My Audio Kit

Matthew
one clock starts at 00.00.00.00
the secend starts at 00.00.05.25
the difference is 5.25
in 2 hours from now the difference would be the same 5.25 (if thereno psycotic drift accrues:-))
so you slate the first shot and on nle give the computer comand to sync the firs shot and automatically toreadjust all the folowing on the time line( you do it to all shotes until your next slate).so all the shotes coming in sync
so as we do it here we slate every couple hours or after battery /casset change to be on the safe side , not more then 4-5 times a day .
if you didnt get it , go to some one who works with avid to expain you how it done. very simple , eliminate the digi slate
 
Okay I keep running everything through in my head and I'm trying to figure out what to buy. I'm dead set on the Schoeps CCM641 but I'm starting to have doubts about the CMIT. I don't want anything below a 416 for my shotgun though. After listening to several audio tests this morning I got the impression that the 416 was overly sensitive and could potentially lead to unnatural sounds. The CMIT on the other hand sounded great, albeit somehwhat muffled at lower levels. I am considering the Sanken Cs3e but I'm also interested to hear more about the CSS5 if anyone has any experience with it.
 
Gorilla King said:
Okay I keep running everything through in my head and I'm trying to figure out what to buy. I'm dead set on the Schoeps CCM641 but I'm starting to have doubts about the CMIT. I don't want anything below a 416 for my shotgun though. After listening to several audio tests this morning I got the impression that the 416 was overly sensitive and could potentially lead to unnatural sounds. The CMIT on the other hand sounded great, albeit somehwhat muffled at lower levels. I am considering the Sanken Cs3e but I'm also interested to hear more about the CSS5 if anyone has any experience with it.
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I look at this post, and I sure can understand that you need to evaluate this carefully, before making your purchase; to make sure you make the right decision; BUT I can't help but read this and think it sounds like this:

Okay I keep running everything through in my head and I'm trying to figure out what to buy. I'm dead set on the Ferrari Testarossa but I'm starting to have doubts about the Maserati 200SI. I don't want anything below a Lotus Esprit Turbo for my weekend getaway though. After listening to several car acceleration tests this morning I got the impression that the Lotus Esprit Turbo was overly sensitive and could potentially lead to unnatural mountain road handling. The Maserati 200SI on the other hand sounded great, albeit somehwhat muffled at lower levels. I am considering the Porsche Carrera GT but I'm also interested to hear more about the Lamborghini Gallardo if anyone has any experience with it.

Don't forget, many are still driving a Ford Taurus (not that there's anything wrong with that!)
:)
 
Look... Sounds and acts like the CS3E but can go to about 140 degrees vs. 90 degrees for a stereo type response.

What I don't get is if you have this money... and all this money, why don't you just get in a car and drive to a rental house... I mean even if you're a couple of hours away yuo can go somewhere, meet up with someone, do something.

I mean you're listening to samples online and asking people's advice and basing thousands and thousands of dollars on that suggestion. Just doesn't make sense.

Get in a car or take the money you were going to spend on a mic and go somewhere to try something out.

-Jeremy
 
My last mic was a Taurus (ME66K) so I understand LOL. Basically I want the best shotgun mic for film production (not documentary work, not news production, not event videography, FILM PRODUCTION) to go along with the Schoeps CMC641 which is as I understand it the best Hyper cardiod for film production. The only problem is, I'm not clear on what that is yet even after having poured through dozens of threads. I love the sound of the Schoeps CMIT, but then I hear people saying it's overpriced and excessivley fragile. I live in colorado so it's not particularly humid here and I'm wondering how much of a concern that really would be for me. I'm still researching the mics and trying to get as many opinions as I possibly can. After I do that I'll try to find a rental house and maybe go test it all out. The thing is, aside from choosing which mic sound is most pleasing to me and hearing the off axis response I wouldn't really know what else to look for. I mean what DO you look for when testing mics?
 
