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]]> http://ben.kwinix.com/blog/2009/03/05/fleetwood-mac-concert/feed/ 0 Rode PSA-1: The Conclusion http://ben.kwinix.com/blog/2008/11/23/rode-psa-1-the-conclusion/ http://ben.kwinix.com/blog/2008/11/23/rode-psa-1-the-conclusion/#comments Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:30:45 +0000 Ben http://ben.kwinix.com/blog/2008/11/23/rode-psa-1-the-conclusion/ If you follow my Twitter (or Plurk or anything else) or saw a recent post to this very blog, you’d know that I ordered a Røde PSA-1 Studio Arm from B&H Photo in New York. I received the boom arm and was extremely excited to get it set up and working. I took it out of the box and noticed I was missing a part that was advertised on the box: a 3/8″ thread adaptor. So unable to mount my Blue Snowball on the arm as I’d originally planned, I got it all set up and realized that the arm would only stay extended; it would not retain it’s position. Naturally I was very upset about this – the point of the boom is to position the microphone so as to be more convenient. I immediatley e-mailed Røde technical support as well as the retailer. A non-position-able boom arm is not what I was hoping to get. I quickly got a response from Røde which made me happy but I didn’t quite like his answer:

Hi Ben, there isn’t anything wrong with your PSA-1. It is designed to work with the PodCaster microphone. The microphone acts as a counterbalance that stabilizes the PSA-1. You will need a mic that has a comparable weight to the PodCaster which weights about 21.5oz.

Ok great. Now he wants me to buy a Podcaster which starts at over $200. I was under the impression that the PSA-1 would work with any mountable microphone. Hmm. Well, I decided to test his theory and approximated the weight of a Podcaster microphone. It worked. Then I got the brilliant idea to hang my Blue Snowball from the boom arm using a velcro strap. Also works. Here’s a video of the hanging Snowball in action:

The nice man at Røde Support (Michael is his name) offered to mail me the adaptor that was missing from the box. Thanks! Hopefully when that comes the hanging Snowball will be no more…but for right now it seems to be working fine.

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]]> http://ben.kwinix.com/blog/2008/06/15/a-fathers-day-treat/feed/ 0 Taking Care Of Business (In Space) http://ben.kwinix.com/blog/2008/05/28/taking-care-of-business-in-space/ http://ben.kwinix.com/blog/2008/05/28/taking-care-of-business-in-space/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 02:54:39 +0000 Ben http://ben.kwinix.com/blog/2008/05/28/taking-care-of-business-in-space/ For some reason I found this video really interesting given the recent news out of the International Space Station.

Come on, you can’t deny it. You were a least a little curious about how it works.

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My First Flip Video

Originally uploaded by Ben Hinc

Scot was a most willing participant in my first video shot with the Flip. Thank you, Scot!

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I anticipate shooting much video with my new Flip and will be posting it in one of two places:

Vimeo or Flickr

]]> http://ben.kwinix.com/blog/2008/05/09/the-flip-has-arrived/feed/ 0 My First Rock Band Experience http://ben.kwinix.com/blog/2008/04/14/my-first-rock-band-experience/ http://ben.kwinix.com/blog/2008/04/14/my-first-rock-band-experience/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:26:52 +0000 Ben http://ben.kwinix.com/blog/2008/04/14/my-first-rock-band-experience/ Very very fun. I may need to buy it. And probably a game console too since I don’t currently own one.


I’m A Cowboy from Ben Hinc on Vimeo.

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