craigzarkos

Baby Glock-- do you carry CC? I'm looking at this for my wife as a CC gun, but need to have her shoot it.

New to the location audio game, and I'm trying to adapt some of the studio gear I own to outfit a rig. I've got a pair of Neumann KM184's. Would this mic serve well as a boom mic for interior/dialog. I know I'll be purchasing a shotgun as well, but would love to make use of what I have. If these are useable, is there a preferred suspension and windscreen/blimp I should be looking at. ' I'd rather purchase quality than price.... no km184's in search here at JW btw. thanks! craig z

Hey thanks guys for all the links and help- Today was probably the 4th time I've been audio guy on the gig-- had fun recording an interview with Betty White. Classic lady. Got it done with the Zoom H4N, and my AT short boom. After the job, I stopped by at Coffee Sound in LA. I'm kinda wishing I hadn't fondled SD788T in person, I can feel another gear obsession coming on...

Thanks for the responses guys-- I'll study up! cz

When you guys say "good wireless" would it be safe to say that something like the Sen-G3 type set up would not qualify? Also, in many pics I've seen posted on larger gigs, there are two or more boom operators. In those situations, is there generally a dedicated mixer that is taking all these feeds, or are the boom operators working independent of each other? Is there a FAQ, or Location sound for dummies type tutorial somewhere that would get me in the ball park? I've learned a few things just by trial and error ( more error ) and I understand the post mixing side of things pretty well, but this location recording/mixing thing seems to be somewhat of a black art-- I'd be more than happy to pay for some consulting by someone in the San Diego/LA area. Here is an example of what I'm doing, this one being the first one I shot/edited. The VO is a crap AT lav into the Zoom. TONS of room tone on this. ick. Obviously noisy as I figured out shortly after that perhaps monitoring what your recording in headphones might be a good idea. Tough when your asking the questions, babysitting a camera. Lastly: I'm noticing some of these high-end machines with 8-12 tracks available. What kind of project would need that kind of track count, and what would be an input list example? I'm assuming reality tv where a bunch of wireless units are used... are tracks also used for ambience or FX sounds? thanks guys.

Hello folks-- I'm wondering if there is a pro audio dealer in the Los Angeles area that specializes in location audio gear sales/rentals that could advise me as a newbie on gear investment? Is there a "Trew Audio" type place in LA? Also, I've kind of stumbled into the location audio world by necessity, having produced some live music video/interviews at my studio. ( I'm a freelance drummer/producer/mixer ) Pretty basic at this point using a Zoom h4n and DIY boom pole-- minimal stuff, but it's gotten the job done so far for the DSLR based interview projects I'm doing. I'd love to go a little deeper, and put together a proper rig that would be primarily for documentary type capture-- perhaps 4 wireless mics/ real boom(s) mixer/recorder. Something that I could grow with, is portable ( flyable) and something that I could rent to other recordist/filmmakers. I realize there are zillion ways to skin this cat, and that there are several great pieces of gear out there, but any suggestions would be helpful. starting budget under 6k if possible, if that helps. thanks, and great forum! craig z