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Last reply by borjam, -
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Ive got two films coming up that are both gonna require in car miking with the windows down while driving. I had planned on using my Schoeps CMC641 with Cut and GVC along with lavs, but after reading about different setups there are a number of people that seem to like the Schoeps BLM 03 on the headliner. Can I get some opinions/thoughts on the two options? Is the BLM noticeably better then a 641/cut/gvc sound wise or is it just easier to mount?
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http://www.locationsound.com/zoom-f8-8-channel-multitrack-recorder-with-time-code-2904
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PD606 and PD204... -vin PD606_Preliminary.pdf
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I started this topic so we consolidate the post-announcement discussion and hopefully kill off the several threads simultaneously and annoyingly started by someone, ehem. Pretty compelling machine for me. I look forward to doing a hands-on comparison with the Sound Devices 633 and the Zaxcom Maxx. So first three questions: 1) What's the price? 2) Anyone have a used 633 for sale? :-) 3) What do you all think?
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-EDITED by Zaxcom for corrections to specifications Maxx is a powerful new tool for your sound bag. It’s an audio mixer, RF transmitter, recorder, timecode reader/generator and visual timecode slate all in one small package. Audio Mixer Maxx has four full size XLR analog mic/line level inputs with 48 V Phantom power that incorporate the Zaxcom Nomad’s microphone preamps with NeverClip™ (patent pending). NeverClip™ prevents input clipping by using two A-D converters for each input channel providing enhanced dynamic range allowing an input to exceed 0 dB full scale by 20 dB. Neverclip provides an unmatched 137dB of dynamic range. The four input channels can be mixe…
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I had one of those "oh my god, I'm not rolling situations today". Yes, it happens every once in a great while. I hit the bell, light, metadata, slate, record, blah...blah, 80 to 100 times a day, and it's bound to happen. When we had Nagra and DAT, there was always the confidence delay of the headphone return that gave us the warm fuzzy that we were recording. I'd love to see an option in our HD recorders, CF recorders, and whatever...that would give a short beep tone in the headphone feed when we go into record. Just a little audible message that things are going down... Any thoughts on this before I send this to the DEVA newsgroup? Thanks!
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Yamaha 01V96 Learning curve- comments from those who use one... 1 2 3
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Hey.... anybody out there use one (Yamaha 01V96 VER.2) that would care to chime in on how they like it, and how steep the get up and running curve is...... I think from all I have read, it is one heck of a console..... and at $2,000, it's a no brainer.... Not to happy with the other new console released recently... and not happy about the steep price.... Looking to replace my nice Cooper 106..... I plan to do more TV upcoming, want a better piece of gear for the job.... Before you say so, I will never use it with anything but AC.....
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Being that there are almost 500 posts in the Non-conjecture thread, and that Nomad is that much closer to being delivered I think it is time to start a new one. I will start this thread by saying that I have been giving the Nomad that I’m beta testing a real work out. To update everyone on things the software is being tweaked and finalized and everything is coming together very nicely. I will be writing a full review soon, but right now I just to throw out my first impressions. The unit is sleek and light in weight and the build seems very solid and rugged. The pots have a nice feel to them – not to tight not to lose. The screen although not very large, like that in F…
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Consumer choice is a wonderful thing, but it sure can complicate life... I'll be using a Tascam HD-P2 portable recorder carried on the body, a K-Tek boom pole and a Schoeps CMC541 mic (and maybe a rented CMIT 5U) for documentary work. I'll be choosing one of two poles in terms of maximum length, the 9' graphite K-102 or aluminum K-110 or, less likely, the 12' graphite K-152. Originally, I figured that I would run a single Canare Star Quad cable (6mm L-4E6S or 4.8mm L-4E5C) from the recorder through the pole, or wrapped around its side, to the mic. Jay Rose, in one of his books, says that wiring externally is common on the US East Coast and that internal wirin…
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So Maxx is currently well into beta testing and so far it is passing with flying colors. Just a few more software tweaks and they will start shipping. My impressions so far: I like that Maxx is very compact and light weight. The screen brightness when turned to 11 is quite bright - Zaxcom has somehow made the screen even brighter than in Nomad - and the removal of the plastic overlay cuts down on glare which adds to the visibility. The menu structure is very similar to Nomad so anybody who is familiar with Nomad can jump right in with no learning curve. I like the added dedicated PFL buttons. As for the down side - they are all software related annoyances which will…
Last reply by MultitrackPat, -
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Since Nomad is now shipping, and since all the other Nomad threads are several pages long - I think it is time to start a new thread. Perhaps in this thread users can post their thoughts, impressions, issues, likes and dislikes. So let me start with a post about the the flexibility of Nomad - this is taken from a shoot that I did yesterday. We were shooting three people, unscripted, sitting at a table of a restaurant interacting with each other. There were 4 cameras - one on sticks, two on dolly's and one on a jib. There was one close up camera on each of the three subjects and a master wide. Primary audio will be taken from the camera rolls, and back up tracks…
