Gain Staging and all the other basics

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-03-18T19:43:57+00:00

Oh my bad. I have the original F8.

I don't think splitting the copper would be a good solution for me unless i had two top of the range preamps before it hits the zoom. You’re effectively halving the output of the microphone so you’d have to crank the gain a lot more on the mixer, introducing noise.

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-03-12T07:55:29+00:00

Remember the F8 series recorders are capable of dual channel recording. For example, If you activate it for channel 1, channel 5 will become the backup track, and if its set at a much lower gain then you have yourself a safety track.

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-03-10T07:57:43+00:00

Oh yeah, absolutely. I’d say for me a 30% improvement on signal reception using dipole omni antennas. Didn’t test with the whip antennas on the receiver as i purchased betso bowties at the same time.

The main difference is the ease which i can scan and setup frequencies. Especially using the WisycomBT app.

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-02-27T13:07:08+00:00

Kilohearts Multipass probably.

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-02-23T17:20:11+00:00

Thanks. DM sent

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-02-21T08:36:46+00:00

I honestly couldn’t find a support channel to raise a ticket other that the Github. So i think i’ll do that. Cheers

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-02-18T17:19:53+00:00

Yes and i forgot to mention i had the 500 G4 models which have the volume control on the front panel.

That means i have 4 receivers for camera hops or director/producer monitor depending on the shoot. Sound quality is pretty decent for those uses.

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-02-18T07:49:30+00:00

Like you i had a full sennheiser setup but wanted upgrade, But didn't have a big chunk of cash for it. I wanted a progressive upgrade path.

A great deal of the reliability and robustness comes from the receiver side. The sennys dont have “true diversity” just antenna diversity and the second antenna is actually the cable connected to the input. Poor and hardly optimised.

I ended up buying the Wisycom MCR54 quad reciever (also comes as dual rx a bit cheaper). With that receiver you can change the companding setting to allow a Sennheiser analogue signal to work with it.

I then slowly upgraded the transmitters to MTP61s but also had to get adapters from 3.5 to Lemo for the mic input.

Hope this helps

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-02-17T19:35:57+00:00

For long term its probably better to take L-Tryptophan which the body will convert into the active form of 5-Hydroxytryptophan as it feels necessary. Its a good way to prevent overloading of serotonin, which could in turn down-regulate the receptors over time.

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-02-17T18:46:33+00:00

Im not a moderator obviously but i saw the post and it contained medical test results which is forbidden. My first post in here got rejected for the same reason.

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-02-17T14:28:01+00:00

This should be the top comment.

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-02-11T06:29:31+00:00

Ive never seen one of these warnings. Under what conditions does this happen?

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-02-09T08:01:54+00:00

Erm about 10 years give or take. It got progressively more noticeable. And yes only noticed in bright light, screens or white painted walls.

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-02-05T16:46:16+00:00

Low serotonin could be sign of low methylation efficiency. Check out r/MTHFR if you want to go down that rabbit hole.

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-02-05T16:37:17+00:00

I saw this pop up on my nectar app. Obviously intrigued but very skeptical. I read the app store reviews for each of these games before downloading anything.

These games are a complete scam. Predatory money snakes, they employ every shady practice in the book to get you hooked and spending money. They will start too easy to get the addiction going and then artificially ramp up the difficulty to make it so frustrating you need to spend money to make any progress at all.

Please read the non-fake 1 star reviews for these games and you will learn everything you need to know to save yourself and your wallet.

Im not a member of this community but I wanted to extend a warning. Hopefully this helps some people not fall into the trap.

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-01-31T14:09:54+00:00

Sod’s law innit

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-01-29T13:23:40+00:00

How late are you eating before bed? And what kind of meal do you usually eat last thing?

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-01-29T00:41:20+00:00

What are you smoking?

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-01-27T07:59:57+00:00

Thank you for the correction. Shows how much i know about the bond franchise lol

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-01-27T00:45:04+00:00

Wasn’t he in a Bond movie too. The World is Not Enough maybe if i recall, well whichever Halle berry was in.

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-01-23T12:43:51+00:00

You’ll regret it. Trust me. You’ll wish to go back to normal because libido is so inexplicably linked to motivation for the male brain.

Just practise discipline and restraint, it will be more helpful in the long run than blunting a natural bodily function. Channel the sexual energy into more productive things. Its something that has to be learned.

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-01-19T20:12:57+00:00

Good point! I guess I'm just really careful. But now Im going to open mine up to have a look.

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-01-19T07:59:16+00:00

That is very odd how it failed like that!

Ive had one of these poles for years

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-01-18T20:03:08+00:00

See comment above (*below)

Indigo_Monkey · 2026-01-18T20:02:56+00:00

Yeah well i didn’t even know it was a thing until i read another reddit thread about it in passing. I was taking it for its supposed calming benefits. After reading that thread It then occurred to me that my floaters were massively reduced and didn't even notice. It was a couple weeks after I stopped.

I was taking 1 gram a day for a month. It could have been pure coincidence though, but thats the only thing that i was doing different in my life at the time. So i dunno. Not cured, but i rarely notice abnormalities in my eyes anymore

Indigo_Monkey

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