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  1. Hey Guys,

     

    I'm increasingly being asked by one of my clients for delivering a 2.1 stereo mix, but also with separate stems for dialogue and music/effects...

     

    How normal is this? And anyone know why they might want it? For me I find it a right pain tbh!

     

    Any thoughts?

     

    Thanks

     

  2. Guys I'm finding this works best: I pop the bag on the cart for 40% of the day, and 40% of the other times it perches on whatever nearby surfaces/floor, then I'm only wearing it for the final 20% that I'm really running around (say with a steady cam). Saves my back hugely!

    17 hours ago, JonG said:

    I find that the popular bags today with rigid frames are a big culprit in bag weight. Which is why for a long time I chose to use the PortaBrace bag that came with my 633. However, it was really annoying because the left side of the mixer would always sag down into the bag, making mixing difficult with the small faders. Then I saw another mixer using a Condor bag that he had modified, and that ended up being my preferred bag until this day. Its weighs virtually nothing and is less than $30:

     

    Condor Deployment Bag (Black, 12... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003W96GG8?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

    Thanks for sharing this Jon, looks great!

  3. Hey Guys,

     

    I often use a pair of NT5's plugged into channels 1 and 2 of my 833 with balanced cables in XY for recording ambiance. I find that they quite often pick up interference from mobiles/radios with beep beep beep data noises.

     

    Has anyone else had this issue? Did you resolve it? Any recommended ambiance mics that don't do this?

     

    Thanks

  4. On 8/12/2022 at 5:15 PM, tourtelot said:

    There are lots of "boxes" that will convert AES to Dante.  Those won't integrate you 833 into the network but it will allow you to use it as a Dante bit bucket.

    I think you hit the nail on the head here, I guess if you want dante, it has to be integrated into the recorder.

     

    On 8/20/2022 at 7:11 AM, IronFilm said:

     you can get the XL-AES and get 8 more AES inputs. (which is what I do)

    This is how I get AES also. (although still saving up for wireless that actually supports AES!)

  5. Hey All,

     

    This isn't for a specific gig, just thinking generally and wondering if anyone else has cool setup for this. Has anyone tried implementing there 833 into Dante networks, perhaps with AES to Dante converters?

     

    I bought my 833 with XL-AES about 8 months ago, and now I'm recently discovering Dante, and I'm sad that the 833 doesn't natively link with it. :(

     

    Anyone got any cool ideas?

     

     

     

  6. Hey Guys,

     

    Just thought I'd update you and anyone else reading this thread. I've taken into account all of your advise and done the following:

    • Re soldered some of my wires to reduce unused cable length and adapters (thus reducing weight)
    • Switched my receivers to be powered by bag battery rather than individual batteries
    • Bought the KShrn3 Harness (which works a treat, but is tricky to take on and off)
    • Started putting the bag down more often and carrying it less
    • Build a small diy cart for plopping it down into when out and about

    All of this has worked a real treat, I no longer have severe back pain when leaving set!

     

    You can see a picture of the DIY cart attached, nothing fancy at all, but does help a lot with lugging round gear and saving your back!

     

    Thanks

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  7. 1 hour ago, Constantin said:

    Rycote has the advantage of being fairly modular and universal, so each rig can easily be adapted to new situations. This comes at the expense of better mic isolation and possibly wind protection. 

    Cinela has the advantage of making each mount specifically for every microphone which comes at the expense of adaptibility. However, you can get the suspension needed for the MS rig and swap that out for the mono suspension - as I understand it. Not sure how it works with the cabling and all, but it is possible. Send Cinela an email. They are very responsive and helpful

    Thanks Constantin, I've tried scouring google for their website/contact details, but couldn't find them... am I being a numpty, or are they impossible to find?

  8. Hey Guys,

     

    Thinking of getting a Cinela Pianissimo for my MKH8060. I'd like the option to add Mid/Side later on, so was wondering if any existing cinela users could tell me how they setup?

     

    Do you have two different mounts/lyres and you switch between the mounts and cables when going from Mono to MS?

     

    Is it even possible to buy the mounts seperately later on?

     

    Thanks

  9. Hey Ya'll!

     

    This is something that's been discussed on here before, but it doesn't seem to be recent, so I wondered if anyone has any new information!

     

    It'd be great to have a dipole attached to harness/headphones. I've had a whip stuck up there for a couple months and its been working great, but I'm aware that the lack of ground plane is probably stopping it reaching the full potentially. Today I've bongo-tied a SNA600 up, but its very rigid, and I'm worried about poking someones eye out when I lav them up.

     

    Does anyone know of any flexible dipoles? Or if there is a way to attach two flexi-whips together to make a half-length dipole? Something to get up and out of the bag by being attached to the harness?

     

    Thanks

  10. 2 hours ago, JonG said:

    If you charge less when moving to a new area you’ll be seen as someone moving in to undercut and undermine an established industry and economy. You will surely create enemies right away, and likely have a really hard time getting a foothold in that area. In our industry, your colleagues are your best resource, not your competition. 

    Agreed!

  11. 6 hours ago, JonG said:

     Charge their rates and hold the line on numbers in that area, be a pillar to your sound community, and you’ll have fast friends. 

    Some great advice, thanks Jon, couldn't agree more about rates... although glad you mentioned it because I guess the initial reaction might be to start with a lower price when you move, but you are right, better to make sure you look after the people already there!

  12. Hey Guys,

     

    So I've been self employed for about 4 years now, living in the countryside, and I've built up a real nice bunch of contacts. Problem is that for various reasons I'd like to move to a city, potentially in a different country... either-way, quite a long way from where I am now.

     

    I'm thinking of taking on some projects back here sometimes, but realistically I suspect it won't take long for the network I've built up to fall apart. So I'd need to build a new network of people fast!

     

    I just wondering if any of you had experience with moving long distances as either a sound recordist, post-production soundie, or music composer? Would be great to hear your 2 cents based on your own experiences.

     

    Thanks guys!

     

  13. Hey Guys,

     

    I'm finding my rig weighs a ton! Clocking in around 7kg.... my back has been killing me this week, so I've just ordered the Ktek Kshrn3 stingray harness.

     

    I'm curious, how much do your bags weigh? Is mine just silly heavy? Any pointers for keeping bag weight down?

     

    Thanks!

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