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On Tuesday March 24, 2009 the Toronto Chapter of the Audio Engineering Society will have Chris Lyons from Shure Inc. talk on "White Spaces: Wireless Microphones" This meeting will be open to the public and starts at 7:00 P.M. It will take place in the Eaton Theatre of Ryerson University (RCC 204, Rogers Communications Building) 80 Gould Street, Toronto, Ontario. For more information, click on the link below: http://www.vex.net/torontoaes/ Michael Borlace (905) 891-0402 mborlace@sympatico.ca
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Hey, Michael McQueen, Jeff Babb, and anyone else who might work around Clayton and Wilmington, N.C, please let us know what you experience and learn during these tests: WRAL-TV and Carlson Wireless Test White-Fi Station granted STA WASHINGTON — WRAL-TV has been granted special temporary authority to test TV white-space technology in areas of North Carolina. The STA application says WRAL will be working with Carlson Wireless on the pursuit. [snip] The project will employ 30-meter antennas, each with a 15-mile radius, in Clayton and Wilmington, N.C. Both will use 470-608 MHz (TV Chs. 14-36) and 614-698 MHz (Chs. 38-51). Both list effective radiated power at 4…
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One of the good things for me running this Discussion Group with the forum software from Simple Machines (this is true with other software as well) is the statistics report that is available. Under "stats" I can see who has been contributing, what topics have a lot of attention and which hold very little interest for our members. By studying these stats I hope to be able to dynamically moderate this Group in much the same way a moderator would deal with a group of REAL people in a real room (I think you know what I mean). That brings me back to the subject of WHO are our members (and I'm not back on my original thread about nicknames and handles, I'm well over that). …
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I'm an incurable set junkie. I love checking in. Anyone shooting at Universal tomorrow? I was going to be on the lot and want to say hi to anyone shooting there then. Later, John Coffey
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The US government sequester has threatened furloughs of TSA employees - slowing down transit times in the airports. Anybody notice this happening? Domestic or international? thanks, john.
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Anyone familiar with the Clifton's Cafeteria in Down Town LA? Apparently, there was an old neon sign, accidentally covered up in 1949, and was left ON. So, this neon light was discovered sometime last year, and they recon that it racked up some $17,000 in extra electricity over the last 60+ years of being on. Downtown as a vast history in the film industry, with signs of a lot of old theaters, still there. Very interesting.. http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/26/local/la-me-old-neon-20120526 Just thought this was a wild story. I wounder if they turned it off? -Richard
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The next scheduled showing is on Sunday, July 11th at 6pm. I hope somebody actually gets the Documentary Channel on their TV. Who Needs Sleep? Premieres June 25th at 8:30pm
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Another one to add to the list. Have not gone into the site yet - but cursory look does not talk about sound - i may be wrong... so - definitely double system. http://www.ikonoskop.com/home/ -vin
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Fess up.
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Who's doing what?
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With so many different names attached to posts on this site, some of which I know and most of which I don't, I would love to hear what everyone's working on and a little about the job etc. I think it would be fun and informative for all of us to hear about what's working and what isn't, either anecdotally or otherwise. Anyone up for it?
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Hello, I'm looking for a ride up to the rally in Sacramento on Wednesday. Most people are flying because the rally starts around 10:30 and it is a 5 hour drive. But if you have made plans to drive up and back for whatever reason, and you have space for 1 more please let me know. I can drive, contribute to gas and sing along to a wide variety of music-- or not. Jay 818-916-2958
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Police in Glendora, Calif come close to opening fire on a student film crew, who were shooting a robbery scene at a local coffee shop. The crew did not have the proper permits, and the police had no idea what was happening. http://ktla.com/2013/08/02/police-nearly-fire-on-film-crew-shooting-robbery-scene/#axzz2ap3owPJV
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http://deadline.com/2015/01/greg-plitt-death-railroad-stolen-shot-fatality-1201353483/
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Fascinating article in today's NYT about neural networks generating still images of faces with no 'uncanny valley'. But buried in that article is reference to work at University of Washington last Summer... that automatically edits lips to match a different track! Literally puts new words in someone's mouth. On a computer screen, sync looks absolutely realistic. Resolution might not be enough for a big screen... but these things tend to leap forward quickly. Here's a link just to the UW demo. They took some real Obama speeches, and put them into multiple other Obama faces. Same speech, many different visual deliveries. The article doesn't men…
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NPR has a web page that shows how likely, which jobs will be 'automated' in the near future.. http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/05/21/408234543/will-your-job-be-done-by-a-machine Looks like Sound mixers are good.. Interesting. -Richard
