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having recorded it, not ''really'' listening... i find it now a bit ''trancey'' i have now retired. i have recorded from abba to zz top and even performed with both from my dear, dear , missed friend bowie to orchestral beethoven at least, for me; music is as i like and ''too hell'' with ''in a monastery garden'' that i grew up with holding a thorn in between my teeth to get stereo from my 78's!
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one of my 4.2's was running about 20ips , irrespective of speed switch. no , it was not in f fwd.fault traced to poor gold split connections to the speed control board at rear.. unsrew the 2 screws securing the 2 green plugs and gently, with a jewellers screwdriver, prise each split gold pin , slightly wider, to ensure a better tight fit. this cured the problem.
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1/4 Track Playback Head On A Nagra IV-S
ALVIN replied to Nicholas West's topic in Technical Reference
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1/4 Track Playback Head On A Nagra IV-S
ALVIN replied to Nicholas West's topic in Technical Reference
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yes chris , very similar to what i did. 2 lavs were just too much background noise. the trouble was ; it started raining and one of the arris fell off the bonnet (hood) !!!!! the 'talent' kept driving! same shoot where i got soaked to the skin, even wearing the ''proper'' clothing, the batteries went flat in the nagra and we had to share r/mic channels with the independents , just up the road not a good day !
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A guide to recording spatial audio for 360-degree video
ALVIN replied to ronmac's topic in Technical Reference
yes mike , i agree. i have before and since being offered a similar job , been experimenting with 4x cardioids , which is basically the same , less expensive , but far , far more fragile. they work... yes ok, even very good . The likely hood of one being displaced negates this use. each one being at 90 degrees to each other. go for the soundfield! -
Recording audio for high intensity work outs with an even sound
ALVIN replied to joshneal's topic in Technical Reference
is there ''workout'' music going on simultaneously? this i have found , if very hevilly compressed is a major problem. much better , of course if one can provide and control ones own. eg synch playback. but beware over compression ...!!!!!! it may sound ok on the shoot , but after editing it can sound both dreadful and tireing. -
my 'pocket' on this?... i just sold all my 416'es and bought ecm 925p's notice i did not say them in the same breath! no doubt the 416 are very very good especially in increment weather and not only 'industry standard' but i was able to buy the crew an amazing dinner with the change yes over $800 change !!!!!!! thats a lot , for me just do not get the ecm 925p's wet and it really does not matter if you loose them on location as i have
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hi a quick 'n' easy ''bodge'' i just found is putting a cap in the + of an xlr carrying t 'phantom. this permits dynamic , whilst lowering levels
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testing... one of my ''better'' recordings is with derek and clive ; alias peter cook and dudley moore.. i was in lime grove dubbing theatre 2, upstairs; when who should come in, but those two...! so quickly i put up 3k of 16mm magstock and ran. i had made the correct decision , as it was obvious they were both ''on form''.... 3 lots later , we realised they were becoming, and us , a 'little exhausted'' so refreshments were ordered. they were in the comentry booth , with a mic i still have, a bi-directional 27volt sennheiser , when t'was said .. ''could be getting fainter'' as they were both on the floor by this time....!... then ''testing , testing'' followed by the most enormous belch and simultaneous fart.....! the recoding made history. luv em or loathe them ... most find them incredibly funny. alvin ; aka patrick; aka ''hugh strain''
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must be a thread?... i cdn't find it. severe .. and i mean very severe above zero noise on my nt2a was ..in fact damp! as everyone says... but this was harsh , clicky. even intermittent. cured by dismantling and separating the 2 capsules so the rears eg insides are exposed then placing 30cms from radiant tungsten halogen heater for 4 hours. reassemble , use correct length screws!!!!!, mark which capsule is front... phenomenal diffeerence!
