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have the following Lavaliers (the
links below are to the manufacturers website for your
reference - hit the back button on
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Lectrosonics
Wireless
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UCR 100 (2 transmitters & 2 receivers)
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UCR 211 (2 transmitters & 2 receivers)
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UCR 411 and 2 additional MM series transmitters. (4
transmitters & 2 receivers)
For
my Lectrosonics transmitters the mic heads
include: 2 Countryman B6, two Sony ECM 77,
four Tram TR 50, Lectrosonics M150 & 152 heads
(4 each)
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Sennheiser
Wireless
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Sennheiser
Wireless SKP 500 lavaliers (2 in A range)
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Sennheiser EW G3 500 lavaliers (4 each in
A, B, C ranges)
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Sennheiser EW 2000 series (2 in A
range) (SK transmitters & EK receivers)
The
Sennheiser mic heads are ME series for my lavaliers
I can also match audio from other sound recordists
& production sound mixer resources you hire in
other areas - for instance if you recorded an interview
in another location or need pick up audio to match
your existing footage, call on me, as I've done it
before. Or call on me to match closest audio gear
to other sound people you may use in another state
or country
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TRAM
TR50BPS Hard Wire lavaliers when wireless are not
needed
History
on the Lavalier
Some
say of the lavalier that it was designed as the lapel
or chest mic on the upper torso. Lavaliers consist
of the body or transmitter with a small wired condenser
mic - aka the head. Lavaliers, also nicknamed 'wires'
or 'radio mics' or 'personals' in the UK and can also
be hidden in clothing among other places. They are
frequently and most always; for films, reenactments,
particular television programs or other productions
as well due to their size and hidabilty. If you would
like to skip the narrative, just be rest assured I
use very reliable industry peer preferred lavaliers
from Lectrosonics and Sennheiser.
Hard
wire TRAM microphones or other name transmitter free
microphones are also used for sit down interviews
and are very reliable free from radio interference,
white noise, among other RF boogeyman factors. The
lavaliers in Lectrosonics, and Sennheiser I own also
allow me to analyze RF spectrums in areas and change
frequencies when needed to produce a good clean sound
recording. RF being radio frequency and all wireless
lavaliers use set or changeable radio frequencies
to transmit sound from the transmitter to the receiver
which either connects to a mixer, camera or other
audio/video input device.
For
you hassle free location sound mix & record you
can count on me to choose the right equipment to mix
& record into your camera, to digital files or
however you need you clean recording; including via
the appropriate chosen lavalier microphones. I also
know how to use the entire lavalier for any situation
and to use the lavalier proficiently to your productions
advantage.
The
most common microphones I use as a sound man are TRAM,
Lectrosonics 400, Sennheiser EW 500, and SKP 1000
microphones. I can hide microphones with mole skin,
tape or other trickery and can also dress the mic
for neat appearance minimizing noise in the sound
recording. Hidden microphones can make slight to large
rustling sounds, so a boom is often deployed or mole
skin or specific tape can be used too to keep sounds
minimized of lavalier heads contacting clothing. As
a audio engineer I can minimize or reduce the clothing
sounds via some old fashion techniques, gaffers tape,
gorilla tape, medical tape, specific microphone clips
to keep your images real and impactfull.
Along
with the lavaliers into digital recorders, ENG/EFP
mixers, straight into cameras or all over the place
I can mic about anything for about any type of production
using the most popular broadcast peer preferred lavaliers
for your production comfort. For the typical ENG or
EFP, reality television show, for documentaries, events,
conferences, stage performances, concerts or music,
for feature motion picture film or HD, for television
commercials, for your corporate video or whatever
type of studio or location sound production you have
here in Colorado.
Why
Use Lavaliers on location? Shadows from booms or boom
poles, the need for a extreme long shot without a
boom pole or shotgun in the frame. Even the fine Schoeps
or long Sennheiser 816 out of the frame has limitations
on a long shot when ambient sound or wind perils the
cleanliness of sound recording. Lavaliers, wireless
or radio microphones have the advantage when well
placed by the audio engineer. Boom operators for sound
recording can also be intrusive for certain type of
intimate productions or smaller spaces. A skilled
sound recordist can mic up talent like a professional
athlete with a high powered transmitter and sit back
behind the camera out of the shot. The sound location
audio tech for film production often uses microphones
as the primary audio gathering sources, then sound
from the boom operators for a second source free from
intruding on the director of photography and keeping
the camera crew happy.
There
are many lavaliers now able to mic directly into smaller
camera like the digital SLR and other recording resources
as well, making the lavalier often a must have. A
boom is convenient or a stick mic for MOS interviews
or for people whom are uncomfortable with a lavalier,
but let the audio expert assist on the best decision
for your best options for location sound.
Who
else uses lavaliers aside from location sound recordists?
Audio
technicians or sound engineers sometimes referred
to in audio visual shows/presentations also use lavaliers,
camera people, mostly videographers use lavaliers
as opposed to camera microphones are sound decision
makers or anyone wanting more directional sound, reducing
the ambient noise pickup common to other microphones
like the camera microphone (that only should be used
if nothing else is available or for ambient sound
effects). Reporters and on camera talent addressing
the camera also wear lavaliers, as well actors wear
lavaliers in feature films and productions. Lavaliers
have the advantage of mobility when the transmitter
is portable and the transmission power is greater,
enabling the sound person to mix & record more
efficiently, as opposed to running a boom and mixer
in tandem.
Common
cities, different frequencies?
I
keep track of open frequencies with all my lavaliers
in every place I work in Colorado, as well, when I
travel. I can also scan frequencies as well to find
open frequencies when I am providing production location
sound, anywhere. Lavaliers, AKA wires or radio mics
are a transmitter and a receiver and I use Lectrosonics
& Sennheiser frequency agile models - being I
can change frequencies - easy, Mister Photon (that's
my company name by the way).
If
you need to hear the 20 year production wisdom of
a sound guy like myself, please call in advance for
your production planning where ever your shoot might
be in Colorado. The common local areas for me are
Denver metro, Aurora, Colorado Springs, The Rocky
Mountains, Fort Collins, Boulder, among other suburbs,
towns & areas, but don't hesitate to call for
areas outside these in the state. Each of these cities
have a few common open radio frequencies and I can
find them quickly, as well, bring the right sets of
lavalier microphones that will work cleanly without
interference. The most common interferences include
television stations, emergency dispatch and other
hi powered frequencies. Radio stations among other
commonly used RF transmissions typically do not interfere
with lavaliers,
But
I'm always on guard for good, clean, interference
free location sound wherever I work - Nick (720) 299-2084
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