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Hi JWsoundgroup A freelancer of ours recently had a gig recording a panel discussion with 4 people. MCR54 with betso bowties into 833, 2x MTP40s and 2xMTP41s operating in the 650mHz range. One of the transmitters started sounding worse over time. At first, there was slight saturation when talent got loud, after an hour, the signal was all but unusable. Bodypack was mounted on pants at the back, talent wasn't sweaty and the antenna didn't touch the skin directly. MCR54 showed good reception throughout the entire ordeal. After the shoot, said freelancer replaced the mic to see if the mic was faulty. But he got the same distorty sound on the other …
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Bought a couple of the A20 TX’s along with the A20 RX. Been working on this review for a while, want to share Sound Devices A20, Love it or Leave it?
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Checking to if there is anybody doing this conversion... I have one last CMC4 to convert....
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Looking for suggestions for 2x 50 ohm BNC low-loss antenna cables bundled in one cable for 100+ ft run: pliable, easy to coil in cold weather, durable. Specifically to run a pair of Lectro SNA600 out from cart for exterior walk-n-talk.
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Hello. I'm a live sound engineer so far, not a film sound mixer (yet). I need to use two shotgun mics in a ORTF pattern at mixing booth to pick room sound while the band plays via FOH PA. The goal is to hear as close as possible to what a human hears in the room. This is needed for remote FOH mixing. I've experimented with a MKH416 (only one for now, since I own one) pointing at a FOH speaker from mixing position and it works quite well. But the church is on a budget and can't afford two such mics. A dynamic SM57 worked too, but it's much less detailed and rolls off too early at lows and highs. Can you recommend a budget shotgun with as much off-a…
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Has the Denecke TS-TCB stopped being made? As B&H, CVP, Pinknoise, etc all list it as "discontinued" or "out of stock". And others like say Gotham Sound doesn't list it at all (even though they carry other products from Denecke). https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1254743-REG/timecode_systems_ts_tcb_fcc_denecke_intelligent_hardware_clapper.html https://cvp.com/product/timecode-systems_ts-tcb.ce_intellislate The TS-TCB came out in 2014, are we're going to see soon a new updated replacement?
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I was pretty happy to get my SL-2 to go along with the 888. But I've noticed much more RF hits and hyper-sensitivity to my LT hop transmitter (which rests outside the bag) with my SRc receivers in the slots. It triggers the yellow LED antenna load lights all the time, and creating audible hits at times. Odd...since my other bag is TINY with a MixPre3, the same LT hop and the same SRc unit/s in close quarters with zero problems. Same frequencies used. B1 for both the hop tx and the SRc units. Anyone else having issues like this with the SL-2? Thanks!
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Tips to getting the best distance from your wireless transmission Never use amplified antennas. They can easily create intermodulation interference that the best receiver front ends can not filter out. Even if you use one with a RF pad set to Zero it is a problem if the amp is still in line. Always use passive directional antennas with low loss coax. Use LMR-400 coax for longer runs, it has a loss of 3dB per 100 foot. This is more than acceptable as to not affect range and to get the best performance from the receivers front end filtering. Digital wireless needs a linear transmission path. Amplified antennas are very non linear when ov…
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I'm excited to try some. Here's the Facebook convo.. https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153654388105893&id=613825892&set=gm.10156859846905543&source=57
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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 dumb slate presently and use with Tentacle sync system. Recent client asked why I didn't have a complete system...TC slate and TC camera mount boxes? I said this has worked thus far but will look into this! Can I incorporate a TC smart slate with my present tentacle system or do I have to go complete new with one manufacturer? Thoughts ...advice...suggestions?
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Something I've never learnt which is almost embarrassing to ask at this point... Aes3 and aes42 are often mentioned by others. I have an sd 833, previously a 633. Both of which have these functions. Also my mcr42 wisycoms have these as an output. I have zero knowledge on how and when is good to use these options. I know it's digital format. From online it sounds like it can add extra inputs through an xlr, or make a mic sound cleaner. So my question is can you give me scenarios on when to use them and why. For example would using my mkh50 through an xlr benefit from using aes? If so why? Or would using the aes output of my wi…
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hi, "which external antenna to use with Lectrosonic UMC200D UHF Diversity Antenna Multicoupler i just picked on, but dunno which xtrnal antenna to use
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I'll explain myself. I am on the brim to update my antenna to some Wisycom LFA. I am currently using RF Venue Dipole antenna into two Professional Wireless System 470-616 passive filter and then into a Sound Devices SL2 with the 470-614 MHz filter activated. I was wondering if adding the LFAs with filtering as well would then be "too much filtering". In my train of thought and logic it shouldn't be a problem as every filter would then filter the already filtered signal some more, but i thought i'd ask if there was some detail i didn't know about. For info I am using Lectro block A1-B1 for all my booms and wireless and my IFBs and Camera hop are in the Sen…
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I've bought these cables from Gotham and now Trew and they work great, if a little pricey. I saw some from China on ebay for $30 and ordered a couple. The Chinese ones give bad hiss and don't work right. I haven't had a minute to open them up and test. Someone at Trew told me the cable requires a resistor in-line somewhere, which the cheaper ebay ones won't have. The ZMT4 manual says nothing about resistors: Wiring is straight 1:1. Anyone know more about this situation? Am I just getting badly wired cables from China, or is there some detail being handled differently?
