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So i am a boom operator and utility and I started out mixing to 2 channels on ultra low budgets in 2006. When I was fresh out of college I bought some crappy gear and started freelancing. I mixed features while poorly operating my own boom and badly wiring the crappy actors. Anyway the only thing I have left from my original kit is my 16' K-Tek and my Rycote #4 windshield kit. I recently sold my 722 because it had no timecode, I sold my DVCPromix cuz it sucked my Me-66 is a paperweight. I have been booming and working as a utility now for a few years and I have saved enough money to start building my bag----->cart. As I started thinking about it …
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I've just taken delivery of my new cart platform. My 16 space SKB rack with slide right in between the uprights. The lower rack is 5 spaces. It can be disassembled with a minimum amount of work and flat packed as needed for shipping. This one is all aluminum with a clear powder coat. It's really well done. I'm very happy to see Brett back in the cart making business... I'll post more pictures after we load it up.
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I stumbled over this and just wanted to share. I had not seen this before, nor have heard no one talk about it on this site. Made by Ambient http://www.ambient.de/en/produkte/ambient-recording/underwater/sd-uw.html I laughed pretty hard when seeing this. Thou On the plus side, It would be fun doing some sound effect recording with some surround hydrophones.
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I just received an email invite to a Zax demo from Trew-Coffey, that contained this statement, regarding Zax wireless mic systems: >>We will also show you how the system eliminates dropouts through digital modulation and isolated recordings on body pack transmitters - removing the possibility of audio loss due to white space interference.<< I'd love to come to this demo, but can't be in LA that day (Feb 18). However, there are many Zax wireless users here, so I thought I'd ask how this actually works in practice (not the circuit design etc, but the results). Does digital modulation allow a wireless to operate properly on the same freq/block as a TV…
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Hello! I've saw an old post about favourite VO mics, but i've found nothing about favourite VO preamps. So, which preamps do you like for VO? Are you on the Neve-side or the Grace-side? I really like clean sounding preamps rather than "vibey sound" ones for that matter, but i also feel that in this application the preamp is not the most important part of the chain (talent, mic and room are way more important). Any opnion?
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Hi, I'm going to feed two Lectro receivers SRa with one hankwood NP65 battery. What autonomy may I expect ? Thanks
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What size cards are nomad owners purchasing for their primary and secondary slots? And at what cost?
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Hi all, Does anyone have any information/advice in regards to using/taking audio equipment into this country? I'm heading over to S.E Asia in April for a holiday and usually make a bunch of recordings whereever I go. I'll be with a friend for a week or so in Burma and she raised a couple of reasonable concerns about me carrying my equipment (eg. association with Journalism). I'll just have an M-S rig with a 702 and perhaps an H4N Zoom recorder with me. Cheers, Craig
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Hi Guys, I know this topic has been talked about before to a sense( Senator) but I want to hear from people who have heard a moded 012, I have a 416 and NTG2, I am gonna get rid of the NTG2 in hopes to buy a better mic for interiors. I would love a Cs3e but can't afford it at the moment, soooo I am asking has anyone moded a Oktava mk012, Is it worth it in your opinion or should I just continue to save for the sanken or maybe a schoeps perhaps a mkh50? (not asking for a comparison, of these mics as this has been done..just asking specifically about the moded 012 Thanks)
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This is a "planning for the future" question about the Sound Devices 552 and its recorder's ability to take in timecode. It seems from the manual that the 552 needs a continuous time code signal going in in order to stamp the required data in the header of each recorded file. The manual also seems to be saying that when set up in a certain way the 552's recorder will use it's internal clock to timecode stamp the file with time-of-day. It it possible to jam the 552's internal clock to a timecode output signal and then detach the time code generator to jam, say, the camera? It seems like a work-around even though I'm sure there would be some drift amongst all the …
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Hi, I'd like to share my doubts about the purchase of a new mic. I know this topic has been discussed almost everywhere on the web in endless threads, but normally people talk about movie sounds. I work on reality docos almost 99% of the time, just the left 1% is fiction (call it "movies" ) or TV; let's say that I record a lot of interviews, most of the times in unknown locations, since i discover the locations when I arrive there For dialogue recording I do actually have a 416 for outdoor working and an audix scx-1 as indoor mic. At this point I'd like to add some big named mic to my bag; for several reason I'm tempted to upgrade my hyper (a lifesaver in small a…
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To who ever can shed some light to what looks like a no way out dead end right now. I am steppong into day 3 of a feature I am working on tomorrow and I am facing an issue I cannot resolve no matter what I tried. All my radio mics are extremely rustly no matter whihc mounting option I 've tried. I am using COS-11s and Audio 2020 ( 4 units ). Further down ther shoot I will be using a couple of 2040s too but its 2020s for now. I ;ve been wiring for over a decade now and its been always a matter of hgh experimentation and uncertainty but what is going on here is friving me nuts, plus I tried even the last tricks I had in my desposal and I cannot resolve the rustili…
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My extra sennheiser G2's antennae's are sagging mightily. Has anyone heard of/done research as to the effect of putting something like Heatshrink tubing around the antennae to restore rigidity has on the transmission/reception of a wireless? Or is it possible to open these guys up and rig a miracle whip onto them or something? Thanks, Chase
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Mainly used as cam hop, do you guys have a 5P version or usually go with the ''plain'' SRA ? Is there that many cameras that don't have that second audio channel available from inside the slot ? On the other hand, I'm reading we have to return the unit to get the 5P bracket installed; would that be something that complicated to do by ourselves (SR/5PRETROKIT) ?
