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Maybe try the new magnetic ones. I just ordered a few.

It’s worth noting that Storacell, the maker of the tubular battery caddies, listened to feedback about tearing the labels off rechargeables and now offer a magnetic caddie that doesn’t tear the labels. I haven’t tried it but someone should. https://storacell.net/collections/magnetic-caddies-1/products/magnetic-aa-8-pack?_pos=1&_fid=183dd515f&_ss=c

Thanks, that’s exactly what I’m talking about.

Thanks! Any noticeable improvement in reception quality? Not range per se but more consistent clean reception within the normal range? I’m using PR75a receivers which are just not as good of a receiver as a PR216 yet they work pretty well usually except with a few focus pullers and a particular script sup who have ALOT of wireless video gack near them. Not that the VRX1 is available in 72-76 but I’m still curious how it stands up to heavy interference.

Anyone try one of these yet? If so, what’s your opinion? Obviously curious how it stands up to a standard Comtek.

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MM1 is a great thing to have for problem solving.

I was looking at these in-line boosters to boost the gain on my slate mic into the weak slate mic input of a 664 but couldn’t find one that says it would work with only 12V of phantom or had an external input. If anyone has one of these things (lots of different makes and models, I see Sescom has one now too) and a 664 and would be willing to do a test Is appreciate it. I ended up using an MM1 for the purpose but it’s way overkill

That’s a pretty good system. I’ve never done that because at the end of the day whoever is handling the data delivery just wants your card immediately and wouldn’t want to wait on file management but doing just the wild stuff separately and getting it to post directly makes sense to me. The times I’ve done something out of the ordinary for music or ambience I usually have the producer note it in their field notes and I also send an email later explaining but I like your method better I think.

Bouke, I usually try to just name the file something obvious like “AMBIENCE-1.wav” or “ROOMTONE-01.wav”. Or if it happens in the middle of a scene I might try to add a note in the file if there’s time. Is that the kind of thing you’re talking about? On the docs I’ve worked on a traditional sound report would be pretty impractical at least for my brain. Also, regarding MS for docs.. in my experience this is not something producers are aware of in the US. I’ve never gotten a request for stereo anything ever! I’ve only done stereo recording for live music and only because I’ve decided to do it! I think the ship has probably sailed when it comes to getting doc sound recordists to run with MS rigs here at this point. Unless they’re requesting it and offering a bump to the rental!

not really sure what you mean. I was referring to the older design with the full size piano that required you to stretch rubber bands (o-rings) around to connect the top and bottom shells. Annoying. Especially if you’re trying to be quick. The new design is much easier you just press the top and bottom together with no parts to lose.

It’s fine. Not as simple as using a Rycote but there’s no comparison with wind and shock mount performance. The pianissimo has gotten easier to use than the older piano since they did away with the annoying rubber O-rings that were used to hold the thing together I hated those o-rings and most of them are lost now.

I’ve used both a bunch mostly with the CMIT and I would agree the Cosi is great for light wind days or even decent breeze but if there’s serious wind you need a full blimp. I also agree that if you get the full pianissimo you should skip Cinela’s fur and try the bubblebee offering. While I haven’t tried the new bubblebee fur covers myself I can say that the thickest Cinela fur kills a lot of presence and made dialog sound dull. If you’re using mics with presence boost maybe you can work around it but I think there must be better more transparent furs available. Last thought.. a Schoeps CMC is kind of small inside a pianissimo and I don’t think you can reconfigure it to scoot it forward like you can in a Rycote so for booming dialog you’ll always be losing a couple inches distance compared to other products. Sometimes that makes all the difference outside.

I think the more (potentially) consequential debate is to ground the shell or not.