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Hello, I just bought an used srb block 25 dual receiver but I couldn’t check it thoroughly until yesterday I began a shoot and I came across an issue I wasn’t able to solve: Everytime I wanted to use both transmitter, either a “check freq 1” or “check freq 2” showed up and I couldn’t use one or the other, and yes, I scanned, checked the compat snd everything I could think, even at one moment, I couldn’t hear both transmitters and the check freq kept on showing up… any help or an idea? Or it should be sent to Lectro? thanks in advance… Axel.
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Hi, can the Lectrosonics UT700 handheld work with any other Lectrosonics Digital Hybrid receiver in the same block besides the UDR700? I'd like to use it for bag work with a UCR411.
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Hello, this is the second shoot in a raw where I encounter issues with Battery eliminator from Lectrosonics from rental house equipment. Woobling noise in the receivers. Both problem solve by switching to batteries. Strange thing is that the transmitters and their problematic battery eliminator were both different models. Last month an old UM200 with its 9v batelim (rx R1a) and this month a more recent SMDWB and its SM batelim (rx IFBlue) Both almost similar noise although much louder on UM200. It happened at any voltage stage of my power system: switt VLock 180wh on vlock plate and xlr4 output. The vlock plate output is point to point here but it also provide …
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I am about to design sound cart kits. It would require some user assembly, but be less costly. I would like to hear from sound mixers what features you would like. I am planning a narrow cart about 18" wide, and one for rack mount. It will come standard with Split handles, front locking casters, and 2 boom pole holders. Planned options include slide out shelves, cable hooks, folding wings, retractable headphone holder, Pelican LiFE Battery brackets, and monitor mount. Areas I could use input: 1) The size of the T-slot profiles. I am currently using 2550 (1x2") vertical member, & 2525 (1x1") for horizontal frames. 2) Black or Clear anodized finish (as seen i…
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Hi everyone, just found a first real life range test of THEOS. It seems to work great using whips only. Thank you NORDIC AUDIO for testing ! It is in danish (thank you Olle), but the message seems to be straighforward enough to everyone. The range test itself starts @ 2m:55sec. I counted 130 footsteps until he turns around, that would be around 100 meters of range. Plus, there doesn´t seem to be a lot of possibilities for the signal reflections that would help the overal result. Any links to other tests are highly appreciated.
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I getting more into cart mixing and am finishing my cart. I am selecting my monitors at the moment and wants to stay away from 19’ rackmounts to keep my cart light and small. I thinking to get 2 very bright 7” field monitors and add a 3rd 5” “that I already own” when I need it. Here is my question: When VTR sends SDI down the cart do they just loop through lets say 4k DCI 23.976 or do they down convert to 2k or 1080P. There are many monitors to choose from but SDI INPUT is up to 2k signals. DO you have your own converters? How often do you get wireless receivers?
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Hi all, I hope you are well. I have a SD 633 that seems to have a mind of its own of late. The larger black gain knobs keep adjusting level up and down on their own accord. If I’m lucky I can get the volume to stay at my desired level but mostly the channel volume keeps altering and fluctuating. For instance if I set the pot to O zero a second later it’s dropped or increased in volume, I can hear it happening and I’m watching the levels also change on the digital meters. has anyone had this problem? It’s obviously unusable at the moment. thanks
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Hi Everyone, I am new to this forum, and I mostly do small crew documentary work, so plenty of experience with sound, but by no means anywhere close to an expert. I just bought a brand new Sanken COS-11D with a HICON 3.5mm locking Sennheiser termination. For the life of me, I can’t get the connector to lock onto a SK-500 G4 body pack. Tried it with a SK-100 G3 and it works, but no luck on the G4. The provided MKE2 that came with my G4 locks onto the G3 and G4 no problem. The retailer I bought from has sent me two different COS-11Ds now, and they both have this problem with the HICON connectors. Also, the Sanken COS-11Ds both work and sound great, they just won'…
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Hi everyone, I need some info urgently about the PSC sound cart, as I could not bring mine so I am renting one on location for a feature but I will get it very last minute. It is a full cart (similar to SC-4 listed on B&H but much older). The PSC website is down or not accessible from where i am. I have the 18x17 inches dimensions of the shelves but not the heights available. I want to buy tomorrow morning plastic crates that will fit and/or have some wood ones made. What are the heights between the shelves? I know shelves 2&3 might have height adjustable but between what min and max? Thank you so much in advance for those who can res…
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Hi, my first post, hope it’s in the right place. I’ve made cables to connect my Cooper CS106 with my Nagra IV-S via the dedicated Tuchel connectors on the 106 and it’s all working fine and I like the remote roll switch on the 106. One thing though; when setting levels using the 1k tone on the 106 I basically have to have the volume potentiometers 100% clockwise on the IV-S to reach -8db, which I believe is correct. Could someone confirm this is to be expected, or if not, offer advice? Any unrelated advice also welcome. P.S. I’ve very much enjoyed reading some of the other threads here, thank you.
