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Wandering Ear

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  1. +1 for the importance of genlock for long rolls. On shoots where takes are shorter (generally under 10 minutes for me) just tc is fine, but I still insist on the use of a sync box if I am asked to be responsible for camera / sound sync, which is the norm for me. http://wanderingear.net
  2. I have to say, FreqFinder has helped me a ton getting my tx's and rx's to work well in the bag. Thanks NewEndian!
  3. At least they warn you first. Although, I can't be surprised going to the top of any tower and seeing this kind of rf, many office buildings have rf antennas on them, it's a convenient way to get them above the city.
  4. Oh no, I wouldn't call them clean, I am running a nomad too. :-D But I've never seen a scan like that. I had block 24 talent radios also. I just own more block 21 stuff. I was averaging 1 or 2 pixels on my block 21 talent rx, and as soon as I got to the 73rd floor that shot up to 6 pixels. That's when I rescanned and took that photo because I was surprised by the massive jump in RF. All that said, knowing the chances for interference I have successfully run 2 block 21 rxs and a block 21 ifb TX in the bag for over a year with no problems yet. I always have another block available in case. I have my receivers on the left (411s) and my ifb TX (lma) on the right, or sometimes on my harness. I know it's not recommended, but I've been able to do it successfully and that is getting me by until I can afford to sell my Lectro ifb and buy zaxcoms. K http://wanderingear.net
  5. +1. I love my s series. In serious wind or rain situations I add a wj4 to it, but it has to be pretty bad before I need it. http://wanderingear.net
  6. Sweet, that's close to my house. I'll have to pick some up. I use hush lavs a lot these days, it be nice to have some lo profile ones. K http://wanderingear.net
  7. Have you tried the suggestions in this thread including: Trashing prefs and databases then restarting. Checking ram usage. Down sizing your session to smaller sizes. Have you also posted on the duc? There will be a larger base of windows pro tools users there. Also, when asking for help about pt, it is very helpful to post your system specs including CPU, ram, os, pt version, hard drives, etc... As well as the error number and exact wording of the error pop-up window. I suggest reading both the "help us help you"and "basic troubleshooting" threads on the duc. I'll try to help more with more information. K http://wanderingear.net
  8. Thanks. It's been a while since I worked with the Epic, I figured these modules would've been out by now. Doesn't matter much though, I prefer double system anyway.
  9. Has anyone seen or used the red modules that allow line level XLR or AES input to the camera? How are they?
  10. Tom, your right, it's a fun tower. Always a bit odd to feel the building sway in the wind, but I love being up high, and the view of the city is rare. I think the only time I've seen it better was being on the roof of the 2 union square, it's about the same height, but you're on the roof, instead of inside, so you can see a lot more at once. Jason, are you saying you couldn't use your block 470 at all with a block 19 hop running? Shitty. I wasn't using my talent radios much that day, mostly all booming as we were grabbing people before and after they climbed the stairs for quick sound bites. The only time I used my talent mics was when we needed to interview the guy wearing the Alaska Airlines Plane costume. No way for me to get a boom close so I handed him a lav through the fan hole, which was used to keep the suit inflated. What Pulsar said is true, but what I posted in the photo above was limited to floor 73. My scans that morning, and rf levels throughout the day were normal until I went up to 73, and returned to normal after leaving floor 73. I am suspecting transmitters on the roof of the building, although that is still a guess. I'd love to go back on a day where I have time and do some scans with nothing running just to see what's up there.
  11. Thanks John. I haven't run into the situation where I needed to access sound files from previous days. On the films I've worked on DIT does that when needed. Every set has a different workflow, and it's good to know workflows other than what you're accustom to. I'm guessing the apocalypse will be quite loud, make sure you have your dynamic mics ready too.
  12. I second Whitneys post, I had a 411 showing low broadband noise across the spectrum and when I sent it back Lectro said it needed to be recalibrated. http://wanderingear.net
  13. Just curious, what are you recording that you need that much space for? Are you trying to avoid clearing your cards often, or are you actually recording long enough to utilize that much room? http://wanderingear.net
  14. Talent no longer gets chairs to rest in between setups, they get treadmills.
  15. Absolutely. I expect it to be over a week before I get it back. I did find out in talking to them they have an upgrade to the inputs that fixes the phantom power issue. That'll be nice.
  16. +/- 1 frame an hour drift? That sounds terrible. Fine for logging, but I wouldn't trust jamming camera and slate if it has that much drift. I've never used it though, so I can't say for sure.
  17. One more thing (out of a huge list of things) I love about the nomad, even when using it as a mixer.
  18. Just hit record on the nomad, and delivered files at the end of the day letting production know that there may be issues with the in camera audio from that floor.
  19. That's what I figured was going on, it's the tallest building in Seatle. It was only an issue on the 73rd floor, shooting on the 40th and in the lobby were fine. I was just glad I didn't need to rely on my wireless up there. Pulsar, I agree having tx's and rx's in a bag on the same block can be a big issue, even when splitting the freq. to either end of the block, but that's not what was going on here.
  20. I was on a documentary shoot last week about The Big Climb, which is a fundraiser for LLS where around 6000 people climb 1130 steps up the Columbia Tower in Seattle. Fun shoot. Had a wireless hop going to camera on block 21 Lectro, and a block 21 IFB running in my bag. No problems all day long, and my block 21 and 24 talent radios were clean. My crew then went up to the 73rd floor to film the climbers exiting the stairway, and I noticed the RF on my talent radios going crazy, so I did a scan and it looked like this: Good thing I didn't need my talent mics up there! I'm not sure how the camera hop dealt with it, but I was recording on my Nomad in case, so it shouldn't be a problem. But damn, that's a bad RF environment. No real question here, just thought I'd share that scan with all you other geeks out there. :} -K
  21. Nope. That's why I used 57's. If I lose them, that's just what it costs to get good sound. Production insurance, or the production will pay for that, and I told them I would use less expensive and durable mics to try and avoid the damages. I used lot's of fur, baffling, and placement to deal with the wind, although I was never going any where near 200mph. I think we topped out at 70ish as we weren't on a race track. For mounting options I had a bunch of mafers, cardalinis, short arms, lots of tape, and I used short cables to safety the mics in case any of my mounts and tape failed, the same way grips do with hanging lights. I did end up shortening my XLRs that went into the engine compartment, because they did start to melt. I used one of the plastic mic clips that comes with a 57, and melted that too. I believe Mogami makes some high temp cabling, but I've never tried it. Limit your exposure times and you can probably get away with it no problem. I've only ever tried the coffee can trick with a contour HD camera mounted on a bicycle, but I'm going to keep that in my bag of tricks for the next time I get myself into some crazy micing situation. (hopefully soon!!) Have Fun. K
  22. I have to agree with the senator and rado, the problem has nothing to do with the receivers. The problem is the device emitting unwanted radiation. It seems to be some what inherent with digital circuits, and is difficult to tame as larry pointed out. I believe the manufacturers go to great lengths to deal with their products RF transmission, but don't always hit a level that we would like to achieve. http://wanderingear.net
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