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Voilà Meet the SSM micro transmitter. Take a closer look: Made in the USA by a www.lectrosonics.com Bunch of Fanatics® FEATURES Technically Speaking: Documentary Life . 8 Sound advice and lessons learned The Value of Mentorship: Part 2 . .. 12 Collaborative Mixing . 20 Thinking outside of the dub stage Shot-Specific Impulse Responses . 24 8 Excerpts from a thesis iZotope RX Final Mix . 30 A comprehensive review Confessions of a Sound Junkie . 34 Understanding audio transmission 12 Voilà DEPARTMENTS Meet the SSM micro transmitter. President’s Letter . 4 Great value from our contributors From the Editors . 6 Having a mentor/being a mentor 20 Been There Done That . 37 CAS members checking in The Lighter Side . 42 30 Cover: The Value of Mentorship: Part 2 . Photos courtesy of AgaSound Take a closer look: Made in the USA by a ® www.lectrosonics.com Bunch of Fanatics CAS QUARTERLY SUMMER 2015 3 688+SL-6 Giving you the ability to control & monitor your This issue of the Quarterly is blessed with a bountiful entire audio system in one central location. Simplifying Interconnection harvest of information as Karol Urban and Matt Foglia Use SuperSlot-compatible, dual channel wireless receivers and gain have brought together some great articles. April Tucker cable-free powering, fully integrated receiver and Shaun Cunningham explain a workflow for remote control & monitoring, audio interconnection, co-mixing. Colin Lechner offers an abbreviated version CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY and antenna distribution. of his thesis, bringing a wealth of knowledge from his MISSION STATEMENT exploration of shot-specific impulse responses, a pro- To educate and inform the general liferating tool of great interest. Jay Rose returns with De-clutter Your Audio Bag S LETTER public and the motion picture and his informative review of iZotope’s new product Final Mix. Ed Greene television industry that effective Combine the 688 multi-channel field offers a historical perspective with a look to the future on TeleMedia audio sound is achieved by a creative, production mixer/recorder with the SL-6 transmission. Additionally, G. John Garrett offers useful advice and lessons artistic and technical blending of powering and wireless system. This newest member of the 6-Series family of mixer/recorders diverse sound elements. To provide learned as a documentary production sound mixer in his Technically incorporates multi-channel mixer, recorder, Speaking column. Finally, Devendra Cleary continues his series on mentor- the motion picture and television and MixAssist auto-mixing technology. industry with a progressive society ship. In this issue, he focuses on the legendary Agamemnon Andrianos and of master craftsmen specialized in his professional protégés. the art of creative cinematic sound ™ THE PRESIDENT’ We hope you will find great value from these contributions and that recording. To advance the special- 688 12-Input Portable Mixer with 16-Track Recorder & MixAssist they may inspire some of you to make written contributions of your own. ized field of cinematic sound Please reach out with any content suggestions you may have to recording by exchange of ideas, SL-6 Groundbreaking Powering & Wireless System [email protected] as we strive to make this pub- methods, and information. To advance the art of auditory appre- lication a reflection of the community it serves. ciation, and to philanthropically Hopefully, you watched your emails and were able to attend the 4th support those causes dedicated to Find out more by visiting www.sounddevices.com Annual CAS Picnic on July 26, 2015. The CAS picnic has become a great the sense of hearing. To institute summer tradition and is regularly well attended by our members and their and maintain high standards of families as a great way to enjoy the fun of summer together (the event is conduct and craftsmanship among our members. To aid the motion happening as we go to press). Our Picnic Committee Chairman, Bob picture and television industry in Bronow, was very busy with his team preparing for the fun. the selection and training of quali- Looking forward, the return of our collaboration with the MPSE and Mix fied personnel in the unique field magazine is scheduled for September 26. The event, “The Art of Sound of cinematic sound recording. To Design: Music, Effects and Dialog in an Immersive World,” will be a won- achieve for our members deserved derful expansion of last year’s successful immersive sound event collabora- recognition as major contributors to the field of motion picture and tion. Multiple symposiums/panels covering music, EFX, dialogue, and television entertainment. mixing will be presented along with master classes, vendor and manufac- turer booths, screenings, demonstrations, and much more. It will be held at Sony Studios in Culver City, California. Stay tuned for further announce- ments involving all the details or check MixSoundForFilm.com CAS