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Hi Guys, I'm trying to figure out a better solution for storing my zeppelins on my support cart. I have 5 zeps - 1 long, 3 mediums and 1 small and I keep my indoor mounts and mics in the same case. I've been keeping them all in a Pelican 1650 which has been great. It's not too heavy and everything is very well protected. But on my reconfigured support cart I don't have room for the 1650. I would love to hear what's working for you guys... Thanks, Tim Hays
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Have any of you folks ever had to replace the threaded tip on a K-Tek Klassic pole? Does the tip also get glued into the pole, or is it just held in by friction? The tip on my pole has come loose and I figured I might just put a dab of thread locker on it, but then I thought I would ask here first to see if anyone else has dealt with this issue. Also thinking about quick releases for the poles. Anyone use them? thanks
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Hey, i search one outdoor umbrella for my sound equipment ... i lost my umbrella ... do you know where i can buy ? size 2 or 2,50 Meter thanks eric R.
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I have one of these round table discussion shoots coming up for a non profit organization. I know this stuff has been discussed ad nauseum but can anyone give me their preference/success rate with using the Shure 810 or the Lectro auto mixer? I understand the Shure uses gates and probably needs more time to set up whereas the Lectro operates using VCA's and is probably more "plug and play" As far as mics for the 14 people I plan on using 8 Sanken CUB01's or similar provided I can get my hands on them to rent here in NYC. Also if anyone knows where to rent an auto mixer in NYC that would be helpful too! Thanks in advance:) Jon Chiles
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Hi everybody , I am going to buy M216 option 7 and couple of PR216 ,one PR216 option 7 for video village or something . And I was thinking to buy IR-230 (AP-230), seems like good option for playback when you need to record actor singing or if director wont to speak to actor and not using walkie . Any experience will be good to hear it. Thank you guys. noni
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Saw a nice looking sound cart on eBay. From Hungary. http://cgi.ebay.com/Pro-sound-or-video-assist-lightweight-cart-shock-mounts_W0QQitemZ220432930039QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3352d394f7&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1205|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50
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-Posted this a few days ago on ye olde ramps, and thought I would pick the jw forumites brains as well. Just noticed a few of these on the used market.. I'm talking about the black-colored Zaxcoms with the Tx that has dual lemo inputs on the top (which, oddly, seems to be a better design than their newer model). I'm thinking it may be an option to use as a wireless camera link for my ENG/doc kit (and save some $$). However I have no hands-on experience with any Zaxcom wireless units and know very little about this particular, older, unit's reputation. Searching the archives pulls up relatively little about the Stereoline.. some people seem happy, but some pe…
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Does anyone have any location experience with these buds http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er4.aspx ? I was thinking of getting a pair of lightweight, in-ear monitors for use in hot environments when I don't want my 750's making my ears uncomfortable from the heat. The other pair that I was looking at are the IE7 from Sennheiser http://is.gd/ZezE Any thoughts and feedback (do I really want to use a word like that when talking about headphones?) would be very much appreciated. Damien
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I remember reading a post about comfy add-on headphone pads & was hoping someone could point me in the right direction. After reading the post about the Etymotic ER-4S, I was thinking about finding a set of pads for my 7506's that might help during the summer... Anyone have a lead? John Moore sound.flyingmonkeystudio.com
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Just a couple of updates to my DC power/distro system- I added a "master switch" to take the pressure off of the Lectro switches (which have been kinda finicky!) The switch is pressure fit into an XLR boot (I found a washer in my toolbox that just fit snugly enough) The battery on the left powers my Zaxcom Tx, one lead is power to the Tx and the other is a voltmeter as the battery indicator on the Zax is useless (running from 7.2V) The distro has 4 outputs via 4 pin Hirose connectors. This was a fun project so far. I plan on adding an LED indicator and maybe fuses, lol. -JP
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Hi All Can anyone explain the difference between the MK41 and the MK41v, it refers to side address in the blurb, does anyone have any direct experience of having compared them. Kindest Regards Brian
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Got this from a friend of mine who works at a large post house thought I would share: Some information regarding DVD archival I thought I would pass on, and hopefully pass onto others: As for as dual layer DVD+R DL media is concerned, the best, most reliable, and only true archival-quality media is Verbatim 2.4x DVD+R DL; that said, only seek the discs with "Made in Singapore" on the packaging, and when inserted into a drive and checked with an app such as Nero DiscSpeed, are denoted with a manufacturer ID: MKM 001 Many other brands (and even outsourced Verbatim), are made in Taiwan and India; the success rate of these are roughly 50% on a burn, if the complete …
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Hello All, I spent much of the last three weeks with the Nagra-VI. My review is posted here: http://www.trewaudio.com/audioflow/. Regards, Glen Trew
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I am trying to get rid of a little noise in my headphone feed to my boom ops. Traced back to inverter noise (and generally, these inverters are VERY quiet. This is a nitpick.) Anyone tried the Ebtech HumX AC line noise filter on their inverter? Thanks. D.
