Cable Sound Studios is a company specialized in capturing sound for news, current affairs or documentary programmes. Its main live sound engineer is Ammar Al-Zeer. He recently has shared how he trusts in Bubblebee Industries for doing his job.

“It’s my job to ensure that whatever a director requests, I am able to accommodate,” he says. “Often these days I am asked to conceal microphones, just as we would on a movie set, so I prepare for that by having plenty of lavalier microphones handy and plenty of Bubblebee accessories so I can effectively hide them under clothes.”

One production that always tests Al-Zeer’s ability to think on his feet is The Interview, a flagship programme for the Al Jazeera Media Network, which is filmed at various locations around the world.

Al-Zeer usually uses Sanken Cos 11 lav microphones in conjunction with Lectrosonics SSM transmitters to mic the show’s presenter and guest. He mounts his Cos 11s on Bubblebee Lav Concealers. He also has an accessories box with Bubblebee lav concealer tape prepped and ready to go in case he needs to make quick adjustments to accommodate the clothes the guests are wearing. In situations where the interview moves outside of the studio, he uses Bubblebee Windbubbles and Piece-A-Fur to prevent any wind noise. Al-Zeer is also a fan of Bubblebee Sidekick In Ear monitors, which he regularly uses with his RX kit. This consists of Lectrosonics SRc receivers, a Sound Devices SL-2 Mixer/Recorder and Sennheiser ew G4 series IEMs.