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Hey everybody, I was just thinking about a small issue I come across almost everyday while shooting with my 788/CL-9 Setup. Every now and then, let's say 2 out of 5 times, the CL-9 doesn't power up when I turn on the recorder. So no LEDs, faders and knobs don't do anything. It is connected though because when I unplug the USB cable, it says that the CL-9 got disconnected. When I plug the USB in again, it usually works fine. Sometimes I have to do it twice and sometimes the CL-9 mutes all the outputs after booting. I don't think it's a flaw that only my setup has because I had the same issue last year on a different 788 with a different CL-9. Since I'm pre…
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Curious to know if anyone has owned both and if there’s a difference in technology enough that the 200 version might be the better investment? Other than physical differences, factory support for repairs etc. I am looking at specs in manual and is it correct the ifb100 is 100mw output and the ifb200 is 10.4mw output? Waiting on confirmation from Glenn as it might be a typo.
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Hello, maybe someone here knows how to connect an external battery or power bank to the Azden FMX-42a? Azden FMX-42a has a DC in 10.5V -17V PIN4 = (+) PIN=(-) Locking 4-Pin Hirose connector. Any idea? Thanks
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Hey all, Pretty simple question here: I'm currently looking at two different BDS systems -- The PSC PowerStar Triple Play II and the Remote Audio BDS4VU. I use the Remote audio BDS daily at work, so I can vouch for their quality, etc. However, the extra outputs and USB slot on the PSC would be very, very handy for me -- but I can't find many reviews on this one. Any feedback on the PSC or experience with both these units? Thanks!
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Had a question about the antenna load indicator on the comtek BST 75 - when I connect my RG8X cable to an external antenna (whip or sna) I have the indicator flashing, and in the manual it states the following: ANTENNA INDICATOR: Flashes when transmitter detects coaxial cable shorts and open conditions, bad antenna load. When I plug the bnc whip directly into the unit it’s solid and doesn’t indicate a bad antenna load. I will say even though the indicator is flashing with an external antenna performance seems to be normal, but I’m curious if anyone has more info about what it means by open conditions / bad antenna load, and if there’s anything I ca…
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I have a Nagra IV-SJ and a Nagra IV-D that operate normally mechanically and play back OK, but neither of them record. Input signals and Reference tone show on the meter. They were fully operational last time they were used but they have not been turned on for some years. I don't have the equipment or skills to troubleshoot. I do have the Instruction and Service Manuals, Schematic Drawings and Technical Specifications. Any suggestion for someone who would repair these recorders? I am in the Los Angeles/Ventura area.
