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. 

8 minutes ago, The Documentary Sound Guy said:

If you aren't recording for film, most of the recorders we you list are overkill for you.  We use them because the suit our very particular workflows, not because the audio quality is thousands dollars better than the rest.

For what you are doing, I'd probably pick whichever Sound Devices MixPre has the right number of channels for you and call it a day.  Or, buy a used 6-series Sound Devices recorder or Zaxcom Nomad could get you an excellent quality machine in a single package for a good price.  And if the 552/F6 is working for you, stick with that ... none of the others are much of an upgrade in audio quality.  You'll get better quality from doing more recordings and improving your technique, not from new equipment.  When you have enough experience that you need a particular piece of equipment to solve a particular problem, that is when it's worth forking out the money for some obscure piece of expensive equipment.  Until you have the experience to know what you need, you are probably just wasting your money.

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. 

On 5/24/2021 at 6:02 AM, Bems said:

Thank you Neil. The AS-62 looks great. I think that one fits my bag perfect. 

 

Does anyone have Any experiences going from wips to betso bowtie on the a10s?( or other small dipoles)  How much more range do you get? Or do i need to go to sharkfins to notice a improvement ? (with only two recievers)

 

 

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. 

2 hours ago, Bems said:

Thank you Neil for the suggestion. I have a Sonosax r4+ and I am making a small custom bag to keep the size and weight as low as possible. The six pack would be to big.  

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

19 hours ago, DanieldH said:

Sonosax announced a not so super- but minislot module

 

https://www.sonosax.ch/sononews-april-2021/

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!! 

On 1/24/2021 at 8:49 AM, Corrado said:

Hi everyone ! I'm about to start a job in Kenya and I've been told that there are no rental houses there . Does anyone know if there are nearby areas provided with a well equipped audio rentals that can ship gear ? Thank you very much 

On 12/13/2020 at 11:57 AM, soundbwoy said:

I've been using a BST-75 for years without ever thinking about it.  I have 12, 216 receivers tuned to ch 41 and they've worked perfectly until recently.  I am working on a big set with lots of other rf from various departments and the director has complained that he experiences loud intermittent squealing while he is on set.  I want to change the channel to let's say 44, because I know that another mixer has had success in a very similar situation with that channel at that location with virtually the same equipment from all departments.  What do the 10 switch positions translate to on the channels of the receivers?  

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! 

14 hours ago, Johnny Karlsson said:

Hey snd,

I know it’s a few years ago now, but I may have something coming up there soon...

What did you find in terms of frequency blocks working well/ not so much in Cabo?

 

- or anyone else who would like to jump in and share some experiences here?

I was also down there using Block 21 without any problems. 

Cameraman I was with also more or less forced to pay bribes after minor problem with carnet... Seems to be the norm with the customs gang there. 

I can highly recommend Daniel Chu Owen !  
He is an experienced sound recordist and boom op. 
He was my first mentor in the world of sound recording and relocated from the UK to Nairobi a couple years ago. 

danielchuowen@gmail.com

Hey Jurg, nice to see the R4+ being used out in the wild.

I've been interested in the machine as well. I live in Toronto here so one of my main questions was how using the touch screen would fair in extreme cold and snow and operating it wearing gloves.

Any issues with it on your job in the snowy Alps? 

Ive got 4 LR-400's I use in addition to Comteks when I need some unexpected extras.  I find the sound quality to be a little worse than the Comteks in this setup, but good enough for reference and I've never had any complaints or comments about them.  Bought them 2nd hand on Ebay as an experiment really and no complaints so far considering the price. 

RIchard, the SX-AD8 which is a modular attachment to this, is what you're describing I think. Add's 8 mic pre's and faders. 

Hi guys, just checking to see if by some stroke of luck there happen to be any boom op's living in Sault Saint Marie , Ontario on here. 

Looking for someone to help on an indie feature shooting in October. 

Looking for a sound mixer based in Vancouver to cover for myself on a two or three day doc style shoot, tentatively in early August.  The other crew are flying in from Toronto. 

Should be fairly straight forward, for past jobs we've been following a few chef's on their day to day tasks as well as some interview-ey type stuff.  

Best of all the camera man and director are great people and very easy going. Fun will be had.

Let me know and I'll pass on your info!

Neil McIntyre

-  neil.mcint AT gmail DOT com

Another Cl6'less user here with no plans to add it. 

Currently using the portabrace option which works well but could defitinely be improved.

Amazing recording. Nicely done. 

NeilMc: " good to hear they are well made units "

they are Nagra's...what did you expect..

Well, I suppose I expected the same. But without having used or heard much about them it is all guess work! Better to ask for real life opinions.