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Mattias Larsen

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  1. Picked up mixassist recently for my old mp6 to do those small gigs that doesnt require so many inputs or routing. Happy to see it get a new life.
  2. At this point I am happy that I am working in the German market. Ups and downs as allways, but quite a few good offers even tho I feel there are more uncertainties in the air. On the other hand, my Swedish collegues seems to be out of work more than usual. Some large streaming services and tv channels are struggling economically are pausing or cutting portions of their productions.
  3. Antenna diversity I think as per youtube answers from Deity
  4. https://www.sciencealert.com/spacexs-starlink-satellites-are-leaking-radiation-scientists-confirm
  5. Havent experienced that, but there can be bleed inbetween the channels IF the corresponding TX is not turned on.
  6. "SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union, says more of its members are flagging contracts for individual jobs in which studios appear to claim the right to use their voices to generate new performances. A recent Netflix contract sought to grant the company free use of a simulation of an actor’s voice “by all technologies and processes now known or hereafter developed, throughout the universe and in perpetuity.” Netflix said the language had been in place for several years and allowed the company to make the voice of one actor sound more like the voice of another in case of a casting change between seasons of an animated production." https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/29/business/media/writers-guild-hollywood-ai-chatgpt.html
  7. I know its not everything, but 18dba noisefloor on the fig8 makes it a hard sell compared to Ambient/Sennheiser/Schoeps.
  8. This kind of ticks most of the same boxes as my beloved Wisycom MTP60 which took me many years to afford, probably at a fraction of the price. And sounds like deity might just beat wireless TC jam by a hair (as wisy demoes tentacle integration at this moment). Not really a fan of 3.5mm locking (especially the microdot adapters). If the reception is alright and they do a light phantom transmitter with good preamps, I might be intruiged to get one as cam hop/retire my lectro boom. Verdict is yet to be out. Preamps and range from previous wireless packs have not been high end. How will it compare in tough environments vs Wisy/Lectro etc. Maybe im expecting too much and a more fair comparison would be the new digital sennheiser evolution.
  9. https://www.soundonsound.com/news/reynolds-type-4-ambisonics-microphone Just strumbled opon this in my news feed. The pricing and specs looks decent (if availible without massive import tax to eu due to brexit). Does anyone have firat hand experience with Reynold mics?
  10. Not more than 2nd hand information from people the Wisycom User FB group that have been talking with dealers, so all rumours at this point. Sure, that doesnt sound like a bad idea. Maybe worth having a look at used SK2000s then as well. Same mic connector as your Wisys. For sennheiser IFB, its worth scouting for 2nd hand deals on EK1038/39, if your lucky they can be had dirt cheap. I had all my sennheiser antenna modded at this point. Its not a big difference, but you can swap antennas that directors have been sitting on more easily and remote the antenna which can be helpful on for example car to car stuff with a magnetic mount.
  11. I would also say a 2nd recorder is great. I have a mixpre6 and a mixpre10. Mostly the MP10 are getting used lately. But the MP6 without bag is super small, so it is always with me in the front pocket of my backpack. Never had to replace the mp10 in a shoot thankfully, but I pulled it up as an additional recorder when we were suddenly shooting two cameras inside and outside of a car at the same time without any warning. Because I had a tentacle to spare and got the MP6 rig up and running quickly, we could get the action inside and outside the car and later on a bus with multiple perspectives. I agree with others.. Thats not a bad kit at all for starting out. I have similair flavoured kit (with more redundancy for everything), but for me it took many many years to get to that level. What I would suggest would maybe be: - Timecode (there are rumours that Wisycom and Tentacle are in talks, so maybe they develop something to remote sync TC in the future) - IFBs (Whatever is most used in your area, so you can add additionals or rent out). - 2nd mkh50 and 2nd boompole. If you have the luxury to get offscreen dialouge or 2 talents for sitdown interviews with the same model of mic, thats golden. - Some clamps (magic arm, dinkum), boombuddy or similair. - Straps for various placements. But keep in mind, more than anything. You need to get the ball rolling and work. I wish I was working more with other sound people when I started out. Some of the best lessons are when working for more experienced mixers and you pick up a trick every once in a while. Good luck on your journey
  12. I absolutely agree! Its mindblowing they made the UCR411 for 20 years and wireless performance is "up there" with the best of today. I am fairly happy with Lectro boom/Wisy talent and Sennheiser for IFB and some backup channels. I think there is something to be said of having the bulk of wireless in the same brand to make coordinating frequencies easier. Wish I stepped up from my Sennheisers earlier, but hey, I dont beat myself over it. It feelt that a new generation of wireless was on the verge of being launched so I waited and waited and I took a deep breath and ordered the MTP60s and MCR54 when they were released as they checked about everything I could think of. If the 4ch lectro would be in the talks last year, I would have considered it but still think wisy has the edge if I were to pick from scratch. Lectro lacks the last bells and whistles, but they just work (digital hybrid that is). In the meanwhile the paint of the wisys have started to peel off, but I dont have to worry about frequencies at all. Recording on SD, but the reception is so good so I dont really have to pull the cards anyways.