SUMMER 2015 I hope you’re having a wonderful summer. NEW MEMBERS Warmest regards, Active David Husby, CAS Andrew (Drew) Ponder, CAS Student Mark Ulano, CAS Michael Cullen President of the Cinema Audio Society Joseph Elfanbaum 4 SUMMER 2015 CAS QUARTERLY 688+SL-6 Giving you the ability to control & monitor your entire audio system in one central location. Simplifying Interconnection Use SuperSlot-compatible, dual channel wireless receivers and gain cable-free powering, fully integrated receiver control & monitoring, audio interconnection, and antenna distribution. De-clutter Your Audio Bag Combine the 688 multi-channel field production mixer/recorder with the SL-6 powering and wireless system. This newest member of the 6-Series family of mixer/recorders incorporates multi-channel mixer, recorder, and MixAssist auto-mixing technology. 688 12-Input Portable Mixer with 16-Track Recorder & MixAssist™ SL-6 Groundbreaking Powering & Wireless System Find out more by visiting www.sounddevices.com SOUND MIXING · SOUND EDITORIAL & DESIGN MASTERING · RESTORATION AND MORE At some point in our careers, we have either had a mentor or acted as a mentor. Some of our student members are wrapping up their summer internships or gearing up for interning in the fall, while many of our experienced members are con- tinuing the mentoring they do on a daily basis to colleagues of all levels. With this in mind, we have the second installment of Devendra Cleary’s “The OFFICERS Value of Mentorship.” Continuing with the topic President: Mark Ulano, CAS Vice President: Phil Palmer, CAS of passing along wisdom, CAS Career Achievement Secretary: David J. Bondelevitch, CAS Award recipient Ed Greene discusses some of the Treasurer: Peter R. Damski, CAS challenges associated with mixing for broadcasted programming and asks us all to get involved with BOARD OF DIRECTORS Deb Adair, CAS Lee Orloff, CAS the industry’s developing Web audio reforms. Be Bob Bronow, CAS Lisa Piñero, CAS sure to read his article, “Confessions of a Sound Junkie …” In his John Coffey, CAS Gary A. Rizzo, CAS “Technically Speaking” column, G. John Garrett plays mentor to Peter J. Devlin, CAS Glen Trew, CAS FROM THE EDITORS... Edward J. Greene, CAS Karol Urban, CAS those getting into documentary sound by providing some excellent Tomlinson Holman, CAS Steve Venezia, CAS suggestions. Showcasing the fruits of his research, we have an excerpt Sherry Klein, CAS Jeff Wexler, CAS from Student member Colin Lechner’s graduate thesis, “Shot-Specific Walter Murch, CAS Impulse Responses.” Colin, a former student of CAS Treasurer and professor of sound design Peter Damski, writes of how IRs can be OFFICE MANAGER Patti Fluhr used to increase the accuracy and believability of ADR. In the article “Collaborative Mixing Outside of the Dub Stage,” Shaun Cunningham EDITORS and April Tucker provide some insight into how they co-mix projects Matt Foglia, CAS Karol Urban, CAS while working in different places. Also, Jay Rose takes the time to provide an overview of iZotope’s new RX Final Mix. As always, look PUBLISHER toward the back pages to see what your fellow members are up to in IngleDodd Media 11661 San Vicente Blvd., Ste. 709 the “Been There Done That” listings and “The Lighter Side” submis- Los Angeles, CA 90049 sions. The CAS Quarterly is produced as a service to our members QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS: Cinema Audio Society on a voluntary basis. We greatly appreciate, and want, your 827 Hollywood Way #632 feedback and suggestions—so send them in! Email us at Burbank, CA 91505 [email protected]. We also truly value the Phone: 818.752.8624 support of our sponsors and encourage your commitment to them. Fax: 818.752.8624 As we gear up for the fall, here’s wishing you an enjoyable rest of the Email [email protected] summer. Website www.CinemaAudioSociety.org ADVERTISING: IngleDodd Media 310.207.4410 [email protected] Matt Foglia, CAS Karol Urban, CAS www.IngleDoddMedia.com ©2015 by the Cinema Audio Society. All rights reserved. CAS®, Cinema Audio Society®, and Dedicated to the advancement of Sound® are all trademarks of the Cinema Audio Society and may not be used without permission. 6 SUMMER 2015 CAS QUARTERLY CAS_DigWireless.pdf 1 10/29/14 10:50 AM 100 MHZ WIDE-BAND TRXLA2 DIGITAL RECORDING WIRELESS TRANSMITTER TM C INTERNAL BACKUP NEVERCLIP THE STANDARD IN SOUND, RECORDING gives you an incredible M capture quality back-up dynamic range without audio in the most hostile clipping your audio Y EVOLVED RF environment CM MY 200 MHZ WIDE-BAND RECEIVER WITH ENHANCED CY QRX200 RANGE AND AUTOMATIC TRACKING FRONT END FILTER CMY K ENCRYPTED AUDIO DIGITAL MODULATION keeps transmitted 100% digital modulation THE ULTIMATE IN audio private for superior quality RECEIVER FLEXIBILITY zaxcom.com | 973-835-5000 G. John Garrett, CAS work- ing on a documentary for Scientific American Frontiers TECHNICALLY SPEAKING: Documentary Life by G. John Garrett, CAS I’ve learned a lot from years of docu- mentary sound recording.