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  1. Especially in Wellywood.. Don't worry Joel, the people that need to know, will. Regards, Grant.
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  3. Yep, firstly you need playback equipment that is able to reproduce the tones accurately before you question your ears.My laptop doesn't do a good job above 16khz ( as you'd expect) but my studio monitors do. Mind you, I have to "listen" for it. Earbuds? My Sennheiser hd25 & Sony 7506 are the only headphones I use, my ears are too precious to ruin. When I do use cans "off set" I often joke with people that my 'phones are twice the price of my ipod. All this is kinda ironic too, as a kid I had bad glue ear and was in and out of hospital all the time with issues but now it's my eyes that suck bigtime.. Grant.
  4. Just wait till you hear a tvc you worked on with split tracks (lav/boom) played out as a stereo file. That one always makes me cringe.. Yep, even "experienced editors" have done that to my tracks. Grant.
  5. Maybe there's a away to have your investment of time, not cash recouped? ie: I worked 20 days @ xyz per day = equivalent cash investment of xyz. A question for the lawyers i imagine.. Grant.
  6. FYI: His mods to the mic pres are just that, he doesn't do anything to the line inputs. Can't find the email but we had a conversation about it when his mods were announced as I was interested in his "improvements". Grant.
  7. Why not? I do it all the time. Just put the mixer/recorder in a dry bag in case it rains.. Mind you, the locations where I go are pretty remote so theft isn't really an issue. Grant. ps: nagra sd sample here. (mkh 40/30, SQN4s mini mixer at the front end, location was around 40dB SPL)
  8. DOP: Do you want to check the monitor? ME: No, just let me know when I'm in. DOP: Huh? True story bro.. Regards, Grant.
  9. I combine my love of nature with a love of recording. My eyesight isn't that great so I tend to get a better "picture" from the audio of a location.. You can listen to some of my favourite spots on soundcloud and at my webshop. Grant.
  10. Don't forget that SQN will mod most mixers to have prefader outputs as well as raise the limiter to whatever level you desire. Just "hat" and they'll let you know what can be done to your particular model. Grant. (happy owner of both a 4S mini and 4Sseries4 modded by the factory)
  11. Great job, umm you know what I mean. Regards, Grant
  12. Why didn't you do a search for that list you mentioned before spending any money? Seriously, I'm shaking my head at you.. I just found several lists via a google search and I live on the other side of the planet to you. Regards, Grant.
  13. Happy international purchaser here.. YMMV. Grant.
  14. I'm currently working on a show that stated they really couldn't afford an extra $50/day for me. As it falls within a 10hr day, I agreed to pick up/return a crew rental vehicle. Even though I could catch a bus to the depot I'm getting taxis, the cost? $45 each way. I figure if you're not going to pay my full rate, I'll travel in style.. And yes, I use public transport a lot as it's easier/cheaper then parking in the city. Grant.
  15. I live in Auckland, New Zealand. Every year from about mid December till mid April recording location sound outside sucks 'cause of these little critters..
  16. Interesting. Most of the atheists I know tend to be the opposite. Including myself.. Here's food for thought, excuse the pun.
  17. Yeah, that always seemed a bit odd to me considering the articles on classic album where the engineer would explain " I did xyz with abc mic then taped the toms with sellotape to get the crack of the stick on hamster skin". Grant.
  18. Subjective call yes, but remember to state from now on senator whenever you give advise that it is " in your subjective opinion" re: interference mic for m/s. I was always a fan of the neumann rsm191.. Grant.
  19. If you must do m/s and can afford only one mic to purchase then the answer is obvious, rent the mkh60 and buy the ate280. Tell us more about the job. ie: how many days is it, what are you recording that must be in m/s (decoded or not?), music / atmos? Maybe a cheaper all in one m/s mic would do the job for a music performance etc and just swap back to the sanken for dialogue? Without those details it's hard to answer, not knowing the who/what/why. "any others option for the same price range to use with my cs-1 ?" err, no. read the above replies. the cs-1 is not suited to use for m/s. (in my opinion) Grant.
  20. I own a cs-1 and wouldn't use it as the M mic in m/s, the pattern is too narrow and it just sounds weird to my ears. (I tried it once with my mkh30) M/S tends to sound better with a wider patterned mic then the sanken, what other mics do you use that would be more suitable? PM me and I'll send you an audio sample of the cs-1 & mkh30 m/s pair if you wish. Grant.
  21. +1 I had the "lucky guy" conversation the other day on a job, replied with "it's about as sexy as being a gynecologist".. What really pissed me off is hearing stories about another mixer (from a female p.m.) who purposefully got a hot chick to take off her top and bra so he could wire her and have a look. Maybe it was a "story" but still, I didn't find it very amusing and remarked that I'd never hire that guy again if it was my call. On a series of TVC's I used to work on the crew became very close and I was referred to once by the director as "wandering hands". That nickname still haunts me.. I see the funny side but new talent freaked out when he would shout, "oh no wandering hands wants to have a fiddle" when I needed to make adjustments. The set was always a good laugh so they often joined in with the crew banter after the initial shock. Regards, Grant.
  22. Being a sound mixer gives me the lifestyle for my hobby. When I'm not mixing i'm umm, mixing/editing/recording elsewhere, far away usually. http://naturesounds.co.nz https://soundcloud.com/naturesounds_nz Regards, Grant.
  23. Just got my call sheet for tomorrow. Am shooting a few doors done from my old home, only 10mins (actually more like 5mins in early afternoon traffic) from my current location! Grant.
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