Sound Speeds on Shotgun Microphones @LearnLightAndSoundSessions
Sound Speeds on Shotgun Microphones  @LearnLightAndSoundSessions
Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this week's session, we're joined by Allen Williams of Sound Speeds where he'll share his perspective on when to use a shotgun microphone versus other types of boom microphones for capturing dialogue sound.

Visit Allen's YouTube channel Sound Speeds at youtube.com/@SoundSpeeds

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
- AEA KU5A ribbon microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon geni.us/OBUvsAG
- 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

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Copyright 2023, Curtis Judd

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02:41 Beginning of stream
Sound Speeds on Shotgun MicrophonesEar training & headphones for video production & postSound for Video Session: Mackie ProFX10 GO battery powered analogue mixerSound for Video Session: Setting Gain & Leaving HeadroomSound for Video Session — Sweeten audio in Fairlight & Q&ASound for Video Session — SoundSheet app for production soundSound for Video Session — What is Dante & Q&ASound for Video Session: Ear Training & Q&ASound for Video Session: Ear Training & Q&ASound for Video Session: Sound FX with Krotos Studio & Q&ASound for Video Session: Parallel Compression & Ear TrainingSound for Video Session: Learning SONY UWP-D & Q&A
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Sound Speeds on Shotgun Microphones

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