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Hi guys, I have a shoot coming up and the production wants to use the Denecke TS-3 smart slate and I'm trying to jam it using my Sound Devices 664 but I'm have issues. I've used the TS-C slate before and jammed using a lemo cable and everything worked great but this is the first time I've used the TS-3. I've set the TS-3's slate rotary knob to 23 frames per second and put it in the read mode but when I power cycle it trying to jam from my 664 the screen just goes blank after it says rEAd. I have a feeling it has to do with my settings on the 664 which I have set to: Sync Reference: Internal Timecode Mode: Free Run Frame Rate: 23.976 Hold Off: 0.…
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I thought I saw a photo either here or on one of the FB pages of a multi-bay slot-loading charger for 6 or 8 NP-50 (Fuji) batteries as used in Lectro SSM transmitters (and the new little Zaxcom one, I think). Search as hard as I can - I can't find it again. Does anyone have a link? Thanks, Nick
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Hello, I am not familiar with headset (headphone+mike combine) and their TA5 socket/plug. I actually use a separate mike (usually dynamic) for slate and com and my HD25. So I want to make myself a cable to plug to my 888 TA5 headset socket and get out a headphone plug and a XLR mike input. Now after searching around it seems the standard is not to use common ground for HP and mike as in a headset the mike seems to be unbalanced electret. But Sound Devices gives this pinout for their socket: TA5 jack Headphone and slate microphone connections [pin-1 = HP right, pin-2 = HP left, pin-3 = ground, pin-4 = Mic -, pin-5 = Mic+] It seems to suggest t…
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I'm working with a rented setup from a colleague which should (and used to) have a fine range - but I have a really poor range and just can't find the solution. He couldn't help me on the phone neither so I try to find more ideas... Setup: - Scorpio - SL6 - 1 Wisycom MCR42, 2 Lectro SCr - short (1m) antenna cable - 1 Wisycom LFA active antenna, gain set to 1dB as I run a short cable only - 1 Wisycom round antenna (ADB2-ADN) I use the filter of the wisycom antenna and have the SL6 filter to wideband. I'm in different blocks (A and C, wisy is wideband anyway). All Compat Modes, Companders, etc. in transmitters and recieve…
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This has already been posted to some effect on a couple of FB groups, but there are folks here that don't journey into the meta. My cart for the last many years was much larger as it housed a much heavier and extensive amount of components. I kept using the rig even as the gear became smaller and was capable of even more functionality. I decided it was time to re-think my set up and look for a more ergonomic and smaller footprint. I wanted a standing rig (yes, I sit during set ups and when not mixing), and something that would be more nimble in getting into tight spots. Looked at several different manufactures and custom cart rigs and settled on…
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Hi, I've got a second hand SRa5p on block 28. Unfortunately it seems to not work very well, both channels have weak distance coverage. Beyond 4/5 meters it doesn't work, after 2 mt. it degrades quickly. Within antenna or not, nothing changes. On a different UCR211, by the same freq, same transmitter, same conditions it works fine. (Look at picture, transmitter farther than 6mt.) I'm daily using SM and LM, they both work very well when used on my Venue. I tried inverting freq, I opened to check if SMA antenna connectors are regularly welded ( I remember in the past there was some welding issues with first series), but seems fine. …
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Recently purchased a Schoeps CMC141 and Rycote Nano Shield AA and I’ve noticed that when I put the windshield on (sock only, no windjammer) it picks up a lot of boom pole handling noise. Buts, as soon as I take the windshield off, the noise is gone. It sounds like the windshield creates a low mid resonance that pulls up the resonance traveling through the PSC boom pole. I love the mount, it’s amazingly engineered, but this resonance thing has me stumped. Is this normal for small zeppelins to exhibit a resonance? Any tips to minimize / eliminate? I have noticed that the further back I put the mic in the basket, the less prominent the effect, but it’s still pretty noticeabl…
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Greetings Legends of Sound, Does anyone have any real world experience of the Sony digital radio mic system? I'm interested in the portable dual rx and belt pack tx's - I hate the old Sony systems but have been told the new stuff is impressive. Any one used it in anger? ? Range? Battery life? Remote control ? Sound quality?? Rf stability...?
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Hello Everyone. I purchased a 788t a year ago from a local professional and it came with a few cards. Lately, I've thinking it would be a smart idea to get a couple new ones. However, the Delkin UDMA7 cards are not easy to find. What you guys using that works well and is still available? Any suggestions welcome. Thanks!
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Hi there, I am planning to attach a CL-6 physically to a 664 recorder. Do I go the long screw route at both ends? Cheers, M
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