NAB 2003: Highlights for Production Sound
The #1 question asked so far this year: “How was the 2003 show”? Answer: Great! While the numbers of attendees may have been diminishing since 2000, and even more dramatically…
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The #1 question asked so far this year: “How was the 2003 show”? Answer: Great! While the numbers of attendees may have been diminishing since 2000, and even more dramatically…
I woke up in a seedy Vegas hotel. It smelled of cheap perfume, cigars, and wasted fortunes. I came out to Vegas looking for what everyone comes to Vegas for.…
(Originally published in Audio Media Magazine USA) In the field of professional audio, there are a select few who have found themselves, either by choice or by fate, in the…
In the slow changing world of truly professional microphones, where all too often the wheel is simply reinvented, it is nice to have a fresh entry that actually offers something…
In the world of portable timecode DAT recorders (OK, the very small world), there was first the Fostex PD-2. This was soon followed by the StellaDAT which was soon followed…
People in business have to be conscious of changing trends and adapt to them. Location sound mixers are certainly no exception, and in this case we have to be aware…
(Originally published in Audio Media Magazine USA) Shotgun mics do their job well: reaching 5' across a film set, rejecting moderate ambience to enhance an actor's conversational voice, with full…
The latest entry in the already crowded field of lavalier microphones is the Countryman B6. With a diameter of approximately one tenth of an inch (2.5 mm), it is the…
(Originally published in Audio Media Magazine USA) In this volume: Cooper CS-208 & CS-106; Sonosax SX-8; Zaxcom Cameo; Audio Developments AD-146, AD-147, & AD-149; PSC M8. For Film and Television…
In the summer of 1998, I received a phone call from Dolly Carlisle, a documentary Producer/Director that I had worked with many times before. She was producing a documentary in…
(Originally published in Audio Media Magazine USA& UK) Since the quest for tools that improve the quality of our work often leave us bleeding on the cutting edge, it's nice…
Lately, I have had the good fortune to be a part of a few independent productions. They have mainly been student projects. Due to my impeccable good will for mankind…