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Posted by Ty Ford on 06/12/06 14:00
On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 20:31:16 -0400, Rick Merrill wrote
(in article <K56dncHKQ-xOKBHZnZ2dnUVZ_tGdnZ2d@comcast.com>):
> John wrote:
>
>> "Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xpr7t.net> wrote in message
>> news:128oa5h8el3j3ba@corp.supernews.com...
>>
>>> Just observing that you get more bang-per-buck with
>>> a cheap MD recorder in the pocket than with any
>>> "budget" toy-plastic wireless mic. I am fortunate
>>> to have re-invested my money into reasonably good
>>> wireless mics, but I rememeber when I was trying to make the most logical
>>> choices on near-zero
>>> budgets. This is only an option here in the era of inexpensive
>>> computer-based NLE video post
>>> produciton. And with the changing frequency
>>> spectrum assignments, and the explosion of RF
>>> devices that people carry around with them,
>>> cheap wireless mics are becoming even less
>>> attractive (if that is even possible).
>>>
>>> OTOH, I have learned (the hard way) that we must
>>> now *require* everyone on-set to turn OFF their
>>> cell phones, Blackberry's, etc. Even wired mics
>>> are susceptable to the pseudo-random transmssions
>>> of a cell-phone in the pocket of the talent.
>>
>>
>> Is it feasible to make a digital wireless mic based on WiFi (802.11)
>> technology?
>> With WiFi, frequency conflict shouldn't be a problem (interferences reduces
>> throughput but audio requires very little bandwidth, especially if
>> digitally
>> compressed), the receiver can handle multiple streams, and the components
>> are cheap. But no such product exist. Wonder why.
>>
>>
>>
>
> I just saw that Sony has a Bluetooth wireless mic - anyone try it?
Ricsonix showed a prototype at NAB this year.
Regards,
Ty Ford
-- Ty Ford's equipment reviews, audio samples, rates and other audiocentric
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