THE Volume 18 | Issue 1 | 2006 COFFEY AUDIO FILES LOST MIX MAGIC 24 THE SOUNDS OF M:I-3 THE DUB STAGE PAPUA NEW GUINEA ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: EDITORIALS GEAR REVIEWS CHEAT SHEETS AUDIO GLOSSARY 2005 SOUND AWARDS WHO’S ON WHAT CONSIGNMENTS JAKE IN ENCORE PROGRESS TELECINE The Coffey Audio Files | Vol.18 Issue 1 | 2006 | Page 2 TABLETABLE OFOF CONTENTSCONTENTS Coffey’s Brew 3 // TECH ZONE // Rental Dept 4 Sales Dept 5 Cheat Sheet - Sound Devices 744T 29 State of the Audio Industry Address 7 Cheat Sheet - Zaxcom Deva IV & V 30 David Yaffe - Lost in Paradise 9 Audio Glossary - From A to D 31 Jim Corbett - Mixing Magic 12 24 - The Audio Workflow 14 Jeff Wexler - On A Sound Mission 33 On Set Audio Recording Today 18 The Dub Stage 34 2005 CAS & Academy Sound Awards 20 Steve Tibbo - Split-Screen Audio 36 Who’s On What 22 Coffey Sound Consignments 36 Austin Storms - Papua New Guinea 24 Mike Walker - Digital Audio & Telecine 38 Gear Reviews - Post Production 26 Greg Kita - Reality World 40 Boom & 3rd Shelf 28 Gear Reviews - Production Audio 42 Executive Editor: John Coffey Layout & Design: Steve Eagle Contributors: Robert Kennedy, Chris Silverman, Frank Scibella, Dave Fisk, John Coffey, Steve Eagle, Thomas Popp, David Yaffe, Todd Winnick, Jim Corbett, Bill Gocke, Todd Overton, Corey Woods, Sean Peterson, Bill Dotson, Austin Storms, Marty Humphries, Jeff Wexler, Steve Tibbo, Mike Walker, Greg Kita For advertising inquiries please contact Steve Eagle at [email protected]. All content Copyright © Coffey Sound, 2006. Certain product images and names are Copyright © their respective owners. COFFEY SOUND / 3325 Cahuenga Blvd West / Hollywood, CA / 90068 Phone: (323) 876-7525 Fax: (323) 876-4775 Web: www.coffeysound.com The Coffey Audio Files | Vol.18 Issue 1 | 2006 | Page 3 COFFEY’S BREW A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF COFFEY SOUND By now, you may have up in the highly professional services you require on heard that I'm here to stay. production. We have the tools necessary to interact I'm leaving the set mixing to and provide workflow solutions. We proved it through you. Most of you had to work a five year head start that we had selling non-linear the sets while your kids grew recording way ahead of the competition. So through up. We reversed the order by necessity, we don't have just one staff Product having ours later in life. Specialist, we have several, in both the rentals and Luckily, running Coffey sales departments. Sound allows me to be home Today, we carry an enormous stock of sales inven- early every day to watch my tory on site for your immediate purchasing. We also child grow up. I am grateful have an extensive rental inventory. We now have a for this opportunity, but it fully stocked warehouse on premises, plenty of park- presents a bit of a problem ing, and an expert staff that I wouldn't trade with any- for me. Whereas I used to bug you for mixing jobs, one. Our staff is trained in every aspect of your pro- now I need to perform well enough at Coffey Sound to duction needs, all the way through post-production. deserve your business as my sole means of support - They can assist you through your entire workflow. or I have to go back to mixing to pay the bills. It’s a new They have intricate knowledge of not just audio, but kind of pressure, but I’ve owned Coffey Sound long how it’s used with Pro-Tools, Avid, the new cameras enough by now to know how to finally do this right. and High Definition. We know the solutions. It's not I will still see you plenty on the sets, though, and easy for you to work and stay tuned to the constantly your experiences will always be my training ground. I changing audio landscape. You don’t need to - that’s think it’s my advantage because I really do know what our job. We don't just sell gear, we assist you on how you do….all of it. I have the same battle scars as you to use it. All this and we still answer our own phones! to prove it. In fact, I still get those bad dreams at night I really want to thank you for your support over the - you know, the ones where something goes wrong on years. Every contribution to our growth along the way, set. So I really know what you are going through and no matter how little or how much, helped bring us to today, our employees are taught personally by me to today's level. We could never have gotten here with- feel your pressures! Today, we’ve got your back! out you. We are at