» Archive for the ‘Audio Gear’ Category
07Dec Tascam DR-60d field recorder $249
Looks like Both B&H and Amazon are running a sale on the Tascam DR-60d. It’s normally priced at $349, however right now until December 9th you can pick it up on Amazon or on B&H for just $249. I’ve been using the Tascam DR-60d for almost a year now. As the owner of both a […]
25Nov Senal SMH-1000 Studio Monitor Headphones Sale
So far, I’ve really been enjoying those SMH-1000 headphones I wrote about last week (check that out here). They comfortably got me through 4 hours of mixing over the weekend and I’ve really enjoyed the sound quality. They aren’t quite as flat of a response on the low end as my AIAIAI TMA-1 headphones, but i’ve […]
18Nov Senal SMH-1000 Studio Monitor Headphones – First impressions
Currently I have two pair of headphones I rely on, a low price pair of Panasonic RP-HTX7 headphones (check out the review here) for ruff situations where I just need to hear what’s going on and a pair of AIAIAI TMA-1 headphones for mixing and recording applications. Both sets have served me well but I’ve been looking from a […]
16Nov Tascam TM-2X XY DLSR Microphone
Tascam has been making some pretty cool stuff lately and the Tascam TM-2X seems to be another decent idea. Basically this thing is just the microphone portion of a field recorder mounted to a rubberized shock absorbing platform in a nice little package. For $129 you get an adjustable microphone, shockmount, and cold shoe adapter. […]
27Aug Aputure V-Mic D1 DSLR Shotgun Microphone audio Retesting
Aputure was kind enough to send me a replacement Aputure V-Mic D1 shotgun microphone and the audio results are much better. You can see in the original test (found here), that the first microphone I tested had a lot of self noise. The replacement I received last week sounds a lot better. Note: The samples were converted to […]
07Aug Aputure V-Mic D1 DSLR Shotgun Microphone Audio testing
Update: I spoke with one of the reps from Aputure. It turns out that the unit I’ve been testing was a beta model shipped to me by mistake. Apparently the final version has shielding and grounding that the beta unit is lacking. Aputure was kind enough to send out a replacement. With that in mind […]
06Aug Fixing corrupted audio files with VLC
If you work with a lot of audio files, especially longer recordings, sometimes you run into an error like this one from Adobe Audition. The error is usually caused when a field recorder fails to close an audio file properly or when a field recorder looses power during a long recording. Without going too deep […]
01Aug Aputure V-Mic D1 DSLR Shotgun Microphone – First impression
Audio is a pretty important part of film making and there are a lot of different approaches when you’re trying to achieve good sound on a budget. In the past I’ve talked about audio adapter boxes and camera microphones like the Rode Videomic pro but what if you want to save a little money on a lower […]
14Jun Zoom h6 Pre-orders $399
I mentioned the announcement of the Zoom h6 awhile back and it’s finally shown up for pre-order on B&H. Looks like Zoom is including both the XY capsule as well as the mid-side microphone module in the initial $399 price tag. Part of me likes the idea of having all of those inputs and controls in a […]
22Apr Tascam DR-60D review Video
I could spend some time writing a long description of the Tascam DR-60D, but I think I’ve covered it pretty well in this review. So I’ll just break it down into pros and cons. Pro: Lower price than Beachtek or Juicedlink with more features 4 tracks of audio recording Large knobs with an easy to […]
