Audio Articles and Videos

Audio Recording

How to record professional-level audio with your smartphone

Phones have come a long way in video quality, but what about audio quality? It turns out pro-level audio recording is possible on your phone.

Sound Design

10 bad audio habits to avoid

Blag Ivanov

Let’s take a quick look at some common mistakes and habits audio engineers should avoid during recording and mixing phases.

Audio Recording

How do boom mics really work?

Kyle Alsberry

Boom microphones are oftentimes the perfect choice for capturing audio at a distance. But how do they actually work?

Audio Recording

6 exercises to capture better audio

Blag Ivanov

Great video is only possible with great audio, and the only way for you to do that is to exercise your audio recording skills.

Sound Design

Film sound design: Constructing narrative through sound

Peter Zunitch

Sound design constructs the auditory landscape of production, including everything from dialogue to music to natural noises.

Audio Recording

What is a boom operator’s role in video production?

Luis Maymi Lopez

Operating at the core of their films' sound department, boom operators play a critical role, often making or breaking audio recordings.

Audio Recording

The Wilhelm scream: The origin of cinema’s decades-old inside joke

Blas Kisic

Though having been used for decades in cinema, many aspiring videographers don't know the origins of the Wilhelm scream.

Audio Recording

Everything you need to know about ADR for video

Pete Tomkies

ADR is a common process is filmmaking. So, what in ADR, and is it a "magic bullet" for post-production video editors?

Audio

What’s phantom power and how can you use it?

Luis Maymi Lopez

Phantom power is one of the methods professional videographers use to supply power to their condenser microphones.

Audio

Frequency response explained

Blag Ivanov

The term "frequency response" is quite common in the audio space, but admittedly it will take some explaining to those new to it.