a good audio kit for freelance video production

[@JeffBernier-gy9od]

This civil war ghost is extremely helpful.

[@EnriqueFlores-vr8jr]

he’s saying you look like you’re in civil war era solider uniform. Great video btw. Don’t see too much good audio bag kits. Thanks for the video.

[@brianparksdesign]

😂

[@JeffBernierNet]

@@blasepivovarbut seriously this was great, thank you

[@dymonmein]

By far my fave comment on this channel 😂😂😂

[@blasepivovar]

hahahhaa

[@ramonmurray_]

Just started the video but I just wanna say thanks for being so consistent and for all the videos. I know keeping it up might be tiring or draining sometimes but you’ve helped me level up my film making and my business in more ways than you could ever know….okay I’m gonna watch the video now 😅

[@blasepivovar]

ah man. that truly means so much to hear. thanks for taking the time to write that and so glad to hear the videos have been helpful :)

[@danbrockettDOP]

Nice breakdown of all of your audio gear Blase! I like your organization and I really liked your tip about the dual mic boompole mount, very sweet idea.

[@blasepivovar]

Aye thanks Dan! I think if I could just build and organize for a living I'd be stoked

[@RichieDiMaggio]

Thank you for making this video. First off. Your lighting in this video is so crisp and amazing. Also, I have been looking to invest into audio and this video is super helpful.

[@blasepivovar]

thank you and glad to hear it was helpful!

[@erwickdsouza]

Bruh, the production work on your videos is bonkers. Subbed!

[@blasepivovar]

Appreciate it and glad you're enjoying it!

[@OrenArieli]

I've got much of the same gear. Another few items that might be helpful for you is ground lifters/direct boxes. Depends on if you're regularly tapping into existing systems. Pocket sized recorders are also handy in a pinch, and the newest ones are tiny enough to piggyback on an existing mic if needed.

[@blasepivovar]

Mmm great ideas! Love it

[@Jasondeheus]

Nice man your audio sounds so crispy clean!

[@blasepivovar]

thank you!

[@kristofferivey471]

This was something I wish someone showed me when I was first starting out! Great video, my dudeeee

[@blasepivovar]

aye thanks dudeeee!

[@MotionBlurPL]

SuperB video. I am glad I found your channel a few days ago (Nanlite FS-300B search brought it up), since I am binge-watching it. I just started all this videography madness a few months ago and I have so many questions, but thankfully, you have many answers. Keep the good content coming please.

[@blasepivovar]

ah thank so much! yeah the video world can feel pretty intimidating to dive into. glad to have ya and happy to help!

[@buraki7793]

İçeriklerinin konusu ilgimi çeken şeyler değil ama tarzın büyüleyici. Umarım bir gün hakettiğin yere ulaşırsın dostum. Yarının bugününden güzel olsun. ❤

[@blasepivovar]

thanks for watching!

[@thegimpiessocialclub3113]

great video, thank you. I enjoyed the background classical music

[@blasepivovar]

thank you! glad to have ya

[@the_sologlass]

Love your set-up. You cover every possible scenario. You put my kit to shame 😊 . Keep shooting.

[@blasepivovar]

ah man. thank you. its been a slow build up for sure

[@Anojonn]

Loving your channel! Glad to have discovered it.

[@blasepivovar]

hey glad to have you!

[@loganmurphymusic]

Blase this is super helpful. Thank for the insight for live recording audio 👊

[@blasepivovar]

@@loganmurphymusic need you to build me a stock davinci resolve plugin chain

[@Benforde]

the double boom looks super interesting. im definitely going to try this out

[@blasepivovar]

it's my fav! so easy

[@Eyeofkamau]

Got myself some of those tool bags from harbor freight. My favorite place to shop now. I have a dedicated audio bag too, just the VM40 & DJI kits in it though.

[@blasepivovar]

@@Eyeofkamau love that!! always appreciate you giving me feedback!

[@RayneWeddingFilms]

Your set is clean bro! Keep it up!

[@blasepivovar]

thank you!

[@drewbdarby]

Great detailed overview. Thanks for sharing man!

[@blasepivovar]

Happy to! Appreciate the feedback ✌🏼

[@feath3rs]

This is exactly what I have been looking for

[@blasepivovar]

Ah, love that

[@fauland_photography]

Thanks a lot This is super useful, as I have "improve audio" at no. 1 position for next year... 🙏

[@blasepivovar]

glad to hear that! hope it helps a little

[@RyanWitherspoon]

Your large audio bag is genius. I’m picking one up today 😂. I’m kicking myself for not thinking of this

[@blasepivovar]

heck yeah!

