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Location Sound

Production sound for principal photography. We arrive a day early, walk the set, listen to the room, and write a track sheet before the slate ever claps.

CrewMixer · boom operator · sound utility
ChannelsUp to 16 · 48 kHz / 24-bit
CartsBuilt per job, checked the night before
From the field

On set.

Photo — sound cart on location
Sound cart at hold, Bucharest 2025
Photo — boom operator
Boom, exterior day
Photo — wireless rack
Wireless rack, 12 channels
Photo — lav rigging
Lavalier rigging
Photo — timecode slate
Timecode slate, locked
Equipment

What's on the cart.

Recorders & Mixers

  • Sonosax SX-R4+ main recorder
  • Zaxcom Deva backup / 2nd unit
  • Aaton Cantar X3 on request

Microphones

  • Schoeps CMIT 5U / MiniCMIT boom
  • Neumann KMR 81 boom
  • Sanken COS-11D lavalier
  • DPA 4060 series lavalier / plant

Wireless

  • Wisycom MTP60 / MCR54 talent
  • Lectrosonics SMWB plant
  • IFB & comms for all departments

Timecode & Sync

  • Ambient Lockit network master clock
  • TC slates all units
  • Pre-record always armed
How we work

Before the shoot

Location scout with the AD, RF coordination filed, track sheet drafted per scene, carts packed and tested the night before.

On the day

Every channel labeled, every take logged. Sound reports delivered with the dailies — same naming as camera, no surprises in post.

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