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Today, 12:19 AM
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Sad for the workers, but it's evolution. When...
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Today, 12:09 AM
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I thought that non-PLL systems were ancient...
I thought that non-PLL systems were ancient history. To be honest a PLL device is still not absolute because the lock system is very stable, but locked to the crystal - and there will always be...
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Yesterday, 11:51 PM
Thread: Pro Res with windows premiere?
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I had a drive given to me to edit recently and...
I had a drive given to me to edit recently and although my mac was happy, I needed to do the edit on my windows machine and it was a total pain - the codec required (said windows) was not available,...
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Yesterday, 09:32 AM
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When I tried the Jecklin disk (sourced from...
When I tried the Jecklin disk (sourced from Canford) we did some tests with a number of techniques that kept being claimed as being used in A Level Music Technology - back in the 90s, I was the...
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Yesterday, 09:07 AM
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Well it certainly shows the two zooms have better...
Well it certainly shows the two zooms have better audio quality, and the others not even that good for speech - imagine somebody having to use them to transcribe all day long? I've now got another...
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06-17-2013, 11:42 PM
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Practically all battery operated systems are not...
Practically all battery operated systems are not diversity, and even those that are are not immune from dropout. I've never found any brand that follows the usual power output rules punches though...
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06-17-2013, 03:45 PM
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Here in the UK, we have a small band of channels...
Here in the UK, we have a small band of channels available to people who don't have a license - and you can just about squeeze in 4 or 5 channels. The trouble is everyone with radio kit who doesn't...
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06-17-2013, 03:33 PM
Thread: Help me build this?
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If you know electrics and can deal with sheet...
If you know electrics and can deal with sheet materials and paint, it's not hard, as it's all straight edges and butt joints. A trip to the local electrical wholesaler will provide all the bits, and...
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06-17-2013, 06:06 AM
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Nice mics John, but it does seem unlikely he'd...
Nice mics John, but it does seem unlikely he'd have two grands worth of kit laying around, so there could be a mismatch of practical v ideal?
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06-17-2013, 01:00 AM
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The first problem is the generator. It's lacking...
The first problem is the generator. It's lacking in technical specs to back up the comments, but the key feature is that at the UK/AU mains supply voltage, you have 10A of available current. So for a...
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06-16-2013, 10:01 AM
Thread: for all of the professionals
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The entertainment industry in general is so quick...
The entertainment industry in general is so quick to change, has lots of short term fads and there are always people straight from college waiting to undercut you and take your work. My own son just...
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06-16-2013, 09:17 AM
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This makes no sense. The 100 and 500 are...
This makes no sense. The 100 and 500 are identically wired and you can swap mics between them? I'd just use a mixer auxilliary to provide you with a mono out and use that. Maybe you will sort the...
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06-16-2013, 01:47 AM
Thread: 1/8" audio
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I suspect the increased noise floor with the...
I suspect the increased noise floor with the radio channel is simply bad gain structure - dropping down to mic level, then back up again in the camera - which has less than sonically perfect preamps...
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06-16-2013, 01:43 AM
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No - there isn't a battery stereo version I'm...
No - there isn't a battery stereo version I'm aware of. The only thing I can think of is if the oddly behaving one has the pilot tone on, and for some reason this is being detected as the stereo...
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06-15-2013, 02:03 PM
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Something odd going on. I have them in front of...
Something odd going on. I have them in front of me and with the stereo/focus switched to stereo, and exiting, the front panel rocker comes up as balance - and in the middle is both earpieces, then...
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06-15-2013, 01:02 PM
Thread: Tempted to hire these guys
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I'm rather confused. To my British eye, this...
I'm rather confused. To my British eye, this looks like so many of the newsy style shows we see on UK TV made in the states. Sure, it garish, colourful and the camera moves all have a bit of a jerk,...
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06-15-2013, 12:45 PM
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Remember the receiver is stereo, and the...
Remember the receiver is stereo, and the transmitter is mono, so the receiver can work in mono and then send a signal to both headsets via the balance on the front, or in stereo, where with this...
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06-15-2013, 10:16 AM
Thread: General question about hypers
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I think many people get confused by the 'correct'...
I think many people get confused by the 'correct' information we trot out, but we forget that context is important.
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06-14-2013, 09:51 AM
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Having spent the best part of the afternoon...
Having spent the best part of the afternoon repairing a Playstation headset with a broken wire - I'm only to aware of the dangers. I had to go and buy a tiny bit for the iron. Being a non-games...
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06-14-2013, 12:55 AM
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Nope - I even emailed Coles and got no response,...
Nope - I even emailed Coles and got no response, so it's in the box of kit labelled - duff. I always mean to get around to fixing kit in it, not having the need to throw the contents. However, I did...
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06-14-2013, 12:38 AM
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I'm not one of the people who always say NO ON...
I'm not one of the people who always say NO ON CAMERA MICS - but in this case, a stereo mic would be advantage, but it needs a static mount. A panned stereo mic sound extremely strange - on a...
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06-13-2013, 11:19 AM
Thread: Nvidia opengl driver lost connection?
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Nvidia opengl driver lost connection?
Premiere, on a reasonably nice computer, all worked fine for at least a year, but now I'm getting this error when I try to render out media - you get the error message and then clicking the box shuts...
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06-12-2013, 01:16 PM
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They only ones with twin 3.5mm plugs that I have...
They only ones with twin 3.5mm plugs that I have seen are very cheap products...
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06-12-2013, 01:15 AM
Thread: Question about mixing audio effects.
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There's something about ironpony's endless quest...
There's something about ironpony's endless quest for information that even if he is trolling, which many of us now fear is the case, does give scope for advice that must be helping others. I'm more...
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06-11-2013, 01:21 PM
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http://www.limelight.org.uk/premiere.pnghttp://www...
http://www.limelight.org.uk/premiere.pnghttp://www.limelight.org.uk/cubase.pngI thought I'd try to see how the OMF export coped with export from Premiere to Cubase in view of the problems mentioned...
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