TomBoisseau

Currently, in the Atlanta area, I'm charging $250 for my basic "kit" which includes a Sound Devices 688, 2 wireless, boom mic & boom pole, and 2 IFB's. Anything more than that is an additional charge, and services are in addition to that as well. How does that compare with you guys?

I'm curious what you guys do. Do you include a certain number of timecode generators in your package rate, or do you charge extra? Thanks, Tom

I have done that very same technique with a clipboard that has a storage area inside of it. I drilled a hole in the end that is pointed outward, inserted a rubber gromet, and then stuck a lav in that hole with the transmitter inside the clipboard. It's worked pretty well!

If it's an incandescent light, ask them to power it off of DC. If it's true, clean DC power, that will eliminate any audio interference. Now WHERE or HOW they're going to get DC, I have no idea.

Be cautious! As I remember there are two different 5 pin XLR versions with different pin spacing. They look very similar, and may seem at first able to connect to each other, but they are different and you will find, as you push them together, that it will be very difficult (pretty much impossible) to completely "seat" them.

When the time comes, will it be possible for us to replace the rechargeable battery in the BP-TRX ourselves, or will the unit need to be sent back to the local manufacture's rep? Also, if we are able to replace them ourselves, do they use some "standard" rechargeable that can obtained from other sources, or are they proprietary? Thanks. Tom

I do a LOT of corporate live streaming! Frankly, other than a small snake to the streaming "table", my sources are mostly wireless microphones with the receivers right next to me at FOH (the rooms I work in usually seat only about 200 people)! I will often place a hardwired podium mic, and take a playback feed from a computer, but for me there is usually not a great need for long snakes. I would think however you'd want a mixer with faders. When you get into those interactive panel discussions, it's rather difficult to do fast "active" mixing on a computer. But if that's what you want to do and you only want to address the headphone issue, I think Rick's suggestion is a good one. The other option is to use an IEM system to send you the headphone/PFL feed wirelessly! Tom

Thank you Neil. That's very helpful. Tom

Thanks for your input Neil. How well "recessed" is the Hirose connector on the Cable Techniques unit? It appears (from photos) that the "sideway" recess is greater with the Sound Devices adapter, which might possibly mean less strain on the connection when using in a bag and when running about. Tom

I’m considering getting a Hirose adapter for my MixPre-3 II. I’m currently trying to decide between the Sound Devices MX-HIROSE and the Cable Techniques MX-POWERSLED. The The Cable Techniques looks to be more robust, however the Sound Devices unit appears to be smaller / lower profile (which I like). They both are about $100. Any words of wisdom? Thanks, Tom

I was on a low budget corporate job a few months ago. We were shooting one of the executives on the sidewalks of downtown Atlanta. I was using my Sound Devices 633 in a K-Tek bag attached to my harness and wearing some Sony MDR7506 headphones. The cameraman was shooting with a small “palm sized” camera. As we were about to shoot on the sidewalk, someone came running out of the building and told us we could NOT shoot there. So we crossed the street and proceeded to try again. Someone else came running out of a different building on this side of the street and told us we could NOT shoot there. Later, we were in the parking lot of a Target store. Then client had actually contacted the Target corporate office and had received permission for us to shoot in the parking lot of this particular store. However, someone came running out of the store and said we could NOT shoot there. We indicated that we had received permission from corporate to be there, but they said that they had not been informed of such and that we would have to leave. It occurred to me... the camera was so tiny, most people probably would have not noticed it. I however, with my “big” rig, harness, and headphones, surely must have drawn attention. I wondered, If I had a “tiny” rig in a fanny pack and just a pair of ear buds, perhaps we would have gone unnoticed! To that end, I put on my Christmas list, and my wife for Christmas gave me a MixPre-3 II. So now I’d like to find an inconspicuous fanny pack just big enough for the MixPre with the 8 AA cell battery pack and 1 or 2 Sennheiser G3 ENG receivers. Any suggestions as to what might work well? Thanks, Tom

Well... for me, the only work I've had recently is because of Zoom and Microsoft Teams! One of my corporate clients wants to continue to communicate with their employees, so they use Microsoft teams. But they're doing it a little differently. They have each presenter call into their own individual "Teams" meeting. The only other person on these individual meetings is "us", in the control room. This allows us (from their control room) to crop and grab almost a full screen iso shot of each presenter that they can switch to at any time and not be at the mercy of "Teams" auto switching. Then we sent it back out to their employees on yet another separate "Teams" meeting. The dilemma is the audio, for which they've been hiring me. Because they have set up all the presenters into different "meetings", and because the employees log into still another meeting to watch and listen, I have to get audio out of all the various meetings (multiple computers) and feed them to the others via multiple mix minuses. Not all of these "meetings" are sent out live. Some are edited and sent out later, which allows them to switch to other presenters for reactions shots, something that's not so easily done with multiple people logged into single meeting. Of course none of this is "location sound", but I'm sure grateful to have the work! Tom

Definitely the ugliest recorder I have ever seen!

I have used a Sennheiser 100 G3 transmitter on the camera and an G3 ENG receiver in my bag with good results. Of course it's just mono, but it's a very cost effective solution and reasonably small. Tom

Well... it's expensive, but it works with any Bluetooth enabled phone and you don't have to worry about having any specialized cables or specialized adapters. I own one and use it occationally. I like it! Both XLR and mini plug inputs and outputs. The JK Audio Daptor Three. https://www.jkaudio.com/daptor3.htm