Microphone Archives

Tascam are changing the way we record lavalier microphones with their new DR-10L belt recorder

Oct 4, 2016 John Aldred

Wireless lavalier microphones have been a standard in the film & tv industries for years. They’re great for picking up sound while staying hidden from…

First preview of RODE’s Newshooter’s kit (and other iMicrophones)

Sep 29, 2016 Udi Tirosh

One of the things we were excited about in photokina was the RODE booth. Partly becasue we are big RODE fans (TBH, they payed part…

How to shoot a dialogue scene for a movie – a primer

Aug 23, 2016 John Aldred

You’d think that recording a simple conversation would be quite straightforward. But it’s not as easy as it often looks. If you want to add a…

6 Things to watch out for when operating a boom mic

Jul 21, 2016 John Aldred

If you’ve been shooting video on your DSLRs for any length of time, you’ve realised that in-camera sound is awful. Perhaps you want to branch…

How To Get Great Sound With Facebook live using a $15 gadget

Jul 12, 2016 Udi Tirosh

If you’ve ever tried doing a facebook live session you know that using your phone’s onboard microphone really sucks. Here is how we solved this…

How and why to use a boom mic or a lav mic for great sound in your videos

Jun 24, 2016 John Aldred

Recording audio off the camera is as vital to filmmakers as getting the flash off the hotshoe is to photographers. Just as there are different…

DJI is giving away free microphones to fix the Osmo’s audio issues

Feb 2, 2016 Gannon Burgett

Late last year, drone manufacturer DJI stepped out of their comfort zone and introduced to the world the DJI Osmo, a handheld, gyro-stabilized 4K camera….