Articles
At Trew Audio, we love to read and we love to write, so this is where we share things that we think will be of interest to our customers. Feel free to submit ideas for publication on this page. We'd love your input!
Newsletters
- The Mixer - Volume 8
- An archived HTML edition of our popular newsletter.
The Mixer- Volume 7, Issue #2- An archived PDF edition of our popular newsletter. (1.2 MB)
- The Mixer - Volume 7, Issue #1
- An archived PDF edition of our popular newsletter. (4.0 MB)
- The Mixer - Volume 6, Issue #1
- An archived PDF edition of our popular newsletter. (836 KB)
- The Mixer - Volume 5, Issue #1
- An archived PDF edition of our popular newsletter. (1.4 MB)
- The Mixer - Volume 4, Issue #3
- An archived PDF edition of our popular newsletter. (477 KB)
- The Mixer - Volume 4, Issue #2
- An archived PDF edition of our popular newsletter. (311 KB)
- The Mixer - Volume 4, Issue #1
- An archived PDF edition of our popular newsletter. (181 KB)
- "The Mixer Online" Jan 2003 Issue
- An archived HTML edition of our popular newsletter.
Reports from the Field
- Appalachian Field Test
- A recording assignment high in the Smokey Mountains, where portability of equipment was of primary importance.
- Everybody Hollerin' Goat
- The first day of production began like most productions: arrive on location at 6 AM, slaughter a couple of goats, and boil the goat meat in a black cauldron over an open fire.
- Memoirs of a Sound Mixer: The TV Movie
- The TV Movie, often referred to as "M.O.W." (Movie of the Week) is the toughest and most professionally frustrating challenge a sound mixer can take on. I've always loved a challenge.
- NAB 2003: Highlights for Production Sound
- Those who came to witness the edge of TV and film sound technology cut into the future were not disappointed. We report on a few items that drew particular interest.
- NAB 2002: On the Vegas Beat
- Gumshoe Matt Hamilton takes you on an entertaining behind-the-scenes look at the place, the people and the products.
- Prime Time Country
- TNN goes on the road with help from Trew Audio's Rental Department.
Sound Mixer Profiles
- Mixer Profile: Peter Devlin
- From Belfast, Northern Ireland, Peter Devlin has climbed purposefully, methodically, and patiently, to earn his place among the most respected and sought after feature film production sound mixers in the US.
- Mixer Profile: Robert Scherer
- Mixer Profile: Vilmars Zile
- He recorded for the Russians, the Nazis, the British, and finally the Americans. An inspiring look at Vilmars Zile, a man spanning not only countries but several generations of film sound recording.
- Nashville Entrepreneur: Buckin the Corporate Life
- Nashville Business In Review writes about our founder and President, Glen Trew.
- Regional Sound Mixer Profiles: VolumeTwo!
- Alan Sawyer, Phil Arnold, Greg Linton & Kevin Van Bakel
- Regional Sound Mixer Profiles: Volume One!
- Peter Devlin, Mike Puckett, Mike Puckett, Jonathan Andrews, Gail Carroll-Coe, Thomas Morrison, Jennifer Murphy, & Mack Melson
Technical Matters
- The Latest Trends in Nagra Wear
- Tips about minimizing head wear on a Nagra.
- Timecode for the Field Recordist
- The first in a series on timecode for the field recordist, starting with a little history.
Views & Reviews
- Audio Technica AT-895
- Users have started calling it the "super mic". Read why.
- Countrymans Tiny B6 Lav Mic
- With a diameter of approximately one tenth of an inch, it is the smallest microphone available.
- DEVA II & Nagra V:
- Ready or Not, Tape is Nearly History. Here are Two very good options for an improved format!
- Lectrosonics UCR-200D
- About the frequency selectable diversity wireless system from Lectrosonics.
- Sanken CS-3
- A field test and profile of this great short shotgun microphone.
- Sonosax SX-ST
- The NEW Sonosax Mixer: SX-ST
- Sound Devices MP-1 Portable Mic Preamp
- This is one piece of equipment that will not get crushed, fall apart, or loosen up, and it will always work.
- The Indie Corner
- Does low-budget sound mean it has to sound bad? Matt Hamilton takes us inside the job of doing sound for independent films.
- The Pearl MS8 Microphone
- In the slow changing world of truly professional microphones, where all too often the wheel is simply reinvented, it is nice to have a fresh entry that actually offers something different.
- The Sanken CSS-5 and the New Rycote M-2 Four-Point Suspension
- The Stelladat II
- The closest thing to a perfect DAT recorder that we may ever see.
- The Venerable Fostex PD-4 Portable Timecode DAT Recorder
- Reflections and news on recent upgrades and modifications.
- Things You'll Never Learn in Film School (but should)
- Glen Trew spoke to the SMPTE chapter at MTSU. These notes for his talk are both entertaining and instructive.
- Tools of the Trade: Eng Mixers
- Glen Trew discusses ENG/EFP Mixers from Wendt, Sound Devices, PSC, Shure, Rolls, Cooper, Audio Developments, SQN, and Filmtech.
- Tools of the Trade: Consoles
- Location sound recordists are at an advantage today because of the number of high quality portable consoles designed specifically for their profession. In this volume Glen Trew discusses mixers from Cooper, Sonosax, Zaxcom, Audio Developments, and PSC.
- VDB Boom poles
- The latest improvements VDB has made to their boom poles.
- Zaxcom DEVA II Portable Hard Disk Recorder
- The wait may be over. For those who have been waiting for a new generation of dream machine, that time is now.
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