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Hello everyone. I invested quite a lot in new gear last year (SD888, Wisycom wireless, more Schoeps mikes, etc...), but, My first big invoice with this new gear, a full kit for a feature shot in October 2022 still has not been paid by the coproducer that employed me. This french production company, for which I did quite a bunch of gigs in the past so i trusted them, got bankrupt just as we came back from the shoot. They paid all salaries but, as often in that situation in France, the suppliers come last of the Lasts... Not sure if that invoice will ever be paid. It is the first time that ever happened to me and it had to occur when I am th…
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Hi all FYI, new updated edition of Mike Williams's books, including new chapter on 3D audio. "WilliamsMMAD - Stereo, Surround & 3D Audio" Just bought, but not yet read, seems quite interesting... https://www.williamsmmad.com/Books/Books.html
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This is a work Paradigm question. I've got a SD888 in which Ive been using for my "run and gun", interview, or reality/news gig jobs. But I've been using the SD888 with logging on it with my phone. Settings folders, file names, takes, and notes. At some point I thought to myself. I think I can just boom this, strap my iphone onto my boom pole and remotely operate my entire SD888 from a chair off set. Do I even need my bag while holding the boom? I mean, if I got the levels dialed in and set... I could in theory just sit here with my boom and iphone standing here. Just wondering anyone's take on a workflow using several iphones strapped to my boom op. …
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Blacklist s7 e13, the bad guy went insane from industrial noise, and sought vengeance to those responsible. A possible future?
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Hi, I have friends with old ADATs that need fixin'. The ADATs, not the friends. Got any reliable sources? I saw these guys in LA, but am clueless. Phone: 818-754-0467 Email: info@audiodesign-service.com Address: 2625 N. Ontario st. Burbank, CA 91504. Hours: Mon-Fri 9AM-5PM PT Thanks in advance! Ty Ford
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Zaxcom Ecosystem This Zaxcom panel discussion was recorded in Atlanta on Sunday, September 25, 2022. Seated from left to right, Glenn Sanders of Zaxcom was joined by Kevin Cerchiai, Whit Norris, CAS, and Michael Clark, CAS. In this video Michael Clark discusses the Zaxcom ecosystem on Stranger Things and how he uses Zaxcom digital recording wireless. This Zaxcom panel discussion was recorded in Atlanta on Sunday, September 25, 2022. Seated from left to right, Glenn Sanders of Zaxcom was joined by Kevin Cerchiai, Whit Norris, CAS, and Michael Clark, CAS. In this portion of the chat the panel discusses all things Zaxcom IFB and the ZMT4. …
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Hi all I would like to go deeper into audio codecs and audio file compression (not compresser fx....) knowledge. What are there best books (or online courses) on this topic ?
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Hi all - I was briefly part of ebay auction that went very oddly, then was taken down less than 12hrs after it started. Seller was in California (maybe). My spidey sense kicked in, wondering if it's stolen gear, but when I returned to get screenshots the entire ad was gone. This was the only screen grab I was able to get. If you think this stuff was yours, DM me and I'll try to piece together what I remember about it so that you might be able to get more from info from ebay.
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A cautinoary tale: Why you should never say $XXX/Day rather than specifying the number of hour terms even in informal text conversations. Company I worked with a number of times this year and is quickly becoming one of my favorite clients hired me for the shoot start of this month. Rate is perfect, job is fine. This has nothing to do with the job itself. Fast forward to billing. In earlier talks, I was booked at $775/10 but long story short, the scope changed and it became a commercial project so my labor was re-negotiated to $975/10. Job is completed. Invoice is submitted. Everything is fine so far. Fast forward a week later - Pr…
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A few years ago, I made contact with a sound recordist called Dmitry Chernov, who was developing a series of sound effects libraries that were rather different in their content and his approach. I bought two of his Northern Europe libraries and when, for another show, I needed some very specific wolf sounds, Dmitry came up trumps again. We've corresponded regularly, usually when he needs to find English equivalents for Russian terms, and our latest exchange was in regard to Guinea Pigs and the sounds they make. He's written a very interesting and enjoyable blog about that session which you can find here: https://larxaudio.com/blog/guinea-pigs/ Give…
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For an upcoming job I will have to record a discussion with 11 participants. It will be filmed with 2 cameras with Timecode-Sync. It is not a live production - so there will be a real post production. Therefore I will deliver a multitrack recording. I have offered two versions: 1. the two main speakers will wear lavaliers (dpa4060) , the rest of the people will be covered with the sound boom (MKH50). 2. the two main speakers will wear a lavalier, the rest of the people will be recorded with table microphones (1 Sennheiser ME36 with small gooseneck per 2 people). Are these acceptable solutions, or which solution would you choose? Thanx for your ad…
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I've been in the location sound business for about 30 years, in the U.S. I've posted here a few times over the years on various topics. I'm re-visiting here now in Nov of 2022 checking to see if there's been any recent non-union "rate" discussions, as in compensation for work performed. I have found some old compensation rate discussions. So, have I just not searched here correctly? Anyone in the Definitive Know if there's a current discussion going on? Let me know. Otherwise... perhaps, in light of recent inflation, new discussions on compensation rates may be in order? Why my motivation know? I'm recently hearing of, and seeing in print online, some rates t…
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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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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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Howdy Forum People. It's been a minute since I've been here, but this forum was integral to learning pro sound and to my business' success. You guys were amazingly helpful to me as I learned the business of ENG sound - Thank you! (and yes, I have made a donation to this very valuable site). It was a great (successful/lucrative), albeit somewhat short, career. I am now getting out of the business, and would like to sell my entire ENG audio kit (SD 633, tons of Lectro - all legal blocks, tiny lockits, etc...). My kit is a bit dated, but it all works excellently and has been meticulously cared for. Have any of you been able sell entire packages - or do you…
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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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Hey everyone. I need some advice. I want to record sfx, both hard fx and foley, not to much ambience stuff but i still want to have a decent sound for that aswell. But mostly close proximity, focused sounds that i can process in post, and experiment. Especially pitch shifting and slowing down samples. I want to find a good microphone setup. I currently own 1 sennheiser 8040 and i was thinking about getting another one, and also 1 sennheiser mkh 8050. Would it be a good idea to have the 8040s as stereo sides, and then have the 8050 as mid/center microphone for the extra detail and focus. So 2x cardioid as sides, 1 super cardioid as cent…
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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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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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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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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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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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