It’s been just three days since the public release of the new Magic Lantern 2.3. For those of you who have never heard of this term, it’s a free firmware, primarily aimed at DSLR videographers, that enhances the performance of Canon DSLRs. Among other things, it adds better ISO settings (when shooting video it’s best … Read More
How to Solve Final Cut Pro X Multicam Bug – Audio Gaps When Changing Angles
For some reason, when editing a Multicam clip – even with the video-only switching option enabled (see image below) – as soon as you’ve done any audio enhancements (gain change, loudness, hum or background noise removal) to the multicam audio track, Final Cut Pro X inserts hearable audio gaps exactly at points where a video … Read More
Final Cut Pro X Audio Enhancements Explained
When I first got to work with FCPX, I quickly realized there’re some audio enhancement features built-in. And while the Background Noise- and Hum Removal options are pretty self-explanatory, I was first intrigued by the third option – Loudness – and its controls: Amount and Uniformity. It turns out, as Mark on this forum explains, … Read More
How to Automate Stereo Out in Logic Pro 9
Have you ever wondered how to apply volume automation to the stereo sum track in Logic Pro 9 instead of changing parameters for each microphone’s track? Here’s the way to go: 1. in the Mixer, select Output channel strip, then click on Options > Create Arrange Tracks for Selected Channel Strips. 2. Go back to … Read More
My New Lute Recordings
I’ve recently recorded a few lute pieces in my home studio. Here is a short video of Kapsberger’s Toccata 6, but you’re kindly invited to watch entire playlist on YouTube.
How to Edit a Multicam Music Video in Final Cut Pro X
After having successfully shot, converted and imported your music video footage (see my blog post with some shooting tips and another one on converting/importing video footage into Final Cut Pro X), we’re now ready to start editing the video. 1. Let’s begin by selecting all the video clips you need plus the corresponding audio track … Read More
Converting HDSLR Footage and Importing into Final Cut Pro X
A while ago, we took a look into the basics of shooting an HDSLR video (camera settings, audio, lighting and aperture). This time we’ll take the process one step further and discuss video conversion for editing in Final Cut Pro X. Unfortunately, the codec HDSLR videos are saved in, h.264, is unsuitable for editing in … Read More
How to Turn an mp3 Link into a Download
Have you ever wondered how to download a song when all you’re given is its URL (e.g. http://yourdomain.com/yoursong.mp3)? You might have asked yourself this question when sending or receiving audio files through Dropbox‘s Public Folder. Or maybe you’ve found a song you like on a website and would like to save it to your computer’s … Read More