The future of Virtual Reality has been the standout feature at most of the tech shows we’ve seen so far this year. There’s been plenty of talk about the headgear, ranging from the pricey Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive, to the cheaper Google Cardboard-based VR goggles that make use your smartphone. VR goggles have become immensely… Continue reading THE REALITY OF RECORDING
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THE REALITY OF RECORDING
THE ARTS CENTER MELBOURNE
SETS THE STAGE FOR FILMMAKING
There’s more to the Arts Centre Melbourne than meets the eye. With performing arts being its main priority, the institute also has an increasingly-involved Broadcast and Media team that recently acquired a slick video recording rig for shooting TVCs, promotional films, artist interviews, and, in the future, more narrative film-type media. The new kit includes… Continue reading THE ARTS CENTER MELBOURNE
SETS THE STAGE FOR FILMMAKING
GETTING MIC’D UP WITH THE RIGHT DEVICE
Providing good, clean audio for clients should be first and foremost the goal of every sound recordists. Joshua Bagget of Mic’d Up Productions, says that along with taking pride in your work, that it’s essential to select the right equipment to suit each project’s unique needs. Bagget is a long-time user of Sound Devices and has used… Continue reading GETTING MIC’D UP WITH THE RIGHT DEVICE
A CLOSER LOOK – PIX-E5 PORTABLE 4K VIDEO RECORDING MONITOR
If you’re an indie filmmaker looking for that piece of kit to fill your monitor/recorder needs, than it’s worth taking a look at the Video Devices PIX-E5 5″ 4K Recording Video Monitor. It’s small but powerful and would be at home on any indie film set, documentary, ENG or videographers gear bag. The Pix-E5 has a… Continue reading A CLOSER LOOK – PIX-E5 PORTABLE 4K VIDEO RECORDING MONITOR
THE GEAR CHOICES OF LEGENDARY FILM SOUND RECORDIST DANNY MICHAEL
Veteran production sound mixer, Danny Michael has used a lot of microphones and recorders throughout his 50-yr career in film and television sound recording. These days he usually sports his trusty d:dicate 4017B shotgun for traditional booming situations, but it wasn’t always the case. Very few sound mixers gain any kind of notoriety, despite stellar and… Continue reading THE GEAR CHOICES OF LEGENDARY FILM SOUND RECORDIST DANNY MICHAEL
SOUND DEVICES 970 AUDIO RECORDER
The 137 AES convention begins this week and it’s shaping up to being one of the most popular years in the events history. Sound Devices 970, will be debuting its first-ever dedicated audio 2U rack-mounted recorder/player, designed for high-track-count audio recording such as the capture of multi-channel sound for large-scale live performance and acquisition of dialogue for… Continue reading SOUND DEVICES 970 AUDIO RECORDER
SOUND DEVICES INTRODUCES PIX 270i AND PIX 250i VIDEO RECORDERS AND 970 RACK-MOUNTED AUDIO SOLUTION – NAB 2014
Sound Devices, specialists in audio and video products for production, introduces its latest PIX recorders, PIX 270i and PIX 250i, at the 2014 NAB Show (Booth C2546). PIX 270i and PIX 250i seamlessly replace tape- and disc-based video decks for a complete offering that addresses a range of multiple-source video productions, including fast-paced, mission-critical studio… Continue reading SOUND DEVICES INTRODUCES PIX 270i AND PIX 250i VIDEO RECORDERS AND 970 RACK-MOUNTED AUDIO SOLUTION – NAB 2014