Posted by Greg Melton on 08/02/07 20:19

On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:53:32 -0700, Blas <blasaudioprod@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>On Aug 2, 2:27 am, Greg Melton <greg.mel...@ca.rr.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:33:12 GMT, Larry in AZ
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>> <usen...@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote:
>> >Waiving the right to remain silent, Blas <blasaudiop...@yahoo.com> said:
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>> >> On Aug 1, 12:59 pm, Larry in AZ <usen...@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com>
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>> >>> Waiving the right to remain silent, Blas <blasaudiop...@yahoo.com>
>> >>> said:
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>> >>> > Larry my good man, a cold beer awaits you should you past thru the
>> >>> > St. louis area. You have given me the info I was in search of!
>> >>> > Bingo...Thanks! Since I have a local supply place that enjoys making
>> >>> > whatever I throw at 'em, I'm gonna have them make me a breakaway that
>> >>> > covers alot of bases. The ole' one size fits all type of cable. So
>> >>> > is there ANYTHING else I should consider before I toss this at 'em?
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>> >>> Perhaps you could explain why you need these breakaway cables..?
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>> >>> We've all been happily shooting for many years without them, thousands
>> >>> of us...
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>> >>> --
>> >>> Larry Jandro
>> >>> Video Engineering & Equipment Rentals
>> >>> Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
>> >>> [Remove spamtrap in ALLCAPS to reply]
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>> >> So what type of set-up does your audio guy use? How does he feed you?
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>> >In the case of ENG shooting, audio will come from the mixer via XLR, and
>> >the camera's will return audio to the audio guy via the camera's monitor
>> >output. This is typically done profesisonally in a snake made for that
>> >purpose. There are no breakaway connections used.
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>> >Like this:http://tinyurl.com/268m2u
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>> I've never worked with an ENG audio mixer who did not have a breakaway
>> cable snake. If I need to hop away to shoot b-roll where camera mic is
>> adequate, click goes the breakaway snake and away I go.
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>> I own one myself. I think I paid about $200 for a 15 footer at
>> Location Sound in Burbank, Ca.
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>Greg, Glad to hear I'm not barking up the wrong tree on this issue.
>How far (inches, feet) from the camera audio I/O side does the
>connector (breakaway plug) sit?

The link below shows a universal type breakaway cable. The breakaway
portion is about 16" or so from the camera end with XLR connectors at
both ends as well as a stereo mini connectors for audio return. They
also can also be bought with a particular end for which ever audio
mixer you fancy.

I am not personally aware of these cables being made for consumer (RCA
connectors) type equipment.

http://www.trewaudio.com/store/product.php?productid=109&cat=0&page=1#detail

Greg

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