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Set Etiquette and the Chain of Command – Part I
“Etiquette: A code that governs the expectations of social behavior, according to the contemporary conventional norm within a society, social class, or group.” From Wikipedia What are the basic rules for how to behave on a movie set? Don’t draw attention to yourself. Wear dark colors and be quiet. Turn off your cell phone. […]
READ MOREJK welcomes the BluePack
JK Audio, makers of professional grade and industry standard telephone audio interfaces, recently released a line of Bluetooth enabled audio products. For our industry, the BluePack Wireless Interview Tool seems to fit well. The BluePack is about the same size as a production intercom style belt pack. The bottom panel has a XLR mic input […]
READ MOREBalancing Act
Circuit vocabulary is important in our industry, to say the least. I often use terms which I know are correct, but don’t fully understand. So today is a learning day for me, and I thought I’d bring you along for the ride. We’ll start with some audio circuit basics and I’ll try to define them […]
READ MOREThe Four Horsemen of Troubleshooting
When the crew is looking at you, the only person who isn’t ready to roll, you may hope for the Apocalypse. Alas, it is time to start troubleshooting. Checking cables for shorts, gear for correct settings, battery life, and the source of that stupid hum can drive you mad. One of the most difficult tasks […]
READ MOREA Tale of Two Productions, Part 2
Public transportation… I love it. Partly due to my roots in a small town, part gas prices, and part Nashville barely has any. So on a recent trip to Chicago to see the sights from the Sears tower, and visit some of my wife’s family in the suburbs, we used the L, city buses, and […]
READ MOREA Tale of Two Productions, Part 1
For the next couple of weeks I’m going to discuss two recent “field trips” I took to a film production and world famous production facility. Though intensely different on the surface, each project and company you work for has important similarities. Audio gear will change, but signal flow never does. My first trip was deep […]
READ MOREChoose your own adventure.
One of the most common tasks we have, both sales and rental, is helping our customers select the product that best suits their needs. In an effort of streamline the situation I’ve come up with the following flow chart. I am the first to admit, numerous features lead a person to their ideal recorder. However, […]
READ MORESecret Jargon
As I listen to our sales manager John instruct our newest Nashville salesperson, Stephen Reter (welcome Stephen), I am reminded of my first days at Trew. Nearly five years ago, I was a studio/ live sound minded audio nerd, with some dabbles in the world of broadcast audio. When I began taking sales calls I […]
READ MORESAY HELLO TO THE 788T!
As I am writing this, I know about a new recorder and you don’t. It’s always nice for dealers to find out before customers, even if it’s just 24 hours. However tomorrow when I post it, EVERYONE will know. Sound Devices has announced the 788T. Preliminary information states Sound Devices will begin shipping in mid […]
READ MOREAre we there yet?
By now you may know that Apple’s newest laptop, the MacBook Air, does not use a traditional hard drive, but solid state flash memory. USB memory drives, compact flash, Secure Digital (SD), SD mini, SD micro, and Memory stick are a mixture of brand names, buzz words, and nicknames, but they all use flash memory […]
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