[Brian Reynolds]

Here is a link that will explain the use of moleskin.
https://www.equipmentemporium.com/Lavarticle.htm
scroll down and its in the “Hiding Lavs under clothing” & “wind noise” section.
Good Luck

[Brian Reynolds]

Have a look at some of the Yamaha Digital desks (model LS9) seem ok for a mid level truck.
Are you thinking of mixing in surround?
Most of the trucks i have used recently also carry an analogue desk as a sub mixer / standby desk (Mackie 1604 or similar)

[Brian Reynolds]

Hi there, try these they might help……

https://www.mediacollege.com/
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/location_sound.html

[Brian Reynolds]

Maybe this might give you some ideas….
https://www.datavideo.us/index.php

[Brian Reynolds]

Here is a web site that gives some more info on powering of microphones.

https://www.epanorama.net/circuits/microphone_powering.html#intro

[Brian Reynolds]

I know your present crewing situation is solved, but for others looking for crews around the world…….

https://www.crewavenue.com/

https://www.mandy.com/

https://www.broadcastvideo.com/freelance/international/

[Brian Reynolds]

I have used for TV broadcast with great success for micing theatres and other venues including sport stadiums at least 6-8 mics
2x omni mics….
(sony ecm77’s or other brand) spaced about 3-5m apart on the first or second balcony.. this is normally the wide shot camera (panned full L+R but can be reduced if the crowd sound gets to “big”)
1 x Stereo mic….closer to the crowd giving a broad spread of at least 100 people (panned full L+R)
another Stereo mic a bit wider if you have got another one.( I prefer X-Y mics rather than M-S but thats a personal choice)
2x shotgun mics…. sennheiser 816 and or 416 (or similar) this gives sound from groups of approx 5-20 people these mics can be spaced apart (doesn’t need to be used as a stereo pair) (panned half L+R)a little lower in the mix as not to define what people are saying.

This then gives the mix of Broad FX , Mid Width FX, and Tight FX.
I would normally run this lot through a small mixer or groups to bring it back into the main mix as a complete stereo source.
The Crowd was compressed “lightly” 2:1 – 4:1 but kept seperate from the main mixer compressor

Give it a try I think you will like this combination… Good Luck……

[Brian Reynolds]

Carpet on the walls and floor is always a good start. But leave one wall hard as often a “Dead room ” sound quite odd.
2 tone walls look good with a timber batten hiding the join.
Thick curtains that can be drawn closed also work well on windows.
For the “Sound proof” room try a timber frame with 12-18mm thick timber, plywood or similar on either side of the frame with insulation batts between them.
Also keep this room NON square (no parallel walls) and put some carpet or acoustic tiles behind the talent this stops a lot of reflections getting back into th V/O mic.

Good luck

[Brian Reynolds]

Hi Luke,
I have both a shure FP33 and a mix pre …like them both.
The shure has better options than the mix pre (i dont know about the 302 ) like mic level out and various mic powering options.
But the mix pre is smaller and I more than not use this mixer on simple shoots ie. 1 shotgun or 2 lavs.

3 channels would be better than 2 for weddings, this would allow 2 mic feeds and a music feed from the PA if req.
As i have said i dont know the other mixers …but the shure FP33 is good to use……

[Brian Reynolds]

I have at times used a Denon DN-F20R.
A twin Compact Flash disc Recorder about the size of my Shure FP33 mixer.
I have also used a “Gemini IKEY” usb recorder that records direct to a usb thumb drive ..
The advantage of these type of recorders is a quick transfer to the producers laptop at the end of the job.
I also do a backup copy and hold that on a CD on file (just in case)