  13. How would the power consumption compare between the two systems?
  14. Yeah defenitely. Looks like a dream for cart work, especially if loaded with 16 channels. Half the size compared to a wisy rack which is already insanely compact. That said, the Wisy or Zax solutions seems to have the edge for lightweight bag solutions if weight is the top priority at a cheaper cost. Exciting to see all of the wireless companies push the boundaries over the last two years.
  15. It looks very nice, but is also kind of heavy at 1.27kg if you "only" use 8 channels.
  16. They look small and cute. Just a nudge wider than SSM. I guess you cant use them as boom TXes, that would be too good to be true and I havent found any documentation of availible mic modes. Everything else looks spot on.
  17. Here is my humble little setup: UH400A for wireless boom, 4 MTP60s, two G3 TX with EK1038/39 recievers for monitoring.
  18. @Spin360 Thats slick! What do you use as antenna combiner for the Lectros?
  19. My favorite that I have used so far is the Rycote one. The ones I have personally on the poles for now since it is much cheaper is the Aliexpress knockoff of the Ambient. Its okey, but the Rycote is pretty foolproof to operate.
  20. So just FYI. I ran the MTP60 at max gain settings and screamed into a DPA4060. Sounded horrible on the recording of course, but it was indeed 32 bit float (float was not advised in the manual, so had to give it a try that it was not just a gimmick as with rode) and it was possible to pull down the gain in post, so that is a bit of a safety net if talents get super loud and we mess up the levels at our recorder we can in worst case pull the cards.
  21. I use both occasionally. 6 series recorders every once in a while if production has it in-house and prefers it, whilst I do majority of my work on a Mixpre10. I have a 6 as well, but found the quasi dual media and balanced output to be something I used every once in a while. But the main reason why I often pick the 10 over the 6 is that I have only got the mixassist plugin purchased for the 10 and it was a long time that you couldn't do sound reports on the 6 (but that is appearently added in latest firmware). If you find yourself writing notes its nice to have the 633s phrase list, its easier to change monitor mode, the faders are smoother and easier to change if you need to have a one handed operation and you have mixassist/daugan without the need to buy a separate plugin. XLR out might be convenient if you want to feed cameras with sound. Its "heavy" tho. I swore over a production last week that insisted to use their kit. I rather be a lite bit crippled and save my back. Vs Not sure about exact numbers, but it felt like a few times heavier when the bag is taken into account as well. I guess it could also be useful to think if you can put the bag down during your gigs or it has to be worn when you make a decision about which recorder to bring.
  22. I have heard similar ballpark figures, or less at higher output levels. Guess a full sized TX should come out eventually. Its allways something. I invested in the new Wisys and while most things are amazing, size and weight is not one of them, so pick your poison I guess. In any case, I am really impressed by all the steps manufacturers are taking for wideband, filtering options and making the signal strenght better.
  23. I love to see all the RF companies step up their game significantly over the last 2-3 years. So does the A20 Mini already have 470-1525 MHz available to go along with the A20 RX? Pretty neat if so.
  24. I have only used them 3 days in the field so far. What has surprised me a bit has been "bleed" from tx to multiple rx channels if they are tuned tight and the corresponding channels TX is not on. If the corresponding TX is on but muted, there is no bleed from other channels, so its probably not much of an issue in practice if everything is up and running. Seems as my unit wasnt loaded with all freq charts, so might be better once I have looked into that. The somewhat heavy MTP60 is a lot less intrusive than I thought it would be. Had interviewees two days in a row that forgot they were wearing a mic, so it cant be that bad in normal circumstances in lets say docu work, but may be a challenge for some outfits in narrative filmmaking. The guide for the app is out, so it should be fairly close. Appearently TC is still a bit off in latest FW, so I havent updated yet. Been very stable radio link on 20mw so far. Only dropout I have had was when talent went to a break two houses apart, and only ever so slightly. It will be dope when all the bells and whistles come together, but until then, it does the fundamentals really good.
  25. Just got my bundle yesterday. The auto set seems promising. I scanned a big group and MCR54 seems pretty good at selecting 4 channels with low noisefloor within a 32mhz range. Looking forward for when you can remotely deploy to all channels at the same time.
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