mixer and wireless link to camcorder

[Edward Chick]

Why not avoid the headache and just hire your friendly local sound recordist?:)

[Craig Alan]

I’ve heard lots of good things about sound devices mixers including the 302. Do a search and read up. about $1400. I use the shure fp33 with good results. If I were to buy again I’d go for the 302.

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[Alan Lacey]

Thanks Guys,

I would do exactly what you suggest Edward except that I work in the medical field and am never given enough time to preplan many of the shoots.

I’ll look up the 302, thanks eyecamian

Alan

[Alan Lacey]

And what about the RF connection?

Alan

[Ty Ford]

Hello Alan,

So you’re expecting to shoot, light and do audio wirelessly from a mixer to a camera?

I don’t know where you are, but most sound people are used to working on short notice.

I know a few “one-man-bands” and have been one myself on a number of occasions. There are a few who cling to the idea that there isn’t time, there isn’t money, there isn’t SOMETHING that will allow them to bump up their game.

Equipment, by itself, isn’t always the solution. Without the right people helping to cover your butt, you will hit the wall. Some would say you have already hit the wall by not being able to envision a solution that incorporates more people.

When you deploy wireless gear you add a new level of complexity to the job. That level requires that you pay VERY CLOSE attention to the link. Interference of many sorts can interrupt your audio.

RF solutions vary in price from about $500 up. The Sound Devices 302 is a very good mixer. If you pluuged a butt plug mic transmitter into one of its XLR outputs, you could transmit to a receiver mounted on your camera.

If you need both channels, Audio Technica, Sony and Zaxcom make two channel links.

We don’t know how you normally operate. Perhaps you could elaborate.

Regards,

Ty Ford

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[John Fishback]

To add to Ty’s advice, you’re working in an environment with a lot of medical gear that can cause all sorts of interference. Having an audio pro along makes a lot of sense.

John

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[Edward Chick]

Ty: Amen!

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

If you want it to WORK, use a wire.

[Alan Lacey]

Yes there’s generally two of us, and yes we’re not audio pros, wire always works perfectly agreed, but we could use more flexibility.

Alan

[Craig Alan]

Hi Alan,

I