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I was doing a video today for Subway Restaurants International.... So guess what I had for lunch? LOL. You guessed it, tuna!! The rest of the crew wondered why I had a little chuckle to myself at lunch.
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I have a teeny youtube channel where I talk about being a sound recordist and related stuff. https://www.youtube.com/c/SoundSpeeding Here are a few of my recent videos:
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I have made a Zoom meeting available to members for use whenever they want -- you can join a meeting without a host. I put up links, both in the Sidebar and at the top of the site in the global header. Clicking on the link will take you to the JWSOUNDGROUP meeting (with the link you will not need a password). Feel free to invite others by directing them to use the link and you can then have a meeting together. So far, I don't think anyone has made use of this. Let me know if it all works and if this is useful for our members. LINK to JWSOUND Meet
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Recently, I found two sections of my Vdb XL-QT are unable to be locked tightly. Used indoor, the pole is alright, but when the blimp and windjammer are on, the two collars of the pole simply can’t hold the weight and those two sections would easily turn. I wonder why it happens. I rarely use this pole in unusual locations like the beach. Is there anything I can do to fix it by myself instead sending it back to Vdb or even purchasing a new pole? My appreciation.
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As previously discussed here. If you are into cars / have something interesting / working on a project and you're in the sound community, post here!?! My current projects! 1968 Ford F250 Camper Special Ranger // Factory Big Block FE 390 w/ C6 Automatic RWD Dana 60 3.54's out back (Has 60's Leer top and hay rails) 1970 (actually is a '69 titled as a '70 and sold on 4/10/70) Kaiser Jeep Wagoneer // Factory Buick 350 4x4 Dana 44's w/ TH400 Automatic (Was a vehicle for the Klamath Falls Regional Airport from '70 till '95 when it was mothballed and was kept in a hangar there on premises till I purchased it in 2017)
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Hey Everyone, Back in November, @Rachel Cameron reached out to me about featuring @Eric Toline on an episode of Skeleton Crew. So, I went down to Ft. Lauderdale and met her and Eric at his apartment. We had a good time listening to music, talking and eating some Chinese food. Here is the interview that came out of that (also available on all fine podcasting platforms):
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Dobar dan/ Good day! I am Petra Mrsa, an artist from Rijeka, Croatia (www.petramrsa.com) and in this time of being glued to my computer, I was thinking about music, sound and about what people that record audio as their job are doing in this restricted period. The job that I often do is to bring people together to experience noninstitutional and unexpected cooperation. In this special situation of isolation, I would like to invite people to come together through their voices. Voice is personal and communicative and can involve people of different nationalities and distances. I would like to gather the voices of people who mainly enable other beings, appearance…
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As location sound freelancers, esp those of us who mostly work short jobs, having the gear prepped and ready to go is kind of an article of faith. We've all had last minute calls for work where we got to ride in like the cavalry and save the day, and maybe acquire a new client. Yesterday I spent some little time going through my stuff (more than I realized) and taking all the batteries out of everything. Seeing my gear in this decidedly UNREADY state bummed me out. I know I needed to do this, if only to save a lot of $ in slowly draining batteries, but the process was strangely unpleasant and made me nervous: "shit! I'm not ready!!!" etc.. Here's hoping …
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https://variety.com/2020/film/news/allen-daviau-dead-dies-e-t-empire-of-the-sun-1234582518/
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Congratulations to all our Oscar nominees for 2020! SOUND MIXING Ad Astra Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson and Mark Ulano Ford v Ferrari Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Steven A. Morrow Joker Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic and Tod Maitland 1917 Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson Once upon a Time...in Hollywood Michael Minkler, Christian P. Minkler and Mark Ulano
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This is a cool seven-minute radio story from our local public radio station: ===== New Year's Day Music That Hasn't Been Heard in 500 Years The Hagia Sophia cathedral in Istanbul is incredibly reverberant — a sound will echo around and remain audible for eleven seconds. That reverberance shaped nearly a thousand years of music written to be performed inside the cathedral. But no one has been able to listen to what it's like to hear a church choir sing inside the Hagia Sophia for over 500 years. That is, until now. ===== Some more text, and a link to the audio story here: https://www.kqed.org/news/11754695/california-sounds-new-y…
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I am working on a movie right now and had a tight fitting cocktail dress on a young lady Saturday night. I hate those things. Wardrobe wants to do the placement because I can not get to it with the dress zipped up. I finally gave her a hide a mic bra clip and it still had clothing rub. I hate to be defeated over this and the rest of the crew just shrugs at the issue. I can tell some appreciate my tenacity and some don't. Any suggestions.
