Featured Product Zaxcom Nomad Production Sound Systems
Bring out your Shotgun Mics!
To celebrate the release of their brand new CS-2 Shotgun Microphone, Sanken is offering a trade-in on your old microphone!
Simply buy a new CS-2 between October 1 and December 31, 2010 and they'll buy your old shotgun mic for $200 Call or e-mail Gotham for qualifying models, rules and regulations.
Sound Production/Post-Production Seminar
A Conversation Between Sound Production and Sound Post
Walt Disney Screening Room
500 Park Ave. at 59th St
Saturday. October 30th, 2010
10 AM Breakfast
11 AM Seminar
Eileen Horta
Supervising Sound Editor, "Rescue Me"
Chris Newman
Sound Mixer, Amadeus, What Happens in Vegas
Today’s production sound mixers have elegant tools at their disposal, but they work at a serious disadvantage: they have little or no connection to the post people.
The production sound mixers rarely have any idea what they truly have recorded. Almost all monitoring is done via headphones and many production sound mixers don’t hear their product on loud-speakers until their films open!
If there is no dialogue with the post, how can production mixers understand their work? How can they know what they can get away with? What are the standards? What is usable?
This workshop is to enable sound mixers to educate themselves about post production. Join Eileen Horta, supervising sound editor of "Rescue Me" and "Gilmore Girls", John McCormick, sound mixer of "Rescue Me," and Chris Newman, production sound mixer of Amadeus and What Happens in Vegas and special guests to explore the connection between production sound and post production.
Arrive at 10 AM with your favorite pair of headphones to have breakfast and pre-screen the "Rescue Me" scene on your headphones that the panel will be discussing onstage.
The next time your producer tells you, “We’ll fix it in the mix,” wouldn’t you like to know if it’s really possible?
Special Thanks to Sennheiser for their generous support in making this seminar possible.
Sound
Devices Update
The 2.13
firmware revision for the 788T
has been released. New features include improved limiter behavior and several other important bug fixes.The firmware can be downloaded here.
USBPre 2 Announced
Sound Devices has released details of the USBPre microphone interface, suitable for all your connecting professional microphones, line-level sources, consumer audio electronics, and S/PDIF digital sources with Mac OS and Windows computers via USB needs. It'll ship in October of this year, so have a look and place your pre-order today!
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Zax
All sorts of developments in the world of Zaxcom wireless:
The TRX700 transmitter has been discontinued.
Information has been released on the TRX900LTS, the dual microphone version of the TRX900LT. It's expected to be available late October.
The TRX992 has been replaced by the TRX942, which will accept AES42 microphones
Digital workflow is a vital part of production audio these days and one of handiest tools is the Metric Halo ULN-8. But don't take our word for it; read about it in action:
And when Battle: Los Angeles needed a scalable multitrack audio solution, Paul Ledford, with an assist by Gotham, turned to a intriguing set-up involving the ULN-8 and the Euphonix MC Mix.
In the fast-evolving world of digital audio, firmware updates are your gear's best friend, helping to shield you from the hurly-burly of production with the latest features and bug-fixes. Keep them strong with updates!
Not entirely coincidentally, here are links to the firmware updates for many major audio manufacturers:
Here's
a nifty upcoming
event from the good people over at AES:
The
New York Section of the Audio Engineering Society invites all
folks who
are actively involved in professional audio to join us for a most
informative evening.
Students
are especially welcome.
Tuesday,
August 24th, 2010
Note
this special venue:
Electric
Lady
Recording Studios
52
West Eighth Street
Between
Sixth Avenue and Washington Square West
Event starts promptly at 6:30 pm
ELECTRIC
LADY STUDIOS
40TH
ANNIVERSARY
SALUTE
Host:
David K. Bialik
Reservations
will be required for this event.
