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I don't see a thread on this here at JWSound, but I think it's a worthwhile topic: Do any of us sound mixers frequent the practice of taking out loans or pulling out credit cards in purchasing gear as opposed to saving up your money first no matter how long that may take? For the sake of conversation, I am talking about the more expensive investments such as multitrack recorders, soundcarts, wirelesses, etc. I've been deliberating back and forth about busting out my credit card for the sake of investing in more wirelesses. Thanks in advance!
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It's after hours, so I'm asking here. I'm using a rental kit with an older zaxcom hop. Been using it for a week now and today a few hours in to filming ch 2 is not being sent. I power cycled the tx, swapped cables etc. I am feeding two cameras. I have isolated it to the TX. Is there something I am missing that could have bumped in the bag and put the tx into single channel mode? I checked the setup menu and it is on Fo2. I'm kind of stumped so far. Nothing I could find in the manual to explain it.
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This is kind of a funny thing to ask, but where can I find the colored stickers used on the 788t for the CL8 pots and the 788t pots as well?
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Hey, Just saw the Nomad thread saying the 788 has worse sounding limiters than the 442. That was of course an opinion but I have found that simply setting the limiters on the 788 to match those on the 442 according to the specs in the manual is a huge improvement. FWIW. Matt
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what happened? Just curious cause I have been thinking of ordering Nomad and trying getting informatation from users. That post was worth to solve the current problem openly. Uhmmmm...
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Noob question here. I'm looking into picking up the Sennheiser ew112p G3 wireless lav mic but there are three wireless band versions. I'm going to be using it mostly in the NYC area. What band would you recommend for such locations. Thanks!
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Is block 22 currently in much use in the US (or elsewhere) for wireless? I ask as I have a couple of Audio Ltd wireless that I used to use as my camera hop/extra wires, but spectrum rejigs over the last few years have effectively killed their use in the UK. Strictly speaking these units were 'fixed site' only, so I was always being a bit naughty running them but they were very reliable. Karma has caught up with me and now TV transmissions seem to be on those frequencies! They are in extremely good condition (much better than my very worn CH69's) so it seems a shame to use them as paperweights if they can go travel the world...If it's worth selling I'll put them …
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Are there any pre-made solutions for raincovers out there? I've searched the boards here, and it seems as though everyone is having them custom made. I'm looking for something to wrap up a Rastorder Foldup cart...
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I've been buying stuff and fluffing up my toolbox with the usual barrels, adapters, cables and connectors. Any secret weapons we should all know about for typical or atypical situations that you're finally ready to talk about? Any 'once in a lifetime' war stories are welcome.
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Can any MKE-2 lav mic be re-wired to plug into a G3 transmitter?
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This giant photo/audio/video retailer has become the poster child on this site for indifferent big box retailing. It is a big box, high volume shop but, from my recent experience, it’s hardly indifferent. I was recently visiting in New York and decided to drop in and check out the actual store. Like many of you, I’ve been receiving their catalog for years but have never been a customer. (The catalog just arrived one day; I guess I’m on a list.) Besides, I had need of a camera filter that I wasn’t finding at my usual sources. So, we trekked over to 34th street between 8th & 9th Avenues. It’s a big operation, as this photo I cribbed from the Internet sho…
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My schoeps cmc641 suddenly developed a rattling noise when I swing it side to side- I can only hear it through the headphones- not by putting my ear next to it. It almost sounds like there is a very small grain loose inside it. It was working perfectly fine two days ago. Has anybody had this problem? Oh, and I tried switching cables and inputs. Im pretty sure its the mic. Thanks, Jon
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First afternoon playing nomad. Are there playback routing options?
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I just got my Nomad 8 last night, and I'm running it through a lot of tests this weekend so I feel comfortable using it to record some classical music on monday. I was hoping to record the concert at 96khz, but I can't get the Nomad to record at 96khz for more than 30 seconds or so. As soon as I start recording I hear 3 consecutive beeps in the HPs and then the recording stops. I'm guessing this has to do with write speeds to the CF cards??? I'm using brand new 16 gig SanDisk Extreme CF cards which were formatted in the Nomad. The Nomad manual says to make sure my CF card can support 10MB/s sustained write speeds, but I can't find reliable specs on the sandisk …
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http://www.auriaapp.com/
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Eric has found a terrific mixer from Collins that most probably could beautifully complete almost any job I would want to do at this point in my career. It's not a bag mixer, that's for sure, but would sit nicely on my sound cart.
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Hi, a friend just told me he lost each 20 first seconds of recording of his takes on a SD 788T. Any ideas???
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Collins-212Z1-remote-microphone-field-mixer-/190647135603?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c63746d73
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I recently did a shoot where I needed 2 extra inputs on my Deva V, and having an SD552 I thought I could use the AES outs on that to go into the Devas AES in to utilize the 10 tracks. During my prep day I found the audio signal going into the Deva was pretty lousy with popping and clicking on it, however the signal going into the 552 was fine. I abandoned the AES experiment and decided to use the 552 as a seperate but time code linked recorder (a bit of a faff but not the end of the world). I realized that it was clearly something I was missing, and having never really dealt with AES before. my research afterwards led me to the importance of word clocking- somet…
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I normally use either tram or cos11 with my lectro radios, but there has been a few occasions that although the cable is cream or withe, the shirt or blouse of the actors is very see-through and you can see the cable. Or the material is too tight and it creates a vein like effect. I have 2 Countryman B6 that normally are very good in this cases, as the cable is hair thin; but i find the sound a bit thin and very sensitive to clothing noise. What other options are around with such a thin cable? the actual size of the mic is also good, but now as critical.
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Hi, I was hopeing somebody could help me find a company or Sound Recordist that will hire radio mics in Tokyo, Japan. We are shooting a few scenes for a film in central Tokyo over 3 days. I am taking my own equipment but I would like to hire some receivers and transmitters in legal registered frequencies. I have tried General Trades but it seems their company has liquidated. Some General Traders staff started a company called Tech Trust but they don't specialize in hirage, only sales. I have read an artical by Steve Nelson http://soundandpictu...2010/index.html and have emailed him. Any suggestions appreciated, Thanks, Fred
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Anybody own this? Interested to know how long is from the xlr connector to the end of the mount.
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Anyone tried Schoeps Polarflex and plugin? http://www.schoeps.d...products/a2pccm "Create novel polar patterns, create novel sound characteristics that elsewhere don’t exist"
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Tascam Dr-40 anyone here using one? Are you able to name files and if so how easy/fast is it on the fly? Thanks for any input. I did read the manual but it doesn't go into much details but again I could have missed/overlooked info. Nicole
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