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... 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, Is it possible to get a 12V AC power supply and change the connector to hirose and power up the 633/ 664? Based on the diagram, only pin 1 and 4 is used. Shouldn't be too difficult? Anything I should watch out for? Thanks. Ben
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I want to get a power supply for my BDS so I can run off AC power. Remote Audio make one but due to covid supplies are short and wait times long. I figure it wouldn’t be too hard to get a laptop power supply and solder on a TA4 connector. The Remote Audio ones are 12VDC 5A max, but does anyone know the power rating?
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Greetings , I want to use a couple of my unused SNA antennas to transmit from Comtek BST 75-216 transmitters. If I extend the length of the arms from maximum length to a 1/4 wave or 1/2 wave of 216MHZ wavelength, this should work? I don't have formula, but can extrapolate from existing antennas I have. Is there a work around for this, or is there a shop out there who could do this? AND... The answer is: REMOTE AUDIO MIRACLE WHIP MW216 KIT Best regards, Jim Rillie PSM
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Regarding adding a pot to a Sennheiser G3 EK100. I stumbled on an article about someone who added a volume pot on a G3 EK100 receiver for use as IFB receiver. Apparently the SK100 boards are very similar to the EK300 IEM boards. Now I can't find this post or article anywhere. Does anyone have a link or info on this mod? Thanks!
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I have a simple bluetooth speaker with a 3.5 mm input but no volume control. I would like to add a pot on the outside of speaker. Needs to be water proof. Anybody have any suggestions for a simple volume control/potentiometer that is also water proof? I do not have good head for this kind of tech... j
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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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Stripdown of an AKG CK91 Blueline cardiod capsule. I bought tge CK91 and SE300b off ebay for a good price but in receiving it the output was very low and with little or no HF in the signal. It was also very susceptible to pops and breaths. The capsule seemed to charge up giving reasonable output but then fading away. Not much inside the thing. Thought I d post just for interest. I quite like the blueline series but low output and self noise very apparent. Prefered to the Oktava Mk 012 I also have but even that seems like a 'hot' mic compared with the AKG. The membrane part is not taught and has some ripples in the surface. Possible cause of issues. I ve not tested t…
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Edit: Thanks to all who donated to the site for parts... I will absolutely do this again in the future if I luck into a pile of parts that help the community Hey all I'm building a DIY Battery Distro and just got a great deal on a bunch of Switchcraft DC jacks Specifically, L712A DC Power Jack, 0.100" (2.5mm) pin, solder lugs termination, long threaded bushings to allow use of both standard and locking power plugs. They mate with the Switchcraft 761K, the same as the Remote Audio BDS, so all those accessories will work I have way more than I need, so I want to pass the savings on to you! Mouser has these listed for $4.50, I just want $1 each. …
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Does anyone know how to convert an AC powered mixer to DC power? I'm looking to convert my Allen & Heath ZED14 so I can power it off my MEON. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Here are a few pics of a little addition I recently made to my mix bag (Petrol PEGZ-1F) workflow that I wanted to share with all of you. Found this Logitech Keys-To-Go Bluetooth keyboard (http://support.logitech.com/en_ca/product/keys-to-go-ipad) at Best Buy, which has been handy for punching notes into the Sound Report Writer app on my iPhone between takes. The interfacing with iOS isn't perfect for navigating through the app's text fields (I'm hoping to find a way to map out custom key commands to tab around more easily between fields, OR fingers crossed.. this will improve with an app update from Tyler at Inaudible Labs *pokes*) but after some field testing, it's de…
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Hi folks. I've got two of the following do-dads with problems: https://ambient.de/en/product/emp5s/ Apparently whatever they use to hold the TA-5 bit in place is not very rugged, and after a while it starts to rotate loose. I've got one where the TA-5 rotated so much that a wire inside snapped, and another I'm babying because the TA-5 is loose, but it's still working for the time being. Problem is I cannot figure out how these things come apart. The XLR end is stamped as a Neutrik "NC*MX-HD", and it looks for all the world like the black collar should rotate off the silver barrel, but I can't get it to budge. And I also don't see any set-screws anywhere,…
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Doing a field repair. Clock it slate with the battery connector plate and a bad solider joint on the lead soldered to it . Almost impossible to solder.. I love these slates but this has to be their weakest point. Anybody here have any tips on this specific repair? I know my description is not detailed but if you own clockit slate you will understand what I am trying to accomplish.
