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Hey Olle, thanks for the lead on Hush, I'll give it a try and report back. Supertone's Clear, totally! It's been a great addition to the kit (h/t to Jeremiah Moore for cluing me to it). Between that, RX (yep yep, @Sebi), and a few others it seems one can do a pretty decent job removing the camera's motor whir. Glad to hear about any other new additions. It's been a wonder seeing the recent sound isolation developments.

Hey @The Documentary Sound Guy, a reasonable query. My query in this case is in relation to the M2D2's place in the workflow of a radio journalist, where its proves handy on reporting trips, first in field and later in the edit and tracking. While certainly a question of technique and approach, in the field a devices small profile can assist in easing the casual nature of the moment as the source/interviewee speaks with the reporter, it's small size being a unique advantage over mixer/recorders like the Nagra 7/Mixpre/ etc. Though like both those units, when returning after a day in the field, the M2D2 has the benefit of doubling as the audio interface during the edit, tracking, and playback. As for what a field reporter might couple the M2D2 with. While using your phone in the field make sense in theory (Sonosax pitched this for journalists), there are times you are recording both ends of a sudden phone call (using both of the M2D2's inputs, recording into....?) or when you need your phone handy for incoming messages (say during a satellite two-way). That said, totally, a spare phone just for the M2D2 is an option, though seems like there'd be a simpler option? Which brings me back to Lectro's SPDR, which seems most fitting in this context (albeit pricier than a spare phone). Which is why I wondered wonder if there were any comparable alternative low profile recorders to pair with the M2D2 that maybe centered around USB or AES (such as TE's TP-7, although designed for a very different audience). But hey maybe an extra phone is the convenient option. Good to have a spare.

Pardon forum lords if I've missed this answer: has anyone landed on a low profile usb-centered audio recorder to pair with the M2D2 ( other than the established iphone/lectro SPDR options). Of course you could pick up a zoom F3, but thinking even that seems unnecessary as it doubles up functions. Maybe I'm dreaming, but I'd assume there would be something else in this influencer-video era of always recording.

Hey all, it's been a good eight years since this topic was touched. Curious if anyone's found a particularly effective insert/software for removing camera motor sounds? Context: Currently on a film with a fair amount of close ups (and camera) in quiet atmospheres. As others have mentioned, director would prefer to avoid ADR if possible, but if them's the dice then...

Hey all, as it's been a few years I checked in with Lectro HQ about any updates: *Card Door: (update) Swapped out for a similar but more robust redesign. Repairs dept. also said they'd be glad to send out spares of the updated door. *Limiter: Hasn't changed since 2018, except in the display: (via 2022 firmware update: ) "The SPDR now conforms to industry standards for digital audio metering: the meter always reads 0 at +0 dBFS. The analog input limiter can now be seen to engage at -5 dBFS, reserving 5 dB for limiter overhead. This behavior of the analog input subsystem has not changed, but now the meter always shows the levels relative to +0 dBFS. This eliminates the possibility for confusion caused by the meter reading differently depending on the input type (digital or analog) and whether the SPDR is making a recording or playing one back" * Low Cut Filter: No shift, 35Hz is the closest the SPDR provides to turning filter off (cutting 20-35Hz range) *Timecode format: No change