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  1. The ambient ACN network allows you to see the entire set if using a master lockit.
  2. Surround Sound setup or the sound guy is paranoid of getting shot for not being able to hear the supreme leader
  3. Martin, I assumed you you ask politely as well. You don’t get far with the AD staff if you’re not. It seems to really depend on the show. Some shows it was never a problem getting room tone at the end of the scene. More recently there was a show where it was the last priority for the AD and director and I was constantly shutdown when it came time for room tone. I eventually stopped asking and if there was a location that I felt room tone would be useful to post I would go back some other time and get it even though it wasn’t 100% the same but usually really close.
  4. I should rephrase and say I talk with the 1st AD and say I need RT. I go about it politely. Usually talk with them early at each location. Maybe I should switch and say we should do it first thing instead of last. Still doesn’t fix PITA directors though. Fully agree with phil about priorities and mike that it should take less than a minute usually.
  5. I’ll ask for roomtone but 9 times out of 10 I’m told there is no time. I was on a shoot and the director was previously an editor. I got the go for RT and rolled and about 5 seconds after rolling the director yells cut and no one moves because they were so confused since roomtone lasts longer than 5 seconds. Director ruined the roomtone and I never asked for it again.
  6. I’ve used both and prefer Radial these days because of the diverse range of DI boxes they offer. Although I have no issues against countryman. Passive vs active really depends on your source.
  7. I asked them when at NAB and they said you would have to send them in and have them replaced. Not user replaceable. But they can be replaced which is good and not a throw away device.
  8. I recently flew out of Oakland and they stopped me at security and said I couldn’t take the batteries on board. I tried explaining the rules and they sent it up to their supervisor. She had to call the airline to see if they would allow them onboard. They eventually let me through after asking if they were for a hover board. They didn’t are about capacity and didn’t even know the rules concerning lithium batteries in flights. I even showed them the rules and they didn’t care. They really need to train their employees (airlines and TSA) on what the rules are. Ive noticed that it really depends on which airport as some don’t care at all.
  9. I’ve wanted to try out the Dugan in one of these situations but haven’t had one in a little while. Next time I will for sure try Dugan auto mixing out.
  10. No, I’m mostly referring to narrative work. In the situation you mentioned I do my best give a good mix but I have the ISO’s they can use when I screw it up.
  11. I should correct my previous post about my CMC 4 vs 6. I should say that the CMC6 is still a great sounding mic and I do still use. The CMC4 has a little bit of a different sound to it that I prefer over my CMC6. There is another mixer that I have worked with that has a pair of CMC4s and his sound very similar to mine. There seems to be a quality in them that smooths out the low end more that I prefer.
  12. I have both CMC4’s and 6’s. I personally think that my 4 sounds better than my 6 preamp.
  13. Make sure you know the Alexa settings. For example, the camera needs to be in regen mode not preset
  14. Something with the company that was building it didn’t have the proper licensing in place and they weren’t able to get another supplier. They did have a handful available for purchase if you called gene. They may still have some.
  15. You should always gain stage the Transmitter properly to get a good S/N ratio. I run all my receivers at line level and adjust the gain on the mixer. Prefader refers to the main linear fader (or fader pot for bags) that controls levels sent to the mix. The gain pot for each channel controls levels sent to each ISO track. Since we we are taking about isos vs Mix track I'll throw in my 2 cents that I don't do split mixing and record a mono mix track and isos.
  16. Can you link the inputs on the Sonosax sx-r4? That could be a possibility
  17. I was wondering if someone with greater knowledge on this topic could fill me in on what this new standard means for us going forward. I was reading the new guidelines and transition paperwork from the FCC and ran across this section that caught my eye. It is talking about the adoption of the new ETSI emission mask standards and that Lectrosonics was concerned about adopting these new masking standards because it "would require a change in design that could render its legacy models incapable of operation with newer models." It's on page 14-15 of the FCC 15-100 document. I'll try and attach it. I was hoping for some clarification from Lectrosonics on what legacy would mean. Does this include current digital hybrid mode tx's and Rx's or is this just for older "legacy" equipment? how will this affect users going forward in the future? Also with the removal of the 600MHz spectrum they seemed to have added additional options for available frequencies in different areas of the spectrum. If I have read this correctly we have the following available as licensees. 169-172MHz, 944-952MHz, 941.5-944MHz, 952.85-956.25MHz, 956.45-959.85MHz, 1435-1525MHz, 6875-6900MHz and 7100-7125MHz Are any wireless microphone manufacturers planning on utiliziling these new bands? FCC-15-100A1.pdf This document seems to be a simpler and quicker read. DA-16-526A1.pdf
  18. Thanks Larry. Not as much magic going on as I would have thought. As always your insight and knowledge are much appreciated.
  19. I believe they are compatible because you can use the sk2000 transmitters with the 300 series IEM. They are are both Omni and directional antennas. Just depends on which one you get. The sna600 from lectrosonics is not directional but does improve reception. There are a lot of directional antennas to choose from. Maybe Larry can pitch in on the physics and electronics of exactly how and why external antennas are better than whips.
  20. Your sound mixers Recorder is the master for jam sync. Slates are never masters. If you aren't hiring a sound mixer you would need a Timecode capable recorder and lockit boxes for all you describe. Music videos are a whole other beast and should be done by an experienced professional with a full playback system.
  21. I think that you could get away with a G3 100 series rack and get a similar performance as far as RF goes compared with the 500 series rack. I do think you'd get better performance with the Rack series just because you can put up better antennas, it I don't know how much better. I e never compared side to side with sennheiser bag vs rack. Obviously the best route would be to go Lectrosonics or wisycom but only you can make that decision.
  22. 80/20.net is offering 15% off site wide until Monday.
  23. Which series are the Sennheiser handheld that you are using?
  24. There is a great interview here posted by Dave Fisk with Whit Norris. Whit gives some excellent advice on how to break into the industry. One thing that helps is being a reasonable distance from work. I’ll let you watch the interview for the goodies but it will take some sacrifice but that doesn’t mean you can’t make any money.
  25. Gotham Sound has a bunch of deals going on. For post guys there are some great deals on UAD plugins.
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