Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this week's session, we learn how the SONY UWP-D wireless microphone system works. SONY was kind enough to loan me the UWP-D27 wireless mic kit and I'm just getting started with it so I can make a review in a few weeks. We'll learn this together. 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:
- SONY UWP-D27 digital dual channel wireless microphone kit — B&H geni.us/RUXV5yX
- Mackie DLZ Creator — B&H, Amazon geni.us/42KrX0
- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/8G8UdBB
- Sound Devies 888 field recorder/mixer — Trew, B&H, Sweetwater geni.us/zAryW4J
- 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
02:46 Beginning of stream
03:06 Agenda
03:39 All about the UWP-D system
23:59 Sennheiser MKH 50 vs 8050
24:42 Mic vs line level for wireless
26:24 Noise floor issues?
27:40 SoundDevices SL2 compatibility
28:56 Dual TX vs true diversity
29:19 Setting gain for 24/32-bit recording
29:54 Thoughts on latency
30:49 Sony’s reversed polarity
35:00 Powering options
35:37 Firmware updates
40:49 Phantom-powered plug-on TX’s?
42:25 Thoughts on frequency bands
45:27 What’s Nexus?
46:32 Battery drain issue?
47:28 Mic wiring
47:53 Arranging RX’s in sound bags
55:20 Mic switch: NTG4 to MKE 600?
1:00:28 Modifying sound of mic in post
1:03:12 Aston Spirit review?
1:08:22 End of stream
In this week's session, we learn how the SONY UWP-D wireless microphone system works. SONY was kind enough to loan me the UWP-D27 wireless mic kit and I'm just getting started with it so I can make a review in a few weeks. We'll learn this together. 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:
- SONY UWP-D27 digital dual channel wireless microphone kit — B&H geni.us/RUXV5yX
- Mackie DLZ Creator — B&H, Amazon geni.us/42KrX0
- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/8G8UdBB
- Sound Devies 888 field recorder/mixer — Trew, B&H, Sweetwater geni.us/zAryW4J
- 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
02:46 Beginning of stream
03:06 Agenda
03:39 All about the UWP-D system
23:59 Sennheiser MKH 50 vs 8050
24:42 Mic vs line level for wireless
26:24 Noise floor issues?
27:40 SoundDevices SL2 compatibility
28:56 Dual TX vs true diversity
29:19 Setting gain for 24/32-bit recording
29:54 Thoughts on latency
30:49 Sony’s reversed polarity
35:00 Powering options
35:37 Firmware updates
40:49 Phantom-powered plug-on TX’s?
42:25 Thoughts on frequency bands
45:27 What’s Nexus?
46:32 Battery drain issue?
47:28 Mic wiring
47:53 Arranging RX’s in sound bags
55:20 Mic switch: NTG4 to MKE 600?
1:00:28 Modifying sound of mic in post
1:03:12 Aston Spirit review?
1:08:22 End of stream
