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Just recently started my Staff Me Up profile, and was wondering if anybody on here might mind voicing their thoughts on it? As someone who's trying to establish themselves in this business and therefore needs to find work, it'd be great to hear the good the bad, and everything in between. Is it a good place to find work, or at the very least a good alternative to Craigslist? Interested to hear your thoughts. Cheers!
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What do you think? 75+Mhz ? http://catalogs.infocommiq.com/avcat/ctl1642/index.cfm?manufacturer=lectrosonics&prid=10706
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Is this a good idea? All i found was lubricated condoms so i m worried about damaging the mic. I might try to get a birthday balloon as a first layer. It s gonna be recording in a pool. What about distance to subject and how deep can/should i go? I also got a b6 but i believe it is water resistant but not good to work as a hydrophone as it is? Thanks for your advice! Dominique
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Watching "Shine A Light" and realizing why The Stones continue to be my favorite band, through 30+ years of changing musical tastes. A great quote - Keith is asked who the better guitarist is, him or Ronnie. He says, "We're both pretty lousy, but together we're better than ten others."
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Hi, following threads about the use of real time noise reduction plugins or hardware in our field, and the debates around the introduction of pay-per-plugin new business model by Sound Devices (and others?), I have noticed several members here claim they managed to charge production for the specific use of the noise reduction on their machine. Since it is a not-yet standard tech I believe there are no standard rate for it so I am interested to see what are the rates applied in real life production interactions, and discuss about it. What rate are you asking for real time noise reduction (plug in or hardware) in film and TV production, or what do …
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Has anyone here run into wardrobe dept steaming blouses directly on talent? Seems insane to me as i would think there is a risk of burning talent. Not to mention, steaming my transmitter! This wardrobe person seemed like a veteran in the business but in 20 years of sound mixing i have never seen this happen. Truly a first for everything, and now i know to watch for it in the future. Transmitter was totally fine once i got it home taken apart and dried out but the amount of moisture inside was like talent jumped in the pool. Last shot of the day and did not get a chance to talk to wardrobe as I didn’t really discover the extent until i got home
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Curious to know what other sound mixers are using when it comes to carrying accessories on you when on your feet and small recorder bags. Talking with other production people about break-ins and backpacks being stolen etc lately freaks me out about backpacks. I personally had experienced a huge loss a few years ago where our van was broken into and they climbed over the most expensive stuff in cases to go for all the soft bags n backpacks. I realize there’s no way to be 100% theft proof but I have since then started putting any soft bags inside pelican cases and looping theft deterrent cabling through the handles etc. but there’s something very specific about a backpack t…
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Who hasn't said these exact words? 😀 (Not sure I got the mic model correct. But I'm sure that's a Fender Bass VI)
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Has anyone experienced an issue with the Zaxcom Deva 5.8 in which track names on front panel changed from 1 thru 4 to WXYZ ? It also changed the names on the headphone screen. Thanks Mike Schmidt
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Has anyone tried a few yards of thick fake fur on cardboard instead of furniture blankets for a highly reverberant acoustic space? Half Yard Shaggy Faux Fur Fabric Synthetic Plush Craft Patch Sewing Fur Cuts FabricLA-Shaggy-Faux-Fake-Fabric Long Pile Shaggy Faux Fur Squares Fabric Fuzzy Material Cuts Patches Craft DIY Supply Costume Decoration Even when having to put up a 2 wall space for a quick voiceover. Not just walls but say in a bathroom has anyone tried scraps of this fake fur on the floor? Did it help anymore than say a furniture packing blanket on the ground or clamped to the top of the shower curtain loop?
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I’ve just started to put together my first location sound kit, I’ve got th3 SD 552, three sets of Sennhieser EW100,s ME66 & K6 boom,, Sennhieser SKP100, Rode M3, Shure SM57 mic’s PS614 Bag, so far, what am I missing to complete my kit. Obv I’ve got all the cables etc , bu5 still feel I’m missing something, any help is great appreciated.
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Does anyone here work on these types of shows? Watching it I am just amazed at how clean everything sounds, no matter what the costume. Lots of open shirts with hairy chests, very tight low cut dresses etc. And plenty of moving/jumping around. Always sounds perfect. I'd love to hear from someone who works on these and how it's managed!
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As time goes by I'm building up my microphone selection and I was thinking about getting a second shotgun mic. Mainly for two reasons. On the one hand to have an alternative to my current one (an MKH8060) with which I'm very happy. And on the other hand to be able to swing a second boom mic, if necessary. But if you swing 2 mics it would be nicer if they match (no EQing necessary). So getting a second identical mic could probably be the better choice. But then I won't have an alternative, in cases my current one doesn't work so well So baisically, I think I will go with a different one. Simply because swinging two boom mics will happen rarely. But just for cu…
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Hi, I am new to the site and the craft. I wanted to know if anyone here uses a bike as a method of transportation. I am not sure if it applies to mixers considering they have a cart, but i could be wrong. I figured boom operators and or sound utility men might have the ability.
