This time around I decided to do something different: instead of an article, I’ve created a video to better demonstrate a few of my experiences with the Instamic Pro so far. While there will be a full review of it, I thought it would be noteworthy to talk to you about some observations. … [Read more...]
Boom Box Post: Sound Effects Microphone Shootout
Boom Box Post just published an in-depth microphone shootout between the Sennheiser MKH 8050, Sennheiser MKH 8060 and the Neumann KMR 82i. We wanted to test the timbre and character of each microphone as well as how they interacted with the acoustics in our edit bays. To test the mics we recorded a variety of sample material similar to the type of recordings we make. You can … [Read more...]
Sound Effects Bible LE and New Holiday Package
Ric Viers has announced some new stuff at The Sound Effects Bible: There's a new version of the hard drive, The Sound Effects Bible LE, available at $299: The Sound Effects Bible Library LE is a collection of 5,000 sound effects recorded by Ric Viers and his team at the Detroit Chop Shop including close to 2,000 new and previously unreleased sound effects. All of the sounds … [Read more...]
DIY Guide to Create Custom Cables for Field Recording
Nick Meade has published a very detailed tutorial on his blog about creating custom cables for a microphone setup that he uses for MS stereo recording. Of course the tutorial works for any cable and any job. One of the lessons I have learned in my career is that good gear is hard to find. Great purchases always require a decent amount of research and even then you may not … [Read more...]