[Ty Ford]

Hello Andrew and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

Short answer:

https://tyfordaudiovideo.blogspot.com/2015/01/audio-technica-system-10-update-more.html

Wireless audio @ 2.4GHz is still in its infancy. Systems are less expensive. My own experience is that I’ve gotten about 150 foot range. Sound is good quality even though it’s usually data compressed 2:1.

The Audio technica System uses multiple antennae, it offers audio bit redundancy and channel swapping if or when a particular frequency becomes a problem. Once it has changed operating frequency (noiselessly) it will again seek another standby frequency in case another problem occurs.

To my knowledge, no UHF wireless offers this type of redundancy (except for dual antennae)

Yes 700Mhz is gone in the US

There are a few holes left in 600MHz per an August 2015 change by the FCC.

500MHz seems safest for UHF.

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Cannon and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

You are standing on the edge of a very deep abyss. You have been in studios to get the work done.

All well and good. But presuming that you can take the place of a professional recording engineer and that your den will provide the same acoustics of a recording studio is pure folly.

Simply put, professional audio is not plug and play even if you buy all of the best toys. The Symetrix 528e or DBX 286 are both good boxes, but only for those who know what every knob does and how and when to use it.

Even if you buy one, and a decent mic and the headphones to allow you to hear whether you’re getting it done correctly and, further, if your listening brain is attuned appropriately to make proper decisions, then the acoustics of your space may compromise the effort.

If you choose to continue on your path, excellent! But do not be deceived. I regularly show my VO students their progress by playing their earlier efforts. They are usually appalled. We have a nice laugh and they feel better because they can hear the difference. That means their hearing brain has grown to be able to hear and make sense of the difference.

That is your path. For a “starter” mic, i recommend this one. https://tinyurl.com/obb5lje It is a great find and is used by professionals. Headphones: Sony MDR 7506. Begin with Audacity software and after you master that, move on to something else. To get the mic into the computer get one of these. https://tinyurl.com/pk5vxk4.

If you decider to work at home, immediately buy backup software and external hard drives to keep your clients’ work safely. I use Carbon Copy Cloner for auto backup avery night.

There is no destination. Hopefully you will enjoy the journey.

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Ken and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

I have tested both and both seem to work well. The 1800 receiver is larger and heavier than the G3. Some of the weight is due to the extra weight is due to the extra mixing/routing features of the 1800.

I have a friend who has an 1800 and uses it professionally. It works very well for him. I know more people who have the G2 and G3.

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Joe and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

Richard is right except for a small group of French recordists I’ve heard about who record dialog using Mid/Side micing techniques. But even in that case there is a Mid mic which probably carries the day.

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Roberto and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

Yes, the 7OO MHz spectrum can not be used for wireless mics. Audio Technical stopped making the U100 around 2000, I think, just because of this. I know a bit about it because I had a pari myself.

I gave them to a friend in Miami who has at least one on display in his store.

I don’t know how or if the RCMP (or whomever) enforces those things up there, but don’t bring ’em south.

I found in firing up my receivers here in Baltimore that they were definitely picking up something and it was pretty strong. YMMV. If you were operating them in the basement of a sturdy building, they might actually still work (illegally).

The lavs that come with them are pretty good, actually.

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[Ty Ford]

yep, no problem.

Thanks for the refinement, Brian!

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[Ty Ford]

Hmm, back seat.

If the front seats have headrests, maybe mount lavs on the back of them. If you talent moves around that may be a problem. Maybe wire a lav or Sanken CUB 10 into the ceiling liner.

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[Ty Ford]

Hello BJ and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

By adding a third person, you complicate the audio by 100%.

What’s the setup?

Is this front seat and back seat?

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Jonathan and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

Any good condenser mic kept away from people will do.

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[Ty Ford]

Hello Cory and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

Richard’s spot on and welcome to Audio Rule 1.02, never leave the audio unattended. When? NEVER?

Audio Rule 1.01, BTW is, When do you listen? Always. Really? Yes, ALWAYS!

The person running the mix serves the band, he’s not YOUR mixer. Levels will most likely change and most likely increase if it’s a live music mix.

Sorry you had to learn the hard way, but you’ll never make that mistake again.

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