LoganSound

There is something hams use called “the signal stick” and it was actually homebrewed by the same guy who created HAMStudy.com - they are really awesome antennae that are flexible but always return to straight position and he revealed in a podcast he used PIANO WIRE to make it. Throw some heat shrink over the top and it should perform really well when cut to the proper length.

I just took these XTAR Lithium-Ion rechargeables for a spin based on a recommendation from r/LocationSound. I did a test vs Eneloop Pros in Lectrosonics SMQVs at 250mW, Eneloops lasted just over 4 hours, XTAR made it 5:45! They are different from previous Lithium Ion offerings in two key ways: 1. No stupid built in USB C port that limits capacity 2. unique (as far as I know) internal circuit that drops voltage to 1.1V before dying so you can get some notification on devices that expect the diminishing voltage of alkalines https://www.amazon.com/Batteries-Charger-XTAR-Lithium-Battery/dp/B0CF8ZNZ33

Update: CL and QL were discontinued last week. https://fohonline.com/featured/yamaha-to-discontinue-cl-and-ql-series-consoles/

I’ll put in another resource, oft-used in live event industry but free: Shure Workbench which allows for location based TV frequency lookup, importing of CSV frequency scans from RF Explorer, and coordination and tracking of frequencies across different parts of production.

I have been meaning to do this for a while because these devices are so damn cool but the anxiety around battery failing one day makes me sad. Fortunately they are not too tricky to get into, and do not over utilize glue! Chips on the board are all shielded, downside is I can't document them, upside is RF shielding. Also interested in modding firmware though I am a total novice so that is going slowly (planning to ask around Def Con in a few weeks for recommendations) https://github.com/LoganSound/Deity-BP-TRX-Repair/tree/main https://imgur.com/a/UUb3bIW Battery Text Reads: AP158 3.7V(10.36Wh) 4.2V 2800mAh

Wanted to follow up after a few months of use post-repair: highly advise anyone who has an issue in the "XLR plug body" simply buy the replacement, it was super simple' two solder points and the mic sounds great again without worrying if I made a mistake that will cost me later.

Well I replaced both inductors and while it works, there is some intermittent scratchiness so I am going ahead and replace the plug body part in entirety, $136 with shipping: https://sennprospares.co.uk/shop/MKH416-and-MKH816-XLR3M-plug-body-complete-p432263720 Will update after I replace, will be interested to see if this has any update to the fit of the XLR C-ring that has always made a little click when moved in mine.

Wow! Great find! I will order those right away!

I just shot a B-A-B test! I didn't nail the proximity but sounds fine to me!

Yeah actually my comment above hinges on the transmitter being able to Jam to another source, which they suggest might be coming around 1:20 : https://youtu.be/Nwh1xYaEf7I?si=6IxKo2TNYuSwiI3G

This may have been posted already but I look forward to grabbing a single transmitter when they release singles (the Go and lower tier are between 80-110 for single TX), the easy WAV transfer to me means this could be a great standalone recorder for small jobs, or maybe a "mail back to me" for shoots where they are planning to shoot some B-roll after sound is cut.

Rohde & Schwartz mailed me this free poster: https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/us/campaigns/rsa/adt/spectrum-poster_253163.html

My trusty (about 15 year old) 416 went scratchy today, intermittently crackling with multiple cables. I had opened it once before so I was curious to take a look and found that one of the two resistors on the input stage had badly corroded (see pic). Sharing this for others, perhaps for my own memory, and to take the comments of those wiser than me: fire away. Notes on opening: -Remove the C-clip from inside the XLR jack with a pair of needle nose tweezers or tiny screwdrivers, while this actually wasn't necessary in this case it's worth noting. -Turn the flathead set screw on the exterior and remove it -Remove the top outer case, the XLR jack assembly does not separate from this microphone without desoldering the two leads between the main board and XLR jack so do not attempt to pull the jacket of the XLR off until these leads are desoldered (or just cut if you are adding new resistors) -And pull out the Phillips head set screw on the underside next to previous set screw hole, now it is safe to pull the XLR jack and sheath away from the body I was able to shift this daughterboard slightly without removing entirely to slide new resistors into place: The old resistor was Brown Black Black Gold: 10 ohms +/-5% After an unsuccessful Google to try to find a matching replacement I opted to try a 10ohm I had around, 5 bands: Brown Black Black Gold Brown: 10ohms +/-1% While conceptually I was fairly confident this would work some threads made me doubt whether it would sound as good, initial results are positive but I may opt to match the remaining resistor at a later date. Resoldered, cleaned some remaining corrosion with DeOxit and an old toothbrush and re-assembled good as new?

