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Recording on the Roof of the World

July 8, 2026 Blog

“The entire production was completed in relay style, with just one crew member handling both video and audio capture simultaneously.” When cinematographer Fang Yi took on the documentary shoot for a Mount Everest scientific expedition, he faced an almost brutal challenge: as the sole Chinese cinematographer and sound recordist, he had to oversee all video
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Deity PR-4 Nominated for Best Recorder

June 22, 2026 Blog

After the most anticipated piece of audio equipment was released by Deity at NAB 2026, the Deity PR-4 4-Channel Recorder WON best audio product at NAB 2026 in Las Vegas! Now the PR-4 is nominated for Best Audio Recorder in Pro MovieMaker’s Gear of the Year Awards 2026! HELP US AND VOTE HERE! What are
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Delivering Rock-Solid Audio in 40°C Heat and Water Scenes in Vietnam

June 15, 2026 Blog

The scorching midday sun beat down on the rural fields of Vietnam, pushing temperatures past a gruelling 40°C. For location sound mixer Misel and his sound team, capturing crystal-clear audio under these intense conditions—where actors sweat heavily and digital signal interference clutters the airwaves—is a daily battle. In an industry where a single lost signal
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How to set up timecode on your XTRA Muse

May 12, 2026 Blog

Step-By-Step User Guide Step #1 First things first, confirm your frame rate. In this case, I’m using 23.98. Step #2 Note that the frame rate in the menu is not the true frame rate the device captures. This is extremely common on devices of this type. Here is a quick conversion chart to help you
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THEOS Car Rigs, Critical Sync, and the IFB Upgrade

May 1, 2026 Blog

Three feature films. Three countries. Igor Marlot’s honest breakdown of what held it all together. A field report by a Deity-equipped production sound mixer. From a trying Cape Verdean neighbourhood in Lisbon to an artisanal gold rush deep in the Sahara, to shooting on location in Eritrea with no electricity and barely any running water.
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30 Channels of Deity THEOS used on ‘Why You So Smart’

November 13, 2025 Blog

Reality TV is chaos. You’ve got talent everywhere, locations changing by the hour, and zero room for “let’s do that again, the audio dropped out.” When we took on Why You So Smart with 30 channels of wireless to manage, I knew we needed gear that could handle whatever got thrown at it. Weng Soon
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