Pro Location Sound LLC

Being a Location Sound Mixer is a job you really have to love. Its a tough but rewarding way to make a living. I do it because I love a new challenge every day and I love doing a job that most people have no idea how to do or want to do. I also really just like working with something that you can’t see. Passion is what separates great people from good people. Anyone can learn how to turn a knob or push a button but a sound professional knows why you push that button and what to do if the button push doesn’t work. The hours are long and the days are strange but we all do it for the love of the audio.

Pro Location Sound has been very busy the past few weeks helping clients needing a Location Sound Mixer in Atlanta Georgia get the best audio possible. With production being so busy in Atlanta this time of year rely on our years of experience and vast equipment inventory to make your project sound great in the business since 2001 with the right equipment for any situation 

The last two months have been very busy for us at Pro Location Sound. Especially in Beaufort and Charleston South Carolina providing many clients on a variety of projects with Location Sound. With a shortage of quality Sound Mixers in Charleston South Carolina and the surrounding areas we always love working to help your project sound the best.

This year it has been our focus to build the lightest weight and most agile audio bag possible. As client needs rapidly change we want to be able to provide the best equipment possible at the most affordable prices. The Sound Devices 664 has become are new “Go To” machine for almost all of our bag work its power efficiency and flexibility. To pair with it we have been using the Lectrosonics SRA receiver that provides a Stereo receiver that weighs less than 8 ounces and is super power efficient however range was sometimes an issue this is no longer a issue though.

Over the past few months we have upgraded the SRA to the new SRB model and the difference has been dramatic. The range is now rock solid and the RF robustness has been improved as well. This past week I was easily getting 30-40 yards with the unit in Dual Channel mode with plenty of RF range left.  In single channel mode where the unit uses all its RF on only 1 channel I was getting 80 yards with talent sitting in a metal horse drawn carriage it was impressive and reenforced to us that our newest set up is a great setup below is a brief summary of our current main set up:

Sound Devices 664 6 Channel recorder and mixer in a Petrol 617 bag

(3) Lectrosonics SRB Receivers for 6 Channel of Wireless

(6) Lectrosonics MM400 waterproof transmitters with Sanken / Countryman lav mics

(2) Lectrosonics HM Plug on transmitters

(2) Lectrosonics LMA TX SRB RX camera link set ups

We are confident this setup with be with us to many years to come.

I had a producer a few weeks ago ask me why I owned so many different condenser microphones. I told her to think of it as different lens choices for different situations. As an example most of our sit down interviews were inside so my microphone of choice for most indoor interviews is the Scheops CMC641 however when moving outside I want a bit more rejection and wind protection so my normal outdoor mic of choice is the Scheops Cmit 5U it offers a bit more rejection and has a bit more reach in a wider interview frame and outdoor interview frames IMHO tend to be a bit wider then indoor. If we move outside and it is very rainy or wet I may grab my Sennehiser MKH-416 which is always a safe choice when your outside.

My first lav of choice is always the Sanken Cos-11 it is durable and matches well with any overhead mic. However I also have a fully array of Countryman B6 mics which provide a good sound as well and due to the small size can be helpful, The Countryman B6 is also water and sweat proof.

If I could only have 1 of each type of mic I would choose the MKH 416 and the Sanken Cos-11 with this combo you can handle anything with great sound.