James Arnold Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Honestly, I can't discern twelve sources at once no matter how I split them between my two ears. With that much going on, I usually listen to the mix or a l/r split of some sort then flip the pfl switches to check individual channels as needed. Aren't they referring to visually monitoring the sources? I hope so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 DO you have a picture of the front of your bag. I am interested to see how you mounted the dipoles. Thanks No hops (I'm in a double system workflow). The two TXs in the side pouches are a Comtek transmitter and a Lectro IFB transmitter. The Zaxcom box on top is actually not a Tx -- it's the ZFR-200 recorder which I use as a backup recorder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Timan Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 DO you have a picture of the front of your bag. I am interested to see how you mounted the dipoles. Thanks The bag's on the truck today, but next time I have it out I'll try to remember to take a picture for you. It's nothing fancy -- the Petrol bag came with two orange foamy adjustable loops with velcro on one side, and I just cinched those around the base of the dipoles and stuck them to the velcro run above the pockets. It's not bombproof but it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt.kraus Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 I've always been impressed by this recorder. A few questions, if that's ok: on the "subout" jacks--are they wired so that shorting one of them (like combining the 2 channels for mono) would short both of them? How robust is the AES connector on the right side--have you made or had made a cable that breaks out the channels? Is the recorder's clock stable enough to be a master clock for your shoot? How do you like the limiters, esp for dialog? I see you have a small Sax mixer too--do you use that on the recorder's AES inputs? Have you worked much with the recorder by itself--how did that go? sorry for so many questions--I haven't seen an RX4 user pop up here before! phil p Phil - Here is the AES connector. It seems very strong. No problems there. This cable connects the AES output from my SX-M32 to SX-R4 AES inputs 7&8. From there I can send to any record tracks using the routing matrix. Sonosax made the cable for me. About the sub outs, the TA3 and stereo mini are wired in parallel; shorting one connector also shorts the other. I usually rely on the SX-M32 limiters, as these are on the front end, but the SX-R4 limiters seem very transparent. On the recorder, the limiter threshold is -2dBFS and is not adjustable. On the mixer, the threshold is adjustable internally. (The first 100 SX-M32 limiters were a tad crunchy -- this design has since been improved. Mine is #26; the limiters were upgraded by Vlad at PSS according to Sonosax revised spec. Much better! Thanks Vlad.) I did use the SX-R4 sans mixer on a corporate DSLR shoot. It made for a very light, compact setup. (See the "Lightweight Bags" thread for pic.) I wouldn't try this if I had to send tracks to camera, but for a 5D/7D job it was fine. Also no mixer meant no pre-fader ISOs... Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT Groove Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Honestly, I can't discern twelve sources at once no matter how I split them between my two ears. With that much going on, I usually listen to the mix or a l/r split of some sort then flip the pfl switches to check individual channels as needed. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobosoundguy Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 +1 Aren't they referring to visually monitoring the sources? I hope so! Honestly, I can't discern twelve sources at once no matter how I split them between my two ears. With that much going on, I usually listen to the mix or a l/r split of some sort then flip the pfl switches to check individual channels as needed. I'm am curious about the weight of your bag Over 20 pounds... absolutely, but with the 552 and the 8 iso's i can visually see all my levels in front of me. the 788 is great but it can be an awful shit for scrolling through your iso's though, you think you're looking at one thing and next thing you realise its the other bank of tracks... not alot of fun after 14hrs shooting on the side of a mountain in the snow. weighted the bag this evening: its 18kg/40lbs. guess thats pretty high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pt Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Aren't they referring to visually monitoring the sources? I hope so! Honestly, I can't discern twelve sources at once no matter how I split them between my two ears. With that much going on, I usually listen to the mix or a l/r split of some sort then flip the pfl switches to check individual channels as needed. I was indeed referring to visual monitoring, of course you can't monitor twelve tracks in your cans at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Visser Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 In case anyone was curious, the Zaxcom ZaxPaq shortened to just 2 spaces fit perfectly, albeit a little snug, in a Portabrace RM-MULTI (the smaller of the two wireless bags, the RM-MULTI/E is a bit larger yet). I just have to punch some holes for the antennas and have ordered a couple of right angle SMA to BNC female bulkhead cables, plus a pair of BNC 2.4GHZ 5dBi rubber ducks to move the IFB antennas outside of the bag. The shorter rubber ducks provide pretty much omnidirectional performance in both the horizontal and vertical planes. 5dBi antennas are still omni horizontally, but become sort of torus shapes or figure-8-like in the vertical plane. Higher gain antennas probably become too unwieldy / too directional for use in a bag setup, but would be good for fixed installs. Front pocket fits my 4 COS-11's with accessories and 4 TRX transmitters, perfect for flying on the airplane with my critical stuff in my carry on bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Maier Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Here is my bag as it currently sits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tong Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Here is my bag as it currently sits. is this the PS614 bag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Reyes Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/417676_615434542790_70900576_32426361_754158738_n.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Maier Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 is this the PS614 bag? Yes it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Hall Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Fabulous thread guys, I'm totally on board and following this. I was wondering if there was any way, like hobosoundguy did, of going through the trouble of listing the gear in the bags. Many of you have done this in one form or another, and I'm deeply grateful. I get that the gear in the bag is in large part dependent on the gig that you're doing. However, I'm still working up to being comfortable with IFB/Zaxcom/timecode/boom talkback and so on, and want to figure out a good setup that will get me through the month of June on an indie feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Moore Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 This is what my bag is looking like these days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Moore Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 My single system bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_bollard Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Hey hobosoundguy. There is the INPUT display option that does show all tracks on the LCD. Small but some kind of visual reference if you what to check visually that all inputs are active. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callou Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Spencer, Where does the pink plate that hold the xlr connector comes from? i made some similar myself but i have nott been really happy with the result.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Spencer, Where does the pink plate that hold the xlr connector comes from? i made some similar myself but i have nott been really happy with the result.. Ambient Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomboom Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 ...looks like Ambient color scheme... I'd have to check Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 ...looks like Ambient color scheme... I'd have to check http://www.ambient.de/en/products/ambient-recording/boompoles/accessories/qat-eco.html Here we go! From Ambient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callou Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 thanks a lot everybody! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Moore Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Yep those little Ambient QAT-ECOs are fantastic. I have a few now. I think Rycote just came out with something too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olphi Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 And you can also add this fantastic product from ambient : the quick lock. You can mount or unmount a microphone in 2 seconds. Very easy to switch to the best mic,... http://www.ambient.de/en/products/ambient-recording/boompoles/accessories/qrt.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 " switch to the best mic,... " and what is the best mic ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimPitot Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 MKH-50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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