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Hi, I am required to wear hiking shoes for my work next week. "and life vest" I don't know anything about hiking. What is a good shoe for wet slippery ground? Thanks
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Hi, Im in need for a new cart. atm I have an open cart for my stuff, but thought on going the rack way. now, there are a lot of discussions here about rackmounted carts, but Im interested in euromodule racks. thought of buying an EMS 400,15u size, and was wondering how to get in touch with them. they dont seem to be responsive at all. and there is very few info on the internet about theirstuff and how to configure it the right way and due to my current location I can't go straight to their office or whatever... also could you recommend sliding shelfs and drawers for this racks (they do seem to have drawers but they look a bit small) Also I would like to k…
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Today, while rolling (do we 'roll' without any moving parts?), I changed the filename (which I do on the order of ten times a day for the last 14 months) and all of a sudden, the screen started toggling back and forth from the 'rename' screen to the HDD screen. The display was still red as if the machine was still recording, but ALL of the six tracks in use went dead. At the end of the take (after throwing a flag on the play) I rebooted (the only way to get out of the locked red screen) and replayed the take, and sure enough, the take ended at the event. This has never happened to this unit before, nor have I ever heard of it happening. I intend to talk to Jesse at …
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Hey Guys, I'm looking for the best way to do a headphone send from a 702, so the director can monitor as well. At the moment I'm thinking of taking a send from either the TA3 Master Out (using just L or R channel) or the Tape Out (not sure which would be better) to a Lectro LMa. This would then transmit to a Lectro R1a which the director would have his cans plugged into. Is this the best way to go about it? Would this even work? Do you have a better way I can do this? Any help is much appreciated! Cheers, Jo
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To me it would seem better to originate your backup program source from the mixer rather than the primary recorder because it seems more likely that a failure/anomaly would occur in a recorder than in a mixer. Do you all agree? Also if your primary recorder is 12 track and you were doing a 4 track backup, how would you route/assign the tracks to the 4 track recorder? Thanks everyone for your opinions.
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Hi just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the these two automixers. A comparison to the nomad would be sweet as well. I've only used the shure. I found it to be a bit slow on my last shot. I've been doing sound for a few livestream gigs (no reinforcement) and find these tools invaluable for giving a great feed. thanks
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I'm recording now with the Nomad and when I press stop, I get a False Start page, which only gives me three options: mark , delete or cancel. When I press mark, the recording continues. When I press cancel, the recording continues. I'm afraid if I press delete, my files will be deleted. What do I do to stop the recording and safely save my files? As I'm currently recording (Sunday, 2:40pm ET), I don't know what do except turn the power off to stop the recording, and I'm afraid if I do that my files will definitely be lost. So, I would appreciate some immediate answers if possible, as I have about 8 hours until my card is full. Robbie Leppzer…
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I have noticed that all my Lectro receivers have different firmware versions (displayed on start-up), is there a way to update them to the latest version? I have searched on Lectro's site, Google and here, but I cannot find any info on this. With that said, I'm guessing it is what it is and cannot be changed, but just thought I'd throw it out there.
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Hi I was planning to invest in some rechargeable batteries, probably the Powerex 2700 since people seem pretty happy with them. Just wondering if someone could give me some pointers to how long these kind of batteries usually last in a tx? Basicly how long runtime before I need to swap batteries? I know there are no certenties, but generly speaking. I'm using Varta-alkalines right now and I get 9-10 hours on those. Will 2700 NiHm last longer or shorter than those, or other high end AAs? Anyone got some experience to share?
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Following on from the running a backup thread I was wondering how much redundant gear do people carry with them to swap out if needed? Back up recorder, spare mixer? How much redundancy is too much?
