RaceSound

The fidelity of my 195D's was awesome. Yes, you'd want to make sure the freq was good in your area, however, I had one that I used up until a month ago (sold it for $600, bought in 1996) and it was working just fine in Washington D.C. (ask Lectro how fun it was to find a fixed freq in D.C.) That said, I like Larry's approach to owning Lectro's and will always vouch for their durability and quality over the Sennheiser (recently bought one for scratch track/ifb). But it is a good point that you could gradually turn your G3's into IFB's and such. How's that for confusing your decision? I think overall, I'd run with Larry's approach... Brian

Surely they just left out a zero...and then some. Brian

My latest bag now with the 664/CL-6, 4 SR's. Using underneath the CL-6 for mic storage. Plenty of space and keeping weight toward the body.

Agreed, it's often thought that more power is more distance and that isn't always the case. My experience has been as Mike suggests. Brian

Are you speaking of rechargeables? That I don't keep track of, but yes, Energizer Lithiums come in AAA, have some sitting in front of me... Brian

Hey Jim... don't forget about "Vark North" in Columbia :-) Brian

I think a thicker liner is a good choice, but also look in the realm of a winter biking glove. They're a little thicker than a liner but still have good dexterity depending on the brand. That's the collection of hand protection I have.

Just to be clear Tom, I created the lockup by using buttons that shouldn't be used, slap my wrist. But, I have not had a lockup using it regularly at any time. Like I said, clearly a "power" button shouldn't be used on the keyboard to shut down the mixer :-) I would still say that if you are having lockups with regular keyboards doing regular functions, then so far this one is working fine.

The issues I seem to run into is that when first typing a letter with the shift key down (for capitalization), it gives me duplicates of that letter sometimes, to which I just delete them. So that's a little annoying. I also type relatively fast and the keyboard doesn't keep up with me (could be the 664 that's the problem, haven't tried a different keyboard). You don't want to use the backlight button or the "power" button, because they made the 664 freeze up. The power button was designed to power down a computer, so it doesn't shock me that it happened, but the USB on the 664 doesn't have the power to use the light feature on the keyboard, it flickers when you hold it down and I had the 664 freeze up once when holding it down. Bottom line, I'm using this keyboard purely for it's ability to be stored. It is by no means the ideal real keyboard. For $25 and it's size when rolled up, it's a keeper for me. Brian

My main complaint would be that it's not as responsive because you're using a rubber keyboard. The buttons actually feel very good considering it's rubber, but, it's still not a "real" keyboard. I don't mind it because I'm not typing essays, it was $25, and it fits in my mixer bag if I want. Again, if you're doing a lot on a cart, you're better off with a real keyboard. But if you're like me, doing reality and moving around a lot and want the keyboard with you, this one is perfect. Brian

My understanding is that the mixer requires the keyboard to be plugged in before power up. I wouldn't suggest otherwise because of a risk of lockup. That said, I'm using this one: http://www.trewaudio.com/store/Virtually-Indestructible-Keyboard.html It rolls up to about the size of collapsed 7506 headphones for easy storage. I would say that it isn't the best for typing if you're doing it constantly (not normal feel), but I got it because of it's ability to be carried portably. It's definitely not the keyboard to get if you're on a cart all the time, since there are real keyboards with better response. Brian

I just did a shoot with two EX3's a couple of days ago. I've been on this show for a bit now and before, drift was a big problem. I spoke to post prior to this recent shoot and they claim that the drift problem was addressed in the newest firmware. As long as post signs off on it, I'm not worried, but I did offer a lockit to them should they change their mind. Brian

I only have one more recent client that requests this, and when they did, I looked at them like they had two heads. I obviously give them what they want, no big deal, but it's still antiquated. I'll just pull the 552 out for this client. To me, it should be obvious that the particular transcription house is not updating their equipment at all....move to the next one. They would do that if their Sound Mixer wasn't updating after 15years... Brian

Yeah, this was one of those things that I always wondered what others did to accomplish storage or protection. Brian

Yes, just a cardboard tube, cut to the right length with end caps to store the antennas. Used to keep them in a plastic bag, kept tearing. I only mentioned it because it was taking up space in the bag. Brian