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Hi Guys, (and girls of course) Since we're all fired up about multi track recorders right now I want to ask if any one has any suggestions for something that has been on my mind recently... I have a Tascam dr680 with a 552 feeding it's digital input giving me 8 tracks or 6 + 5:2. For the six piece funk/jazz groups I am recording it's not enough channels to track it as I would like. But ... what is there out there with more than 8 mic inputs that is of a reasonable price? I split before the FOH mixer. These events don't have a full pa sound mix. I want to avoid using a laptop but would if there is a sound card (usb, fire wire 400, 800 express…
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i'm ready to start putting together a basic kit. I know what the basics are and am going with the "buy once cry once" approach and willing to invest in quality instead of quantity within my budget and add as I go. With all the reading I have been doing on this site and calculating different equipment costs that I'm interested in it seems that going Nomad makes the most sense financially based on what you get for the price and upgradeability. I don't need a Nomad at this point and I might never need that many inputs and tracks but when you add up Sound Devices 302 or even a Mix Pre and a 702 for really not a lot more you can get into a Nomad 4. Is the Nomad a no br…
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Hey all, just thought I would post some making-of and in-action photos of my new cart. I built it just prior to a film I'm currently on and it has been performing very well. I really wanted an encapsulated rack based design, but also have something that is portable enough to break off into a smaller "brain" for insert car shots, etc. I also wanted to make the rack unit as ergonomic and space efficient as possible. I'm one of these fellows who likes to stand while he works as well. The first photo shows the panels cut out and being held together for final measuring purposes. All the equipment fits in with not much room to spare so I really had to make sure there was c…
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I am looking for an AC cable for an iPower 9V Battery Fast Charger. Does anyone have an extra laying around that they wouldn't mind getting rid of? Marc
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Quick video and comparing to 552 and bagging action Video ends at 3:15. Do not watch all the way. I messed up the export.
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I'm on a gig right now where I only have a couple of G3s as lavs. Now and again I'm getting this weird, fuzzy noise. Kind of sounds like a connection that isn't completly tight or some moisture has gotten into a connection. I've checked everything thoroughly and neither is the case. It then struck me that it might be static electricity going into the receivers. We're shooting in -10 Celsius, so everybody, including me, is wearing lots of cloaths. Once when I got the weird noise, I started shaking my audiobag. This seemed to increase it slightly for 2-3 seconds, and then it stoppet. Kind of feels like it's some kind of discharge happening. Now to the real qu…
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I just bought two DPA 4060s wired for Lectro servo bias. I chose against the DPA adapter system and had TA5 plugs soldered on them. Now in case I want to use them hard wired, I'd like to buy adapters. Looking at the OST power supply. Does anyone use with other mics than OST?
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hey everyone, i've spent the passed few years doing and redoing my psc cart to make it more usable. i just finished up a job and started by saying "maybe i'll add a usb keyboard to my setup," which led me to taking apart my entire cart and taking a saw to it. i figured i'd try to document the process in case anyone else was using a psc cart and needed some ideas for redoing it. the way i see it there's 2 kinds of sound carts: the tall ones and the short ones. the psc cart is a tall one the way people usually have it set up. i wanted everything lower and a smaller size all around. i unfortunately dont have a picture of the original cart all assembled, b…
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Have a buddy who is selling his event tr6's. Anyone have any experience with them? I'll be doing tv and radio mixes as well as editing and premixing for features. Thanks!
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Hi guys, I'm trying to power a sr on a camera another way than the expensive sony type battery way. Is there a way to power a sr reciever with AA batteries? I don t have the sony type sled now and i would love to not have to buy one. Ideally a little 4 AA battery box that i could plug into the sr power plug would be the best... Any ideas? Thanks!