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There isn't much discussion online about Glensound products that I can find, so I thought I'd ask? If anybody here is using them. As I'm considering the Glensound AoIP22: https://www.glensound.co.uk/product-details/aoip22/ https://www.gothamsound.com/product/dante-two-channel-interface
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Hello, I am about to purchase a set of IFBlues and a T4 transmitter. The seller (JBK audio) has rightfully convinced me to buy the VHF range rather than any UHF band. We are not used to it much in France but everything he said makes sense (eg: superior range than UHF, no worries about crossing band with my UHF wireless mikes, etc..) The only drawback for me seems to be the length of the antenna: 38 cm. On cart it is fine but I always have my cart set in a way that I can switch to bag very quickly, and I do most of the time features that require that. How really flexible is that antenna and can it and would it fit "circled" in the front pocket of my s…
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I had today some people came to my home to paint the walls, and they were using a kind of exoskeleton system to support their arms when they were painting the ceiling. This made me thinking, if we can use such system for boom operating. There are electric powered systems and non-electric mechanical systems. Has anyone have ever tried such systems or any experience? One of the systems I found is this electric-powered one, it's pretty expensive, but looks interesting.
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I am looking for the best mount and wind protection I can find for a Schoeps CCM 41 L. I have been happy putting my mic in one side of a K-Tek K-SM mount which is quiet and sturdy . On interiors I just use a BD5 teardrop. For exteriors I have a Schoeps W20 R with the short fur cover, no nylon fabric. It was not enough. So I modified a piece of long fur from an old, Rycote dead cat and that was much better...but I was still getting occasional noise from the side and back if there was sufficient gusts. My solution was to bongo-tie a merino wool neck gator over the mount and overlapping the back of the mic. Pretty good but inelegant. It looks like the Cinela Zephyx with l…
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Hi all, This is my first post here -- I'm actually a classical music recording engineer, but since my main hardware device is a S.D. Scorpio, I figured this might be a better forum for finding some informed opinions: Occasionally I find myself working on projects that involve sound reinforcement or additional electroacoustic material where it's very useful to have the mixing functionality offered by the 8-series recorders. Recently I have been thinking of getting a better control surface for my Scorpio so that I can use proper faders and be able to more quickly and efficiently mute channels etc. Out of the options currently available,…
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Because I come from the Age of Analog, I needed to convince myself that a Dante based recording system would indeed hold sync to the degree needed for location dialog (etc) recording. After being told it would by a friendly tech @ Audinate, I set out to prove it to myself. A mic pointed at a radio with a talky station on, the pre output split between my 744T (which has been an extremely reliable source of WC and TC for my rigs for decades now) and an Audinate AVIO 2-input Dante adapter, then a switch, then an ethernet to USB A adapter, then into a quite elderly Mac laptop running DVS and Reaper. 3.5 hrs--dead sync all the way. No external clock on the Dante side at …
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Can anyone here point me to a source for replacement foam windscreens for Deity's w.lav Pro and w.lav Micro? I keep losing the damn things, and attempts to find replacements online have resulted in a lot of oversized windscreens. Deity send me a few the last time I asked, but have so far been unresponsive to my emails and support requests. Thanks! Louis
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Hello. The last decade has seen the rise of "compact" (=shorter) shotgun microphones on the professional market: less than 18cm/7inch length in size condenser mikes that are supposed to match the directionality/pickup pattern of "older" much longer microphones: Schoeps MiniCMIT, Sennheiser 8060, Sanken CS-M1, etc... As we all know the laws of acoustic at the basis of the shotgun microphones technology have not changed and phase cancellation of off-axis frequencies is still in use for these "new" mikes. (The only real new technology for an improved directionality that I know of is the Schoeps SuperCMIT digital mike but that does not enter this discussion as …
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I picked up a used MKH416 and suspected it was fake. I read this is a real problem. I don't have another legit one to compare, so I contacted Sennheiser with the serial number. They said that number was indeed assigned to a mic manufactured in 2017. I hesitate to share the number. But I thought it sounded off so I opened it up and this is what I found. Looks nothing like the photos of circuits I have seen online. A black tube where the copper housing should be. Machining, painting, and even serials look clever and precise. Comments? I bet this same number may be used on other fakes.
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