Russ takes a look at Red Giant PluralEyes 3.5, a piece of software that claims to be able to get multiple video and audio sources in sync in seconds. Does it live up to the claims? Find out.
With a touch of a single button, PluralEyes analyzes the audio from your cameras and audio devices and syncs them up, in seconds. No clapboards or timecode are needed.
In this article, Paul Maunder explores a powerful feature of Pro Tools called Satellite Link which allows you to link multiple Pro Tools systems over an ethernet network. Paul explains the reasons why you would want to do this and demonstrates how to configure a Video Satellite.
Templates promise a streamlined workflow, consistency, and a reduction in mundane setup tasks. But could these conveniences be subtly undermining the very creativity they aim to support? In this article we consider the pros and cons of using templates for the creative professional.
Is dialog editing part or all of what you do? Either way, you need a suite of tools to help you manipulate the spoken word, whether it’s Film, TV or Radio. In this article Mike Thornton looks at which tools, both standalone software and plugins, he feels every dialog editor should have.
Any audio professional worth hiring is always going to try and do their best on a project, but how far is it possible to go from hired-help to collaborator? We explore this question.
The audio production market is flooded with software tools promising to revolutionise the creative process. The choices are vast, but so are the claims. The integrity of these marketing claims is more important than ever. We call out some of the more dubious claims and say why they matter.
Now in its second decade, Harrison’s Mixbus sets out to bring the American console manufacturer’s sound and workflow into the box. Here we give an overview of Mixbus 10 and its new features, get some user opinion, and some background from the people behind it.
Earlier this year, we considered how AI is changing audio post production, however the industry has actually been on a course of change for some time already, most notably in the job roles which many of us have to take on day to day. In this article, Paul Maunder explores the other factors which have driven this change.
Following on from various team members sharing their list of must-have plugins, in this article, Mike Thornton shares his top 7 plugins from his lifetime of working in broadcast audio and post production.
With a new generation of tools using either advanced algorithms or AI to do what they do, engineers can achieve more than ever in the mix. Whether it’s a fresh take on an old favourite, or the latest restorative fix, here we take a look at what can be achieved with these magic modern helpers.
This article explores the provocative comparison between generative AI and pornography, examining their implications for human expression, connection, and the erosion of creativity's essence.