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Hello all On my search for a new boom pole, i have come across more than a few positive reviews on K-Tek poles, here and elsewhere. I think though, that most (with the exception of one) people refer to either the Klassik or the Avalon carbon fibre series. I was interested in the KE-110CCR model, aluminum made, which roughly compares to the carbon fibre KEG-100CCR, material being the major difference. The KE-110CCR weights 822g (221g heavier than the KEG-100CCR) which is a substantial difference. According to K-Tek all other components are the same. I'd like to ask those that have used/own the KE-110CCR (if there are any around) of their opinion about this pole and if…
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http://soundforums.net/hub/861-lectrosonics-introduces-sm-shaque-battery-eliminator.html Cheers, Larry F Lectro
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Hi all I have been using straddle bags for 2 x 411 Rx for a few years but am getting interested in finding an alternative. I am working on a show with a Sony XDCam 700 and the receiver on the left is blocking the LCD display, I either need to get myself a Lectro SRa or find a better mounting solution. Would like to know what works for you guys who are still sticking 2 x 411 on a camera?? Also does anyone know of a Anton Bauer type mounting plate that will fit the Sony XDCam, we are using the V lock batteries.
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While on set the other day, I had something very perplexing happen. I was using my brand spankin' new COS-11D with a Senny G3 set I had recently picked up on the used market. After about 11hrs of uneventful use, I set down my bag, powering off the mixer and recorder(302 &702). When I came back about 10min later and powered everything up(RX and TX remained "on" throughout this power cycle) I found that my lav was significantly quieter. I double and triple checked that nothing had changed with the mixer/recorder, and found nothing out of place. I ended up increasing the sensitivity on the TX and everything was fine for the rest of the shoot. After doing some re…
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A very nice combination!
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Hi everyone. I'm looking for a new zeppelin for my KMR82i. The one I've been using is much longer than the mic and probably designed for a longer shotgun. Does anyone have any suggestions on a high quality blimp and windsock? Thanks in advance!
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Fostex FR2 displays a "RTC Error! Press Enter" Message. No information found on Google. Much help is appreciated.
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Does anyone know of any rental houses in the UK that would rent a complete sound package, perhaps with either a Deva 5 or an SD 788, a decent mixer, mics and cart etc? And how about rates? Is it a viable proposition to work there if I had to rent a sound package? I'm just fishing here so don't any of you blokes get nervous, I'm not about to compete in the UK market. Just yet. Thanks Mick
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I have had one of my COS-11 miss develop a cable issue at the head,and I think I remember reading about a "change over" scheme spoken of here. Does anyone know if this is still happening? Cheers PS
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So after calling a dozen or so places today trying to locate the new RF SMA, I struck out. Apparently PSC is waiting on a component that is back ordered from a supplier. Bummer. I was pretty pumped to get my back rigged up with the splitter and a couple of dipoles. Anyone know where there's one for sale?
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just FYI: I sent one of my CMIT to Schoeps because I sometimes have some audible noise (sounds like a klick / klack) when moving / shaking the mic in the Cinela Osix (CMIT) suspension. Apparently it´s not the mics fault (although my 2nd CMIT doesn´t show this symptom) but according to Schoeps the Cinela got a resonanz-freq at 20-25Hz which can overload a AD or DA converter and result is this klick / klack On another note: I have found the CMIT to be quite sensitive in picking up a hum / noise from mains-power. Was shooting in a studio and picked up what sounded like a noisy ballast but was just the in-house installation at the wall / ceiling. Held th…
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Okay, let's see how useful this site really is: I have a question. Deva 5.8, Zaxnet on, IFB-100, first 4 faders (hardware knobs) are assigned to Zaxcom wireless xmtrs ID no.s 1, 2, 3, 4. In the Fader assign screen the matrix shows this assignment with a "Tx" a number and an "A". I want to set fader number 5 (hardware knob) to control xmtr ID 5. I toggle the matrix screen to show faders 5 through 8 but clicking in the box for fader 5 only produces an "A" or nothing. What am I doing wrong? I don't remember how I even got the other faders to show an assignment of Tx in the first place. Thanks.
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there is this battizer charger... it is about SIN$70
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Hi guys, I've got a pair of lectro 211's and when I scan the frequency spectrum with them one of the units consistently picks up much more noise across the spectrum then the other. Both are on block 26 and swapping the location of the receivers doesn't seem to make any difference. Any ideas why this might be ? Should I be sending this grizzled war veteran of a receiver in for a service? Neil
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I need to use my FOSTEX PD 6 to feed a MIX to camera, and want TO do it via the HIROSE stereo bus out/in, my question is related how it is wired internally . If you see the fostex scheme the hirose is wired like the image describes, but the standard HIROSE -XLR'S CABLE IS wired like the second pic, but it is on some web site sold as for fostex pd6 too, ho can help me please? has anyone of you used that cable?
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