[David C jones]

Hi Kent,

Unless you have total control of the windows, you’re best bet is to white balance near the windows and let the interior lighting be what they will. I’ve had to do this many times.

Just remember: sunlight and daylight will ALWAYS overpower tungsten lighting or, at best sneak its way in 🙂

Best,

Dave J

[David C jones]

You’re right. This appears to be a different (or updated) unit than the one I looked at.

Dave J

[David C jones]

Hi Mike,

There are a couple of differences between the R4 Pro and the 744T:

The R4 has RCA outputs, the 744T uses XLR’s. And the R4 Pro does not offer the 23.976 frame-rate. Depending on you’re project, these differences may not matter.

Best,

Dave J

[David C jones]

Hi Michael,

The MKH-416 is a good choice, so is the MKH-60. I’ve used the 60 on a camera with excellent results, but it’s a pretty hot mic. I would recommend setting the camera’s auto gain to “on” because you’ll really have no way of adjusting the levels.

How good your audio will be will depend on how close you are to your subject(s), and how much background noise there is.

Best,

Dave J

[David C jones]

Hi Tom,

I have a 442 and use the “tape out” for my Comtek. I do try and run “line out” on my masters when I can.

Best,

Dave J

[David C jones]

Hi Ryan,

I haven’t done this but you can change the timecode and/or sample rate using Sound Device’s Wave Agent software. It’s a free download off their site. I don’t know if it’s what will help you but, it’s worth checking out.

Best,

Dave J

[David C jones]

I agree…this camera is one of those pieces of gear that’s way better than its price! I’m not sure there’s an other cameras out there (at ANY price) that can claim that.

[David C jones]

I realized I had the wrong “coarse” on my last post…lol.

In terms of it being a Sennheiser mic issue, it could be. On the Sound Devices website there’s a question & answer about having to have a high gain setting with the MKH 418S stereo shotgun mic.

With my issue, it may have been an issue with my not having fresh batteries in my mixer; the mic might not have been getting enough juice from the mixer, but I don’t know.

It may also depend on what your levels are set at. Back in the day, mixers set levels to peak lower than they do now. Now, everyone seems to be advocating higher levels when recording to get a better signal-to-noise.

[David C jones]

Hi Mark,

I’ve had the same issue with my 442 and MKH 60; the course gain was all the way up and the fader was between noon and 4 o’clock (I ride my levels high, keeping the -14dB LED’s lighting). I brought this up with Sound Devices, but I can’t remember what they told me, sorry. I think it’s more an issue with the mics, or the fact that I’m keeping my levels hotter then we all used to. My lectro’s tend not to be an issue(I run mic level in).

Best,

Dave J

[David C jones]

The Picture Profile discription for the EX1 starts at page 69 in the on-line instruction manual. For the EX3 it’s page 86.