Aviom's Pro64 Mic Pre Simplifies Recording on Howie Do It

P.A. Plus Productions uses a Pro64^® Aviom digital snake to record the live audience on the set of Howie Mandel's reality TV show, Howie Do It. The Pro64 system simplified the sound company's setup and made it easy to remotely control the mic pre.

Overview

P.A. Plus Productions uses a Pro64^® Aviom digital snake to record the live audience on the set of Howie Mandel's reality TV show, Howie Do It. The Pro64 system simplified the sound company's setup and made it easy to remotely control the mic pre.

Details

On the hit NBC reality show Howie Do It, which puts a new spin on TV's ever-popular high jinks format, Executive Producer Howie Mandel, turns the cameras on unsuspecting "actors" who believe they are part of, or auditioning for, a new television show. What they don't know is that they're really the stars of a TV prank program being screened by a studio audience whose every snicker is being captured through numerous mics connected to and controlled by an Aviom Pro64^® 6416m Mic Input Module.

The hoaxes, which feature a disguised Mandel and his crew taking to the streets posed as game show hosts or television producers, are later shown to a studio audience. At the request of Mandel, the post-production team may not add pre-recorded audience reaction or laughter into the studio portion of the show. They can only use the audience's true reaction at the time. Referred to in the industry as "sweetening," adding pre-recorded audience reaction or laughter as an editing effect is used for almost every show that features a live studio audience. Not having this option when capturing audio for the show could have presented a big challenge for a sound reinforcement company, such as the Toronto-based P.A. Plus Productions which works on Howie Do It. However, the use of an Aviom digital snake helped P.A. Plus overcome this challenge.   More...