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Building High Quality CAT6 Audio Snakes

Cables are something easily taken for granted, but not all cables are created equally. There are countless options available between different connectors, cabling options, and wiring specs….oh and of course build quality. You never want a cable to be the reason you can’t finish a work day. Higher build quality cables with proper strain relief help minimize them from failing at inopportune moments. Unfortunately outside … Continue reading Building High Quality CAT6 Audio Snakes

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‘Ultimate’ How to power a field recorder guide – part 3: Cables and Connectors

Often overlooked but an essential component for powering your devices, the cables and connectors. In part 3 of this guide I go over the options and requirements. This is part three 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 Charging and various accessories Cables whether you … Continue reading ‘Ultimate’ How to power a field recorder guide – part 3: Cables and Connectors

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‘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

Vincent Rozenberg2 Comments
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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

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Batteries: Part 2 – DIY Modding The Talentcell 12v Lithium Battery

In Part 1 I walked about how to charge and gather 18650 Li-Ion Cells from cell phone USB batteries. In part 2 I will show you how to mod the very popular 12v Talentcell Lithium battery for use in your audio bag. Right now if you were to go to the Zoom F8+F4 group on Facebook you would be presented by hundreds of people asking … Continue reading Batteries: Part 2 – DIY Modding The Talentcell 12v Lithium Battery

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Batteries: Part 1 – Li-Ion 18650 Cells

This starts part 1 of a series we will be doing here on WavReport all about batteries. This past month I was on location mixing a feature film, I found myself using Lectrosonics UM400a, and one thing was becaming very apparent… we used a TON of akiline 9V batteries. It truly was sinful! It also didnt help that we had 7x Lectrosonics R1a on set. … Continue reading Batteries: Part 1 – Li-Ion 18650 Cells

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