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"If I were to do it all again today, I'd go with something other than Lectro (...Sound Devices A-10, Shure Axient, Wisycom, Sony DWX...), but alas, I bought-in so long ago and now I'm stuck..." I've heard this sentiment a bunch lately, in forums and in conversation with mixers more experienced than myself. As someone who's just starting to build (currently dreaming of / saving-up for) my wireless kit from scratch, I'd love to know what wireless ecosystem(s) would you go with if you were building your kit anew today, and why? Note: So far I've built my kit from 98% used gear, and I've expected that's just the way it's going to have to be, at least f…
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SD A20 Nexus 1 2
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What SD has been teasing for a little bit. Super interesting and the ability to use that ribbon connector on the 8 series to go completely cableless is very appealing. Mentions 8-12-16 channels with plugins, so curious how much extra the plugins will be. Appear to be 8 channels to start then you can get the +4 and +8 to increase the capability. https://www.sounddevices.com/product/a20-nexus/ Edit: They also have a new Antenna to go along with it that looks very similar to a Betso Bowtie. I got excited for a second as this has Dante so thought that might give Dante capabilities to an 833, but when docked the ethernet is only used for control not Da…
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Hi everyone! I am new to the forums and am blown away by the wealth of knowledge on this site. Is sound your hobby, passion, or job? What would you recommend to a student trying to dip their toes into the massive field of sound? Any great books that you dig? I have been reading Audio In the Media and it has been illuminating. ☺️ What does your kit look like for documentary work? What has been your best investment? I am slowly trying to build out a kit and currently only have the UWP-D21 receiver/transmitter and a TR50 (which sounds a little low?). I have a Sanken CSS-5 on the way second hand from a friend but don’t know wh…
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Is it possible to use a dual battery cup in this configuration and more importantly is this a setup that someone currently uses - if even possible? In my research my gut tells me these are not designed for this purpose and this is where my skills are lacking. I am wanting to duplicate the features of cart power supplies in a smaller footprint but also do it safely, if this is possible. otherwise, I may just stick with dual batteries for this purpose. my hope was to have safe auto-switching power to my bag bds with #1 priority shore power in studio situations and #2 pick up and go on battery instead without powering down, and also having battery take over if someone unplug…
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https://tyfordaudiovideo.blogspot.com/2018/09/deity-s-mic-2-shotgun-microphone-third.html
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any devices can make Lectrosonics Octopack (SRB bl29, SRC 'B1'C1) to AES output to Sound Devices Scorpio ? please advice.
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Just thought some here - if not already aware - might like to hear about Rycote's new mics (following up on their two shotgun mics introduced last autumn), courtesy of Simon Clark's brief intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qxcn_c-Sss Having had three of the shotgun mics for the last year, I'm currently testing the supercardioid and cardioid models and, hopefully, the omni next week, so will post a link to test/review (with wav files) in due course. Impressed so far. Now, if there was to be a fig 8 too...! Cheers, Roland
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Wondering if any of you are using the Bubblebee Spacer Wind Protector? I've had it a few years and find it extremely effective. Reasonably priced and comes in many sizes and colors. There is a size for any size shotgun. I leave the shield (minus the fur) on my cMIT 5u all the time. Not only does protect the shotgun mic, it does not muffle room sound. B&H has the windshield listed as a special order for $150 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1282623-REG/bubblebee_industries_bbi_sb_m_mesh_spacer_wind_protector.html/reviews Let me know your thoughts- Leo Diane Pearlman, All Most You Patrick Toole, Speak What We Fee…
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Hey everyone! I am new to the game, so forgive me if this seems obvious. Is the 552 unpractical and dated as a stand-alone mixer/recorder if I can get my hands on one for $600? and I am deliberating over whether or not the sd552 would make sense or if I should get the the mixpre 6 ii or the zoom f8n pro. Which one will have a better shelf life for expansion as a student such as myself. On a separate note. I have acquired a ktek Avalon graphite traveler that is cabled with a 3pin xlr, however, I have a sanken css-5 shotgun mic that runs a 5pin. I was thinking about picking up the Rycote cyclone and windjammer, but figured I would ask you all what solu…
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Hi Everyone, I'm new to working with Arri cameras. I want to send a wireless Audio signal to the camera through a wireless transmitter/receiver. I saw on the manual an audio input in front of the camera. I bought a cable and I want to make sure its the right one. Its a 1/8'' TRS Right Angle to 00B 5 Pin Lemo I didn't know there were different size lemo connectors as I've only used the ones for timecode. The one I bought looks tiny! The diameter of the connector is 5mm and it has 5 pins. Would it work with the Arri Alexa mini? Thanks so much!
