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I tried out the wireless go II as a backup or a very mobile solution to always have on me. I connected it via 3.5mm jack to the sony a7s. Then I went filming on a building site - someone wearing the transmitter only on the chest and talking louder because of the noise around. (not screaming) Although it was set to -24 db and far from peaking the audio is clipped. Does anyone have the same experience? I guess there is no other gain setting than the gain you set from the receiver?
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New show wants us to use all rechargeable batteries, and I’m just wondering which AA people like for their transmitters. They are recommending one of these three, and I am wondering which is the best: Sanyo Eneloop 1900 mAH Powerex 2700mAH Ansmann NiMH 2850 mAH Obviously the Ansmann ones look the best, but are they? The last time I messed with these was about 12 years ago, and they lasted about two hours. Thanks! Dan (Apologies if someone has already talked about this I am a terrible searcher!)
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I am looking for coloured fader caps for the CL-16. P&G ist offering some, but I need more colours. Any idea where I can get these?
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I am looking to buy a mic for primarily interior location work. The location is a 150 year old farm house / inn in the country in Ohio. We are filming in October for 6 weeks. 90% of the scenes are one to two people (mostly one). Most of the characters move at a walking pace or stand / sit. The location has large rooms with high ceilings and large doors, but the rooms are untreated with wood flooring, throughout. There is quite a bit of dialogue. Given all of this I was leaning towards one of two mics. The Schoeps cmc141 and the DPA 4018c. I’ve listened to many samples online and read tons of stuff online about them. But I’m kind of looking to be put over the edg…
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Hi, I am having trouble with the M2D2 I am working with this month. It started giving me a weird high med buzz whenever I plug two CMC6 Schoeps mikes (+MK4 or MK41 same behaviour). When unplugging one of them buzz gone, either of them. When plugging the mikes directly in 688 no buzz at all. When plugging a MKH50 + a Schoeps the buzz appears but goes away pretty fast. I was outdoor in pretty cold and humid environment when it started but it remained when back indoor. We did extensive testing (M2D2 stand alone on internal batteries) and ruled out anything but the phantom power system from the M2D2. The CMC6 requires slightly more power than MKH50, even though…
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Hello, for a feature I am currently working on in Lithuania, we have been shooting several days (nights actually) an interior party scene, where every actors for the scene, and, well, almost everyone on set was smoking cigarettes (except myself pretty much, as I am the only non smoker in the team!). As you can imagine everything including every piece of gear now stinks cigarette smoke. I am posting here today because I am concerned about my Schoeps mikes (mostly CMC6+MK41 and MK4. we had up to 3 booms as there was 3 often cameras, plus planted CCM41). They strongly stink cigarettes now and I do not know how to get rid of the smell. Furthermore I fear…
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Hey Guys, I've had my 8060 for a while, really lovely mic, but wanted to get a nice super mic for indoors, my local store didn't have an MKH50 in stock at the time and so I've picked up a Schoeps MK41 on a CMC1. When comparing these mics (and I realize these mics serve very different purposes and behave differently), I found there to be more high pitched ambiant noise in the 8060 when compared with the Schoeps... is this normal, or do you think my MKH8060 is faulty? Here are images for comparison (I altered the gain of the MK41 to match the 8060): MK41: MKH8060 P.s. I love the schoeps, but I think I'd stil…
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Hello everybody, what do you think would be good to get as a monitor that can record as well. It's not an absolute necessity for our jobs but could be nice. Also good to be able to zoom on screen to check lavs. The pix E5 or E7 are discontinued and hard to find used. Atomos or Shogun are extremely noisy. Blackmagic video assist a bit less but still. What are your thoughts?
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Has anyone gotten their hands on the updated "X" bags? I need a bag for my 633, but I'm holding out to hear how these new ones are.
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For those that have Thumpers in their equipment package, what brand, size, watts, or type are you using?
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I am thinking about getting some zoom-f2-recorders as a backup for my sony uwp-d-Transmitter. Both have a minijack screw lock connection so I need a cable that goes from the minijack screw lock output of the f2 to the screw lock input of the sony transmitter. And maybe I even need the sony input polarity, wich is different from sennheiser... Does anyone know where to get those cables??
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CVAzaIpNJSB/ Maybe I they can make an SD7 that fits in my bag. I do love me some Digico.
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Hi everybody Im looking for advice to my rather idiotic move. After lot of use for my K-tek stingray harness - i washed it with some soap. Which of course have resulted in it making rather much noise. Now every time i move around with my bag and boom a combination of rustling and stretching sound occur rather minor but in quiet scenes its super bad. So have anybody been in the same position and have a good method for making it function again? I have been thinking of giving it a new bath but his time with a lot of coconut oile or something that. Best Regards!
