ESM Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 I've read this post, and think I understand it: I've also read over this: http://www.denecke.c...ments/ts2sb.pdf but I still have a question. I'll be working on an Arri Alexa short film production (my first Alexa shoot) next week. We're renting a Nomad Lite and a Denecke TS-2(SB) slate. I'm unsure of what cable I'll need to jam from the Nomad to the slate, and then from the slate to the Alexa. Do I need a 1/4 to 5-pin Lemo cable? Or will I need two different cables? Background: I have two years of production sound recording experience (on a Tascam DR-680) and the crew I usually worked with used an old school slate. I'm trying to transition to production sound mixing (as soon as I can afford a Nomad Lite). In September, I attended Mark Ulano's sound mixing class at the Maine Media Workshops, where we jammed TC from a Deva to a Denecke slate (beginning of the day, and after lunch). So I've jammed before, but I'm still in the early stages of the learning curve. Any advice you could give would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 The ts2 takes 1/4 inch and nomad outputs on bnc. Then another cable to jam the arri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESM Posted December 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Thanks, Jack. I'm fairly certain the Arri takes 5-pin Lemo. So I guess I'll need a BNC to 1/4 inch, and a 1/4 inch to 5-pin Lemo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 You can jam the arri either from the slate or from nomad directly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 You can jam the arri either from the slate or from nomad directly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Alexa - standard 5 pin Lemo... you can make a BNC to 1/4 inch to Lemo cable... and use either the recorder or the slate to jam the camera.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 " We're renting a Nomad Lite and a Denecke TS-2(SB) slate. " you should get the proper cords with the rental units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESM Posted December 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Thanks, guys. Just double checked, and Mike is right. I just didn't want to be "that guy" on the first day of the shoot that's unprepared for jamming TC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 You may want to consider using a Denecke SB-T timecode box on the Alexa, jammed from your Nomad. That's what I've used on most shoots. The camera department can either periodically jam or run the Alexa entirely in external for the day -- their choice. We've found the Alexa to generally be quite stable and will hold a timecode jam for at least 4-5 hours without a problem. Be warned that the camera does tend to go stupid after a varispeed shot (like 48fps or 96fps), and they will need to rejam then; the timecode typically goes to "00:00:00:00" at that point, since they're generally non-sync shots. I have never jammed from a slate to a camera, but it should theoretically work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 " I have never jammed from a slate to a camera, but it should theoretically work. " I have, it does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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