I like to ask how people feel about brunch. People seem to feel strongly about it, either one way or another, and they put some energy behind their answer.
Great stuff Katie! I do use a mic stand for tape-sync stuff, which I didn't see in your article. Also, I use Tentacle Sync for local video/audio sync for camera projects. What is the "common" syn...
This article was very helpful. Thank you. I am a Sound Engineer at the University of Utah. When I record faculty projects I don't ask them to tell me what they had for breakfast. I have them spea...
A new possibility for podcasters et al who can't access the tape-sync world, is Ringr (http://www.ringr.us/) ... an iPhone app which records the interviewee on their local iPhone mic, and uploads...
I've been looking for a solution for amateur producers with no budget who need to remotely record. I've found the Tascam iPhone app PCMRecmkII and the Zoom HandyRec. App offers upload to sound cl...
In reply to Zena. The Association for Independents in Radio (AIR) has a great database of independent producers willing t...
I was just wondering how does an independent producer find someone to do a tape sync for them? Is there a good database?
Great article and full of things that I wish I would have known up front and not having had to learn the hard way over 25 years or so of recording syncs. One of my best stories about room noises ...
To Alan Mairson et al: Back in the Dark Ages of Analog Tape, it was important to have a findable cue point to start both playback tapes rolling so we could sync them. 3-2-1-.... (Once they were s...
I've been doing tape syncs for about 30 years for NPR, WBUR and Marketplace among others, I'm a bit surprised to read this and not see any mention of using a mic stand on a desk or table. That's ...
Thanks for a great article, Katie. One question: When editing, what's your preferred method for syncing the two ends of a double-ender? Do you do triple hand claps when you begin recording the in...
Best levels-checking question: Tell me about your first car. Just about everybody has a good story about their first car.