What is Sound?

Production Sound Fundamentals for Video and Film

INTRODUCTION

Introduction (6:02)
Before We Get Started (0:37)
What is Sound? (2:11)
Digital Sound Settings (3:21)
Audio Signal Chain (4:37)
Digital Clipping (1:37)

MICROPHONES

Types of Microphones (4:20)
Microphone Pickup Patterns (4:51)
Shotgun Microphones (12:24)
Cardioid Mircophones (6:04)
Lavalier Microphones (6:21)

AUDIO RECORDERS

Camera or Dedicated Audio Recorder? (6:07)
Audio Recorders: Specs to Look For (5:57)
Audio Recorders: Other Features and Connectors (6:24)
Audio Recorders: Entry Through High-End Recorders (3:43)
Setup Your Recorder (9:56)
Zoom F8/F8n: Setup Basics (12:27)
Sound Devices MixPre-6 and MixPre-3 Setup (37:03)
Wireless Headphone Feed from Your Recorder/Mixer (6:07)

RECORDING TECHNIQUE

Setting Gain (4:08)
Microphone Placement (3:56)
Managing Echo and Reverb (4:05)
Managing Reverb 2 - A Better Example (4:51)
Boom Poles and Techniques (8:58)
Shotgun Microphones in the Wind: Covers (6:08)
Room Tone: What and Why? (6:31)
Boom a Camera-top Shotgun Microphone for Better Sound (2:25)
Hiding Lavalier Microphones (26:16)
Hiding a Lavalier Microphone in Hair (4:03)
Hiding a Lavalier Microphone On/Under a Shirt (10:57)
Hiding a Lavalier Microphone Under a Hat (1:55)
Timecode: Simplify Syncing of Audio to Video (19:49)
Mike 2+ People: Microphone Placement (5:02)
Mixing Sound for 2+ People (5:54)
Setting Levels from Recorder to Camera with Tone (6:27)

POST PRODUCTION BASICS

BONUS MATERIAL (CONTINUALLY UPDATED)

Tascam DR-60DmkII: My Favorite Affordable XLR Input Recorder (14:45)
Audio Technica AT4053b: My Favorite Indoor Dialogue Microphone (11:02)
RØDELink: My Current Digital Wireless Lavalier System (9:44)
Sennheiser MKH50 Supercardioid Microphone: Great for Indoor Dialogue (6:20)
Five Cardioid Boom Microphones for Indoor Dialogue Compared (11:36)
Countryman B6 and How to Hide a Lavalier Under a Shirt (8:32)
Sound Devices 633 Audio Recorder Mixer Setup Basics (22:50)
Recording Live Sound - Concerts and Events (51:12)
Recording Live Sound at an Event from a Mixing Board (7:41)
Mixer Routing Settings: Outputs and Headphones (11:38)

WHAT TO DO NEXT

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