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I have a client that is recording some 40 video podcasts over the next 6 months or so in a studio on a virtual set. All of the guests are viewed and heard via Zoom. I am micing him and using a Comtek with the typical curly in the ear, news reporter style for him to hear the Zoom audio. We just finished the first six episodes this week. I have about 25 days before the next recording session. The presenter is ok with the one size fits many ears, but not loving it. I suggested we go with an audiologist molded earpiece. What I am lacking is a company that would take that mold and make a single IEM. Plenty of musician molded earpieces out there in the hundreds of d…
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I am terrible at gifts, especially when it's just for people just doing their jobs. I feel like it's a brazen bribe and it makes me uncomfortable. I mean, I only get gifts for good friends so this is obviously just to curry favor. Kind of makes me sick. I mostly just thank the drivers, very sincerely. Do you all give gifts? At the start of a show or later? And what kind of gifts? Beer? Liquor? Gift cards? One of our captains is an ace, totally takes care of us, parks us close and always stings the trailer (no on-board genny!). Sometimes the good captain is busy and the other one just doesn't do anything for us, no power, terrible parking. …
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Hello, Is there a way to check the serial number "owner status" for lack of a better word, somewhere? Main reason is when buying second hand gear. How do you do it? If we contact the manufacturer what shall we ask that they would accept as non intrusive? Thanks Fred
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Hi Does anyone have any insight how they are rigging the lavs during competition on Survivor Australia? I get that they have both the Tx and the mic hidden in the buffs around the necks, but how are they waterproofing and wind proofing them? I mean, they are taking such a beating, including lots of full submerging in water, and still sounding pretty good. Thanks / Rasmus
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I was up on Sounderday this morning and one of the many cans we were kicking was movies with soft dialog and how difficult it was to capture. Tonight I watched the 2019 film "Poison Rose" with John Travolta and Morgan Freeman. Will Loftin was the mixer. Scott Johnson was the boom op. Are they around to ask question of concerning the soft dialog? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5862166/
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Hi fellows. When watching movies, especially streaming ones, do you find it annoying that the movies’ music and sound effects are much louder than dialogues? Is there any way to improve this? Thanks in advance for any help.
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Hi everyone, If shooting (with proper clearance) in the UN building in New York is there any unusual RF issues to expect? or anything to be aware of before bringing gear in there? Thanks in advance, Fred
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Tech Scouts 1 2
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I start a feature soon, and this is the second show on which I was at first invited to the tech scout, then had that invitation rescinded. I hope this isn't the beginning of a cost-savings trend.
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I don't know exactly how this may help us, but here's the link. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/pro-audio/news/audio-test-kitchen-provides-audio-comparisons-of-microphones/BI/8631/KBID/9745/SID/DFF?fbclid=IwAR1NgS4pW18QDhSs56pO0Uw6ICi0m22fd1X4q9vtEyh3jBQh34SQeKxBfcU
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Been following this show and the podcast. A great show! The shots are great, and it's always compelling and great acting. And then of course the sound is great, courtesy of Phil Palmer. Great work! Couldn't have been easy either. Very wide shots and very often never cut very much. Great job. Just a tip...
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Just watching Mrs Maisel on amazon... In the day of Zaxcom and Neverclip, it's surprising to still hear the old distorted voice tracks. Zaxcom TX 👌I could see a day where productions require Zaxcom unless other manufacturers follow suite with Dual converters.
