MartinTheMixer

Bouke, I think this is lost in translation. I don't even know what were not agreeing on. Sorry. Thank you, Martin

Bourke, I think it's pretty simple. Arri had apparently set their incoming signal requirements higher than SMPTE, and apparently higher than anyone else's camera. Probably to an unneeded level. I don't think anyone needs sync more accurate than 1/20 of a frame, or whatever all the other cameras have. Someone can weigh in on that level of sync. Thank you, Martin

Hello, Well, you guys jinxed me, or I jinxed myself. I shot on the Alexa mini yesterday, and sure enough, it's giving a warning, (picture attached) that it needs to be jammed. I could see the TC looked accurate, and it had jumped from the previous time in the camera to the time currently on my erx. I thought it was going to be a longer discussion after I mentioned the software issue, and then the d.p. overheard us, and said "I was shooting in Miami last week, and it did the same thing", and that was that. I have a great camera crew. I will ask the d.p. what device they were using in Miami. Maybe if I show him a picture of time code boxes, he can identify the suspect. I will see if I can get the software version that the camera has too. Thanks, Martin

Constantin, Thank you. I can only remember maybe 2 of those in the last 6 months. Maybe I have been lucky on those few. Thank you, Martin

Hi All, I have never had these problems. I will be on an Arri tomorrow, I'll let you know if I do have problems. But I have never had any problems with my ERX not feeding time code properly. The only time I have had time code problems, the camera was broken and no device could have fixed the time code. Maybe I have been lucky and the software in the Arri cameras that I have dealt with has not been upgraded. I don't know. Thank you, Martin

Hi, I have used the ERX on just about every digital camera, and I haven't had the mentioned problem. The only problem I can relate, is the camera dept. Using a cheapy version of the Teradek, and I guess it was leaking, which caused interference to my 2.4 signal. I will go check and see if I can find that brand. I remember on the 1st day of the shoot, the website for the cheapy video transmitter was down. I found the brand, it was the cheapest unit that Trigyn makes. Thanks, Martin

Hi, Well your car started the same every day until it didn't. So that I'm clear, you had a QRX that has the IFB option installed, and you had that QRX across the room, some distance, and that was being fed from 788T? Or are you saying this was all in your bag or cart? Thank you, Martin

Hello, were you feeding any devices via cable on the output of your 788T? Thank you, Martin

Ben, The problem only occurs wireless? Is that correct? Thank you, Martin

Hi, What version software is this? Just curious. Thanks, Martin

The frequency response listed above is up to 15kHz, the frequency response, as listed by Zaxcom, is 16kHz. Does this mean you are doubting the listed specs of Zaxcom?

When someone tells me the frequency response of a piece of equipment, unless I have reason to doubt that person, my conclusion is what they stated

Hi Jon, I don't think anything is missing from any of the Beatles albums. I just find it odd that it was and is great for this equipment not to go above 15kHz, but yet somehow, people have claimed they are missing something important with Zaxcom, which goes 1000Hz higher than what the Beatles could record. Thanks, Martin

Anyone else want to weigh in on the limited frequency response of this system?

Hi All, So if the frequency response only goes up to 15kHz, isn't there some top end missing. Thanks, Martin

Glenn, That's what I was thinking. My testing sure indicated to me that the 6060 would be awesome with Zaxcom. When I had gotten the info about the lack of a dedicated Zaxcom mic, similar to the 4060/4063 relationship, I was concerned with the bias voltage issue as well. I had previously tested the slim with Zaxcom, and in my opinion, won't work with Zaxcom, unless your shooting at the drag strip or on the runway at the airport, but the 6060 is a whole new deal. It really sound great with Zaxcom. And as much as I like the Countryman company people, and the b6 was great for what it was intended for, I compared the B6 to the 6060, and the difference in sound quality is tremendous. The b6 sounds "ok" until you A,B it with the 6060. Thank you, Martin

Frido, It could have been worse, if you did that in the U.S., you would only get about an inch and a quarter. Martin

Glen, Is this from personal testing? I.e. did you spend some quality time screaming into the mic? Thanks, Martin

Loc, That's a great idea. Tonight, I will mount both and see what the noise is like with the same material, maybe I can run to generate the wind. Or I could mount both on my dog and throw the toy. Yes, I have done that before, she is so cooperative. DPA, in my opinion and experience, has the lowest handling, clothing rub, noise transmitted via the wire, etc., than any other mic I have used. As far as robust, I believe it's the same cable as the 4060 series, so the cable won't be a problem, and since the mic itself is not only much smaller, it also doesn't have a fat part to catch, so when talent "demics" themselves, it should have a lower risk of damage, combine that with a much lower weight, and you don't need as much sticky whatever to make the mic stay in place, less sticky means that the mic comes loose easier when the aforementioned talent "demics" themselves. Thank you, Martin Tony, I just use DPA concealers. I like them a lot. Thanks, Martin

Tony, Are you referring to the DPA concealers? Thanks for your input, Martin

Pin, I thought the same thing. I played around with it a good bit. While I was testing, my dog about 18 feet away, shook its head, causing the metal tag to hit the metal collar piece. I noticed on playback that the chinkachink sound level was much lower on the 6060. After that I started listening for other sounds that were not close to the mic, they seemed diminished. Maybe I should have said something other than "off axis", distant axis? I may have put commas above in the wrong place, so to be clear, I was testing the mic, not my dog. Thank you, Martin

Hi all, The good news is that the new 6060 works with the lower bias of the Zaxcoms. The other good news is they sound wonderful. My testing shows (sounds) that they sound better at most frequency/mount setups than the 4063, but always sound as good as the 4063's. It seems to me they might have better off axis rejection. They are much easier to hide. I am attaching a picture of 4 mics. In the picture taken from the top, the mics are from left to right, the Sennheiser mke2, the DPA 6060, a B6 with a beige cap for contrast in the picture, and a DPA 4063. Reverse the order for the picture taken looking down the barrels of the mic. Great new mic from DPA. Martin

I Hi, that can't be the right charger for np-50's. Thanks, Martin

Osa, that spray insulation foam is probably your best bet there.

I have used the cheapy Nixxell chargers for about a year. No complaints. I think they are about 10 bucks. Also, to get ahead of charging, they will charge off my cig lighters. Thanks, Martin