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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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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?
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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 Blocktek, -
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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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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?
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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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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 inspire, -
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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…
Last reply by Ethan13241991, -
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Sorry in advance if this feels like a basic question. Long time member here. There are times when I record bands or music artists on one of my SD 788T's and hand the files to Post for mixing. I would like to use my iMac to simply play back the 8 tracks and run them through my analog mixer and sweet analog outboard compressors/EQ's, Lexicon reverbs, tube EQ's etc and do my own "outside the box" mixes. I know that the 788T can be configured to output 6 tracks for Playback (1-4 TA3, then 2 more on the Headphone Out) but 8 outs is the goal. Please let me know which Software will allow me to Output 8 individual Poly Files and which Interface would give me …
Last reply by Rick Reineke, -
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Anyone out there know anything about the Aaton closing? As a Cantar owner curious what these means for those of us invested in the product. I remember when Transvideo bought them in 2013 and thought things were going well. Then again it is such a niche market. Thoughts appreciated. David
Last reply by IronFilm, -
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Looking to rent gear in New Orleans. Specifically trying to gear up to wire a 12pc brass band wirelessly, which will be on a 2nd line. I have the TX, just need the instrument mics.
Last reply by Izen Ears, -
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We’ve posted a new episode of The Apple and Biscuit Show as a follow up to a recent survey by the folks at Production Expert. It's pretty frank and sobering (with a glimmer of light still in the end). I think (and hope) that we are having more of a discussion about the evolution of craft and finding ways to direct our energies but it's still a bit disheartening regardless. Please note that this episode does contain a reference to suicide https://soundproducer.com.au/the-apple-biscuit-show-episode-21-russ-hughes-hes-keeping-score-and-we-should-be-paid-more/ For me, a takeaway from this is the importance of peer support. Sometimes the most important thing we ca…
Last reply by Jason Nicholas, -
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Dear David and Vanessa, I just wanted to take this opportunity to humbly thank you for your statement regarding the maintenance and sustainability of the site and this community. Jeff created a unique space for exchange and sharing in this world, and it is precious that his legacy and memory remain alive for a long time to come. I never had the opportunity to meet Jeff in person, as thousands of miles separate us, but I feel I owe a great deal to him and to this community. Thanks to this platform, his memory is honored. On behalf of the entire community, thank you so much. Henri
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CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY UNVEILS INAUGURAL JEFFREY S. WEXLER AWARD FOR ADVANCEMENT IN SOUND TECHNOLOGY Named in honor of the revered sound mixer, the new award recognizes groundbreaking technological advancements in sound mixing. LOS ANGELES — February 12, 2026 — The Cinema Audio Society today announced the inaugural Jeffrey S. Wexler Award for Advancement in Sound Technology. The annual award honors individuals, companies or products whose innovations have significantly improved existing methods or are so innovative in nature that they have materially changed how…
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I was just contacted by someone looking for a “labor only audio op” tomorrow. This is a new one for me. How should I negotiate this one? I am assuming this means they will provide a kit and not need to pay for mine? How should I respond to this? Thanks!
Last reply by johnpaul215, -
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Hello I just wanted to see if anyone knows of any good equipment repair shops. I used to take my gear to Location Sound in Los Angeles but found out that they got bought out by another company and their original location is now closed. I have some lav mic connectors that I would like replaced. Is there any good places that you could recommend?
Last reply by johnpaul215, -
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Dear All, Chris Munro and myself started a podcast called Sound Matters a few months ago. We are four podcasts in. Here are the links to You Tube and Spotify. We hope you enjoy it. Episode 5 with guest Tim Siddall (dialogue editor) drops on Saturday 31st January 9am GMT (1am PCT)
Last reply by Derek H, -
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Hello, I recently had come across some kind of digital interference when I was on a shoot. I needed to send audio signal to our clients monitor. I sent out the signal via XLR cable patched into a Canon C70 and from the C70 into a monitor. I noticed the audio started to sound different as I recorded the next few takes and the actors voices started to to sound like there was some kind of electronic interference. I swapped out cables and nothing seemed to change. Only after I unplugged from the camera and restarting the 633 did things start to go normal; after that I no longer sent audio feed. The location space were tight shots that the client could hear the actors delivery…
Last reply by ADS, -
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Am I the only one who feels it's mixed kinda more dynamic than strictly necessarily?
Last reply by Bouke, -
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The dry erase marker discussion brought up the usefulness of slates. It seems many use it as a prop for clients rather than a real tool. I find the slate a nuisance that slows down production, adds no value, and slows down editing. This is an outdated scheme that was necessary for film. Even the scene-take logging is outdated. Having to keep track of scene and take in the mixer file names is also a waste of everyone's time on set. My method - Camera and mixer starts the day with 'Day1-001'. If there are multiple cameras then the clip name starts with C1Day1-001 or C2Day1-001. The mixer starts with Day1-001. From that point on, all clips and take…
Last reply by Jim Feeley, -
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Hi guys, i'm about to begin a new feature completely on shoulder and the director rely basically on the radio mics. I'll be using an Octopak and i'd like to get the best RF range that i can. I was thinking to mount a couple of log periodic antennas on the bag. Do you guys can advice me some small , light and powerful log periodic antennas or an alternative to the log periodic? Many thanks
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Slate markers
by osa- 1 follower
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Dry erase markers keep drying out on me of all brands i try just when i need em most. Is there a good trick to preserve them long term coming in and out of heat and cold etc or a better marker solution all together for those who only slate occasionally?
Last reply by carbonhobbit, -
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OK so I finished this amazing show today and I’m just at a loss for words. What a show. The whole ” is it real or not” thing is intriguing, sure, but this is really one of those shows that I think would benefit from being totally transparent in showing how it’s actually done. I’ve done few efforts so far into finding it out, and in my experience, whenever you think something’s made up or scripted, it’s actually much more real than you’d think. But. The one giveaway of this show would be the audio. Every actor is always lavd up and sound amazing. Even in the scene where it’s supposed to be a ”hidden shot” or a surveillance camera type shot. Do any…
Last reply by Olle Sjostrom,
