Signal Chains for Broadcast Audio

[owlbot]

Just saw that Brodie Brazil of NBCS Bay Area (Sharks, Giants, Warriors, etc) just uploaded some videos/examples of his signal chain at home. I always thought his at-home stuff sounded great (he was doing it before quarantine) and he finally took the time to share what his audio situation is so I figured I'd pass it along!

 

[paulears]

He's not really shared anything at all - just the differences in gain required between different mics. It sounds good because he has nice mics in a decent room. His equipment is normal, plus olde collectables that people like to have. His real skill is making sure what he hears in headphones is right. I'd bet he'd sound just as good with an SM57.Room acoustics are so more important than people think and give you more scope for adjustment. So many people have to work too close in because the room sound you get with more distant mics spoils it - not always the mics.

 

[owlbot]

Ah, well I am a cinematographer so it's all new to me.