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I picked up some consigned NP-L7S's recently, and one turned out to be faulty. Since they were used, I had no real choice but look into re-celling. I figured that either way it would be a learning experience. First, they make these things NOT to be opened! I was able to eventually get in, but it required a combination of finesse and brute-force. First, I removed both of the stickers from the outside of the case. I wish I had heated these up first, as I had a bit of cleanup on my hands afterward: Next, I removed the four screws from the top and bottom of the battery case: Once the screws were removed, the case was still glued shut. I heated t…
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Looking for something like this, but more durable. https://www.elfadistrelec.no/no/bnc-kabelkontakt-vinklet-marushin-electric-mnc-579ls/p/14627691?pos=1&origPos=1&origPageSize=10&p=cat-L2D_379527~cat-L3D_525369~cat-DNAV_PL_041004&q=*&prodprice=45.0&isProductFamily=true&campaign=&track=true
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Here’s an idea I’ve had for a while. Hot swappable dual battery holder with 5 12V DC outputs. Isolation for the Lithiums, filtering on each output and fused up to 6A. Before this I was using a Battery bud with an NP-1 Cup. It worked fine, but not ideal. I have a new board for this mod that makes one of the outputs switchable between 5, 9 and 12V DC. It took a while to put it all together but well worth it. Here are some photos that show a bit of the process.
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I came across a marine voltmeter with two USB ports and I knew I had to make a BDS with it. I've been using batteries with a USB port built-in. I thought why have the ports in the battery and have to duplicate them (plus having to swap cables during a battery change) when they should be external. You may have seen this, but it's new to me. I bought it more for the USB ports than the voltage meter. But the display a nice bonus. The toggle is a locking switch so it won't accidentally switch off. The input is on the side. I use non-locking connectors. The 5.1/2.1 connectors make very solid connections and I'd rather not mess with the lock if I don't need to, wh…
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Yet another solution for your low profile TA5 needs. I turned this cap for a Switchraft connector last night and people seem to get a kick out of it so here it is! For more ideas and prototypes visit my instagram @100sideprojects
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I've wanted to make one of these for a while. Finally got a used Zuca bag for cheap. It was the Sport model with 4 rollerblade type wheels. I have since mounted two of those wheels so it can roll on its back for loading. I removed the wheels and put the foam filled disc golf cart wheels onto it. I used a bushing to fit a longer bolt through the larger wheel bearing rather than drilling a bigger hole in the frame. I did actually have to widen the frame hole a little bit. I extended the legs with aluminum tubing, perfect fit, with the bolt through it to keep it on. Rubber stoppers on bottom. To make the folding table, 8020 aluminum piece…
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Quick question to brains trust, I’m wanting to make a BNC antenna cable to go from my VR Field receiver up (approx) a 3 metre mast to my SNA 600 antenna. So just wondering what would be the best cable to use for this set up? I’m currently using a 4 metre cable of Altronic W2230 RG58C/U 50 OHM MIL-C-17, which I’ve a feeling may not be the best. Thanks guys, look forward to any suggestions. cheers, scott
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Quick question to brains trust, I’m wanting to make a BNC antenna cable to go from my VR Field receiver up (approx) a 3 metre mast to my SNA 600 antenna. So just wondering what would be the best cable to use for this set up? I’m currently using a 4 metre cable of Altronic W2230 RG58C/U 50 OHM MIL-C-17, which I’ve a feeling may not be the best. Thanks guys, look forward to any suggestions. cheers, scott
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Building some long RG8x runs and curious about how others handle the pin connection. As I see it one has the following options for dealing with the pin. 1) just crimp it to the bare copper stranded conductor. No solder. 2) crimp it bare then solder through the little hole a bit 3) tin the stranded conductor then crimp the pin on. 4) tin. Then crimp. Then solder again through little hole. 5) just solder it, no crimp. I think that covers all possible scenarios... For those who know, or think they do what’s your method? And for the record I’m specifically referring to Belden RG8X (9258) …
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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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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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