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KenMartini

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    Sonoma, CA USA
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    I have a small production company. I am primarily a gaffer, but run audio on small gigs.

    My kit : SD 664, 4- Lectros 411, 4 Lectro 400B trans., Lectro 1- UH400 1- 2- Schoeps mics, and misc equip.
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  1. It sounds like you are using A1 block. Is that the case? By short range do you mean under 100'?
  2. I am contemplating purchasing Sennheiser in ear monitoring systems for my live music gigs. Below are the 3 available blocks. If you have wireless Bay Area experience, please chime in. If I am buying multiple systems, does it pay to get different blocks? A1 block 470-516Mhz A block 516-588Mhz G block 566-608Mhz
  3. I am about to design sound cart kits. It would require some user assembly, but be less costly. I would like to hear from sound mixers what features you would like. I am planning a narrow cart about 18" wide, and one for rack mount. It will come standard with Split handles, front locking casters, and 2 boom pole holders. Planned options include slide out shelves, cable hooks, folding wings, retractable headphone holder, Pelican LiFE Battery brackets, and monitor mount. Areas I could use input: 1) The size of the T-slot profiles. I am currently using 2550 (1x2") vertical member, & 2525 (1x1") for horizontal frames. 2) Black or Clear anodized finish (as seen in photos below). 3) Would you be willing to pay more for carbon fiber surfaces? 4) Would you like built in antenna masts? 5) Sized to fit drawer units like Milwaukee PACKOUT, Dewalt Toughsystem, or Makita Makpac. 6) Built in antenna mast (telescopes from the middle of the T-slot profile, max height is 7' as seen in photo below). The photos below is a prototype that is 18" wide including the folded wings. It is designed around the Makita Makpac drawers.
  4. DPA lav mics are the go-to for the location sound industry. Look at the DPA 6060 series. Wireless solutions are more varied. Lectrosonics, Wisycom, Shure, Zaxcom are the leading ones. Leading recorders are Sound Devices, Zaxcom, Aaton X3 and the Aaton Cantar Mini. My preference is Sound Devices. Film Devices makes a Rack-N-Bag system that holds all the gear in a very organized way. Film Devices can also help design a system for you.
  5. My van has a beach umbrella with stand and sand bags. I could also attach an umbrella to the T-slot frame.
  6. I am using it with an 833. I power it and the motorized faders work great. Having the screen is a must.
  7. When transporting in the van, it is upright. When in the truck or SUV it is on its side. The Makpac drawers are removed as well as the Rack-N-Bag. The axles are two piece and inserted in the center of the center of the T-slot profiles. They have 2 screws holding them in place. The Rack-N-Bag is awesome. with a couple of turns of the docking bracket it released and it is self contained for smaller gigs, or lightening the cart to take it up stairs. The drawers are Makpac (Makita) The surfaces are 3mm thick carbon fiber plates. The shelf brackets are 12" stainless steel folding: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZCZLVWB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  8. My idea was to create a cart that contained everything for small and mid level assignments. I machined the handles, positional cable hooks, and the internal antenna masts locking blocks. I also made a retractable headphone holder under the right side tilt up table top. The handles are separated so I can get to the boom poles without lifting them over a handle bar. The 2 drawer units remove quickly when transporting the cart laying down. I used 1010 and 1020 T-slot profiles. The counter top surfaces are 3mm carbon fiber. I incorporated the Rack-N-Bag system with their docking brackets. The equipment in its rack can be removed in seconds and placed in an outer nylon shell to becomes a typical sound bag. I keep a Sound Devices MixPre-6 in one of the drawers for backup. The system is powered by a PSC 20 amp Pelican when on the cart, or the built in Smart battery and Audioroot distro on the rack when it is removed. I mounted the PSC power supply/charger on the cart for shore power.
  9. I buy plugins for my Allen & Heath SQ series mixer. This is a model used throughout the sound mixing industry. Sound Devices is joining what is already an established practice. No complaints here. It just keeps making my equipment more valuable without having to purchase new equipment each time. It also opens the door to lots of engineering creativity. I am all for rewarding companies that innovate.
  10. The groundbreaking Rack-N-Bag systems are now in stock. They weigh the same as comparable bags and are made of carbon fiber and aircraft grade aluminum. We customize each rack for your equipment. A height change kit is available as your equipment evolves. Each Rack-N-Bag comes with ballistic nylon outer shell, carbon fiber handle, detachable pouch, and shoulder strap. Comes in 3 sizes that fit most mixer/recorders. Our Audioroot distro kits with Smart Battery sleds integrate with the Rack-N-Bag, or are available separately with Hirose 4 pin and TA4F connectors. We have 30,40, & 50cm length power cables which serve to keep "cable rats nests" out of your kit. The docking brackets secure the Rack to carts and is removable with a turn of a knob. Our site: https://filmdevices.com/ Options: Cart docking bracket Phone holder Audioroot distro kits with Smart Battery sled & 5 power cables USB dual power port Wing kit for small & medium size Harness Height reconfiguration kit
  11. Hi, I am designing a gooseneck podium mic/preamp. It will use an electret mic. There won't be much shock isolation between the gooseneck and the podium. I am interested in what people think a good frequency response would be. Some issues are low frequency thumps and handling materials such as notes on the podium. Also, what would be a good low pass for sibilance . Keeping in mind that in many instances there will be no sound person present to EQ. The EQ would be permanently set in the preamp. What would you set low and high pass filters at? Thanks for any help with this.
  12. KenMartini

    Film Devices

    Weight & Size of Rack-N-Bag Pre-Sale buyers get a free $95 carbon fiber handle. Will be shipping in July or sooner.
  13. KenMartini

    Film Devices

    Tony, The medium would fit very snugly. All the specs will soon be on our website. Weighs the same as other bags due to the carbon fiber construction. Full specs will soon be available at https://filmdevices.com/
  14. KenMartini

    Film Devices

    If you are referring to the power distro, no. It is an option. We designed the battery sled and Audioroot has customized their distro to match. We are manufacturing our own cables. We sell it as a package that includes distro, sled with battery cup, and 5 cables. The distro is available in 2 sizes. Go to our website https://filmdevices.com/ to see pricing. We are including the $95 carbon fiber handle as a gift for pre-orders.
  15. KenMartini

    Film Devices

    Ryan, looks like the mini may fit on the top deck, but I would have to figure out where the radios go. I could probably design a series just for them where the unit is on the first tier on a slide out. If I had enough pre-orders I could design 2 sizes and do a short run. If it did not have enough orders it would be too much of a financial gamble. The Aatons were designed for carts, so a challenge to do a work around for a bag.
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