[laynemeier]

I really wish the ATEM Mini and ATEM Mini Pro has a headphone jack. It would be easier to adjust the audio levels if you could actually hear the output from the ATEM. I was hosting a Google Meet over the weekend and playing a video off of a BMD HyperDeck Studio Mini. The people on the Meet were complaining that the audio was too loud. From the ATEM Software, the audio meters were showing fine levels. Might just be Google Meet, but if you're live streaming to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, custom RTSP or through a re-stream, it would be nice to know for sure.

[upperlip]

Is it a good option not to connect your audio interface to to audio inputs of the Item, but instead select the audio interface as an audio source in OBS?

[LaszloMag]

This was super helpful! I use this device to broadcast my dj gigs and the audio levels coming in from my dj mixer have been driving me crazy 🙉 Now I know why. Thank you!

[nblanchard]

Thank you so much. I am using the ATEM Mini Pro in a church environment and the music we were streaming was embarrassing. The knowledge you have provided will help a lot.

[arshdeepsinghsoni]

Thanks for making this video in detail

[NeilHesterSkateboarding]

It's a real shame they didn't add the sidechain trigger feature on the Compressor and gate from the Davinci Resolve Fairlight mixer, then you could do some useful ducking of audio channels such as music or ambient/room mics with the compressor or gate when using the mic inputs. Could be really useful when live streaming from a venue or pubic space.

[AMPMReviews]

I just recorded an interview with two people and each person had a lav. I put the mics on each camera and had them both on during recording. Will it now record separate tracks or keep them as a single mono track?

[twoisone]

This was a huge help. Thanks! Good thing is now there is built in delay. Although the max of 8 frames doesn't quite work for me.

[oscardtrimboli]

Thanks Ryan I have a rodecaster outputting 1/4 inch to 3.5mm in the ATEM creating hissing and humming when there is silence via the xlr microphone
I’ve try microphone and line settings on the ATEM

Any clues or pointers to remove the hum hiss?

[UrbanXTV]

Greetings, i have 4 lavaliere mics how do i assign each mic to its own track in the atem mini extreme pro iso?

[AlanLangdon]

Much thanks for this great 2-part video, much much appreciated! Now: How do you suggest one go about monitoring, since you wisely recommend trusting one's ears? I ask because since there is no headphone/line out, I am listening to the audio sent out via HDMI to my DELL monitor (and then listening via the headphone jack on that). And what I am finding there is that I cannot trust the up-to-8-frame-delay feature: when things sound good on the monitor out (DELL monitor), they record with delay, i.e. the camera and lapel mic are out of synch by, say, 5 frames. So how can one trust what one hears, and where does one hear it? Also, the way it seems, the only way to check synch is to record to an external drive and open that file in VLC or another media player and see if audio and picture are in synch... this is very cumbersome. If audio monitoring could be trusted, it owuld be great... so is it? And where/how?

[crism]

Excellent Video!! You are right, nobody talks about mic/line in feature!!