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hi.not sure i'm in the right place.on this forum.. but extreemly noisey.. i mean> zero level as when normally working... was in fact... damp this staggered me! cured by separating the 2 capsules and drying over 4 hours then re-assembling results.. perfect
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just replaced the feed = rewind belt with the correct one... wow ; what a difference! it works. but when recording , listening on monitor output on headphones and before; on the b/a press button the volume is ok , but on after the volume drops 20dB . its got me beat... i've been trying to fault find for 9 hours now. any ideas , please anyone?????? i've replaced the b/a single pole double throw switch.. it wasn't that ! oh one more thing. does the 111 have 3 belts? i only see 2, there was a smaller belt in the spares i bought serial is pho 68 12802
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for u.k = as was = now great britain... there is no uk.. check out ''ofcom'' website it was all under review due to the new digital btw ireland are a law unto themselves... it used to be very free = lenient.. ''anything goes''... do not know these days
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sounds like '' the beginning of the end'' or hopefully'' the end of the beginning'' we lost epsom, stoneleigh, kingston, leatherhead, dorking, sutton then re-gained epsom
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WELL DONE WHEN I 'GOT' MY CREDIT; THEY GOT MY NAME WRONG !!!!!!!
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DITTO... !!!!!! H E L P !!!!!! SEEMS THERE ARE ''HIDDEN '' NAGRA 111 MANUALS I'VE FOUND 3 DIFFERENT ONES THIS WEEK
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my nagra 111 has identicakl ''loss'' on playback on monitoring output, also on hi-fi record when in ''after'' on the b/a switch. seems mine =may?= have been modified????? any ideas please its loosing about 20dB S/N PHO 6812802 I'VE DEGAUSSED AND SCRUBBED HEADS WITH J&J COTTON BUDS WITH ISOPROPYL ALCHOHOL
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HI; U NEED CHAT WITH ''EVERT DRIJVER'' = PE1AUK...IF HE HAS RECOVERED FROM COVID...WE SPENT A G E S DESIGNING/ MAKING AND TESTING. A FEW YEARS BACK. RESULTS WERE EXCELLENT.HE WAS IN GRONINGEN IN THE NETHERLANDS... OWNER OF DRIJVER ENGINEERING . I LAST HEARD FROM HIM ABOUT A YEAR AGO. HOPE HES OK.WIND SOCKS.. HE DOESNT CALL THEM THAT, WERE HIS FORTE...
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IF YOU NEED REPLAY IN SYNCH YOU SHALL NEED A SYNCHRONISER AND 1VOLT OUTPUT ON THE POWER SUPPLY ... 60 HZ? .. AS IN THE ORIGINAL ATN2 12 TO 24 VOLT IS OK DO NOT USE THE ATN 3 FOR THE 4.2 AS IT IS 27 VOLTS OH BTW ... HAS ANYONE A 'SPARE' TACHO UNIT FOR THE NAGRA 111.. THEY COULD SELL ME? PLEASE. ITS THE 3RD ALLOY BOX TO THE LEFT.. ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE M/C WHEN OPENED. MINE IS MISSING RUNS ABOUT 60 IPS AS A RESULT ... OOPS!!!!!!
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SO ..IN SHE SMILES... I'M HERE TO DO THE NN VOICE OVER FOR TONITE''.. OK I SAID... SAT HER DOWN, IN THE BOOTH... WENT BACK TO RECORD ROOM '' CAN YOU GIVE ME A BIT FOR LEVEL, PLEASE'' SOUNDED ABYSMAL !!!!!!... SIBILANT OR WHAT....!!!!!! WENT TO DESK... EQ FLAT...OK.. WENT INTO BOOTH ASKED HER, POLITELY' TO ''READ A BIT MORE'' SHE WAS LIKE THAT !!!!!! AMAZING I APPOLOGISED AND SAID SORRY BUT YOUR VOICE IS WAY TO SIBILANT SHE WAS NOT WEARING FALSE TEETH EITHER...!!!!! PHONED PRODUCTION AND HASTILY THEY FOUND SOMEONE ELSE!
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I'VE JUST LEARNT ''A LOT'' ABOUT EARLY NAGRA 111'S , BY READING THE ABOVE. I'M RESTORING A '67 ; JUST COMPLETED A '68. NO PICS, BUT I HAD ONE ETCHED ''PRILLY LAUSANNE'', WHICH I SHOULD HAVE KEPT. I WORKED IN SOUND TRANSFER FOR = TOO LONG= BUT ON A TERRY AND JUNE SHOOT I NOW AM FAMED FOR BEING A ''TV TRAINING'' OUTAKE AS WHEN POLLING I FALL BACKWARDS THROUGH A ROSE BUSH !.. JUST CHANGING MY NAME BACK TO WHAT IT SHOULD BE ''PATRICK LEE'', YES ALSO WKD AT LIME GROVE ON NATIONWIDE