There are several methods of unsoldering something. The method I most perfer is solder wick. It takes more time then the suction method but its a lot easier to do on fine delicate electronics. So that’s the normal technique… That’s not the tip. The tip is how do you do it when you don’t have solder wick around. Simple. Take some left over shield cable … Continue reading Quick Tip: Unsoldering A Mistake
So with the advent of the Zoom FRC-8 I have become motivated to finally get around to finishing an audio cart. I decided I would build the whole concept into a single 8U SKB case. I have a lot of experience building out traditional roadcase servers for touring shows so I decided I would take that style of AV installs and use that on my … Continue reading Tutorial: Rack Mount Your Audio Recorder
Shot a short little video of unboxing the new Zoom FRC-8 F-Control. The F-Control is a $350 mixing interface for the Zoom F-series recorder. I’ll do another full length video review in a week. About the Author Andrew Jones is a location sound mixer based in Los Angeles. He started in the TV and Film industry in 2004. You can email him at Andrew@HoldForSound.com http://www.HoldForSound.com Continue reading Zoom F-Control Unboxing
This week a new media reality show premiered that I had the pleasure of working on this past Fall. The episode that premiered was shot in the backwoods, ranchs, and rivers of Tennessee. Here is a preview of the first episode. A link to the full epsisode will be at the bottom of this page. The show travels the country and finds unique people who live on … Continue reading Booming in the Backwoods of Tenessee
UPDATE: More photos have been added at the end of the post. A few months ago Sound Mixer Superstar @ChrisPolczinski posted on Facebook about a new RF Scanner he was using. He had bought a USB TV Tuner meant for a Windows computer and was using it on his Android phone. Immediately everyone online fell into 2 categories; those eager to try it and those who … Continue reading Phone App Frequency Scanners: Putting the $10 USB TV Tuner RF Scanner to the Test
As a Zoom F8 user, I have been living off my iOS device for 2 years using F8 Control. And now a lot of Sound Devices users are finding more and more uses for Wingman in their workflow. But over this same time I’ve discovered quite a few other apps that are incredibly useful on set. Disclaimer: All links below are non-affialiate-links and I am receiving no … Continue reading Apps You Might Not Be Using In Your SoundBag, But Should
1) When you came up with the idea for the Lectrosonic UCR portable video game “Single Player Pong” what inspired you to add a 470-700mhz RF radio receiver? A real first for portable video game consoles. Well, while developing video games is extremely challenging, both technically and emotionally, we knew that adding a cutting-edge receiver would be quick and easy. The utility of this choice has … Continue reading 24-Bit 48Khz Gaming with Lectrosonic: An Interview with Karl Winkler
I saw a post on Facebook from my friend Steve Morrow was celebrating the release of his movie. At first I didn’t think much of it. But then I realized it wasn’t just a Hallmark Christmas Movie (which are AWESOME to watch, huge guilty pleasure I must admit) it was the blockbuster LA LA Land starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone! Well having never directly spoken to … Continue reading Mixing It Up On a Musical: The Sound of La La Land
I started writing this post on my phone while on an airplane. (LAX to Pittsburgh) I also started to draw my charts while on that same shaky long flight. Lets just say these charts look like a 4th Grade Science Fair project but not the kid who wins, those charts always looked good. So in the spirit of the 4th Grade I will write this … Continue reading Sennheiser G3 SMA Mod: Range Testing
So I’ve done a few of these tutorial post and I want to get one thing out of the way. I hate DIY filmmaking culture. The term DIY has been hijacked by indie youtubers who think building a camera rig out of PVC pipes is “just as good” or “achieves the same shot.” DIY no longer means doing it for yourself, it means doing it … Continue reading Tutorial: “DIY” Audio Drop Bag
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