[@YoungBlaze]

Man that conicaV40 seems really nice, internal recording at 32bit float

[@blasepivovar]

its an interesting little mic for sure!

[@matango1979]

Hi, thank you for sharing your knowledge. Could you do a video about setting timecode on Fuji cameras? Something for beginners, where you cover everything from setting it up, to syncing it in a NLE post. I know very little about this topic and I'm probably not the only one.

[@blasepivovar]

Great thought. I will keep that in mind for future videos as I dive more into timecode

[@DustinWatts]

For tying xlr's and other things may I recommend T-Fix cablelbinders ? The come in all sorts of sizes and I never go anywhere without them (granted I'm and audio engineer, specialised in FOH work) but still very handy to bind something temporarily! Thanks for the video btw!

[@blasepivovar]

mmm those look cool! good to know!

[@timdanyo898]

I’m upping my interior interview audio game by getting a Schoeps super cardiod boom mic. It’s incredible how better it is than the MKE 600. It’s pricey but wow.

[@blasepivovar]

that mic looks sick

[@doingitbigent]

What cord you said specifically for phones pertaining to trs trrs cables which side go to the phone?

[@blasepivovar]

the TRRS side would go into the phone / dongle

[@matthartman7062]

You aren’t getting phasing or combed audio problems from booming a shotgun mic indoors? I also used to boom shotgun mics like the MKE 600, DPA 2017 or the MKH 416 indoors, until I got phasing problems with one of my interviews that pretty much ruined the audio. Luckily I had the interviewee lav’d with a Zoom F2BT as a backup, but ever since then I stopped booming shotgun mics indoors if I can help it. I have since been testing my shotgun mics to see if I could reproduce the problem, and I’ve determined that it’s far too easy to screw up the audio with a boomed shotgun indoors, especially in tight, untreated rooms. The problem apparently arises from the sound waves bouncing off the ceiling, floor and walls and hitting the interference tube at slightly different times, creating the combed audio from phase cancelation. Granted, the MKE 600 seems to fair better than the MKH 416, but I’m able to recreate the problem with both mics. For this reason, I bit the bullet and picked up the MKH 50 for booming indoors.

[@smallbizdigitalmedia]

Exactly what I did and I make it known to the clients when pricing work 😂

[@robinprobyn1971]

Never had this problem in 25 years , in all sorts of room ,99% of all interior interviews have a boom/ shotgun mic . I wonder if there is something else at play here. Shotgun mic for interior interviews is 100% standard practice for any video work in any country on the planet . It's usually the main and radio mic,s the backup.

[@blasepivovar]

I actually have never had that happen. I am always monitoring audio in real time with headphones to make adjustments before its baked into the recording

[@chinorocha2]

thanks dude! amazing video! question: do you connect the Audio interface to the camera or separate then Sync in post ?

[@blasepivovar]

depends on the project. if I am using a recorder like the tascam, I am typically recording them separately then syncing in post. i think you can route the output of the tascam direct into camera but I haven't messed with that workflow enough to know the trade off of audio quality. if i am recording say 10 interviews in one day and audio quality into camera is good enough, I'll just run my mic straight in and call it a day to save work in post. Hope that helps!

[@titustjt1612]

Thanks for the detailed breakdown of everything, its really helpful! But I would like to ask, if the VM40 receiver is plugged into Camera(operated by DP), and im the Boom guy who holding the VM40, may I ask how do I monitoring audio in real time with headphone? Do I have to use a long cable headphone and monitoring from the receiver? Or is there any easier way to do it? Because Im standing a quite far distance from the DP, and DP couldn't multitasking to monitoring the audio and record video at the same time. So I tried the Comica APP and monitor it with mobile phone, but I couldn't listen any sound from the mobile phone(even there is a "phone spearker monitoring" option), any advise?

[@blasepivovar]

Great question and perhaps the common downside of these budget products - they solve one issue but then create others. You can monitor via the 1/8" output on the mic itself but in my testing seemed much too quiet to be able to hear it properly as there is no independent control of the level coming from that port. I think it's more designed to be used by someone operating a camera and monitoring audio at the same time but with the added benefit of internal recording in the event of interfering / clipping. That is great feedback and think their next model would be wise to include a dedicated headphone out with level control on the mic itself or the ability to send it to two receivers at once

[@titustjt1612]

@blasepivovar thank u so much for the feedback, its really bothering me with this issue, but good to know the downside of this, guess i will find some other ways to work around with this. VM40 already considered very good based on this price! And thanks again, I really did learn alot from u 👊

[@AdrianCecil-u3v]

I've had the Tascam wired lav fail on me twice now and i'm not sure why.

