Do It Yourself
for those who are brave enough to go it alone... with a little help from your friends
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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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hi!! i just came on this site and saw that there’s a lot nagra threats. i got my first nagra yesterday and absolutely love it. i got it from danish radio station, Danmarks Radio, and i learned that one of the knobs is fixed/locked. i read somewhere they did this on the radio stations so journalists couldn’t screw anything up while recording. i’m a musician myself so i wanted to ask out here if anyone knows how i can “unlock” the knob. it is the ALC compression in front of the machine (see picture). the guy that i got it from had a theory that it might be some hex nut, that’s tightening it from inside, so i wanted to ask on this site if anyone know what it is or/and have …
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This is my first prototype of a foam “hollow in the middle” windscreen. I like the Schoeps B5d “hollow” windscreen, but wanted a simmular windscreen for the MKH50/40. With the addition of the windscreen to my kit I am no longer limited to my Cinela Leonard or just the standard foam windscreen. One of the most difficult parts to source was a plastic sleeve that would not scratch the microphone's finish. Now for some testing.
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Hey Guys, Decided that I want to start making my own cables/adapters to custom fit my needs. I was just wondering does anyone know a site or place in the L.A. area where I can buy XLR cable in bulk? As well as a connectors? Also, are there differences in the quality of the cable when buying in bulk or is it all the same or in the connectors. Obviously I'm sure it's MAINLY in how you solder it and such. But I just want to make sure if there are differences in manufacturer's before I buy. If anyone has any links or info at all, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks!
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Anchor speakers make very good 50 watt playback units, they run on batteries for 6 to 8 hours and they are made in America. I bought a Liberty 4500 on eBay for $50.00. Why so cheap? The DC batteries are lead acid, if they fail, and they do, the speaker will come up for a few seconds and die. Swap in new batteries and you are good to go. Also did the same thing on one of their Explorer series and it worked as well. It will cost you more to ship than the cost of the unit. Let's keep this to ourselves, don't want the competition on eBay to be too big. ;-)
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I was wondering what people are doing to attach their axle to an 8020 cart build? It seems like an 1/2" thru axle would be the strongest option but I cant seem to find any means to attach it to the profiles. Thanks
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I want to make some power cables to an 833 from my smart battery. Any recommendations on a source of 4 core dc power cable? Needs to be 4 core to carry power and battery telemetry.
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Hi all, I am in a predicament. Our lovely DPA 4035 headset microphones are starting to fail - these are lovely, bulky headset microphone arms with DPA 4007 capsules on the end that get used in broadcast. We suspect it is just a worn-out cable at the top of the arm, but I can't seem to get it disassembled to repair or replace. DPA are no help. They no longer sell parts for the microphones, nor service them. Any thoughts on how I might get inside this thing? The capsule doesn't seem to unscrew at all. The tragedy is - if I can't get these things repaired, Rode headsets have been suggested as the replacements...
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Schoeps CMC1SO as tiny, elegant table mic. K&M table stand fitted with Lemo connector on both sides to use with Zaxcom ZMT4
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What is the audio cables for AES? Need to use like 110obm high quality cable, cannot use the normal audio cable? I use on Lectrosonics DSR4 , SRB with AES plate, and install in Lectrosonics Octopack with audio cable to Sound Devices Scorpio.
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I found this and it's pretty cool. http://www.framexpert.com/products/framedesigner/download/
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Sennheiser MKE2 Repair This MKE2 lavalier microphone had a broken solder joint at the capsule. If the capsule was twisted the signal would go from normal audio to pops and clicks with no audio. I decided to cut away the plastic housing. As expected, one of the solder joints had broken. I soldered the connection and the microphone worked as normal. Next I took some strong black nylon thread and wrapped the end of the black cable. I used a “snelling knot” that fishermen use to snell a hook. I wanted the nylon to bite into the cable to help the epoxy hold tightly to the cable. Then I painted on clear 5 minute epoxy, covering the nylon and the solder joi…
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So here we go... DC solution for my small audio bag, powering SD 744T and Audio Development AD071. Sony NP F and RRC 2054 compared: Charger: Battery cable, you got 2x DC (red and black wires) and 3 wires for the smart data (you dont need to use them if you dont want to add a control display). I ordered two as they are cheap for experimentation. For one of the battery cables i made a little "breakbox", one black and one red wire connected direct to hirose 4pin, one black and red wire connected to a variable DC/DC voltage regulator - the one i used is a lot oversized, i took what i had laying round here (this one was…
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I’d love to make a PTT for a Lectrosonics transmitter. Any idea on how to wire that?
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I'm thinking about building an AES breakout for my Nova, which has a mini DB-15 connector, better known as a VGA monitor plug, at the source. Obviously, this pinouts are completely different, but I'm wondering if I can take a shortcut and butcher an old VGA cable to give me the plug end, and then splice the outputs farther down the cable. I only need about 12 inches of cable. My gut says this won't work: The ground for the Nova is pin-8, whereas VGA ground is pin-5, and I doubt that VGA shares impedance or frequency characteristics with AES. But ... for anyone who has tried or thought about this. Am I completely crazy to attempt this?
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Hi, I´m about to solder CAL-48 and CAL-120 (Lemo FVB.00.303.NLAE24 on one end and TA5F/TA3F on the other) for Wisycom MTP40s and need to find a proper cable with right dimensions for this. 1 screen, 2 conductor-cable with max 2,5 mm diameter. Any suggestions?
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I need two lemo "ORIGINAL" 3 pin connectors. The ones that do not require a special tool. I can not find information about the part number.
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I guess the title says it pretty much. It seems to be 16mm wide, but is it metric and if, what is the pitch?
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5 years. It's been 5 years since I initially envisioned something unique to get my ceremony gear to where it needed to go. For a while I've been using my R&R or Muver cart, and while it works to a certain degree it would have challenges over more rugged or less hospitable terrain. So I finally bit the bullet, and as some people saw as I was posting the build as it was happening, it all came together pretty quickly. So here is the full lowdown on the cart, where I got my inspiration from, even some of my original concept ideas, right into the current build including a full Build Of Materials for those that want to try this on their own. https://djlou.te…
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