Jimi
Hendrix celebrated
the opening of his Electric
Lady Recording Studios in New
York’s Greenwich Village on August 26, 1970. On
September 18th that year the iconic
27-year-old guitarist passed away. In addition to his lasting
musical legacy, Hendrix left a studio which continues to this day to
produce hits for artists ranging from Dylan, Bowie, Coldplay and The
Stones to Patti Smith, U2, Sheryl Crow, The Strokes, Jay-Z and Beyonce.
On August 24th, the NY
Section of the Audio
Engineering Society will host a
40th Anniversary Salute to
Electric Lady and the Hendrix legacy. The panel will include:
Jimi’s sister, Janie Hendrix, CEO/President, Experience Hendrix;
Eddie
Kramer, engineer of all
Hendrix’s recording sessions; studio architect/acoustician John
Storyk who began his career with
Electric Lady, and whose international Walters-Storyk Design Group has
created over 3,000 studios around the globe; long time Electric Lady
engineer Tony Platt (AC/DC, Foreigner), and Grammy-winning engineer Bob
Margouleff (Stevie Wonder) Other
guests, TBA, will include artists who have recorded at Electric Lady
throughout its 40-year history.
While
admission is
limited to 60 attendees, CBS will provide audio and video streaming of
the event via the AES/NY Website www.aes.org/sections/ny
, as artists, engineer/producers and the studio designer reminisce
about Hendrix and his studios’ amazing history.
Registration
Information:
Limited
to 60 attendees.
Each
person must make his or her own reservation at
http://aesny24augustevent.eventbrite.com
Registration
begins at 10 am August 5th and
closes at 10 am August 12th.
Please
provide your full name for our security list.
Sound
Devices Update
A
new firmware revision for the 788T
had been released. New features include multiple unit linking between
788T units and all other 7-Series Recorders via C.Link port
and support for Wave Agent control mode. The firmware can be downloaded here.
Nagra
has announced that the Nagra
VI is now an 8 channel recorder!
For all previously sold
machines, the software version v3.00 (available on the web site) must
be installed into the NAGRA VI and it will activate channels 7 and
8. All new sales of the NAGRA VI will come updated to 8
channels. Channels 7 and 8 are principally used to record the mix (of 1
to 6) but they can be used as additional digital inputs if a mix is not
being made. The updated manual and software bulletin are also
available on the Nagra
website.
The
Sonosax Side of
the Street
Sonosax makes a great array of mixers and recorders, from the
time-tested design of the SX-ST
to the brand new SX-ES64.
Come into Gotham to visit them or see
the full array here.
New York Panamic
Gotham is pleased to report we're now stocking
Panamic boom poles. These
lightweight and sturdy poles come in three, four or five sections with
a variety of grip sizes, so you can find the one that suits your
personal style.
Check them out here.
New from NAB!
NAB
2010
is in full swing and there's all sorts of nifty stuff premiering! To
show just three examples:
Zaxcom
has rolled out the
TRX900LT,
combining crystal clear digital wireless transmission, a built-in
backup recorder and remote control functionality via ZaxNet into a
single, lower-cost system for episodic television production, motion
picture and broadcast events. It's scheduled to begin shipping this
summer.
Lectrosonics
has introduced a new
Quadpack Receiver Dock,
a powerful production tool which incorporates two SRa Series Dual
Channel Digital Hybrid Wireless compact receivers into a lightweight,
rugged assembly that provides up to four audio channels in a
tiny package specifically engineered for portable mixing bag use.
And
PSC presented their new
PSC Power Star,
which provides clean, quiet, power distribution for your entire sound
cart. It contains a built in 15-amp DC power supply and battery charger
and will also operate as a uninterruptible power supply when connected
to a rechargeable battery.
FCC
Consumer Alert
Most users do not need a license to operate this wireless microphone
system. Nevertheless, operating this microphone system without a
license is subject to certain restrictions: The system may not cause
harmful interference; it must operate at a low power level (not in
excess of 50 milliwatts); and it has no protection from interference
received from any other device. Purchasers should also be aware that
the FCC is currently evaluating use of wireless microphone systems, and
these rules are subject to change. For more information, call the FCC
at 1–888–CALL–FCC (TTY:
1–888–TELL–FCC) or
visit the FCC's wireless microphone
Web site.
