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Sennheiser EW172 G3 Wireless System

Jan 29, 2009 at 8:57 pm in broadcast products, location sound gear by duncan · Leave a Comment »

The Sennheiser EW 172 G3-G wireless instrument system brings wireless freedom to your guitar rig! Using a combination of a compact bodypack transmitter and a very reliable rackmountable receiver, the EW 172 G3-G system makes it easy to “plug in” without the hassle of onstage cable tangles. Thiis system provides easy setup a wide AF frequency response for clear, natural sound; you can even choose a “virtual cable length” to get the response you prefer. A built-in EQ and tuner  [read more →]

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Prompter People Proline Teleprompters

Jan 28, 2009 at 7:57 pm in broadcast products, camera products by duncan · Leave a Comment »

THE HARDWARE
The Proline offers innovative, patent pending features unavailable on any other teleprompter. Its completely tool-less design offers quick setup and breakdown with any size camera. Our patent pending mirror assembly offers both height AND angle adjustment for perfect camera centering and presenter viewing angle.  The mirror assembly also folds flat for fast, safe transport. The use of custom aluminum extrusions (instead of heavy slab aluminum) combined with our ultra light LCD panels make the ProLine the lightest prompters in  [read more →]

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Tascam DR-680 8 Channel Recorder

at 7:41 pm in broadcast products, location sound gear, post audio gear by duncan · 2 Comments »

TASCAM’s DR-680 brings multi-channel portable recording within reach of any musician for polished live, location and surround recordings. Up to eight tracks can be recorded to solid-state SD card media at 96kHz/24-bit Broadcast WAV quality. Six mic inputs provide phantom power and 60dB of gain for great-sounding recordings with your condenser microphones. Record the six microphones along with a digital S/PDIF source for 8 track recording. Each mic input has a selectable low cut filter and analog limiter for optimal  [read more →]

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Sanken CS3e Shotgun Microphone

Jan 22, 2009 at 6:01 pm in location sound gear by duncan · Leave a Comment »

The Sanken CS-3E shotgun microphone provides convenient camera mountable size with the directional signal reproduction and range expected of larger, professional shotgun microphones. The CS-3E is designed for directional dialog capturing in studios or on location. The microphone implements 3 directional capsules arranged in a front-to-back array resulting in phenomenal super-cardioid directivity at high, mid and low frequencies.

The CS-3E is capable of maintaining high signal quality at longer distances, making it ideal for ceiling and overhead placement.  [read more →]

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Sanken CS1 Shotgun Microphone

Jan 21, 2009 at 6:01 pm in location sound gear by duncan · Leave a Comment »

The Sanken CS1 Shotgun Microphone

The Sanken CS-1 is a compact, professional shotgun microphone designed for film, video and broadcast applications. It’s slim, compact design conveniently allows on-camera mounting without obstructing the camera’s view. The CS-1′s cardioid polar pattern and off-axis rejection combine to deliver focused, targeted signal while eliminating noise and ambiance at the perimeter of the capsule. The microphone delivers narrow angle directivity in all frequency ranges to ensure accurate sonic performance and rejection with any  [read more →]

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Canon VIXIA HV40 HDV Camcorder

Jan 8, 2009 at 7:15 pm in cinematography, digital video news by · 7 Comments »

The Canon VIXIA HV40 HDV Camcorder, a replacement to the highly acclaimed VIXIA HV30 camcorder, shares the core components found within the VIXIA line, but also offers a Genuine Canon 10x HD Video Lens and 2.96 Megapixel Full HD CMOS Image Sensor. What’s more, the camcorder allows consumers to record in native 24p Mode, a feature previously found only on Canon’s professional camcorders. Native 24p allows consumer to capture and record 24 progressive frames per second to a HDV tape,  [read more →]

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This movie shows how Final Cut Pro deals with timecode breaks in tapes

Jan 4, 2009 at 6:03 pm in editing by · Leave a Comment »

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Final Cut Pro Foundations

Final Cut Express Foundations

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Sennheiser Mics

Jan 3, 2009 at 1:36 pm in location sound, location sound gear by Josh Mellicker · 29 Comments »


Sennheiser Evolution G3 Wireless Lavalier SystemFast, flexible and professional: these characteristics make the EW112P G3 the perfect fit for every ambitious reporting team seeking both portability and great sound quality. The nearly invisible clip-on omni-directional microphone transmits its signal via a bodypack transmitter with mute function and a portable, battery-powered adaptive-diversity receiver. The receiver and transmitter are lightweight and easy to operate, yet rugged and packed with features.

Sennheiser EW112P G3 Wireless Microphone System Features

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DV news

Jan 1, 2009 at 7:58 pm in digital video news by · Leave a Comment »

Here are some general digital video news headlines from around the web. Each time you view this article the news will be refreshed with the latest.