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Started in the audio department today but got sidetracked into the GoPro booth. Q5X makes amazing radio mic transmitters such as a bendable sports player mic, and a submersible pack for water sports. Also, they embed mics I shoes for broadway shows such as Hair. Not too far away, goPro has the Hero2 sports video camera recorder, which now includes a suite of software that doubles the sharpness and has a Technicolor designed color LUT scheme. This means you can shoot with a GoPro and match it to cameras such as the Arri Alexa or any other professional digital motion picture camera. Not bad for a camera that retails for $299. Oh and they have an underwater 3d rig for it too. Sound Devices is showing their 422 video recorder, remarkable for a sound company that is moving into video data recording. Lots of companies are making add-on recorders. We recently bought an AJA KiPro mini to leverage the 422 output of our F3 camera that senior students use to shoot dramas. Sound Devices recorder rig leaves a bit to be desired in that the power add-ins, with the battery under the unit more or less disable the use of the tripod. I'm sure that there are better rigs out there. I'll be looking for that here at the show. Yamah's DM1000 /2000 mixing consoles more than replace the function of our aging Ward Beck mixing console. These are powerful consoles available at a fraction of the cost of the old WB. Hopefully next year we can get funding to update the audio side of our studio.