Recent content by Dave Pastecchi

that is no different that stashing a mic in the room. if you actors are moving and turning their head around, this is not going to work for you, also, stashing a mic is used when all other means of miking this sceen have failed. put a mic in your room and do a test now. turn in all directions...

i always get to these posts late, always working. but i will agree with everything Audio has said here. that mic preamps in these low cost products just do not cut it. but then that is why they are so cheap. and your options are limited with the budget you have. so continuing with going to...

Cheap but Good, what the hell is that, haha sorry, always makes for a good laugh to see that one. you spent all this money on software and computers and a HD camera. but look for a cheap microphone? ok, earth to everyone out there, sound gear cost more than and HD camera. but i do...

i watched it and was quite clear to be ADR.

For this you would use wireless lavs on actors. but in the case of the film you mention, most if not all the sound from this film was trashed and the entire film in the end was ADR because the sound was bad and they never had a good sound person while shooting and more money was spent on post...

a TIE IN is done at the main power panel and is 3phase. it is tied directly to the main power coming into the house at the breaker panel. you need to remove to cover of the box and many newer panels have a plastic shielding that covers this main power in, and that would have to be removed as...

that is great news indeed. i am glad to see it all worked out in the end and you are happy now. things go wrong from time to time for everyone, and we all go through the same process of switching things out till we find the culprit. sometimes it can be more that one thing as you found out. and...

well. reading everything i have read up till now, many of the questions i would have asked have been. but the FIRST thing i would ask, DOES THIS MIC WORK. have you tested it in anything else besides you camera? When you purchased this mic, did you test it. has it been dropped since it was...

If you can get a lav on, that would work better. but you must work on the shed....carpet everywhere you can....hand sound blankets everywhere you can....you also might want to get some painters drop cloths and hang them on the ceiling if you can also. whatever you can do. will make a...

someone has to try and get one and see what happens. somehow i dont feel anyone will, but never know :)

I can light it for you, but it would take about 12hours, haha just kidding, i would need to know more to help you out. what lights do you have and what the backgrounds are, shoot wide first and save tights for last if you want to shoot day-for-night...you can get away with it sometimes.

a. because an omni will work in any direction you put it on someone, many times you are hiding them and can be sideways, upside down thru a tie, whatever. b. you are always dealing with signal to noise, with a lav you are already close to your actor, sometimes too close. so reach is not the...

The meaning is not lost....being 3rd generation i do know what it means, but if i tell you, you would never believe me. so its a well kept secret. But i can tell you that no one has gotten that one right. But here is another one for ya: Bobby Royal oh, and no call an extension a...

it means : you should live so long

just call me crazy but i would get an XLR to XLR and then and adapter or short adapter cable to go to the camera...and would have 2 of each if you have the money. you will always need them in one form or another down the road and if there is a problem with one you will have a backup, and if...