Check out this awesome review on Zenith's clicker that used ultrasonic tones for battery free operation! https://www.theverge.com/23810061/zenith-space-command-remote-control-button-of-the-month I wonder if one could design an analog instrument to generate Lectrosonics dweedle tones

I have two Lectrosonics SRAs, one has regular whips and the other has AJM jointed antennae. I am thinking about getting another set of AJMs but I wonder: a. Do they perform as well as whips? b. Is any kind of maintenance required or recommended to maintain the connection/conductivity of the joint?

Does anyone else think this would be a killer cart mixer? 22 mixable channels at 96kHz (16 pre-amps, 8 outs) 18 x 18 USB interface 16 x 16 Dante interface 2 x 2 recording directly to a USB drive A DAW remote mode with transport control and custom control via OSC, USB-MIDI https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/yamaha-dm3s-22-channel-digital-mixer-overview/

As far as the comms line, how about a mic inside a headset? Non-invasive and you can "loom" the wires with tape every 6" to where the recorder and jacks meet. Pit suits look so heavy to me I wouldn't think inside is an option and you will want to get as close to mouth as possible to overcome noise, maybe collar area? Oh and I would think you would have to get RF cleared, probably submitting your blocks to a frequency coordinator so they can assign them and they might label your transmitters as legal for the day, this is what I've seen in other sports

This file was not from a BP-TRX (though I do own two I haven't had this issue) it was from a Skype recorder so it didn't have timecode either, can't say whether wavfix would recover the timecode or not.

Hey much later I know, but I recently had a client send me a 0:00 duration wav and I was able to close the file with the free and open source wavfix inside 5 minutes from hitting the download button, just download, drag and drop. Hope it helps, corruption sucks at all levels 😅

A client sent me a 45 minute interview that was opening up as 0:00 in Windows Media Player, Audacity and VLC, I popped it into Audition and it said "Metadata was found in the file but is corrupted and could not be read" so I grabbed wavfix dragged my wav onto the exe, it said: > Processing '****' | [w] Wrong RIFF size: 0000000000 B + 8 [file size: 0355004130 B;] | Current file structure : | ====================== | <fmt > chunk [offset: 0000000012; size: 0000000018 + 4 + 4;] | <data> chunk [offset: 0000000038; size: 0000000018 + 4 + 4;] | [NULL] chunk [offset: 0000000064; size: 0355004066 + 0 + 0;] | | [i] Checking <data> chunk.. | | A block of 355004066 unknown bytes comes after <data> chunk. | | Assume those are audio data. Merging them with <data> chunk.. | | done. | | Recovered file structure : | ======================== | <fmt > chunk [offset: 0000000012; size: 0000000018 + 4 + 4;] | <data> chunk [offset: 0000000038; size: 0355004084 + 4 + 4;] | | [i] Saving repaired file to '****' and just like that I had a perfect 46:13 wav file! 😌

Do you have the TalentCell that also has the yellow 9V port? I use that reliably with my SRb, with what I believe is a pretty normal DC cable

Friday I did a tape sync for BBC and used a 416 to a Zoom F8 as primary and the V-Mic D3 through the Deity BP-TRX as backup (it was also about 5" further from interviewee), applied a slight low boost to V-Mic in post: MKH416 vs V-Mic D3 on YouTube obviously clarity with the 416 is better but I was surprised how passable the backup was for a sub-$100 mic

I've had these a couple weeks and I will say the wireless penetration makes it difficult to trust as a wireless on body mic unless you are counting on syncing body pack record in post, however as timecode box and camera hop or producer iem I think maintaining line of sight will be workable on small productions. Firmware suggestion for @Andrew From Deityin USB mode it would be great to turn off microphone input monitoring - I work in broadcast and a lot of our talent at home setups have Shure MV8 boxes for mic and IFB, this could fill a similar niche for broadcast or podcasting but needs the option to not hear yourself in the headphone mix (of course could use system output but the convenience of having both on your hip would be great)

I like MediaHuman Audio Converter have used it for years

@Andrew From DeityWhen you called the BP-TRX an “ARM computer with audio I/O” my mind immediately went to putting it on a Dante network. You might consider if there’s interest in pursuing a firmware update to support it with a USB-C gigabit network adapter, people are pretty fanatical about Dante devices right now…