Multiple User Wireless Help Needed

[mjamesthomp]

Hi everyone,

First time posting here so if this is in the wrong section please let me know.

I am looking for a wireless, rack mount, microphone setup for up to 6 users. Ideally the mics would be lapel mics, not handheld, but if that is required we could use stands for them.

I am also looking for a rack mount recording device to record what the microphones are picking up, or a converter to send the audio information to a laptop for recording on the laptop. Thank you so much everyone!

Matt

 

[TheChikenMaster]

Seems like you have done your homework. You can find what you need on proaudio websites of your liking. I wouldve posted this in newbies... just sayin. But welcome to the forum dude!!

 

[Bobbsy]

This is one area were you really need to post location information since different countries have different regulations about frequencies, licencing, etc. An idea of budget would also be helpful since radio mics can cost anything from a few hundred to several thousand pounds per channel.

What I can say is that three brands I can recommend are Sennheiser, Shure and Trantec. There are cheaper out there but, especially in multi channel systems, they can be more trouble than they're worth. There's a truism that states "you can spend a couple of thousand dollars on a great radio mic system that is ALMOST as good as a $10 XLR cable".

A second thing you could consider is the Line 6 digital system which operates on the 2.4GHz Wifi frequency range. They have both handheld and lav style mics. The sound quality and reliability seems excellent, the only problem being that if you use them in an area where there is a Wifi network, they tend to crash the network which doesn't endear you to the IT department!

One last point: you can't really use lav mics on stands. You can have one set of receivers in the rack and use a mix of lavs and handhelds at the transmit end but you have to have both types of mic available.

Bob