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Mixer Profile: Scherer on Sound
SEATED IN HIS CHAIR at Booth Avenue Studios, Toronto, hovering over his cart, sound mixer Robert Scherer depresses the intercom button on his console, linking him directly to his first and second booms, ‘Gordon, Dorian, they need a microphone in the car.’ It’s the final day of on set shooting for Robin Williams in Barry […]
READ MORETRiX of the trade…
Zaxcom has manufactured wireless microphone systems for nearly half a decade now. The latest system is an entire revamp of the product line. The TRX wireless system has lumbered through various rumors of function and has settled in on a wonderfully helpful and working system. Depending on your purchase date (anytime after November 06′) the […]
READ MORETonaderspeisung Baby!
Condenser microphone powering is a daily issue dealt with by mixers across the globe. For many of you it is a forgotten detail. You have a Sound Devices mixer and a brand new Schoeps CMIT5U. You leave your channel one phantom on almost continually because that’s your boom mic input. On the other end of […]
READ MOREMisinformation?
Misinformation is continually prevalent in our industry. The staff at Trew Audio has bit on it just as easily as you, our customers. One person’s experience can quickly become a generalized statement about a product to which everyone seems to adhere. Just last week we heard a nasty rumor that Maxell would soon discontinue their […]
READ MORE48.048 kHz?
So, when is it appropriate to record at 48.048 kHz, and how should you set your recorder when doing so? The answer lies in your project sound and picture workflow – not just on set, but all through film-to-video transfer and postproduction. If you understand the workflow, and how your audio files are being used, […]
READ MOREHolophone – The leader in surround recording
For a true sense of natural ambience, classical music, sound effects, and sports broadcasting, the HOLOPHONE surround microphone has become the preferred choice. It is important to remember that the goal of a surround microphone is to record a natural acoustical “image” that gives the listener the sensation, as closely as possible, that they are […]
READ MORERemote Audio CAT-5 Video Assist Kit
For the sound cart, a typical video assist setup often requires four channels: two video and two audio. Two video lines are so that the sound mixer can see two cameras, one audio line is to send a mix to the video assist operator, and the second audio line for playback from video assist. Until […]
READ MOREA Title Earned
Many in the film business know him. Most at least know of him and what he does: production sound recording for feature films. Some even call him Eddie. And some know him well enough to expect his sometimes sharp but eloquent humor. But even they will be surprised to know the journey of his […]
READ MORESonosax SX-ST – The new King of the Hill
The new King-of-the-Hill When sound quality, signal routing, reliability, versatility, build quality and portability are what’s important, the new mixer from Sonosax – the SX-ST – is now King-Of-The-Hill. While it’s also the most expensive (what would you expect from The King?), for those who can’t afford anything less there’s plenty to justify the price. […]
READ MORESanken’s CS-3 Shotgun Mic
Field Test #1 Recently, I was the mixer on a film commercial and I chose the Sanken CS-3, for no particular reason other than to see how it would perform. As it turned out, the CS-3 solved some problems we would have otherwise had to live with. In short, the production was better because of […]
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