Sennheiser G3 odd artifacts

[Craig Alan]

Have you used this chain before with 2 receivers into the Beachtek out to the camera?

I’d try going straight to the camera’s XLRs. Get one device out of the chain.

Its been a while, but a lot of problems for me got solved when I moved away from adapters and even underpowered small mixers and got a SD 302. Even SD mixpreD was underpowered for dynamic mikes in particular.

I would try isolating each variable until the problem is solved.

Low power is a possibility.

Try brand new AA non-rechargeables. Make sure there is no acid build up in devices.

Try different interconnects including the ones that come with the G3.

Check your play back settings in your NLE – try variations of mono and stereo and see if anything gets good playback. Maybe the beachtek is premixing the signal?

It could also be intermittent interference.

Try a different location and/or

different frequency maybe even a different bank.

Camera issue: Try going hard wired and see if that solves the problem.

Any part of an audio chain can screw up sound.

List your full chain for the pros here:

Type of mike, mixer, each devices settings, recorder, camera.

Audio is the hardest part to get decent.

Once it’s decent then yeah its also an artistic craft like lighting.

But only audio will screw up a shoot completely.

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