Sound for Video Session: Earthworks SR117 & Q&A
In this week's session, we'll have a look at and a listen to two new-ish products — the Earthworks SR117 handheld condenser microphone and the new RODE DS2 desktop microphone stand. The Earthworks SR117 was designed for live performance, much like the Shure SM58 and similar microphones, but is, instead, a condenser microphone. The DS2 is a newly designed desktop microphone stand from RODE which can hold microphones up to 900g. After that, we answer your sound for video questions.
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses at https://school.learnlightandsound.com including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. We have a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini, Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio, and Mixing fundamentals in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.
Gear I often use or that we mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Waves, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
Earthworks SR117 handheld condenser microphon — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/QRf0dO
RODE DS2 desktop microphone stand — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/SUO1s
Mackie DLZ Creator — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/42KrX0
Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/8G8UdBB
Sound Devies 888 field recorder/mixer — Trew, B&H, Sweetwater https://geni.us/zAryW4J
Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/O8e0
Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/InspOl
Teleprompter Ikan 17" high bright — B&H https://geni.us/RcuXD3
Canon C200 Camera - B&H https://geni.us/9Zi4m4a
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/kZyU7e
ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon https://geni.us/b8my
Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/sRxFU90
Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H https://geni.us/9ZfE77
Universal Audio 6176 channel strip pre-amp, EQ, compressor — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/505L55n
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00:00 Start
02:39 Beginning of stream
02:56 Agenda
03:53 All about the SR117
13:48 Drum test?!
21:21 On-axis frequency response
24:45 Today’s PTZ cam
26:30 All about the RODE DS2
36:54 Sound Devices 833 v. 888
42:29 How many sound blankets is too many?
46:09 Drum mic kit?
47:00 The art of hiding lav mics
48:21 Handling changing shotgun timbre
50:35 Dante use cases
51:15 Mini-XLR: uncommon but handy?
52:34 Headset mics?
54:48 DEITY Theos review?!
59:51 Best value audio interface?
1:01:48 More about the PTZ cam
1:02:29 End of stream