David Waelder Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 I have begun a compilation of professional audio equipment suppliers as a general resource. It's an incomplete resource as of today (August 20, 2012) but there is room to grow. I have listed Gotham Audio and Pro-Sound in the East, Trew Audio in the Central region, Trew (again) in Canada and The Audio Department, Trew/Coffey and Location Sound in the West. There are other candidates for inclusion, like Mary Atias (ATS Communications) in Maryland and Vark Audio, also in Maryland, and, no doubt, some others. I held off in this initial attempt at a list since I think there should be some ground rules for inclusion and I didn't want to assume the responsibility for doing all the vetting. And, I think that participants in other countries should help to expand the list to Europe and Australia and the Far East. To be on the list, I believe that the resource should be a full-service shop. It should be an authorized dealer for most of the primary equipment used by location audio professionals. That's an ever-evolving list but would certainly include Lectrosonics, Sound Devices, Zaxcom, Sennheiser, Schoeps, Neumann, Rode, Sanken, Aaton, Portabrace, Petrol and others of that ilk. No shop will have every brand, of course, but a full service shop ought to have many lines to offer and compare. Part of being a full-service shop is offering a range of services. So, it should offer not just sales but also repairs, rentals, custom cable fabrication and related services. All of the facilities in this list provide all those services, have knowledgeable sales people and equipment specialists and can provide comprehensive assistance to anyone seeking to purchase or upgrade a recording system. I posted here, rather than in the equipment section, because I regard this as a general resource, not simply about equipment. It's my thinking that this thread should be "frozen" so that it is readily available and so new visitors to the site, seeking general advice, may be easily directed. David The first draft of the list follows in a separate post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Waelder Posted August 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 The full resource list of SOUND SHOPS is available now under the "resource" tab on this site - take a look at the Usual Suspects - Thank You, David, for putting this altogether. I will work on putting up the list of books and reading material to go along with this outstanding directory of full service sound shops. As David updates this post, I will update the listings on the RESOURCE page. - Jeff Wexler, CAS EQUIPMENT RESOURCES AND SUPPLIERS EAST COAST Gotham Sound and Communications 330 West 38th Street Ground Floor #105 New York, NY 10018 Phone Toll Free: 866 GOTHAM-8 (866 468-4268) Local: 212 629-9430 After-Hours: (917) 267-2375 Fax: 212 629-9436 Web: http://www.gothamsou...om/homepage.php e-mail: sales@gothamsound.com rentals@gothamsound.com customerservice@gothamsound.com techsupport@gothamsound.com servicedept@gothamsound.com webmaster@gothamsound.com jobs@gothamsound.com Professional Sound Services 311 West 43rd. Street, Suite #1110 New York, NY 10036 Phone 212-586-1033 Toll Free: 800-883-1033 FAX: 212-586-0970 Web: http://www.pro-sound.com/ e-mail sales@pro-sound.com rental@pro-sound.com service@pro-sound.com marketing@pro-sound.com accounting@pro-sound.com shipping@pro-sound.com TAI Audio 5828 Old Winter Garden Rd. Orlando, FL 32835 Phone (407) 296-9959 Toll Free: (800) 486-6444 (outside Florida) Web: http://www.taiaudio.com/ sales@taiaudio.com rental@taiaudio.com service@taiaudio.com info@taiaudio.com admin@taiaudio.com CENTRAL Trew Audio Nashville 220 Great Circle Rd, Ste 116 Nashville,TN 37228 Phone 800 241-8994 615 256-3542 Web: http://www.trewaudio.com/ e-mail: Use the contact page from the Trew Audio site: http://www.trewaudio.com/contact/ Trew Audio Nashville is the home office with branches in Los Angeles, Toronto and Vancouver CANADA Audio Services Corp (Canada) Ltd. 1545 The Queensway Toronto, ON M8T 1Z8 Canada (416)251-5409 http://www.audioservicescanada.com/ Trew Audio Toronto 17 Carlaw Avenue, Unit 4 Toronto,ON M4M2R6 866 778-8739 416 778-0656 See also information about Trew Audio Nashville above Trew Audio Vancouver 3737 Napier Street Burnaby,BC V5C3E4 877 333-9122 604 299-9122 See also information about Trew Audio Nashville above WEST COAST The Audio Department 2700 West Burbank Blvd. Burbank, CA 91505 Phone 818-566-6526 818-566-6516 FAX 877-566-6526 Toll Free Web: http://audiodept.com/ e-mail sales@audiodept.com rental@audiodept.com support@audiodept.com Coffey Sound: A Trew Audio Co. 3325 Cahuenga Blvd. West Los Angeles,CA 90068 888 293-3030 323 876-7525 See also information about Trew Audio Nashville above Location Sound Corporation 10639 Riverside Dr. North Hollywood, CA 91602 Phone (818) 980-9891 Toll Free (Outside CA only): (800) 228-4429 Main Fax: (818) 980-9911 Rental Fax: (818) 980-7932 Web: http://www.locationsound.com/index.php e-mail: salesdept@locationsound.com rentaldept@locationsound.com servicedept@locationsound.com information@locationsound.com Wilcox Communications 7680 Clybourn Ave. - Unit B Sun Valley, CA 91352 Phone (818) 504-0507 Web http://www.wilcoxsound.net/ email info@wilcoxsound.net ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: These facilities may not be completely full-featured but they offer particular value to the communities they serve. For instance, Audio Resource in Honolulu, while not a major source for production equipment, nevertheless fulfills an important role as a resource on the island. Audio Resource Honolulu 1750 Kalakaua Avenue #201 Honolulo, Hawaii 96826 (Mailing/Office address only, contact for studio location) phone 808-944-9400 web: http://audioresourcehonolulu.com/ email: information @ audioresourcehonolulu.