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    a little bit rock and roll
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  1. Brent, does that Blizzard Holster allow a plug on transmitter to pass through but still hold the mic?
  2. Doesn't that defeat the purpose/usefulness of the foam?
  3. On the movie "Interstellar" we had spacesuits and helmets. Each suit was rigged with a lav, an SMV transmitter, an earpiece and a Lectro R1A. All wires received into a 788 and output mix minus for each actor transmitted via Lectro SMV in IFB mode. The actors could hear each other, no issue with hearing themselves or feedback and the individual mics were clean. The director had a wireless push to talk mic fed into 788 and out to the actors while he listened to a Comtek with the mix. This whole system was very portable and scalable up to 7 actors. We also had one "robot." That actor had the same setup but we used a headset mic since he didn't have a helmet. To complicate things the robot was also rigged with a powered speaker so his voice could be audible to the astronauts when they took off their helmets.
  4. I have a client (large Tech Company) that uses PayReel to pay all of their contractors. It is a "sister" company to Crew Connection. I was very skeptical at first as I think Crew Connection is bogus. (As stated above, passing the fees onto the workers is not ok in my book.) To my pleasant surprise PayReel has been very good. They deduct payroll taxes from my day rate and leave my kit rental untouched. It took 15-20 minutes to set up online initially and subsequent invoicing has been a breeze. And they pay promptly. Most importantly they DO NOT take any percentage of my rates as a finders fee. It's likely they're charging my client some fee but that's as it should be. Martin, perhaps you should see if your client would settle with this option?
  5. What kind of warning? Never heard of that.
  6. I have been using a small hardwired keyboard (don't know make) with my 688 and it typically stops working randomly after some time. I try replugging and rebooting to no avail and yet a couple of LED's flash. It always works again the next day but I have not been able to pinpoint what action might be causing this. Today I think it happened when I unplugged my TC cable and plugged in another to jam the slate. Is it possible I'm creating some static discharge that renders it useless? Anyone else have a similar problem?
  7. If you only have three sources (boom + 2 wires) then record the 442 mix output (post fader, L or R) on one track of 744. Use other 3 tracks to record each mic iso pre-fader from 442 direct outs.
  8. Back to the product; Does it only work with Windows tablets? Some mixers use iPads, will it work for them? (sarcasm intended.)
  9. Rado, there are lots of situations that mixers are working from a bag and not banging into the camera, the talent, the producer, etc. Like many of our tools it might not be applicable to your working environment but could be a great asset for others.
  10. I bought a 688 for a specific job needing the MixAssist function and was happy with the result. The automation was very smooth and the mix blended microphones nicely when multiple people were talking simultaneously. Coming from a 442/744T combo I love the screen/menu's though the metering I don't like as much as the old LED's. Like Derek said above I too would have preferred a 10 channel version as I rarely need more than 4 wires and a boom and the large size is kind of a bummer as I'm a skinny guy. I'm still looking for the smallest bag and will probably get some of the new Remote Audio XLRLP connectors for the input side. So far I've been getting 5 hrs per NP but that is usually with a low track/input count.
  11. I prefer the locking collar of Ambient boom poles over all others. It is very smooth, easy to adjust without much handling noise, and doesn't need to be cranked tight to have a firm grip. I also prefer the smaller diameter of the pole itself, it's more comfortable in my hands. +1 try before you buy
  12. I think Mark Grech installed solar at his house in Porter Ranch.
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