Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this week's session, we'll turn back to the ZOOM F6 and look at some of its file management features and limitations. After that, 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, Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio, and Mixing fundamentals in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.
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:
- ZOOM F6 audio recorder with 6 XLR inputs — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/pCFS
- 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
- Teleprompter Ikan 17" high bright — B&H geni.us/RcuXD3
- 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
02:43 Beginning of stream
03:14 Agenda
05:08 Workshopping the Zoom F6
17:13 File format options
19:27 Q’s for Zoom
20:25 Recorders with EQ?
20:49 Preamp comparison
23:04 More file options
23:52 F6 for pros?
25:46 Workshop cont.
33:56 Placing notes on takes
37:46 Slate/timecode
39:47 Battery options
42:35 Naming takes
43:11 Date and time tips
44:43 vs. MixPre recorders
49:47 More on preamps
50:08 Saving settings?
53:35 New Atomos recorders?
55:24 Timecode vs. genlock vs. world clock
57:24 App control?
57:53 Handling latency
59:24 Firmware update?
59:47 Light accuracy over time
1:01:52 SD card compatibility
1:03:02 End of stream
In this week's session, we'll turn back to the ZOOM F6 and look at some of its file management features and limitations. After that, 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, Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio, and Mixing fundamentals in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.
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:
- ZOOM F6 audio recorder with 6 XLR inputs — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/pCFS
- 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
- Teleprompter Ikan 17" high bright — B&H geni.us/RcuXD3
- 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
02:43 Beginning of stream
03:14 Agenda
05:08 Workshopping the Zoom F6
17:13 File format options
19:27 Q’s for Zoom
20:25 Recorders with EQ?
20:49 Preamp comparison
23:04 More file options
23:52 F6 for pros?
25:46 Workshop cont.
33:56 Placing notes on takes
37:46 Slate/timecode
39:47 Battery options
42:35 Naming takes
43:11 Date and time tips
44:43 vs. MixPre recorders
49:47 More on preamps
50:08 Saving settings?
53:35 New Atomos recorders?
55:24 Timecode vs. genlock vs. world clock
57:24 App control?
57:53 Handling latency
59:24 Firmware update?
59:47 Light accuracy over time
1:01:52 SD card compatibility
1:03:02 End of stream
