Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this week's session, we talk about the animosity that sometimes arises between sound and camera departments on set and what to do about it. We spend some time experimenting with Ozone for dialogue audio. Then we answer your sound for video questions.
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses at school.learnlightandsound.com including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. We have a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini and just added Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio.
Gear I often use or that we mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Waves, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/8G8UdBB
- RODECaster Pro II audio workstation — B&H, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Amazon geni.us/iFlEMB
- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/O8e0
- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon geni.us/InspOl
- Canon C200 Camera - B&H geni.us/9Zi4m4a
- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon geni.us/kZyU7e
- ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon geni.us/b8my
- Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/sRxFU90
- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H geni.us/9ZfE77
- Universal Audio 6176 channel strip pre-amp, EQ, compressor — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/505L55n
The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: geni.us/G7by
Copyright 2023, Curtis Judd
00:00 Start
02:38 Beginning of stream
03:00 Agenda
04:23 Sound v camera dept conflicts
11:25 About iZotope Ozone
38:10 Differences from RX
40:21 Analog DBX 286 vs ATEM Mini compressor
44:33 Thoughts on DEITY discontinuing higher-end mic TX and RX
45:11 Is -35 LUFS ok for an initial recording?
46:04 Any close competitors to Ozone?
46:43 WavePad: a free basic audio program
47:17 Noise floor too high with Sennheiser MKH 8050 setup
52:05 NAB 2023 appearance…?
52:34 How to avoid the ‘sonic robot’ sound
53:34 Thoughts on using first-order filters versus second-order
55:08 The 500 Series module rabbit hole
57:14 Processing audio live on an iPad before sending to Zoom
59:57 MixPre 10 II vs Scorpio size comparison
1:00:19 Sound treatment: foam, panels, or blankets?
1:01:53 To build or to buy a sound cart?
1:03:02 Your favorite DAW and why
1:06:21 End of stream
In this week's session, we talk about the animosity that sometimes arises between sound and camera departments on set and what to do about it. We spend some time experimenting with Ozone for dialogue audio. Then we answer your sound for video questions.
If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses at school.learnlightandsound.com including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. We have a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini and just added Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio.
Gear I often use or that we mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Waves, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:
- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/8G8UdBB
- RODECaster Pro II audio workstation — B&H, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Amazon geni.us/iFlEMB
- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/O8e0
- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon geni.us/InspOl
- Canon C200 Camera - B&H geni.us/9Zi4m4a
- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon geni.us/kZyU7e
- ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon geni.us/b8my
- Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/sRxFU90
- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H geni.us/9ZfE77
- Universal Audio 6176 channel strip pre-amp, EQ, compressor — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/505L55n
The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: geni.us/G7by
Copyright 2023, Curtis Judd
00:00 Start
02:38 Beginning of stream
03:00 Agenda
04:23 Sound v camera dept conflicts
11:25 About iZotope Ozone
38:10 Differences from RX
40:21 Analog DBX 286 vs ATEM Mini compressor
44:33 Thoughts on DEITY discontinuing higher-end mic TX and RX
45:11 Is -35 LUFS ok for an initial recording?
46:04 Any close competitors to Ozone?
46:43 WavePad: a free basic audio program
47:17 Noise floor too high with Sennheiser MKH 8050 setup
52:05 NAB 2023 appearance…?
52:34 How to avoid the ‘sonic robot’ sound
53:34 Thoughts on using first-order filters versus second-order
55:08 The 500 Series module rabbit hole
57:14 Processing audio live on an iPad before sending to Zoom
59:57 MixPre 10 II vs Scorpio size comparison
1:00:19 Sound treatment: foam, panels, or blankets?
1:01:53 To build or to buy a sound cart?
1:03:02 Your favorite DAW and why
1:06:21 End of stream