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Hi all, I am going to be doing a week on a very low budget feature at the end of June and am going to use my SD442 to feed a borrowed 744 recorder. I dont often do drama and am looking for suggestions on an optimum setup. I am told we will have maximum 3 people delivering dialogue at any given time and my thoughts are now about what to route where. I would like to have my boom on channel 1 of the 442 panned left, then the 3 wireless mics in chanels 2/3/4 panned centre. This will let me route 442 Left output to track 1 on 744 (mix track) then Right ouput to track 2 on 744 (mix of wires) Then I would use channel 1 direct out from the 442 to route the boom onl…
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I've been using my new 788T for a couple of days now on a new series. It's mounted in my cart, near my lectrosonics Venue system. Whenever i hit record on the 788T 2 of my wireless channels get interference. I haven't had much time to trouble shoot yet, but I'm wondering if anyone has experienced this and if they have any tips to try and solve the issue. I'll try physically moving the recorder further away from the Venue, but the cart is pretty tight and I'll probably only gain 4-5 inches more distance. Besides, the receivers antennas are about 4-5 feet above the cart. I heard the 744T used to have similar issues. Was the interference with the 744T frequency related ? …
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A question. Has anyone linked a 744 to the 442 using the mix in link? Very occassionly I need a 5th input for my 442 and was considering this as an option Thoughts? Thanks Chris B
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Hello, Does anyone know where to find a sliding rack shelf that will fit inside a shallow (10" depth) rack case (i.e. SKB "X" case) ? Thank you! Lee Ascher Los Angeles, CA
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Hi all, I'm looking for two 1U sliding (and hopefully locking) rack shelves that will fit a standard SKB case (front to rear rails = 15.75"). I have read here that there are no "off the shelf" products available for these cases, but have seen many photos here of some of your carts that seem to feature these shelves -- so hoping someone here can point me in the right direction to a product or a jerry-rig solution. Thanks much! nvt
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I just wanted to chime in to say that I just picked up a couple Neopax ankle and waist bands and the COS-11 vampire clips. Both products are great. The vampire clip holds my Sankens very firmly, but they also release the mic with enough tension. The Neopax work very well, much better than anything else I have ever tried. I would like to make a velcro "cover" to protect the top of the Tx from sweat and other contaminants. -Jason
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I wasn't able to find info via searching and I am hoping some manufacturers could answer( or anyone else for that matter). Why don't location recorders( cantar, deva, 788, etc) pass audio via FireWire to a computer? I mean this in terms of recording and sending audio on fw at same time
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Hi everybody , I am using Sanken COS 11pt with Micron Explorer series for 3 years . I am very curios about DPA 71, so if anybody there is using this mic , I will like to hear about it. Thank you. Novica Jankov
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I have seen a few of these in use....seems an excellent solution..anyone using these regularly..and if so..how are they constructed...
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Hi guys, This is my first post here so if I'm covering something that's been covered in the past the I apologise in advance for wasting time. I was hoping to hear from anyone who has used the Blackbox Video Foldback/Comms sets http://www.blackboxvideo.co.uk/ and to see what their thoughts were on them. I'm rarely in a position where I need to send head set feeds to people but when I do I just rent something like the Sennheiser IEM. They do the trick for small jobs but I was thinking about getting a system from Blackbox because they look like a stronger build and are an affordable option for the times when I'd need to roll them out (camera hop or feeds for script sup…
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If these batteries are widely used then I'm sorry for being out of the loop and rehashing some old information. For anyone using the FR2-LE and still using AA batteries you may be interested in these http://is.gd/OjGT I use the 4500 rocket pack to power the recorder and I get days of use out of one of these packs. The recorder can be left on all day and I average between 2 and a half and 3 days on a single charge. I've only used the phantom power option on the recorder once when I had a defective cable for my mixer but it still didn't draw too much life from the battery. I keep 2 of these packs in my kit and I know that I'm going to be safe for the week on a shoot.…
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