Neil Mc

A great combo ! I'm sure you'll love it. I had forgot about the patent issue with the US version of the R4+ as well. That M2D2 is fantastic for all sorts of uses.

Let the man live! hahah He's already informed us he wants to splash out from all the savings of living drug free . As a R4+ plus user I can report it sounds beautiful ( better to my ear than my previous 664) and is an excellent choice for portable recordings of music.

They can be assigned as either gain for inputs or faders to the mix tracks yes, not a mix of both. But! If you use a 2 channel receiver they don't really become "useless" no. The individual pots can still be freely assigned as faders for any track (or combo of multiple tracks) to the mix. Also the pots can be used as push buttons for different shortcuts (solos, timecode page, arm tracks , name tracks etc. etc. )

Curious how these have held up since being released into the wild. They have many nice features, but can handle the physical abuse that the Denecke's do on a daily basis??

A thing of beauty!

Just saw some go up on Trew consignment.

I've got this setup from MBHO that I was planning to sell if you're interested. It sounds great but I ended up with a second MKH50 so it doesn't get used anymore. Condition is excellent. I'm based in Canada. Here's what I've got: MBHO MBP 604 N MBHO KA 500 HN Hyper Card Capsule. MBHO KA 200 N Cardiod MBHO ARTICULATING KNEE

I'm still using the solice mini OSA sold me up here in Canada! It has a fine life on a rastorder cart teathered to a 664 and works great in that setup. Codyman! Turn arounds on your DB25's are no problem at all. They shouldn't affect the signal. Power wise, if you're using the BDS on a cart I'd just get a custom cable made up. It's a simple job and if your looking at Remote Audio then I'm sure Trew Audio or any other sound spots near you can make one up. You could also buy the remote audio one you mentioned and just add another length of 4pin power male/female between.

Also a R4+ user here. Pretty sure it is firmware difference between the versions.

I use the A10's as well and in my experience they definitely benefit from using an external antenna. I use sharkfins and the difference is very clear. I haven't done any tests with my smaller dipoles but in my very unscientific but experience based hunch... they will help you yes. Also if you can afford the antenna splitter it's a tool that will always benefit you. Being able to setup a powered antenna 100 feet away to feed all your receivers can make your life much easier in tricky setups or in times of pandemic where you can't be in the same room etc. etc.

I see, I see. Any of the products made by PSC or Audio Wireless are professional quality and will work for you. These guys also make quality splitters: https://www.gothamsound.com/product/62-dual-channel-active-antenna-splitter

This works well, coupled with whatever antennas you want. Small dipole's for the bag, shark fins for the cart. https://professionalsound.com/specs/six_pack.html

A thing of beauty!

Depending on how much equipment you need, sound mixer Daniel Chu Owen lives in Nairobi and owns his own kit. Unsure if he normally rents it out but it's an option if you're stuck or need backups while there. He's a good friend of mine from when we both lived and worked in the UK. A good man and actually first taught me location sound recording!!

Just curious if the camera department was using wireless headsets when you were experiencing the interference? We're using an identical setup here and had some terrible howling interference from the ClearCom headsets the camera department was using. If the director was near the DP's in video village it was terrible. Haven't heard interference that bad in many years of using the setup, but hey always something new to tackle!