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by Jeff Wexler- 2 followers
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RF Info and the FCC Licensing Project Mission Statement In order to ensure that the concerns, needs and issues of the thousands of professional sound recordists in the United States who use the UHF spectrum on a daily basis, can be heard by the FCC, it is imperative that as many users as possible obtain a license from the FCC. The basic goals of this project are: To educate Production Sound individuals who use radio equipment in the lawful use of these devices, and to understand the privileges and responsibilities of licensed operation. To remove the liability of unlicensed operation of wireless transmitters. The FCC can levy fines of up to $11,000, per trans…
Last reply by Matthew Steel, -
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Hi Everybody, I am looking for suggestions as to what powered speakers people like for P.A. applications. Recently both my JBL 515 Eons went out. One right after the other. I am now looking to replace them. I liked them, they certainly were clean and loud. They were a little heavy and only had one input, which were minus'. Looking to replace them, I am seeing many different brands offering similar models. I would like to find some that are as rugged, but smaller, lighter but still packing a punch. Open to any and all suggestions. Thanks, Mark.
Last reply by Philip Perkins, -
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I wanted to share something new with the group that I think will be useful. Strictly Sound Gear is now live. The goal is pretty straightforward. There’s a lot of news relevant to our industry, but it’s scattered across a ridiculous number of places. SSG brings it together so people can keep up without having to constantly go looking for it. There’s also SSG Weekly for anyone who would like to get the highlights once a week. I’d love for you all to take a look: https://strictlysoundgear.com
Last reply by The Documentary Sound Guy, -
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Has anyone had any shoots in Morocco in the last six months / one year with their own gear, imported with Carnet ATA? I am currently in preproduction for a feature and service production has been equal parts vocal AND vague about "many restrictions, new regulations" and sound equipment from international mixers which gets blocked from entering the country. I have obviously provided them from the start with detailed information regarding brand/model/bands and transmitting power of all my wireless gear, but despite an initial ok, just before shipping the equipment they are once more saying they need to double check the list and more new regulations were introduc…
Last reply by Mullet, -
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https://hifi.ee/ Advance Paris A10 APEX stereovõimendi A short video from my listening session with the Advance Paris A10 APEX integrated stereo amplifier at HiFi Estonia. The system was paired with Boenicke loudspeakers, whose remarkably natural, spacious, and detailed sound made a strong impression despite their compact size. The music used during the demonstration was provided by the store and may be copyrighted, so this recording is shared privately for personal reference only. http://37.0.31.83/ajutine/hifiklubi/hifiklubi.mp4
Last reply by inspire, -
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I have recently started experimenting with recording wood ants (Formica sp.) and thought this might be of interest to other field recordists here. There is surprisingly little information about recording ants with conventional microphones. Most of the discussions I have found suggest using contact microphones, especially when recording directly on or inside an ant nest. I wanted to try something different: recording the ants' movement acoustically, without placing anything on the nest and without disturbing the ants. I have a wood ant colony in my garden, with a very active trail running between the nest and a nearby maple tree. The trail is approximately 17–18 …
Last reply by inspire, -
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As I'm scrolling through various feeds, as I have the time to waste on such nonsense, I'm noticing a few things.. Ok so first off, my algorithm is pretty clean, I'd like to think.. I've unfollowed everyone except close friends, and I never interact with stuff (as in like or heart or comment). I do a lot of music production for my own satisfaction, therefore I have a history with looking for Free VSTs and audio apps. And I'm now noticing that Free, Open Source VST and/or CLAP plugins seem to appear everywhere. Also, I've noticed on here that Apps related to our field has started to pop up en masse as well. These apps in particular don't feel as vibe coded or AI generate…
Last reply by Philip Perkins, -
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If you have, what did you think of the company and the way they operate? And if you have, could I perhaps ask you a question offline, like just via a message here on JWS? Thanks, Jim
Last reply by Jim Feeley, -
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Hey all I’ve been out of the industry for a few years for personal reasons, but lately I’ve been really missing time on set and strongly considering coming back to work. There’s a high chance I’ll be moving to Portland soon and I’m just wondering how the industry is doing around there. Like, pdx/vancouver/salem etc. Is there enough work to support new blood in town? Are production folk there chill and welcoming or insular and guarded? I know the whole industry is hurting lately so I’m not trying to barge in and take work away from established locals. Just want to see what my options are when I move there.
Last reply by Max Futterman, -
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I've had my eye out for a decent, fairly recent SQN mixer to have for some secondary field recording work. I've wanted one since university but could not justify the expense/actual need for one ratio. I spotted one the other day on Ebay that was listed as a previous model but was actually the current 4S Mini MkII (I don't think the seller realised what they had on offer) so I purchased it. Then, in following up on that today, I saw a 2S in absolutely pristine condition for a ridiculously low price—and bought that as well. So I have gone from no SQN mixers to two in short order (there is probably a German word for this condition). I've been in touch with Jospeh at SQN alre…
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cl-wifi app
by AndyG- 2 replies
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vintage moment....i need to install clwifi app . People at SD replays that they dont have it anymore... does anyone have the file to share?
