‘Ultimate’ How to power a field recorder guide – part 2: BDS and mounts
In part 1 I explained some technical background on batteries and powering, as well as providing some suggestions for batteries. In this part we dive into the world of battery distribution systems and mounts. This is part two of a series of articles, split up as follows: Batteries: A Battery is a battery, is a battery Battery distribution system (BDS) and mounts Cabling and connectors … Continue reading ‘Ultimate’ How to power a field recorder guide – part 2: BDS and mounts
What we know about the new Zoom F8n
UPDATE June 1: The product page for the new F8n is online and besides the things we went over below in our article, there are some more new features of the successor of the F8: Zoom AutoMix™ Meet your new assistant sound editor, the Zoom AutoMix™. This smart software automatically adjusts the levels of your mix to reduce the amount of ambient sound, so you … Continue reading What we know about the new Zoom F8n
‘Ultimate’ How to power a field recorder guide – part 1: Batteries
It’s a question popping up about every week on the various groups and forums online: ‘How do I power my field recorder?’ or, ‘What are the best 12v+ batteries out there?’. Followed by loads of reactions, based on personal preferences, what the person is used to, or what the ‘hot new kid on the block’ is at the moment. But what is often neglected is … Continue reading ‘Ultimate’ How to power a field recorder guide – part 1: Batteries
This Week in Sound #1
A brand new segment on Wav.Report: This Week in Sound. Every week we list interesting videos, articles, tutorials and what not, about location sound. Sound Devices and Audio Limited Discuss Their Merger and the A10 Digital Wireless System Launch Glen Trew talks with Matt Anderson, CEO/President of Sound Devices, Jon Tatooles, Co-Founder/Chief Business Development Officer of Sound Devices, and Kishore (Kish) Patel, Managing Director of … Continue reading This Week in Sound #1
‘Poor man’s’ timecode based lav-recorder by Tentacle Sync
Four years ago I was preparing for a feature movie. The DOP asked me what kind of timecode solution I had on hand. As we all had back in the day, I showed him the Ambient Lockit, the size of a small cigar box, with some weight to it as well. He took something from his jeans’ pocket, I thought it was a 9-volt battery. … Continue reading ‘Poor man’s’ timecode based lav-recorder by Tentacle Sync
Lectrosonics releases PDR firmware 2.0
Lectrosonics has updated the firmware of the PDR (Portable Digital Audio Recorder) to version 2.0. According to Karl Winkler (Vice President of Sales) the new update offers: iXML Header Support, which allows for recordings to contain industry-standard iXML data in the file headers, enabling easy handling in typical editing software. And Filesystem Protection adds provisions to protect recorded data on the Micro SD card when … Continue reading Lectrosonics releases PDR firmware 2.0
REVIEW: Viviana Straps
Recently I was treated to a sampling of the new Viviana Straps from Soundfish, based out of Italy. I wanted to play around with them a bit before writing this review, and I am very glad that I did. Put simply, these make me want to ditch my Neopax straps all together. Preface: I am aware of the similarities between the Viviana Straps and the … Continue reading REVIEW: Viviana Straps
Review: MiPro ACT-80 ENG Kit
UPDATE: The Act-80 receiver stopped powering on less than 1 year of ownership with only light use. Also the lack of ability to scan for frequencies really made this system hard to use in Los Angeles during the repack. Overall, there is no situation in which it worked better than anything else in my kit. I do not recommend you buying this wireless kit. For … Continue reading Review: MiPro ACT-80 ENG Kit
Batteries Part 3: DIY Pelican Battery
So Pelican batteries… those are cool. I’ve been building one off and on for the past 3 months. And this blog post is WELL over due. Sorry for the delay. In early January it looked like this article was actually gonna be sponsored by a 18650 company so the video that was being edited was deleted because we’d have to reshoot everything but this time … Continue reading Batteries Part 3: DIY Pelican Battery
Review: Zoom F1
As I’ve stated before I will not personally review the Zoom F1. I think I’m a little bias to say the least. But Curtis Judd just did a review that is pretty honest and even mentions some faults. One feature that was not mentioned is there is a tone signal you can enable in the unit to set your headphone output to match your cameras … Continue reading Review: Zoom F1
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