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Dalton Patterson

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  1. Try to find some that doesn’t say “ non toxic”. The toxic makes it flow easier and shine. Just wear gloves! I have a couple different brands of solder. The really good stuff is no longer available. Use a wick, flux and 99% alcohol. Do you have a magnifying glass with alligator clips for arms? Take pics. You can crank up the heat just don’t melt the xlr pin loose from the insert. Less solder is more. More solder doesn’t make it better, solder only holds the wire.
  2. When I go to the car mechanic the first thing I always ask is how can I do this job myself? Then I ask where he buys his auto parts and if I can have his same discount. Finally I ask him how to do how to do something he has mastered over years by blood sweat and tears. Funny, he never has a nice answer.
  3. DJI drones go 6 miles on 2.4Ghz. I have no clue how they did it. I have gone about 2 miles out, feels like it shouldn't work but it does. It can only be a matter of time before this trickles down to Wireless audio.
  4. Oooooooh. No wonder it wouldn't come off! I thought it had to come off too! I just found this!
  5. Welcome! Shure Webinar: Best Practice for Wireless Antenna Set Up Check out 31:00, they explain it allot better than I could. They entire video is very informative and will give you insight into what to do and why.
  6. Hey all, Is anyone using a Yamaha QL1 for production audio recording? Do you use one in a studio setting? I don't feel like I'm getting the full potential out of this thing. I have specific questions but want to get general input on if anyone uses it and if they like it. Thanks everyone!
  7. Hey Mark, I want a bowl of m&m's with no blue one's. If I see one blue m&m then the deal is off. I will work for one day, but I want two days paid lunch's. I will sign away my life for an iPhone so I want you to throw in a free iPhone. I want 10 individual $1 shares and that is non negotiable. Miss you buddy... I will PM you.
  8. Is this real or just a joke? Asking for a friend...
  9. I go filter with paper mask over. I got a I'm double filtered in, and single filtered out. I've gotten then thumbs down wearing gator cloth mask's from production and the explanation was the nanometer of the virus particle is smaller than the woven cloth width. Made sense and I silently agreed. @PMC🤣
  10. We tend to eat our own around here Alex. Most disrespectful or hurtful comment's come from a place of respect and wanting to help. I like to think of it like Bee's protecting the honey that they love. If you get stung once or twice, don't give up.
  11. It falls on you as the DP to stand up for your co-worker/business associates. I've never heard a sound guy say " oh I just need to put this camera on sticks and we're rolling!". You will never hear me say "we don't need a DP, I can get usable footage". It's all about we not about me. I know how to use lenses, what focal length, shutter speed, ISO, color temp, you name it. I get asked frequently to use the camera and decline because I know someone wants that job way more than I do. I would be taking their position and pay from them while doing a poor job at the same time. I know this benefits the budget to make one person do two peoples work but cost's the sound mixer their wages and diminishes the final product. Let me put it this way, if your capable of delivering professional quality sound and being paid a reasonable rate for both your camera work and your sound work, then have at it. I strongly don't think that exist's and your being paid the same or slightly more to do more work and keep someone from working. Especially now, we all need to share work and there is more than enough for everyone. All these restaurant's where the Cook is the Maitré D, Bus boy, Waiter, Sommelier, Sous Chef? All those restaurants trying to be the real thing, but the real thing, is the real thing. P.S. Can anyone find that YT video about the guy going to diner and negotiating like a producer/DP with the waiter?
  12. I wrote way of topic. So I will start a new thread.
  13. I wish 2020 would pass away. I'm all out of tears. I met him in Vegas a few years back. I had no concept of his achievements. I could tell he was a big deal, he was very polite and cool with me. Eric posted a comment in one of my threads and I noticed immediately.
  14. Oh wow. You gotta see it to believe.
  15. Please let me know if you need help with cable management/fabrication.
  16. Shure probably won't make an RX that fits in a bag in this decade. Yes the Axient stuff sounds excellent but still has a 3MS delay. The delay is in the AD>DA. From what I was told, this wasn't enough of an issue with the current consumers. Shure still always has a place in my kit. Syncing the frequencies between the rack RX and the TX's on the Shure Axient system is a dream... Funny how they used the Shure UR5 RX chassis for all Axient RX's. My next investment will be a Sony wireless system. Same here, but with MAHA's.
  17. Have you compared it to a CMC641_INT Cabled_SD-MM1_A10TX setup? I can't believe the A10TX Pre's compare, but if they do, I would like to hear about it. This might be better for another thread. A10 VS. SD-MM1 Best, D
  18. I might be back end of August. I took a CoV-19 Compliance certification course end of July. I hope the internal battery on my SD664 still holds...
  19. Set something up and see how long it last's. I bet not too long. Going from cold to hot kills most components quickly. Make test recordings and post them here for us to criticize and eviscerate. That criticism will be valuable information. Also be aware that someone hiking/walking that see's this object might steal it. I suggest a laptop cable type lock in addition to a small contact/ info card. Maybe even lie and say "this device has GPS tracking"… Someone else posted asking about same type of project and I suggested an actual outdoor weatherproof microphone. They are used for environmental readings at airports. If you need it, I can scrounge up the link. What I think would be ideal would be a small case that is designed to be ready to use. All the treatment and waterproofing is built into the pelican case so it can all be in one package. Maybe a small apple box sized box, painted to look like the grass and leaves? Play around with gluing leaves and grass to the box. You could have allot of fun with this project. Test the small box in your own backyard using a garden hose! Use a lawn watering device and see how it sounds, make adjustments from there. You might make a perfect enclosure on the first attempt, or you might not... Please show us all pictures of what you come up with! Best, D
  20. The interface look's cool. Perfect size for a spaceship!
  21. I sent back a Rx three times. Got the Rx back, exactly same problem. On the fourth attempt they pulled the " this item is no longer supported" " we don't even have parts in stock anymore". The kicker is that I had to pay out of pocket for the first return. I received a refund after the third return and a long drawn out back and forth with dept head.
  22. Find a Mentor asap. I suggest finding someone in the 695 union and buying them lunch, coffee and showing up 20 minutes early. Or you could be super savvy and email someone to setup a zoom meeting. I bet you would be surprised who would respond and oblige your request. For the Union, 695 is one of them, check your area. Here's the link's. Why Join Link " obtain an application, call Contract Services at (818) 565-0550 or read this page on their web site www.csatf.org/rosters-lists/industry-experience-roster and review their instruction page with a link to the application form here www.csatf.org/rosters-lists/industry-experience-roster. You’ll need to verify days worked with check stubs and a letter from the employer or payroll company."
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