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Hi all, Not sure if this is appropriate here, but B&H is running a nice deal on the PortaBrace equivelents to the Pelican cases. Buy one of the larger ones, you get a smaller one free. I just picked a set up and on first glance, they look pretty nice, and less than half the cost of Pelicans. (Normally I prefer not to purchase from B&H, but this was a pretty nice deal). Phil
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Has anyone done a side by side comparison of the listen LT800 and a Comtek BST?
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I've noticed on the newer Sony and Panasonic 900's, that there is a SDI output on the back. The DOP on my last shoot was telling me that it can output Picture, Timecode and audio down the coax cable. Is anyone using this output to receive audio Timecode and picture ? If so, what kind of devices are there that can receive and output the TC, Audio and Pic ? IE, to feed my recorder with TC, My monitor with picture, and my mixer with audio return.
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Marty Atias and ATS Communications of Silver Spring, MD, in association with the ITVA's Washington DC chapter & Interface Video, will present ITVA's first "First Thursday" meeting (held on the 2nd Thursday this month, January 11) on Direct To Edit Recorders for video & audio. For Video, we will focus on the work flow involved when using the Firestore Digital Video Recorder for P2 & JVC cameras. Jon Robertson of Symco (Rep for Focus Enhancements, Firestore's manufacturer) and Ken Freed (from JVC) will demonstrate the work flow from shoot to edit. In addition, Ken will introduce and discuss JVC's new GY-HD-110U camera, and Jon will discuss Focus Enhancements'…
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any possibilities or ideas? it's about time we tried saving the environment. solar or any other alternative energy sources. typical cart configuration one deva or fostex 824 or cantar or whatever else one second recorder one mixer - cooper sound or sonosax two wireless Rx racks two comtek Tx one small LCD monitor best -vin
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I decided that the new Zaxcom wireless models that have recording capabilities might need their own topic thread (although much of what may now be discussed here has been discussed under "Certain reservations..." thread). I will start by taking the liberty to post Billy Sarokin's latest comments on their use (Billy has taken the time to post personal and detailed accounts on r.a.m.p.s. and he has had more real world experience than any of us). Here is a re-post of Billy's r.a.m.p.s. post: Hi All, I'm well into my 2nd film with the new Zaxcom radios here in snowy Northern New Mexico. A few days ago I received the last bit of hardware for the package. I'm not …
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ZAX TRX990 and IFB900
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I wonder with the IFB function of the TRX units, specifically the TRX990, if there will be some sort of push to talk function for the return audio boom to mixer. This would really make them "The Ultimate Wireless" and justify the package price! Glen? Eric Lamontagne
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One Fader does all...
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This thing might be interesting if I could figure out a need for it... might be a cool way to work with the motu as an inputter... http://www.presonus.com/pr_faderport.html Jeff C
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Being mainly a "sound for video" guy, I rarely have the need for a high quality external recorder. The other day I found myself on a 35mm film shoot for a potato chip commercial (actually, a "fake" commercial for corporate use only), hopefully it will show up on YouTube. The director asked me how I would like to record sound (DAT, Nagra etc) I suggested a few non-linear devices and we ended up getting a 702T because all of the DAT machines were out on rental (or otherwise unavailable) Luckily (but unnecessary), for my peace of mind...I had the machine the night before the shoot to get familiar with it. The pros at Trew Audio set up the machine for me before it wa…
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I'm kind of in a bind. I dropped a bunch of money on my PD4, and it has served me well with minimal service needs. It seems as though it's just not practical anymore. They're only going for around $1500 on Ebay, which is only slightly more than an FR2 with TC. It seems a shame to sell it, but I don't know how much longer anyone will be willing to pay for it, how much longer there will be spare parts, or how much it will be worth after this year? Thoughts? Tom
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Hello, As my post indicates my 70 bit the dust. It adds low level Rf noise to the signal output making it quite unusable. Besides the US branch of Sennheiser are there any tried and trustworthy places that you have dealt with that you would recomend? Or should I just forget about it, and call back Sennheiser. Bartek
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Does anyone know what it takes to remote roll a SD 702T (or 744T for that matter) and Metacorder (on a MacMini) from a CS208D?
