Audio Mixers

Compression makes vocals easier to hear and volumes more consistent and brings out sounds that might get lost in a complicated mix.

Solid Sound

When you begin to move into some serious sound editing, you realize you need more robust audio tools than your camcorder and editing software supply. Welcome to the realm of mixer and audio editing software from a pro in the know.

Key factors to consider when buying a video switcher

One day while shooting you'll run out of audio inputs. It just seems we never have enough.

Have you ever wished the dialog in your video were a little less muddy? How about that music track that needs a smidgen more zing to make it cut through the mix?

Probably the most important audio tool in your kit, normalizing analyzes the audio in a video clip and boosts the volume so the peaks are at maximum volume.

The best consumer video products of 2004, as selected by the editors of Videomaker.

A buyer's guide to audio mixers.

Nady SRM-10X Audio Mixer

Mixing multiple audio sources for live video.

Edirol M-10E audio mixer

Creating and editing your own foley sounds.

Edirol M-10E 10 channel mixer

Panasonic AG-456UP S-VHS Camcorder, Sony CCD-TR600 Hi8 Camcorder, Audio-Technica AT-MX341a SmartMixer.

Our annual guide to one of the most important audio-for video tools, the audio mixer.

You've got an external mike and mixer; what else do you need to bring pro-quality audio to your programs? This article will help you navigaate the sometimes bewildering world of audio accessories.