Last reply by Jim Feeley, -
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Hello! I guess this will also be a little bit of an introduction, but I'm Justin, a recent graduate of Southern Oregon University, and I'm looking to purchase my own gear. While I took classes, I was lucky enough to rent out Zooms and Tascams, but now I'm on my own for my equipment. I've been researching Sound Devices and Behringer, but I'm curious what people's thoughts on here are for the best intro mixer. I'm really interested in the Behringer FLOW 4V if anyone has used that before and can talk about it.
Last reply by Derek H, -
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Any Canucks have experience on buying used gear from the US since the recent tariffs have been in place? Are you getting hit with huge surcharges? What if the gear is originally made in the US?
Last reply by The Documentary Sound Guy, -
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I've been using multipe standard 4 bank chargers for years - energizer, duracell, etc. but I often see discussions from others here mentioning various results of measuring charges of aa's with fancier sounding chargers that also charge more than 4 batts at a time. Can anyone recommend? -Ken
Last reply by DanieldH, -
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For the Germans here: My GF (who lives in Germany) is at a relative small music festival now, and she was complaining one of the acts was LOUD. Like, the audience was half way back in the field, wearing ear protection AND still have fingers in their ears. Beside being stupid from the engineer, aren't there regulations in Germany? From everything I know, close to anything is bound by rules over there. (Including faxed copies of typewriter forms in triple at least....) (I know there are officially regulations, but I would expect the festival would at least try to maintain them a little bit...)
Last reply by Bouke, -
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One room in a location was a quite high, shoe box shaped room, dreadful acoustics. 500 helium balloons, and it turned out really nice! Became the best room on that location. Our sound team were ready for some really bad jokes if it would have backfired;) The balloons arrived pre-filled and with some coating that makes them last for a week. We saved three clusters so we could move them easily to other rooms as well, did good in the corners. And they were.....cute.
Last reply by Philip Perkins, -
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I was at a café earlier today sat next to two young guys talking about camera gear. One of them had his shiny new Sony video setup. He kept going on about how 32bit Float would basically allow him to never have to really consider what he’s recording anymore. He told the other fellow that it used to be 24bit but that was an ancient standard…like from back in the 90’s. I never thought I’d feel dated by my bitrate.
Last reply by Bouke, -
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I recently updated firmware on my 833 and noticed 2 plug ins for 833, out of curiosity have any of you tried noise assist and or cedar sdnx. Both seem ultra handy, any real world thoughts on the 2 of them?
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by 480sound- 4 followers
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Last September I was hired by a LA company; Beverly Boy Productions to work on an Industrial film for Roku. Roku had rented out an entire high end resort in Santa Fe NM where I live. Beverly Boy hired the crew and made the deals via their producer. Since I didn’t work much last year I was glad to have the job. I should have been more careful when the producer said if it was OK that Beverly Boy paid in 30 days. They didn’t pay. I did not have or did I ask for a deal memo. Beverly Boy has a good rep and has done many productions. I did have emails, text messages and a call sheet with my name on it and the producers contact numbers. I waited for a month after the 30 days t…
Last reply by Jason Nightall, -
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Curious if I could have one Cup with a battery in it and another running off AC so if I lost power it would switch over to the battery seamlessly. Or would it constantly be drawing off the battery and the AC at the same time and eventually kill the battery?
Last reply by IDX, -
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Perhaps you've all seen this by now. Perhaps even here (and I missed it). But I keep seeing this advert and thinking, "How did this happen?" I actually, I have a couple guesses. And I'm not very upset...In fact, considering everything going on in the world these days, I'm glad this gives me a chance to get worked up about something unimportant. BUT STILL!!!
Last reply by Rick Reineke, -
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Anybody have any tips on cleaning pelican cases from shipping labels and gunk?
Last reply by Rick Reineke, -
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This fall, I'm teaching the production sound class at Rose State College in Midwest City, OK, working to turn the program into a hands-on workforce. We made a big leap and secured 7 new field mixers with batteries, and some boom poles, but campus purchasing cut the support gear, which happens a lot. The Dean confirmed that the funds are frozen until next year's budget cycle. I’ve already donated two older shotgun mics and two older Sennheiser wireless from my kit, but we still need more to complete 7 student packages. What we need: · Shotgun Mics: Any functional mics and mic mounts · Wireless: Any older, legacy, or retired wireless dev…
Last reply by newzhack, -
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How do you make it work? Pitfalls? Curious about all aspects and perspectives.
Last reply by The Documentary Sound Guy, -
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Hello everybody! TL;DR — I’m an N5 Level audio engineer / music industry admin with 9 years industry experience + degree, looking for a language program in Japan so that I can eventually live in Japan and work in those industries. Self study doesn’t work well for me (ADD) and moving abroad is a huge life goal of mine. Are there any professionals in those fields (or similar media fields) who studied Japanese Language in Japan and can recommend a program? Some background: My current plan is to move to Japan within the next 18 months to study at a Japanese Language Program — either through a ded…
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