Stewart

My question is whether anyone has tried the Lectrosonics recorder and can comment on the sound vis a vis certain alternatives. It is a really simple question. In your case, apparently you haven't tried it, but have an opinion anyway.

Hi jhop & Steve Foy, If I understand, what you are saying is that there is no meaningful difference in sound quality between the $200 Tascam and the $735 Lectrosonics, and that paying $535 more for the Lectrosonics is pointless unless one needs time code. It would also seem that you are saying that there is no practical difference, in terms of sound quality, between using a Sound Devices recorder and a Tascam DR-10L, or for that matter a Zoom H4N. If that's what you're saying, it's interesting but not where I'm at. I remain interested in comments about the sound quality from the new Lectrosonics recorder, from both a lavalier mic and a condenser mic requiring phantom power, from anyone who has actually tried one, and in comments on how the sound quality compares to Tascam's DR-10L or similar.

Has anyone had a chance to evaluate the sound quality from this recorder? Personally, I'd like to know how it compares to the sound from a Sound Devices recorder, using a wired lav, and to competing miniature recorders, specifically the Tascam DR-10L (recognising that the Tascam doesn't have time code). Also, what is the sound quality if one uses something like a Schoeps MK41 with a 48v power supply? And a speculative question. What do people think the odds are of Sound Devices coming out with a miniature recorder in the near future? By the way, here is the link to Matt Price's YouTube live stream on this recorder yesterday with Karl Winkler of Lectrosonics:

Simon, Forgot to include this February 2016 video from Gotham Sound on recording Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (probably doesn't apply to your specific need, but fun anyway):

Hi Simon, You might find it helpful to check out the following (in no particular order): http://designingsound.org/2010/08/rob-nokes-special-guide-to-recording-cars/ http://tonebenderspodcast.com/025-vehicle-recording-roundtable/ http://www.speedhunters.com/2015/10/recording-the-sounds-of-need-for-speed/ http://designingsound.org/2010/02/charles-deenen-special-car-recording-guide/ http://tonebenderspodcast.com/033-recording-the-porsche-911-gt3/

Hi Jeff, I respect your view of Mr. Ebert's work, and if it is a personal loss to you, my condolences. I have expressed my view on his work, which I am entirely comfortable with. I am not only familiar with his work, I grew up with it, and I think that he was part and parcel of the progressive dumbing down of American cinema. Also, as it happens, I was not only thinking of Pauline Kael, but also of François Truffaut, André Bazin, Andrew Sarris, Rex Reed and several other people, several of whom are not household names in Hollywood. Where I am at the moment (Italy) and where I'm going on Sunday (the UK), nobody even knows what the Mutt and Jeff show, aka Siskel and Ebert, was. As for the suggestions that he was a "great writer", I don't know what to say. He was a journalist with a talent for TV sound bites. James Joyce, he wasn't. Not even Tom Wolfe or Jimmy Breslin, let alone Truman Capote - just trying to come up with some New Journalism names that might be recognisable. Cheers

Marc, Haven't heard Russ Meyer's name in a long time. There's an old Esquire piece, probably from the early to mid-70s, about Meyer as the king of soft porn. If you haven't seen it, it's a good read.

John, sorry, but I stand by what I said, and no, I don't think that it is in bad taste. More importantly, I think that it is the truth.

Thanks Constantin, very helpful actually. Cheers

I understand what you're saying, but it amounts to saying that because a personal friend of Mr. Ebert started the thread, nobody can express an opinion on Mr. Ebert's work and legacy unless it is adulatory. But the truth is, when the obituaries come out in the next few days, I think what they're going to say is that he was an entertainer, not that he was a great film critic.

And if you have the time, I, for one, would like to hear more details. Would also appreciate it if you can share, via PM if you want, the names of any show of his kind you have worked on, especially if I can find clips on YouTube/Vimeo. Thanks Constantin.

I respect that sentiment, but as a member of a certain generation it's really hard for me to see Siskel and Ebert and their television show as anything other than the dumbing down of American film criticism. While they had a large enough audience that they may well have had an impact on box office receipts, I don't think that anybody who cared about film took them seriously. It wasn't criticism, it was formulaic entertainment - Siskel vs Ebert - and the formula just became increasingly tiresome.

Any chance of a thread dedicated to NAB announcements as they come in?

Right, Leni Riefenstahl was telling the unvarnished truth. So was the U.S. Resettlement Administration and the Farm Security Administration. Did you actually watch Albrechtsen's presentation? If you watched it, do you have anything to say about it, intelligent or otherwise, or is this just another opportunity for one of your uninformed drive-by cracks?

Unless, according to Tomlinson Holmann, Henry Fonda was doing it (3rd ed., page 71)