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edward chick

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  1. SD service department are straight up people and return very fast.
  2. Glad this topic was brought up. Over the years I've worked hip hop and rock shows for news magazine style shows or for the record labels. I have often had the same experience as Dan, while wearing Remote Audio high noise cans with earplugs as well and it still seemed like my ear drums were being violated. Hip hop style music makes judicious use of bass woofers that literally made me think I was going into cardiac arrest! I talked to the FOH engineer during a break once, and noticing that he did not wear hearing protection asked if he had any hearing problems. He said "no." He then when on to say how he would be mixing a jazz band that was performing the next day in the same venue. I gotta think he's not hearing full range after having his ear drums blasted the night before. He's gotta be fooling himself! Bottom line I guess if you need the work, take as many precautions on your end as possible. Don't rely on production to furnish you with anything regarding hearing protection.
  3. I recently encountered this same scenario on a car shoot. DP for some reason wanted to shoot with a hostess tray with windows down maybe he didnt' understand you can gel the windows for the green cast they give due to the tint or what ever... I used Peter Engh goosenecks on my SMQV transmitters. We were driving at real slow speeds 20 Continuation due to my hitting the wrong key.... Anyway we were at low speeds and the wind/road noise was minimal . When client asked how sound was I informed them. They decided to record lines in vehicle with Windows up just to be safe. I saw the final edit and it sounded good with both windows down or up. Check cleared on to the next:)
  4. I'm curious as to what actually punctured the player, the transmitter or how it was mounted? I've had NHL players mic'd for entire games with zero issues regarding damage to my mic/transmitter or the player.
  5. The window on the SR unit will state "Check Frequency RX1 or RX 2 depending on which FREQ is having issues.
  6. Yes, the EX3 at 24p is recording at 23.98 or 23.976 in Sony speak.
  7. I recently worked with a Mini and had a Tiny Locket on it, it kept code no problem all day long.
  8. The Ktek harness seems a little complicated to get in and out of for run and gun type situations.
  9. I think Phillip and John have both summed it up proper.
  10. CS3e and CMIT 5u. Keep in mind the CMIT5u does not like rain:)
  11. I've used RE 50, shotgun mics, and lavs before. Of course when I'm cutting a V.O. it's not in a sound booth but in an office or some place as quiet as can be for ENG or doc style prods. The hard thing is trying to get the room or area you are recording in to be quiet... in a house you have a little more control than in an office. Like John stated bring some dampening materials.. Make sure the refrigerator and furnace are turned off, and anyone who does not need to be present during recording should be far away....like outside in their cars:)
  12. HI Brent. I recently purchased 2 trxla2s and a qrx 235. I wanted the ability to record a subject if they went out of range. I have used them on a few jobs to test them out and I love them! Plus the ability to jam them with timecode is an even bigger bonus! I'm a Sound Devices / Lectro person so unfortunately I can't get the full benefit of zaxnet.. but it's money well spent for these units in my opinion . Aside from having to get a couple of mics wired for mini lemo for the transmitters, and a zaxcom compliant cable for BDS for the QRX 235, Zaxcoms rock in my opinion. I did get a couple cables for links made up, but I have not yet used them as such. Go for it, you won't be disappointed!
  13. I recently purchased 2 TRX LA 2s and a QRX 235 all came with antennas.
  14. Hi Jason. FWIW when ever I'm paired with a Panasonic 3100, 2700 or HDX I set my recorder to 29.97 and sync my ambient tiny lock it to the same. Panasonic native recording frequency is 59.94 and due to the math stuff, it likes 29.97 throughout. I've never had any issues doing this.
  15. Just finished the agonizing process of TREX. It works on mac with Firefox current version. According to tech help they are still working on getting it compatible with Safari. Tech recommended Firefox.
  16. Does have to be mounted in the slot? Externally mounting the SRb will allow you to use the xlr inputs on the back of the recorder at line level and +5 out of receiver. I do this for a show that uses only what I send to camera and never had any issues.
  17. Hi Jesse. I just worked with an Alexa Mini a couple of weeks ago. It took a jam from my 664 no problem and held it through out the day. I only have 1 sync box and that went on the primary camera. Production did not want to pay for another, so I jammed it direct. Checked it periodically throughout the day and rejammed after power down for lunch. It was rock solid. Menu structure is not as easily accessible as the Alexa standard, but it is easy to figure out.
  18. I seem to get great range with the 216 series Comteks. Even when not in line of sight.
  19. Hi Mack. There are no sound for film type stores in Detroit. VER has a rental facility. Depending on what you are looking for there are Guitar Centers, etc. We just never got on anyone's radar to make it worth their while I guess. I've working the Detroit market for over twenty years and that has always been the case.
  20. I do. Especially when in a run and gun doc situation or recording wild tracks.
  21. It just depends on what the rf strength is, in the particular area(s) that you consistently work in. I use 23 in Detroit and have zero issues. Fast forward to working in Anaheim for a job last month, and I had all kinds of issues. Might have had to do with other broadcasters in the same house, but I never usually have any serious problems with 23. To the bag I'm running Block 26 and 470 along with a LT/LR combo that covers parts of 19, 470, and 20. You do lose a few Mhz to radio astronomy bandwidth per FCC, but 23 is pretty reliable in most situations I encounter. I pretty much use it exclusively for my camera hops because it IS an odd ball block that most other mixers do not use. But I'm usually the sole provider /rf transmitter when I'm on a job. I do on rare occasions encounter other crews for the sports and news type events I work. I agree with going for SMVs for all of the reasons Derek mentioned. Ask other mixers in your area what blocks are strong for them as starting point.
  22. Mine sound good. I like the size. I have not tried with rechargeable batts though.
  23. I have run into the formatting issue with the Transcend 32gig myself. If I remove the card, power down the 633, reinsert the card and power the 633 back up, it will reformat. My 664 has no problems formatting/reformatting the Transcend card. I have not had any data corruption issues. Glad the I have a CF set up as a mirror!
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