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I’m currently changing up my 80/20 cart design and thinking of swapping out my steel rack rails for aluminum. This would be a huge weight savings. I see that Star Case sells some. Curious if these hold up well or if anyone has had experience with aluminum rack rails. My worry is if there’s susceptibility to bending, especially heavy items that are all on 1U like my a10 rack.
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Has anyone tried charging SWIT S-8073N NP-1 batteries on the IDX JL-2Plus charger? These batteries offer higher capacity, 2 d-taps, and are cheaper than the traditional IDX NP-1's.
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Hi, I'll be working with G4 receivers this weekend which aren't mine. I still have those old beaten'up G2s in my kit but from memory, the receiver cable pinout changed from the G3 and up. Since I don't have the G4 cable with me and want to make 2 cables as spares for if something goes wrong, I'd just like to confirm the pinout for the G4 models if someone has it. The documentation about these cables for G4s is worse than ever. Thanks ! ... would be : tip to XLR2 and ring plus sleeve altogether to XLR1&3 ?
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I'm excited to try some. Here's the Facebook convo.. https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153654388105893&id=613825892&set=gm.10156859846905543&source=57
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Anyone tried Betsy's new slates yet? How they compare to ambient and denecke? Thoughts? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Greetings Legends of Sound, Does anyone have any real world experience of the Sony digital radio mic system? I'm interested in the portable dual rx and belt pack tx's - I hate the old Sony systems but have been told the new stuff is impressive. Any one used it in anger? ? Range? Battery life? Remote control ? Sound quality?? Rf stability...?
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Hello everyone, I create watercolour painting tutorials and need some microphone advice. My studio is next to a busy road and has a tin roof, which makes it challenging to record quality audio The quiet moments of my brush on canvas are crucial, but the road noise and the sound of rain on the tin roof often interfere. Current Setup: • Microphone: I currently use a lavalier microphone. It’s great for capturing my voice but unfortunately picks up a lot of low ambient noise from the road and rain. Challenge: • I need a microphone that can clearly capture the soft sounds of painting while minimizing…
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I'm getting back into doing live news and will be buying a few Sony ECM-77B lav mics. For somewhat windy outdoor locations, does anyone have any recommendations for windscreens to pick up? Is the included metal windscreen good enough? How about the foam windscreens that Sony sells? Thanks!
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Howdy, Does anyone know the approximate distance a Lectro Sonics L-Series TX/RX at full power, in a small city? Are there any options on the L Series? Leo
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So here’s the situation. I’m running a dual NP cup remote audio BDS system. I use the dual NP cup so I can hotswap batteries and not power down my bag. It’s worked great so far, but the other day it went a little haywire. I was powering two ADX5D and an 888, not a huge load. At about 13.7v reading on my 888 I went to hot swap batteries. I unplugged one NP and the voltage was reading 13.5v and I got a notice from the recorder that voltage was low. When I put a new NP battery into the cup it went straight from reading full to empty. I thought I might have just not charged that one so I tried a second NP and the same thing happened. I took the two d…
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Looks very interesting. Seems to tick most of the boxes of the rumours. Multiband was a new one for me, certainly very interesting for people doing doc work. Was expecting a smaller form factor, but can only imagine that this is the first of a range. Didnt mention anything about 48v, so from the rumors, they might have dropped that feuture on this particulair model?
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Has anyone used the DJI Mic 2 as link to camera, for scratch track? or another similar system such as the Hollyland system. Is so, what are your thoughts and experiences. - What cables are you using for input into the transmitter from a bag mixer? - what is the input wiring on the TRS? - Which cable for receiver to camera, xlr? thank you.
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Hello everyone! I’m having some creaking sounds with my K-Tek harness, they produced in the upper back part wich connects to the back support. I wonder if anyone else is having same issues? 🙏🏻 IMG_9319.mov
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So I will order 2x TritonAudio - FetHead Phantom This will add 18 dB amplification/gain to my condenser mic and preamp And I will make a separate theme so as not to interfere another ‘Sennheiser Previews MKH 8030 figure-of-eight’ theme that is under way. I want to make several tests: 1. Using two Fetheads in the same chain (for shotgun Schoeps MiniCMIT GR) So I will get 18 dB + 18 dB = 36 dB Extra gain. I would like to use it to record from far away, for example in a zoo where I can't go very close to animals. 2. Using them for stereo microphones to get extra 18 dB (for my Shure VP88, two pcs are needed for this stereo microphone). Planned to re…
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Hi Everyone, I recently purchased a Scorpio recorder and am researching bags. Was curious if you would share that you use and what you prefer? Thank you !
