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It’s the summer and intern season for many young people seeking a career in pro audio. Let’s say you got the job. How do you make your mark and use that internship start a successful career? To begin, don’t make the same mistakes that many interns do.
In our media centric world today, getting a good quality interview on a breaking news story with someone on the move can be difficult. If your subject carries a smartphone, here’s a trick that enables an interview of excellent quality from virtually anywhere.
Podcasting may have begun as a consumer application, but now thousands of professionals have a found a paying niche with specialty programming aimed at listeners throughout the world. As podcasts continue to grow, equipment manufacturers are targeting the market with a range of speciality gear.
For most professionals, setting up an audio system is a routine event — whether it be for recording, broadcast or even a PA system. But what happens when circumstances require that an amateur take the wheel. It happens more than you might expect. Here are some ways to not only protect the gear, but to ensure that it works in your absence.
Natural sound — the ambient audio around us at all locations — can be harnessed to add depth and detail for video productions. Or, it can be totally ignored. Learning the subtleties of natural sound can make anyone a more compelling video producer.
On live broadcasts, getting good sound on anything or any subject is a skill set demanded of all sound operators. In today’s highly segmented world, however, those skills can be lost if not constantly tested. Here are some general rules to ensure that good sound is always there.
Recording high quality sound at noisy outdoor locations can be a real challenge for videographers. Here is some advice on using shotgun microphones to help ensure that location sound is not only useable, but of top quality.
For those who began work in the audio industry before the 1980s, the experience of “going digital” is clearly remembered. Many of us questioned everything we knew and wondered whether all the experience we had gained in the analog era would carry forward. Fortunately, in hindsight, that experience paid off and we did just fine.