If you're a
licensed Part 74 operator, you may continue to use 50mW and greater
wireless systems under certain conditions. Eligible parties include a
person or organization engaged in the production or filming of motion
pictures or television, so, to the best of our knowledge, this includes
below the line crew. More information on also can be
found here. To apply for a
license, visit
www.fcc.gov/Forms/Form601/601.html
If you have any questions about these usage restrictions, please give
us a call at 1-866-GOTHAM-8 or e-mail
info@gothamsound.com.
We are required by
the FCC to post this notice, and you should soon be seeing it anywhere
wireless microphones and related communications equipment are sold or
leased.
Zaxcom
has just released the details of their nifty new IFB recievers. The
ERX1 and ERX1TCD receive high
quality digital audio, timecode and metadata from a Zaxcom IFB
transmitter and the TCD even outputs timecode continuously, to help
keep everyone in sync.
The receiver also
allows variable audio delay to compensate for SD downconversion. It's
also perfect for anyone who needs to get reference audio and timecode
to a camera.
Tax Preparation for Film Crews
2009 ed. Ah, tax season, when a young
film crew member's fancy turns to thoughts of deductions. And 1099's.
And IRS schedules and wondering why on earth you thought it was a good
idea to keep your receipts in a box full of poisonous asps? Anne K.
Johnson, tax & production accountant, guides you through some
of the pitfalls, now updated for 2009. FULL
STORY
Tascam HS-P82: Initial
Impressions
The
esteemed
Danny Michael's thoughts on the
new 8 track recorder.
There's
very little worse than returning home after a shoot to find that one
file corrupted that contains the epic ten minute tracking shot that
sells the whole movie. Fortunately, there's now a surprisingly easy and
affordable solution:
Repair Kit.
Elegant in its
simplicity, Repair Kit functions entirely over the internet. First it
analyzes the damaged file locally, comparing it to an uncorrupted file,
pulling stills and figuring out if the file is salvageable. If so, a
30mb sample can be uploaded to the Aero Quartet company, who will
customize a solution that you then implement right on your home
computer. You can even see a watermarked version first, so you can
check the results before you buy.
Gotham recently ran
into a problem with just such a file and we couldn't be happier with
the process. It was pain free and worked splendidly.
At
long last, the details of the brand new CL-9
are available and the new mixer/control surface for the 788T looks like
a fantastic resource for cart-based location sound mixers.
Sound Devices and Gotham Sound cordially invite you to experience the
CL-9, the new mixer/control surface for the 788T designed for
cart-based location sound mixers.
Sound Devices' Paul
Isaacs will be on hand to demonstrate the new CL-9 and answer any
questions!
Where:
Gotham Sound
330 West 38th Street
Ground Floor #105
New York, NY 10018 When: Wednesday,
February 3rd, from 3-6 pm
In
the history of the Gotham Gazette, we have never promoted someone
else's service. This new website, however, truly changes the game for
anyone that works in the film and television industry. Friend of Gotham
Tod Maitland has just launched SixDegreesHousing.com, an exciting new
site that promises to make traveling a lot less stressful by
streamlining affordable short-term housing rental for and by the
entertainment industry.
Some equipment can be
re-blocked to use new frequencies. Please call or e-mail us
if you have any questions about your specific equipment.
Also, the FCC formally
acknowledged that there is a large group of unlicensed (“Part
15”) wireless microphone users, and that these unlicensed
users will be restricted to 50mW of RF output power. They are also
working on a disclosure statement that would be distributed,
“at the point of sale or lease,” to explain the
rules. We therefore are recommending that any individuals or
organizations eligible for a license under Part 74 apply for it. We
will be documenting the steps we are taking in our application to
assist others prepare their own.