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http://oktava.com/inc/sdetail/183/687 I have an Oktava 012 I will use primarily indoors (in addition/backup to a CS3e that has full blimp) but looking for cost effective windscreen to allow boom movement. I'm not sure if the standard foam pop screen will handle indoor boom movement. I came across the above and wonder if it's a wiser choice..potentially allowing some level of outdoor protection. I eventually would like to pick up a used baby ball gag/jammer but a new set is too much. Anyone have experience with a standard foam or the above? Thanks, Rich
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Terrible? Impossible? OK? I guess no slate mic w/o CL8 (among other things)? phil p
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I just have test my newly arrive nomad in location, however i discover that the input 3 channel have problem or easily overload, when i turn the trim above around 10 db , it starting missing sound and suddenly have few clipping and miss sound again..... i havetest other device on ch 3 , same problem, i test the device orginal use in CH3 in input 4, no problem occur.... what should i suppose to do? the limiter setting are same in every channel..... my firmware is 2.71
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I have a situation I am trying to solve with the equipment I have at hand but there seems to be a flaw somewhere: Two condenser mics (Oktava MK012) will be planted on a table. Phantom power is provided to them by a Denecke PS-2. Its out are connected via mic out cables to two Lectro LMas. Now the signal I receive (via a SRa) is extremely noisy. I thought it might be the mic out cables (XLRf to TA5f) but they work well when I plug a dynamic microphone onto them/the LMa (without the PS-2). So I connected the PS-2 outputs directly to my mixer and it sounded good, no noise like with the LMas. So the last part of the chain would be the LMas but they work flawlessly with…
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I flew home today from a small regional airport. At check-in, our camera batteries (IDX Endura 10s) were refused for the cargo hold - they had to be carried on. So the 8 batteries were split amongst myself, the cameraman, and the director. We got through security just fine (though I was treated to my second random pat down this year. I was tempted to tip the guy $5, but I've heard humour doesn't go over well with them), and we walked on the tarmac towards our plane, a DASH-8, with overhead luggage space good for coats, but too small for most carry-on. We dropped our bags (containing the 8 batteries) on the skycheck cart, and got on board. For those who don't know, sky…
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What are people using and what would you recommend?
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Hi all, First post on the board. I am currently struggling with my two sets of G3 transmitter/receivers in terms of range. I find that I am getting only approximately 15-20 feet of range from the talent before experiencing major static noise and rips. I am getting this around corners at an even shorter distance. One of my Tx/Rx sets is brand new, another set about one year old. One set is on the 566-608 range, one is 516-558, both experience the same problem to different degrees. I asked Sennheiser, and both ranges are acceptable for where I am shooting in India, they said I should be getting 50 meters where I am. I really don't think it is geograph…
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One of the Red Camera regulars recently posted a message about a Zacuto (DSLR camera accessory manufacturer) website columnist who wrote a piece that essentially says: "don't bother using expensive wireless microphones. Instead, get a cheap solid-state recorder like a Roland or Zoom recorder, put it on the actor, wire them up with a lav, roll the recorder, and let it go." Here's a sample: "The disadvantage of wireless is a huge deal to filmmakers. You have no control over possible interference, dropouts, and most wireless systems only carry the signal. They do not actually record it. The signal to noise ratio is noisier than a wired signal because the transmitte…
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Hi, I'm doing one of those shows that has a free-style clapper loader that changes slates at the speed of light. I find that I change the slate number on the primary card and it doesn't change on the mirror card. I guess that if I change the mirror mode to normal in stead of continuous (which I prefer) it would write the file after the renaming, therefore with the corrected slate number. Is there another way to rename the files in the mirror card other than that? Why does not mirror the changes made on the primary card as is a "continuous". The assistant editor is calling me too many times and is not good! Thanks, Manel
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I'm assembling a few cables and I can't figure out how the circular backing plate goes on the BNC connector. It's just the little plate to close off the opening. It doesn't screw in, I can't get it to pop in and lock, and it doesn't appear to be crimped, soldered, or pounded into place. Any ideas as to how it goes in? I'll post a photo I snapped with my phone. www.matthewfreed.com Production Sound Mixing for TV, Films, and Commercials
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I started using Powerex AA for shorter work days. For long days I still prefer the Lithiums. I searched this forum and the MAHA website and I found that Powerex does not have memory effect. The last 4 days I noticed that if I charge an almost full AAs I only get 2.5 hours with my SMQV before I see a red light. I checked if the TX is setup to 250mW but it is not. All AAs are brand new from the same order coming straight from MAHA. Anybody experienced something similar? Also do you guys discharge them before charging?
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Maybe a dumb question, but... I try to track down some weird behavior on my equipment: Can a radio interference (of unknown source) can completely silence a transmitter/receiver system during a few seconds ? Sound is off, then on, then off, etc... randomly. On several system, on different blocks, not the same day, not the same location, but symptoms are similar. Intermittent. No way to reproduce it back home. I even got to the point where I hook up everything with different sound source for each transmitter (to know the one is wrong) and record the output on a computer during 8 hours. Nada. I hope the collective brain will lighten me. Thanks. …
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Software 2.74 Set according to manual but no tone out, Time code freeze works but no tone, What setting am I missing?
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I know I saw a past topic about this, but I couldn't find it. Anyone have any suggestions as to what in ear monitoring phones I should purchase? mainly used while 3rding with comteks.
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I'm looking to upgrade my system. I've had a lot of cross suggestions about these two rigs, but I wanted to just start a new topic about it to see what feedback I get from people.
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