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Hi, I was asked to plan an audio recording opportunity for a simple one person video recording booth (yes, for social media). A good audio solution seems to me a small diaphragm from a below suspension with a swivel like that one: https://schoeps.de/en/products/accessories/accessories-colette/gvc.html But Schoeps is way too expensive / *too good* for this project. Only alternative I found was from Oktava, but I don't really know that brand ... Do you know anything else? I thought of AKG, Audio Technica, Beyerdynamic, Rode in the price range up to 500€. Or is there any XLR swivel on the market I could combine with a very short …
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I want to refit my straight cabled QX5100. The plan is to mount some reel system on the bottom end, so a slim cable is desired. As I don't have any of the mentioned around I wonder, what to buy. What are your experiences with these cables or with DPAs slim XLR? What is the outer diameter, RF performance, bending radius of the DAO4010? Would the PVC coating of the 1804A produce significantly more cable noise compared to the cable Ambient sells? Thnx
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after years of using a Panamic Maxi boom pole I wanted to get my boom-op a new one. Bought a 3-segment Maxi-pole that turned out to be noisy regardless of our adjustments of the end stops. Every minor twist or turn was audible and my boom op would feel that "clong" within the pole. Sent it back to Panamic where it was replaced by a new one although they could not replicate our problem. The new one was fine for the first few days. Now it gives us headache too. It feels like the pole is working in itself, finding the new centre of gravity. You turn the last segment (the one with the rubberized material) for a cue by a quarter or something and right a…
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Hi I know it was in other topics, but i still have a hard choice between cosi vs super shield for my 8060. Piano would be perfect, but i need 2 and it's out of budget right now. Super shield is the chepest Option but i Wonder which of those two would give me better wind protection. Any advice?
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Has anybody tried them? Whatcha think? https://mynaiem.com/universals/
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Does anyone in our general population work on or know anyone who works on live car racing shows, specifically NBC Sports or Fox Sports here in the US? More specifically, NASCAR or IndyCar? I'm working on a future corporate video, which will take place at a car race track. The presenter/talent wants to use a belt holster for a stick mic, like what's shown in the attachments. They kind of look homemade, a bit of PVC pipe attached to a belt clip... and I haven't been able to source a commercially made one. Anyone out there ever been around these things and know if they are available to purchase? Thanks! Dave Wendlinger San Francisco
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Earlier this afternoon I saw the Gotham sound presentation of the Viviana Straps. Like the URSA straps, they have come in beige and black, they are thin and don't heat up like my current Neo Packs. They also both contain a non allergenic polyurethane for extra grip so the pack stays in place and won't slide off from sweat. For the price of $36 US, it's a done deal for me, I also like that it contains a two additional pouches for the excess wires. Who's used these, and what does everyone think of them? Would you prefer these over the URSA's? If you haven't made a decision yet, please take look at Gotham Sound review video here.
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http://www.shure.com/americas/products/microphones/other/wl185-lavalier-condenser-microphone#details Anyone know if this would work with the zaxcom TRX900LA2? I need to run it for a speech and don't want to have to notch filter the hell out of my omni mic's like i've done in the past. thanks heaps Prahlad
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I am trying to setup my mixpre 6 to record discreet ISO tracks for an MS rig (input 1: M, Input 2: S). Ideally I would like to listen to the decoded MS on my headphones, but still record the discreet tracks (to decode MS later). I have done this with a 788T in the past but I am somehow not finding a way to do it with the mixpre. I tried setting up the HP Preset selecting MS, input 1 for the L channel and input 2 for the right channel... Also tried with L in L and R in R (and MS selected). No matter what I select I always hear both sides of the S signal in the same side of my headphones. How (on earth) does one listen to the …
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Has any CMIT user had experience with 4017C as the 2nd booming, particularly when the 2nd boom is for the crowd sound or when both booms are for characters talking in a noisy environment, like in the rain or a busy street. Do they match well? Are there gonna be any problem with mixing them in the post? Thanks
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Any real world experience to share about the PSC 12 Pack?
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Hi - I'm a post-production guy, specialising in sound effects and usually* working on bigger budget movies. I do as much field recording as possible - partly out of need and partly because it's good to get out of the studio sometimes - and record a lot of quiet nature ambiences, weather, birds, sea etc. Also crowds, urban spaces, public buildings and so on (often in stealth mode with mics/recorder in a bag). I own a pair of Rode NT55 and an SD702 which have done me pretty well for a while (usually in spaced omni mode), but yes; should really upgrade those mics. 😀 I've used MKH 8040 and 8020 pairs and been very impressed, also DPA 4011s…
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I've recently reduced down my cart from a full size to the Rastorder DD. Right now I'm going 100% DC with my 3x 150wh V-Mounts I already own, which has worked out fine but I've been looking around for a solution that would allow me to have AC run my distro with a battery backup (or if I need to go remote with no AC). I know there is the PSC Cart Power option along with the big boy Zeuss etc. but nothing either fit right on the DD Cart or utilize/charge my v-mounts. Well I stumbled upon this new thing from Core SWX (who I'm not too familiar with but it seems they are established in the camera world?). Seems it is designed to normally sit between a camera mount and a v-…
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Hi there. My sd 664 is showing only a yellow led light and the screen is white. Can anybody tell me what can i do by myslef before sending it to support centre? Im in Africa so ita gonna be a nightmare sending it to europe or the us.
