NBC's hit show "American Dreams"
captures the good times of the early 60s with drama and music.
Centered around Dick Clark's American Bandstand blend of popular
music and dance, the show features outstanding audio, thanks
in part to new Sanken microphone technology.
"The CUB-01 is the ideal mic I've been looki ng
for," explains production sound mixer Stephen Halbert.
"It's perfect for applications such as the interior of
cars, or for that quick mic that you have to slap up at the
last minute. The quality and range of the pickup is fantastic."
For shots in the control booth of the fictional show, Halpert
fixes the tiny CUB-01 boundary mic on the vintage broadcast
console, or in the studio on the old TV cameras to capture
the voices of the "crew."
Halpert also employs Sanken COS-11 lavalier mics throughout
the show. "First of all, the quality is brilliant, but
they are so easy to conceal," he explains. "I hide
them a lot in the knots of ties. Before the Sanken lavalier
came along, I had to put the mics down on the body where there
is a lot of clothing rustle, and you lose signal when the
actor's head moves from side to side. This show is really
a lot of fun, and the Sankens make my life a lot easier."
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Seen (L-R) are Halbert; Juan Cisneros,
Utility Sound; and David Halbert, Boom Operator. Photo by
David Goggin
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