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discussions about workflow from production through post-production
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The DP on an upcoming interview job says the client suddenly wants to monitor on a laptop via an app called Zoom. At this point I have no info on what laptop will be available. I have a Mac and can only test on it. I have had no luck getting a feed from my 633, line or mic from main out, into the Mac. I got an adapter with trrs into the headphone jack that splits to two trs jacks, one marked mic and one headphone, but I cannot get the laptop to recognize the external mic. Does anyone have a clue? Thanks.
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I recently got a Zaxcom Deva ii for free, and although it is old, I love the sound, functionality, and form factor and want to use it for multi channel location music recordings, and for sound on small scale documentary shoots. It came with the DVD-RAM recorder. The problem I have is I can't work out how to access the files on my PC. I first tried removing the internal hard disk and plugging in to my Windows 10 computer via an IDE to USB interface. Result; no files to be seen. Next, I bought some DVD-RAM discs and tried mirroring the HDD; this has worked as the files play back on the unit from the external disk, and by visual inspection, the tracks are obviously there on …
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Well it has been 8 years since i made my thesis on the Dutch Film Academy about sync sound, but i thought maybe for some, it can still be of any use. Let me first say that i am not aware of any firmware fixes to this problem. so test it for yourself. i did not used a Nagra for 7 years. When i did one of my films in my exam year we used all kinds of different recorders. A Cantar X2, a few SoundDevices and a Narga 6. when i received my linked audio and imported it in Pro tools i noticed some really weird behavior. The beep was perfectly sync but i noticed some of the audio being async. while others where perfectly synced. i also noticed that the regions…
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I´ve got a scene coming up where 2 actors will have dialog through a door with a window (glass). For them to hear each other we need an intercom system. Basically 2 small loudspeaker that gets a feed from the opposite side. To have the dialog as clean as possible I want those speakers to just engage if the other side is speaking. I thought to use Automix from my Nomad but (correct me if I´m wrong) that won´t work since the Automix will send both signals to one single output. I can´t use Automix as a gate / expander can I? Other idea was to use 2 lavs / 4098 using Zaxcom TRXs and engage the expander in an extrem manner. Or use the a…
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Hi guys, was wondering if this mic could be used for dialogues on a sennheiser g3 tx, or a lectrosonics smqv tx in noisy environments. i was looking for a cardioid lav for noisy situations. looking everywhere but found no answer regarding dialogue recording for film and broadcast purposes. Pls advise .thank you in advance https://www.countryman.com/isomax-2-all-purpose-microphone/
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I have a poly that I split. The track info window bears the names I'd like to import to PT. But I can't figure how to use the metadata editor to do that. Or is that a step in poly split that I missed? Or is WA not capable of that step?
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Hello folks, Just signed up to this site, this is my first post. This is a pretty basic question but would help me alot. Can anyone talk me through some examples of workflow from capture through to exporting final audio. i.e repair, normalization, eq, compression. And what their go-to/favourite plug-ins / effects are. Please be as detailed as you like. The setup I'm using the most is my Rode NTG2 into Zoom h6 into Logic or Cubase. I have also just recently bought RX Elements. Thanks.
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I have just received a very vague call sheet for a shoot i’m on tomorrow. It’s a nightclub with 6 performers - I reached out to the associate producer and explained I was a little confused as to what I will actually be doing and was told I may just be recording the performances from the house AV (or desk, I do not know!). I am a little frustrated about the complete lack of communication up until this point. Anyway, I expect this would be a case of recording direct outs from the desk/system - or is there something more that I’m perhaps missing? Should I ask for line up tone from the Del in order to calibrate my recorder (zoom F8) or just match meters? I apologi…
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Hi guys, A soundguy doing sports with lots of small recorders asked me to promote files from small, non-tc capable recorders to BWF. So, I've made him something that does this, and also can include a custom offset. So, you can set the actual TC 'somewhere' in one of the files (it has a player build in), and all the files will get the 'correct' timestamp based on a bit of math on their file creation time. (Of course this is only second accurate for the other files, as the creation time is not more accurate than that.) Now my questions: -What more should I add to make it practical for daily use? (metadata / sound report or is this overkill?) -Since ther…
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I was wondering if having digital and analog wireless in the same setup can work fine all together. I own Zaxcom and Lectros, and for the moment I go all analog . But I'd like to try the Zax in digital. Just not sure if it can blend all good together or it's better to go 100 % on a side or the other. Is anyone work digital and analog and is happy to share his thoughts ? Cheers.
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Looking for a simple IOS app that i can use to input TC stamp and notes into a spreadsheet. I tried using moviesslate but i do not think it is the right tool.. Very few takes but very detailed notes.. thx. j
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Good Afternoon All, I hope everyone is well :-) I have an upcoming location session with a solo harmonica player - quite a virtuoso player. I wonder if anyone has any experience or tips that you may be kind enough to share? This player is not a "blues harp" player, but a very clean, melodic player who does the classic melodies as a solo artist. His sound is not the raunchier "harp sound", but more of a vocal like, pure tone delivery. He uses an interesting array of approx. 6 mounted harmonicas in various keys, in addition to the chromatic style harmonica with the "plunger" type device on the side. He doesn't use the typical close hand-held mic…
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I'm off to China and Singapore next. What are the legal wireless frequencies out there? Anyone know please?
