mojofunkster Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Is there any very in-depth books (or articles) on location sound that covers lav techniques extensively? I bought "Location Audio Simplified", but nearly every technique shown involves front loaded lavs, which I own COS -11D's, so it's not as helpful as I had hoped. Unfortunately I never had a mentor to walk me through some of the techniques and I would like some guidance on this subject specifically. Thanks, SW Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark kirchner Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Hi Mojo, This iBook " Down to the Wire by Thomas Popp has some good information in it. https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/down-to-the-wire/id598071724?mt=11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Reineke Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Thomas Popp's Udemy video series How To Put A Microphone On Talent was very well done. It only covered the mounting of mics though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonG Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Most people experiment until they find techniques that work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Reineke Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 2 hours ago, JonG said: Most people experiment until they find techniques that work. For sure.. there's nothing like hands-on experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Feeley Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 11 minutes ago, Rick Reineke said: For sure.. there's nothing like hands-on experience. My all-time favorite aphorism: Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Senator Michaels used to put it this way: Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment. Experience is that thing you get after you need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Totally +1 on experience. Even better than any book is the depth of discussion on that, and so many other related subjects, available on this forum. Of course, that requires a good measure of diligence (also known as "work") -- not something the "instant expert" crowd has any interest in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojofunkster Posted November 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 I totally understand that experience is the best way to learn something, but wouldn't I be ignorant to just do it without trying everything I can to better myself? I haven't been mixing for a very long time, but I also got hired on to something that I'd rather not screw up. So to clarify, I need experience, but a book would be nice.Thanks.Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Feeley Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 I hear you and figured you knew that. Like Mark and Rick, I think Thomas Popp's stuff is pretty good. But I've learned more from mentors and this board. Also Jay Rose's books are helpful, though not lavcentric. Do some searches on this site. A couple/few years ago there was a burst of discussions about COS11 and general lav mounting ideas. Here are three discussions to start you off. Some good stuff here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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