Premiering
at AES
The Sound
Devices 552 will make its North
American premiere at AES at the Gotham sound booth. Come by anytime to
see this sleek new portable mixer. Sound Devices' Jon Tatooles will be
on hand at scheduled times to demonstrate and answer questions.
Also
Showing
The
Stribe,
an open source 8-channel touch-controller for music or video software.
The
Metric Halo ULN-8 - the highest
quality DC powered Firewire audio interface with TC capability
available.
Exclusively
showing the Audio
Ltd Envoy EN2 ENG Wireless System.
Evan Mader from the U.S. distributer Macarthur Group will be on hand
Sunday at 11a to answer questions.
Can't
Come to AES?
Then let AES come
to you!
We'll be
broadcasting live over the internet all weekend long from Booth 842!
Tune your computers to http://www.livestream.com/gothamsound
and see all the newest gear in the comfort of your own home
Peter
Schneider Speaks
Sure,
the AES
convention floor is nifty, but you want to sit-down? We understand, but
why not try to schedule your break for Sunday at 2:30 at the L9 Live
Sound Seminar? Because that's when an excellent panel will be speaking
on Automixing
for Live Sound, including
Gotham's own Peter Schneider!
Sound
Devices Intros New Mixer
Sound
Devices has premiered its new 552
Production Mixer,
a lightweight,compact, and power-efficient mixer suitable for simple
run-and-gun applications or multitrack setups. See
all the details here.
September
Gazette
A
Tale of Two Pelhams
Chris Newman, mixer on the original 1974 The
Taking of Pelham One Two Three
chats with Tom Nelson, who mixed this year's remake. FULL
STORY
Spectrum
Analyzers Added to Rental Catalog
Gotham
Sound is proud
to rent the TTi PSA1301T Spectrum Analyzer.
Don't be in the dark about potential sources of RF interference - rent
the TTi Analyzer for your location scout or set-up days to accurately
scan the frequencies active around the area you are shooting, and
coordinate accordingly.
This unit normally
rents for $100 per day, but we will credit this towards any rental of 8
or more wireless units.
Wordclock
Digital audio clock accuracy when recording audio for video with long
takes
Peter Schneider looks at some of the problems and solutions to syncing
audio to picture with prosumer equipment. FULL
STORY
The COMTEK
Mini-Mite 216 is a 1/2 wave
antenna for use with the BST-25/216 and M-216 Option 7 transmitters.
Its tiny size make it a great (and affordable!) addition your sound
cart. Check
out all the details here.
es
Intros New
Mixer
Upcoming
Gotham Events
Get
out the calendar and book the catsitter! There's some great stuff
coming up:
Chris
Newman: A Life in Cinema
September 26th
SVA Theater 333 West 23rd Street.
Join us as we celebrate
the career of production sound mixer Chris Newman. Chris will discuss
his work and show scenes from some of the 90 films and television shows
from his career. Chris' credits include such classics as The
Godfather, Amadeus,
The Exorcist,
The Silence of the Lambs,
and The English Patient.
He is a three-time Academy Award winner and an eight-time nominee. RSVP
now for this extraordinary event!
AES
New York 2009
October 9-12, 2009
Jacob Javitz Convention Center
Gotham
is pleased to announce that it has revamped its emergency after hours
support. Please note our new emergency number:
(917) 267-2375
Dialing
this number connects you directly to a technician after hours.
USB
Power from the
HIROSE 4pin connector
Alex Rastopchin
Gotham service's own Alex Rastopchin shows you step by step how to get
your own USB Power from an industry-standard HIROSE 4pin connector. FULL
STORY
Wireless
Mics and
Public Safety Frequencies
Learn how the FCC changes in public safety frequencies along the 700
MHz band will affect your wireless devices. FULL
STORY
Lyre
Mount Specials
We've
got these nifty
new Rycote
Lyre Mounts and Lyre
Upgrade Sets in and to
commemorate the occasions, we're offering special deals on Sennheiser
MKH/Rycote Lyre Mount Kits while supplies last!