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I'm looking to buy a used set of lectros but very new to them. The only wireless units I've used are the Sennheiser G3. Usually I prefer booming. I'm wondering if the L series are still recommended?
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Hi all. anyone using DPA 6060 or 6061 into Lectrosonics smqv or ssm? thoughts? Around where are you setting tx gain? cheers
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Hi all Not exactly a location sound question but in a way, it is. We recently landed a high end live stream corporate gig. Client has requested us to have dozens of potential applause sound sample on-line and ready to go for one of the presenters. There will be a large audience viewing this live stream remotely, on Zoom (Yes, I know, terrible broadcasting platform). We will have our Allen & Heath SQ5 on site, hooked up to our VMix live streaming system via Dante. I could use some recommendations on how you would implement and integrate these applause sound effects into our workflow. Is this an iPad app that allows for the sfx to be triggere…
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I felt I understood my lav setups and their capabilities until a test I ran yesterday. Hoping to get some help to be properly re-educated. I had a DPA 6060 and a zmt4 on a male talent yesterday recording some standard sales style dialog for a commercial. Mic was mounted near center of the chest and I believe my zmt level was set to 20. Levels were recorded great the whole day. At the very end, clients and talent wanted to take photos together and he screams "woo hoo". As I kept rolling on it, It was crazy distorted - but no intention of this material being used in production. As a test I later checked the recorded file on the transmitter just to see if it was usable and t…
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I'm potentially in the market for new/more IFB's. Anyone use these new Lectro compatible IFB's? Interesting that it's marketed as a different company but then shares an address with Lectro? I like that they just use NiMH AA's as I already have a plethora. https://www.ifblue.com/index.php/specifications
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https://audioltd.com/a10-rack/ From the picture it seems like Lectrosonics and others can use it as well, and it mentions them in the text too. Anything that is Superslot compatible. Price: US$2K (or rather $1,995! Of course, those five dollars saved makes all the difference! Sign me up for a dozen of them)
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Hey guys, looking at this 4 channel receiver for use in cart and bag. The price point is the same as buying 2 SRC’s but it has way more functionality than SRC’s. Anyone tested it? I would be using it with existing smv’s and smqv’s I would also loop thru antennas with existing venue on the cart. thoughts?
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I want to put my DPA hardwired to phantom powered mic inputs with a microdot trs adapter. What are the differences between a Røde VXLR+ vs a VXLR pro? Are they somehow inferior to an Ambient Eumel? Does anybody here have experiences with the Boya 35C-XLR pro? Thnx
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So, here we go! Rycote made their first shotgun microphones in their history and world asking: "How it sounds, what's weight, is it good, have you throw it in iceberg; does it work in UAE desert? HC-15 & HC-22 Shotgun Microphones is here and this topic calling you to post your worst & best experience with these microphones. Don't be cute, don't be humble, don't be generous. We hate that. Does is it sound better from Schoeps? Does it built like Sennheiser 416? Simple, clean, to-the-point-answers. I don't ask to jeopardize your NDA; but people with no rental in some countries will appreciate your tested files. === PS. I …
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This is an idea I've been nursing along for the past 2 years, and gradually "rolled out" in January. Since then, I've upgraded about 70 CMC4 amplifiers to 48 volt phantom power, not with an adaptor circuit, but a rebuild of each CMC4 to a schematically correct CMC5 preamplifier. Each is thoroughly tested and adjusted to perform as well, and often better than the original T-power configuration. If you own one or more CMC4's that you'd like to use without the need for an external power supply or barrel adaptor, details of the upgrade are available at http://www.cmc4upgrade.com. Thanks Pete Verrando
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dear all, I have tested the ZMT4 and I am about to go for it with 4 units for booms and car/plant mikes use mostly. I will pair them with a RX-4 standalone receiver. I am a novice to Zaxcom ecosystem and I am wondering, if there is a reasonably slim and straight forward way to establish a Zaxnet connection to 4 ZMT4s for adjusting gain and frequencies. It would be great, if I did not have to dig into menus on receiver for a sole command and also not having to add much weight to the bag. I record to a Cantar X3 and want to stay with it. Will a QRX100 paired with a Zaxmote dongle do the job even if the TX are operating on a different frequency that is not covered on the QR…
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Been having a look at multi-tools, since the screwdriver's gone missing from my kit- wondering if anyone had any opinions? I'm thinking screwdrivers, pliers and a knife/scissors would be the most useful things. A soldering iron might be handy too Shortlist: Leatherman Skeletool Leatherman Juice S2 Victorinox Cybertool Gerber Crucial Any opinions? Or anything really useful I'm missing
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