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I made the clip out of a tools holder from the DIY store like the one in the picture. I cutted the two superfluous parts and taped the rest to the connector.

The bag is indeed quite heavy, the empty bag weighs almost 2 kg (4.4lbs) with harness and therefore certainly a lot more than a FEATHER RIG, but what I appreciate about the bag is the storage space it offers (microkeyboard, lavalier tools, spare batteries, leatherman) and the protection against weather, shocks and dirt. These features are particularly useful for documentarys with a lot of movement, outdoor where I am the only one responsible for the sound. The flexibility regarding additional transmitters/receivers also suits me very well Of course, it is important to have a suitable carrying system for the job in question. Depending on the application, I use: Orca Harness OR-40 or a very light custom harness or sometimes even a shoulder harness.

Main bag with: - SD833 with AES-XL - Wisycom MCR54 - Audioroot powerdistro - Audioroot eSmartbatteries (bottom of bag) - Sennheiser G4 TX for camera / director - wireless micro keyboard Small details: headphones, boom + MS-stereo connectors on bag outside.

The wisy transmitters don't have a special "2 wire dpa" mode, just one normal "2 wire " mode. In the wisy-transmitter and in the receiver there is the option to invert the phase - and even the SD833 ( and most recorders i know) can invert the phase of incoming channels. So, the solution is quite simple - it's just one more thing to be aware of. But where is the best point in the signal chain for switching ? Switching the phase in the TX would be best when it simultaneously records and transmits (MTP60, MTP61). By inverting the phase of incoming wireless chanels on the SD833 , I would have it permanetly under my control and see the "phase flipped" icon every time I go into channel set-up. I think, first try is with phase reversed in transmitters and a fat yellow sticker on the cases of my lavaliers as reminder.

I did some testing regarding the latency of my Wisycom MCR54 wireless system and discovered an issue on a different topic. The phase position of my miks is not coherent. My DPA 4040 and 6060 deliver an inverted phase. When I align all my microphones with same distance to the sound sorce ( I used a clapperboard ) all my Sennheiser MKH, my VT506 (lavaliers) show the same phase position , but the DPAs are inversed. Is that commmon knowledge I missed till today ? - Seems pretty important to me. Can anyone confirm my findings ? Regarding the latency That's what I found regarding my Wisycom MCR54 based wireless system: 1.6ms for the MTP40 and MTP41 transmitters (ENC compander) 1.8ms for the MTP 60 transmitter (ENS compander) Do you adjust your input delay on set or do you leave it to post ( they will do it anyhow) ? Thanks for replies. Best.

Happy end of a long story. The 8040 came back from Sennheiser today and a first short test is promising that the problem is definitely solved. The note the on the delivery bill reads: - circuit board glued in capsule housing I am glad that this story has found a happy ending, but still a bitter aftertaste remains. I had to send it in 3 times and complain to the department manager about the insufficient repair bevore they really took a deep look at it. @sonyslave : i send in a USB-Stick with Audio examples and a detailed text-description to reproduce the problem but suspect that they did not take the time to listen to soundfiles maybe not even read notes ...

The story continues ... After my complaint mail to Sennheiser, I received a phone call from the head of the SennheiserCustomerCare department. He explained to me that Sennheiser has cancelled all repair centers worldwide and centralized them in Germany. All repair cases now go to Germany via UPS and are handled by technicians. However, these technicians will never contact customers directly for queries, this will again be done via the respective country representatives. He admitted that the whole restructuring still has various problems and that diffuse problem cases (like mine) are poorly handled. He finally suggested to try again and call the defective microphone back to the Sennheiser repair center and examine it in more detail. Now I'm already waiting 5 days for the UPS parcel carrier to pick it up from me - Sennheiser insists on this cumbersome shipping method.

Some additional informations: I have already replaced the preamplifier without success. So the fault is in the microphone module. When moving/shaking, there is no acoustically perceptible noise from the naked ear just in the headphones. I have described the whole situation again to the sennheiser customer service and asked what they suggest for a procedure. Let's see what comes out.

My new MKH8040 (serial no.: 1142022778) has a problem with movements. Even with small movements or position changes, it produces occasional clunking noises. Not too loud but clearly audible in the headphones only. I have sent it to Sennheiser Germany 2 times as a warranty claim and both times it was returned without repair saying "unit within specification". - I suspect they did not open it and they did not contact me before returning it. As owner of several other MKH series microphones (MKH8050, MKH8060, MKH50) I know that the microphones are sensitive to wind and handling noise, but mechanically they are very solid. Does anyone know the problem or has anyone experience escalating the concerns to Senneiser Customer Service? Is there any way to repair the microphone or do I now have to sell the microphone on the second hand market to a victim and hope that it is only used statically? How do you handle it when expensive gear just is not beaving "bulletproof" ? Chris

I work with the Sound Devices 833 and for outdoor i have a MKH8060 with Schoeps CCM8 ontop in a Cinela Basket. A perfect set-up for documetaries where the post-team knows how to treat MS-stereo files ( i deliver them the descreet Mid & Side iso's in addition to the wireless iso's). But for situations where i know the post-team knows absolutely nothing about MS-decoding i want to record (and deliver) a decoded left- and right-stereo. This seems to work only if i send the MS-signal to the Mix L&R with MS-Link switched on and record the Mix. I remember my workflow with the MixPre where it could be set in the menu wether to record the MS-signal decoded or not - seems not to be the case on my 833. Does anybody know a simple way to have the MS-Signal decoded and then recorded without having to send it to the mix (with SD 8 series)? How is your workflow regarding MS-Ambiences recorded simultaniously to regular takes ? chris

The MTP41S definitly has a limiter and it is switchable from menu. Firmware installed : 140_0J. As far as I know there are only 2 restrictions for the MTP41: - the max. RF restriction to 50mw (wich also applies to most MTP40 models) - not usable with 48V adaptor PH48 I love to have the choice of both models.

Wisycom provides a new feature with the newest Firmware 2.0.0. After upgradeing there is a new option under TC SETUP where you can sync the transmitter over bluetooth to a Tentacle sync E. Great improvement on set. No need to look for the proprietaty sync cable for syncing. Just hit the Jam button.

After reading all your advice I decided to do the discussion with 8 table microphones (Sennheiser ME36 gooseneck) and a wireless lavalier for the keynote speaker and leave out the boom. The recorder would have been my SD 833 (with Dougan Automix). This was mainly for the following reasons: - little time to mic people before the discussion / no assistant to help with miking. - my journey by public transport: only as much equipment as I can carry. - no distraction of the speakers by the boom I would have loved to tell you about the rest of this job, but the job was cancelled/postponed 4 days before the event. I will charge 25% of the quote.

Thank you for your answers and advice. To clarify why I come to my proposed solutions: - the discussion round will only last an hour at most - before the discussion round, the participants will hardly be available for miking. The photo session is just before the panel. Final question: Is one PZM microphone in the center of the table better than several gooseneck microphones ? Or both ?

For an upcoming job I will have to record a discussion with 11 participants. It will be filmed with 2 cameras with Timecode-Sync. It is not a live production - so there will be a real post production. Therefore I will deliver a multitrack recording. I have offered two versions: 1. the two main speakers will wear lavaliers (dpa4060) , the rest of the people will be covered with the sound boom (MKH50). 2. the two main speakers will wear a lavalier, the rest of the people will be recorded with table microphones (1 Sennheiser ME36 with small gooseneck per 2 people). Are these acceptable solutions, or which solution would you choose? Thanx for your advices chrisP