Gorilla King said:
My last mic was a Taurus (ME66K) so I understand LOL.
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hehe! :)

Although some think the ME66 is more like an AMC Pacer?! :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
 
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ExileOnTheMainStreet said:
I Look At My Bank Account , Then Decide If The shi* Worth The Money
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Liar!!!! You already told us that you look at how many women the purchase will get you :)

-Jeremy
 
TheYankee said:
Liar!!!! You already told us that you look at how many women the purchase will get you :)

-Jeremy
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LOL, maybe that is why as a married guy I have the CMIT on the very bottom of gear I would consider getting. :)
 
wabbit said:
LOL, maybe that is why as a married guy I have the CMIT on the very bottom of gear I would consider getting. :)
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If I was married I would look at headphones, anything noise isolating... Lots of good purchases for married people. Hey, even a softie could take on a whole new use :)

-Jeremy
 
Gorilla King said:
My last mic was a Taurus (ME66K) so I understand LOL. Basically I want the best shotgun mic for film production (not documentary work, not news production, not event videography, FILM PRODUCTION) to go along with the Schoeps CMC641 which is as I understand it the best Hyper cardiod for film production. The only problem is, I'm not clear on what that is yet even after having poured through dozens of threads. I love the sound of the Schoeps CMIT, but then I hear people saying it's overpriced and excessivley fragile. I live in colorado so it's not particularly humid here and I'm wondering how much of a concern that really would be for me. I'm still researching the mics and trying to get as many opinions as I possibly can. After I do that I'll try to find a rental house and maybe go test it all out. The thing is, aside from choosing which mic sound is most pleasing to me and hearing the off axis response I wouldn't really know what else to look for. I mean what DO you look for when testing mics?
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I see you dont get something basic - usially you need better microphones for documentary , event videography and every occasion where you cant control the situation . for drama you can live with much lower standards ( at least -i can).

by the way, you are not doing film production - i can bet you never hold a film camera in your life ( just semantic remark , dont take it hard :-))
the 641 is a nice hyper and you are probably read to much advertising crap ,i know allot who will say the same about the mkh-50( much lower self noise ) and the neumann 150 completely different sound, both of them are in the "film" business ,or every other video business .
about the 416 what exactly is not natural in how it sound - nothing -every mic sounds different - no shot gun include the schoeps sounds natural - you want natural you work with omnis ( not in our business ).
by the way the sc-5 doesnt sound as good as the 3 in mono mod , its not the same mic if you going to spend on one schoeps do you a favor and buy another one with figure of 8 if you have some visions about "stereo" recording .
i other way see a visions of the smiling fellow who sell you your rig since he found another sucker
 
TheYankee said:
Liar!!!! You already told us that you look at how many women the purchase will get you :)

-Jeremy
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i dont need a shot gun to get a lay, i leave it to the cow boys from the mid west , i have a charm of my mid east intellectual :-)
 
wabbit said:
LOL, maybe that is why as a married guy I have the CMIT on the very bottom of gear I would consider getting. :)
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the new dish washer looks much pretty in my missys eyes 2 :-)
 
Gorilla King said:
I would have thought that the guys with the long shotgun mics would get all the girls :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
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he you are a real farm boy - the bank acount give you much more , of course if you are not ugly s.o.b
 
Yeah, you're right, it's not film film production but I hate the word "video" and to me movie and film is interchangeable. One quick comment though...with the way technology is, a 8,000.00 dollar camera (HVX with P2 cards) while incredibly impressive still isn't on the same level as 35mm film. We all know this. However in the audio realm, with the right equipment and enough experience you CAN get a level of sound that is highly comparable to many Holywood films even with only 6,000.00. Not very many people know this. At least when it comes to independant filmmakers. I refuse to be one of those guys who spend about 90% of the films equipment budget on the video and only 10% on audio. It's about 50/50 for me as it is. I mean if someone offered you an interest free loan and the only stipulation was you had to pay back 20.00 per month wouldn't you jump at the opportunity. Of course I'll b paying back about 10 times that amount each month, but still 12,000.00 to gear up for a feature is a great opportunity.

After hearing that the only real differnce betwen the SC3e and the SCC5 is the stereo, I've pretty much written off the SCC5. That feature just isn't important to me. The SC3e is still very much in contention though. What is this moisture effect everyone keeps talking about though? I mean does the sound quality change or does the mic just shut down altogether?

As for that smiling fellow, isn't it obvious that this is the whole reason I'm asking you all for advice now so I know what I'm talking about? I mean if it weren't for reading what y'all had written I'd still have my ME66K thinking it was a great mic and would be shooting interiors with it not even having a clue what a hyper cardiod was for.
 
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