Mark Barroso
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How are you providing power to the microphone?
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I use the larger (442) bag for the reasons you state and have been happy with it 4+ years.
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Your post is confusing because you interchange “mics” with the G3 radio systems. It’s not clear to me why you want to ditch your mics because you need to buy a new wireless system. Professional mics can work on any professional wireless system.
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In news, wireless to the camera is standard. However, nearly everyone I know uses Lectrosoncis because of the quality of the signal, as Will mentioned. Plus, the cameramen are adept at monitoring the signal. I agree with Will that wired is always the best better quality, but some run and gun situations demand “good enough” quality.
With modern Lectro systems, using XLR connections and line level, only the most discriminating ears can tell the difference. A backup to your configuration would be to use the tape out and record to a digital recorder like the Zoom. This would be a backup to the camera’s recording.
Also, pound into the cameraman’s head that he has to pay attention with high quality headphones.
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Why not have the flexibility of a selectable attenuation? Another way to go would be to buy the XLR cable for your transmitter that allows you to input a line level signal. I know Lectrosonics and Sennheiser makes them for their units, but don’t know about AT.
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I’m thinking about checking out I-power rechargeable 9vs, again. The first generation sucked with a high failure rate, but I hear they fixed the problem and a lot of folks use them.
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You can find out the frequencies of any tv station in the country by going to Lectronsonics.com and clicking on the tv look up link. It will tell you if you will have problems with interference.
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Yes, if that’s what the mixer wants; it may be an XLR mono out. In a pinch, you can do headphone out of the mixer. But do listen. Most boards these days modulate even line level, so nothing is standard. The key is to arrive plenty in advance to test everything.
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Don’t panic. The 700 frequencies will be good for you for a long time. Here’s what Lectrosonics has to say about it: https://www.lectrosonics.com/PressReleases/whitespace/whitespace.htm.
Basically, although that spectrum has been taken from us, no one is rushing in with devices that will overpower your system. Lectrosonics will change your system’s block for about $275/unit if you’re really worried.
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If this is for broadcast or a film, the shotgun method is going to suck. You will be recording the sound of everything in the room that your in, and the person talking on the phone will be at a different level than the person standing next to you. Get a cheap phone interface from Radio Shack and record that to a separate track and/or device and they can adjust the levels in post, and put a lav on the person next to you. It won’t be the best sound either, but at least it will be clean.
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