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I have a job coming up with tc transcription requested so I plan on sending program audio and time code in a split feed out of the Tape Out jack to an Olympus two track recorder recording 128kbps audio in MP3 format. Will the Nomad Tape Out feed stereo (audio left/tc right) through a stereo 1/8" cable? Or is there a specialty 1/8" I'll need to source? I recall a previous post that deals with this but I can't find it now. Thanx in advance.
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My macbook is so smart that safari knows when I have been browsing for too long. It has this awesome feature where safari will automatically close out for me, and then refuse to reopen without several attempts. We all know macs don't freeze or get viruses and are perfect, so the above explanation clearly is the only one. I think it is great that mac is promoting less internet use.
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Question for Deva 16 or Fusion 12 users. If you are running a standard mixing board like an old 8 channel Cooper or new Solice how are taking advantage of the extra ISO track count these devices give you? Mating it with a Mix 12 makes sense in that you can then get to the extra ISO's. Is it the general case if you are using these units the Mix 12 is the way to go, otherwise those extra tracks need a separate mixer to feed? Thx Mark L
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Does anyone have any experience with any auto mixers or any suggestions? Just needed to be able to record a round table type meeting for transcription no picture involved. Thanks, Whit
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So, first day using my new 7" IKAN VX7 monitor, plugged in a 100ft. lead from village to my SDI port, first thing that happens is my screen flashes on/off every 4 seconds or so, then occasionally goes to green and then to a very screwed up picture that reminded me of my old NES when the games didn't seat correctly in the machine. After trying different cables and basic trouble shooting options trying to use the dipswitches (one of which was to be on for using lengths over 75ft.), the solution was to use a 25ft. cable to get a solid working picture. This however didn't seem to fix the rather loose connection that seemed to look "NES" again if the cable got bumped the sli…
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So I recently sold my old two channel 722 and my DV Promix (shameful look) and I am making the move into the professional world. I am going to get a a pretty hefty tax return this year and I am debating between two routes for my new recording rig. I currently have an MKH-50 and a few good wireless channels, with Cos-11s. I am debating between moving to a cart rig or the Zaxcom Nomad. I already own a new MBP, and Pro-Tools 9 with a Digi 003. So boom recorder and a mixer makes me a great timecode recorder, but I like the Zaxcom Nomad argh please help me decide! Rig #1 $4,700 Yamaha 01v96i w/ Meon life and BoomRecorderPro and Pro-Tools and an SKB 10x6 Rotorack …
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Just updated the firmware in my Erxtcd's but when i try to update the Qrx with the QOPT-139.BIN the numbers get out of sync and I can never complete the update. I use a Trx900LT with version 7.30 and tried multiple times, must be a setting on the Qrx. Anybody has that problem ?
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I'm guessing the Sennheiser MZW61 is a good solution as it is Senn's official foammie for the 60. But how do poeple find it? Are there any better options available? Thanks
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I fancy a new pair of cans, I have Beyer DT100, DT150 and DT770, Sennheiser HD25, and Sony 7506's I like the Beyers, but find them a bit heavy, hate the Sennheisers for their total lack of isolation and comfort, and tolerate the Sonys because they're comfortable, despite the sibilance. So, what do other people use and like?
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I have an issue with the QRX100 running t/c. From camera into QRX is solid; From QRX to TRX900 is solid; TRX900 into 788 is solid, but then the 788 starts running slower within a few minutes. I've tried feeding the 788 from an ERXtcd and get the same problem. In the jam menu on the 788 I can see the RX and TX t/c, and the TX always ends up a second or two behind. I have tried with a second 788, same problem. I've also tried with a lockit box and that's absolutely fine. What's confusing is that timecode is correct all the way through the chain but something is forcing the 788's TX timecode to slow. This only happens if the 788 is hardwired to either the TRX900 or the E…
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