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JDirckze

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  1. My answer would be much the same... Everyday is different. I might have a job requiring a multi track recorder, 6 talent, timecode to multiple cameras, or it might be a relatively easy day, one talking head on a green screen, direct to camera... With the jobs I do (smaller TV shows), my gear is basically already set up before I get to a job. You ask all the right questions before hand and show up pretty much all ready to go. I usually touch base with the camera operator, help them load gear in, help them setup lights, rig their camera with a link or jam TC if needed, send tone and check levels on camera, touch base with the director/field producer, rig talent with a wireless mic if needed (which sometimes is the trickiest part of the day), deal with noise issues (fridges, AC, open windows etc), scan frequencies and make sure all my existing frequencies will work for the day etc etc. As far as "submitting tracks", sometimes you'll be handed a CF card, format the card, set up your recorder for the day to the specs of post on your call sheet and hand it off at the end of the day, or you'll be recording direct to camera... Obviously everything I've written is extremely simplified too. eg Mic'ing up talent; identify what they are wearing, colour match lav, choose appropriate transmitter, check audio settings on Tx, identify appropriate way to hide lav, intrude greatly into their personal space without making them feel awkward (sometimes you mic up someone who's done it a million times, sometimes it's their first time), figure out best place to hide Tx (pocket, belt, waist strap, ankle strap, bra strap), For each seemingly simple part of my day, there are a lot of mental checklists and "gotchas!" That I run through after having a few years under my belt... So as you can see, it's very hard to simplify and explain a "normal" day as far as workflow goes. And this is just my own personal workflow, others may do things completely differently to myself...
  2. Cool question, and probably one of the reasons I love my job so much is that there really isn't an average day in our field. Everyday is a different office, a different challenge, different people and personalities... The last gig I had was a cooking segment at a waterside mansion in paradise, the next gig I'm doing will be a travel segment where we are swimming with whales...
  3. The one I was using sounds the same as yours. TC wasn't crucial for that shoot I was on so I gave up quickly, so I never had a chance to test out a different cable. I do have a couple of other one way cables to try in the future...
  4. Make sure you check your cables too, Alexa didn't like the two way cable I had and would jam the Lockit box...
  5. So are you listening back off tape from the camera? Are you rolling your own recorder at the same time? I run a nearly Identical setup on the show I'm on at the moment, but haven't done any critical listening back off tape as the headphone output isn't of high enough quality, and I don't have access to an XDCam deck. Does the same noise happen when running at Line level into your UM400's and SRa?
  6. I'd settle for wide band 2 channel in SR form :-)
  7. Love the dust cover! Usually I bring a Northface style duffel bag but it is heavy and bulky. Can't wait to add this to the kit...
  8. Nice rig! I'm really interested in this statement from you Rado, especially as you are one of the more experienced Zaxcom wireless users amongst us. I use Lectro in the bag, but on occasion I've used my QRX100/TRX900AA when I've needed an extra mic for talent, and I've always been left a little disappointed with range compared to my Lectro's. I'm yet to try out the new XR firmware update as my Zaxcom kit is back at the mothership for a service. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  9. Block 24 in Greater Metropolitan Sydney is still clear as day...
  10. Good info, I'm heading there at the end of the month...
  11. I'm hoping for the same result. Waiting to hear from Sennheiser Australia...
  12. Everything is Europe when you're all the way down here in Australasia ;-)
  13. I'm laughing on the outside, but crying on the inside... Back to the 416...
  14. Mine is making a hissing, crackling, bubbling type sound...
  15. Mine's been back to Germany, twice, and has just started playing up again... Sigh
  16. Thanks for the feedback. I can't find a retail price for the Micplexor, what are they selling for?
  17. So are there any reasons that I would use the PSC RF Multi SMA over the Micplexor? Given that I would be using them with 2 x Block 24 SRb's. I'm trying to decide between the two systems (Sorry for potential thread hijack)
  18. Are we talking improvement with just whips on the Micplexor? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  19. I'm a big K-Tek fan, I'll buy 2...
  20. You can also see more information in the zoom/expanded view. You may surprise yourself and find many frequencies with no RF pixels...
  21. Interesting to see a 633 and a 442 in the bag together...
  22. Another happy CT Battery Bud user here...
  23. I had the same dilemma, I went for a 416 as I didn't have one in my arsenal and figured I couldn't go wrong...
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