Do It Yourself
for those who are brave enough to go it alone... with a little help from your friends
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Hi everyone, For one DIY thing, I need to make an extension cable between my 4ch Wisycom MCR54 receiver and an SLK54-IK Superslot backplate. I'm looking for an interconnect plug type that's used in backplates to connect to a PCB terminal on the bottom of the receiver, and wondering if it's some standard connector that I can buy separately, or did Wisycom design their own custom terminal. Tried looking it up with Google lens but no luck... Any insights?
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Hello, I am searching for a low profile male 3 pin XLR connector that is less than 3.5 cm in length overall, cap included, ideally in Europe but not too fussed if it can be found elsewhere willing to ship to Europe Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated, thanks! Mattia
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Basically, adding power to a cart is like plugging in a big power strip on your cart. Yes, that should probably be a 3-prong grounded cable. But should I bond that ground conductor to the metal cart and rack, or should I actually try to insulate against grounding anything (In the US, if that matters, and it must be within NFPA/NEC codes. I have a codebook but have no idea what section it's in because filmmaking uses a lot of standalone generators.) I can see issues either way. One issue is if it's on genny power and someone touches both the grounded cart and something on house power, there could be a high enough voltage bias between grounds that co…
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I want to be able to connect an external antenna to my Wisycom MTP40s when using it as TX for my IEM. Need to make a cable with 1-pin Lemo on one end and SMA or BNC on the other. What's the name of the 1-pin lemo connector I need? Any recommendations for a well suited cable for this? The length needs to be 1-3 meters
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Hi, I want to make my own 5-pin to 3-pin XLR cable for my M/S rig. The ones I buy keep having issues. What bulk cable should I get for this? I don't see a lot of options that break out in the way that these do, maybe I am looking in the wrong place.
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Is there a rack mount for an SD 664 recorder?
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Hi there, I am adding a hinge to the lid of my 4U SKB rack case, so that it can be used to hold an iPad and other small items. Has anyone had success doing that? What size of hinge did you use? I am looking at https://www.penn-elcom.com/us/large-black-lift-off-hinge-p0626k Cheers, M
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Hi there 3D print fans: here are a couple of files for push-on low profile end caps for the Neutrik XX series of connectors i.e. the ones with the internal threads. There are two versions, one for F and for M connectors: the cable entry gap on this version is 5mm ( about 1/5th"). I can do larger or smaller, if required. I recommend printing at 100% fill with a robust filament. All the best, John Neutrik Short XLR F Plug V5 5mm Cable.stl Neutrik Short XLR M Plug V5 5mm Cable.stl
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So I found a giant mistake in the design of all sound carts. Stand by for me to finish mine “hopefully very soon” and I will post pictures and more details,
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Hello, Can anyone suggest a circuit for a passive limiter, using diodes and resistors. I would like to know if it is possible to suppress audio signal peaks higher than +18dbu. (6.16v?). I am using a mic preamp, with line level out, into a recorder and constantly get digital distortion when there are fast transients like hand claps or even laughter. The recorder has a digital limiter but it does not help. There is a product available in the form of an xlr barrel, but I would like to know if it is a circuit I can put in a small box with ta3f in and out, or something I can add to the preamp out, internally. Thanks, Rodrigo
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Dear All, I'm an avid user of Ursa Foamies. Since they often have a short lifespan, I made a small shield to protect them from all the tape abuse. Also it works very well in thicker fabrics and jackets and it gives a fair bit of isolation. Attached you'll find the version for the big foamy (as pictured) and one for the small foamy. ( not pictured ) mini foamy shield_fitting.stl foamy v3_dik.stl
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Hi all, Did a search for "soldering" but didn't find a recommendation for a basic soldering gun/iron kit for a novice repair. I've got an ever growing pile of good cables that I'd love to fix - mainly 1/4 " guitar cords and XLR mic cables. Is there a good soldering kit that you'd recommend? In the meantime, back to the Youtube videos to learn more :-)) Thanks for your kind advice. Keep well, Dave
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Anyone find anything more sturdy? I guess it could ride loose in a larger pouch like a comtek P-1 pouch, but those die quickly too. I have replaced those Lectro pouches over and over, and I'm sick of it. Plus, the click-orientator thing always dies immediately. I like my IFB to rest sideways, long side parallel to the ground, and the Comtek pouch couldn't do that. And after two days the Lectro ones don't. This is a perfect project for a 3D pioneer. I'd love something like a cell phone click-in belt clip. Something that can orient sideways and stay there. Dan Izen
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Hello everyone, Currently working on upgrading my cart I am searching for a solution for a single telescopic pole to attach to it, in order to carry the bar with up to 4 antennas. Now bear in mind that it must be light so preferably aluminium and with an anti twist system. I came upon one like that on a rented cart but cannot find any trace of it online so far. The anti twist was a kind of dent along the poles that prevent the poles from twisting within in each other and that was very convenient when operating in a windy weather. I have no idea what the brand was. I do not think it was Manfrotto. Thanks in advance for your suggestions. Regards …
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Curious if there is an easy diy solution to delay powering a device from bds with an adjustable time. When i power on my kit, camera link tc starts at zero, jams, but bu files stay at zero. Talked to howy about this and i believe a fix is in the works. Just looking to power camera link to power on 5sec or so after mixer -Ken
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Anyone have a recommendation for a caster specialist vendor who will sell small quantities? I feel like McMaster is a little overpriced in this area. Also every time I Google this it seems like there are new caster dealers since the last time.
