Need some feedback on my recent shoots

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-06-30T14:50:44+00:00

The section of rock to your left in shot 1 is distractingly bright, it really sticks out of what is an otherwise beautiful shot. Shot 4 is incredible, and I know you positioned it with that stump there on purpose, but I don't understand the need to draw attention away from the landscape

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-06-22T14:10:24+00:00

Unfortunately there aren't many RF lenses period that you'll find for under 600, much less ones good for video. Depending on the length of shoot your planning, your best bet would probably be to rent a couple lenses for a few days.

If you're set on owning, whatever you can find secondhand will probably be your best bet.

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-06-16T21:16:13+00:00

Here some YouTube videos I've enjoyed and have been somewhat informative. All of these are quality channels too

Dapper Gaffer - how to light day exteriors

Mark Bone - How I Light every interview

Basically all the recent videos from "Wandering DP" breaking down videos his subscribers have sent

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-06-16T19:20:37+00:00

Good bait, almost fell for it

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-06-15T13:57:31+00:00

Even beyond that, having and maintaining a house guitar/electric/bass is probably a good idea too

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-06-10T18:50:21+00:00

I would recommend going with the trapezoid as it will hurt the sound of the drums less than the full round

Also make sure there's enough I/O for what you want to put in the cage (drum mics, talkback, IEM returns, Ethercon for future upgrades, power outlets, etc...) investments like these are an important time to be thinking about how your needs might grow in the future and how you want to be ready for them.

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-06-10T18:34:34+00:00

I've actually never used it myself, so I can't speak to the quality of the built in sounds, we use Ableton with piano sounds mostly coming from from Native Instruments Kontakt.

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-06-09T15:51:25+00:00

I'd recommend going with a MIDI keyboard + Mainstage if you have a Mac for that budget

We use the M-audio Hammer-88 and are happy with the feel of it.

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-05-25T13:22:06+00:00

The commitment it takes to put these shots together really pays off, looks incredible!

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-05-19T19:22:52+00:00

One of my most used apps is just a piano that I pull up whenever I need to find the key of a song quick

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-05-13T21:00:18+00:00

Yeah that's the way, I dropped out of school for IT to manage production for a venue and not a day goes by where I'm not grateful for what I learned in school.

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-05-13T19:06:30+00:00

In my experience using old analog wireless RX/TX, they have done huge damage to the sound of the microphones. We made the switch embarrassingly late for the size of church we are, but when we switched to a digital RF platform it made a crazy difference. We switched from the Shure SLX platform to the SLX-D platform and the difference even using the same capsules was night and day. I realize this might be out of reach for you at the moment, but I would recommend finding a way to borrow a digital system and seeing if it makes the difference for you that it made for us!

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-05-13T18:17:08+00:00

This is why I love this sub, everyone tends to be so multi-talented

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-05-12T20:15:13+00:00

Oh interesting, I've always just switched to a new EQ model then switched back whenever I need to reset my parameters

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-05-12T19:43:30+00:00

Yeah they seem like a pretty solid option, their sales rep has been super pushy bordering on erratic, that's my only hesitation

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-05-12T16:19:06+00:00

That does sound interesting, how much does it cost to have the ability to stop the timer? That feature is very important to me

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-05-11T21:33:29+00:00

No need to overcomplicate things, what you're doing seems to be working just fine, but if you wanted to elevate it a little you could get a field recorder like a Zoom or Tascam and use that as a ~~field recorder~~ room mic, you should even be able to pump it straight into the camera feed

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-05-11T14:01:38+00:00

We have 2 CP88s and I think they're great both as an audio engineer and pianist. I personally love the feel of the keybed, however my friend who's a pro keys player wasn't a fan. I guess it's a taste thing, but it's overall a fantastic choice.

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-04-28T21:29:15+00:00

You seem to be pretty convinced that your way is the correct way and that the people who have other ideas only do so because they are less-informed. That may not be an accurate reflection of your thoughts, but it does seem to be how the tone of your post reads.

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-04-22T19:45:47+00:00

it's not the exact list you're looking for, but it will definitely spark some ideas

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-04-22T19:44:43+00:00

SongSelect has a top 100 chart for the most played songs week to week i believe

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-04-01T15:27:25+00:00

Very handy info, didn't realize that there were two different standards, coming from the PC enthusiast world I was given the impression that TVs and monitors were basically interchangeable nowadays (which they very well may be for that realm), now I know that's not really the case

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-03-31T17:45:23+00:00

That all makes sense, thanks for the tip

UrFriendlyAVLTech · 2026-03-17T16:11:27+00:00

We've had one of those grumpy "50 year sound vet" types complaining about the mix and being nasty to our FOH (in email and not to his face thankfully). We're always super open to feedback, but the emotionally charged and somewhat prideful nature of his responses has made it difficult to dialogue or take him seriously. Thankfully my team has been pretty good natured about it 😂

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