Audio

In its largest-ever simultaneous product release RØDE has announced six new products at IBC 2015 in Amsterdam. This was a massive event for Rode and the Australian manufacturer added two new microphones, a pair of carbon fibre boompoles, an XLR interface for Apple iOS® devices and an XLR adaptor for the company’s popular RØDELink 2.4GHz digital wireless system to their line-up of products.

Some say your video is only as good as it sounds, and they are right. Often times a lot of people fall for the trap of compromising audio quality in lieu of wowing the audience with pretty pictures. In some situations however, immersive audio will draw the audience much better into the video experience than beautiful images alone.

Renowned DoP, Alister Chapman, who has been doing amazing work reviewing professional video equipment over at xdcam-user.com for the past few years, shares his experience using the new UWP-D range of radio mics and how the clever new features combine together into an even smaller and neater package, giving improved dynamic range and natural sounding audio, even in remote locations.

In today's modern production environment images are just as important as sound. Video footage needs to impress with stunning detail, pleasing composition and natural exposure, however more often than not, audio tends to take a back seat and be subject to compromise in certain situations especially when one is shooting with a DSLR like the 5D Mark III, or Panasonic GH4

The COS-11D microphone is one of the most popular audio solutions Sanken offers at the moment. The microphone was announced in 2009 as the latest version of the popular COS-11 series. The capsule is based on a new designed, developed specifically for improved hybrid wireless transmission.