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Here is a users guide to onX Offroad GPS navigation software that I just wrote for onX and Desert Wranglers Jeep Club. It is essentially an instruction manual for using the program.

Age old problem... how to get Hollywood quality location sound without using Hollywood quality recording equipment. Sorry, but you are going to have to up your game. I would suggest putting some flyers up at the local film schools and try to find a sound team to help you out. If you do have to...

Google them or search on FaceBook. Even if you don't own a 4x4, club members are happy to let you ride along. And probably give you a shot in the drivers seat, as well.

Sometimes in your zeal to scout a remote location, you might make a bad driving decision (especially in a vehicle not intended for off-road use) and find yourself stuck -- wedged on a rock or axle deep in muck. AAA is not going to come to your aid when you are off the paved roads. But there are...

When I was working production, many times the location on the call sheet would be kind of vague, particularly if we were shooting somewhere remote where there were no obvious house and street numbers, or deep within a park, forest, or open desert. But since I have retired, one of my pastimes has...

In addition to being a regular contributor to SF Magazine and its website, Fred Ginsburg has been managing his own educational website about Production Sound Recording (location recording) for decades. It has served as an online coursebook for a few universities, and is a training guide used by...

2021, Vol. 16, No. 4 ran an article (following my own article about mixing) that discussed firearms. I praise the author! Everything that he said was spot on. As sound mixers on the set, we are the ones with the headphones listening intently via the most sensitive mics in the world. Things that...

Filmmakers often eat. And Sound Mixers sometimes grill, smoke, and do other culinary things as a hobby. We started the FaceBook group "Sound and Food" originally for sound mixers, but have opened it up to anyone in the industry interested in BBQ and other edible delights. It is a closed or...

NOT use an iPhone! The terms "professional" and iPhone are opposite: do one or the other. To get professional audio, you should use a separate digital recorder and a very good microphone (or, better yet, a recorder with a small mixer and multiple microphones). For picture, even an inexpensive...

During sound editing, his dialogue track will be split onto different tracks with the helmet on and helmet off. Most likely, the on-set dialogue that would have been recorded with his helmet on would have been from a small lavalier inside the helmet, and usually would be replaced by ADR. The...

Just an ongoing reminder to the readers that many of the authors featured in our magazine are available to answer your technical questions. For those of you who do not know me, I am Fred Ginsburg CAS PhD. I am an Emmy winning location sound mixer, semi-retired these days, with over 30 years...

Thanks for the offer. Like most professionals, it will depend on: the dates, and the salary.

There is an excellent set of 13 very short videos available FREE on the Audio Technica youtube playlist that cover basic audio for video techniques. I was involved in the production as a writer/consultant, though I do not appear physically in the videos themselves as talent. Although Fred...

Saturday, May 11, 2019 noon to 3pm at Trew Audio in Burbank. Free BBQ lunch. Note that this event is being put on by the Los Angeles Production Sound Mixers Facebook group, and is NOT a Trew Audio commercial event (even though Trew is providing the location and a lot of generous support). The...

Jay, nice to meet you. I am one of the contributing writers here at Student Filmmakers, and a specialist in audio. I would be happy to try to help you out. Are you currently using any audio editing programs? If you need something for free, there is Audacity. There is also full video and audio...

What are the details re judging? When, where, etc?

For radio mics, also check out the Audio Technica System 10 units, They do not work on the normal UHF frequencies so they are not prone to interference or the FCC eliminating their channels down the road. For a good recorder, I agree with Kim that the TASCACM DR-70 is an excellent choice. Four...

Once again, Audio Technica has invited me back to join them during the NAB show in Las Vegas this coming April 24-28. I will be in their booth, along with soundcart and lots of mics, in order to answer your questions and provide hands-on instruction about Production Sound Recording. Selecting...

I have a profile image.... did you send this message to me (Fred G) by mistake?

It is really coming along great. So nice to have a comfy home and a working office in Vegas. Real estate prices are so much lower than in Los Angeles!