Mirror Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 nobody expects the SPANISH INQUISITION !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CraigF Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 RC -- I don't disagree with your comfort dissertation. However, it doesn't take preemptive apologies to not drop an ice cold piece of steel down someone's back. just say they're free so sing Moon River at any time and see if they get the refrence http://youtu.be/CfZiAiYNcI8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkautzsch Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 think what the talent has to put up with in makeup, especially if sfx masks etc., are involved - by comparison getting wired for sound is a piece of cake. Stand tall, be professional, don't act weird - people sense if you are uneasy and it makes them uneasy in turn... why would I want to do that? So the talent is hot - you walk up professionally, friendly but meaning BUSINESS. Good point about makeup being far more intrusive than wiring. However, I've had the chance a few times to be a fly on the wall in makeup or costume rooms, waiting to wire someone. I was impressed how much they talk about what they're doing, not in an apologizing way, but rather explaining - and how they mix this with small talk. Talking them through the process much like a good dentist does. Wiring has gotten much more relaxed since I've copied that behaviour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Ear Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 I don't see why anyone would intentionally want to make the talent uncomfortable right before they perform? What's the benefit in that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrider Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 I also turn on my SM transmitters early so they can warm up a little should I have to place it next to the talent's skin. Little things like this get you invited back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWilson Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 This is what I use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 This is what I use... I would never deploy that to install a lav. I reserve it strictly as a motivator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWilson Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Dual purpose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Dual purpose? They won't know what hit 'em. ...no... really... literally... they won't know what hit 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izen Ears Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Whew! Erm, love these blasts from the past. So I have a new problem with Sound Guys - they discontinued the awesome one-piece Lectro TA lav bullet! We're back to the two-piece thing. It seems the new adaptors are made of stronger metal, and there's no "plug piece" to reinforce it. I am so glad I got a bunch of the one-piece TA ones. The new (old) design is longer (doesn't drop as easily) and not nearly as sexy. Boo. I understand the mentality behind it, but I loved it when we had a choice. Dan Izen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prahlad Strickland Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 luv me my luv bullet. surprised anyone gawked at the price, specially since it lasts at least my lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirror Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Luv bullet? ?....I don' t think you shop at the same stores as the rest of us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylormadeaudio Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 awkward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Martin Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Dan, we still manufacture both versions of the lav-bullet. Let me know where you purchased it from and I can give them a call just to make sure they understand both versions are still available. Thanks Gene Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izen Ears Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Oh snap! That is awesome and I am a dummy, I should have done my homework. Sorry JWers. Dan Izen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek H Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Just one thing with the Lav bullet- Don't do what I did. I forgot to take it from my ENG bag that I was carrying onto a plane and put it on my check on luggage about six months ago at LAX. The TSA made me pull apart my entire sound rig so that they could swab each piece individually and made me suffer the Spanish inquisition over what the Lav Bullet is actually for. After a grilling and then a lecture from the shift supervisor I was allowed to continue on to my flight, and they let me keep the bullet so long as I kept it hidden so as not scare any passengers. 30 minutes to rebuild the rig and then a mad dash to the gate to make my flight, all on account of me forgetting about the Lav Bullet. I've thought about this too... Has anyone had trouble with the lav bullet when when they've packed it in their checked luggage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 I've thought about this too... Has anyone had trouble with the lav bullet when when they've packed it in their checked luggage? Checked should be fine. I always put it in my checked luggage. TSA has rules about "replicas", and they are prohibited from carry-on. They also have specific rules for real guns & live ammo in checked luggage, but a "replica" is fine just being packed, And it seems like some TSA people will call this a replica. I have a feeling a lot of security TSA people will ignore this if its in a bag you carry on, but why risk it? I'm worried I'll eventually forget I have mine in my pocket and get it confiscated. http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/firearms-and-ammunition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldmixer Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Don't over think it. Just carry it on man. It's not a replica anything. It's a weight we use to put mics on. End of story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Kittappa Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I've never had an issue with the Lav bullet in checked luggage, I just had a problem the one time I forgot that it was in my ENG bag that I was carrying on. That experience makes me double check that the lav bullet is in my checked luggage. I know it's just a weight, but I'd rather not have to suffer the inconvenience that the TSA put me through again About seventy percent of the time when I retrieve my check on there is that card that the TSA leave saying that they have opened my luggage to inspect the contents, but since so much of our stuff is unusual and electronic I couldn't say if this is on account of the bullet or a combination of everything else that's in the case. On a side note that is related. I've often had my ENG bag pulled out for swabbing after the Xray scan, but I recently signed up for TSA pre. Does anyone else here use that service and if so have you found that you get an easier time when it comes to sending your sound rig through the security check? That was the main reason I signed up for TSA pre in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Swabbing still occurs with TSA pre - but for me it seems less often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAIG Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Lav Bullet is great Talent appreciates anything and everything that makes micing less intrusive, well worth the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crussell Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Swabbing still occurs with TSA pre - but for me it seems less often. Got a false positive on a swab of my audio bag last year going through Pre. Things got interesting... Long story short, I was reassembling the bag after the TSA agent tore out each and every cable and component and inspected them individually one at a time. And I was almost as thoroughly searched myself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrengun Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Don't over think it. Just carry it on man. It's not a replica anything. It's a weight we use to put mics on. End of story. Despite my appeal to this line of logic, I was told it was a replica and it was taken from me here at JFK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 It's kind of baffling they take them considering all the other stuff the TSA finds. I just saw them post that they average 6 firearms a day at checkpoints! Makes me wonder why they care about these when they are finding so many guns and knives. Their Instagram account is pretty amazing. https://instagram.com/tsa/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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