[Ty Ford]

Hello Nicolette and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

While I’m sure you’d learn a lot of things about the business if you took the position, Audio Trainee is not a position I’m familiar with. Others may come in and give you further ideas.

I’m gonna go with a “Thanks so much, but no. Can I please have your contact information for after I get my degree?”

Disclaimer: I don’t have a degree. I’m old. Degrees were not as important when I was younger. I do have an FCC General RadioTelephone Operator’s license. It was originally a First Class Telephone Operator’s license, but the FCC changed things. I studied for over a year to get that. I also took a course at a local big time recording studio that consisted of 24 one hour teaching sessions. Anyway, enough about me.

As the population grew, employers had to have some way to filter the applicants. They were advised (by academics) that having degrees would do that job. The academics, of course, would be the ones profiting from all of those who felt obliged to pursue a career with a degree.

As a result, things changed over time. In addition to crushing academic debt, we have some people with degrees that only know (or remember) parts of what they were taught. If, along the way, they were not taught to think for themselves, they are pretty limited. That’s not to say that you stop learning after school. After school is where you START to learn by practicing your craft. If I don’t learn something new at each shoot or session, I get bored. ☺

So, why, since I don’t have a degree, do I suggest you stay in school rather than break ranks and become a “TRAINEE?” The workplace can be a fascinating but dangerous place for a woman. I think you’d be safer in school. Please reach out to Jan McLaughlin, jannie.jan@gmail.com. Tell her I sent you and ask for her opinion on your situation.

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Peter and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

I’m with Bruce on this for his exact reasons.

The only reason I’d differ is if the production style was to poke in to the orchestra to, say the cellos in an effort to “solo” them. I’d still probably keep the same main mix, but might bring the cellos up to spotlight them a bit.

If the video was directed to go for one instrument now and then, I’d probably want to bring it up a bit if I could and pay attention to where it was in the frame, but it would probably be in the middle anyway.

Do let us know what happened!!

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Aaron,

That’s Sound Devices 302.

The Zoom F4 will probably be a nice add-on if you can’t see a Mix-Pre 3, Mix-Pre 6 or 633. They all have their own preamps though. It’s very handy to have everything in one box. Especially if it’s Sound Devices gear.

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Bob and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

There is a software that I have heard about and tried a bit that’s supposed to allow you to rebalance mixed tracks, but my experiments with it were not as good as I expected. Maybe operator error.

It’s called Audionamix. https://audionamix.com/

What does it sound like in mono? Are the two guitars panned apart?

Are the two guitars playing at the same time?

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[Ty Ford]

Aaron,

Glad we could help. Come back anytime and let us know how it went and hang around to help others.

Among other things, hooking everything up the night before is a great way to find bad cables when you’re not under pressure.

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Aaron,

Richard, Robert and Peter (The Creative Cow Audio Dream Team) have all given you solid info.

I’ll add that I think I remember that the Zoom H4N may be equipped with a double record feature that lets you record 10 dB or so below the main record level. It’s been a while since I I had to use it, so I don’t recall the details, but they should be in your manual or online.

I’m an audio guy, but every shoot is different. Even for me, before I go out, I test every connection and operation. The peace of mind that cones with that is pure gold.

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Ugur and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

As Richard points out, you have a connector problem – a mono mic and a stereo input.

Please tell us what configuration of plug is on the sennheiser cable.

I can not find info on an XS t35. Can you give us another number?

With that info we might be able to find you an adapter, or perhaps a new cable that will go from the receiver to the recorder.

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[Ty Ford]

Hi Mike and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

I’m going to suggest you ask that question in the Zoom Forum that includes the H6.

https://zoomforum.us/viewforum.php?f=15&sid=f3c3cc7e7dfd76645f78bc3ab7951e0a

Please let us know what you find out.

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Hugh and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

My best guess is that you’re feeding a mono output on the H6 into a stereo input on the GH5.

Could that be?

Also are there any filters or compressors or limiters on in the GH5? That would be bad.

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[Ty Ford]

Hello John and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

I had a very similar thing happen last year with a G2. Everything was up, no switches muted, light showed mute, couldn’t turn it off. I think he even powered down, took out batteries, replaced batteries, and repowered. Nope.

Brought it back to me and it fired up.

Have you tried it in a different location?

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