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Hi There and greetings from Scotland There is a thread on the METACORDER Forum regarding High Freq Whistles, I have eMailed Jim at BLACKBOXVIDEO http://www.blackboxvideo.com/ . He has kindly eMailed me the following info, it is of interest to anyone who is powering multiple toys from one source. Hello Brian Thanks for your Email - good to hear from you. It is true that the problems of whistles when using equipment powered from switch mode supplies is caused by "hash" from DC-DC converters. This is an increasing problem as more and more equipment uses switch mode power supplies for light weight and improved efficiency. Put simply, t…
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I've just heard that there seems to be a problem with the Fostex DV40 reading the BWFs from the Tascam P2. Everyone is mystified about why this is, but for now this is not the machine to use on a film shoot where the audio will be synced in a normal telecine bay. The use with any sort of video shoot or film shoot where the audio will be synced in a computer is fine. A bummer, to be sure. Philip Perkins
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I decided to start a new topic here regarding the use of digital mixing consoles or analog consoles. I will weigh in with my opinions and experinece but I think I hold the minority opinion in this. I do know that many talanted, experienced and knowledgeable sound mixers are using full digital boards (like the various models from Yamaha) and some are using analog boards with some variety of digital interface to the recorder (or in some cases, a computer as the recorder). It is certainly true as well that you get a lot more "bang for the buck" with the digital units (this primarily being a function of marketplace: the digital boards in use by our small group of sound people…
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This recorder has been on the market for about 10 weeks. I'm love to hear user comments, which are to this point hard to come by. I'm interested in this recorder because I need a 2-track machine that will record time code. The only competitor, the Fostex FR-2 is quite a bit more expensive, and I don't need its capacity to generate code. Alas, the Sound Devices 722 is not time code capable, although I'd like to think that they are considering it. A 722 that supports Aaton Code is my ideal, if not yet realized, product.
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Anybody have recommendations for Schoeps microphone repair. Any good shops in the US? Thanks, Bob
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Believe it or not I was a soundman in college back 66,67(vietnam veteran,ranger). I did Glen Yarborough,Johnny Mathis,The Turtles live on stage and I had pro-mics hanging from stage ceiling that I would pot up/pot down as the artists moved on the stage. Now I am really excited about the sound carts you fellows use and I've got to learn more about how you set them up. My stage mics were fed in to pro- Ampex decks via a Collins sound board and I sat inside a professional sound room. Here's my question- Is it practical to have mics at different locations on a film set and actually pot up/pot down with the action. I had an idea about doing this on a production that I …
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Or any style rackmount drawers for that matter? I need to better organize my cart. Do you use the drawer dividers? tupperware style containers w/o lids? Any suggestions? LL
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I just sent my "B" TCDAT (HHB PDR 1000TC) and a Mackie 1202 VLZ Pro off to Trew consignment sales, if anyone is interested. The HHB was a backup machine and has very low hours. The Mackie was modded for 12 VDC by Alternative Audio in Burbank, w/ 4 pin xlr, AC/DC switch and separate DC fuse. AC operation is unaffected. Mixer is brand new, unused (for a project that didn't pan out). Philip Perkins
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