[Ty Ford]

Vince,

Thanks for chiming in. Please drop us a link where we all can hear that.

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Bob and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

I think you are probably right, the mic was overdriven. When that’s the case, you’re pretty cooked. I’m guessing you weren’t wearing headphones. As clunky as they may make you look, they will save your butt. You might try “in ear” phones in the future. https://www.etymotic.com/ They are less noticeable.

Izotope, among others, makes a declipper tool. I have no idea what it would do to your distorted audio, but the package is handy for other noise reduction chores.

Sorry for your pain.

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Ty Ford

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[Ty Ford]

Mark,

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment. I’ll pass it on and thanks for your nice words.

We shot and edited in 1080p with a slight color and gamma bump. Sony EX3 camera.

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Ty Ford

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Archie,

The client request is very odd. Who’s the client?

Unfortunately it’s not as easy as you think. The true sound of a mic can be compromised by a lackluster preamp so that the difference between it and a lesser mic are negligible.

BLUE’s visual design sense has always exceeded the actual sound of the mic.

The u 87 has been a studio favorite for years. I use a u 89, among others. Others include The EV RE20, Shure SM7b, Audio Technica AT4050 and Sennheiser MKH 416 are frequently used.

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Ty Ford

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Daniel,

My buddy Jay Rose is inclined to say things like that, but even he will admit that its usually takes from the same session unless the talent is immensely “the same” over different projects. Jay was usually saying that for spots, where VO is more structured (less variable).

Even if you have the ear, the tools and know how to use them, there’s only so much you can do.

I think the goal here is to use this experience to firm up communications with your client so it either doesn’t happen again, or they are just open to the fact that downstream changes do have a price.

I had Northrop Grumman for a client for many years and they would routinely send me a script. I’d do it and there were usually at least three changes. The video people there knew their own people would be evolving the projects and would require changes. It was SOP. Don’t be afraid to get paid for that.

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Ty Ford

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[Ty Ford]

thanks grinner,

the pod bay doors are open. mojo is rising.

ty

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[Ty Ford]

grinner,

thanks! it’s not a trailer. we have gone to great lengths to make that distinction, but apparently we need more.

If they want to scrap the whole thing and start all over, that’s fine. If this makes them want to see the script, then it has achieved its purpose.

Regards,

Ty

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Brandt and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

Not working on one part of the tape, working on another…hmmm.

I’m going to give you a WAG. Maybe the tape got twisted so the back of it is on the heads during the part you want. Does the tape play if you rewind to the very beginning? Maybe there are parts that aren’t twisted (If indeed the problem IS twisted tape.)

I’m not sure what your solution may be. In the old days, I was able to take DAT and VHS tape cassettes apart and fix the tape, reattach it to the hub, etc. I haven’t tried that with a mini-DV tape cassette. I don’t even know if you can take one apart and get it back together. DAT and VHS carts have screws that hold the halves together. You might try taking apart a tape you can spare to see if it can be done.

Sorry for your pain.

Please let us know how that works out.

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Ty Ford

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Kaye,

As long as your extension cord is long enough…maybe. Being able to grab several knobs to ride gain on several channels is important. The form factor on this mixer looks problematic. Alesis doesn’t have an amazing rep for build quality. It does have firewire, which is interesting, but not many cameras I know of input audio via firewire.

There’s a reason why special tools have evolved. If Hollywood COULD do it cheaper, they WOULD.

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Ty Ford

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[Ty Ford]

Will,

Thanks for the detailed response. I guess that’s why I like Pro Tools LE.

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