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Hi, I'm trying to lighten my bag for an ENG shoot and want to make a lighter boom mic cable. Do you have a recommendation for a suitable type of cable please? I found the CANARE L-2E5, which seems to fit well. Sommer Cable offers a bunch of cables, but the thinner ones are said to be suitable for fixed installations, so I'm worried they won't be very stiff cables. Thank you for the recommendation.
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Hi everyone. You all might have experienced that (at least those working with their gear for more than 20 years) SOME cables start to ooze some oily stuff after a long time stored. I have read that it can come from some type of plasticizer included in the composition of the outer PVC shell. What is weird for me is that some cables from the same origin are doing it and some don't. For example I have a Sanken COS11 that I have had for quite some time now maybe 15 years. It is still in good shape and perfectly working but the cable is oozing oil ! No matter how I wipe it, it keeps on coming back. Strangely, I have a second one that I bought together with the o…
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So here's my humble setup. I want to thank all the members of this forum for the years of discussions or shared experiences, pictures, details and specs that helped me. this board is a goldmine in terms of informations and important details to look after the facebook groups, reddit (at some point), and other users on other platforms are also useful , but since my beginnings in location sound (with a zoom H6, oktava mics, rode vlimp and g3's strapped on my guitar strap), I always go back lurking on JWSsound. So Here's the result of years of lurking and inspiration. and savings. I said to myself, one day I will po…
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Just finished the main build for this cart today. All 80/20 profiles with Rackman Aluminum Drawers. Still have a few things to add but it's functional for now. Booms go on the left side, carpets on the right.
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Hi, I'm trying to make a male 5pin XLR to Female 3pin XLR x 2 for Sony Venice. Does anyone know how the wiring goes? I am pretty new to making my own cables but I've made a few normal XLR cables. Thank you
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A long shot here but… amp is fried on this powered speaker i used to use in the field, and at one time there was repair services for what must have been a common problem with these powered speaker modules. I sat so long on the repair that repair kits or repair services seem no longer available. Anyone here ever replace a powered amp module in a speaker? Would still like to try n repair even with dif amp manufacturer or convert to passive speaker
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Hi there, I'm planning on adding a figure 8 mic to my blimp for stereo recording. It looks like the accepted standard is to run both 3-pin XLRs from the mics inside the blimp into a single 5-pin XLR fixed to the shock mount base. There even is a corresponding pinout in AES14, so that part is sorted. Which type of cable should I use for the run between the 5-pin XLR at the pole top and the recorder inputs? Of course the optimum would be a multicore with separately shielded twisted pairs but I imagine that being a bit cumbersome for field use. Also, 2-pair multicore is not that common, they usually start with 4 pairs. Every commercial sol…
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So... I started my transition into the Axient Digital line earlier last year. For months I had been sitting on a number of transmitters, in the hopes of a receiver solution that would suit the layout of my cart. I live and work in New York, and thus I've always valued having as mobile, and lightweight a cart as I can get away with, and the full-sized Shure rack receivers just weren't going to work with my setup. Further considerations of mine were: The hope for DANTE integration, and a relatively high channel density (higher than Shure's AD4Q, at least). When the ADX5D was announced, I figured all of my problems would be solved by pairing these with the…
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Hi guys I have a COS 11 that's intermittently crackly at the mic end (just where the cable enters the capsule) which tells me the cable is on it's way out. Has any one had the same problem and cut and rewired from that end or does this mean the demise of said mic? Is the cable moulded into the capsule and therefore irreparable or can I breath new life into it. The mic isn't that old and want to avoid buying another one if I can possibly help it.
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