An
Overview of
Broadcast Wave File Software Utilities
Gotham's guide to the most useful utilities for breaking BWF's to your
will. FULL
STORY
Anatomy
of a BWF
SNAFU
Here's a case study tracking how Peter Schneider tracked down and
resolved the problems with a BWF file timecode. FULL
STORY
New
Frequency Scans
We've
updated our popular scans page with a whole new set of data and a few
new frequencies. We've also added the original data, in addition to the
usual pdf's. See
all the latest frequency scans here.
The
Memory Loss Tapes on
HBO
Shari
Cookson and Nick Doob's deeply moving documentary, The Memory Loss Tapes,
premiered last Sunday as part of HBO's Alzheimer's Project. It's a
gripping piece of filmmaking and Gotham is proud to have provided sound
support for it. Watch for it - it'll be re-airing throughout the month
of May.
Metric
Halo Announces the ULN-8!
After
three years in beta, the Metric
Halo ULN-8
is now available, suitable for all your audio converting, processing,
preamping and interfacing needs! They're shipping now, so order yours
today!
True
Life Media
Friend of Gotham, True
Life Media
is a fine video production company, specializing in promo videos for
non-profits and other entities. They've just put their 2009 demo video
online, so
it's a great chance to take a look!
New
Gotham Gazette for May!
Rachel
Getting Married If
you're saw Gotham's debut at Studio Daily (and if not, why not?), you
already saw Chris Newman's interview with Jeff Pullman about the sound
challenges posed by Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married. But there
plumb wasn't enough space for all the good stuff, so now read the unexpurgated version,
with more Jonathan Demme stories, Chris on the development of
multi-tracking, and Jeff on not getting killed by Phillip Seymour
Hoffman.
Free
RED Camera Gotham Digital Seminars
Our sister company Gotham Digital is offering free classes on the RED
camera and a variety of other fascinating seminars. Check out their
listings below the jump. FULL STORY
Premiered
at NAB
Another NAB come
and gone. Another slate of nifty products premiered. Call Gotham today
to preorder any of these brand new items:
PSC
Solice Review The
new PSC Solice
mixer promises a lot. Bryan Dembinski puts it through its paces. FULL STORY
Dateline:
April 1st, 2009
Unlock
the Power of Portability
LaCie
has just put out three nifty new key drives. The itsaKey
and
iamaKey are robust portable USB
Flash drives, available in 4GB and 8GB models, and the PassKey
will take your old microSD card and turn it into a Flash drive. All
three are rugged enough to actually travel on your keychain.
To celebrate, for a
limited time, Gotham will be giving out a free Key of your choice with
every purchase of a new recorder or Zaxcom wireless system!
Solice
Mixer Now Shipping!
PSC's
long-awaited eight-channel Solice
Audio Mixer
is now shipping! Stop by Gotham to check one out today or order your
very own!
Schoeps
CMIT-5U Shotgun Bundle Rebates!
Rycote and Schoeps have
teamed up to offer some excellent Schoeps CMIT-5U bundles, only for the
month of March. Take advantage of them to get the nifty CMIT-5U shotgun
with your choice of accessories:
Some terms and conditions
apply. Call us today to order yours, while supplies last!
New
Gotham Gazette Out!
A
brand new Gotham Gazette is out! Check out the contents below or read it here.
Tax
Preparation for Film Crew
Ah, tax season, when a young film crew member's fancy turns to thoughts
of deductions. And 1099's. And IRS schedules and wondering why on earth
you thought it was a good idea to keep your receipts in a box full of
poisonous asps? Anne K. Johnson, tax & production accountant,
guides you through some of the pitfalls.
Zaxcom
has announced a great special to celebrate the launch of their new TRX992
boom transceiver
Any customer who orders a TRX992
and RX900s
before April 9th, 2009 will get anIFB100
transmitter for free.
Limit one per customer, but, hey, are you going to complain about a
free IFB100? I thought not.