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According to an article in New Scientist, ordinary plants make audible* sounds when stressed: (* - Well, audible by dogs and teenagers. Or by 96 kHz files with good mics. Or possibly beating with other sounds up there. At least, they're sounds and apparently reasonably loud.) In the article, drought-stressed tomato plants made 35 sounds an hour... when plant stems were cut, tomato plants made an average of 25 sounds in the following hour... unstressed plants produced fewer than one sound per hour... The implications for farmers and gardeners are obvious. For our productions... well, at least it's another source for stuff …
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As it’s Thanksgiving here in the USA, I’d like to give thanks to my family, friends, and mentors who have furthered my lifelong quest for knowledge and wisdom as I seek the gift of sound and vision. Cheers to you all. CrewC
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An interview with the director in today's edition of The Guardian: Making Waves: behind a fascinating documentary about movie sound Professor and director Midge Costin talks about her ear-opening new film that aims to remind audiences just how much work goes into cinematic sound Midge Costin has had it with people forgetting the difference between sound editing and sound mixing every time the Oscars roll around. Once and for all: “Sound mixing brings all the elements together, all the various recorded tracks, and synthesizes them into one soundscape. Editing covers voice, music, effects, ADR – how do they sound?” So, that should be the end of …
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Interesting... WAV audio files are now being used to hide malicious code Steganography malware trend moving from PNG and JPG to WAV files. [a couple excerpts] The technique is known as steganography -- the art of hiding information in plain sight, in another data medium. The first of these two new malware campaigns abusing WAV files was reported back in June. Symantec security researchers said they spotted a Russian cyber-espionage group known as Waterbug (or Turla) using WAV files to hide and transfer malicious code from their server to already-infected victims. The second malware campaign was spotted this month by BlackBerry …
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It is with great sadness that I report the passing away of Rene Borisewitz last week. Rene was Simon Kaye's maintenance engineer for many feature films until he became a successful sound mixer in his own right. He gave me a place on my first feature film. He is survived by his wife Ulla. His cremation service is on Saturday 5th October 2019 at 10.45 at the Golders Green Crematorium (West Chapel) [Hoop Lane, Golders Green, NW11 7NL] and there will be be a celebration of Rene's life afterwards at The Old Bull & Bush, North End Road NW3 7HE from 12:15.
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Hey Everyone, A month or so ago, Mark Farag (another member of the forum) and I launched a podcast called Skeleton Crew. It features conversations with key crew members that would be present on most film sets. Episode 3 features Rachel Cameron, an esteemed member of this forum as well, discussing the role of sound mixer. We had a great time chatting with her and thought some of you would enjoy it as well. The whole first season (6 episodes) is available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and most other fine podcast apps. - Joseph Boyle
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Familiar scenario--lotsa talkers of very diff volume on lavs, aggressive uncontrollable HVAC, panty-bunched clients, no time. I sent blessings to Dan Dugan all day long.
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it´s a battle out there for sure: https://soundandpicture.com/2019/06/when-they-see-us-jan-mclaughlin/
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Yes, it's MXL. And yes it's Guitar Center. So I'm not buying one. But I'm still surprised to see a ribbon mic, even a probably crappy one, available for so cheap... Breathless description lifted from GC's website: MXL R80 Ribbon Microphone Go ahead... get loud. Designed as a studio go-to mic for daily recording, the MXL R80 is built to last inside and outside. MXL has built modern ribbon elements into the R80 microphone. It has a high SPL capacity, making it suitable for guitar cabinets and horns. The figure 8 polar pattern lets sound roll in from both sides of the mic to create a ... If you care, the deal is availabl…
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