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Hey all! I'm considering purchasing a UPS for my live gigs and I'm trying to find out what the power consumption is for a Lectrosonics Venue 2 receiver. I don't see any mention of it in the manual, only the power requirements which is not what I'm looking for. TIA
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Hello everyone, My name is Lilay. I apologize in advance for my English. I need the help of experienced people in the field of recording sounds of nature. I am very attracted to the recording of natural ambient, namely the so-called silence and very quiet sounds. I'm a beginner and the budget is limited, I already have a Zoom H5 as a recording device. The Rode NTG 5 microphone with a full set of accessories, a tripod that suits me, a powerbank for powering the Zoom H5. Now I have a question about buying a good microphone for stereo recording. Zoom h5 microphones are already starting to make a lot of noise at level 6-7.My budget is small, I can allocate abo…
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Inspired by the "View from the office" thread, i am pretty curious as to what bags people haul around, and what gear is in it. So, this threads purpose is pretty simple. Show me your bag, give a little description of what it contains, and what type of gigs you normally do. My "bag": The thing is, i have no bag yet. No cart either. So what you see, is what i have, the rest is rented for every gig. Gear list: Sound Devices 442 Sennheiser G3 kit Røde Lavalier Røde NTG-3 AKG K-271
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I have a few pairs of 7506 headphones that need new pads. No, they don't just need Headphone Softies; they have those. But the foam pads are breaking (ok, have broken) down. What do you all recommend? Genuine Sony replacements? Wicked Cushion? Some generic thing from B&H or elsewhere? https://wickedcushions.com/collections/sony-mdr-7506-replacement-ear-pads Thanks, Jim
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Now that the Halter Technical Microsone are shipping! Who here on JWSound has received theirs?? Mine both arrived yesterday and keen to chat with anyone that has received their unit (all good!). Interested to hear which other Bluetooth earpieces you are trying and ways you are using them.
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New Next-Generation Receivers Provide the Highest Level of RF and Audio Performance Available with Versatile Feature Sets for Field and Location Production Rio Rancho, NM (April 20, 2022) – Lectrosonics is pleased to announce the introduction of the DSR and DSR5P dual-channel and DSR4 quad-channel digital slot receivers. The new receivers are compatible with all the current Lectrosonics mono and stereo digital transmitters and are backward compatible with any of the Digital Hybrid Wireless® transmitters made in the past 20 years. The DSR and DSR5P receivers provide two independent receiver channels and the DSR4 provides four independent receiver channels at the highes…
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Hey all, So I was working an interview that took during a Vogue cover shoot some months ago (video below), and when I busted out my original silver connector MKH 50 in this environment it was spitting out some truly insane noises that I've yet to hear or hear again. My question is, is there something unique to this photo gear and lighting that was giving me this trouble with my older mic? There were no strobes/flashes and the camera (medium format Hassleblad) seemed to be hardwired to the assistants monitor for data transfer. The G&E setup here was absolutely no joke as it was a Vogue cover shoot and there seemed to be some unfamiliar lights/th…
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Hello, I have a special request from a director. He wants to shoot in 24 FPS and record the project in 25 FPS. What frame rate do I have to use for sync? I use Tentaclesync box. I can set 24 or 25 FPS. Is the camera can accept TC if FPS and project FPS are at different. Thanks for your help.
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I have used Sound Devices 633 since it was introduced and recently went to the 833. Pretty intuitive ...however I have had some minor issues with HP levels. Firstly.... on the return side , snaked the camera Sony FX9 which I was tethered to a day earlier with my 633, tone went right to -20, did the left identifier and listened it sounded low. Asked camera op to give me a little more output volume the FX9 and he jacked it to max, still on low side. so I had our talent under my mic and return was low but the hp presets all sounded too much for my ears, perfect levels so I adjusted gain on HP presets to -4 and all was good, going to return it was even low…
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A question for those of you who do music playback on set: Do you use a mixer or controller in conjuction with your DAW and interface? If so, what one? Ive been looking for the perfect solution for a small playback cart that would have enough busses to feed mains, a potential thumper, and 2 discreet earwig transmitters from DAW and VOG. I would love to find an analog solution that takes dc power and has enough outputs to do that without being giant...but maybe a controller would be sufficient and stable enough. What do you think?
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Anyone here have experience with these new IDX batteries? https://idxtek.com/collections/battery/products/np-9x I need to replace a couple of my NP1 batteries and noticed these newer IDX batteries are 96Wh rather than 68Wh for @ $40 more. I'll probably go ahead and try one, but thought I'd ask since I didn't find any reviews here or elsewhere online.
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Hey guys I am pretty new to field recordings, I want to get a 6-8 channel mixer, but im not sure what to get. I have my eyes set on either the zoom f8n pro or the Sound Device mixpre 10. I want to get you guys opinions on them. I want to record cars and guns that will require high Spl so I want my recorder to have 32bit float. Also if you guys have any suggestions to what Mic’s I should get please let me know. I am currently looking at lavalier mic’s , sm57 and maybe sm137. Thank you and please let me know any suggestions to what I should get.