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Hey Guys, I'm finding my rig weighs a ton! Clocking in around 7kg.... my back has been killing me this week, so I've just ordered the Ktek Kshrn3 stingray harness. I'm curious, how much do your bags weigh? Is mine just silly heavy? Any pointers for keeping bag weight down? Thanks!
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I recently picked up a G4 EK/ES 100 combo (A1) and I'm wondering if it would be worth it to modify their antennae with SMA whips... Would the improvement in range/signal be notable or negligible with only 30mW max RF output? I mostly rent my wireless (and love lectro's). I'll keep on saving up for my own! Sincere thanks, John
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Hi everyone, I'm considering to upgrade my A10RX to an A20RX. The cost for having the the unit upgraded is not cheap, at all. I use my A10RX mainly in the bag with A10 TX and betso bowtie direclty connected to it. Using the A20 with the A10TX, I will "only" benefit of the added band pass filer and probably a better or longer firmware updating path. I'd like to know the experience of someone who has already upgraded his unit/s or someone who uses both and can compare the performance of the two receivers. An antenna distributor with a tunable filter costs and weights more, but can be used with more receivers, and of different brands, even if most ne…
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Hi, all, I have a Sound Devices 833 running 9.0.1 firmware. It has worked beautifully and flawlessly. Today I started it up and got the usual timecode modal and ignored it as always and the screen went black and all the fader lights turned off. I confirm power is getting to the box as it has batteries AND it was plugged into mains. Subsequently I have tried with just the batteries or just the power mains, no soap. Even if I could get the danged thing to start I would be hesitant to factory reset (for fear of losing all the presets I have made, plus the NA plugin) but I sure would like to force it to restart. Has anyone here had a similar issue? I have a backup…
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Hi, I put in a CF card in my 633 mixer, it was a Transcend 32G (older) card that has never been used on the mixer. And before I could even navigate to format, it froze the mixer, the screen is on, but won't react to buttons etc. I removed power and took out AAs and turned off, and the screen is still on! Any recommendations on what to do? I'm surprised how long the screen has been lit up with no batteries...
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Hello everyone, looking for some advice from the cable experts... We all know the increased RF problems around camera with all the video transmitters, WiFi, focus pulling gear etc. I use my Lectro IFB units as hops most of the time (r1b, r1c). I thought I would be clever and buy some heavily insulated cables to connect them to camera (1' Canare or Mogami with Neutriks). Then I wondered if the added insulation would be a problem as the IFB will use that cable as its antenna. Any insight? Thanks!
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Hello all, Firstly, I have been looking around here for quite a few months and would like to thank everyone here for all the invaluable information shared, I have learnt loads and have solved many issues due to peoples generosity in this group..... I've got this old sony wireless kicking around and now want to use as a wireless hop so need to make a cable.... Been looking through all the connectors and can't find a similar one, I think it's a hirose? anyone know the type / catalogue name? I'm in the UK
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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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Tentacle Sync annouced their new Mini Recorder Track E, that will be available in the first quarter of 2020. It has lockable microphone input, with an input liniter an highpass filter, adjustable plugin power to support a wide variety of lavs and records to miniSD cards in 32bit floating point (set and forget). It has a headphone output and can be connected via bluetooth to the app. It is a stand alone device that doesn't need a sync E device to operate. Prices are not announced jet. Greetings
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I recently purchased two pairs of BP-TRX microphones. I'm having a number of issues and I'm trying to determine whether there are issues with the units, or my semi-amateur operation. (I am primarily a camera person) Some background: I'm using four BP-TRX units as two pairs, connected directly to a Sony FS7. I am using Countryman B3 mics. I am using the self-recording feature on both transmitters. -Electronic noises on transmitter: I was hearing short bursts of electronic beeping, which i traced back to one of the two transmitters. These noises exist when monitoring the transmitter through the headphone port, and in the recordings on the MicroSD cards. Th…
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I have listened to SDs' noise assist demos, sounds insane. At those prices who uses it?
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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 Guys, I often use a pair of NT5's plugged into channels 1 and 2 of my 833 with balanced cables in XY for recording ambiance. I find that they quite often pick up interference from mobiles/radios with beep beep beep data noises. Has anyone else had this issue? Did you resolve it? Any recommended ambiance mics that don't do this? Thanks
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I know one of you has this unit for IEM because I saw your unboxing on youtube. But I'd like to know: 1. How does it sound 2. What is it's range ? 3. Does it work with a G3 bodypack transmitter?
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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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