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Obviously jury's still out about all the features / sound of it all. That being said, all these trickled down high tech / pretty darn good pieces of kit definitely make myself envious for those just starting out as you could have an 8 track timecode recorder, boom and 4+ lavs for very very cheap. A little different than my used 416 and stereo Fostex I started out with only 10ish years ago!

Sweetwater has them too iZotope RX 7 Advanced Audio Editor - Upgrade from RX 1-6 Advanced ($299) iZotope RX Post Production Suite 3 Upgrade from RX 1-6 Advanced ($399) I'm leaning towards getting the Post Production Suite 3 since I do like Insight for metering

I still have a couple channels of block 24 that I use for bigger gigs when I need a high count for wireless. My plan is to just use them to the bitter end in July 2020. They aren't worth a whole lot / have paid for themselves many times over (especially since I bought them used anyways to begin with). Yeah T-Mobile might start turning on 5G stuff in the mean time on a rolling basis but even then there's the guard band / duplex gap that can fit a few channels in for the next couple of years. This whole FCC situation is a pain in the ass that isn't fair but at the end of the day, I've got a business to run and I'd rather adapt than die.

Hmmm a duet of tumble weeds?

Pretty cool. Weird they don't specify more about this internal LiPo battery. Part of it reads as though it's rechargeable but then other parts make it sound like it lasts 150 hours before having to be replaced? Says it can be "powered by micro usb" but doesn't say it can be recharged by it.

That's pretty wild. I'm still on version 4 Advanced. Wonder if they'll still let me leap frog up to 7.

Oh man, the patented Lectrosonics Tumbleweed Alert System™ going off twice?!?

I'm starting to like Reaper a lot. I still am using Pro Tools HD for my film mixes, however I've been using Reaper's Media Library functionality as my SFX database manager since it searches so darn fast and I can drag and drop directly from it into my Pro Tools timeline.

Saw Neil again play in Pasadena about a month ago. He's still in fine form! His current backing band is great too.

Seems pretty slick, especially for those of us who travel a lot around the country for shoots.

I'm not on Facebook but is there any talk as to what this "new mid-range new media budget tier" described in Matt Loeb's email blast yesterday means? Would be nice if this whole "tier 0 / negotiated" BS stops...

It's getting to the point where the only thing that's going to be left in the Bay Area are Apple Stores and half occupied luxury condo buildings.

Being an avid Jeep guy, I think I found my next sound "van". Top speed of 40mph but hey, who's going faster than that in LA anyways? https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967-jeep-m725/

It's crazy how hands on processes back then were vs today with computers. I've come to know title designer Dan Perri of "The Star Wars Intro Crawl" fame / about a million other features and the stories he has about how long it would take to accomplish today's menial tasks is remarkable. I think it was about the 35th time was the charm when it came to getting the sign off on the Star Wars logo for instance...

Quite possible. The USA version actually is built in Germany, taken apart in Germany, then shipped to South Carolina, reassembled, then delivered to dealerships, all in order to avoid the 25% "Chicken Tax". Source: Why Is the 2017 Mercedes Metris Van Built In Germany and Reassembled in United States

I've only driven the Chevy but I grew quite fond of it (disclaimer: only had it about a week to move around non sound gear stuff but it was cavernous and gulped up anything I threw in there). I would look to get one that is a V8 and has the 6 speed transmission rather than the old school 4 speed as it just purred down the highway without barely touching the gas / was averaging 18 mpg by the end of my week with it. As for the Metris, I'll turn to Doug Demuro's impressions about it:

You don't want to be involved with a production that thinks like that. Yeah, there are some producers out there that do the whole "We don't need a boom operator! You can do it by yourself, what are you talking about!" song and dance. And believe me, you don't want to work on a show ran by people like that.

Henry Ford Museum I presume? These cars are so old that they really don't have any insulation whatsoever. This will work to your advantage as you could probably just mic the firewall (from the inside) to get the engine clatter. Then maybe throw another mic pointed towards the exhaust tip to get the exhaust note. All depends on what camera angles you're going to be getting to as you'll want to focus on the perspective of the camera is seeing. One word of caution, these engines put out a lot of heat! So make sure to not attach any gear on or really close to any heat source (engine bay / exhaust piping etc). Oh, and if you have a moment, ask the driver to show you how these things drive. It's NOT the typical throttle/brake despite how it looks modern with pedals / steering wheel. It's a pretty wild setup once you see how they actually operate!

I'd get the SRc. And if you're worried about powering it, just get a d-tap splitter and then a d-tap to DC plug for it. The SRc is a camera slot receiver so it isn't foreign to mount it to a camera as that was its original purpose to begin with.

I got a c-stand from Aluzine over there. I think they have other rentals though / probably could refer you? Oh and see if they'll hook you up with one of their cool t-shirts. I still have mine!

According to that document, yes, it appears that you'd have best luck with the B1 range for Chicago.

Very cool. What's the status on this new band outside the US? Would be great to have a true "traveling" band!

I'm pretty sure those M series 4 cylinders were measured in squirrels rather than horses in terms of power, except the TII version of course 😉

I've heard of "crystal sync" but this is ridiculous

Someone encountered a problem with something like this last year.