Location Sound Bag 2023 Edition 

You’ll love the orca bags, well built.

@@The-Logician It looks VERY nice! Thanks again for the in depth video on how to pack & use one!

One more question: What is that mesh/net thing you had on your boom pole to keep the cable from flopping all over? Where can I get one?

@@WelcomeToMarkintosh it came with the boompole. It’s only meant to keep the cable from banging around and minor movement when not in use, it’s not intended for when you use the boompole for actually recording. You’ll want to either use bongo ties or tape down any loose cable when recording.

@@The-Logician Oh, I figured it was only for when not recording, but thank you. What would you call that? I wonder if B&H sells them?

Thanks for watching!

I don’t have proper camera hops/ifb’s at the moment. I Have used wireless tx/rx’s intended for lav use in this scenario before, but when the time comes, I will likely invest in Comtek’s being that they are quite common, well regarded in the industry and quite a few of the intended recipients of the feed will be familiar with them, so not a lot of fussing and training the day of…

I did see the straps on the left and right of the front pocket, but I'm not keen on mounting the receivers down there that low on the bag. The receivers would be in direct contact with whatever the bag is sitting on, which might sometimes be the ground. I never need to open the side pockets on the main part of the bag with everything already wired up so I don't find any concerns for me putting my receivers there. The only time having the receivers on the outside of the bag is an issue is when I am travelling by plane and I have to remove the receivers to fit the audio bag into my carry on, but that is not often enough to be a major issue.

Thanks. I’ve been looking at digital slates for awhile now, but haven’t pulled the trigger yet. The new Diety timecode slate is out now and is much lower priced than the competition, so now might be the time to get one, but just waiting for some more reviews of it.

So I finally ordered away for my time code slate. I opted for the Deity TC-SL1 slate. Good features and reviews along with Sound Speeds smashing one as a test on the rocks made me comfortable enough with the Deity Slate.

Haha Love it. I was thinking about purchasing the same one. Thanks for the extra assurance it’s the right one to go for!

I bought them from B&H photo but you also need to buy dc barrel plugs to match if you want to power them off a battery distribution block. The DC-2 comes with wires tinned at the ends only

@@The-Logician i tried to find it on B&H but found nothing, should i search with a different name?

@@audiorolling www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/355456-REG/Sennheiser_DC2_DC2_DC_Camera.html

Thank you 😊

Precisely. But that would limit the location of the bag to within a few feet of your camera.

Forgot to mention, that you would use tone out on the MixPre x1/x2 port set at a known level and then adjust the microphone level on the A7Siii to read the same level (as best as you can) on the microphone level indicator. That way you know you're going to get comparable good audio on the A7siii and save some time in post not having to adjust your levels or be way off on the camera's scratch audio.

@@The-Logician ok great! Thanks for the good tip on the levels too!

The newer version of the bdsv4 has a usb output or are you talking about usb-c input to use a regular power bank? The plugs probably came from Digikey or Mouser Electronics, but they are common enough that you should be able to find them in any online electronics warehouse site.

You would need a cable that supports D-TAP/P-Tap to TA4F. TA4F is the cable termination that fits the battery distribution system. These cables are available on a bunch of different websites. The downside to V-mount batteries is that they will weight more than the HI-Q batteries, but V-mounts will be more affordable than HI-Q Batteries. V-mounts tend not to last as long as HI-Q batteries will (I'm speaking lifetime here in terms of charging cycles). I've had too many v-mount batteries fail on me over the years.

Thanks you so much! That was very helpful!

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It is a Hi-Q Battery Cup. The one I bought is a remote audio brand. The model number changes with each different end connector at the other end for whatever the battery is supposed to connect into.

The battery polarity is different for the Rode kits than the Sennheiser. In the Rode the batteries are oriented for a series battery config and 3V power supply. The Sennheisers are built to have the batteries in parallel so the Sennheiser dummy batteries would not work for other than the Sennheisers, let alone they would not fit. Maybe there is a supplier out there, but since Rode does not make one themselves, it hasn't likely been knocked off yet.