Eric Toline
Forum Replies Created
-
The A,B & C blocks of Sennheiser have been changed to A, B & G blocks. The old Sennheiser C block covered 740-772 which are illegal here now. The A (518-554) & G (470-512) blocks are both very good, the B block which is 626 to 662 can be problematical. The Sennheiser G series are the leading wireless systems in their price range. Don’t hear alot about the Sony system.
Eric
-
For a good mid priced wired lav (with a 48v phantom adapter) check out Oscar Sound Tech Microphones. https://www.oscarsoundtech.com.
Eric
-
The Sennheiser ME-66 kit will serve you well as it is a modular system with different capsules for different purposes. There’s a great deal on the entire kit at https://www.bhphoto.com. The ME66/k6 with a K-tek pole, rycote softie wind screen, shock mount & cables for $825.
Eric
-
Are you talking about a wireless lav mic system or just a lav that will be plugged into your camera? A decent wireless system for your needs would be the Sennheiser G3 for about $600, a shotgun mic like the Sennheiser ME66 will run about the same, perhaps a bit less. Then there’s a boom pole, shock mount, wind cover for the mic, cables, etc so add another $5-700 and you’re around $2000-$2500. Would renting the equipment be better for you?
Eric
-
You’ve answered your own question. If you get the Rode there’s the recorder internal battery issue or an outboard battery powered preamp which is more dollars added. The choice is your’s as to whether the somewhat better sound of the Rode is worth the extra dollars and the anxiety of having the recorders battery fail at the wrong time or carrying an out board preamp (more dollars) is worth it to you.
Eric
-
-
While the Rode is a very nice mic some of the advantages of the Sennheiser are that it doesn’t require external 48v phantom power as it has an internal battery, it’s also a modular system with many different capsules that can be interchanged for various sceanarios. For a starter set for not a lot of money I would go for the Sennheiser.
Eric
-
I don’t use a bag for audio. I always work off a cart. That said the front panel meters are basically useless, the top surface meters are more accurate which is a problem in a bag. One way you can protect yourself from hitting unwanted peaks is to set the FR’s levels to -20dbfs instead of the -12 indicated on the top meters. Since there is no -20 marking on the meters I set about half way between 12 & 24 which should be about -18dbfs. Once the input levels are set tape down the recorders level controls so they don’t get moved.
Eric
-
The Lectro 175 is a VHF system and is no longer made by Lectro. The Sennheiser G3 is a UHF system and a better choice with more flexibility. The lav mic that is included with the G3 is pretty useless so be prepared to buy a better lav. I would suggest the either the Countryman EMW or B3.
The Fostex Fr2LE is avery nice CF recorder, I have one and am very happy with it’s overall performance. I always feed it at line level from a mixer using unbalanced XLR-F to 1/4″ t/s cables but you can turn up the G3’s receiver to at least +6 to drive the line inputs on the Fostex. The FR2le likes to see the level set @ -12dbfs although -20dbfs is industry standard. 24/48 is the preferred bit & sample rate setting.
Eric
-
Switch it to mic input. Line input is a lower sensitivity for things like an external cd/dvd players output that have a higher output than a microphone.
Eric