Over at PMA CES 2012 we stopped by the Azden Booth to see what they had to show for DSLR Audio. They showed us a new mixer / preamp called the FMX-DSLR, along with the SMX-10 stereo shotgun and ECZ-990 mono shotgun microphones. I don’t have any experience with these particular microphones, but what I [...]

When Rode released it’s VideoMic Pro, the little shotgun mic was sold out for weeks. I’m anticipating the same would hold true for at least the innovative VideoMic HD with built in digital audio recorder.

Through the comments, it looks like the Rode Stereo VideoMic Pro has now been listed for pre-order and comes in just [...]

The Alesis TwoTrack portable digital audio recorder sees a small price drop. Yup, looks like a Zoom H1 with X/Y stereo mics, 3.5mm Mic Input, headphone monitoring, adjustable Gain, and built in Auto levels if you’re lazy. A steel threaded insert for tripod mount, and no web articles about battery drain issues. Audio can be [...]

A new Stereo VideoMic Pro, and the VideoMic HD – worlds first ‘Digital Recorder Microphone‘. Say what?? Yes, Rode actually has a built in Digital Recorder inside their latest VideoMic HD that saves to MicroSD. Cray right? From the looks of it, I’m guessing this will save a copy of high quality audio to it’s [...]

YouTube member LeftCoastInternetTV has a helpful tip about using the microphone on your hands free iPhone earbuds as a LAV mic. He goes to the extreme to actually cut off the headphone buds to minimize the footprint of the little microphone. I’ve seen several people covering small events with their rigged up iPhone, and this [...]

YouTube member KnopTop shares all the steps needed to update the firmware on the popular Zoom H1 portable recorder. [Thanks Dave] The new firmware update is supposed to solve some major problems you want to avoid. There’s some additional information on the original post (here).

If you’re in a bind to find an inexpensive Microphone Windscreen a.k.a. DeadCat, here’s a quick tip shared by YouTube member krotoflik. Try grabbing yourself a padded furry (or wooly) seatbelt cover. There’s a short sample with and without the Seatbelt cover on the microphone, and it does a decent job of eliminating that dreaded [...]

There’s new firmware available for the popular Zoom H1 portable audio recorders. To minimize our gear over at CES, we’ll most likely be using the Zoom H1 as a hand held microphone. No wireless body packs, receivers, and heavy portable audio recorders. You can see how Olivia used this in one of her NAB interviews [...]

B&H published a few articles in their Learning Library around popular gear in 2011. Check out a few of their articles that get in-depth with Fast Glass, Voice-Over equipment, Shotgun Microphones, On camera monitors, and Portable Audio Recorders. These articles are great reading materials for a more in depth look at at tips, tricks, and [...]

Great deal of the day is the Beats by Dre Noise Canceling headphones. Normally priced over $300 dollars, this deal that will end in a few hours brings it down to just $159. That’s even cheaper than the Solo version. Available in Black/Red or White/Red. Check it out following the link (click here)

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Opteka releases a dual cold shoe bracket that mounts to your camera’s hotshoe. It’s a simple way and inexpensive way to mount two accessories directly to your camera such as an LED light, microphone, or audio recorder.

Opteka Dual Cold Shoe V Bracket
The Opteka looks to have a shorter profile, but it is very similar [...]

Adrian writes in and asks if anyone has information on this new Hahnel MK100 DSLR Mini Shotgun Microphone? One interesting spec listed is the (-10db / 0db / +20dB) switches. Hahnel makes other camera related accessories including tripod heads, wireless triggers, wireless Live View video kits, and now this new microphone. A few other [...]

If you’re stepping up your audio game and getting into ‘Blimps’, here’s a clever DIY tutorial from Vimeo member HDSLR GEAR to create a nice PVC travel case. Blimps are special housings that will add an additional layer of wind protection to your microphones compared to just the dead cat windscreens. Here Joel is showing [...]

Olivia just posted up her follow up video, a Part #2 of Audio tips from JuicedLink. If you haven’t seen the first part, it’s basically audio tips on using the right microphones for the job. The video can be found (here). In this follow up video, Robert talks about the advantages of using a low [...]

Olivia sits down with audio engineer Robert from JuicedLink to talk a little bit about audio. It’s a lengthy video but lots of good information in here. This is actually just part #1. In the second part of this series, Robert will talk about DSLR audio pre-amp noise, external audio recorders, and options to get [...]

I’m not very familiar with this company, but from the wind tests in the video sent over by YouTube member NitsanPictures, it seems to work well. Another great option furry deadcat microphone windscreen for those out in the UK. Thanks Nitsan. Available for a few different popular microphone models, found following the link (click here)

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