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Hi all, I’ve just ordered an MKH30 to accompany my MKH50 for M/S recording. I will have a Rycote Cyclone for wind protection. I plan on recording nature sounds for ambient music projects and sound design. I also want to use the MKH50 for small interview projects. Much of this will be locally in Northern California, but I also intend to do some recording in India later this year, so portability could be nice. To these ends, I’m wondering what might be a good choice of stand or boom pole. Ideally, something that fits both purposes would be nice. Perhaps I will need two separate items, as I will probably just boom with just the MKH50 for interviews and any narrativ…
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Hi everybody, I’m thinking about the best antenna for my bag setup: - 888 - AudioWireless DADM226 distribution - Wisycom MCR42 and MPR30 Recievers My dealer sold me 1/2 wave Shure antennas: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1434782-REG/shure_ua8_470_636_wideband_antenna_for_front.html But I'm not happy with the lenght, as stick out of my bag pretty much. So I'm thinking about 1/4 wave antennas. The DADM BNC connectors are next so each other so I have to put at least one cable for one antenna to have different positions. I'd also like to mount at least one of the antennas to my ORCA harness at shoulder height to have a higher posi…
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Hi all, I'm looking for suggestions for laptop mounts that people have found worked well. I've switched to the Inovativ Deploy and am head scratching how/where to mount my laptop. I've filled the rack space and was hoping to utilize the top of the cart for other items. In my dream scenario I'd use the 3/8 threaded points on the front of the cart (circled in photo of rough build) to screw in a Noga arm or something similar but I'm not sure that they have the strength to hold the laptop and the weight of my wrists when I'm trying to use the computer. Would be a deal breaker if the arm released and dropped my 13" MacBook pro onto concrete. Thanks in advance for your suggesti…
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Can an SD recorder that uses CF cards (the oldies) also use the new CFx cards? I realize the CFx cards are longer so the slot door on older 6xx machines would have to stay open...
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hello hive mind. Im setting up a small laptop DAW with REAPER and was thinking about using my MixPre 10-2. When I plug into the Mixpre USB C port from my USB A on my computer The mixpre doesnt show up even as a 2x2 device in windows. Im running the mixpre from a 240-12v . I have downloaded the ASIO mixpre driver but the mixpre which is windows compliant ? shhould show up as 2x2. I can go back to running my yamaha micpre box via ADAT into my ferro fish and going into ethernet but was trying to make a tiny rig. Any thoughts thanks Ant
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Can a Zaxmote dongle (connected to a QRX IFB) remote tx that are being received in not QRX receivers, i.e: MRX414 with RX4, and with different ID numbers that the ones received by the QRXIFB?
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Hello everyone! I've been thinking of getting a Zaxcom Deva V, i know they still provide support depending on specific parts but I've been wondering if it's actually worth it. Even with a hdd caddy how does the actual exporting the audio process works? Is it fast enough? Following another old recorder, the Aaton Cantar X, I was wondering if there is support for it ?(I know Aaton doesn't support it anymore) Is it still possible to get a CF caddy for it or can you use firewire to usb with it? Sorry for my ignorance, I really need an insight if it worth getting an old machine second hand or a new modern recorder under 1.5k euros. Appreciate all comments!
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Is there any easy / convenient way to safely dispose of old used Lithium battery packs? I have a couple of IDX NP-L7S that are over a decade old and they started acting a bit weird, and not holding the full charge when sitting unused for a while. I just now took one off the charger after it seemed like it was taking too long. And it was HOT to the touch, so needless to say - I do not want to use this anymore. Googling only returns the safety papers from IDX and not much else other than where you can buy them (but looks like they are discontinued now since the NP-9X has taken over). EDIT: I got a little more creative with the searches, and found this for anyone…
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Hey folks! I'm trying to figure out the best Zaxnet antenna for my Nomad. Seeking the best compromise between (1) decent signal range (2) unobtrusive form factor in the bag and (3) minimal stress on the Nomad's antenna mount. I've been using an antenna that's ~4 inches sticking straight up (pictured), but have had some issues with my bag and harness putting pressure on it, causing the mount to loosen. Would appreciate any advice. Thanks!
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Chicago-area mixers: is the "duplex gap" 653-663 usable at all downtown, or has it been stepped on? thanks!!
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Once you're done wearing the mask, you can harvest some wonderful twist ties! Dan Izen
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Hey Guys, I'm looking to buy some contact mics and hydrophones for a little bit of experimentation in SFX recording. Can anyone with some experience give me some recommendations? At the moment I'm thinking I'll go with a pair of Trance Audio contact mics and possibly a pair of Aquarian Audio H2a hydrophones. I've also been looking at the JrF models. If you have any experience with any of these or with some alternatives then let me know what you think! Cheers, Jo
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