old school Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 I see that Sound Devices has announced the CL-2 Boom Pole Remote for use with the 788t. It seems to be a pole mounted fader for bag based mixers. Seems cool and useful to me. CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobD Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Or another reason to have the mixer do it all.... LAUGHS!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Or another reason to have the mixer do it all.... LAUGHS!!!! I've tried these before--you may recall that PSC had a remote fader for their pre-Alphamix bag mixer awhile back (rotary), and Filmtech had one for the LSP4 (slider). Sonosax had (has?) that pole mountable mic pre and limiter. I never liked any of them--too old school I guess--I like being able to see the pot along w/ all the other pots and the wireless RX etc all together in one glance. I knew several people who had one of the above--no one is still using them today that I know of. Philip Perkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael P Clark Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 The remote roll capability is a nice touch. I didn't see it on their website, but found this article http://blog.digitalcontentproducer.com/briefingroom/2009/04/15/sound-devices-debuts-cl-2-boom-pole-remote-fader-for-788t-at-nab-2009/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 as I said last year at just about this time: the SD 788T is targeted especially for the reality show "pack mule audio" folks. BTW, I love my Sonosax BD-1 !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPSharman Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 As I said last year at just about this time: the SD 788T is targeted especially for the reality show "pack mule audio" folks. Hmm... not sure I would agree with that statement. I think you'll find the 7-series recorders on a LOT of sound carts, either as a primary or back-up recorder. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Steigerwald Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 as I said last year at just about this time: the SD 788T is targeted especially for the reality show "pack mule audio" folks. Or anyone that could use a 12 track recorder roughly the size of a VHS tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergio Sanmiguel Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I think it'd make for a nice remote roll/master fader next to a qwerty keyboard on a cart setup... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Meyer Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 I've tried these before--you may recall that PSC had a remote fader for their pre-Alphamix bag mixer awhile back (rotary), and Filmtech had one for the LSP4 (slider). Sonosax had (has?) that pole mountable mic pre and limiter. I never liked any of them--too old school I guess--I like being able to see the pot along w/ all the other pots and the wireless RX etc all together in one glance. I knew several people who had one of the above--no one is still using them today that I know of. Philip is almost correct. Film Tech (Martyn Richards company in the UK) invented the boom remote. His had a rotary control. Martyn stopped making mixers about 9 years ago. He now sells and rents audio gear. PSC started providing boom remotes (slider style) in July 1999 (wow, I'm getting old, that was almost 10 years ago!) on our M4mkII Mixer and to this day include them with our AlphaMix. I would say that about 20% of the users operate with the boom remote. The other 75% do not. Those who do love it, those who don't think it's useless. There does not seem to be any middle ground on this feature. They either love it or hate it. Ron Meyer Philip Perkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimg Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 as I said last year at just about this time: the SD 788T is targeted especially for the reality show "pack mule audio" folks. BTW, I love my Sonosax BD-1 !! The BD-1 is a great piece of gear. A colleague here has modded one so the device, a radio tx and a Sony type L or M 7.2 V battery that runs both can all be mounted on a pole. It's perfect for some documentary video applications. The 788T is far from being solely aimed at the reality show crowd. A very powerful device at a very reasonable price. JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Martin Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Seems like the CL-2 wasn't thought through very well. "The CL-2 Boom Pole Remote Fader is a remote control and fader accessory for the 788T that straps directly to a microphone boom pole. Connecting to the 788T’s proprietary C.Link port (Control Link)" Maybe it's just me, but having another cable coming down from the boom seems too cumbersome. I imagine it would only be used in a bag situation and I personally I would hate another coiled (or strait) cable tethering me to my bag. Just my 2 cents. Love the recorders? Gene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 " The 788T is far from being solely aimed at the reality show crowd. " I've been misquoted!! not 'soley', but 'primarily'... and that doesn't mean that it isn't great for a cart,but for a cart, you have all bitched that the controls are too small, the LCD is too small, things on the panel are too close together, etc. etc. I agree it is a great device, with many uses, and I still believe that it's small size was a design consideration in line with SD's main market: Over the shoulders!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 " The 788T is far from being solely aimed at the reality show crowd. " I've been misquoted!! not 'soley', but 'primarily'... and that doesn't mean that it isn't great for a cart,but for a cart, you have all bitched that the controls are too small, the LCD is too small, things on the panel are too close together, etc. etc. >>>>I agree it is a great device, with many uses, and I still believe that it's small size was a design consideration in line with SD's main market: Over the shoulders!!<<<< IMHO all of SD's product line is just too small and cramped together. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimg Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 " The 788T is far from being solely aimed at the reality show crowd. " I've been misquoted!! not 'soley', but 'primarily'... and that doesn't mean that it isn't great for a cart,but for a cart, you have all bitched that the controls are too small, the LCD is too small, things on the panel are too close together, etc. etc. I agree it is a great device, with many uses, and I still believe that it's small size was a design consideration in line with SD's main market: Over the shoulders!! Not quoting you, stating my own opinion. As far as size goes, I do find the 744T too small for easy use on it's own and my middle-aged eyes make the screen too small. Of course, until I replaced my lenses the NY Times AND the Washington Post both decided to print fuzzier editions around the same time my arms seemed to get shorter! Best regards, Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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