Audio Accessories
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In this video, AB talks about six wrong things you might be doing when you record your vocals. From improper mic choice to bad acoustics, you’ll learn about some of the most common mistakes people make when tracking vocals. Check it out!
If you make beats or create electronic music, you've probably heard of FL Studio, the music production DAW from Image-Line. For years, it has been a go-to tool for producers and songwriters operating on anything from compact laptops to tricked-out desktops. However, there has never been a hardware controller designed specifically for FL Studio… until now! The new Akai Pro Fire, created in cooperation with Image-Line, is the
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Sennheiser has updated its popular G3 series with the evolution wireless G4. AB takes a quick look at the wireless G4 Combo Sets, which are geared toward recording dialogue, ENG audio, and sound for film. We hope you enjoy the video, and invite you to view the wide selection of other instructional and informative videos at BandH.com.
Zoom is turning heads with the announcement of its latest handy recorder, the H3-VR, which not only records in Ambisonics format, but also offers binaural stereo, standard stereo, 5.1 surround support, and live streaming. What's more, the recorder is self-contained and provides a fast and easy way to record 360-audio and monitor in real time. Whether you are a filmmaker, musician, or gamer, 360-audio is the undeniable future of content creation
For more than 60 years, Universal Audio has been creating professional recording and mixing products for music producers and post-production studios. Building upon the success of the Apollo and Apollo MK2, the new Apollo x-Series Thunderbolt™ 3 Audio Interfaces up the ante with elite-class A/D and D/A conversion and a redesign of the analog circuitry, which achieves a dynamic range of 129 dB and a THD+N of -128 dB. What's more, the new interfaces now feature HEXA Core processing with six DSP chips, offering 50% more processing power over
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In this video, AB reviews the new Sennheiser Memory Mic, which is designed to record broadcast-quality, 16-bit/48k audio with your smartphone. With features like Bluetooth synchronization, compatibility with Filmic Pro, and up to 4 hours of recording on a full charge, Memory Mic makes for a professional audio-recording solution for smartphone users. Check out the video, which we hope you enjoy, for more features and an audio
Cambridge Audio recently unveiled a new receiver and two new amplifiers, now available at B&H, and all featuring resonance-damping architecture. One amplifier, the CXA60, outputs up to 60W per channel RMS, features an anti-resonant chassis, and has A/B switching for convenient use in multiple zones. It’s available in either black or silver and sports a digital coaxial, two optical, and four stereo RCA inputs. A
With its RX line of plug-ins, iZotope has crafted a suite of modules that can clean up nearly any audio hiccup you might have. Indeed, countless pros in television, film, Web, radio, and podcasting often turn to iZotope RX to remove extraneous noise, to eliminate clicks and pops, to fix bursts of distortion, and more. With RX Elements, iZotope has taken essential processes from this post-production suite and placed them in a wallet-friendly format, one that’s very easy to use. Just how simple is it to get started? Look at these videos to see
Premium tripod manufacturer Gitzo has updated its line of carbon fiber boompoles with four new models featuring the company's proprietary Carbon eXact tubing. The new GB2551US Series 2, GB2551LUS Series 2, GB4541US Series 4,
In case you haven't heard, Sound Devices makes some of the most widely used and well respected portable multitrack audio recorders out there. The company's latest products, the MixPre-3M and the MixPre-6M, expand the M-Series line, which is designed and optimized for musicians and singer-songwriters recording in rehearsals,
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In this video, AB looks at the Sound Devices MixPre 10M, a multichannel recorder and USB interface with features that enable musicians to make simple, professional-sounding recordings. From overdubbing parts to bouncing tracks, the 10M gives you the versatility of a simple DAW without need for a computer, though it is extremely capable as a USB audio interface. We hope you enjoy the video, and invite you to view the wide
Proudly picking out the stars of the NAMM 2018 show, B&H’s Aaron Belinfanti, or “AB,” as he is fondly known, spotlights new products across a broad array of categories in the video below. For live stage applications, Sennheiser’s G4 wireless lineup expands on the company’s widely popular G3 series with up to 50 mW of power, simplified setup, and more.
For synth-heads, the Korg Prologue analog synthesizer—available in
It’s NAMM 2018, and you know what that means—new wares from Yamaha! Other models have been added to the company roster, and we here at B&H are only too happy to stock them.
Let’s start with the guitars, which we’ve featured in many of our product demonstrations. First, take a gander at the TransAcoustic models. These are acoustic/electric guitars that feature built-in reverb and chorus—reverb and chorus that you can hear live, in the room, without any external
It's NAMM 2018 again—well, actually, it can only ever be NAMM 2018 once, but that's beside the point—and just in time for the convention, Mackie has released a bunch of utilitarian gear perfect for live and studio engineers. Indeed, Mackie is a company that enthusiastically prides itself on offering quality at a reasonable price, and these pieces are no exception.
Let's begin with the MDB series, Mackie's foray into the world of direct injection boxes, or Dis, for short. Here you'll find passive DIs like the
When it comes to audio for video, no one ever seems to notice it unless it’s bad. And if it is bad, it can completely ruin your project. While we always try to record the best production audio we can from the get-go, problems are bound to pop up. In the end, we must assess the audio we’ve got and use our mixing, restoration, and dialogue replacement skills to make it all work. So, here are five post-production tips for better audio in your videos.
Tip 1: Pick the Best Sounding Mic for Each Shot
Once you’ve got your OMF or AAF file imported