Matt
Schneider of PostWorks New York
tells us they've been testing it and it works great: “Media
Composer 3.5’s new ability to import multi-channel,
monophonic BWF audio as a single master clip has completely eliminated
the previously arduous task of using 3rd party software tools to
interleave audio prior to import. This render was time-intensive,
required double the storage, and slowed down the process of making
dailies available in a speedy manner. It has and will make lives easier
for film assistants everywhere! It is also an enormous help to those
recording for reality TV content where lengthy recording times and
multi-character sets push file sizes far beyond the 2GB file limit.
Small feature, huge benefit!”
So there goes one
more brick in the wall between sound mixers and post-production.
Solidarity!
The
White Stuff
You thought it was
over. But the turmoil over white spaces rages on!
And, hey, it's not
all political wrangling and lawsuits and gloom. ShowMyWhitespace.com
is a nifty new website set up which allows users to search for the open
TV white space channels anywhere in the United States. Should be handy
if we end up fighting like trapped rats for vanishingly small corners
of the spectrum! You can pre-register your wireless
mic with them now.
New
Products at NAB
Zaxcom
has just announced the slate of products they'll be premiering at NAB
2009 in April and it's a doozy:
Lectrosonics
will be premiering their nifty HM transmitter,
featuring 100mW RF power, LCD and membrane switches for settings and
monitoring, and phantom powering for condenser microphones.
Be sure to visit
Zacom at Booth N3114 and Lectrosonics at N5223. We'll check it all out
and bring you the latest on it if you can't get to NAB yourself.
G-Tech
Introduces Solid-State Drives
G-Tech
has announced a
new family of external drives based on 2.5” solid state drive
(SSD) technology – the G-DRIVE mini SSD (120GB
and 250GB)
and the RAID 0/1 G-RAID mini SSD (250GB
and 500GB).
These high-performance, plug-and-play storage devices are ideal for the
film, television, and broadcasting users who capture, offload and edit
digital content in challenging remote environments. Because the drives
have no moving parts, each drive can withstand extreme shock up to
1500Gs and can endure higher altitudes, vibration and temperatures when
compared to traditional hard drive-based solutions. Delightfully, these
new drives also provide higher data transfer rates, lower seek times
and use less power, all while delivering a cooler, quieter operation.
They're currently
in pre-order - we'll let you know when they ship!
Lectrosonics
recently released photos of a nifty new mockup: the 4 unit SRa receiver
holder, more colloquially known as an Octopac. "The real thing will
have a four way antenna splitter, 8 SMA terminated RF cables, 8 audio
output jacks and a battery sled." says Larry Fisher, president of
Lectrosonics, "We are trying to figure out what the best combination of
size and function is." Lectro is also considering a version that can
accomodate the 5P version of the SRa (the one with the TA5F wart on the
side).We'll bring you more on the product as it develops.
Help keep film and TV
production in the tri-state area by contacting state officials and
asking them to pledge their support for refunding the New York film and
TV incentive:
Governor
David A. Paterson
State Capitol
Albany, NY 12224 (518) 474-8390 E-mail form
Senate
Majority Leader Malcolm A. Smith
909 Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247 (718) 528-4290 masmith@senate.state.ny.us
We encourage you to
write, call, and e-mail these men and your local representatives. It
only takes a minute and it helps them understand that this is an issue
you take seriously.
You can also help by signing
this petition. It also contains
a great sample letter. Mention
you supported it on your next visit to Gotham and, for a limited
time, receive 10% off your next rental!
New
Gotham Gazette Out!
A
brand new Gotham Gazette is out! Check out the contents below or read it here.
Gotham's
Economic Stimulus Package
The
Zaxcom TRX992 is coming! Glenn Sanders dropped by last
week
with the TRX992
prototype and it looks great. It's a single channel transmitter powered
by an innovative rechargeable battery system ideal for wireless boom
pole transmission, IFB return, headphone monitoring and backup
recording. It's due out this quarter, so preorder yours today!