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So did anyone on this group attend the Aaton X3 launch/reveal in Paris yesterday? What can you tell us that they might have told yous? Many thanks, Simon B
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Coming soon to a Film set near you: Nagra VI
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Sanken Cs-M1 new mike 1 2 3 4 8
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I've just seem an announcement from Gotham Sound about a new Sanken mike, the CS-M1. https://www.gothamsound.com/product/cs-m1-compact-shotgun-microphone Anyone has tried it already? Thanks Tony Muricy
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I thought it might be nice to see a separate thread free of 8 pages of conjecture... I must say the Nomad looks interesting and the price point/s attractive. As well as it's upgrade-ability. My initial thoughts: 1) It would very tempting to me to buy one if the Nomad and my 788t were able to link together. 2) I wish the AA backup batteries were of some sort of rechargeable battery like the 788t that recharges when external power is connected 3) I can't wait to hear from NAB folks from BOTH camps (SoundDevices Users / Zaxcom Users) about the new device. 4) I wonder if Sound Devices will lower it's price on the 788t to be more competitive. Below is a…
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Timeline of this topic Jump to various parts of this thread April 2018: Announcement at NAB 2018 (you are here!) May 2018: Exhibition at AES International Convention June 2018: Pre-orders open July 2018: F8n orders arrive July 2018: Firmware v5.0 for F8 adds features originally exclusive to the F8n Official resources Manual Comparison chart between F8n and F8 Product page Reviews June 2018: Curtis Judd (first impressions) September 2018: Curtis Judd Original post Looks like Zoom has introduced a sequel to the F8 at NAB. Only info so far is from this post from Production Sound Solu…
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Another entrant to the budget wireless world: From the website: Price and release date have not been announced, as far as I can tell.
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So I'm prepping for an upcoming gig, where i can use my newly acquired Cameo mixer. I got a DB 25 break out cable and hooked it up to my 744t xlr digi ins, but no signal shows up at the recorder. However if i hook up the AES mix outs of the mixer, the signal shows up. I've made a few calls and the concensus is that the voltage of the direct outs isn't high enough for the 744t. Has anyone else had this problem ?
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Just read Mark Ulano's article in the Locatiosound corp. newsletter. Wow. What a setup ! If you haven't read it yet, i highly recomend you check it out. He talks about how he has incorporated the Aviom digital snake into his package. The boom oop gets his own cart with 2 venue RX's Comtek TX's and a couple of other things I'm missing. Mark can receive all 16 channels through 1 Cat 5 cable that basicaly costs 15 to 30 cents a foot !! and is nice and small, light and can be bought at any computer or electronics store. He even manages to also get 2 video feeds all through this one cable. Not to mention all the stuff he sends back to the boom ops end. Anyways, I've probably b…
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Deity is launching a transciever with timecode and stereo recording. https://www.newsshooter.com/2020/04/22/deity-d4-duo-bp-trx-announced/ Crippled in US for obvious reasons, but could be an interesting utility tool for the rest of the world.
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You guys seem to be my de facto sounding board... I am nearing completion of the first version of the FreqFinder app for iPhone and Android. It keeps track of all of your transmitter channels in use and then calculates the intermodulation products between them and tells you if any channels are being affected by intermodulation products. It is meant to be a replacement for the Lectrosonics intermod chart. It will also test all of a transmitter's options against the channels in use and provide a list of usable channels for when the need arrises to change frequencies. An add-on will provide a comparison against the fcc tv station database for users located in the…
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I was checking out the heavy bags post, and thought I would share my recently put together light weight bag. It's great for direct to camera Documentary / Reality style mixing. I replaced my 442 for the substantially lighter Mix-pre D. Channel 1 is my boom. Channel 2 the 411A RX. Channel 3 and 4 from the SR RX. D4 gets AES signal from Mix-Pre D. D4 acts as Camera hop and IFB feed (director gets Quadra IEM portable receiver) and I loose one more piece of equipment (comtek TX) from my bag. Petrol PS607 bag is just the right size. Whole bag runs off of a battery conveniently located under the mixer. Some days I need t…
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This is a totally basic question but I have been struggling with this for some time so I thought I'd ask people who are smarter than me. I have COS11Ds and B6's as my lav mics. I CONSTANTLY struggle with fabric rustling/rub noise both direct, secondary and sometimes even tertiary. I've tried numerous techniques; often to no avail Some things that seem to work (at least some of the time): Placing outside shirt on a clip. B6 above the button hole sometimes helps as long as the shirt's not too starched, etc... Doing a football of gaff tape and keeping the mic anchored to shirt and/or chest sometimes works. Things that never seem to work: T…
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