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Malcolm Cromie

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  1. I'm having a clean out of surplus gear and have for sale the following: 1 x Audio Developments 6 Channel into 2, AD245 Pico Mixer Professionally modified with 6 Pre Fade / EQ outputs via D25 to enable iso track recording. Also professionally modified with continuous sweep input trim pots: £1250 (negotiable) 2 x Sennheiser MKH 60 microphones £700 (negotiable) each Both in excellent condition 1 x Rycote Modular Windshield Kit 4 size for an MKH 60 with full circle hoop mounts. £200 2 x Lectrosonics ALP 650 Sharks Fin Antennas £250 (negotiable) each I am the original owner of all these items, they are all in excellent working condition. All items are in London so pick up is free, otherwise freight and Paypal fees on you. Cheers, Malcolm
  2. Jeremy, by agreeing in the first place to try this method and persevering with it has all but cemented the practice into the now and future of the genre. All you can hope is for a catastrophic failure of the practice to get your producers to think again.
  3. I've had my pair of MKH50s for about 14 years and the still perform as they did the day I bought them. In about 2001 or 2 I encountered the gentle RF frying sound that Brengun mentioned. This was discussed by many at the time and IIRC there were two popular solutions. 1) Send it back to the factory for new parts and a service or 2) Replace or tighten the screw for the XLR connector as it was thought if it came loose or was fractionally too short it was not earthing properly to the shell of the Mic. I'm not 100% sure of the validity of this explanation but I went with the #2 approach replaced the screw and keep it tight and to this day the problem has not returned. My 02c - Hope this helps, Cheers, Malcolm
  4. We had it easy John, Nagra rigs were lighter than today's: 'Everyone Must Be Wired' in case they Brain Fart and say something ... rigs.
  5. Oh FFS John, ManUP!! It wasn't that bad, we were all in he same boat. 20lbs over shoulder. Not the 40lbs of today's bullshit TV with everyone wired in case they have a brain fart and say something...
  6. I Like reading books, sky diving, riding horses and hope for world peace!
  7. Perhaps your budget is half what it should be ... You pay for what you get!
  8. Here's my trusty bag cart built in 1996, still in regular use today. I had a welder simply cut about 12 inches from the height of a standard $30 hand or sack cart so it would fit in the trunk of my car. He fabricated a hinged frame that drops down and sits level, which I filled with plywood and closed cell foam to create the bag shelf. He added a box bar so my plastic bin would be spaced out from the frame so the lid can be taken on and off. The bin is simply secured by a bungee which also serves to hold the shelf up against the frame for storage or the ability to use it as a hand truck. I have fashioned pieces of plastic plumbing pipe with an end stopper and a threaded cap for storage and transportation of my short boom pole and to rest the boom with the mic on it on set. I also added a hook for cables. All up a cost of about $100 with a repaint every couple of years, it has and still serves me well for stand up bag days with a very small footprint.
  9. Hi Diego, Just seen this one hour documentary, wonderful work and very interesting to see the work of a 'DJ Guru Producer' using real sound. Well worth a look. Cheers and kind regards, Malcolm
  10. Grammar: The difference between knowing your shit and knowing you're shit!
  11. Seriously distorted recording cannot be helped in the mix.
  12. "No matter where you go ... There you are" Gyro Captain in Mad Max 2 (aka Road Warrior) Dumb vehicle inspector checking turn signal indicators: "Now it's working, now it's not. Now it's working, now it's not. Now it's working, now it's not. Now it's working, now it's not. Now it's working, now it's not. Now it's working, now it's not. Now it's working, now it's not. Now it's working, now it's not ...."
  13. "No matter where you go ... There you are" Gyro Captain in Mad Max 2 (aka Road Warrior) Dumb vehicle inspector checking turn signal indicators: "Now it's working, now its not. Now it's working, now its not. Now it's working, now its not. Now it's working, now its not. Now it's working, now its not. Now it's working, now its not. Now it's working, now its not. Now it's working, now its not ...."
  14. Rockport is an excellent brand - great inner sole support - strong built, comfortable and sturdy. I have many pairs of different styles from gortex lined boots, dress shoes to sneaker types-. A little pricier than most but you get what you pay for and they always last the distance. Great for all day on concrete studio floors and tarmac with no foot fatigue, jungles, mountains, swamps. Cheers, Malcolm
  15. Yep, they've had new cables a couple of times and Il like to fit the felt ear pads for winter and the leatherette ones for summer wear. To tell the truth I have 2 pairs - Bought in 1995 and 2000. The only way I can tell them apart are the 1995 ones are slightly looser and have a small amount of paint spray from an onset incident.
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