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latest word from AP: SAG leader calls strike talk 'a distraction' 3 hours ago LOS ANGELES (AP) — The leader of the Screen Actors Guild said Sunday the union remains committed to negotiating a new deal with Hollywood producers as contract expiration looms and is not calling for a strike. Anxiety has been growing in Hollywood that actors might walk off the job or that studios could lock out performers on the heels of the Writers Guild of America strike that devastated production from November through February. The SAG contract runs out at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. "We have taken no steps to initiate a strike authorization vote by the members of Screen Actors Guild…
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From Nikki Finke's DeadlineHollywood.com: "Marc Webb, the (500) Days Of Summer director, has climbed to the top of the Sony Pictures' list to rebirth the Spider-Man franchise. While the studio has a wish list of star directors like James Cameron, David Fincher, and Wes Anderson, the emergence of Webb as director comes as a huge surprise. But Mike Fleming's sources tell him Webb met about the Spidey reboot with the pic's producers and executives looking to get the picture into production later this year for a Summer 2012 release. Why will the pic take so long? Because it's likely to be shot in 3-D, and Sony Pictures plans to make an announcement about that "at the appro…
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Well there was bad news today as Arclight cinemas and Pacific Theatre Group announced they would not be re-opening any of their theaters. This is the chain that runs the historic Cinerama Dome in Hollywood and several multiplexes in Los Angeles and other large cities. These theatres were all luxury cinemas that had been charging premium rates for films and refreshments. If they could not make it with their high ticket prices it doesn't bode well for those that worked on an even smaller profit margin. So the chance to experience the latest Blockbuster in Full Dolby Atmos sound will be harder and harder to come by. Maybe some Hedge fund company will swoop in and bu…
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Anyone have a couple of extra tickets they'd like to throw my way? Your generosity would be most appreciated. Thanks, Michael Miramontes
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Last night we held a real sound love-fest at the Biltmore Hotel's Crystal Ballroom Here are the winners (in BOLD). Motion Pictures: The Dark Knight Production Mixer Ed Novick Re-Recording Mixers Lora Hirschberg Gary A. Rizzo Slumdog Millionaire Production Mixer Resul Pookutty Re-Recording Mixers Ian Tapp Richard Pryke Iron Man Production Mixer Mark Ulano, CAS Re-Recording Mixers Christopher Boyes Lora Hirschberg Quantum Of Solace Production Mixer Chris Munro, CAS Re-Recording Mixers Mike Prestwood Smith Mark Taylor WALL-E Original Dialog Mixer Ben Burtt Re-Recording Mixers Tom Myers Michael Semanick,…
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While not specifically targeting our typical "Production Sound", this condensed version of Sennheiser’s renowned RF Wireless Sound Academy training series will highlight the best practices, tips and tricks for the trouble-free operation of wireless microphones and monitoring systems in today’s challenging RF environments. Complex topics such as RF Theory, Intermodulation, and Antenna Theory will be broken down in an easy to understand, and practical discussion on getting the most from your wireless systems. This seminar will be led by Eric Reese, E.E., CTS, from Sennheiser’s Market Development and Education division. Eric will share his twelve-plus years of p…
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hello my fellow sound afficionados, I was hoping one of you people on this great site here could help me in regards to a wireless question: do you know what frequncy blocks they use in Barbados? Or if you could point me into the right direction as to who to contact to find that out? Any help will be much appreciated! have a great day everybody, best always, Dennis
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Hello Ladies and Gents, New to the forum, so please excuse any faux pas. Long story short, I'm an Australian who will be travelling to PNG for a few shoots over the next couple of months. Trying in vain to find out legalities / approved frequencies for radio microphones over there. I will be travelling with my 2 x kit wireless ( SONY UWP-V1 30/32 566-590MHZ). I've found a rather large radio frequency allocation document from the PNG government: http://www.nicta.gov.pg/ict_industry/radiocommunications/SpectrumFrequency/PNG%20Table%20of%20Frequency%20Allocations%20(Unratified%20Revised%20Version%202012).pdf but it makes no reference of operating ra…
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In perusing Lectrosonics' new web site I read the following document (dated November 15, 2010): http://www.lectrosonics.com/FCC-Spectrum-Updates/fcc-a-spectrum-updates.html (I apologize if someone has already posted this link.) This is one of the most straight-forward and concise overviews I've seen of the "coming storm." Also, it's devoid of the frequent "the sky is falling" panic that often accompanies such discussions. John B., CAS
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" FCC REVISING WIRELESS MICROPHONE LICENSE ELIGIBILITY Deadline for Comments February 22, 2010 After nearly 35 years, the Federal Communications Commission is considering expanding its licensing rules for wireless microphones, in-ear monitors, production intercom systems, and similar equipment that operates in the television broadcast (VHF and UHF) band. Until now, only broadcaster, motion picture and television program producers, and similar entities were eligible for licenses. The FCC is aware that wireless microphones are used today by musical performers, houses of worships, theaters, schools, businesses, and many other types of entities. The FCC permits…
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