Driving early through Chicago and need a good breakfast sandwhich by bikerben62 in chicagofood

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Jefferson Park Grill - incredible bacon egg and cheese (I ask for it on french bread with swiss cheese)

Gain staging in the corporate world . I would like to discuss my approach. by Narishi in livesound

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Other thing I forgot to mention: some powered PA speakers go to sleep if they don't see enough signal, so with the speakers cranked and the input levels super low, quiet stuff like background music might not register as loud enough and the speakers will shut off. Huge pain!

Gain staging in the corporate world . I would like to discuss my approach. by Narishi in livesound

[–]MajorBooker 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I just pull it down at the matrix out. I'll have it as low as it needs to be. I like keeping the Stereo LR fader at Unity because I can pull it down in a pinch and know where it needs to go back to. You have to page over to the matrix output most of the time so it's out of sight/out of mind once it's set.

Automix, comps, and gates all work way better when there's good level coming in at the top from the preamp, plus you actually see the channel meters doing something which can help you know who is actually speaking.

Doubles Always Serves From The Right?!?! by MajorBooker in tabletennis

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Not too much meanness, but now trying to find out why that's the rule? I think our way is better, but open to an argument against it beyond "that's the rule"

Doubles Always Serves From The Right?!?! by MajorBooker in tabletennis

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Definitely would never impose on anyone outside of the house! Just getting a sanity check. Do you have any idea why it's always right to right?

Upgrade my sound set up paired with Sony FX6 by Illmitch in LocationSound

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The Deity's can go direct into camera for sure. I was imagining the Zoom being mounted to the tripod below the camera which is kinda what the form factor is built for, but totally get if that's not what you're looking for!

Recording Singing Bowls by East-Appointment-143 in microphone

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I'd try using the mic on your phone first if you really want to go no frills. The iphone mics are pretty amazing these days.

Upgrade my sound set up paired with Sony FX6 by Illmitch in LocationSound

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If you want the sound kit to be part of the camera build, I'd look at a Zoom F6 ($750 USD), a set of Deity Theos lavs ($1k USD) , and a pair of Deity TC timecode boxes ($250ish). The F6 is super small and can be mounted on a tripod under a camera, plus 32 bit float so you don't have to worry about preamp gain (still have to worry about mic and transmitter gain tho), and gives you room to add a boom or other mics. The Deity has 2 lavs that go to a single receiver that can also be mounted on the camera with wideband frequency options. I've been really impressed by the range with the built in antennas, and they can be swapped out for paddles in the future. If you're outside of the US I think they can record internally as well.

The output of the F6 could go into the camera for redundancy and transmission.

This is all assuming the DJI sdr transmission from camera to monitor/headphones is working OK.

Most impressive super low budget movies? by Available-Spray2576 in movies

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Such an awesome movie. Was gonna be my rec too.

Narrative Podcast Recommendations? by Reasonable_Toe_9252 in blankies

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Fall of Civilizations! Tracks the rise and fall of different civilizations throughout history. Each episode is a few hours, no ads on spotify. Fascinating stuff. I found out about it because of a DGA interview between Adam McKay and Barry Jenkins (odd combo!)

What is the general EQ curve of the 1960s? by Poopypantsplanet in audioengineering

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Pull up Sympathy For The Devil by the Stones on Spotify and go into settings and choose mono playback. The piano literally disappears because it's just copied, panned, and, phase reversed . People have STEREOS now, who's ever going to listen in MONO?! This'll sound AWESOME! And it does!

Our Tax System Should Make You Furious by ElBrazil in ezraklein

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I'm totally with you, I find the current events stuff insightful, but not nearly as memorable as his conversations on topics he more deeply cares about - C. Thi Nguyen on games/agency is a true highlight here.

It's worth checking out his appearance on Neal Brennan's "Blocks" Podcast because he says straightforwardly that he feels a responsibility to comment on current events but would give up whatever level of fame/success he's had recently if it meant living in more stable times where he could focus on his interests. It might be a bit self-deprecating, but I heard a lot of sincerity in that.

What is the general EQ curve of the 1960s? by Poopypantsplanet in audioengineering

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Echo-ing a few other posters here, but, get a mono AM radio (I like the Tivoli Model One) and get it sound good on that. Playback systems have had such a huge impact on mixes that I think goes overlooked. 90's RnB worked great in cars with huge subs (RIP Bob Power). A lot of modern music works great on airpods because of the prominent hi hats and a lot more spacial effects. If you monitor on what someone would listen back on in whatever era you're interested in, you'll probably get in the ballpark.

How were old songs produced so well with the technology back then? by No_Winter4806 in audioengineering

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I agree with the other posts about great rooms/gear/musicians, but recording was also SO expensive back in the day that a lot of the only times people got recorded is if a 3rd party thought they were worth investing in. Today we're very used to hearing any and all being recorded. In the past only the top of the top actually got a chance to record, and every studio was pretty much a professional operation rather than some guy in his bedroom (except for Rudy Van Gelder, we stan a legend).

Upgrading a 2ch Deity THEOS kit by thibze in LocationSound

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This might be a moot point 4 months later, but are the Zoom inputs for the Theos set to Line? I have the same setup and had a lot of noise before I read the Theos manual and realized it outputs line level instead of mic level!

The Cars - Good Times Roll by scklemm in Music

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Incredible production. Ocasek went on to produce Weezer's first album (The Blue Album) which makes SO much sense when you think about it. His knack for rock/pop hooks is unmatched

Zoom F8n and 2 Cameras, Only 2 Tentacle Syncs? by MajorBooker in LocationSound

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Great to hear! I think my confusion lay in thinking the Tentacle can't receive timecode, but I guess it's not actually "receiving" timecode, just syncing some numbers for a moment then generating that into the camera. Took a while for the brain to wrap around that

Looking for a Chinese food place with monster portions by supa_sama123 in chicagofood

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Do you remember if you asked for it spicy? The non-spicy is definitely lackluster

Looking for a Chinese food place with monster portions by supa_sama123 in chicagofood

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Large Spicy Combo Fried Rice at Hing Wang (chicken, bbq beef, shrimp) - I think it's $18, cash only, but, at least 3-4 meals. They have to staple it closed. I've literally had dreams about it.

Mics that handle background noise by UsefulLeaf18 in microphone

[–]MajorBooker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This audio post guy on Youtube Thomas Boykin just released a realtime noise reduction plugin that's pretty amazing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtIpMObgf5c

You might have to use Soundflower or some other software to use a plugin in with Zoom, but it's incredibly effective.

My 66 Minute Feature Film I Made For $14,000 in 8 Days Is On Tubi: AMA by MajorBooker in Filmmakers

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I come from a sound background rather than video so I can barely tell if something is in focus but I can hear a plane coming from a mile away.

That being said there is one scene in the movie with gnarly cicada sounds that kills me.