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Apropos of nothing, just thought I would say I think Saddleworth is lovely. I have a friend who used to live in Dobcross that I visited once, and she showed me around. All the roads in the are were shut for their annual Whit Friday brass band festival. It was a splendid weekend.

I've also never need to change batteries on my Ambient slate. It has no trouble going the whole day (probably 15 hours would the longest) on a single charge. This notwithstanding the fact that the 2nd ACs are always playing it with between takes, showing off to the rest of the crew how it flips the display when inverted for tail slating. They don't ever seem to tire of that.

FWIW, all the RED cameras I've worked with accept four-pin LEMO connections. Apparently, this does not hold true for all REDs. But the last two models I recall working with were a Dragon and a Scarlet, and my LockIt was plugging straight into the body (i.e., not via any accessory modules). Your mileage may vary.

Sorry, Daniel. It should work now.

Ouch. Bad luck. Here's hoping they turn up. BTW, the serial numbers aren't legible in the photo, at least to these tired old eyes.

Last I heard, Eric works for Pro Sound in Ft. Lauderdale, and accordingly, would be be very placed to know far more than necessary to make a wild guess.

Just to follow-up for the sake of the archives and anyone else who comes along with the same questions I had: Remote Audio make attenuated time code cables for iOS devices, including a 5-pin LEMO version that will work with Sound Devices recorders like the 664 and 788t. You can find them at the bottom of this page: http://www.remoteaudio.com/cables_adapters/timecode/ Thanks to Cory Allen for this information.

That's great, thank you! So that being the case, the need for the relay used in Cory Allen's 788t time code hack goes away, correct? Also, would the time code signal need to be padded for input into the iPad? Denecke have a schematic for a "iDevice" cable, but they show two versions: one with a 33k resistor and one without. How would I determine which version to use with MovieSlate and an iPad? Lastly, it looks like 788t has a similar auto output mute mode as well, so I'm guessing it could use the same cable as the 664 would use. The Time Code Out specs for both devices appear to be identical: 1k ohm impedance, 3.0V p-p (+12 dBu).

Apologies for resurrecting this thread, but I've just happened upon it whilst seeking a solution to drive Movie Slate from a Sound Devices 664. There is no equivalent DE15 multi-function connector on the 664, of course, but Richard Paterson's post (#12) gave me hope as it seems to indicate one can use the 5-pin LEMO TC connector to gate the time code signal to the iPad for remote roll/cut functionality. Has anyone done anything similar? Cheers. - Scott

If you don't already have scissors for your bag, I recommend this folding set. They work very nicely and reduce the risk of inadvertently puncturing anything else in your lav kit.

If you already have an account with the shipper, then they'll pay the duty on your behalf and bill you later, after adding a handling fee, of course. At least, that's how FedEx works. I don't know about other carriers.

Not to mention while having very cleverly not identified himself, the better to not have to own his statements. Anonymous trolls are best ignored, IMHO.

That's a fine looking bag. I've been thinking along the same lines lately, but I was looking at chef's knife bags, like this one at Amazon. The trouble with these bags is that each slot is only deep enough to accommodate the knife's handle, leaving the blade exposed, without much protection from the slot next to it. This is not a problem with knives, because they lay flat. But mics, being round, would tend to roll and bang into the mics on either side. Not optimal. Your case has the protective sleeve running the entire length of the case, affording much better protection. Do you have a ballpark cost for one of these?

Nicely done, Jim. I'm surprised we didn't see one of these in Mad Men.

Those were flexi-discs, and were a common fixture in music magazines in the 70s and 80s. I'm pretty sure they were pressed from metal stamper discs in the same fashion as vinyl records. What Ty has looks like an acetate that was cut directly on a lathe, usually done at the same time the master disc lacquers were produced, and made for testing purposes. The material used was much less durable than pressed vinyl and could only be used for a few playbacks before the stylus would have essentially destroyed the groove.

I think you're right to be nervous. I'll be happy to cover for you. Seriously, as others have rightly said, I think you sell your competence with a confident and professional demeanor. That says way more than the brand of your gear. And if anyone asks, and you don't mind a little white lie, tell them your main kit is rented out or it's in the shop for service. :-)

Welcome back. :-)

Wow. Big balls. Not only have you not done your homework with your device manual, but you clearly have not done your homework on whom you are speaking to. I suggest you beat a hasty retreat and do whatever it takes to make a severe attitude adjustment before returning. You're burning bridges in a small tight-knit community where reputation is the coin of the realm.

Excellent. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Cheers.

Six days old on IndieGoGo. Mikme. InstaMic. This space is starting to get crowded.

That link does not work for me, but this one does.

There is a YouTuber who produces generally very good tutorials and video and audio reviews on the consumer/DSLR end of the spectrum. However, he just did a comparison of solely the audio recording quality of various devices which piqued my interest. Putatively, it compared consumer-level recorders like the Tascam DR-60D and Zoom H6 to professional gear, for which he used the 744t as his supposed test case. However, halfway through the video, he discloses he didn't actually have a 744t for comparison, so instead he used a Sound Devices USBPre2 on the premise that the preamps "are exactly the same". Now, I immediately took exception to that claim, and tried to determine what lay behind it, since generally this reviewer is very scrupulous and not prone to making patently false statements. So it turns out that SD in their marketing literature for the USBPre2 do state that it "shares" the same preamp topology with the 744t. Now my understanding of basic electronics is negligible bordering on non-existent, but I'm guessing that a "shared topology" is not the same as "exactly the same" circuitry. A comparison of the specs of the two devices, particularly the THD and equivalent input noise, seems pretty clear evidence that these devices do not share their preamp circuitry. But what I was hoping someone might explain to me is the difference between the topology and circuitry. Is topology simply a general architectural scheme that can have significantly different implementations? Can two devices share the same topology and yet have vastly different technical specifications and qualitative characteristics?

I can fit six mics in this. $10.65 at B&H.

Hey, Anthony. I think this is the thread that Abe is referring to. - Scott

Awesome, thanks. Shortly after I first posted, the live stream came up. I guess they were just got a late start.