Do It Yourself
for those who are brave enough to go it alone... with a little help from your friends
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I recently added a 2nd NP1 to my bag to spread out power, now some devices power off of 1 NP1 and the BDS for the rest of the devices powers off a 2nd NP1. I came across a dual np1 cup wired for BDS on a usual suspect site and was curious if i could build this myself. I would much rather have a single switch but maintain the same runtime i am currently experiencing. anyone willing to lend some guidance with the correct way to wire 2x np1 cups for proper voltage? or, is there any reason i would have less runtime chaining batteries together and i should stay with my current set up? -Ken
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I’ve been working on plans for a 3D Printed shockmount for the last year or so. I’ve used a couple of prototypes on a number of features, shorts, and commercials and I have been happy with the results. I wanted to ask the community about the general opinion of 3D printed audio components and any concerns that might exist. My current design is printed in a carbon fiber filled Nylon filament. The carbon fiber provides the rigidity needed to securely hold the mic with some light wind protection and the nylon provides flexibility and shock absorbency. The filament is very heat resistant and should be able to withstand being left in a hot car without any problem. I’…
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I've had batteries on the brain lately. Not just from a production audio point of view, but also for off-grid and house-scale solar applications. I'll be purchasing a spot welder and building various types of battery packs some time soon, and have also been thinking about setting up a decent cart power distro system for a big upcoming job, but the idea of seamless battery / power switching was giving me a bit of trouble. A simple diode arrangement is supposed to work well, but I wanted more manual control than that, while also keeping it as simple as possible. The other constraint I put on myself was to try and come up with a solution that could be scaled from…
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I have an older QX5100 that came with internal cabling when I bought it used in like new condition. I began to like straight internal cabling for various applications but this still brings disadvantages. Most annoying is the cable management, when you have a TX on the bottom of the boom, but also noise when the cable is bouncing in the boom when fully expanded. Since the cable that came with it got stuck a lot, mistreated and crincled the boom needed a new cable. The boom was also on a beach catching some blowing sand and it was time for some new velours as it also started to squeak with heavy load. As all that maintenance was due anyway, I've asked a friend to…
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Looking to see if anyone can recommend aes digital cable preferred to use for custom cables in mixer bags. I have blue aes cable by Clark Cable I am currently using and it's not the greatest size and hard to solder with. About to run out so looking for a better replacement.
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As promised: Two circuits: the first for unbalanced 9v operation, the second (which is what's inside the DPA 6001 adapter) for balanced 48v Phantom operation. Best to check with a mic you don't mind losing if you're not sure about construction. Don't blame me if it all goes wrong! Regards,
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Sunday project just works - does not enter the case, and is removable in 2 minutes if you need to
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File this DIY under having more time than brains. I have a K-Tek Klassic pole with an internal cable. I want the removable-head feature of the Klassic Pro so that I can insert or remove the cable at-will without the need to un-solder. Of course, the easy answer is to sell the Klassic and buy a Klassic pro. But I really like to fabricate for the sake of fabricating and seeing what I can do. The first step is to heat up the head to soften the epoxy and then pull off the metal head. Then I made the two new parts that epoxy onto the pole and the head. Now the head can be unscrewed and the cable removed.
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Hello, for a ultra light setup I had the idea to convert a MixPre 6-II into an eng mixer. It surprisingly performs absolutely well with 1 or 2 camera hop transmitters and even a wireless camera return. Unbalanced out but no rf noise struggle at any time, at high level output though (+6dBu). But when using the audio output for serious wired applications that little unbalanced 1/8 inch jack is just not suitable enough. So I want to build a small and light passive kind of DI box permanently connected to the mixpre for the bag. The 1/8 jack could stay connected forever and probably held tight by a 3D print. I found no DI boxes on the market that a…
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Hi folks! I'm a bit of a hardcore lurker here, and while I read much, I post little. I'd first like to commend everyone for maintaining such a fantastic community and resource for soundies everywhere! I've learnt (and continue to learn) so much from here. One thing that someone said (can't remember who) but it really stuck with me, was that in this day and age a good production mixer needs to be as knowledgable as possible about RF, and so I've been researching as much as possible and trying to come up with ways to improve my professional practice. One day soon I'll own a full Zaxcom rig to go with my Nomad, but for the time being I'm trying to hone my skills, an…
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Hello all, I have been trawling through component websites looking for a DC power plug with the following dimensions; 2.1mm inner diameter 5.5mm outer 12mm barrell length (mating depth) I only seem to be able to find 2 on the internet. The switchcraft is good but quite expensive, and I have no need for the locking ring. The tensility is a bit rubbish. https://www.digikey.co.uk/en/products/detail/switchcraft-inc/767K/2749239 https://www.digikey.co.uk/en/products/detail/tensility-international-corp/55-00051/8626992 Does anyone happen to have any links for such a thing? Thanks in advance!
