rec.arts.movies.production.sound

On Aug 31, 1:48 pm, Al McGuire wrote:
> hi alex
> I just worked with this camera this week
> it is really new so there is not much information available online
> our system from clairmont camera had the srw 1 recorder attached to
> the back
> on the srw 1 there are 2 xlr inputs and a headphone jack
> the sound quality of the headphone system is typical sony though it is
> stereo and I didn't hear any TC bleed
> there are no other options for monitoring your audio and this is a
> major flaw in an otherwise fabulous system
>
> production wanted rec/run timecode and a timecode slate
> I ended up taking TC out intp the SD 744t in the auto record mode
> I used a comtek to send TC from the SD 744t to the slate
> I also assigned the take numbers to the last 2 digits of the user bits
> so the slate would display the sound take
> I kept the sound takes ascending through the 3 day project
> remember to pull the TC in connector when they play back the camera or
> you will be generating files w/ duplicate TC
>
> yes the camera has fans, I believe they have 4 different modes of
> operation
> since we also had a digital projection system on the stage the camera
> fans were inconsequential
>
> al mcguire
> soundguy inc
> jacksonville fl



No 5 pin out on the camera-mounted deck? When in its "table top"
config (REALLY noisy fans) it has two mono xlr outs and a mini
headphone out. Did production say why they wanted rec-run TC?

Philip Perkins