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46 PRODUCTION SOUND & VIDEO – Winter 2025 I uploaded twenty legal GMRS and eleven VHF frequencies for my region. Finding the best frequency for your area to avoid ham radio repeaters is essential. Range performance covering Stages 8 and 9 at Paramount was impressive and also penetrated exterior stage walls to reach restrooms and most importantly, Craft Service. The setup; the GMRS radio installed on the sound cart. Line out of the radio into the L3 (line input 3) of the X3. I created Sub Group (S15) with L3 and assigned S15 to slider one of the X3 for level control. My crew monitors S15, mix track and PL with Lectrosonics rla's in the 944 MHz band. The cheap PTT surveillance mic kits included with the radios sound great. I cut off the earpiece since they monitor from the rla. A Nagoya UT-72 magnetic mount antenna with SMA adapter for the sound cart GMRS radio increased range. My team I have worked with Ben and Jono close to one hundred episodes on NCIS: LA so any discussion about a setup is pretty quick—we all share the same philosophy. Production sound is a collaborative process to figure out the right approach for success. Matlock comes from the brilliant mind of Jennie Snyder Urman and has her signature wall-to-wall dialog, so Ben has very little time off from the law firm set. Reflection and shadows are a constant challenge and it's common to run two booms to eliminate crossing lights or to hide reflections. It can be tricky, but we always come up with a creative way to get what we need. We do very little ADR on this show and everyone seems very happy. Ben's ability to negotiate, and his people skills have been top notch. Jono takes care of wiring talent so Ben can watch the set. The actors trust Jono's wiring skills, which is a valuable aspect of capturing good sound. Jono not only runs (L-R): Beau Bridges as Senior, Skye P. Marshall as Olympia, and Jason Ritter as Julian. Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting (L-R): Skye P. Marshall as Olympia Lawrence, Kathy Bates as Madeline Matlock, and Jason Ritter as Julian Markston. Photo courtesy CBS Broadcasting