Do It Yourself
for those who are brave enough to go it alone... with a little help from your friends
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Has anybody here had any experience with nested apple boxes. I saw a set the other day where the side of the full box came off to reveal a half, quarter, and pancake inside. I have been toying with making one slightly modified so as to be able to function as a boom caddy for those times I want one. Maybe an enlarged circular hole in the half and full box on one side instead of the typical slot. Also I will probably add a bead of silicone between all the joints to deaden any creaking noise that might come up as it ages. What I am wondering is if any of you who have seen them up close can tell me is what kind of hasp is used on the removable end cap. The one I sa…
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http://www.xantrex.com/power-products/power-accessories/truecharge-2-usb-charger.aspx i have not tried it wolf
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Hi All, I need to make up several cables to feed one side of a Sennheiser IEM headphone output into one audio input on a RED camera for guide track use only. Obviously the IEM headphone output is unbalanced - what would be the preferred way to wire the TA3M input connector - - IEM hot to RED Pin 2, IEM cold to RED Pin 3, RED Pin 1 (ground) floating - IEM hot to RED Pin 2, IEM cold to RED Pin 3, RED Pin 1 (ground) tied to pin 3 - IEM hot to RED Pin 2, IEM cold to RED Pin 1, RED Pin 3 floating I've read several threads where people have used an IFB receiver of some sort for this. I tried a search, but searching this forum doesn't seem to be working too …
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Here's a Tip people! I found this at 'The Container Store'.. (love that place). These are the elfa Tool Holders, for holding a broom handle on your garage wall. (more to follow)
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Hi, Does anyone know if it's possible to get hold of DPA microdot connectors? And if so, would it be possible to wire them to a Sanken Cos 11? I'd like to have a little flexibility with my lav mics. I have used DPA mics, although it was a good few years ago. I seem to remember the microdot connectors being comparable to SMA connectors, i.e. just a screw in pin and screen connection. My memory could be failing me here but if that's right then how would the Sanken's three wires connect into the microdot? I've read a little about a similar connector that Rode are now using but as far as I know they don't do a 6 pin Lemo connector, which I need to fit to my …
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I've never done a Snake cable that terminated in a DB25 connector but I was thinking of giving it a try. It's for an analog mixer to recorder connection on my cart. My first basic question is: I've made all of my previous snake cables (for my cart) using Canare Mini Star Quad (L-4E5C) and wrapped in flexo expandable tubing. Do I do the same here or do I use multi-pair cables like Canare L-4E3-8P or L-4E4-8AT? After that, I'll take any advice on DB25 connectors and making 8 channel snakes with them. Thanks, Josh
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I'm thinking about putting my Cooper 208 on a sliding shelf in an SKB case. I've never had a chance to really look at this kind of setup from the back end. Anybody care to comment on a good approach for a collapsing cable bundle? - one that will unfold and fold back up without wear and tear. Thanks
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Trew audio makes a boom caddy to hold boompoles and occasionally sit on for a hefty price Wanted to see if anyone else has done a DIY boom caddy similar to this and would like to share some pictures perhaps.
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It has definitely been done before. But I wanted to see if I could do it for less. I sourced all my parts from markertek, lowes and the local frys. For about $30-$40 dollars it's not a bad package at the end of the day. It obviously draws a lot of ideas from the BoomBox v1. Integrating talk back from the boom op is the next step, but it achieves the goal of having one cable for the boom to wrangle. For more detailed pictures you can read my brief writeup here: http://www.danacsimmons.com/content/boom-buddy-integrated-boom-cable-system
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Ok, so I've decided to build my first sound cart but since I'm still a newbie I'm not quite sure what the "ideal cart" would have. So, would you guys be so generous as to share your thoughts as to things I should consider in my build? Any info is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Mike
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Jeff W. What 80/20 profile did you use for your current cart? Which corners, and did you have the pieces cut to length by the factory? David B.
