Welcome to the twenty eighth episode of the Speed Bumps Podcast. There's a common misconception that we've always used lav mics on talent and we always should. In a perfect world, even today, we shouldn't have to and for our first topic I'll discuss when it might be better not to. Set lighting still incorporates the use of flashing bulb style lighting units and those flashed can, but don't always, cause flashing on camera. When can you run the ballasts in "silent mode"? We'll discuss that. Enjoy. 0:00 Intro 1:01 To Wire or Not To Wire? That is the question. 8:44 When Ballasts Can Be Set To "Silent" Mode 15:32 Outro Want to record this outro? Follow the below copy with your own flair and email it to Allen@SoundSpeeds.us. Must be 24 bit 48K WAV or similar to be considered. Feel free to have fun with it but don't drag it out. Include in the email how you'd like to be credited in the outro. By emailing us an outro, you are giving us the rights to use it in future episodes on this channel without compensation other than written credit in the description. Once edited into an episode that's live, it will not be taken down but at your request we will cease using it in future episodes. Outro credit: Shawn Milo whose work can be found at https://www.audible.com/search?keywords=ShawnMilo Voiceover copy: If you'd like to ask a sound related question to be answered in a future episode, send text, audio or video to SSP@SoundSpeeds.us. Want to record this outro? Details in the description below. Find us in social media and online at www.SoundSpeeds.us. Be sure to subscribe and turn on notifications for more sound related content. The background noise in this episode was processed out using Waves Clarity VX. To Buy Waves Clarity VX: http://waves.alzt.net/EaXNgP To Buy Waves Clarity VX Pro: http://waves.alzt.net/QO93eM This episode was recorded prior to a Spring 2023 life decision to no longer drive distracted speaking to a camera. SBP episodes 21-34 were shot in Spring 2023, edited and set for release throughout the rest of my committed year of SBP releases. Camera: Insta360 X3: https://geni.us/Insta360X3Cam Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjL6MFoRxI9dbybAYO4uNzA/join Gear Commonly Used In My Videos: Sony ZV-1: https://geni.us/Sony_ZV1 DJI Pocket 2: https://geni.us/DJI_Pocket2 Panasonic Lumix FZ-80: http://geni.us/SoundSpeedsLumixFZ80 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7: http://geni.us/SoundSpeedsLumixDMCG7 Aputure Amaran AL-MX LED Video Light: https://geni.us/AputureLight Tascam DR-40: http://geni.us/TascamDR40 Sound Devices MixPre-6: https://geni.us/SoundDevicesMP6 Please note that some of the links above are affiliate links and if you purchase something using one of these links, you'll pay the same price that you'd find on Amazon if you looked it up yourself but Amazon will pay me a small referral fee for sending you there to make a purchase. Make sure to subscribe for more content! Want some Sound Speeds swag? https://teespring.com/stores/sound-speeds-swag Have a question? Write it in the comments below or email Allen@SoundSpeeds.us Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SoundSpeeds Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SoundSpeedsYT Interested in becoming a patron? http://www.patreon.com/SoundSpeeds To make a donation: http://www.paypal.me/SoundSpeeds Join my Discord: https://discord.gg/nGM7QY7 All donations received will go directly back into this channel. If there's something specific you'd like the donation funds to be spent on, please specify in the donation notes or send me an email. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7jeBSloTJY

Being a boom operator is an extremely physical job - perhaps the most physical at times. Thanks to digital recording, takes are getting longer and longer so we boom operators need to take advantage of anything we can to do our jobs while keeping our bodies from being torn apart. In this video I review two products made by Fleetwood Films designed to help boom operators and ENG sound mixers to do their jobs without killing ourselves. The Boom Buddy and Boom Swinger are available exclusively in the US at Gotham Sound: NYC@gothamsound.com (212) 629-9430 or ATL@gothamsound.com (404) 855-2255. To see their listing of the Boom Swinger: https://www.gothamsound.com/product/boom-swinger And their listing of the Boom Buddy: https://www.gothamsound.com/product/boom-buddy For more information about either product, goto: http://www.Boom-Buddy.com Thank you to fellow boom op Hugo Kundert for his assistance with the location shooting. Full Disclosure: Fleetwood Film did send the Boom Swinger and Boom Buddy in exchange for a fair review. I do get to keep them following the review but I'm not going to allow it to influence my review in any way so you can expect it to be an honest review. To buy the C-stand I used in this video: https://geni.us/CStand To watch my King and Worker Bee Review... https://youtu.be/AUhrnzm3FYM To Watch Me Try To Destroy The EV 664: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpPR2HcQu7YIYib_BxTY84Tk-Cq6tjC_7 Gear Commonly Used In My Videos: Panasonic Lumix FZ-80: http://geni.us/SoundSpeedsLumixFZ80 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7: http://geni.us/SoundSpeedsLumixDMCG7 Aputure Amaran AL-MX LED Video Light: https://geni.us/AputureLight Tascam DR-40: http://geni.us/TascamDR40 Sound Devices MixPre-6: https://geni.us/SoundDevicesMP6 Please note that some of the links above are affiliate links and if you purchase something using one of these links, you'll pay the same price that you'd find on Amazon if you looked it up yourself but Amazon will pay me a small referral fee for sending you there to make a purchase. Make sure to subscribe for more content! Want some Sound Speeds swag? https://teespring.com/stores/sound-speeds-swag Have a question? Write it in the comments below or email SoundSpeeds@yahoo.com Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SoundSpeeds Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SoundSpeedsYT Interested in becoming a patron? http://www.patreon.com/SoundSpeeds To make a donation: http://www.paypal.me/SoundSpeeds Join my Discord: https://discord.gg/nGM7QY7 All donations received will go directly back into this channel. If there's something specific you'd like the donation funds to be spent on, please specify in the donation notes or send me an email. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFR5aSc9GZU