[@blasepivovar]

@@AdrianCecil-u3v how so?

[@V1ZNS.]

Great video, thank you

[@blasepivovar]

glad to help. appreciate you letting me know!

[@joelyun8727]

How did you light this scene? It looks fantastic!

[@blasepivovar]

thanks! i don’t have a breakdown but key light is just bouncing off the white wall to my left. light streak is via a projection attachment and small 60w light. I then have some backlights hung in the corners my studio both pointing at me which is what is giving the hard light on my shoulders / the desk.

[@jonasbodenhofer1170]

Super helpful, thank you! How do you sync the lav recorded separately?

[@blasepivovar]

Resolve lets you select two audio sources on your timeline, right click and then select auto align. From there you select based on waveform and most times it will sync it right up.

[@MrUrbansoul98]

What’s the backdrop color bro?

[@blasepivovar]

savage 34

[@TheD7aim]

Can you link your video for harbor freight?

[@blasepivovar]

it’s like 4 videos back on my channel

[@HerodeStinfil]

Salut merci broh is 👏👏👏🇭🇹

[@blasepivovar]

👋👋👋

[@sRagnar]

Пожалуйста сравните Comica и Sennheiser! Почему то сравнили только петличку. Спасибо за видео!

[@blasepivovar]

i’ve seen a few videos out there actually already do this

[@sRagnar]

​@@blasepivovar Да и я тоже. И из этих видео ничего непонятно. Видимо разный голос в разном окружении дает разный эффект. Где то Comica звучит отлично, на уровне больших брендов, где то совсем плохо. Поэтому остаются вопросы. Ищу микрофон для проведения вебинаров, записи KZbin видео. Если у Вас есть Sennheiser - сделайте пожалуйста сравнение, пусть самое простое. Главное почаще переключать аудио с одного микрофона на другой, может раз в 3-5 секунд, чтобы разница была максимально явной. Часто записывают один, а потом другой, но пока играет второй уже не помнишь как звучал первый, разница видна именно на стыках. И в описании напишите Comica vs Sennheiser, так ваше видео найдут много таких как я кто выбирает :). Ваше видео попалось случайно, спасибо алгоритмам ютуба!

[@blasepivovar]

​@@sRagnar Got it! I don't make dedicated videos like that but maybe can do a test in the future next time I am using them side by side. Also. Looks like the VM40 and the MKE600 are the same price today with discounts online. I'd just pick up the MKE600 if it were me and call it a day as it's tried and true, XLR compatible, durable and sounds great.

[@sRagnar]

@@blasepivovar VM40 это готовое устройство для которого не нужно ничего больше. MKE600 требует рекордера и проводов.

[@cineplugg551]

Please i need help with the best firmware for fuji xt4 which one is it?

[@blasepivovar]

not sure. are you having issues with the cam?

[@cineplugg551]

@blasepivovar I am currently having overheating issues and the autofocus socks, like it won't stop pulsating

[@blasepivovar]

@cineplugg551 what firmware are you on? the most recent?

[@matango1979]

@@cineplugg551 There is channel called Edvard that goes in depth about Fuji firmwares in relation to AF and how to downgrade them. Don't let his cockiness fool you, he is actually very dilligent in his research. You could ask him. The one thing I am worried is that there is no solution for the XT4. That being said you can get the XT3 to focus perfectly.

[@cineplugg551]

@blasepivovar I am cureently on FW 1.40

[@monobomodular6413]

ever heard of rode wireless, no interference, internal recording, 32bit,,!

[@blasepivovar]

yeah the rode wireless is great / solid for most folks!

[@EricNentrupTheRed]

Blase! Fellow shooter/disc golfer?! 🎥 🥏

[@blasepivovar]

hahah I actually haven't played much but am filming a bit more in that space these days!

[@EFM_Max_Production]

Zoom F3 better and thanks, I fell asleep =)

[@blasepivovar]

nice 👍🏼

[@matoflynn]

Very helpful, thank you

[@blasepivovar]

glad to help!