Review: Halter Technical IFB Headset
Two weeks ago Halter Technical came out with a new premium IFB headset. I’ve had it since it came out and its a huge improvement over their past model but also it holds the title of premium very well. I picked up a IFB ear piece on my last stop to Audio Department. While there the clerk was telling me about a camera op who … Continue reading Review: Halter Technical IFB Headset
Tutorial: Über DIY Olympia Cart #Pimping
Olympia Tools reach out to me a month ago and asked if I would mod and hack one of their carts into a proper filmmaking style cart. I said YES! LOL http://amzn.to/2D3OHyg These carts sell on Amazon Prime between $50-$100 with free shipping. More often than not they average between $50 – $70 really. So they sent me the very popular Olympia Folding Service Cart. … Continue reading Tutorial: Über DIY Olympia Cart #Pimping
Review: Ursa Pouches
So Ursa sent us some gear to review and we will first start with the Ursa Pouches. The reason for us to start with these is because they baffled us the most. That is it to until I did a little reading and happened to take a winter trip to Vegas to see the queen herself, Brittney Spears. When URSA first came out the the … Continue reading Review: Ursa Pouches
NAMM 2018 DIY Wrap-Up
This year was my first year to go to NAMM and it was eye opening. Who knew so many people out there made ukules. I heard more than I think I ever could have wanted…. oh my. But other than looking at the instruments I spent most of my time in the pro-audio expo rooms looking at whats on the DIY market and what can … Continue reading NAMM 2018 DIY Wrap-Up
Behind The Scenes: Zoom F1
So this is not going to be a review of the Zoom F1. No. There will be plenty of people out there doing that. No this is instead a look at the LONG development life of the Zoom F1 and a look behind the scenes of how we shot the Zoom F1 videos. So the idea of the Zoom F1 goes back to late 2016. It … Continue reading Behind The Scenes: Zoom F1
Tutorial: DIY Audio Bag Handle
So I have really started to embrace my K-Tek MixPro bag. I have a brand new dual receiver wireless microphone kit coming to me from a new wireless company that will work with the MOLLE mounts on the Stingray MixPro. I will be reviewing those soon, hopefully next week??? It really will depend on shipping from Shenzhen China. BUT… Back to the topic for the … Continue reading Tutorial: DIY Audio Bag Handle
Sennheiser G3: A Retrospective
Yesterday Sennheiser “soft-announced” the long awaited arrival of the Sennheiser G4. The Sennheiser G3 has been on the market for nearly a decade. In that time 100,000’s of units were sold. And before Sennheiser releases the G4 this April here are some odd facts about the G3 units you probably didn’t know. You will notice that the URL links to some the source material have … Continue reading Sennheiser G3: A Retrospective
Sound Rolling Interview: Andrew Jones
So I was interviewed for Matt Price’s blog SoundRolling.com. Matt contacted me early last week and asked if I wanted to come on his show and chat about being a sound mixer. Matt is an amazing presenter and really made me feel comfortable coming on his show. Here is the 1.5hr video interview. At one point in the interview one of the audience members asked … Continue reading Sound Rolling Interview: Andrew Jones
Review: K-Tek MixPro Bag
Recently K-Tek came out with the their new MixPro bag. And even though it is called the MixPro bag K-Tek says it will fit the Zoom F4/F8. They sent me one this week to put that last claim to the test and give the bag a run through its paces. So lets get started and examine what all this bag offers and figure out what … Continue reading Review: K-Tek MixPro Bag
#Gross
I posted near the end of last year about my expendables tray. A few people were doing it and for some odd reason my post got a lot more response than I could have imagined. After I posted it I also got several messages asking me about the little spray bottle in the kit. It never hit me that carrying around a sprayer that cleans … Continue reading #Gross