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I've done enough bitching for one day, let's all not forget that it's the person who is important. Borjam has in his sigline: "Don't worry about the drums. I'm a percussionist, I can play on carton boxes" - Peer Wyboris So true: Zappa when he was young. (Do click the link!) Must see, not a cat puking funny! Then there was a phrase (I forgot by whom) 'I don't care how many tracks you have, how does it sound?' One of our local rock 'n roll heroes was also a painter, he once (for a stupid TV show) painted with shit on the cheapest paper he could find, using a piece of chewed wood as a brush, making the statement that an artist should …
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Its been 20 odd years since Ive seen Doug Nelson. Doug is a production mixer, that mixed post on his shows, amongst others. I learned a lot from Doug, as his A2 in post. Trying to find a way to reach him.
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Hello Guys, Last week I had a prank shoot and getting ready to go for the next one on a couple of days. It's all outdoors and constantly moving. One person going to people in a street event like a parade and engaging in awkward consversations. I used a flower brooch and proped a DPA 4080 lapel mic, pointing out since its a cardioid mic. I had the gain quite up in order to get further away sounds and I also had placed a fully hidden cos11 on the actress with the appropriate levels for her voice. Instructed the actress to go as close to the people as possible but when the prank is not stricktly scripted this cannot always be possible. As expected results were …
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A last-minute job in Nepal just came up requiring a recorded live translation setup. Many years ago, I did a similar arrangement in sit-down interview scenarios that didn't require recording the live translation. Inelegant at best, using a Shure FP22 headphone amp, a desktop PTT microphone and a couple of Comtek 72mHz systems. The Nepal job has asked for a verite solution. Literally, a walk and talk, as well as a sit-down interview arrangement. Like a roving "UN translation" setup. I'll have my SD 633, two Comtek 216mHz systems and Lectro wireless mics with the possibility of one Sony wireless system with a headphone out, along with two Sennheiser …
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Am definitely going to listen to this
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RIP Don Wetzel (Loon Audio). I received a call this morning from one of his friends today that Don passed away the morning of July 10 from complications brought on from diabetic conditions.
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I'm curious about what protocols sound mixers are requesting/requiring on non-union sets? A recent call about a corporate gig has surprisingly lax protocols considering the high profile client, so much so that I felt that I had to pass on it. I'm wondering if I'm being overly cautious and need to adapt?
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Sound on. My first post... I've been searching for films that convey the life of a sound recordist, especially focused on natural environments and ambient sounds. I imagine an adventurous traveller recording mysterious sounds in obscure, silent places. 0 results. Unacceptable! The "closest" I got was Berberian Sound Studio (2012), a film I saw in an empty, silent cinema in Edinburgh in 2012 This is almost the opposite of what I am looking for, as it's based in a studio Another inspiration was Upstream Color (2013). Here there is this strange guy recording pigs and other unconventional natural sounds. He then uses the sounds in a synth instrument. …
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I had a shouting scene in the rain where I wired the shouting female talent with a Countryman B6(low-sensitivity, red band, servo wired) via a SMQV(level set to 5) to 411a(compatible mode: NA 400, +5dbu, line in to 788t w/ limiter off). While the 411a never showed overmodulation sign and the the meter on 788t never hit red, the shouting is obviously distorted. The only cause I deduced is that the B6 itself was overloaded. However, with the maximum SPL of 130db of a low-sens B6 on the talent's chest, it's hard to get my head around how the overload from the lav is possible. Is there any other factor in the chain that might've gone wrong?
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I'm prepping for a movie and one of the characters spends a lot of time talking on the phone. Before I talk to props does anyone have any tips on hiding a mic and transmitter in one and placing the mic? The film takes place in the early 90's so it would be one of those bulky cordless phones. There should be some space for hiding.
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I have a job coming up that is Sound only where I will have a producer friend taking notes on a clipboard, just wanted to see if there was a clever way to mount or position a zaxcom erx on a clipboard to listen/take notes/see tc clock ergonomically?
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I went to an audiologist for a hearing test and we started talking. He said the highest frequency that can come from a human vocal structure is 6.5k, which is a young female child hissing through their front teeth. I was stunned. What about all those other freqs?!!! Given this information, why would our lav mics ever want to go above 6.5k? Then I had a conversation with a pal who does lots of music recording. He said the kick drum always gets a 2k, 4k, and between 10k - 12k boosts. But the kick drum can't possibly be putting out 12k? He said when he boosts the 10k - 12k it opens up the drum. Could the same be said for dialog? And what exactly is being…
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Recently ran into an issue with ultrasonic security system messing with Sennheiser G3’s. Does anyone make a low pass filter to go between mic and transmitter to avoid this issue? We got around it with a wired boom and 2 hardwired lavs, but it was not easy. Please don’t tell me to just buy “Lectro”, I know that’s the long range answer, but when working on micro budget indies, it’s just not practical.
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A thing I never understood is, why low cuts, either build in or as a module, are recommended here or there on boom mics. Most devices we connect a boom mic to, either a recorder or some TX provide a low cut, presumably in the analog input stage. Is there any advantage to have a low cut close to or within the mic?
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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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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 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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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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