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Will this change how IATSE feature film and Episodics handle IFBs on the set? No. Indie films, documentaries, corporate & smaller productions? Yes. Just announced by Bluetooth spec group's multi-stream audio called Auracast™ broadcast audio enables an audio transmitter, such as a smartphone, laptop, television, or public address system to broadcast audio to an unlimited number of nearby Bluetooth audio receivers, including speakers, earbuds, or hearing devices/next-generation assistive listening system (ALS) technology. Auracast will allow a single audio transmitting device to broadcast to an unlimited number of nearby receiving devices. share …
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Hello all - I have a 888 and a Audioroot K-art distro. The distro has Hirose and XLR4 power outputs. With the 888 (with SL2) power draw, is there any advantage of using the XLR4 vs the Hirose output from the K-art? Thanks!
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Sound Devices has been rolled out a new firmware update for A10/A20 Wireless REEDSBURG, WISC., APRIL 6, 2022 – Sound Devices is proud to introduce a new modulation type for their wireless products as part of version 5.00 firmware for the A10-TX, A10-RX, A20-Mini, and companion app A20-Remote. “We’ve been very pleased with the performance of the new long-range modulation in our field testing,” said Gary Trenda, RF Applications Engineer at Sound Devices. “We’re seeing significant improvements to audio range in all RF environments.” The new firmware also introduces a quality meter or Q-meter. Previously, the A10/A20 system only offered an…
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Hello everyone! What types of android tablets are you guys using successfully with SD remote, especially 8" models? We just got an 888 and I tried to connect to it from a Lenovo Smart Tab M8 tablet via bluetooth and the app does not see the recorder at all. Connection from my iPhone works without any problem. (Unfortunately, we need the android tablet for TX advance...) The SD Remote app scans for a device and does not find anything. The 888 appears in the bluetooth settings of the tablet but it is not possible to connect because there is no password prompt, so the connection fails. Connection via USB also does not work. Any suggestion…
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Hello hive mind, I was renting an original Lectro Lm TX from a friend and ran into this problem: it booted fine (lights etc) but immediatly shutdown afterwards. I didnt have much time to look into it so I just grabbed another set of his but wanted to know the cause. Im guessing its in some kind of mode/reset state?!? TIA Franky 1633392735_Lmshutdown.MOV
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I’m having a tough time settling on a configuration for an archival field recording project. Some context: currently my only recording gear is a D100 and a pair of LOM Usis. Use case: recording ambiences for an acoustic ecology project (and, as a secondary, as textures and samples for musique concrete compositions). I’ve been going over and over ORTF vs M/S and I think I’ve decided on the former. Budget is capped at $5000. Right now I’m considering: 2x MKH8040, Cinela Albert, and a Mixpre 2 but reading about handling problems and general gripes about the 8040s has me a bit concerned. Renting in my area isn’t really an option. …
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Hola, there was a broadcast exhibition in hamburg last week. I went there to find out what digital transmitters and receivers are available. I'm planning to buy a quadset next year. some manufacturers or distributors were there. so i came across the Lectrosonics DSR4 Four-Channel Digital Slot Receiver and would there the Lectrosonics DBSM Single-Battery Digital Wireless Bodypack Transmitter/Recorder. at b&H are already 2 reviews about the Lectrosonics DBSM transmitters, but very mixed statements about it, can one of you say something about how the Lectrosonics DBSM in the workflow on the set so do? audio ltd/sound devices is also supposed to c…
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(Apologies for the shameless click bait title) I've just acquired a 1963 Nagra III B. Long story short, it plays silently from a mechanical noise perspective. Accelerated fwd is also quiet. Rewind, however is making a fair amount of what sounds like spindle play/oscillation noise. Today, having been cleaning and investigating (unit all ways up and down) it started making a more alarming bumping noise on rewind. When I went under the hood I noticed the pulley connected to the right/take-up spindle was bumping on each revolution. I disconnected that spring tensioning it to the motor plate and turned the tachymetric wheel by finger to try and track th…
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I had a question regarding the DPR-A . By now we are all used to the HM style Plug-on transmitter (which i believe uses the XLR cable connected to it as an antenna) but with the DPR-A which has a whip antenna connector , is it mandatory to use a whip antenna while operating the DPR-A for it to work correctly , or is it optional for achieving extended range and RF ? in otherwords, will the DPR-A work just like a DPR or HM without an antenna ? Thank you
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Hi Folks, Unusually for me, a location recordist, I've been booming by hand in a studio a bit lately and I'm wondering about swapping the rycote zeppelin I normally use, with the foam windshield that came with my MKH414 when I bought it but still use the suspension mount from the zeppelin. It seems like you'd need to squash the foam or modify it to get it into the cradle though. I don't anticipate needing this capability a lot going forward, so probably wouldn't buy a whole different mount that accommodates the foam thingy, but I'd be willing to modify it to suit if there's a way that folks have found successful? All the best Simon.
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Can anybody narrow down what this noise on my Lectro SMDWB's might be? I've tried different mics (all cos11d), different batteries, different frequencies, different microSD cards and it's happening on both of my SMDWB's. Seems to be only when recording directly to the microSD. First file is while recording to microSD. Second is recording to my 633. Apologies for the standard "Hey Hey Hey" Check. SMDWB- test.wav AUDIOT01.WAV
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