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I've been using 4 lectro 411 receivers with my 442 for the past couple of weeks. Strange thing happened today and yesterday. I noticed late in the day, i had to slowly keep turning up the gain on my mixer to get a decent level from the receivers. I kept turning them up until finaly i was maxed out. I went into the menu settings, and adjusted the output level, and as soon as i moved it up or down, the gain level snapped back to normal. Anyone else have this happen to them ? Since it only seems to happen later in the day, could it be a build up of temperature ? (i'm working a reality gig, so the bag stays on for 10-11 hours)
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Camera car shots
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I used to dread camera car shots, either the free run/hostess tray type or the towing/wire the car up versions. Granted in cold weather we get to sit up the front with the heater on and chat with the driver while the others have to brave the wind and rain etc etc., but iInever liked the hassle of the nagra/SQN/shoeps active cables rig that I used to great effect for years. It was always fraught with a myriad of difficulties which varied from job to job. Now I just load a battery into the Deva V, and voila, I have a four channel mixer/recorder/slate mic in one. I then place an antenna tree on a grip arm behind the window of the cab, wire the actors or plant the car dependi…
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http://www.korg.com/gear/info.asp?A_PROD_NO=MR__Series It looks like KORG is coming out with some new semi-Pro recorders that feature 1-bit recording. I would love someone to explain 1-bit technology to me, again, since I really don't understand it so well. We always think in terms of 16-bit, 24-bit etc., and I'm sure "1-bit" technology has a PR problem since it is a very low number, so what's it all about? - Jeff Wexler
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Hi Could anyone explain how to use this Scan function please. i.e. after pressing the scan button, is the frequency displayed a clear frequency ?. Is it that simple ?. Regards and thanks Brian
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Hi all, I just powered up one of my 201's and the display is solid "black." The unit was on, and I switched out the NP-1 that powers the whole bag (NiCad battery) and when power returned, the display was solid. Audio still passes, but I would have a hell of a time trying to play Pong Anyone experience this?
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What are you guys doing to protect from the ocassional burst from your "meat puppets" that would overload the output when recording ISO's through your Direct Outs? Do you set your ISO's a few dB lower than you would your main mix out that has the limiters to protect you? Do some mixers have limiters on their direct outs? Or do you use Aux sends for your ISO's that might have a limiter capability? Do you use some outboard gear limiter before you send it to the recorder? Perhaps a signal flow explaination would be helpful. Thanks! Mike
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Cart Power and Yamaha 01V96 Power ?
by Guest Jeffrey Colon- 7 replies
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Hello all, I have read numerous posts here and elswhere RE: cart power... It seems the PSC box is a good solution for an all DC rig. For those of you using inverters, I am wondering how much current you are typically drawing...anyone solar charging in the 3rd world etc.? Caveats regarding shore power? I am also curious if there is anyone modding the Yamaha for Low voltage DC (cart) operation... or do you invert and go 110v AC ? Any ideas or input much appreciated. Jeff C.
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Has anyone had any experience with this themselves? I know that this is mostly a camera department concern for some, but sometimes they ask us to do it(not the case here, however). We are shooting on 2 HVX cameras recording to P2 cards, and the camera guys can't figure it out, even with the manualsand reference books. They can't find the proper menus to allow this to happen, and apparently just connecting a Firewire cable doesn't do it:) Anyone know the procedure and menus to make it happen? Or even a link? Thanks
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Hi all, I've been researching the heck out of equipment choices for quite some time and have become familiar with most all of the quality equipment available. To date, I've been paying my dues and getting experience with mix and match rental gear. Essentially, I'm looking to put together a "pro quality" package that will be reliable for docs, TV lifestyle shows, and small independent films. Here are the 2 packages I have been considering:Â http://www.trewaudio.ca/store/product.phpproductid=712&cat=66&page=1 http://www.trewaudio.ca/store/product.phpproductid=482&cat=66&page=1 The biggest debate I've been having is whether to go the distanc…
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I'm about to start working on a reality series, and the gear we have is looking pretty good. We're just having one issue, and even after 5 experienced soundguys have tried figuring this out, we just aren't getting it. We have 5 SD 442's, but to get an extra channel, they have rented 5 MP1's. The hope was to take the output of that and run it into the mix in of the 442, but only to the right channel. The rental house made up 5 custom cables they thought would do the trick, but they don't work. The audio is thin and very low and sort of distorty sounding. I tried just using an xlr to TA3F, but it did some wierd stuff. Signal was present for about a second or two, reall…
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OK, I've been using Sony's most of my career and never really noticed this phenomena until the last year or so. Freaked me out when I started to notice it, because I obviously thought it was coming down the pipeline. But a slight turn of the head and it was gone. Now, I could just position myself differently everytime I notice it, but what fun is that. And it doesn't always go away in higher winds. Has anyone else noticed this, and have you done anything to alieviate it? ear muffs? different cushions? I like to use the Sony's on over-the-shoulder work, and save the Ultrasones for the studio, ever since I broke my other Ultrasones on an EFP gig. Bt rethinking that approa…
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