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It seems Lectrosonics has stopped making the MCA-Tpower cable, which allows using the 15V power selection to drive a 12T microphone (like a CMC4). Other than the fairly long 48P-12T barrel adapters and the Ambient Phantomizer cable ($176!?), does anyone have any other suggestions for how to make this happen? I already have Gary at Trew Atlanta building something smaller for me, but I was hoping to get that Lectro cable. I guess I haven’t been active here in so long I can’t post to the WTB forum, but if anyone has an MCA-Tpower cable for sale, I’d love to buy it. Thanks!
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Just bought a new 888.. awesome! Duggan mixing, more knobs, more tracts, simply just awesome! One of the features is NoiseAssist.. I didn't understand this because these say it comes with the mixer... but there's basically a unusable shareware version on this, until you buy it again. Looks promising for live gigs! Might come in handy on those live gigs! I got over to the webpage https://store.sounddevices.com/product/noiseassist/ GOOD GAWD!! 2K?? Anyone buy this? It just about doubles the cost of the mixer!! wow. Didn't see that coming. -Richard
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Hi Jw. I’ve been a long time lurker on this site and credit it with teaching me countless things. I don’t often post, because I’m mainly here to listen BUT I would love to hear the communities opinions on delivering files when working with Zaxcom recorders. On productions I work with DITs want WAV files and they want them right when we wrap. I’ve heard more than a few of my colleagues have issues where data was either corrupted or takes were missing or other nightmare scenarios when delivering mirror cards from Zaxcom recorders. Is this real? What are the best practices to avoid this. I normally work on documentaries that roll extremely long takes. Should this effec…
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Hi, which is it the smallest form factor stereo mic configuration I can use using diy omni mics to avoid phase cancellation problems in the theatre? I want to mount 2 diy omni mics in my Rycote blimp, but I need a suggestion about the stereo configuration (mics placement) focused on avoiding phase cancellation in theatres. Thx for you attention!
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In general, are all sitcom style shoots, done using a Fisher Boom(s)? I've got a possible sitcom style shoot, and I wondering if I should be looking into a Fisher or cover with wireless and booms? Thanks -Richard
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I want to be ahead of the rush... From a local news site: ‘Granny chic’: Are San Francisco Victorian speaking tubes making a comeback? [snip] “Why are we able to hear a great distance through a speaking tube?” the snippet reads before explaining the science: “When we speak into a tube, the sound waves cannot scatter, but must travel within the tube, and so we can hear at a much greater distance.” Relics of the speaking tube can still be found in old houses, including some of the many Victorians around San Francisco. In some cases, the tube has been removed, leaving a curious small hole in the wall where it once p…
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I haven’t seen this shared on JW. There’s quite a few of these videos at this point though I think this one is my favorite: https://youtu.be/ANlMM0HQxC0
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Hi everyone maybe this should be discussed on « the post place » forum but I am not sure yet whether what I want do bring up is a technical, artistic or rather a commercial topic. I saw Dune, by Denis Villeneuve, in a rather bad 7.1 cinema theatre (difficult to get it in original version AND in dolby atmos here in Marseille). I was totally frustrated and above irritated by the overuse of the music. ok we know Hans Zimmer is not a light touch kind of music composer, but never before have I felt the heavyness of his music overcoming and overpowering everything I perceived in the film. Everything in the film made me want to love it but I found the cons…
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Did a search, but found no discussions on the topic of sound thirds. Seems like every mixer has different things they expect and need. Interested in how others manage and think about the position. What do you want/expect? From my perspective, which is largely wanting to be a better, happier department head: I most enjoy working with 3rds who don't want or need to be micromanaged. If I'm micromanaging, something's wrong. Despite what I need or expect, I look for strengths and areas of interest in which to direct their time & attention. If you're happy & fulfilled, I'm happier & more fulfilled. While there are no stupid questions, I find that new team membe…
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Hi all I would like to go further in inderstanding microphones and their technology to improve use and placement in recording. Do you have books to advise me, other than Jay's, Patrushkha's, Ric Vier's books ? Yann
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For the last several years I've been navigating the interesting waters of antique clock and watch collecting, restoration, research and writing. But I think that the time has come back for me to get back to my earlier passion, tape recording and in particular, the Nagra's. I've been wanting for some time to try my hand at writing a piece on the early years of Nagra, say the first 2 decades, up to the launch of the 4.2 and IV-S. The fact that this year marks the 70th anniversary of the production of the Nagra I, encourages me to embark on this now. As a labor of love, and out of respect for Stefan and his early collaborators. Last year I created…
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