the top now, but the journey along It's been a long time growing to where we are the way is full of fond memories. I've enjoyed getting now, but today, I can say quite frankly that our audio to know you all and want to begin enhancing our rela- business is second to none. It only took 18 years to be tionships for many years to come. We now walk the able to say that, but now Coffey Sound can dispense talk, and today is the beginning of a new era at Coffey the knowledge, experience and inventory to back you Sound. - John Coffey, CAS The Coffey Audio Files | Vol.18 Issue 1 | 2006 | Page 4 RENTAL DEPT. Welcome to the Coffey Sound Rental Dept. We carry the highest quality My history here at Coffey equipment for your productions Sound starts back in 1999, when I was hired as one of the original non-linear hard disk recorder product spe- cialists for production sound. In those days, things were very different, with file conversions and media being a tough hur- Sound Devices 744T Lectrosonics Venue dle to overcome. I did that work for three years here, and then made my way into rentals. As the company grew so did my responsibilities and work load, and we hired additional product experts to help with the grow- ing need for support of non-linear recorders. I became Rental Manager in early 2002, and have been running the department and promoting technology ever since. Zaxcom Deva IV & V Motorola CP200 Now, we are in our new warehouse building, and things are going well. The building is fantastic and well worth a trip over to check it out. We have tons of space and a fully stocked sales floor. It is a very exciting time for us here, as we have added hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of new, cutting edge gear into rentals! The full list is on our website. Being somewhat technology-biased, my favorite toys Cooper CS208 Sennheiser MKH416 in rentals are the new non-linear recorders like the Zaxcom Deva 5, Sound Devices 744T, HHB Portadrive and Fostex 824. I can’t stop talking about them. These recorders are the future of filmmaking. Their ease of file transfer to any PC or Mac, as well as their high storage capacity, high sample rate and most importantly, their acceptance in post, make them the most powerful recording tools I have ever seen for production sound. Today’s modern sound mixer must have knowledge of these types of recorders to ensure viability in the future in this demanding marketplace. If any of you would like a non-linear recorder demo, please contact myself or View our full rental line sheet online at any of our product specialists. www.coffeysound.com We look forward to the future here at Coffey Sound. 2006 is going to be a great year for all of us, with more exciting new products and continued growth in rentals. We will continue to strive to provide the best rental 15% OFF equipment in North America, prompt and courteous service, and knowledgeable rental technicians to help your next rental! answer any of your production audio questions. I hope to be working with you now and in the years to come. Welcome to the Coffey Sound Family! Just bring this coupon to the rental count- er and it will be applied to your total. Limit 1 per customer, 1 time only. Chris Silverman, Rental Manager The Coffey Audio Files | Vol.18 Issue 1 | 2006 | Page 5 SALES DEPT. Meet our new Sales Robert Kennedy joins Manager: Frank Scibella our Sales Department That’s right, after a five year Robert Kennedy comes to hiatus, I’m back at Coffey us as a product specialist Sound again, but now it’s as with an insatiable appetite the new Sales Manager. I for quality audio gear. His have to say Iam excited standard concern is record- about this opportunity ing pleasing sound and because I’ve got a great finding innovative solutions sales force to work with who to common recording situa- really know and enjoy the tions while keeping the products. Coming from cost palatable. Location Sound’s rental As an avid recordist, department, I’ve had a long Robert has valuable work time to figure out what my clients want and need, and ing knowledge of the products we sell. He under- how to get it to them. In that way, sales is not that dif- stands what is important and has extensive experi- ferent from rentals. Sales customers still expect the ence recording production audio and seeing it same high levels of customer service and knowledge through post. If you need answers, advice or simply of their respective applications.