Toupee tape is one of the best things I have found to hide lav mics on people. Yeah you can buy the rycote stickies and only get 30 for an extremely high price, or pay 7 dollars at your local Sally’s Beauty Supply for 50 strips of toupee tape. And one strip can do up to 4 lav mics. So essentialy you are getting 200 well stuck lav mic jobs for 7 bucks. You just can’t beat it if you ask me.
My Production Reel
The Sound Devices 788T
The Sound Devices 788T is a dream for most of the field audio guys. This is something I would love to have in my arsenal, but the 6K price tag is a little out of my price range as a young professional. Anyway, check out this review for your self, its a great piece of gear.
Here is the what my home built Five Fish Studios X12 Preamp sounds like. This was an acoustic guitar ran through a Neumann U87 into my preamp. Give it a listen and see what you think, this track is unedited, no effects were added to the track. I would also like to thank Sound Images in Cincinnati, Ohio for letting me use their facilities to test this pre!
This is the Five Fish Studios X12 Preamp that I built a little while ago as a project for school. You all should check it out, after using it you get a very beefy low end and a nice little crackle on the top end, it sounds like some old school API gear. You can either have one built for you or you can do it yourself. I built my own because I wanted to understand the workings of the electronics in Preamps and I learned a lot in the process. If you are looking for a nice little 2 channel pre, look into this. The guy who designs these also makes 500 series preamps for you API lunch box guys. If you have any questions ask me and I will let you know more about my experience while building this pre.
Bearcast Live - Dan Orlando
