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Apple Macworld/ iWorld 2013 – A Few Things That I Liked.

by J.S. Gilbert
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  Apple Macworld/ iWorld 2013 – A Few Things That I Liked. Well, it’s been several months since I attended Macworld at San Francisco’s Moscone Center and the fact that I’ve waited until now to “report” on it may be more telling than anything else. This was the third Macworld since Apple has pulled out, [...]

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Sennheisers Online Tutorials for Filmmakers (Videographers) or anybody looking to create good sound

by J.S. Gilbert
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For the past 21 years, Sennheiser has owned Neumann and have been cranking out some incredible microphones (and other audio products) under both names. While I own a coouple dozen microphones, the two I turn to most often are the Sennheiser 416 shotgun and the veteran Neumann U87. Not only do I trust these guys [...]

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Slide to Unlock

by J.S. Gilbert
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Slide to unlock – You may not actually be familiar with the term, but it’s something you unconsciously do all the time. Well, at least 20 – 30% of the folks in America do. It’s that little left to right swipe we make to get our smart phones to turn on. It’s the same motion [...]

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Craig Anderton’s 5 Marketing Slogans That Must Die

by J.S. Gilbert
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Every now and again, as a writer and a big mouth in general, I come across something that says to me, “I could have written that” or “I wish I had written that”, as opposed to “I could have written that better”. I came across Craig Anderton’s ”Five Marketing Slogans That Must Die”, buried way back [...]

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Nuwaste Studios Free Pocket Light Meter App for iPhone

by J.S. Gilbert
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This is currently a free app that is advertising supported that uses the iPhone’s camera as a spot meter, as well as an incident meter.  The app works with either the forward or backwards facing cameras on the iPhone. You can move the reading area around on the screen to take multiple readings or a [...]

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Swann Laptop Lock Alarm

by J.S. Gilbert
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For less than $30 or so comes a wonderful idea for just about anybody who works on a laptop. I’ve heard way too many stories of somebody just having their laptop grabbed from a table at a cafe, or taking their eye off their computer for 2 seconds in airport lounge, only to never see [...]

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Woe Is Me, I got an SSD

by J.S. Gilbert
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It may sound like one of those things you’d go to the free clinic for, but actually SSD stands for solid state drive. And right about the time I am writing this, they are starting to make their way into computers everywhere. They are the future in terms of computer storage, as in replacing your hard [...]

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Canon EOS Rebel T2i vs. Canon EOS 7D

by J.S. Gilbert
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DSLR’s are all the rage these days, in particular for videographers looking to get high quality results with a minimal outlay of dollars. There are lots of pluses and minuses and I would recommend anyone looking at making an investment of what is easily several thousand dollars, (no matter how you slice it) borrow, rent [...]

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Gadgets and Stuff

by J.S. Gilbert
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The Making of Play: Music Video shot entirely with an iPhone Play: Music Video shot entirely with an iPhone Accousticalsurfaces.com For those of you looking to upgrade project studios or home studios or are looking to build or retrofit studio space, www.acousticsurfaces.com is a treasure trove of information and products for almost any situation. From [...]

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Plural Eyes and Dual Eyes = Great Audio for Your Video

by J.S. Gilbert
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By now, many of us have either seen or heard about the incredible footage that was shot for the 2010 season finale of House. It was completely done using Canon 5D Mach II DSLR’s, which took advantage of the cameras small size and ability to film in low light to provide some dramatic and uncharacteristicly [...]

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Jake Ludington to the A/V Rescue

by J.S. Gilbert
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I was browsing the Web recently and came across a video in YouTube by a Mr. Jake Ludington, demonstrating how to make portable recording environment. It was simplicity at its best and would be quite helpful to many pod casters, broadcasters and v.o. folks. One big takeaway from this was that he used a serrated [...]

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Studio Six Digital audio apps and new pro mic/ audio interface for the iPhone

by J.S. Gilbert
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Newest Update now is 11-30-12 (feel free to read the entire piece, but to save you time and get to the meat of the matter, I will report my latest findings here) I attended AES (Audio Engineer’s Society) Annual event in San Francisco, several weeks ago and got to purchase the latest iaudioInterface 2 from [...]

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We Can’t Even Share A Hole In The Ground

by J.S. Gilbert
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For many years, I lived in an apartment building in San Francisco. One day I awoke to the sounds of jackhammers and other loud industrial noises outside my window. After my morning rituals were complete, I went to investigate and saw a crowd of DPW (Department of Public Works) employees digging a hole in the [...]

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