| Four
Channel Mixer |
 Sound
Devices 442 Mixer
Four Channels
Feed 3 cameras
Phantom / T power Very
quiet professional performance for field production, plus a versatile package
of features that lets me configure it for numerous situations. This mixer can
handle all kinds of audio level inputs and can output to three cameras at once.
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| Four
Wireless Systems |
Great location audio relies heavily
on the wireless systems that are used. With that in mind I purchased the latest
and the best wireless systems I could. My total wireless system package consists
of:
- 2 Lectrosonics 411 Digital Hybrid, Diversity, frequency agile systems
- 2
new SM super small, lightweight bodypack transmitters (See below)
- 2 Lectrosonics
401 Digital Hybrid, diversity, frequency agile systems with bodypack transmitters.
These
systems are all diversity receivers with frequency scanning capability to find
a clear channel and help eliminate wasting valuable production time because of
"hits" in the wireless audio. They can be set to 256 different UHF frequencies
that are available. Also work well on international productions.
These systems
can be used as a four wireless system or as a two-person wireless system with
a two channel wireless camera hop send. For the camera hop I have a Anton Bauer
adapter plate with a double receiver holder and a DC Y power cable for powering
the receivers from the camera.
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| Sound
Devices 744T Hard Drive 4-ch Recorder |
In
those harsh adventurous environments I want to make sure that the audio is recorded
cleanly. Besides sending audio to camera, I can also record isolated 4 tracks
of audio from my mixer to a Sound Devices 744T HD recorder and back-up the files
to portable hard drive.. With 80 track hours of storage on its hard drive, the
744T can record days worth of audio tracks as well as giving the editor the ability
to have isolated 4 tracks of audio instead of mixed to 2 channels feed to camera.
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| Sanken
CS1 Shotgun - Ready for Wind |
The Sanken CS1 offers
a precise sharp directivity with even more side and rear sound rejection than
its longer counterparts. This means I can hone in on the exactly the person you
want to be hearing and the background environment "noise" gets blocked. 
My
CS1 is matched with a full Rycote suspension, Zeppelin and Windjammer system to
be able to not stop production for wind noise.
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| Multi-Camera
Shoots |
The 442 mixer allows two channels of audio
to be sent to three cameras simultaneously. On a two or three camera shoot, all
cameras can have the same audio tracks. This can save a lot of time during expensive
editing time. The three camera sends are achieved by utilizing the ENG
breakaway cable, XLR outputs on the mixer, plus the wireless camera hops.
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| Look
Ma, No Batteries! |
My whole system is powered for
DAYS (not hours) off one NiMh NP1. The BDS (Battery Distribution System) sends
power to the mixer, wireless receivers, and camera hop wireless transmitters.
I'll always have two spare NP1's with me and the system includes a double bank
charger.
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| Other
Gear |
Two Tram Lavalier mics w/ microcat high velocity
windscreen
RE-50 Hand-held stick mic
ENG 20' Breakaway cable w/ headphone
jack for cameraman
ENG 25' Breakaway cable extension
Sony MDR-7506 Professional
Headphones
Remote Audio 7506 High Ambient Noise Headphones (NASCAR Muffs)
Pelican
1600 & 1650 cases for all the gear to travel anywhere in the world!
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