[Ty Ford]

Thanks Shane.

It must be the handles part that’s doing me in when it doesn’t work. Ah, so I have to actually overlap the cuts some in order to create handles!? And I would still see only one straight line at the butt joint?

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[Ty Ford]

Thanks Shane.

Right! But sometimes when I click on the butt edit and a thicker line appears, which I take to mean that’s where the transition is going to go, it doesn’t crossfade across the end of one clip and the beginning of another, which is what I usually want to do.

How do I make it do that consistently? My clips are usually a minute or so in length.

Thanks for your help.

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Bill,

How do you boom them from the same boom? Stereo Bar?

I’ve “dirtied up” a boom with a little omni lav from time to time to make transitions in post work better.

Not the same exactly, but combining sounds.

Well, if that’s what gets your motor running, OK.

Is it a 50/50 mix or something else?

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Bill and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

Both of these mics on the same person?

Location will make a big difference. Talk to me about that.

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Jim and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

Several thoughts here.

1. Voice elves can certainly be amazingly different. When that happens I usually ask the talent to be aware of their levels and that we need them to be closer to the same level. Sometimes this is all it takes. If you’re shooting in short bits, if someone goes low, just stop them and redo the bit. Usually a few of these stops drives the idea home.

2. When mixing sound on a project, I’ll ride gain even if only one person is talking. Especially if they are one of those Inhale..TALK REALLY LOUD FOR A FEW WORDS then taper off to the middle and finally end up really quiet at the end of each breath. Once I figure them out, I’ll frequently pull the pot down as they breathe to even them out. Then as they begin to fade, I’ll raise the gain slowly if the background ambience doesn’t pull up.

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Mike and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

Can you post some of the audio somewhere so we can have a listen?

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Hi Pete,

Great post! Thanks for stopping by!

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Alana and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

More powerful transmitters like the 250 milliwatt Lectro SMQ (Q stands for one quarter watt, or 250 milliwatts) may or may not get the job done. A five fold increase of power from 50 mW to 250 mW doesn’t increase your range by a factor of 5 or even 2.

I’m pretty sure the directional Shark Fin-style antennae are for receivers, but if you didn’t need to move the camera on the field much, you might be able to get someone like Lectrosonics to help you rig a pair of shark fins or something else to get more range. Reach out to Karl Winkler or Gordon Jones at Lectrosonics and see what they can come up with. https://www.lectrosonics.com/US/Contact-Info.html

The longest range of any wireless I’ve tested has been an Audio Ltd. 2040. I got over 1000 feet with one set and the 2040 TX is only a 50 mW transmitter. When I asked about the greater range, I was told some of the secret is in the receiver. More about the 2040 (which is soon to be retired, from what I hear) here. https://www.dropbox.com/s/9xwdranr5l2j8oh/AudioLtd.2040.pdf

For home games, maybe run a cable from the booth to someplace near the edge of the field to your transmitter and fly the audio in from there to the camera with wireless. Before doing that, I’d work out whomever is doing the mix so levels remain proper.

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[Ty Ford]

Thanks Jim,

The box will be here in a couple of days. I’ll report back.

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Seth and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

Sorry for your pain.

What are you recording the audio on?

What sample rate are you using? It should be 48 kHz

Does this recorder record SMPTE time code? If so, is it set to the same time code as the camera?

Sync can slip over long times without SMPTE. The longer the more slippage. If you’re using short clips interspersed throughout a long interview, you may be able to pick your in/out points for the clip and make them work.

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