Microphone Polar Patterns… What are they, and why do they matter? Polar Patterns The most important characteristic of any microphone is its directionality or “pickup pattern”. Any microphone exhibits its best frequency response when pointed directly at the sound source. The pickup pattern Read more…
How the FCC Reallocation of UHF Frequencies may affect your Wireless Mics We live in a wireless world – and it isn’t just microphones. Our mobile phones, tablets, e-readers, cameras, GPS units and other devices keep us in constant wireless Read more…
By Tim Pool With the gap between television and online news consumption narrowing, along with more viewers consuming news from online digital sources, scaled back video production saves loads of money. Even big media companies know this, and lately many Read more…
Samson teamed up with B&H Photo and Video to host a free podcasting workshop and Q&A session featuring some of today’s top podcasting experts. Held on August 2, 2018, the event was livestreamed from the B&H Event Space at the Read more…
Want to Record Your Own Audio Drama Podcast? Here’s How… By Matthew McLean of ThePodcastHost.com From ars Paradoxicaand Bronzeville to We’re Alive and Wooden Overcoats, the cream of Modern Audio Drama podcasts do much more than simply entertain their huge and ever-growing Read more…
By Tom Najarian Musicians often take a winding path to their ultimate destination. Some are trying to find themselves; others are simply open to exploring anything and everything along the way. Jeff Babko lands solidly in the latter category, citing Read more…
With changing trends, come changes to the technology requirements of the everyday journalist. As much as the fundamental elements of digital production have not changed much over the years, technology has shaped the way journalists produce and deliver content. The Read more…
By Bradley Bambarger Guitar-slinger Richie Kotzen has recorded more than 20 albums under his own name since his debut at age 19, evolving from metal whiz-kid to mature singer-songwriter. Kotzen, born in 1970 in Pennsylvania but a longtime resident of Read more…
By Malcolm Doak On June 5, 1989, the world watched as video smuggled out of China showed a lone man standing down a row of tanks during the Tiananmen Square democracy demonstrations. In April 2003, online cameras in a hotel Read more…
By Malcolm Doak Today’s students exist in a multimedia landscape populated by immersive audio, virtual 3D realities and rich social media connections. But it wasn’t always like this. The handwritten lecture notes, photocopied handouts, critical formulas and historic timelines of Read more…