Fan noise/level on adaptive quiet.

[Christoffer Glans]

I upgraded to the latest offical release firmware for Weapon 6K MG and now the fans do not go quiet when I press record using "adaptive quiet".

Sample (I'm starting recording on the camera mid through the clip, without a change in noise levels)
Fan noise playback

This makes the camera pretty much useless for dramatic scenes with actors since the mic is picking up the sound. I heard there might be a bug in the latest firmware, but I haven't gotten any confirmation on this. Is it something that will be fixed with the next firmware (when the Avid MXF firmware build is being released as a release build)?

 

[Kenneth C Merrill]

Sounds like you've had some bad luck with fan noise. So sorry....

 

[Matt Bass]

Select quite to activate it and then go back to adaptive quite - that seemed to work for me.

 

[Christoffer Glans]

Sounds like you've had some bad luck with fan noise. So sorry....

Yeah, everyone is saying that the fans are so much quieter than the Epic Dragon... that's not what I'm hearing. Is it just because people want it to that they think it's more quiet or is it really more quiet?

 

[Tom Gleeson]

I would say with confidence the fans are quieter on my CF weapon compared to an Epic Dragon. But quieter does not mean they are silent. Generally I have so far found the fan noise not to be an issue but I am yet to shoot a quiet close focus dialogue scene in a bathroom. We have only had one very hot day since I have had the camera and fan noise was a problem then so I will have to wait for summers return to see if there are any issues.

 

[Bérenger Brillante]

Same here. I had to switch between mode, and eventually, it became silent again.

 

[Elsie N]

Select quite to activate it and then go back to adaptive quite - that seemed to work for me.

That's what I like about REDuser... you find the solution to a problem you didn't even know you had. '-)

 

[Christoffer Glans]

Same here. I had to switch between mode, and eventually, it became silent again.

Don't work. I tried switching but the adaptive quiet doesn't work. It should go almost completely silent when shooting and then ramp up the fans once shooting is over. Right now it has the same fan noise regardless of recording.
I'm still having this trouble. I would like to hear some confirmation if this is a current firmware issue or not. I've got no answers from either the forums or through support for which I sent the noise sound file to as well.

 

[Brett_M]

Did you ever resolve this? I'm having this issue too.

 

[Joel Voelker]

When I first got my forged weapon, I remember thinking that it was insanely quiet. Then, whether due to use or some change to the firmware, it seemed to get louder over time. I still wish they’d go the Arri route with bigger fans that naturally run quieter due to lower rpm. But that’s another subject entirely. Will try the switching technique on my monstro; curious if it will quiet it down a bit.

 

[Ryan Purcell]

Switch to manual or quiet mode when recording intimate scenes. Adaptive seems to have stopped keeping my camera in the right temp range anyhow.