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Sometimes I do occasional 1 - 2 day short indie projects that may not pay a ton but do them because they are very interesting. For those, I will bring them a "bug out bag" I keep at the ready which is a mixer, shotgun, H4N, and maybe throw in some wireless if I feel generous. With like a Schoeps CMIT 5U on a good mixer and sending a mic signal to the H4N, you can get some usable / decent sound.

Depends what format the programming is directly on the R-88 and how easily accessible it is directly off of it. It's been compiled probably into machine code with the ones in the store. Might be worth a shot. The raw code before being compiled would be preferable. I'll go with the flow.

I would not care as far as being the paid part. I would not ask for payment.

Hi Chris This turned into an art and english talk now versus equipment? Sure, I am ok with that. Well, "" can be used to quote a phrase. That is usually how they are interpreted and used. However, I do not see any reason why someone not might view it as like using caps to give emphasis also. It depends on their intended use and how they are interpreted.

I like both the Nomad and the R-88. Both are neat but the R-88 could use some fixes and I can help Roland with them potentially. Being a beta tester for their products would be interesting and I'd just do it on the side / part time if they offered it. If they do not end up taking my offer for help on the R-88, ehhh whatever. As far as money, I'm fine and in a place financially where I will never have to worry about it for a lifetime

They shall be contacted. Preferably, I would fix / change the programming of their product. However if that offer is not taken, I would be up for maybe offering being a Beta-tester which would be fun. If they do the " don't let the door hit you on the way out " approach, ehhhhhh whatever. It's would be their loss since I can help them make money which is all what companies want to do in the end.

I would only offer to Roland for now. And yes, I will contact them to offer my services. If they do not want my help, it's a loss for them. As far as Sound Devices, they can fix the SD 664 in house by themselves on their own. I am not a fan of it.

I know how to, can figure out, and would gladly change the programming for free for Roland. This is not reinventing the wheel. I would not ask for any money in return for this work to give naming flexibility to the tracks, files names, and folder names. The folder structure of the file saving and folders would change by doing this. So, I would deal with that issue also. I would change the raw code.

I own the AA white 2000 mAh white Ni - Mh batteries. For a small gig that doesn't require a bunch of lectros and a nomad, I take out a simple bag. It's like a "bug out" bag for audio I keep at the ready like people have on that show Doomsday Preppers. It consists of a zoom, a small mixer, and g3's that are powered all on eneloops. I carry enough batteries for two fresh sets. Usually I can make it through a day with two sets of batteries for all the gear if I manage power. If there is a long break between scenes or lunch, I turn off everything. As a back up, I carry a case of 24 alkalines that aren't rechargeable. I charge the eneloop batteries if I don't use them once a month. If it is multiday shoot, I will charge them between days. I also carry chargers so if I do change sets, I can charge the ones I just used as I am burning a fresh set. I have the chargers that hold 4 that are made by eneloop. The eneloops will also power my Nomad. I haven't done that yet for a project.

I use gaffers on set but now finding I am using it on everyday stuff outside of film. Anyone have any novel uses or stories for using the stuff outside of the film world?

Well, if you are creative, you actually can make custom harnesses setups from scratch that are comfortable and that cost less than portabrace and petrols setups. It helps to have a basic background in climbing gear, knots, and harnesses to do this. There are chest harnesses, seat harnesses, full body harnesses for climbing. These can be used in any combination together for a audio harness. You could create a versatile setup that allows you to switch between the load being in the hips, chest, or spread it all over the body, depending upon how you feel that day. You could also create a harness system that focuses on one of those three. You could also use a combination of a heavy padded backpack belt used for large backpacking backpacks with a chest harness for climbing. You will have get the right combination that works for your body for this to work and play with the setup. Climbing webbing and carabiners would be used also for the creation of the setups also. If you know what you doing or willing to experiment around, you can create your own system that is customized for about $70 - little over $100 with some combination of premade / sewn harnesses, backpack belt(if you use this, probably won't need a seat harness), carabiners, and some webbing. Actually less than $70 if you can find gear sales. The material and gear used in climbing can easily pick up car. It won't break. Another option is to tie chest harnesses and seat harnesses from only webbing and carabiners to create a audio harness setup. The premade harnesses tend to be more comfortable than tied ones. However, if you know what you are doing, you can make tied harnesses fairly comfortable or at least tolerable. This option is more advanced and requires some basic knowledge of climbing knots and how to tie a chest harness and seat harnesses used for climbing. This will cost $30-50 to make a harness system. These are not typical ways to have an audio harness but they let you customize a audio harness to your exact specifications if you are willing to put in the work.

I was originally in science & engineering and a did a lot of programming before going into film. Anyways, those things I mentioned as far as being able to name files would not be very hard / impossible change as far as the programming. They could change it without having to reinvent the wheel and give people file naming flexibility.

I am interested in the new R-88 location sound recorder. It is tempting to get but the file naming and folder structure needs to be fixed. ***You should be able to name files and folders based of by their scene name and take. They are named like "R88_0004_2.WAV" The information is embedded in the audio file when recorded but you can not name the file. However, for the R-88 to actually be useful to and marketable to people in location sound, you should be to name individual files whatever you want "Scene1aTake5Track6.wav" Some default abbreviation of that would work such as "S1AT5Tk6". Scene1aTake5Track6.wav could also be written as like "S1AT5Tk6.wav" Scene1bTake5Track6.wav S1AT5Tk6. "a" & "b" represent camera angles Not just embed the data in the wav files themselves. * There is a limit seems to be a limit on the number of folders you can create also. * In addition, they will not let you name the tracks. If enough people contact Roland and demand for track naming, more folders, and file naming abilities, they will make a update you can loading into a R-88 or start releasing R-88 with the corrections. Be sure to say in the message "Send to Research and Development." You may have to create a roland account to contact them directly. This is what I did. http://www.rolandus.com/support/ http://www.rolandus.com/support/email_support/