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Until all time code devices have the same connectivity, we must continuously re-patch cables if we're jamming a variety of boxes on the same shoot. I decided to build this fan out cable to jam the obvious 1/4" and 5 pin lemo. Thought it wouldn't hurt to include BNC. My hesitation was with the mini... I'm hoping to jam Zaxcom TXs but I heard that some TXs may be wired with the hot on the sleeve, but this is not confirmed. I built it with hot on the tip and i'll try it out. I suppose zax net would solve this but until then... Note: this cable is for jamming one device at a time. -Devendra Cleary
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I'm about to do my summer overhaul, re-install, upgrade, etc. This go around I'd like to rewire my patch bays and audio interconnects with console cable. Any favorites out there. Thanks everyone. PWP
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would I best choose to go from XLR to RCA? I'm looking to make cables to go out from a Wendt mixer, line in to a Tascam HD-p2. (Tascam's XLR's are mic only) Thanks, Scott
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For people with custom carts and BMX tires (12 or 20inch), what are you using for brakes? Before I make a bracket to mount an actual BMX/MTB brake, is there anything else you guys have been using? My cart right now is a "PSC-style" inspired cart made from 80/20 T-slot extrusions. I have some sweet 80's BMX 20" mag wheels on it. I had to remove the front wheel brakes when a nut fell off during a film. They didn't work so well anyway. This is an old setup, but the cart/wheel configuration is about the same:
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Anyone know of a schematic for a portable 9v battery operated 48v phantom power supply. Would this be easy to make? Stephane
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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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An original, bulky TS-1 slate, with its C-cells and outboard TC gen, went under the knife this week and resulted in this handy-dandy doc-style mini-slate, & I'm the envy of all my friends. Just the thing for for those 5D shoots where you're expected to carry the damn thing around. Get a table saw with a metal cutting blade. Wear ear protection. 1. Dissasemble slate, unscrew the sticks, cut the reed switch wires. Take the frontplate and photo scan it on your computer. Trace the rear enclosure around where it meets the faceplate. Saw/file the faceplate down to match the rear enclosure size. On the rear enclosure, mount a surplus handle and momentary push-button wire…
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3 camera dinky cam shoot on Sat....split tracks to the A cam...the cameraperson has ONE Lectro 100 and ONE Senn G2. So had to build a 5 pin XLR(SQN mini mixer) to a TA5F for the left channel, and a locking mini plug for the right channel!!!!!!!!!!!!! B cam gets a mono of both, so that is easy, mini to mini to another G2! C cam gets nothing. All backed up on my PMD 660 just because I have one more output left. OH BOY!!!!!!
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Hello Friends, I'm looking to make some DC power cables for bag use (I've finally decided I'm sick of spending the time rewiring my BDS every time i switch my wireless from my Fusion bag to my 552 bag, and vice versa, but the thought of buying all those cables again makes me woozy). However, i can't find any definitive information about the specs of various connectors used on all my various gear. Specifically I'd like to find out what is the connector type/brand is for: Remote Audio BDS outputs (locking DC connector, straight and right angle) Lectrosonics SRa/SM Battery Eliminator/T1 power inputs. (locking DC connector, straight and right angle) Hirose 4-…
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Hey everyone, This is actually more of a question for Jeff, but I thought I'd post it here in case anyone else knew the answer, or would be curious about doing this in the future. In this post, Jeff was talking about how he hooked up the amp section of his Cambridge Soundworks System 12 to his DC distro on his cart. I recently purchased a used system 12, and I was going to wire up a cable this evening to interface with my PSC Power Station. However, I was concerned that I might be risking blowing out the amp hooking it up directly. Is there anything else I need to do besides wire up a 12v cable with a XLR4M on one end and the appropriate DC connector on the other…
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Pretty smart cookie. Might make a great 3rd or A2 in a few years! I especially love the saran-wrap and tinfoil shielding bit! I wouldn't have thought of that.
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Thinking of building myself a mixer based upon the exact features that I'd like... feedback - good idea or just plain silly. I have a very specific idea of how these features would be implemented, curious to see if others see things the same as I do or don't get it. Panel dimensions would be 12" wide by slightly under 3", overall dimensions would grow a bit given the casing. Faders are Penny and Giles 45mm throw. Sort of a design exercise to see if a linear fader bag mixer could work or not. Also thinking of maybe cutting it down to 4 channels instead. Switches are NKK, rotary pots are Alps push-lock style. The monitoring section on the right has a top row of …
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Just wanted to check with those that do their own soldering to make sure I'm doing this right. I'm making a cable to go out of a 3.5mm unbalanced mono mic-level output from a 442 to a Lectro Rx (either servo-bias or not). Lectrosonics' wiring diagrams don't explain this particular setup, but I'm pretty sure all I need to do is connect tip=pin3, and sleeve=pin1. Since this is just a mic level output and not an actual microphone connection, I don't need to bridge pin1 to pin4, correct? Thanks to all for any info. Stephane
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