audio

Audiio is a new production music platform offering a lifetime subscription for $199

Jan 4, 2020 John Aldred

One of the biggest struggles with making video content is finding good music at a decent price. There are two main models out there for…



Sound 101 – How to read and understand microphone specs

Dec 5, 2019 John Aldred

Microphones come with a whole lot of technical and confusing sounding specifications. Ultimately, what matters to people most is how they sound. But not all…



Five tips to record better quality sound with your shotgun microphone

Nov 13, 2019 John Aldred

Shotgun microphones are the go-to for many filmmakers when recording audio. Whether it’s on-camera or boomed overhead of your subject, they offer a great ability…



Here are 10 microphone tips to improve the audio quality in your videos

Nov 11, 2019 John Aldred

Audio is often the biggest challenge for filmmakers, especially newer ones. Most people just coming into the world of video don’t realise how much of…



Rode has announced the new NTG-5 broadcast quality shotgun microphone

Oct 23, 2019 John Aldred

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a new high-end shotgun mic from Rode. It’s 11 years since they launched the flagship Rode NTG-3, one…



Reclouder is a $199 “hybrid” field recorder that backs up your audio to the cloud

Sep 6, 2019 John Aldred

This is an interesting little product. Reclouder is a “personal hybrid audio recorder” that saves audio to an SD card but also automatically uploads it…



Ten creative ways to hide a lav mic and how to attach them to stuff

May 21, 2019 John Aldred

Lav mics are one of the most commonly used and versatile microphones out there. But when you don’t want them seen in the final film,…



Give your DJI Osmo Pocket vlogs great sound with DJI’s new external microphone adapter

Mar 20, 2019 John Aldred

From the moment it was announced, the DJI Osmo Pocket became an instant hit with vloggers. But with great quality video and a tiny form factor…



Loupedeck+ adds integration for more software including Final Cut Pro and Adobe Audition support

Mar 15, 2019 John Aldred

Since the Loupedeck’s reinvention of the Loupedeck into the Loupedeck+ the support for software besides Lightroom has been expanding nicely. At launch, it offered integration…



Original raw Star Wars footage highlights the impact of good sound design – Also, Han totally shot first

Feb 19, 2019 John Aldred

We’ve posted before about the massive amount of work that went into the creation of Star Wars and how the movie was basically saved from…