r/LocationSound

15K archived posts · Feb 2012 – Sep 2026

Location Sound

r/LocationSound

The subreddit for location sound / production sound. We are the sound department responsible for recording dialogue when shooting film / video. Sound on set for: * Film cinema * TV television * Games * Corporate * sound effects (Foley) * ambience

Created Feb 7, 2012

35KMembers (last snapshot)

15KArchived posts

About r/LocationSound

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The reddit for location sound AKA Production Sound. We are the sound department responsible for handling the audio when shooting film/video. This is a short list of some of the equipment utilized;

Mixers and Recorders
Lavalier Microphones
Booms and Boom Microphones
Wireless Audio
Shockmounts and windscreens
Sound Carts
IFB, in-ear monitoring
Cart Power
ENG Packages
Adapters and cables of every kind
and of course Gaffer tape with which anything can be made

Other ways to chat with us

r/LocationSound Channel on Discord (text and voice channels)
r/LocationSound chat room on reddit

See THIS LINK for equipment recommendations from the subreddit

See this post comment for a great list of location sound tutorials on YouTube.

Need to find manuals quickly? Check out our wiki page of equipment manual links

Tips for No/Low budget projects

Contribute sound tips for projects with no/low budget by entering it HERE
See the tips list for projects with no/low sound budgets available HERE

Other Resources

JWSoundgroup

Dan Brockett Lavalier Comparison
Description of Shotgun Mic design
Shotgun Mic Shootout
wirelessmic.net
MicrophoneData.com - Database of microphones

AES - Audio Engineering Society
CAS - Cinema Audio Society
IMDB - Internet Movie Database
FCC - Federal Communications Commisssion

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