New
Frequency Scans
We've
updated our frequency scans page with some taken at the beginning of
this year and added two new locations: the South Street Seaport and
Silvercup Studios. Check
'em out!
Last
Look Harvey
The early nineties were a time of change. The internet was sweeping
college campuses and teenagers were just beginning to sway listlessly
to a little thing called grunge. Meanwhile, Harvey Warnke released his
seminal Harvey Board, providing Nagra IV Stereo users everywhere a
versatile, option of time code.
We've recovered a copy of the
manual
for your reading pleasure. Enjoy this look at a piece of sound history
and marvel at how far we've come.
Panasonic
Firmware Update Adds Lectro SR 2-Channel Support
Good news for the Lectrosonics SR users out there! Panasonic has
released a firmware update for the HPX series that activates the 2
channel in the UniSlot. With this update, the list of Panasonic camera
that support 2 channels goes as follows: AJ-HPX2000, AJ-HPX2100,
AJ-HPX2700, AJ-HPX3000, and AJ-HPX3700
Alfa
Case, maker of the Boom
Tube have just debuted their
new case. It's ideal for
conveniently and safely transporting your boom kit in a single
container with space for a boom pole, zeppelin, and headphones.
Fostex
has just officially announced their LR16 Live Mixer/Recorder.
It's 16 tracks of mixer with an integrated multi-track recorder
suitable for FOH or onstage mixing while recording it all at CD
quality.
The
Zaxcom TRX992 is Coming!
Glenn
Sanders dropped by last week with the TRX992
prototype and it looks great. It's a single channel transmitter powered
by an innovative rechargeable battery system ideal for wireless boom
pole transmission, IFB return, headphone monitoring and backup
recording. It's due out this quarter, so preorder yours today!
Gotham
congratulates
our Academy Award nominated clients!
Gotham
congratulates
our Golden Globe winning clients!
New
Gotham Gazette Out!
A
brand new Gotham Gazette is out, chock-full of Holiday goodies! Check
out the contents below or read
it here.
Dennis Maitland
Speaks
On December 13th,
Gotham Sound and Sennheiser hosted veteran film and television sound
mixer Dennis Maitland
at a screening of the movie Lenny.
We present here a selection of classic anecdotes from his talk. We
should also note that the anecdotes are unexpurgated, so you may not
want to read them aloud with children present.
Do Good. Sound Better.
This holiday season, when you buy certain items from Gotham, we'll send
a donation in your name to the Fisher House Foundation,
a charitable organization that supports members of the military and
their families. See below the jump for more specifics.
The Use of Wireless
Mics in the U.S. Beyond
the DTV Transition The
sky may not be falling; it's just really cloudy!
As 2008 comes to a
close, the biggest upheaval our industry has seen are the changes to
the RF spectrum. The effect will have far-reaching consequences as
sound mixers get squeezed into ever shrinking patches of available
frequencies. This article will attempt to explain how we got here, and
what our options are looking beyond next year.
First Look
– 60 Minutes with the
Sound Devices CL-8 What's
an hour like
with one of the most anticipated control surfaces of 2008? Nick Huston
sits down with the Sound
Devices CL-8 to find out.
We've
accidentally
ended up with a brand new DPA stereo kit that needs a good home, so
we're offering it for a mere $3125 - save $500 off the normal price!
The 4052 Compact Stereo
Kit is a kit with two carefully matched (within 1 dB) 4052 Compact Omni
Microphones. Together with the accessories, this kit is designed
especially for low profile mounting directly inside a piano. The
goosenecks can also be mounted directly on microphone stands for
various A-B stereo applications such as a full orchestra in a concert
hall, choirs and other ambient recordings.
The kit comes complete
with a pair of each of the following: silver trapezoid close-miking
grids, black diffuse-field grids, suspension mounts, gooseneck mounts,
magnet bases, nose cones, windscreens, and silver free-field grids. One
caveat - the microphone comes with non-removable attached rear cables.