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Rillie Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 David, I would have to add Audio Services Corp (Canada) Ltd. 1545 The Queensway Toronto, ON M8T 1Z8 Canada (416)251-5409 www.audioservicescanada.com (I'm not good with links) Regards, Jim Rillie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 There's TAI Audio in Orlando Florida. http://www.taiaudio.com for more info on their services & tech support. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 I would also add: Wilcox Communications 7680 Clybourn Ave. - Unit B Sun Valley, CA 91352 (818) 504-0507 http://www.wilcoxsound.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Visser Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 FWIW... http://audioresourcehonolulu.com We don't sell the gear your looking for, but do a lot of ADR... and have a relevant name... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Waelder Posted August 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 I've updated the list of resources to incorporate the information others provided. I'm still hoping for some contributions from members in Australia, Europe and other places. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Reineke Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 In New York State's Hudson Valley region, Markertek in Saugerties NY (Woodstock area) Approximately 100 miles north of New York City and 50 miles south of Albany NY. http://www.markertek.com/Index.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyHall Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 More broadcast-related, but BSW up in Washington state: Broadcast Supply Worldwide 2237 South 19th Street Tacoma, WA 98405 USA http://bswusa.com North America Toll-Free Phone 800-426-8434 North America Toll-Free Fax 800-231-7055 Worldwide Phone 253-565-2301 Worldwide Fax 253-565-8114 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Burstein Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 I've seen many books being offered to people here and there on the forums. Could books and additional resources be added to this list as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris McCallum Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Lemac Australia MELBOURNE 2 Griffiths Street, Richmond VIC, Australia 3121 T: +613 9429 8588 F: +613 9428 3336 E: lemac@lemac.com.au View Larger Map SYDNEY 14-16 Punch Street, Artarmon NSW, Australia 2064 T: +612 9438 4488 F: +612 9438 3399 E: sydney.reception@lemac.com.au View Larger Map BRISBANE Rentals: 5 Exhibition Street, Bowen Hills QLD, Australia 4006 Sales: 37 Brookes Street, Bowen Hills QLD, Australia 4006 Same building, different addresses and entrances! T: +617 3252 9777 F: +617 3252 9877 E:brisbanesales@lemac.com.au View Larger Map Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimPitot Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Isn't Lemac in Auckland too? Richard Meredith is opening a shop in Chiswick for us London soundies, looking forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Burstein Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Found these in a thread. Sound Man Richard Patton Location Sound ltd 2010 ISBN 978 0 9866077 0 7 Location Sound Bible Ric Viers Michael Wiese Productions 2012 ISBN 978 1 61593 120 -Sounddguy Producing Great Sound for Digital Video by Jay Rose published by CMP Books [iSBN 1578202086] Audio Postproduction for Digital Video by Jay Rose published by CMP Books [iSBN 1578201160] Sound for Film and Television by Tomlinson Holman published by Focal Press [iSBN 0240804538] Sound for Digital Video by Tomlinson Holman published by Focal Press [iSBN 0240807200] Sound for Picture by Tom Kenny published by Artistpro [iSBN 0872887243] The Foley Grail: The Art of Performing Sound for Film, Games, and Animation by Vanessa Theme Ament published by Focal Press [iSBN 0240811259] Sound-On-Film: Interviews with Creators of Film Sound by Vincent LoBrutto published by Praeger [iSBN 0275944433] Roll Sound: A Practical Guide for Location Audio by John Fielden published by CreateSpace [iSBN 1450549837] Location Audio Simplified by Dean Miles http://www.locationa...simplified.com/ The Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound by David L. Yewdall published by Focal Press [iSBN 0240802888] Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures: A Guide to the Invisible Art by John Purcell published by Focal Press [iSBN 0240809181] Each of these has tons of information on the subject, specific techniques, solutions for problems, the history of the technological developments, and the theory behind good practices. For a student leaning towards location sound, I would read the latter four books first. Be warned that, like all books on technology, these tend to go out of date very quickly. Be sure to get the latest editions, if newer ones are available. There's also a good bibliography at this link: http://www.filmsound...hy/littlist.htm Bear in mind that nothing is better than practical experience, especially working alongside someone who's done this for years and knows what he or she is doing. --Marc W. (If you want to incorporate books) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Burstein Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Is there a rental house anywhere in Oakland or nearby? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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