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Chase Yeremian

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  1. I enjoy my SOG multi tools. I reccomend the Power assist. http://sogknives.com/store/B66.html What I like about the SOG multi tools the most is the pliers come to a really fine point and they have twice the pinching power because of their gear system. It also has the flip blades accessible when the tool is closed. Also, Ignore the retail pricing. I got mine for like 40 dollars on woot.com. But you can find them other places for similar prices.
  2. And this is when you would begin to hear sound guys yelling for the gaffers to "shake it up"
  3. I am not sure where you are located, but Gepco is in Burbank and you can order cable direct from them and pick it up Will Call. Probably be around 50c a foot.
  4. Yeah good point, though I really hope people aren't running setups like that! (for their backs sake . I should of also pointed out that there is no need for an inverter in my bag setup! YMMV
  5. I just got off a shoot with 3 Alexa's. I did 24 hour free run and jammed from my slate, which was jammed from my Nomad. The Alexa is supposed to keep accurate TC even if disconnected from a power source for up to 10 minutes (Fairly certain) So I would rejam at minimum twice a day, and rejam if the cameras were down for more than 10 minutes. I had no complaints from post so I assume all was well. the only thing to be aware of is the TC display on the Alexa will only show HH:MM:SS and will not show frames, and you may notice that the display is about an entire second off what your master will be, but Arri insists that the camera is actually jammed accurately, there is just a delay in the display causing the discrepency. IIRC the jamming sequence is a bit unique. You start camera off, power it on. You will see a small ( i ) on the left of the screen, you plug into the TC in and feed it TC. after about 2 seconds the i will be blinking, when it stops blinking then the camera is jammed and you can unplug.
  6. Hey I just wanted to point out there is no need for the inverter for bag power. It goes battery>BDS>components. Battery is maybe 1-1.5 pounds.
  7. No taxation without representation, I say!
  8. That's kind of like asking "What wrench is best to fix my car". It really depends on what you want to accomplish. There is no one best mic for anything, in fact, there are plenty of 300 dollars mics that will outperform 2000 dollar mics in certain applications. You need to decide first what type of mic you want, are you just trying to single out what you are pointing your camera at in exteriors, or are you planning on hanging it above people on interior sit down interviews? Unfortunately the old "jack of all trades master of none" applies to microphones you may be looking for. -Oh and about the Phantom Power thing. You can get a battery powered phantom power box. Any mic you would realistically consider for this application will require phantom power (or potentially T power, but less likely). If you are going into a DSLR you may want to consider getting a handheld recorder to record the sound, they generally provide Phantom power and give you better quality, monitoring, and options.
  9. LAX to Tokyo, 900 dollars round trip. Who's with me!
  10. Just watched it. Really excellent, and now I'm hungry . It's pretty amazing how this guy has been doing this for 75 years and is still plugging along.
  11. I feel silly. I kept on thinking of a traditional serial port (Dsub connector) and neglected to look at my nomad to realize it is a USB type port labeled serial.
  12. I too have had trouble with the screw on connectors. What really sucks is if you can't find someone who can just re-crimp your looking at a ~30 dollar connector :. I think i'll try the push/pull connectors next time around.
  13. Pretty cool. Like Lo-Jack for other stuff. I am curious how long the batteries last on it.
  14. So I will have to make a super custom cable to work a Mix 8 along with my QRX100's at the same time (using their AES into the nomad). Or is the serial port exclusive to only the mix 8 when it's in use by it.
  15. I am speaking particularly about their foam paneling as the OP mentioned. A average person that goes out to guitar center and is roped into paying 150 dollars for a few square feet of foam because it says on the box "to optimize you room for great sound" is a bit misleading. That's all i'm saying. And I actually agree that many of the products they make are great, but for this instance the foam paneling is of little to no use imo!
  16. Your right. I should re-direct my distaste with the way people use Auralex and their unrealistic expectations of it. But regardless I think their marketing preys on people who don't understand how it is supposed to work. So people waste a few hundred dollars on some some fancy pieces of foam to throw in their bedroom studio because they don't know better.
  17. I agree with above. Blankets and carpet are going to give you much better results than foam. Plus they pack up smaller, and are typically cheaper than that Auralex crap. But if you have the means to do it, get some of those really heavy duty drapes. Hang those around on a few C stands and in conjunction with carpet or sound blankets on the floor (assuming hard flooring) you will be in a much better situation. The drapes are pricey though
  18. It sounds like it is about the same size as a stroller when folded. Maybe you can get them to let you take it on the plane as an advanced space stroller for your techno baby (Let's face it, were basically pregnant with octuplets when we wear our bag).
  19. I just had great success sending scratch to a epic via a senn G2. it went through the normal G2 1/8 to XLR cable into a red epic XLR - 1/8. sounded fine for scratch, no distortion and healthy levels.
  20. Mom and dad can buy you thousands in gear. But they can't buy you ANY experience.
  21. I always make good friends with the other departments. You will learn a ton about what they do just by observing. Watch and listen to the Key Grip and the Gaffer, when they are delegating to their crew XYZ watch and see what happens. When the DP is communicating with the Operator or the AC's. Over time you will pretty much know about all the lights, which ones generally have noisy ballasts or heads. You will learn the general size of a frame just by hearing the length of the lens. And be able to communicate effectively when you are in need of the other departments.
  22. You will have a much harder time controlling the distortion at the lav and transmitter then at your nomad (as stated) If you have absolutely no chance at booming (even from a reasonable distance for the yelling) then the 2 TX and lav approach is your last line of defense. Mount one a bit further from the source and possibly at a lower input gain. Good luck!
  23. I have cracked open my nomad once to tighten a loose power connection. It is not difficult - just make note of the screw lengths and which holes require which length. As for the LCD I don't actually remember if it was accessible when I had the casing off, I suppose you will find out soon enough! Good luck.
  24. I am not sure if you meant to sound this way. But don't think just because someone is "higher" up in the department, doesn't make the others any less skilled at their job. It seems as though you may assume that utility people are always new, or just couldn't cut it doing boom work or mixing, therefore are less adept at their duties.
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