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  1. You are telling your age. Was the Auricon magnetic or optical? My old memory is failing me.
  2. A producer I work for in Tampa shoots on 5Ds. The first time I worked with him he said we don't need that slate because we are using Plural Eyes. I told him that it was insurance, along with my notes and I insisted on using it. The next time I worked with him he thanked me profusely for the slate and notes. They made his life easier in post.
  3. Thanks, Mike. You are right about ground loops. Sound guys understand them but others think we are just making excuses until we get rid of AC connected devices. Remember our early Red1 experiences!
  4. I worked on a film in Nigeria, where the humidity is always 99%, with with two Epics and we had a shut down on one of them only once. My favorite camera is the Amira. I think all the pro cameras are pretty good and can handle the rigors of the elements.
  5. I've always liked to have a back-up. My first back-up for my 4.2 was an IS. It became my favorite recorder. When I got a PD-4, there was always a Nagra in the truck because I looked at the PD-4 as a VCR. Did they ever foul up? It took me three years to trust recording on a little card in the 744 but I still bought a Zoom as a BU. Now, there's still a Zoom that never gets used but I could probably use my iPhone if I had to.
  6. I've been checking them for about three years and have gotten two jobs. They were legit, paid well and promptly. I've applied for a lot more than I've gotten and rarely ever hear from them if they don't want you. I'm on the free plan and always wonder if I paid them would I get more work.
  7. bilagaana

    664 panic

    I recently had a card issue where one file would not play back in my 633 on a Lexar card. I dropped back and punted on the CF card and all was well. SD said I should not use that card again but did and it was OK.
  8. I used MK4 and MK41 for many years doing docs, commercials and features starting in 1985 and have used them until the CMIT became my go-to mic for it all. The Collette series was a pain in Florida, where the humidity would kill me. If there was a quite BG you were safe. Even with noisy BG there was a chance you would survive. I've had editors call me and ask me how I got such good sound. They thought it was me but I would always fess up to give Scheops the credit. I still use them if I'm doing interiors. I've had the CMITs in hurricanes and Nigerian 99% humidity with great results. Buy the Scheops...but buy enough to cover your butt. BTW, the roll off on the Scheops is natural and when you learn to use it will save you. The term mix with the mic comes into play if you have two or more people to mic. Learn to plant them and they will be your friends.
  9. I've had two Denecke TS 2s that would not stay together. Time healed all wounds. Today are solid.
  10. Grant, I've had great results with the CMIT in a similar situation. The Barbados Parliament is an echo chamber and the CMIT worked well from below with some clothing to help absorb some reverb. Below can be a life saver even if it is a little further away. Otherwise, in Congress a frag grenade could be just what the doctor ordered.
  11. I was using my IDX charger/power supply to run my cart through a BDX, once-upon-time. Fried the 411 receiver, 744 had blue flames, as did two new Panasonic cameras. House we were working in was old and wiring may have been the problem. I never did this again after doing it many time without a problem. Ya live and ya learn.
  12. There's not enough room to tell a story I have. The SFX guy had a book to guide him to a new career when he caused al manner of havoc.
  13. I have, since the beginning of time, kept a sewing kit in my package. It can save you. If you are on a picture, you must make friends with the wardrobe department. They can save your culo.
  14. I've been to remote areas of the planet and you can always count on a jet at 30,000 feet to screw you up for 15 minutes.
  15. I think I was on that job! We work with the competence and the incompetents and know the the good ones are.
  16. Can anyone remember back far enough to know what this is?_MG_5411.pdf The camera department hated them.
  17. In the olden days I bought a Nagra 4.2 with low hours with a couple of dynamic pics, cable, shipping case for $3200. Then three Scheops of the Collette variety and an Audio Ltd. dual receiver two transmitter VHF wireless. Still got the 4.2 and Scheops. Those were the days. Oh, and an SQN3-M. Sweet!
  18. I'm thinking suppository transmitter.
  19. Covert people on the planet have been using a system by which you aim a laser at a window and be able to hear people in the room. I don't know how 'usable' it is but it does exist.
  20. I've been using Sandisk almost exclusively for years and will not change until I'm forced to. It took years to get used to the fact I could put hours of high quality audio on a little card without much of a problem.
  21. Imagine, a World without wireless. Mics on poles, stands, plants!
  22. Getting old and crotchety could be part of problem with 'wimpy' pots. It ain't a Nagra.
  23. Constantin, Feel free to refer your jobs out of town to me. I'd rather be there than here. Love to travel and keep my passport up. I was fluent in German but have lost that since childhood. A job in Munich a few years ago taught me that I would have to live there again to get fluent again.
  24. Referring to using 4-6 on the 633, the TRIM is your friend in this case. I use my 411's on those channels and have success. I have been using the 633 since they first came out and am still learning about it. I just finished a movie and had to adjust the trim on a regular basis depending on the actors volume. The big problem with 4-6 is the use of wimpy little pots to save room. Fine adjustment can be a challenge. This is a fine machine that packs a lot into a small space. Big bang for the bucks.
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