Sound Intuition

I agree, there has been a TX out for almost 5 years from the competition that can put out 48V and get better battery time for $400 less. I do currently own two SSM's and have had trouble with sweat in the past so the water resistance is an improvement. We don't have to worry now with costumes doing wet downs or an actor going 10-1 and dropping the TX where it should never go.

The Strike Is Over! SAG-AFTRA & Studios Reach Deal On New Three-Year Contract

All things must pass. Lectro announced today they have offically discontinued the venerable 411A due to obsolete parts no longer being available. It was a work horse in the industry for many years. When all else would fail you could always reach for the 411.

Is anybody using the RF Explorer with OS Catalina 10.15.7 ? The RF Venue site says the latest software version for the Explorer is not compatable with Catalina and wants you to download VirtualBox to use it. I think you can also download Touchstone Pro and use it with the latest Software. If you are just using it to do a location survey the $50 for the Pro version might not make sense. I see there is the standard version of Touchstone which is free but seriously lacking in features. Any suggestions for a first time user would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Even though I never got to meet Eric face to face I considered him not only a incredible wealth of knowledge for all things sound but a friend. I was lucky enough to have been able to chat with Eric every weekend for the last several years. I would recomend people watch the podcast posted here from Joseph Boyle and inspired by Rachel Cameron about Eric. He will be missed. "And you do What"?

Here is what Fremantle is planning in Australia to come out of the covid pandemic. I was on a Fremantle show when we were ordered to shut down. I'm not sure what they mean by dividing the studio space into quadrants. Does that mean different stages? No way you can shoot with three crews on one stage and get it locked up. We used 4 large stages on our show. So does that mean one crew per stage? I don't think many shows could triple the crew size. Also no mention of how to handle the use of puting wires on actors. https://deadline.com/2020/04/neighbours-resumes-production-australia-coronavirus-guidelines-safety-plan-1202913780/maz/

I would love to have a mid week chat along with our regular weekend one. Nothing but time these days.

John. You never cease to amaze me with your wealth of knowledge.

I just finished 76 days with the Venice and never had a problem with the TC. I used the Denecke JB1 and camera left it plugged in at all times. We even left it on the steadicam. My only beef with the Venice is that it never really gets quiet. The fan will shut down when you roll but never off completely.

Looks like a beautiful day for tumbleweeds this Tuesday in Rio Rancho. I can't wait.

Robert, I use a late model 2011 Mac Book Pro for on set play back and when I go to, System Preferences /Sound. At the top of the pop up window under "Input" it gives me the option to switch the 1/8th jack from a output to a input using the tab "use audio port for". I can then use a line level input. Is that option gone on newer models? If so that's drag.

I am having a running battle with the 1st AC and how noisy the Preston motor is. He says it is within spec and I say I'm not sure what spec is but I'm telling you it's noisy when we swing any where near the camera. It's not a case of it belongs to him and it is part of his kit rental because it comes from the rental house. We have changed the A camera motor with the B cam one and there is a marginal difference. I will contact the rental house on Monday and have this discussion with them. I guess I'm really just venting and wondering if anybody else has had this problem and what your solution was. Bill

I couldn't agree more with you Jon. Gordon sorry if this thread has gone in a different direction but since you asked what features we would like. As others have mentioned a SM tyle TX the size of maybe a SMQV with 48V that has variable out put voltage 50,100, 250MW to act as a stand alone radio boom would be amazing! The only reasn I say the size of a SMQV is to take advantage of the dual AA more run time VS a single MP50. Keep the single screw in SMA and the the 5 pin Lemo. I currently use the Ambient UMP II with a SMQV and I know my boom ops would love to cut down on the size and weight. I know beggers can't be choosers but if it was the size of a SSM (like some other manufacturers) I'm sure you couldn't keep them in stock.

I agree with Jon. I too love my SM's and the ability to change the output W on the TX's. In the studio I always run at 50mw to conserve battery life and keep them cool, but on those crazy location days it is nice to have the ability to kick thiings up if needed. I run SMV's, SSM's for talent and SMQV's for my radio booms and car plants. These days I'm lucky to get a SSM on some of the wardrobe and actors have become very tech savy to the fact that smaller TX's are available. You can't make all the people happy all the time I know but if you could implement some of the new technology into the SM "style" for future release that would be great! +1 The ability to replace the VR Field and pull a half rack out of the cart and go quickly into a bag with the front mount BNC's is an amazing feature and maybe the DBU's only get used as RB's?

that did it Jack. I unplugged the battery then reconnected and all is well now.In the heat of the moment I never thought to look under the male velcro camera had put on the back. Thanks!