Sound Devices A20 Mini — Why do pros use gear like this in the film and TV production world?

Sound Devices A20 Mini: Why Do Pros Use Gear Like This?

In this week’s episode, we discuss how and why the Sound Devices A20 Mini wireless transmitter is useful to audio professionals in the filmmaking and TV production world. This tiny transmitter includes several distinguishing features like GainForward and SpectraBand technologies, as well as ultra-long transmission range and a wide variety of tunable bands. In this video we walk through the A20 Mini’s new technologies and talk about why pros incorporate this kind of gear into their kits. Let’s take a closer look and listen!

GainForward — how does it work? https://www.sounddevices.com/gainforward-explained/
Spectraband Technology — https://www.sounddevices.com/spectraband-explained/

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. Our latest courses cover Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini and an Intro to Izotope RX. https://school.learnlightandsound.com

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Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVEStore, Perfect Circuit, Trew Audio or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- Sound Devices A20 Mini Digital Wireless Transmitter — Trew Audio, B&H https://geni.us/bpYlc
- Sound Devices A20 dual channel receiver — B&H https://geni.us/RZD5
- SHURE Twinplex TL-48 Lavalier microphone — Trew Audio, B&H https://geni.us/BLEbh0s
- Sound Devices 888 recorder — Trew Audio, B&H, Sweetwater https://geni.us/zAryW4J
- Sound Devices SL-2 slot system for wireless receivers — Trew Audio, B&H https://geni.us/RF0ZxW
- Aputure P300C LED used as key light — Aputure, B&H, DVE Store https://geni.us/TFVUy
- Aputure LS 300X used for background light — Aputure, B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/LBXWV
- Aputure Spotlight Mount —  Aputure, B&H, DVE Store. Amazon https://geni.us/kfAj
- Rosco Gobo creates the pattern on the back wall — B&H https://geni.us/Yqzw
- Canon C70 cinema camera — B&H https://geni.us/ABYB
- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8L lens — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/qwsEs
- Schneider Radiant Soft diffusion filter — B&H https://geni.us/VFScD
- Panasonic GH5 camera — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/InspOl
- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 II lens — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/gr47

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Index
00:00 Start
00:06 Summary
00:16 Introduction
00:58 Why so expensive and what do you get?
02:24 Gain forward
04:12 32-bit float recording
04:46 iOS/Android app control
05:25 SpectraBand
06:40 Range
08:07 Timecode generator
08:31 Tiny size
08:56 Wrap-up
09:48 Please buy my courses