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Smartsound Sonicfire Pro 5

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST

Making Glee Sing on Fox

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT

Glee has a split personality, says supervising sound editor John Benson, who spots the show at Technicolor Sound Services with co-supervising sound editor Gary Megregian and producer Alexis Martin. “The show is a constant contrast between the fantasy of the musical performances and the reality of a high-school drama,” he explains, emphasizing that the two never overlap. That makes the transitions from reality to fantasy and back as critical to the show’s audio as the music itself....

Keeping Audio In Sync - Wordclock Solutions

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 0:00:00 EDT

From time to time, I get a call from a customer who recorded audio-for-picture for a concert or reality show with “prosumer” audio gear using MetaCorder and wonder why their audio drifts when post-synced to picture. This article is an attempt to explain why recording audio for picture requires a high level of accuracy, often more than is available from prosumer audio gear, and ways to achieve it....

Hands-on with the Lectrosonics D4 Wireless System

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 0:00:00 EDT

Last month, Lectrosonics began shipping the D4 – an all digital wireless audio transmitter/receiver system capable of 4 channels of wireless audio, with the following breakthrough features:...

Build a Portable USB Power Device

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT

This tutorial shows how to build a USB power device from the industry-standard HIROSE 4-pin connector. The purpose of the box is to be able to charge/power small cameras and cell phones, using NP-type batteries and all HIROSE 4-pin compatible connectors. All parts are readily available from the Internet:...