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My wife and I have been binge watching all of the seasons of the series "Longmire". Been to many of the locations that the series was filmed at. Walt's cabin in the Valle's Caldera offers amazing vistas and is worth a visit if you are ever in the area. My observation is regarding the quality of the sound. Before Netflix took over production, it was of a high quality. We are currently watching Netflix produced episodes. Apparently wireless lavs became the standard. Rarely hear a boom in many of the scenes. Lavs poorly concealed, many cases of clothing noise, a large disparity in levels between actors and comb filtering occurring when actors are very close t…
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Hi all! Here in Canada, today has become an annual "Bell Let's Talk" Day, where people talk pretty openly about their battles with all kinds of mental illnesses. I've noticed that it is almost par-for-the-course that people in the film/tv business burn-out at some point. Long hours and a gig-based economy seem to combine to put alot of strain on nerves, relationships, marriages, physical health. I don't know if the nature of sound work puts any particular flavour on it...probably not...but maybe other's know differently? I've been on the edge of burnout for a couple of months now, and would like to hear how other's deal with the stress. For tho…
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An interesting article. The writer talks to engineers in Detroit, people at IRCAM, a sound designer in Brooklyn, etc. A well-written 20-minute read. What Should a Nine-Thousand-Pound Electric Vehicle Sound Like? E.V.s are virtually silent, so acoustic designers are creating alerts for them. A symphony—or a cacophony—of car noise could be coming to city streets. By John Seabrook August 1, 2022 I'm pretty sure nonsubscribers can read a few articles without problem: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/08/what-should-a-nine-thousand-pound-electric-vehicle-sound-like
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Hey friends, I just wrapped a shoot where I shot 4.5 hours worth of interview content on three cameras (Sony FX6 & two Sony A1's) plus a MixPre-6 II recorder. The 4.5 hour recordings were taken in 30-60 minute takes, give or take. I had three Tentacle Sync E mkII's for this shoot, one for each camera, and I had my MixPre-6 II connected to the FX6 via an HDMI cable to give the MixPre timecode. All devices were set to 23.98 recording with the FX6's Tentacle set as the master for timecode. On the MixPre-6 II I had it set to HDMI TC while on the FX6 I had it set to HDMI Timecode Out. I also had the FX6 set to HDMI Rec Control and the MixPre-6 II was set to Rec Trigger HMD…
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I am just curious about this and I don't care if I sound dumb - what is the danger? Have gennies actually been hit and exploded, killing people? Why would a generator "draw" lightning at all? Doesn't the lightning seek to release its voltage differential to the closest neutral AKA the earth? Or is a genny neutral? I did hear a verified account of a genny that was hit during a storm in FL. They didn't stop shooting for the storm and then the lights went out. No one died but I'd guess the genny was a goner. But in that case, lightning was striking all over the area, including many hits NOT on the genny. I'm confused.
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Got hired on a short film for next week, turns out it's a musical with no spoken lines. So my job will pretty much be playback, which I've never done before so looking for some advice. How do people go about with music playback? I've tried to do some research but haven't found very much on the topic. I've seen playback carts with PT running on a computer, hooked up to some speakers, which is doable for us, but curious the workflow. What I'm imagining is someway to make PT have a timecode stamped input (if that's possible?), then as we playback the songs they'll match the camera TC? Should I send a hop to the camera so it's also recording the track as referenc…
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Jeff Jampol
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I will start with the main theme from "Get Carter". Roy Budd was the composer.
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Perhaps this should go in The Post Place? 😉 (I hadn't seen this before)
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RF and MKH50 1 2
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For those who use the MKH50, have you ever had RF interference at any given location? This has rarely happened to me, 2 times in 3-4 years, but each time I've plugged in a second mic, my AT4073a, it has vanished. Just seeing if anyone else has experienced this or if I should have mine looked at.
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I have several Lectro units in blocks 24 and 26. Am I playing with fire to continue to use them? Thanks in advance. Troy
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Anyone know of any great electronics repair shops that can repair thinks like components on a printed circuit board? I've tried to fix a few simple things in the past but I'm not the best with a soldering iron and I really have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to common components on a PCB. So many manufactures no longer service some of their older equipment and when they do, they simply bill you for a new board usually. I've know a few electronics Yoda's over the years who could damn near fix anything. Looking for someone like that. Any suggestions anyone? Thanks in advance. Troy
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Hey everyone. Long time lurker, first time poster. I’m doing location sound on a feature soon and it’s being shot mostly in one room and mostly with the main talent on the telephone with the other (voice) actors off camera talking to her through the phone. My plan is to use my DPA4060 as lav on the main actor and then also boom. I’m also hoping to send the off-camera actor’s voice to the telephone speaker in hopes for realistic performances. The off-camera actor will also be lav’d with a 4060 and then also a dynamic microphone to send the audio to the telephone speaker. Hoping that both actors audio will be great and useable. A few questions: 1. Ho…
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