Call us at 212-629-9430
or e-mail us at sales@gothamsound.com
today to take this adorable kit into your gear!
The
Cl-8 Controller is Here!
You
heard it right! The CL-8,
faithful mixing control surface companion to the 788T
recorder, is on our shelves, all ready to expand the on-board
capabilities of your 788T!
Zaxcom's got no less than three great location recorders out right now.
Learn all about the Fusion
(now featuring ten track recording!), the Deva
5.8 and the Deva
16!
Gotham
congratulates
our Emmy winning clients!
Score
one for the New York sound mixers - Griffin
Richardson,
Tony
Pipitone,
and Bill
Marino
took home Emmys last night for their outstanding work on 30
Rock. Watch the award
presentation below. Congratulations, guys!
Also racking up
some wins on the home
front:
Two
Great New Products Announced
Here's
some news for all the mixer and mixer-derivative product afficianodos
out there: PSC and Sound Devices have each announced a new product,
shipping late 2008. PSC has unveiled the PSC
Solice
(seen at left) an eight-channel mixer and a fine heir to their mixing
tradition, while Sound Devices will roll out the CL-8
Controller
(at right) which works to expand the capabilties and ease of use of the
788T.
New
items and section updates will be added on a continuing basis, so check
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All sorts of developments in the world of Zaxcom wireless:
Veteran sound mixer Larry Loewinger takes you on an inside look at an audio workflow gone horribly wrong.Spoiler alert: he fixes it.
And when Battle: Los Angeles needed a scalable multitrack audio solution, Paul Ledford, with an assist by Gotham, turned to a intriguing set-up involving the 
The Gotham-filmed-&-recorded video of the legendary alt-rockers playing Ambiguity at Highline Ballroom premiered today at Wolfgang's Vault!
Zaxcom
has just released the details of their nifty new IFB recievers. The 
There's
very little worse than returning home after a shoot to find that one
file corrupted that contains the epic ten minute tracking shot that
sells the whole movie. Fortunately, there's now a surprisingly easy and
affordable solution: 
Last
week, 
Our
office will be
closed Thursday and Friday, December 24th and 25th and Thursday and
Friday, December 31st and January 1st.
Zaxcom
is offering discounts on Deva & Fusion sale orders placed
between December 1st
and January 11th,
2010.
And
RØDE is offering a brand new
Sure,
the AES
convention floor is nifty, but you want to sit-down? We understand, but
why not try to schedule your break for Sunday at 2:30 at the L9 Live
Sound Seminar? Because that's when an excellent panel will be speaking
on 
Gotham
Sound is proud
to rent the 
Reality
show mixer
Rafael Sienkiewicz tells us how his new 
The 
Chris
Newman: A Life in Cinema
AES
New York 2009
Until
the end of August, RØDE Microphones id offering a fantastic
sale. Buy any 
Cantar
v. 2.36 is now 
Emmy nominations are
out and we're pleased to note the inclusion of several friends of
Gotham:
We've
got these nifty
new 
If
you're saw Gotham's debut at Studio Daily (and if not, why not?), you
already saw Chris Newman's interview with Jeff Pullman about the sound
challenges posed by Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married. But there
plumb wasn't enough space for all the good stuff, so now 
The
new PSC Solice
mixer promises a lot. Bryan Dembinski puts it through its paces.
LaCie
has just put out three nifty new key drives. The 
G-Tech
has announced a
new family of external drives based on 2.5” solid state drive
(SSD) technology – the G-DRIVE mini SSD (
The vastly
successful New York film and
TV tax credit program, which brings millions of dollars in work and
industry into the state is in trouble. They've run out of funding and
the governor's office has "
What's
an hour like
with one of the most anticipated control surfaces of 2008? Nick Huston
sits down with the 
We've
accidentally
ended up with a brand new DPA stereo kit that needs a good home, so
we're offering it for a mere $3125 - save $500 off the normal price! 