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Hi Group, I am currently shooting a TV-Series in Berlin and of course they didn't want to pay me to be on the tech recce. Now I am confronted with the most horrible locations. A little video as an example attached. Since it is a bigger series I didnt even wonder and thought. ADR, of course. So now I have the strange situation that the producer basically says, no ADR. For 80 days of shooting they maybe budgeted half a day of ADR. I know this is ridiculous and they should know better. Now he wants suggestions how to avoid ADR in horrible locations, besides changing the location. I already told him to hire a dialogue editor who really goes…
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Hi Guys, what are the legal wireless frequencies in France please?
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I am booming on a show where we had a sick leave cover mixer for a day, operating the shows rental 788t. Post complains now, that since then consecutively recorded mono clips end up on a new track in the timeline. The first clip on A1 the second on A2 and so on. The phenomenon occured before and was solved in the past by doing a factory reset on the 788t. However, I wonder what setting in the 788t causes this.
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Hey folks, may seem like a stupid question, but is it possible to sync Video and Audio in Premiere via Metadata TC without using the dedicated Tentacle Software? The footage was shot on a Red Camera + Tentacle and a 744T, both synced. I don't have the video material, otherwise I would just test it myself. So far none of the youtube tutorials were helpful, but my guess is, that you have to use the "merge clips" function. Any help is appreciated. SoundSide
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Hello from North Carolina! Not sure if this is the best category to post this question. I'm coming from a camera guy background, and getting more into audio recording. I recently bought my first boom pole, and it has an internal coiled cable. It's very convenient, but is obviously a double-edged sword because with fast movements I can sometimes hear the cable hitting the inner walls of the pole. I know practice and technique are the best way to prevent this, but I was also wondering if anyone had any tips or tricks regarding this, whether technique related, or something like sleeving the cable in something soft, or ?? I've been practicing without a mic up…
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A post supervisor is insisting on a specific track order I’m trying to wrap my head around. ( I’m asking to just provide a mono mix + Isos) Before I push back, I was hoping to hear some thoughts. Here is what they are asking for: ”track 1 - mix boom” ”track 2 - mix lavs” “tracks 3-12 ISO’s” does anybody here work like this for a TV show? It’s scripted, and I will have a full team with me. On a wide shot would “boom mix” just be really low? I think it’s odd to have my recorded tracks be micro-managed towards something more complicated. any thoughts would be appreciated.
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Hey Guys, I want to throw my balls on the court, have not worked with TC extensively. About 5 months ago I started jamming and it has been only with the Alexa's 5pin lemo. I get back to the norm, and I get set for a Red Epic W shoot and I soldered a new 4pin LEMO for the shoot, and come to find out he had a 5pin (like the Arri) and a BNC. Unfortunately I did not have my 5pin with me, I know the older Reds had 5pin LEMO. Than I found out that they have other boosters that have a BNC solo TC in? I was wondering what tips you all may have that could steer me from stumbling like I did today? P.S. In any of this correct me if I am wrong, but why…
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Hey Guys, thought this may be of interest. I've just done a fun job recording a Jaguar F Type Race Car. (see photo below) Some of the audio was captured by mics placed in and around the car, however, the fun part was being strapped into the back of the follow truck (a V8 Dodge) whilst we went round the track with the car in hot pursuit. So, I planted a Zoom H4N in the engine bay with a Sure SM58. I planted a Sanken Cos11 on the interior centre console of the jag, attached to a Micron TX and another identical rig on the rear of the car at a centre point between the exhaust tail pipes. I dialled down the gain on the Zoom H4N to 10 and set the Micron TXs to leve…
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Alright. I will do my best to give background and explain concern. Shooting micro budget feature film on S16mm Arri SR2. We have the Senn 416 that will go directly into a recorder/preamp. I used a clapper and sync sound and film using FCP. We do not have a sound guy on set (y'all kill me everytime with that comment) I was leaning towards the MixPre3 but a sound pro offered this advice below: What you have to worry about is the sound and the speed shift due to shooting at 24.000FPS and transferring at 23.976 FPS so the AUDIO has to slow down by 0.01%. The SD 702 can do that for you automatically. If you use one of the cheeper recorders - you…
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Hi all, First post here and what a great resource this site is! I've done a search but can't seem to come up with much at all on my issue. So, I accidentally recorded an interview for a documentary yesterday at 24bit/96khz instead of 48khz. I'm about to hand over the files to the production company and was thinking I'd like to convert all the clips to 48khz to make their life easier in post (Avid MC) and preserve my reputation (I'm a relative newb to the audio side of things) with the post facility/producers by not making things harder for them than they need to be. My question is, is it worth doing or am I worrying about nothi…
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Hey everyone! Long time lurker, first time poster. Let me first say that I have been extremely grateful for the wealth of information everyone has posted in these forums, it has been a great place for information. Unfortunately I am running into a problem that I haven't seen discussed yet. I am still relatively new (compared to 95% of you) and recently am being called on more and more sets with wireless follow focus systems. I am finding that I am picking up the sound of the follow focus motor when the AC is pulling focus. The lavs and boom are both picking it up when shooting indoors, but it isn't usually a problem outdoors. I originally th…
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