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I am a wedding DJ of some 10 years now and for a number of those I had steadily increased my capabilities of providing top notch audio to my couples. Surprisingly it still all fits in my Town and Country so that is a big bonus. Ceremonies (1) SKB 6U "Digital Mixing" box with a SoundCraft Ui24R, Sennhesier G3 IEM, External router, PDU (1) SKB 4U "Mic" box with 4x Sennheiser G3 mics, ASA-1 splitter (1) AMG 750 folding cart (1) Energizer 240Wh battery (2) Maui 5 Go battery powered speakers Reception (1) 43" Toadmatic Performancematic cart + 8" pneumatic wheels (1) SKB 6U "Digital Mixing" box with a SoundCraft Ui24R, Sennhesier G3 IEM, External r…
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I am finally getting back to creating a big wheel cart and one of the obstacles to overcome is antenna mounting. I ultimately need three antenna for my cart, one for a RF venue diversity fin, one for a onidirectional antenna, and one to mount a wifi antenna or router-on-a-plate to get some better line-of-sight to things. I am trying to find what would work best to mount on the side of 8020 profiles. Anyone with ideas, and part numbers/links would be greatly helpful.
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Hi, I have several mic cables that have recently developed “nics” along the cable that are just on the outside casing. The mics work fine, there are no intermittency or interference issues. I suspect it happened after putting them in some DPA mic cases that were too small, and the edges snipped the cable casing. I’ve had these mics for years without this, and after putting these cases into play I noticed this development pretty quickly. Anyways, many of these “nics” are in the middle of the cable, or near the mic itself. I’m looking for a product to repair the nic, probably a rubber cement, that ideally doesn’t harden or compromise any of the other parts of th…
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I have read all the posts. I have built some in the past, but gave them all away when I sold my G2 units. Now a buddy needs me to build him a couple for a job tomorrow... The absolute correct, proper wiring for a transmitter mini plug fed from a FP33 at mic level, balanced! Yea, I know you don't have to have all that info, but what the heck. GRACIAS.. MERRY CHRISTMAS...
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This may be a long shot, but I'm looking for someone who may have easy access to an A10 Rack (that is currently not in a rack), who would be willing to remove the top cover to photograph the inside. Specifically, I'm thinking of embarking on a mod to make one of these accommodate the Shure ADX5D's, but would like to see the internal routing of the antenna distro before buying. This modification would involve removing the chassis-mounted SMA connectors and replacing them with grommets, allowing direct RF leads to be run in their place. Thanks in advance! Wyatt
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Has anyone devised a way to remote roll a Sound Devices 644 interfaced with a Cooper 208D V2?
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Do you think it may works well to use 4 Primo EM272 for surround field recording? At which distance would you mont them and in which configuration? Are omni mics good for this use? I need the recordings to use in films and documentaries. I need to avoid phase cancellation. thx for help!
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I've got a gig coming up where I'm going to use my NT-SF1 to record a music performance in surround and want to get some more distance between the mic and my bag. I reached out to Rode technical support and they were kind enough to give me the mic pinout, which is on a Neutrik 10 pin XLR. Much easier than beeping out the breakout cable I got my box o' parts from Redco today. 10 pin XLRs and a hunk of TGS-04: Done an hour later, checked out fine. Not the most difficult connectors I've worked on but took some planning to figure out the best connection order. Tested perfectly with the mic, now I have a nice 25' extension!
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I'd like to tidy up my charging case and found these daisy chain cables for guitar pedals. The problem is, that I can't find any product that specifies a maximum load. I need about 10A and even a bunch of pedals usually draw less.
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Not exactly a DIY, but rather can someone else DIY for me? I have a few Countryman B6 lav mics that I'd like to permanently convert from XLR to 3.5mm mini so I can use them with my Sennheiser AVX transmitters. Is this possible? If so, can anyone do this for me or do you have a recommendation of where I should them to? Thanks for any help.
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One of my SRC no longer has a working backlight. Anyone fixed this themselves?
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Im considering modding an HM to 5pin in order to use a stereo Pianissimo setup while only taking the pins of the mid mic for wireless. Does anyone have any pics to share of an HM or HMA before I go in for exploratory surgery?
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I want to make my own half-wave dipole for 216Mhz using a couple of SMA whips. What is not clear to me from literature: - What constitutes L in the diagram? Is it the total length, including the case (as implied by all the diagrams I've seen) or is it just the length of the whips? - If it is the latter, is case length crucial? - Can the case be metal or does it need to be an insulator? - A variable length dipole I bought has a resistor between the poles (200k). Is this necessary? The diagrams I looked at don't have one.
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I decided it was time to improve my power distribution; I've been running multiple power supplies for my F8n and 302 and want to simplify things. I also want to be prepared for more bag work down the road. I'm trying to save money for mic upgrades, so I figured this would be a good place to go DIY. To give credit where it's due, I got the idea for the BDS here: https://henrirapp.com/diy-hirose-battery-distribution/ And grabbed the power meter circuit from here: https://learn.adafruit.com/pro-trinket-power-meter/overview?embeds=allow The hardest part of all this was getting the dimensions on the 3d printed remote housing correc…
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