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After months of inactivity, today I powered up my Venue 2 only to get a blue screen. The unit actually works(I found two of my transmitters were still tuned to their frequencies). I imagine this can't be good but I wasn't sure if there was a solution(do a reset, etc) . Any advice? Thanks, George
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Hello all, Since I upgraded the firmware of my MCR54 to the latest v2.4 the auto setting of the 4 receivers allocated frequencies after a scan is very often wrong. Whether I am doing it from the MCR54 directly or from the SL2 menu it does allocate automatically frequencies that are too far from each other and exceed the 32Mhz limitation bandwidth, causing the rx led to blink red, forcing me to change the problematic ones manually. I did not have this issue before that firmware since it always choose the best frequencies within the 32Mhz bandwidth. I do not find a way to force it to choose correctly... Am I missing something?
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Hi all! Happy 2023! I am curious if anyone has any experience using the Lectrosonics DSR4 and how it compares to SRC / 411 performance or Wisycom MCR54 performance? I have been wanting to pickup some Wisy's for the range and BT functions, but would be curious to hear thoughts here first!
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Does something as an attenuator for lav mics exist. I was trying the rode wireless go II and used the internal mics. Audio is totally clipped - even in the internal recording - although the attenuator was activated. (I think its only 3db). Now I tried to connect an external mic, but it still clips very soon. Is there a way to connect an attenuator to the lav mic so the input signal doesnt clip in the wireless go ii? I know its not an ideal solution..
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Who wouldn't want their boom to be even lighter? The new Deity S Mic3 and S Mic3S are out. All the goodness of the S Mic 2 but now even lighter. (by a lot! The S Mic3 is less than half the weight of a NTG3 or 416, the S Mic 3S is nearly half the weight of the S Mic3) I like also that you can buy the Deity Windshields separately as well (there are two versions: W01 & W02, shorter & longer), and only $25 each. Should also be compatible with a lot of non-Deity mics as well. https://www.newsshooter.com/2024/05/31/deity-releases-the-new-updated-s-mic-3-and-s-mic-3s/
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I was in the middle of a 7-input music recording yesterday and I looked at my, what? 16-year old, 788T and wondered to myself. How did a fledgling company like Sound Devices manage to put into production such an unbelievable piece of kit? SMH. Goes in the Hall of Fame along with my 1989 Volvo 245 wagon; 485,000 miles on the clock. Wow! D.
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I've seen this happen to a number of Petrol brand products over the years. This is probably the worst case that I have yet to see. I went to grab this XL audio bag cover for a challenging outdoor week long gig, where I knew we'd be dealing with some rainy production days. I pulled the Petrol cover out of the canvas storage bag (which by the way was in excellent condition) to reveal this sticky, yellow mess with half a dozen holes. Needless to say, I went with clear garbage bags instead. All my equipment is stored in a climate controlled studio, while not in use. Gear is always disassembled and dried, after challenging production days. Granted, this cover is ar…
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I'm working on a reality show and am using MTP61 and Tentacle Sync. I can't find a way to do the jam through the Wisycom BT app? Is this even possible? The contestants wake up with the devices and I have instructed them to turn it on themselves because we have two smaller teams working when I'm not. Currently the solution is I come with my mixer and Tentacle close, and push Jam manually (physically) on each transmitter in the morning. I would like to do this through Bluetooth on the app. I can toggle Rec through it, but still have to jam physically. Is there a solution?
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Hey Guys, I often use a pair of NT5's plugged into channels 1 and 2 of my 833 with balanced cables in XY for recording ambiance. I find that they quite often pick up interference from mobiles/radios with beep beep beep data noises. Has anyone else had this issue? Did you resolve it? Any recommended ambiance mics that don't do this? Thanks
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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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