Sound for Video Session: DPA 2017 & Q&A

In this week's session, we'll first have a listen to the new DPA 2017 shotgun microphone compared to a few others, including the DPA 4017b and Sennheiser MKH416. 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 https://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:

DPA 2017 shotgun microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/BCB4u
DPA 4017b shotgun microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/0au8jgx
Sennheiser MKH416 shotgun microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/AVgsgHZ
Mackie DLZ Creator — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/42KrX0
Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/8G8UdBB
Sound Devies 888 field recorder/mixer — Trew, B&H, Sweetwater https://geni.us/zAryW4J
Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/O8e0
Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/InspOl
Teleprompter Ikan 17" high bright — B&H https://geni.us/RcuXD3
Canon C200 Camera - B&H https://geni.us/9Zi4m4a
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/kZyU7e
ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon https://geni.us/b8my
Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/sRxFU90
Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H https://geni.us/9ZfE77
Universal Audio 6176 channel strip pre-amp, EQ, compressor — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/505L55n

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00:00 Start
02:41 Beginning of stream
03:01 Agenda
04:11 All about the DPA 2017
25:07 My take
28:08 High SPL/32-bit recording
32:40 SoundDevices firmware updates
36:53 Nuances of plug-in power
41:50 2017 in-depth
52:00 Off-axis noise
52:56 DEITY TC-1 app support
54:11 ‘Compatible channels’
58:05 Zoom F6 file organization
58:56 Merging input channels…?
1:00:04 ‘Coloration’ of sound
1:02:22 Uses of the Sennheiser G4
1:04:18 New vs old DPA capsules
1:05:26 End of stream